The Vicious Gods Wrath (Resurrection F Remake)

[BlazingFiddlesticks]

I am usually against treating Dragon Ball as a giant game of variables and resources ("Why doesn't every character teach every other character every technique ever, don't they care?"), Resurrection F is the one time- the absolutely perfect time- in which that is the most clear and consistent path to take. "They Empire Strikes Back" of Dragon Ball really should not have been that far off the mark. I wait eagerly for this storm to break!

[ekrolo2]

I am usually against treating Dragon Ball as a giant game of variables and resources ("Why doesn't every character teach every other character every technique ever, don't they care?"), Resurrection F is the one time- the absolutely perfect time- in which that is the most clear and consistent path to take. "They Empire Strikes Back" of Dragon Ball really should not have been that far off the mark. I wait eagerly for this storm to break!

It's a very tricky thing to do with a show with so many loopholes and possibilities for characters to win. The easiest way and one where you can only do in a darker story is to both take away their loopholes and shed some light on why say Goku doesn't just keep a Dragon Ball on his person at all time to make sure no one besides the good guys can use them. Plus it also a matter of necessity, you can't really make a DB story where your goal is to return a sense of danger when Goku has two sets of DBs and Whis' time reversal to make any lasting damage moot.

[ekrolo2]

Who doesn't love a good wedding chapter?

Spoiler:

11 Months Post-Resurrection, Earth

Oh man, what's taking so long? She didn't change her mind did she? Nah, she wouldn't do that, right? I mean we've been dating for years now, and she seemed pretty excited about it when I popped the question. Frantically wonders a terribly nervous Gohan to himself as he stands at the end of the wedding aisle with sweating pouring down his face. All around him, he looks at the anticipation smeared across the faces of his many friends and family, along with the rumblings of the insane paparazzi fighting outside to get in.

At the front sits his family, both Ox-King and Chi-Chi wipe away their barely contained tears of joy, Goku smiles proudly at his son though he winces occasionally from the tight tie around his neck. His little brother Goten's eyes keep opening and closing as he barely manages to stay awake. Behind them are an equally tie infuriated, suit wearing Vegeta, smiling Bulma and also barely conscious Trunks.

He tries to find some comfort and relief in their optimism yet it only makes him more nervous. Uh oh, what if Videl does call it quits? Goten's won't talk to me anymore for dragging him to this 'snooze fest'. Dad and Vegeta won't be able to eat anything which means Vegeta will kill me. That is if mom leaves anything of me to kill-

Will you calm down already?! Telepathically yells an annoyed Piccolo after having spent the last few minutes telepathically listening in on his pupils mental rambling. I swear you were less afraid when I left you alone in the middle of nowhere for six months.

Gohan looks over to his best man, finally adjusting to seeing him in a regular humans black tuxedo outfit though one tailor made to accommodate for his larger size of course. But Piccolo, what if you're wrong? What if I completely messed it up?!" He asks frantically over their psychic link.

Videl adores you kid, States Piccolo with a smirk. I'm not expert when it comes to this mushy crap, but trust me, I've seen that look on your mom's face when she looks at Goku. If she didn't want to go through with this, she would've said no a year ago when you proposed.

Do- do you really think so Piccolo? Asks a still nervous Gohan, noticing Piccolo's head turn towards the entrance of the room.

Why don't you see for yourself. Is all his master tells him before turning his gaze in the same direction, nearly causing his jaw to fall through the floor! He looks on in awe along with most of the others present in the room minus Goku, Vegeta, Tien, and Piccolo, as Mr. Satan leads his smiling, white gown wearing daughter down the isle. All his doubts are instantly swept away as he looks at his soon to be wife with a blush on his face, with it growing even redder when she winks at him. With the atmosphere only being enhanced by the procession music.

Even Mr. Satan sniffs and tears up as he reaches the altar though unlike in other high profile events such as this he'd try to keep this side of himself a secret. Not this time, this day belongs to his daughter and he's in no mood to put up an act on it, tabloid journalism be damned. He stays there for a minute, still holding his daughter's hand, remembering all of the times she made him the proudest he's ever felt, like when she broke her first plank of wood. Or when she made a rousing speech about how much she loved him at her first-grade career day.

With a heavy sigh, he looks her right in the eye and smiles. "Go get em, kid." He proudly tells her with a kiss to her cheek, before taking his seat next to Chi-Chi while she takes her place by Gohan's side.

"I was worried you bailed on me," Admits Gohan with a whisper, earning a chuckle from Videl. "What's so funny?"

"I was worried you were gonna bail on me, like fly through the roof while I was coming down the aisle or something."

They both let out quiet chuckles, embarrassed by their silly paranoia before shutting up upon hearing the minister clear his throat. With the music over, the minister opens his book and addresses everyone present.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Son Gohan and Videl Satan in holy matrimony, which is an honorable estate, that is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently and soberly," He states with a soft yet loud voice of formality. "Into this estate these two persons present come now to be joined. If anyone can show just cause why they may not be lawfully joined together, let them speak now or forever hold their peace-"

Without warning, the roof of the church breaks apart in a large fiery explosion, sending chunks of rubble plummeting towards the attending guests. Jumping into action, the gathered warriors of Earth respond to the situation with the quicker, alien fighters snatching the helpless civilians out of harms way while the others destroy the chunks with basic Ki blasts. "Where the hell did that come from?" Asks Piccolo in-between the coughs from the smoke engulfing the entire building.

"From me of course," Says a familiar mocking voice from above, one which the fighters from Namek remember all to well. A second later, the smoke is brushed aside, revealing a figure they've not seen for a very long time in the company of two dozen soldiers. "The man did say I could object, after all, I was merely exercising my right to it."

"Freeza!" Yell Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Krillin and Gohan in unison at the sight of the long to be thought dead galactic tyrant, now hovering above them with a pleased smirk on his face and his eyes trained squarely on Goku.

"Is it really so surprising?" Asks the tyrant. "I mean, my men did infiltrate your planet and revive me just under a year ago after all."

Piccolo's jaw clenches in anger upon hearing this, the powerful yet scattered energy signature he felt that day when Shenron was summoned belonged to Freeza! "The bastard must've figured out I was going to call Shenron back to find out what exactly he used for last, that must be why he's chosen to attack us now before his cover got blown!"

"Very perceptive Namek, unfortunately, it will do little to save any of you today. For you see," He places his hands to his sides with one foot before the either. "I've made extensive cybernetic upgrades to my body, my power is tenfold what it once was! And with this power, I will, at last, have my revenge and lay waste to your worthless planet!"

"Oh please!" Scoffs Vegeta in his usual confident demeanor. "If you think making yourself an android will be enough to beat us then you're just as sad and deluded as I always knew you were! Even my son here could take you down without Super Saiyan, isn't that right Trunks?" Vegeta turns to his son only to find him sleeping soundly despite the ruckus going on around him. With his eye twitching in anger, the Prince of Saiyan's clenches his fist and brings it down on his son's head. "Wake up boy and prove my point!"

Trunks yelps in pain. rubbing his poor head as a gargantuan bump grows out of it with tears forming in his eyes. "Why'd you do that dad?! You don't wanna be here either-" He stops for a moment to find the church somewhat in ruins with some alien looking people floating above, immediately he forgets about his splitting headache and cracks his knuckles. "Sweet! Alien bad guys to fight! If I knew this was part of the wedding I would've brought my gi!"

"It's not part of the wedding Trunks," States Gohan sternly while walking towards the center of the aisle, not moving his eyes off of Freeza even for an instant with his fists tightly clenched. "Listen up Freeza, if you want to fight us fine, we'll gladly oblige. But after the ceremony's finished, so I suggest you let us get that done at least before-"

Ignoring his please, Freeza launches an energy ball at the young Saiyan hybrid, catching him in another explosion. "I've neither the time nor the patience for such foolishness, you'll fight me now or die-" Without warning, Gohan appears before the tyrant with most of the upper portion of his tuxedo tattered, yet without any real injuries. With a mighty yell, he drives his fist into Freeza's gut, causing him to cough up blood before kicking him into the street below.

"D-damn it! Kill him!" Yells one of the present PTO soldiers to his comrades, all of whom aim both their hands towards Gohan and fire off several large blasts of Ki at him. Ultimately wasted effort as Gohan, with a simple explosion of Ki destroys their attacks and vaporizes them out of existence. Out of the nearby, smoldering crater, he hears a Death Beam coming at him and swats it away with ease before dodging an oncoming barrage of punches and kicks courtesy of Freeza.

"Don't think you've won yet boy!" Proclaims the tyrant angrily, throwing any and all strategy to the wind, oblivious to the fact Gohan has absolutely no need to even evade his attacks. "I've still got a few tricks up my sleeve-" A swift smack to the face shuts him up, nearly knocking him right back down again.

"I already told you Freeza," Proclaims Gohan angrily. "If you want to fight, wait until we're done, not that it'll change the outcome."

"What?!" Yells the infuriated galactic overlord at his statement.

"Your android-like body might have let you get the jump on us, but you're sorely outclassed. I suggest you scurry off into space and spare yourself the embarrassment of dying again."

Despite his seething anger, the android does let a faint voice of reason break through this, warning him of the high possibility of Gohan's statement being true. Though he wanted to avoid resorting to it, Freeza sees that he may have no other choice but to die once more, not by himself, however. With a cackling laugh, Freeza smiles at the warrior who he first met as a small child all those years ago. "Perhaps you're right, I will die once again. But I'll gladly do it if it means taking you all with me!"

Ripping the synthetic flesh off his chest, Freeza reveals a series of highly advanced bombs placed where his heart should be much to the horror of most present. "With these little beauties, I've enough firepower to destroy your planet 5 times over! Even if you Super Monkey's survive the blast, I doubt the coldness of space will be as merciful!"

He initiates the countdown on the bombs, with the others bar Gohan look on in shock and horror, reminded of the time Cell nearly destroyed the Earth in a similar fashion and claiming Goku's life in the process. Gohan, however, remains calm and uppercuts Freeza before grabbing him by the tail. With all his might and speed, the most powerful fighter on Earth starts spinning himself and the helpless overlord in the air. Immediately becoming nothing but a white blur of motion to everyone except Goku and Vegeta.

"You asked for this, FFRRREEEEZZZZAAAAA!" Yells Gohan before tossing Freeza not just out of the planet, but out of their very solar system, only faintly hearing his screams of abject horror before blowing up in the cold, void of space where he can't hurt anyone anymore.

"Nice going Gohan!" States Goku proudly with a pat on his sons back. "For a minute there I was worried I was gonna have to blow up another Kai planet to save the Earth!"

Gohan's stern expression softens up with a chuckle. "Thanks, dad, I wasn't sure it would work but hey, its better than re-enacting the Cell Games."

The two laugh it off up in the sky before coming down, relaxing completely after this short scuffle, well the ones who're used to this sort of thing. Everyone else bar Mister Satan already fled the scene, even the hungry paparazzi. "Man, what a mess. I was freaking out over a lot of stuff, but this was definitely not one of them."

"You think we should postpone the wedding?" Asks Videl, not really in the mood for going through with the whole ceremony after an incident like this.

"Nah, I got a better idea." Without warning, he takes her in his hands bridal style and catches her lips in a deep kiss. "Let's just get to the honeymoon and sort out the rest later."

"Sounds like a plan." She gives him a mischievous smile before taking off in the arms of her kind of, sort of husband, completely ignoring the yells of Chi-Chi and Mister Satan cursing them for pulling a stunt like this on the happiest day of their lives. The others merely look on in laughter, happy for the two lovers and at the antics of their horrified parents.

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PTO Command Ship

"Well, well, that honestly couldn't have gone better than actually did." Admits Sorbet with a mischievous smirk on his face as he sits atop his throne in the ship's bridge, enjoying a cup of coffee while monitoring the events of the wedding before dialing a number exclusively given to him. A second holo-computer screen appears before him, revealing his master training beneath the Ki suppressing, gravity enhancing energy field in the middle of a hot, lava infested planet.

"This had better be good Sorbet, I'm finally on the verge of mastering my full power and I'm no mood for interruptions." States Freeza while launching a series of quick, successive punches and kicks in the air, with sweat covering his entire body thanks to the strain of both the planets atmosphere and the 400 times gravity he's training in.

"Your plan has worked Lord Freeza," States a pleased Sorbet, prompting Freeza to take a break for a moment to bask in the success. "The fake Freeza and squadron we sent attacked the wedding just as intended and told them of your revival. With him dead now, the Namekian will not dig deeper into the circumstances of your resurrection."

Freeza lets out an amused chuckle at this, smiling at this news despite the strain throughout his body. "Excellent news indeed Sorbet, truly you've proven yourself far more capable and resourceful than any second-in-command I've had in the past. I could not have done any of this without you."

"Think nothing of it Lord Freeza, it is my duty of course to serve you," He replies politely with a bow. "I've also news of our latest conquests, it seems the first batch of soldiers you commanded to train under our more primitive gravity machines have conquered over 8 worlds in the span of a week, with 12 the week prior. Our funds have skyrocketed in ways I've not seen in many years."

"Very good, see to it that our gravity machine training continues expanding, the more capable soldier we have, the sooner we'll not only return to our original strength but surpass it as well."

"It shall be done my lord." Sorbet bows once more, ending communication with his master, leaving him to joyfully continue his training, content that his plan is going smoothly and his victory growing ever closer to becoming a reality.

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Don't know if I said this earlier but Gohan will remain Mystic/Ultimate/Fantastic/SuperBase for 99% of the story with the exception of the God ritual. And no, this was not a proper android like 16, just a re-modeled drone that copied Freeza's voice and mannerisms to look & sound like him. The Android program is going to start becoming a bigger part in the following chapters with the reveal of the new and improved Shisami!

[Lord Beerus]

We'll see Piccolo in a tuxedo one day. A man can dream, dammit!

[ekrolo2]

We'll see Piccolo in a tuxedo one day. A man can dream, dammit!

We've seen him in the Great Saiyaman (and whatever the hell supervillain!Gotenks wore) so anything is possible.

[ekrolo2]

Shisami makes his grand debut! And with an actual personality to boot!

Spoiler:

1 Year Post-Resurrection, Planet Bass

"Artillery guns! FIRE!" Proclaims the Bass commander to the firing squadrons behind him as he observes their target via a pair of binoculars, a single, Planet Trade Organization soldier charging towards them. He stands at nearly 8 feet tall, with blood red skin, twin black horns protruding out of his skull and the armor of his owner around his chest, wrists, and feet.

His beast like roars can be heard for miles in the distance, sending shivers down the spines of nearly everyone present. They watch in a mix of awe and terror as he tears, blasts and crashes through their front-line automated defenses. The most advanced robotic soldiers and tanks money can buy being little more than tissue paper for this brute. Even the barrages of blaster and missile fire from the infantry troops and aircraft can do nothing, not even slow him down.

Doing as commanded, the artillery forces which once annihilated much of the PTO forces during planet Bass' liberation open fire on their returning foe, unleashing the full power of the upgraded guns on him. On the other side of the field, Shisami finishes up the remaining robotic defenses, unleashing a red beam of energy out of his mouth which slices the nearby drones and tanks in half.

With a belch exhaling the smoke out of his nose and mouth, he smirks while looking around his latest handy work. "All too easy." He thinks to himself before hearing a thunderous series of sounds in front of him. Turning his head in their direction, he spots the massive, boulder sized orbs of energy plummeting towards him. "Well, might as well let em think they've won for a bit."

Seemingly letting down his guard, Shisami remains perfectly still with the smirk still present on his face as he simply lets their artillery fire land on him. The surrounding area is immediately covered in fire and dirt flinging everywhere as the energy orbs disperse upon impact. Half of the field is covered in smoke from this barrage, with the soldiers cheering at the apparent results given there is no sign of the Shisami's survival.

Yet, like many who've been deceived by clouds of smoke, they are proven wrong. The commander notices dozens of red colored lights appearing all throughout the smoke cloud with the power signature of Shisami rising as well. Realizing what is about to happen, he tries to warn his men. "Run-"

But he is too late, a moment later dozens of blasts of Ki emerge from the smoke and lay waste to the Bass forces, shredding the fairly low-level soldiers just the same as their robotic first line of defense along with their artillery guns. Shisami himself takes to the air, landing on top of one of their jet fighters, crushing the pilots whole body with a stomp of his foot before firing on his comrades. The fiery rubble of the air forces descends on the fleeing infantry, slaying dozens of them as they retreat towards the nearby capital city.

Shisami lands square in the middle of their army, forming a massive crater in his wake which swallows dozens more soldiers in its wake. "My enemies for today" He declares while grabbing a wounded Bassian off the ground by the foot, dragging him across the dirt as he climbs out of the crater. "Is that all you can muster?"

With a grunt he tosses the helpless soldier over a kilometer into the sky, watching him scream in terror as his body makes contact with the cities energy based defense bubble, disintegrating instantly. The bubble surrounds the city, leaving small cracks open for their soldiers to enter the city through before also closing, completely surrounding the capital even through the ground so that no one can enter be it from the sky or the lowest levels of the underground.

"Impressive, they must have procured this new technology from the money taken from our base during the liberation." He ponders out loud while rubbing his chin. "Nonetheless, I shall defeat their meager defense and reclaim this world!" Taking a moment to stretch his muscles, the behemoth of the PTO takes off straight into the air.

With all the speed he can muster he goes as high as he can before the air gets too thin for him to breath, piercing right through the vast collection of storm clouds that have ominously gathered on the day of his arrival. Upon entering the lower atmosphere of the planet, he immediately changes course and after wrapping himself in a protective bubble of his own energy flies towards the city below him. His speed shatters the sound barrier as the planets atmosphere engulfs him in fire.

The red ball smashes against the barrier surrounding the city, breaking through it instantly along with a skyscraper beneath it before finishing its descent right in the middle. With a mighty roar, Shisami releases his power outward in a red colored explosion of Ki, a brilliant release of energy which vaporizes the city, all of its denizens and ground beneath them. The citizens are erased from existence before they even know what hits them, with nothing left of them or their home but a barren, mostly lifeless crater with the smirking Shisami right in the middle of it.

"Planet secured," He states with a pleased smirk on his face before leaping into the air once more, as there are six more cities left to conquer and only 3 hours left to do it.

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One Day Later, PTO Command Ship

"His strength is quite impressive indeed," States Freeza after seeing the recording of yesterday's conquest of Bass as he sits in his chambers, sipping a glass of exercise shake with Sorbet at his side. "What did you say his last recorded power level was?"

"800 000 my Lord, it was around 180 000 when he was first brought in 6 months ago. He has been one of our greatest success' from the newly widespread application of gravity training."

"Strange, I surely would've heard of him with a strength level such as that," Wonders Freeza, surprised that such a strong warrior would go unnoticed by him. "Where did you find him exactly?"

"Believe it or not, but he was once a scholar until about 8 years ago," States Sorbet, earning a surprised look from his master. "I know, that was my reaction as well. Apparently he spent most of his life as a scholar, traveling the cosmos from library to library to unlock the secret of the universe. Rumor has it that one day he incurred the wrath of a gang lord and got into a scuffle with him after he murdered this lord he got a taste for it and well..." Sorbet looks back to the on-going footage of the conquest. "The rest is history."

"That explains how well spoken he is," Comments Freeza, noticing the similarities between his accent and Shisami's before sipping some of his sake. "And his large power level could make him an a good candidate for the cyborg initiative..."

"You're worried about the reports of our death toll concerning the project and what it could mean for him?"

"I am, I've not seen the latest one but the last 30 soldiers we sent died on the operating tables." Complains Freeza after hearing of so many reasonably powerful soldiers dying, soldier who had a lot of time and money invested in their improvement. "I want a powerful field commander and sparring partner, but a soldier as strong as him only comes once in a long time. It may be better to simply let him train as his now. Him dying on some operating table would be a colossal waste."

Sorbet rubs the bottom of his chin, pondering his masters words. Freeza had been saying for a while that the gravity training, even coupled with the hazardous environments of planet wasn't producing the same fruitful results as it used to. Only a proper sparring partner could allow him to go to the next level. That's when a lightbulb turns on in his head and he remembers another pair of potential candidates.

"I got it!" Proclaims Sorbet while bringing down his fist onto his palm. "What if you used the Abo & Kado twins as your sparring partners?"

Freeza raises an eyebrow at this. "Those two? The ones you tried to replace me with?" Asks Freeza with his eyes narrowing at the nervously chuckling alien to his left. "Even if I allowed this, how would you go about finding them?"

"I think we already have," Is all Sorbet says before activating a holo keyboard, accessing the archives of reports from the past few months and isolating some specifically linked to the Tech-Tech system. "Before the twins went rogue, they began a rampage on the advanced world of Tech-Tech, prompting Tarble, the brother of Vegeta to flee to Earth and ask for the assistance of the Legendary Super Saiyan."

"Is that so," Says Freeza with a smirk, especially the part about Vegeta's brother and immediately begins thinking of ways he could use this to his advantage. "Go on."

"After that, we lost them entirely which prompted use to go to Earth and revive you, my lord. However, the past few weeks we've sent two spy drones to the Tech-Tech system as its a very high-value planet, yet both were destroyed. Luckily for us, the last one caught a glimpse of this," Accessing the last footage delivered to them from the drone, Freeza watches carefully as footage plays of a Tech-Tech city being monitored before a pair of large, spiky shadows circle around the drone, destroying it.

"Play it back, slower this time," Commands Freeza casually as he narrows his eyes at the shadows. "Stop!" He yells on a frame in which both shadowed figures are clearly present in. "Cross reference it with the information you have on the twins."

A few button presses initiate a scan and comparison, with the computer system comparing the rough shape of the shadows with known body types in the PTO ranks. The twin do indeed match them, but only 62% as the frame couldn't quite capture the full shape of the drone destroyers.

"Only 62% I'm afraid, I could try to find some clearer frames but without sending more drones out it may take a while." Offers Sorbet with Freeza glaring at him.

"How exactly did you miss this report Sorbet? Is this not why I keep you around?" Asks Freeza, earning another nervous chuckle from this second in command.

"Well my lord... When you came here our operations were significantly smaller, but ever since our conquests have increased so too has our business. It's starting to be quite difficult managing it entirely by myself these days so I've had to skim over things I usually wouldn't have."

"Then get someone to aid you," Commands Freeza while getting out of his chair and heading towards the door. "I want no more potentially useful information such as this to fall by the wayside, understood?"

"O-of course Lord Freeza-" The tyrant exits the room, not bothering to hear his affirmation but instead chooses to take a walk through the empty hallways of the ship with his thoughts on the twins. He has heard of their power and their impressive fusion ability from reports regarding their skills during one of his many incursions into the PTO databases detailing his missing years. Despite not wanting to deal with what were essentially supposed to be his replacements, he cannot deny their potential usefulness as sparring partners.

Creating androids and is still too costly even with their recuperating business with cybernetically enhancing biological soldiers being far more cost efficient. The one he used to foil Piccolo's investigation were merely a toy, nothing more than a joke made to throw him off. Yet this situation would require a considerably more powerful android to defeat the twins.

Sighing in frustration, Freeza looks out the starboard view in the hallway and concludes. "It seems I've no choice... Shisami will have to get them for me if the surgery doesn't kill him that is."

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One Day Later

"You betrayed my father wicked woman! Proclaims the furious prince as he stares down his kneeling and sobbing mother, his hand tightly clenching the blood-soaked knife in his hand. Ignoring the corpse of his usurper uncle at his feet."

Reads Shisami with a dramatic tone to his voice as he bench presses single handed weight of 50 tons. Not bothered in the least by the 400 times gravity inside the chamber he resides in as he reads one of his favorite books, Telmah. Concluding his 50th lifting, he puts down the weight before falling forward to the ground, beginning a set of one-handed push-ups.

"I had no choice! Yells back the queen defiantly, her rage quickly overturning her fear. Your father was a cruel, horrid man who made my life miserable! The only good thing to come out of our marriage was you!"

He tosses the book from left to right and back during his push ups, to ensure each hand gets the equal amount of exercise.

"More poisonous lies to push your plans forward! He grabs her by the throat with his blade slowly inching towards her skull. It all ends now!"-

"I must say," Interjects a voice from the chambers communication device, cutting of Shisami's dramatic reading. "This was the last thing I was expecting to see today."

The horned soldier turns his head left towards a large monitor on a nearby wall and is surprised to find his employer Sorbet on the other end of it. "Then again, given your background as a former scholar perhaps I shouldn't be too surprised."

"Lord Sorbet, I too wasn't expecting a visitor of your caliber today." Admits Shisami before getting back to his feet and closing his book. "To what do, I owe the pleasure of your presence?"

"I have an important but dangerous task which only you may be able to complete for me, but let's not discuss it in such a... impersonal way."

"I understand sir." He nods in agreement before ending the enhanced gravity after a few taps on the keyboard of the chambers central command console. Wiping away the sweat all over his body, he exits the chamber and tosses the towel over to a nearby service drone before bowing before Sorbet. "How may I be of service to you?"

The tiny alien commander gestures to him to rise with the wave of his hand with Shisami complying. "Walk with me," He says before placing both his hands behind his back and exiting the gravity chambers room out into the hallway of the facility. To their left is a series of windows overlooking the bustling city on the other side with brilliant skyscrapers hundreds of stories tall piercing into the sky. With hundreds of small aircraft flying in-between them.

"It's not every day I see a soldier of the Organization read classical literature, let alone a classic such as Telmah." Comments Sorbet for some small talk before he gets down to business. "Must be one of your favorites right?"

"Indeed, I've always found it a compelling read though I must admit, the reasons behind it evaded me up until recently."

"What do you mean?"

"Just as Prince Telmah, I too sought the answer to the burning question of my own existence and tried many solutions to it. All seemed feasible when considered yet all failed to fill this void in my heart. Then as the Prince in this book, I discovered it in the act of violence!" He states proudly, clenching the book close to his heart. "Once I had a taste of battle, the rush and the power it gave me continues to intoxicate me in ways I never felt possible, it is at these moments that I feel the most alive."

Sorbet stares at him in a mix of disbelief and fear, wondering why is it that the most powerful beings are also more often than not the most insane ones to boot? Not wanting to continue this morbid chit-chat any longer, he opts to move to the task at hand. "Have you ever heard of the Abo & Kado brothers?" He Inquires with his head turning back to the hallway in front of them.

"I have yes," Shisami confirms formally. "They were among the strongest warriors the organization has ever had along with the Ginyu Force and Lord Freeza himself. I'm also aware of their defection from us a year ago."

"Yes, they did. Even with my generous arrangement with them, they opted to abandon us in our time of need to go hunt a myth." States Sorbet with a hint of anger in his voice. "For a year, they've evaded us, surprisingly so given the fact they're about as subtle as an exploding sun. Unfortunately for them, their luck has run out."

Shisami looks over to his employer with a surprised look. "You mean... you've found them?" He asks with a tinge of excitement in his voice coupled with a smirk, none of his fellow soldiers can keep up with his training rate let alone challenge him. The infamous twins who's power apparently surpassed that of Freeza could, however if their reputation wasn't exaggerated that is.

"We believe so yeah, which is precisely why I've come to you." Sorbet walks in front of his armies most powerful, publicly known, warrior. "You're the only one with a chance defeating the brothers and returning them to the fold."

"Returning them?" Repeats Shisami with a raised eyebrow. "Is it wise to allow them to live? It could lead to further complications for us down the road."

"Don't concern yourself with that Shisami, I have an idea in mind which will make sure they never disobey me ever again," He reassures the giant, chuckling to himself at the plan he's thought up to ensure their loyalties.

"When am I to leave for this task?"

Sorbet snaps out of his little daydream, becoming somewhat nervous as he remembers the condition which may or may not end the mission before it can even begin. He clears his throat and awkwardly speaks up. "Yes... well... there's a... certain problem with that. Now, I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I fear you may not be..."

He hesitates to say the next part, regretting not bringing some backup. Shisami raises his eyebrow at him again and repeats, "May not be?"

"May not be..." Sorbet gulps. "Strong enough..." An uncomfortable silence follows this statement with both of them looking at the other with sweat coming down Sorbet's face.

"That is likely an accurate assessment," Admits Shisami casually with his hand going to his chin as he ponders his chances. "They did spend quite a bit of time training and have likely continued doing so, even if I could defeat them individually, their fusion would likely result in my demise."

As if a massive boulder got taken off his shoulders, Sorbet lets out a relieved sigh and wipes away the sweat with a chuckle. "My thoughts exactly! But I wouldn't let that discourage you! For I have a method which will make you exponentially more powerful!"

"You're referring to the cyborg program, yes?" Concludes Shisami with Sorbet giving him an affirmative nod. "I've heard of its potential for making soldiers leaps and bounds more powerful, along with an infinite energy source capable of letting them fight forever. Yes, that last part, in particular, appeals to me quite a bit I must admit..." He rubs his chin, smiling at the prospect of potentially fighting indefinitely without ever needing to rest or recover. "I'll do it!"

Sorbet, at a loss for words, stares at him in disbelief. "You'll... do it? Just like that?"

"Just like that!"

"But... you are aware that everyone we've sent into the cyborg program either died from the surgery or had to be put down due to the horrible agony they felt after it? I know I could just command you to do it anyway, but I'd rather not risk my best fighters life just like that-" He's cut off by Shisami extending his open hand towards his face.

"I understand your position sir, truly I do. However, all the soldiers you've sent are far inferior to myself. My strength level and by extension body are at least 20 times stronger than theirs, coupled with my species naturally sturdier bone and muscle structure makes me an ideal candidate for such a procedure. Frankly, I'm appalled you didn't consider me sooner for it."

Sorbet keeps on staring at his soldier, still taken back by his eagerness to subject his body to what is possibly the riskiest surgical procedure ever to be performed by the PTO. While he cares little for Shisami's well-being on a personal level, he cannot deny the valuable asset he has become to the organization, one who's loss could be a costly one in the long term. On the other hand, the success would yield great long-term benefits, both for the Organization and the advancement of Freeza's long training.

If the procedure fails and Shisami dies, then Freeza will kill me, the again... Ponders Sorbet internally. If I say no to his command and refrain from letting him undertake the surgery, Shisami and Freeza will both kill me, I think the decision is fairly obvious... With a sigh, Sorbet looks Shisami right in the eye and says.

"Very well Shisami, you will our first successful cyborg soldier."

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Yes, space Hamlet exists and Shisami is a big fan of it

[Lord Beerus]

Reading this chapter reminded me so much of this.

[ekrolo2]

Reading this chapter reminded me so much of this.

I was hoping Shisami would bring 90s X-Men TAS Beast, that's where I got the idea for his personality from but that works too

[ekrolo2]

The time has come.... for now you shall bear witness to the long-awaited return of one of the greatest new character in Dragon Ball history, one so awesome not even Beerus & Jaco combined can compare to him.... The man of the hour.... TARBLE!

Spoiler:

Planet Tech-Tech

"This development is most troubling, most troubling indeed," Ponders Ginrei, the old elected leader of planet Tech-Tech out loud as he walks back and forth atop his private office situated in a tower near the city center. His steel cane clanks against the metal floor beneath his feet while his daughter Gure and his son-in-law Tarble look on from the seats before his desk. "A PTO spy cam reaching our planet... This does not bode well for us at all. Not well at all..."

"I hope I'm not overstepping my boundaries here sir, but I feel that you're fear is tad unfounded." Interjects Tarble with a smile, earning a sideways glance from the Techian. "While our defenses might not have been enough before, now we have Abo and Kado to protect us should anything go wrong. And they're some of the strongest fighters in the universe."

"Something I'm still not happy about either Tarble," Grumbles Ginrei before turning to the window overlooking the city below. "While it's true they haven't caused us any trouble yet, they're also more than likely wanted by the Organization. Defecting is one of the worst things a PTO soldier can do, and those who harbor such individuals always suffer for aiding them."

"You're worried about those reports about their renewed success', aren't you father'" Inquires Gure, earning an affirmative grunt from her father though he doesn't bother turning around. "Are they really that bad?"

"Unfortunately yes, the Organization's war efforts have boomed in the past year. Their soldiers, while still not as numerous as they once were have become infinitely more powerful. Many say that their powers far surpass those of even the Saiyan's during a full moon. A single one of them is capable of leveling a planet to dust in mere hours."

Gure falls silent, disturbed this news though her husband remains optimistic. "Still, Abo and Kado individually are even stronger than Freeza himself sir. Even if the PTO had a soldier capable of fighting them individually, their fusion ability would still tip the scales in our favor."

"If they don't destroy everything in the process," Chimes in Ginrei remembering the time one of their training seasons destroyed a dam and nearly flooded an entire city. "You said there were strong fighters on that planet... E-arth was it?"

"Earth sir."

Tarble corrects him with the old Techian nodding. "Yes, yes, Earth. Could we call on them for aid?"

Rubbing the back of his head with an awkward smile on his face, Tarble chuckles nervously hoping that his father-in-law's reaction isn't too bad. "Well... I didn't exactly leave a way for us to contact them..."

He shoots a glare at his son-in-laws reflection in the window. "Why am I not surprised that you'd fail at such a simple task? Honestly Tarble, its a wonder you even manage to climb out of your bed in the morning without breaking your neck."

Tarble lowers his head like a scolded child at Ginrei's comment, afraid to meet him eye to eye while his wife places her hand on his shoulder. "Father, even if we had left a communicator on Earth, we would still be too far away to speak with them. They're on the other side of the Northern Quadrant, far out of the range of usual channels."

"Then we could've had at the very least placed a station or messenger at the halfway point to transmit messages faster as a way to circumvent this limitation." Counters Ginrei harshly, silencing his daughter as well. "Though I must admit, the idea of having to rely on the likes of Vegeta of all people to protect us is almost enough to make me glad we have no contact with Earth."

He looks at away from their reflections back onto the city. "Those two are nearby?"

"Uh yes, yes they're training the canyon nearby. Their scouters communication lines are open so-"

"Good, at least, you managed to do that right," He interjects quickly before turning to them both. "Unless there's anything else you wish to tell me, you know your way out. I've other matters to attend to today." With a wave of his hand, Ginrei gestures for them to leave his office while he sits behind his desk, placing his cane against it. Tarble and Gure both look at one another and promptly rise from their seats, bowing to him respectfully before walking out to leave him to his business.

Heading towards the buildings elevator, Tarble sighs with his slumping shoulders and feels as if a mountain's been lifted off his back. "Well... that was... thankfully brief."

Gure calls the elevator. "I'm sorry about what my father said, I wish I could say he doesn't mean it but... I'm not sure I believe it myself anymore."

"Its okay dear," He reassures her with a smile. "I've gotten used to it by now, mostly anyway."

They walk into the elevator and head to the base level of the tower. "You shouldn't have to get used to it. We've been family for 5 years now, it's long past time he treated you like it." She states with her arms crossed, annoyed by her father's continued disrespect towards Tarble. "I'll have a word with as soon as things calm down."

"I doubt he'll listen to you, your fathers always struck me as the kind of man who doesn't change his mind once he's made it up." Admits Tarble with a hint of respect for Ginrei, wishing he could at have even a quarter of the man's resolve.

"Can't really disagree with you there, its whats certainly helped his political career." She acknowledges as not everyone can spend decades of their life trying to get elected to the highest seat of power on the planet. "When it's come to the family, though, not so much."

"He probably thinks you marrying me cost you your political career." He theorizes earning a chuckle from his wife.

"My political career?" She repeats in-between giggles. "In my father's dreams maybe, I made my mind up not to follow him down that road since I was a child. Specifically, when he didn't come home for a week because of some big election plans and he missed my birthday because of it."

"And then he didn't get you a present until a week after coming home." Concludes Tarble, remembering the story quite well, getting another chuckle out of here. "If I never met him I don't think I'd have ever believed that story."

"If I didn't know him I wouldn't believe it either." She chuckles out as they reach the bottom floor of the elevator and promptly exit the building into the bustling streets of Tech-Tech city. "There are still some seeds we need to get for farm before we head back."

"We should probably check up on Abo and Kado too, just to make sure they haven't inadvertently destroyed something else in the meantime," Tarble suggests, not wanting to receive another scolding from Ginrei so quickly after this last one.

"Don't forget, it's your turn to pick up the seeds." Gure reminds him with a smirk. "I'll see to the twins, but I don't think they've caused any trouble... yet."

"Alright, alright." He agrees. "I just hope Gene isn't working in the shop today, he hates me almost as much as your dad."

"Really? He's perfectly good towards me."

"Gee, I wonder why?" Leaning down to her level, Tarble plants a quick kiss on her lips and watches her head to their transport vehicle before going in the opposite direction towards the ship. Not wanting to let Ginrei's foul mood keep him down, the Saiyan Prince smiles as he walks down the street, enjoying the sun shining down on everything below.

In no time, he reaches the store placed roughly 10 blocks away from the tower and means to enter it when the sound of a loud booming noise from above catches his and everyone else's attention. A moment later, a massive red colored figure descends from the sky, crashing into the middle of the street and leaving a 10-foot wide crater in his wake.

Tarble, along with the present Techians falls to the ground from the shock, the strength of the impact leaving the ground trembling in its wake. "Wh-what was that?!"

Activating his scouter, the Saiyan Prince aims it at the heart of the landing site. While it picks up on a massive, horned humanoid inside the power level reading leaves him baffled. "0?! But... but that can't be! No one with such a low reading could-"

With a blinding speed, he's only ever seen a handful of times, Tarble, and the other citizens is flying off the ground as the humanoid jumps into the air with such force it creates a massive gust of wind in its wake. While his taller, Saiyan body helps him withstand this without injury, the smaller Techians are less fortunate as they're sent hurdling several feet up into the air like leafs in a storm.

Unable to help them due to his lacking power, all Tarble can do is watch it in horror as they're flung helplessly into the air, likely falling to their deaths moments afterward. Yet, just as the situation seems bad, his scouter tracks where the humanoid has gone and it shows the tower. Before he can even try to dial up Ginrei's number to warn him, an explosion occurs at the top of the tower, blowing the whole section into pieces with fiery debris falling down onto the streets below.

"Ginrei..." He mutters in shock as he stares at the burning tower before the beeping of his scouter grabs his attention. It detects two very high power levels flying in this direction. "Abo and Kado, they must've seen what's happened to the tower."

From his scouter, he sees the two of them head directly towards the tower with white streaks being left behind from their auras. The second they reach the tower, a red colored ball of energy erupts forth from the top of it, destroying what's left of the structure and sending the ground shaking once more. Things take a turn for the worse as the energy disperses into hundreds of smaller ones, all of which hang in the air before racing towards city beneath them.

Tarble and the Techians immediately turn the other direction and flee as the Ki balls descend upon them, causing large explosions upon contact with anything. Many flee indoors thinking it will save them, yet the Ki balls smash their buildings as if they're nothing. Noticing one of them coming directly at him and a pair of Techians by his side, Tarble grabs the smaller aliens beneath his armpits and leaps right through the window of a nearby store, only narrowly avoiding the balls as it explodes behind him.

With a loud thud, he smashes against the metal table of the story, knocking it over and causing several pieces of food to fall on him though his Saiyan armor minimizes the damage. "Are you alright?" He asks the pair of Techians who nod at him. "Good, stay here now, I'm going back outside."

Putting them down, he heads for the window only to be knocked back down to the ground with a loud thud by another Ki ball blowing up a nearby transport vehicle. Again, his armor mitigates the damage and he gets back up to see more citizens fleeing in abject terror in the smoke-filled ruined streets. He leaps over destroyed window and checks with his scouter where the twins are only to hear more thunderous booming noises above. Looking up, Tarble sees dozens of shock-waves erupting all over the sky above them with three barely recognizable shapes appearing for a split second in-between them.

The invading humanoid stops for a moment before releasing a large beam of energy from his mouth directed at the twins. Abo manages narrowly avoid it though Kado is not so lucky, Tarble hears his pained scream and watches his friend crash onto a street on the other side of the bakery store. Helpless to anything to help him, or to prevent the humanoids beam from inadvertently hitting the city, leaving city block sized explosions in its wake and leaving the city in flames instantly.

The firefighting Techians and medical personnel head out to the streets to help the citizens in despite the on-going battle as is their duty. Tarble rushes to aid them any way he can, easily lifting a ruined vehicle pinning down a pair of Techians. Despite his strength being far inferior to most of his race, even he could accomplish a task as simple as that. His efforts quickly made null and void as the invader, after entertaining a small fist fight with Abo, knocks the former PTO soldier right through the middle of a nearby building.

Hundreds of pieces of glass rain onto the citizens below, cutting into their flesh as the upper half of the skyscraper begins crumbling downward with everyone in its vicinity fleeing for their lives. Once again, Tarble manages to snatch several people on his and manages to put enough distance between them and the crumbling structure though its crash leaves the surrounded area engulfed in a thick smoke cloud.

His scouter beeps once more, showing that Abo and Kado have re-grouped in the sky above. He notices their power levels drastically increase as the fuse into Aka, their most powerful form. With the smoke clearing up, he zooms in on the fight and sees Aka smirking before powering up with his purple aura flaring around him.

He expects the tide of the fight to turn in their favor while Aka is nowhere near the strongest fighter out there given the ones who live on Earth, surely he could take on even a strong invader such as this? Not so, however, the invader effortlessly catches his and crushes Aka's hand. The fused being yells in pain while clenching his broken hand before receiving a head-butt from the invader. Helpless, Aka is sent flying backward before plummeting directly into the city when the invader fires off a Ki blast right in his face.

"Oh no..." Tarble mutters as he realizes what's about to come next. "Everyone! Run to the right now-" Aka crashes dozens of feet into the ground, splintering the very ground in the vicinity of his landing spot. The shaking ground knocks many Techians off the ground, leaving them helpless as they and a quarter of their city sink into the ground, crushed beneath rocks, buildings or vehicles. Tarble too tries to avoid this, yet after leaping into the ground, it breaks just before he can land.

He clumsily stumbles into the sinking ground with pieces of rock and metal shredding him all over before he ultimately smacks his head strongly against the wall, shattering it and falling unconscious. Tarble's scouter beeps once again, from an incoming call from Gure who remains out in the canyon, unaware of the state her husband, father, and planet are in as the invader, after having pulled Aka out of the hole defeats him with a single punch to the gut. Securing his victory and the PTOs dominion over the planet, Shisami, the first cyborg of the Organization is a resounding success.

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I always wanted to see how a Dragon Ball battle would look like from the perspective of a helpless civilian, especially in a populated city since usually they're already dead or far away from the action. I'm quite pleased with how I ultimately managed to execute to it.

For those of you interested in power comparisons I've roughly deduced how strong the fighters relevant to the story are as of this chapter:

Freeza = 85% of Super Saiyan 1 Goku

Shisami = Piccolo/Cell Games Goku

Abo & Kado (individually) = Roughly 650.000 a piece

Aka = Android 19 & 20

If you think Freeza's too weak after so much training just remember, the gap between him and Goku has grown quite, quite big and he won't catch up to him with regular means.

[Lord Beerus]

You robbed me the awesomeness of Jaco for Tarble!?

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

I'm just joking. You done a wonderful job in handling Shisami. You took the time to build him up as a threat and did fantastic job of it. And Tarble came across as such a more useful character than whatever the hell he was in the 2008 OVA. You wonderfully weaved in the elements of the story and characters from the 2008 OVA and managed to incorporate it in a way that further enhanced Tarble and Shisami's characters while not sacrificing any element of the original plot and, better yet, not create any continuity errors.

This is the best chapter yet.

[ekrolo2]

Chapter 13 is here, and with some actual training between Freeza, Shisami and the Abo & Kado brothers. If their listed powers from last time seem low its because 1) Freeza's Golden form is his God form in this version, he's not bypassing the good guys without it and 2) Freeza purposefully nerfed Shisami and the brothers to make sure they're strong sparring partners but with the decisive edge still being his.

Spoiler:

1 Hour After Tech-Tech Invasion

"The occupation of the planet is complete my master." States a kneeling Shisami with his head down as full-body hologram of a smirking Sorbet stands before him in the soldiers private quarters. "Both of the twins are in custody and kept under heavy medication as per your orders. They shall not wake until you deem it fit."

"I can't say your success is surprising Shisami, we expected great things from you and you've delivered marvelously."

The soldier notices the 'we' in his statement, despite himself, he decides to try his luck and find out who else he's referring to. "If I may ask sir, who is the second person you've planned this out with?"

Sorbet's hologram remains silent for a few moments as he types some commands into an unseen keypad at his side. The rooms door is sealed shut with a security scan examining every inch of it to ensure no one else is listening in on their conversation. After checking the results, the tiny alien lord looks back to his kneeling soldier. "I apologize, but what I'm about to tell you is the most guarded secret within the Organization. One which cannot become known to anyone but a select few, a group which you're the latest member of."

Keeping his head raised, he watches the hologram jerk a bit, growing wider to reveal a figure standing next to Sorbet. Upon laying eyes on him, Shisami's mouth hangs open in shock as he stares at the being before him. "L-lord Freeza!"

"The one and only," Confirms Freeza with a smirk to the gawking soldier. "And you are Shisami yes? The most skilled warrior ever produced by my army and the first to survive the cyborg procedure."

Like a child staring at the most amazing toy of all time, he merely nods his head back and forth silently without a peep coming out of him. Freeza chuckles at this and with a subtle wave of his hand gestures for the brute to rise to his feet. Shisami complies.

"Your performance against the twins impressed me greatly, truly you've demonstrated the capabilities our cybernetic program will afford us in the future."

"T-thank you... my lord." He manages to stutter out.

"But truth be told, I've had my eye on you for quite a while. You've locked in more hours in the gravity chamber than any other soldier since they were introduced, you've reached higher mastery of the device than your peers and your desire for combat would put a Saiyan to shame. Not just anyone would subject themselves to a dangerous experiment to attain greater strength after all. It is for these reasons that I've chosen you as my sparring partner."

Shisami, nearly frozen in his place blinks once. "What?"

Freeza's smirk vanishes with his sigh. "I said, I've chosen you for my sparring partner. For you see, I was the first in the Organization to employ the use the gravity machine for my own purposes, it and the power dampening fields were originally created for me. Unfortunately, the machine isn't as effective as it once was, my gains from training with it have lessened considerably. Now I've found myself in need of a strong fighter to aid me in my own training. You're the only one capable of this."

"I don't suppose I have a choice in the matter?" Asks the former scholar, finally overcoming his shock.

"You probably would, if I didn't already know you'll accept this arrangement." Freeza's smirk returns with his folding arms. "Now then, let's see where we'll partake in our first sparring match."

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6 Months Later

Freeza clenches his jaw as he stands atop a 5 story tall glacier as he exchanges punches and kicks with Shisami, each one managing to crack the very old ice beneath their feet with the -30 temperature constantly assaulting their bodies. Yet they both ignore it, letting the adrenaline and their natural sturdiness deal with that as their attacks seemingly blink in and out of existence with each constant between them releasing shock waves throughout the area.

Shisami fires a mouth blast prompting Freeza to take to the sky, avoiding it before firing off a quick succession of death beams aimed at his sparring partner. Shisami, though not with the same easy, jumps out of their way and falls into the ocean with the crumbling glacier following him down. The tyrant glares at the sea beneath him eerily reminded of a similar situation he found himself before.

"I'll not fall for that again." As expected, two red orbs of energy fly out of the sea depths and charge right at him. Instead of standing there as he did on Namek. He puts as much distance between himself and the orbs as possible though Shisami still manages to nearly land a kick to his face from above, only missing it by inches. "A good effort but someone else beat you to it already."

He spins his whole body in the air and lands a kick to Shisami's gut, knocking him back a bit though he quickly regains his bearings and with his outstretched hand fires a charge a ball of Ki thrice the size of his own body and fires it at Freeza. Knowing it could end up disrupting the suppression field if simply swatted away, he instead forms his own attack of equal strength and size. The two balls collide, erupting in a brilliant explosion of light, canceling each other out.

Shisami doesn't waste a moment and charges towards his master head first through the still dissipating explosion. Freeza narrowly stops his attack by grappling his horns and proceeds to spin in the air, tossing Shisami into a nearby glacier after building up enough momentum. Not entirely pleased with the pace of today's training, the tyrant brings up his holo-computer and with a few button presses commands the nearby ship to send in the others just as Shisami emerges from the glacier.

"You'll be getting some assistance shortly, no use in letting perfectly good training partners go to waste after all."

Shisami cracks the bones in his hands and knock and exhales loudly. "In all honesty, I would greatly prefer they remain away. I do not appreciate them getting in my way during our practices."

"Better you start getting used to them sooner rather than later. The three of you will be my strongest lieutenants during a vital mission and you all dying due to an inability to cooperate would be a colossal waste." Freeza reminds him just as the two hear the sound barrier shatter above them, accompanied by a powerful gust of wind, the smirking twins appear in-between Freeza and Shisami, bowing before him respectfully.

"Lord Freeza! How may we, the Abo & Kado brothers serve you?" They declare in unison with their heads lowered.

"Same as last time, you are to fuse and attack me with Shisami." He nods his head in the direction of his sparring partner floating opposite of him, with the two twins turning their heads and scowling at him.

"Do we have to Lord Freeza?" They ask in unison, still scowling at Shisami. "We don't like him very much at all, he tries to do everything by himself. No sense of teamwork at all!"

"Unlike you two buffoons I'm more than capable of handling matters myself, whereas neither of you could possibly compete with us without fusing." Shisami scoffs with his arms folding, scowling back at the twins while Freeza pinches the bridge of his nose.

"There was a time I'd vaporize someone for questioning my orders, I really have gotten too nice for my own good." The tyrant mutters to himself, annoyed at their bickering. "Enough! You'll do as I command whether you like it or not, now stop wasting time and get on with it!"

His yell sends shivers down the spines of the twins, prompting them to bow over and over in the sky. "Forgive us Lord Freeza!" Not wanting to incur his wrath once more, they get into their fusion position and after a bright, purple light envelops them, they emerge as the fused being Aka. Their master, now smirking, stretches his muscle for a bit as Aka and Shisami float next to one-another, readying themselves for battle.

With all their auras flashing, they charge at Freeza who flies backward, managing to avoid and block all their punches and kicks. Not wanting to get caught in a tedious routine as before, Freeza elbows Aka in the face temporarily stunning him before firing some eye beams at Shisami, getting him to back off as well. Quickly wrapping his tail around Aka's throat, he uses him as a meat shield to intercept a kick from Shisami before blasting the red giant away with a Ki wave.

Stopping his brief struggling to break free of Freeza's grip, he instead charges his signature green Ki blast out of his mouth at the unsuspecting tyrant, engulfing his entire upper body in it, allowing himself to escape his grasp. Without delay he claps his hands together, forming a spiraling, green colored ball of energy in-between them and with a smirk on his face unleashes it at Freeza just as the smoke around him begins to clear up.

Dozens of disk-shaped, fire looking Ki blasts emerge from it most of which head towards Freeza while others scatter around the surrounding area. Shisami, once again picking himself up out of a crater looks upward and is shocked to find himself once again under attack. "Oh dear!" He quickly crouches in-place, extending both his arms outward and forms a protective bubble around himself which absorbs the attack.

Freeza, on the other hand, meets the attacks head on, flying towards the cackling Aka while swatting the blasts away with a quick flurry of hand jabs before driving his fist into the fused beings gut, causing him to spit out blood. The overlord follows this up with a quick uppercut before kicking him away to the side, right into Shisami who dropped his barrier a moment earlier.

"Get off me you uneducated buffoon!" Yells Shisami while pushing the coughing Aka off him, annoyed not only by his reckless attack but the third time he's found himself buried in a glacier. "Amazing how ones fusion increases their power but not the number of brain cells, then again, I assume there must be any to multiply in the first place!"

"This coming from the guy who's spent more time playing in the snow than fighting," Sneers Aka with Shisami clenching his fist in anger.

"This isn't working," Mutters Freeza while looking at the two of them from above, annoyed by their continued lack of cooperation. As he watches them exchange their verbal insults, an idea comes to mind to force them into working together, his lips form a pleased grin before he stretches his hand towards them. With his purple aura surrounding him, the tyrant's hand illuminates with the power gathering in it.

Down below, the two arguing soldiers stop their squabbling and look up to find Freeza accumulating a vast amount of energy. While Aka has not had the time to properly learn Ki sensing, Shisami gulps in fear as he understands the magnitude of the attack just fine. "He... he aims to kill us..." Blurts out the red giant, earning a fearful look from Aka.

"Correction," Interjects Freeza. "Unless you two pool your strongest attacks to stop my own, then I'll kill you. As they say, there's nothing that gets enemies working together quite like a life and death situation."

The two glance at each other still unnerved, to say the least by Freeza's test. Yet despite their mutual dislike, they know neither of them can hope to cancel out his attack purely on their own. Aka sighs and extends his hand out to Shisami. "We work this once just we don't croak, okay?"

Despite his dislike over agreeing with someone he perceives as a buffoon, Shisami shakes his hand. "For once we find common ground, let us, as they say, do this!"

Aka opens his mouth as much as he can, forming a fiery Ki ball a few inches away from it while Shisami charges his own strongest blast in-between his horns. Both strain themselves to their limits, their bodies tense up with their veins popping out alongside their gathering power. Above them, the grinning Freeza, pleased with their mutual cooperation fires his own blast, yet holds back just enough to challenge them without letting the fear of death evaporate away.

The two soldiers fire their own attacks as well with Aka's ball intercepting Freeza's beam, holding it back until Shisami's own attack comes in from behind, pushing it forward against Freeza's. The area shakes in the wake of this clash, a red hue surrounds it with the clashing beams still struggling to overcome each other, only slightly budging back and forth.

Knowing of the suppression fields limitations and with his objective achieved, Freeza forms a small ball with his free hand and flings it into the beam clash, disrupting the three attacks resulting in an explosion. Quickly checking the suppression fields integrity via his holo-computer, the tyrant notices that explosion nearly broke it, requiring some time to re-charge itself before it can continue to function at maximum capacity. "I suppose a small break will suffice."

He appears before the two panting soldiers with his arms folded. "As you can see, your cooperation saved your lives. I expect you'll keep this in mind for the battle to come."

"A... battle... you've yet to... fully speak to us... about... my lord..." Points out Shisami in-between deep breaths while Aka defuses back into Abo and Kado next to him.

"We've... got a pretty good idea... what planet Lord Freeza... means..." The twins answer in unison, getting the attention of the red giant next to them.

"Why didn't you... say anything sooner then...?"

"You didn't ask."

Shisami shoots a glare at the panting twins, reminded of why he doesn't particularly care for them. Freeza meanwhile, has another idea for how to ensure their brief cooperation isn't just a one-time thing. "Its true, the twins have met the individuals I've been training to fight against. In fact, half the reason you three received your cybernetic enhancements is to aid me solely in that endeavor. Which is precisely why he will inform you on the matter."

The tyrant turns around, heading towards another section of the planet to engage in some increased gravity exercise. "If either of you start squabbling again, it will be a quick Death Beam through your skulls and trust me, you won't see this blast coming. I've invested far too much time, money and patience for you to fail."

Vanishing from their sight, the three soldiers awkwardly look at one another, rubbing the backs of theirs heads. "So..." Begins Shisami. "What are these fighters like?"

The twins give each other knowing glances. "Children, powerful children who can fuse like us!"

"Don't forget the green one with the spiky shoulders Abo," Interjects his brother. "That one looked strong too."

"Oh yeah, then there was Prince Vegeta too, I think one of the kids was his son."

The two continue speaking over each other, running down more of the fighters from a short bald man with a blast capable of carving through anything, to a fat old man with a shell on his back to an orange wearing fellow who can turn his hair blonde. Shisami merely stares at them, tempted by Freeza's offer of getting a quick, painless death from his Death Beam.

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Elsewhere...

"Mmmmm, cookies..." Mutters a cat like being while slumbering atop his floating bed with a white pajama covering most of him from his neck to his knees. The being twists and turns in his bed, mumbling more of food and other delicacies. Then, his dream shifts to that of a black void with only himself and another person there floating in front of him.

This someone appears mostly human to him yet with black, spiky hair and a brown colored monkey tail coming from his behind. The cat looks at this shrouded figure with interest before a red aura of fire erupts from his body. The Saiyan unleashes a roar mightier than any Oozaru, causing the cat to take a step back before the fiery aura explodes outward, consuming everything in the void.

Outside in the dreaming world, the cat twists and turns in his bed more frequently even shooting small Ki blasts from his paws before finally calming down with pained breaths escaping his lips. "Super... Saiyan... God..." The cat mumbles once more before stretching his hands a bit and returning to the land of dreams.

[Lord Beerus]

How could Beerus be dreaming about cookies? He's never even heard of those before. He should of been dreaming about pudding!

This chapter is not canon! I'm just playin. Great chapter.

[ekrolo2]

How could Beerus be dreaming about cookies? He's never even heard of those before. He should of been dreaming about pudding!

This chapter is not canon! I'm just playin. Great chapter.

Where would he have heard of pudding though?

[Lord Beerus]

How could Beerus be dreaming about cookies? He's never even heard of those before. He should of been dreaming about pudding!

This chapter is not canon! I'm just playin. Great chapter.

Where would he have heard of pudding though?

In Battle Of Gods.

[ekrolo2]

How could Beerus be dreaming about cookies? He's never even heard of those before. He should of been dreaming about pudding!

This chapter is not canon! I'm just playin. Great chapter.

Where would he have heard of pudding though?

In Battle Of Gods.

Ah, but this is still six months ahead of BOG

[Lord Beerus]

Ah, but this is still six months ahead of BOG

Fair point.

[ekrolo2]

Chapter 14: The Widening Gap, or as I like to call it: Freeza busts a nut.

Spoiler:

PTO Command Ship, Two Years Post-Resurrection

"My turn now, what was your most... horribly disgusting assignment?" Asks Shisami while eating a bowl of ice cream with a smile on his face while the twins sitting opposite of him in the mess hall do the same. The three began a game of telling stories of their various escapades, from the most glorious to the most embarrassing with the question falling to the twins. "Surely you two must've encountered some grotesque creatures out there in the stars?"

"Hm, gimme a second to think about that." Replies Abo while rubbing his chain, allowing his brother to quickly snatch a couple spoon fulls of ice cream from his bowl. He responds by casually smacking him upside the head before remembering. "Oh yeah! It was on a planet called Daruunga, one of our first missions too."

"Why'd you have to remind me that place while we're eating?" Groans Kado, pushing away his bowl in disgust for fear of vomiting as memories of their escapade on Daruunga come flashing back.

Abo merely smacks him upside the head again, continuing where he left off. "As I was saying, this was back when I and idiot here were just starting out, even if our power levels were anything but that of rookies or ordinary grunts. So, the two of us and three more guys leave to decimate this planet that was reported to have lots of valuable gasses, which was true. Along with some pretty nasty rumors about the wildlife there."

"Yes, I seem to recall reading about some tribes living on the swampy world. A bug-like species with abilities of bodily manipulation, am I correct?"

"It almost sounds dignified when you say it, but trust me, seeing it first hand is anything but." Abo finishes what's left of his ice cream with one last, big scoop. "So, we did everything under the standard operating procedure, smash our pods into a good landing spot then start blowing stuff up. It went well for a while too, managed to clear out a whole city-sized section of the place before one of our guys dropped like a rock out of nowhere."

"One guy even fell into a nearby river, pretty sure he drowned too." Interjects Kado with his brother chuckling for a bit before continuing.

"I, Kado and the other two guys didn't last much longer after that, first we felt pretty dizzy then sick to our stomachs and wham!" He smacks his palms together. "Out like a bunch of babies! By the time we woke up it was night time, although we were still kinda drugged by whatever it is they do to us.

"Most certainly one of those gasses you mentioned, even the ordinary type can render someone unconscious through enough exposure." Interjects Shisami with Abo giving him an annoyed glare due to all these interruptions. "My apologies, continue."

"As I was saying. All over the place, there were these big, green and brown looking bug guys with like three arms, four antennae growing out of their heads and standing in front of some temple looking place. The other two guys, the weaker ones got put on some altar, still too out of it to really do anything. Some big looking bug with a necklace of teeth showed up, starting chanting something in some clicking noises then shoved a couple eggs down the throats of the other guys."

Shisami leaned in closer, growing more enthralled by what will happen next, unfortunately, he will not hear the end of this tale today, for a loud explosion is heard occurring on the east end of the ship, causing it to shake violently. With the alarm initiating, the three soldiers quickly leap out of their seats and head towards the direction from which they heard the explosion.

"It's coming from Freeza's quarters!" Quickly concludes Shisami, earning surprised looks from the twins as they're joined by the other soldiers manning the ship. "Sorbet is surely on his way there as well."

His question is answered with the clearing smoke, revealing a nearly unconscious Sorbet lying on the ground with his back pressing against a nearby wall. His entire body is covered in gray dirt with the PTO day to day leader mumbling incoherently. In front of him, the door lies blasted off from the explosion. The regular soldiers go to tend to Sorbet while Shisami and the twins head to inspect the inside of the room.

Standing in the middle of it is a dirt ridden Freeza with his back turned to the door, like a statue he remains there, clenching his fist and his head lowered with veins popping out all over his body. The tyrants fists shake subtly with tiny drops of blood dripping out of them. The three elites gulp in fear with Kado hesitantly speaking up. "S-sir... is... everything alright?-"

Kado finds himself flung backward right through the wall, leaving only his feet on the other side as he flails to get free. A result of Freeza's telekinetic blast. His brother goes to his aid while Shisami slowly backs away, feeling a foreboding sense of fear building up his stomach.

"You three." Freeza coldly addresses his sparring partner, almost in a whisper. "Get to the pods, we've some training to do."

After plucking his brother out of the wall, the three soldiers exchange worried glances, earning a brief yet clearly frustrated sigh from Freeza. "Didn't you hear me? I said to get. To. The. PODS!"

Gulping in fear, the three soldiers vanish from sight, using their super speed to immediately reach their pods with Freeza himself vanishing a split second after them. Sorbet, still somewhat groggy from the explosion moans in pain, clenching his aching head. "I have to fix this... quickly... before he kills the three of them in his damn rage..."

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One Week Later

Shisami crumbles to his knees with a loud thud, his lips gasping for air through the blood going up his neck and escaping out of them. Despite his purported infinite energy generator installed in him to effectively eliminate fatigue of any kind, the giant cannot help but feel exactly so. His arms feel heavy and his legs no longer have the strength to keep him standing. Scrapes and bruises cover his body, letting, even more, blood escape.

Nearby, he can hear Aka fighting Freeza, still eager to obey his masters command of training. "How does he do it?" Shisami wonders to himself, for the first time lacking the need for combat that made him join the Organization in the first place. Yet even the most battle seeking warriors can only stay so after spending a week of uninterrupted training with Freeza.

Ever since his unexplained outburst, the tyrant, himself and the twins have been doing battle on this sandy, sun-scorched world under levels of gravity that would destroy the bodies of any lesser beings. No sleep, no food, no water and no rest of any kind. All of which have taken their toll on the giant and the twins, but not on Freeza. Even now, he observes his master in the sky, still fighting as fresh as if he had just started, still just as furious as he was a week earlier.

"Is that all you can muster?!" He hears his master yell to Aka while continuously punching him in the face. "You two truly are wastes of time and money." With a strong uppercut, he sends the fused being dozens of feet in the air before watching him crash into a giant mountain of sand, defusing into the unconscious twins soon afterward.

In disgust, he spits out some saliva before aiming at them with his right hands index finger, "Worthless." Without a hint of hesitation, he fires a wider variant of his Death Beam at the two, fully intending to get rid of them. The attack manages to pass the halfway mark before a red Ki ball intercepts it, saving the lives of the twins in the process.

Freeza turns his head and sees the wounded and tired Shisami with his hand outstretched and some smoke coming out of it. Despite his anger, even the tyrant cannot help but chuckle at this. "How ironic that you of all people should come to their rescue."

Shisami chuckles to this as well. "In their defense, they're not a bad bunch of fellows to hang around with once you get to know them a bit. Besides, they have a story left to tell me and my curiosity wouldn't let me sleep at night without hearing it through to the end."

"Humph," Is all the response he gets before Freeza appears behind him, striking him in the back of the head with his elbow, still intent on pushing his soldier to train despite the obvious strain its put on him. Shisami lets out a pained gasp and falls forward, he quickly takes hold of the nearby ground and with some difficulty, manages to leap into the air with his arm. The instant his grounds hit the floor, he opens fire on Freeza, releasing several Ki blasts all of which his master swats away like flies. "I expected better."

"And I would oblige... Were I not in such a sorry state..."

Freeza scowls at his soldier with veins popping out of his forehead, a sign of his still rising anger to Shisami who tries to ready himself as best he can for what's about to come next. Luckily for him, a familiar voice from above saves him. "Lord Freeza!"

The two look up to find a simple transport vehicle descend from above, and sticking out the side of it is a waving, bandaged up Sorbet. "Lord Freeza! Do. Not. Kill. Him!"

"What is that imbecile doing here?" Mutters Freeza while folding his arms, Shisami meanwhile lets out a relieved sigh, thankful for his other masters timely rescue. The vehicle lands to their right with Sorbet hopping out of it immediately. "You better have a damn good reason for interrupting my training session."

Sorbet glances over to Shisami, examining the various injuries covering his body. "Yes... your training session. On the matter at hand, I do have some news which should cheer you up right away!"

"Unless it's a weapon capable of murdering a God, I sincerely doubt you've anything worthwhile to offer me."

"Not a weapon, no. But a means of becoming a God!" He tells him excitedly with Freeza raising an eyebrow at this news. "After the... incident, I knew you would push yourself and by extension the others to their limits for you training! So I re-examined the footage we received from the recent dealings on Earth and began scouring all information on any species myths or legends concerning Gods. It took me quite a while to find anything conclusive, but I believe I've found a way for you to ascend to Godhood and close this new gap between yourself and the Super Saiyan!"

"Myths and legends are what you bring me? Hardly conclusive evidence don't you think?"

"Correct me if I'm wrong master, but have those not been proven quite true in your case? The Super Saiyan legend turned out to be true, now this Super Saiyan God one has as well. In fact, I found a very old one tied to your very own species along with many others!"

Freeza stares at the tiny blue alien to his side, his facial features softening somewhat at this news. Still, he cannot shake the rekindled fury burning deep inside him, like a storm it keeps raging on inside it as if it were still the moment when he saw what happened on Earth mere prior.

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Earth, One Week Ago

"Long ago, a group of pure-hearted Saiyan's questioned the evil committed by their race!" Proclaims Shenron to Earths greatest defenders, their allies and to the present Gods Whis and Beerus, summoned at the behest of Goku to discover the means of becoming a Super Saiyan God. "The good Saiyan's decided to lead a revolt against the bad and to ensure their victory pooled their powers to ensure a savior. A Super Saiyan God. The savior easily defeated many of evil Saiyan's with his immense power, yet just vanished as quickly as he came for the energy offered to him by his allies could not last for long. In time, evil again took root on Planet Vegeta, and the memory of the Super Saiyan God became a myth. Merely lost all together, however, I still know how to attain this power-"

"I've never heard him talk this long!" Whines Goku, growing somewhat annoyed and confused by the info dump given by the Eternal Dragon, he turns to fellow Saiyan. "Are you following all this Vegeta?"

"Ssh! He's explaining it!" Replies the prince, hushing Goku.

"Five Saiyan's with righteous hearts must join hands and instill their inner light into another. With his friends energy flowing through him, this Saiyan shall become a Super Saiyan God!" The group looks on in amazement, minus the sleeping Roshi. "I have given you the knowledge you desire, your wish has been granted. Is there any other you would like me to grant?"

"Nope, that's pretty much all we needed you for Shenron!" Answers Goku with a smile.

"Very well then, I shall take my leave of this place." He turns to Beerus and Whis, bowing his head slightly before returning back to the Dragon Balls and dispersing them across the planet. With him gone, the Earth's fighters argue for a bit as to who qualifies in the category of a righteous hearted Saiyan, earning an amusing reaction from Vegeta.

The Prince, Goku, Gohan, Trunks and Goten all join hands as Super Saiyan's, even Gohan who briefly turns into it for the purpose of the ritual. Their golden auras join and expand before entering Goku yet no obvious difference is shown, a fact proven by Piccolo who states his power has only marginally increased. Moments later they attempt the ritual again, this time with Gohan's pregnant wife Videl joining in.

A blue, flame-like aura emerges from the gathered beings, overtaking their usual golden ones and enveloping them inside of it. Soon, the aura goes to Goku with the Saiyan in question lifting off the ground and becoming enveloped in a blue, orb of bright light and energy. All present look on in amazement and anticipation, knowing full well of Beerus' intentions towards Earth should it fail.

To their relief, it does not, for the orb dissipates, revealing a red-eyed and equally red-haired, slimmer bodied Goku emerging from the orb. Landing nearby just as Beerus finishes his drink. As per their agreement, the two deities proceed to battle across the planet, from a nearby city to an underground cavern to the upper atmosphere of the planet. They battle with all their might despite Goku losing his God form and becoming a mere Super Saiyan right in the middle of it, he still manages to keep up with Beerus.

Unbeknown to any of them, the spy cams film each and every moment of it. As they have been for the past two, consecutive years. Through the vastness of space, they send all of this footage to the PTO command ship, where Freeza and Sorbet watch this in utter silence. Sorbet looks over to his masters trembling hand and frozen expression of shock almost more than the footage itself. They see it through to the end, with Freeza stopping the footage just as the night comes around and both Whis and Beerus had long since departed to paths unknown.

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Present Day

"That damn Saiyan bastard..." Freeza mutters with his clenched fist shaking. "Just as I start to close the gap between us, he makes it even more difficult for me. Worst of all he made me sympathize with Vegeta of all people..." Knowing that this method of training is obsolete, Freeza relents his onslaught and turns to Shisami. "If you're still able, get those two imbeciles out of the sand and return to the ship for medical aid, you're of no use to me as you are now."

Shisami, somewhat surprised by this bows his head. "As you wish sir."

"Sorbet, I expect a full report of your findings the instant you return to the ship, understood?"

"Of course my lord."

Without another word, Freeza vanishes from the sight, super-speeding to his pod and quickly flying back to the command ship. Back on the planet, Sorbet and Shisami both let out relieved sighs, feeling like they can relax for the first time in days.

"Whatever you've found to calm him down sir, I sincerely hope your findings are proven correct."

"As do I Shisami, as do I." The red giant flies away to the sound mountain to retrieve the twins leaving Sorbet alone to contemplate the potential outcome of this plan. "Then again, Lord Freeza might not survive long enough to punish us for it if it fails anyway."

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Next chapter, Freeza discovers the path to becoming a God, which will either be my best or absolute worst idea in the whole story. After that, begins the Earth Invasion Saga!

[Lord Beerus]

The Prince, Goku, Gohan, Trunks and Goten all join hands as Super Saiyan's, even Gohan who briefly turns into it for the purpose of the ritual.

And all was right with the world.

[ekrolo2]

The Prince, Goku, Gohan, Trunks and Goten all join hands as Super Saiyan's, even Gohan who briefly turns into it for the purpose of the ritual.

And all was right with the world.

I still don't get why Gohan's Ultimate state is such a problem to get right. What exactly is difficult to understand with "his base form is strong as fuck and makes transformations pointless"?

[ekrolo2]

Chapter 15: Ascension, my personnel favorite issue and the one with either my best or worst idea ever.

Spoiler:

Decades Ago, Arcos

He stands atop a snowy hill, trying to gaze into the blizzard and storm-ridden sky and catch a glimpse of the moon with the freezing cold assaulting the boy constantly. He places his arms in front of him, in an attempt to shield himself from the blizzard back, but it is not of much use. The wind merely continues as if nothing interrupted it, shaping the snow ridden landscape all around him as it has perpetually done since the great Frost covered their planet eons ago.

His father standing behind him chuckles at the youths attempts and opts to aid his son. Without moving a muscle, the father forms a protective bubble around them both, protecting them from the blizzard. His son looks at the purple colored ball in astonishment, his enthusiasm not subsiding as the ball floats up into the air, beyond the cloudy skies and into the upper atmosphere of the planet.

"This is... "

"Amazing?" Concludes the father with a smirk, chuckling at his son's smile as he stares not only at the moon but also the bright sun burning to his left. "I remember the first time I came here. I too was only a boy, not much older than you. I ventured beyond the protective dome despite everyone's protests that I would die out there without my suit. But I knew at a very early age that I was different from the others, that unlike them, I had power."

"D-do I have this power too?" Asks the boy nervously.

"Of course, you do." He places his hand on the boys head. "Were it not so, you'd have perished out in the cold or even up here where there is no air to breathe. But you are special as well, you were meant for greater things than to spend your whole life underground. You and I, we will both venture beyond this snow covered wasteland and claim the universe as our own. When next someone speaks of the Arcosian's, they will not speak of us being these weak, suit wearing cowards. They will speak of you and me my son, of Cold and Freeza, the conquerors of the universe."

The boy smiles at this news, turning his gaze onto the millions of stars glowing above him, wondering just how many of them he and his father will lay claim to in the future. "But there is still much to do until then, today, however, you made the first and most important step. A step into a larger universe."

"Thank you for sharing this with me father." The boy tells him politely with a bow with Cold smirking.

"Don't thank me just yet, today is also the start of your combat practice and I assure you, it will be a far less pleasant experience."

Commanding the ball downward, the two Arcosian's fly through the blizzard covered the surface of their world and land it near the entrance of one of the domes, startling a nearby group of Arcosians in the process who immediately bow to Cold and Freeza. "K-King Cold! It is an honor sire!"

Cold doesn't respond, merely walking inside first with the group following suite. Freeza, however, stares at them, how they're completely covered in hazmat suits protecting them from the volatile surface. Unlike himself and his father both of whom can exit it without much difficult. The boy remembers his history lessons how his species did not always need to live in underground domes or clad themselves in hazmat suits to simply survive outside of them. There was once a time where they lived normally before the Frost changed everything.

All Arcosians, from the youngest to the oldest now cannot leave outside these domes without cladding themselves in these suits, for their biological systems would not survive even 5 minutes outside of them. All but Cold and Freeza that is.

"So this is what father meant by us having power," The boy concludes with a smile. "I like it."

"Lord Freeza?"

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Present Day, Edge of Known Space

The tyrants eyes burst open upon hearing the tiny commanders voice, he looks around and notices his pod still flies towards its destination. With a sigh and a crack of his neck, Freeza answers him. "What is it Sorbet?"

"I wanted to inform you that we've placed a series of power dampening generators all around the system to ensure you can use your powers without the fear of discovery. I've also placed some search parties nearby to look for you if anything happens-"

"If anything happens Sorbet, I'll be too dead and gone for your assistance to change anything." Interjects the tyrant coldly before ending communication with his right-hand man. With a sigh, he leans back in pods seat and simply stares through the large window in the ball-shaped ships front. "So much for having one last good sleep before the end."

Far off in the distance, he sees the object of his next and possibly last mission, a bright, orange-colored sun. Shining its rays throughout a system littered with lifeless worlds, ones barren as rocks upon which no life will ever sprout from. Inside of this sun is Freeza's objective, the power to attain true Godhood. Yet he cannot escape an uneasy feeling growing in his gut, one making him apprehensive as to what must be done.

"How did he talk me into this?"

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PTO Command Ship, 1 Hour Later

"This may not have been such a good idea after all..." Murmurs a nervous Sorbet as he stands before his master, the notorious Freeza, trying his best to avoid the tyrants cold yet threatening gaze. The mighty being before him sits in his hover chair, smacking the side of the vehicle occasionally with his tail while his eyes never leave the tiny commanders. Mere hours ago he found a solution to Freeza's problem, saving the lives of three valuable soldiers in the first place. But now, as he stands before his master to try and prove the validity of this information, he wishes he was anywhere else.

"That was a bold claim you made Sorbet," States Freeza coldly, sending shivers down Sorbet's spine. "I do hope you've thought this through well enough, it would be a shame for a capable soldier such as yourself to die because his tongue was too fast for his brain."

"You and me both..." He mutters before shuddering, hoping Freeza didn't hear him. "I mean! Of course Lord Freeza! I spent the entire week you were away amassing as much information as I could to aid you with this Super Saiyan God problem. I wouldn't even bring it up if I didn't believe it would work."

"We'll see." Is all Freeza tells him before the commander summons a large holo-screen behind him, covering most of the back wall of his masters quarters. With a few button presses on a keypad, the monitor begins running several running pieces of footage from the Super Saiyan God ritual and battle. It immediately puts Freeza in a fouler mood.

Sorbet clears his throat with a cough and places both his hands behind his back, looking back at Freeza with some confidence. "As you know my Lord, recently the one known as Goku received a visit from the infamous Beerus, The God of Destruction. The result of which wash him attaining a new form, one which has made him into a God. A being well beyond the power of any mortal."

Freeza's narrows his eyes at Sorbet, somewhat deterring the commander but he remains firm regardless. "Firstly, as shown by the Earth Dragon. It appears that this Super Saiyan God, as the regular Super Saiyan was some form of a myth or legend on Planet Vegeta though clearly far less known than the latter. It served as the launching point of my investigation, quickly I commanded all available intelligence units to begin scouring our databanks for legends or myths or anything from the various species of the cosmos where ordinary mortals seemingly become Gods."

With another button press on the keypad, the footage changes to images of tablets, ancient scribes and other folklore from across the universe. "While most of these stories centered on egotistical deities or their bastard offspring, a handful of them did in fact claim to possess rituals or spells capable of turning mortals into Gods. As I scoured through this information I discovered a constant similarity between them and the Super Saiyan God ritual. "

"Which is?"

Sorbet presses on the keypad once more, showing another smaller screen of footage from the ritual. "As stated by the Earth Dragon, five righteous hearted Saiyan's must join hands and transfer this essence into another to unlock the hidden power of a God within one of their ranks. Here," He points to a table depicting lizard men on the holo-screen. "The reptilian species of Redania, a species known for their vicious appearances yet calm, pacifist nature purported to have a God making ritual. The most peaceful, calm and loving of them all was to find 10 others such as himself, then rip their still-beating hearts out of their chests and devour them. Transferring their essence into him and making this person a God."

Freeza's scowl vanished, replaced by a look of genuine curiosity with Sorbet smirking in response. He presses on the keypad once more. Now it shows images of scrolls detailing tribe of sand-dwelling warriors diving into the heart of the sea and finding a glowing energy underneath. "These are the Tul-tek. A species living on the planet of the same name, they live exclusively in the sandy wastelands of their home-world. They fear with a great passion, one which has ruled them as long as they can remember. Yet, some tales speak of a warrior who not only dared to enter the sea, but he ventured to the very depths of it and there, found a magical power which ascended him to Godhood."

Sorbet presses on the keypad once more, the monitor now shows cave paintings of a crab-like species constantly fighting amongst themselves, all except one. "Here we have the Moreen's. A vicious species with a foul temper and a penchant for perpetual civil war amongst themselves. Truly, many confirmed reports say that their inborn anger is so great they claw their way out of their mothers wombs before proper birth can take place. Yet, legends tell of one who overcame his anger, realizing the folly of it and not only forgave those around him but discovered love as well. After meeting a few more of his kind, their joining made the first one unlock a hidden power within himself, and thus he-"

"Became a God..." Freeza concludes, completely getting the point Sorbet has been making since the start of this presentation. "Pacifists forced to devour hearts, revenge seekers finding love and peace, sea fearing tribes diving into the heart of what terrifies them most... And five good hearted Saiyan's... All rituals or feats which go against the very in-born nature of a species, all of which-"

"Produce Gods," Sorbet interjects with a sly smile on his face. "Truly my Lord, had I not seen the Saiyan's do it with my very own eyes I wouldn't have believed it. But yes, you are quite correct."

"You mentioned one pertaining to my species, what is it?"

With a few steps of his keypad, he shows the images of visual books detailing a being who resembles Freeza's first form though a bit fatter traveling towards the sun. "I'm sure you've heard this one in your youth master though you probably didn't think it important enough to keep in mind. Many eons ago, a powerful member of your race appeared by the name of Chilled. He was the first to leave your world and begin conquering the cosmos yet he met with a strong foe who nearly killed him. While recovering, he too researched ways to attain great power and came across creationist myths saying that the power of the Gods was in all living things. Not just people, but planets, suns, moons, anything which could create life or was alive itself had this power."

Sorbet presses on the keypad, changing the images to show Chilled heading towards the sun before being burned alive at the cusp of reaching its heart. "He too must've realized the polar opposite nature of attaining Godhood. For your home planet is a frozen, mostly barren wasteland and its polar opposite is, of course, the sun. So he headed towards it, his great power helping him approach the fiery star, it states he even managed to nearly reach the heart of it where the supposed power lay but lost focus, thus he was incinerated alive."

"Ah yes, now I remember it," Freeza states with a smirk. "My bore of a father occasionally told me of it during my youth, he kept telling us the moral of it was never to allow our own arrogant delusions seal our fates." His smirk disappears as he's reminded of how his own arrogance cost him his life once already. "Perhaps I should have kept it in mind afterward."

Sorbet clears his throat again, worried once more of Freeza's mood fouling up. "But you need to not worry anymore master! For now, you have the means of not only catching up to this Goku but surpassing him as well! By absorbing the heart of a star into yourself, you will attain Godhood and become the most powerful being in the universe once more!"

"Goku isn't who I'm entirely worried about," Counters Freeza coldly. "There is also Beerus, to say he detests me would be a grand understatement. In fact were it not for my life in secrecy following my return, he would've come to this very ship and killed us all to be rid of me. I also doubt he's returned to another long slumber, especially with Goku and potentially Vegeta to entertain him."

"That's why this ritual will prove beneficial! As you yourself said, if Beerus knew you were alive he would've already come for you! If you attain Godhood and continue with your training I am certain you will certainly surpass him in no time!"

Freeza leans back in his hover-chair with images of Goku fighting Beerus still hanging in his mind. "To go into the heart of the sun... Even with my durable body and power, could I really accomplish such a feat? It certainly makes sense given the logic of these rituals. Most of my species bar my father and me are spineless cowards too afraid and weak to go outside their protective domes most days, let alone daring ti venture into a sun of all things-"

"Lord Freeza...?" Asks Sorbet, worried about his masters blank expression which snaps him out of his trance.

"Hm? Oh, I apologize, I was lost in my thoughts there for a moment." He looks back holo-screen still behind his right-hand man. "You've done well Sorbet with this, there is little doubt of that. But if I am to do this, I want plans to be made in the event of my passing."

"Is there a point though master? Surely we could simply restore you with the Dragon Balls?"

"I've little hope it would work, nor do I think I'll want you to in the event of a second demise," Freeza tells him plainly, earning a confused look from his soldier. "The first time, the Earthlings were slow to respond which was pure luck on your side. A second time they won't be, especially the Namekian. Even if you brought Shisami and the idiots along you would all still be soundly defeated before the first wish could even be made. Besides, if I cannot find a way to defeat Goku, I'd rather stay dead anyway."

"But my lord! Your return has been invaluable to us, surely you cannot mean-"

"My second death would mean nothing." Interjects Freeza harshly. "No longer is this a sad pathetic rabble who couldn't defeat a Saiyan baby. The cybernetic upgrades and gravity machine training have revolutionized the Organization. Stronger and stronger foot soldiers are forming within our ranks by the day. As this goes on, greater gains will be made still once the cyborg program is fully perfect. Even if I vanished now, you would have an obscene amount of foot soldiers with strength levels rivaling the Ginyu Force who can fuse into stronger fighters and to top it off, the likes of Shisami and the Abo & Kado twins leading them."

Commanding his hover-chair towards the quarters window, the tyrant looks out into the cosmos. "The fact of the matter is, the Organization is stronger than its ever been, even during the regime of me and my father from before. If I die, this time, I will not leave a useless rabble who can accomplish nothing. But a strong, well-oiled machine with capable fighters and even better leaders who will ensure it survival for generations to come. A machine which is better now than ever without my presence even being known, and if I should die once more, it will continue operating regardless."

Sorbet looks on at his lord unsure as to how to react to his statements. While his return has brought the knowledge of gravity chambers, power dampening fields, Ki mastery, fusion and finally, cybernetic enhancements all of which have greatly aided the Organization, Freeza himself has not. His master has only looked to his own machinations since day one, all else being a distant second to his mission of revenge.

Now the thing he was brought back to save has largely outgrown him in many ways. Sorbet smiles at the irony of this, how his original plan was for Freeza to bring back the old system and continue with it. Yet his return has caused an evolution into something better, something entirely independent of him. No longer is Freeza the one keeping the worlds in line, now it is the Organization instead.

"Very well my lord," Responds Sorbet formally, realizing the truth in his master's statement. "I vow not to return you should your journey into the sun if that's what you really want."

"It is," Freeza states coldly before commanding the hover-chair to the door. "You've surely found a good sun for me to try this out on I presume?"

"Of course, the system in question has nothing but barren, lifeless worlds on the edge of known space. No one will look or find you there."

"Good, send it to my pod. Oh and Sorbet," His hover chair stops just as the door opens with Freeza turning his head slightly to look at his right-hand man. "You've done well these past few years, try not to muck it up should I die again."

Sorbet lets out a small laugh and bows once more to his master. "I'll try my best not to."

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Freeza drifts in the empty, silent void of space, his eyes never leaving the shining, orange sun inside of which are the supposed means to his ascension. Despite his overbearing desire to simply plunge into the ball shaped inferno before him, a part of him holds back. A part of him that wants some insurance that this isn't a fool's gambit, yet the only being capable of that would be Earth's Dragon. A place he cannot go to without being discovered and perishing anyway. Even if the Dragon did confirm it, it would not make plunging himself into the sun any less dangerous.

Yet, beneath this uncertainty and genuine fear once again lies rage. A rage directed at the one who's existence has caused the tyrant so much grief, Goku. Anger towards his victory over him, anger towards his continuously growing power and his constantly mounting success'. The tyrant, as he has done for the past two years now, taps into this rage and all doubt immediately vanish away from him, cleansing him.

Placing himself in a meditative position, Freeza powers up, putting as much of his Ki as he can into creating the most powerful energy bubble he can muster. He knows that even with all his biological advantages, he cannot survive plunging himself into the sun. Thus, the bubble is his sole chance of accomplishing this task, if a single crack appears on it, he will be incinerated alive and vaporized out of existence almost instantly.

The purple colored orbs shape solidifies with all the Ki going into it, almost giving it a tangible shape with a faint glow emanating from it. The tyrant opens his eyes and with a deep breath, commands the orbs forward. The ball races at speeds that could split a moon in half, and in a matter of seconds smashes into the very surface of the sun, causing a small shockwave to erupt from the impact zone.

Freeza's jaw instantly clenches as he must divide his attention between keeping the orb stable, ensuring it's getting a constant refill of energy and moving forward all at once. The orbs energy protects him from the heat as it enters into the burning star. A fiery inferno completely surrounds him on all sides, reminding the tyrant of the fiery death ball he created on the day planet Vegeta was destroyed. If he didn't have to concentrate so intensely, he might even let himself chuckle at the irony of dying in a similar way to the Saiyans.

The heat starts to somewhat break through the orb though not much of it, still, it is enough to make the tyrant sweat all over. The flames twist and turn all around him, changing colors as their intensity grows. From red to orange, to green, anyone else would be amazed by this display of colors, Freeza cannot afford himself this luxury.

His composed outside somewhat falters when he lays eyes on his objective: the sun's heart. At the heart of the star, he sees a blue colored, ethereal flame no bigger than the overlords fist. One which resembles the blue light which enveloped Goku after he first transformed into a Super Saiyan God. Despite himself, he gazes into the heart and finds himself mesmerized by its beauty, a nearly fatal mistake as his ball begins to shake. "Damn it!"

Stretching his hands outward, the overlord clenches his fist and puts more Ki into the ball, stabilizing it yet halting its advance. His heart races so quickly and loudly he's almost afraid it will explode in his chest, but he ignores it and turns his attention back to the heart. Commanding the orb forward, he draws closer and closer to the heart finally with it only being a few feet away.

However, his orb begins to falter once again, as the white flames heat is too much even with most of Freeza's power placed into it. The tyrant clenches his jaw harder and moves forward, for he knows there's no going back, his orb wouldn't last for a return journey. He must press on no matter what. Aiming his hand towards the tiny, ethereal flame, the heat rises with his faltering barrier but Freeza ignores it.

With all his remaining Ki and willpower he lets out a mighty roar and manages to inch his way closer towards the heart with his entire body straining under the pressure. And then he does it, with a quick motion of his hand, he grabs the blue flame in it and smirks victoriously. However, a moment later, his barrier breaks.

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"Status report soldier, what's going on out there?" Asks Sorbet to one of the officers of the rescue parties position on the edge of the system, placed there by Sorbet to retrieve Freeza should anything happen. Though, he neglected to inform them of who precisely they're there to rescue in keeping with his oath of secrecy to his master.

"Nothing's happened yet sir, the Ki orb entered the sun and it doesn't appear to have done anything. Should we continue observing-" Behind him, the sun unleashes several spiraling pillars of flame outward with its entire body suddenly expanding.

Sorbet's eyes widen in-shock, prompting him to swiftly command the cameras observing the star zoom in as much as they can. In a mix of terror and amazement, he watches the star grow and growing before suddenly shrinking quickly into itself as if a black hole had just opened in the center of it. Thousands of small, yellow pieces of flame scatter outward with the convulsing sun with its deteriorating size.

A blood-curdling scream can be heard from inside the soon, one no doubt belonging to Freeza as the flames consume him. "Men! Move to the star at once! Our agent requires your aid!"

"Yes, sir!" States the commander before he and the six other groups of soldiers fly as quickly as they can towards the shrinking sun, they along with Sorbet listen to Freeza's horrifying scream before it abruptly halts just as the sun completely, and utterly disappears mere moments later. The soldiers draw closer, unsure of what it is that exactly happened, bringing in the cameras closer and revealing a peculiar sight to Sorbet.

Where the sun once was, they find a large, rock-like cocoon floating in the void of space. The soldiers approach it cautiously, with their science officers going to it first and trying to get some readings off of it. Their devices, however, can find nothing. "Lord Sorbet, what do you want us to do with this?"

Sorbet leans back in his chair with a sigh, his mind racing with what this could mean. Did Freeza succeed? Or is this strange object a form of punishment made by the Gods to trap him for all time. Then, a crack appears on the rock, catching the interest of the scientists. An orange colored light escapes from it, with more and more cracks appearing through the cocoon.

Soon the rock begins to shake violently with whatever is inside trying its hardest to break out, the soldiers immediately flee to put some distance between themselves and the object. But their fates are sealed, for the cocoon not only breaks open before they can get away, it unleashes a supernova-like explosion that incinerates everyone and everything in a hundred mile radius, vaporizing them out of existence.

The tiny commander of the PTO looks on in shock as he tries to desperately restore the live feed. "You there!" He points his finger to one of the soldiers on the ships bridge. "Restore our link to the search parties at once before I-"

"You should really calm down Sorbet, such outbursts are not fit for one of your standing." States a familiar, formal voice in a mocking tone followed by a chuckle, a voice which sends shivers down the spines of everyone present, freezing them in place. "Whats wrong, cat got your tongue?"

"L-Lord Freeza!" Sorbet blurts out in shock. "A-are you alright?! I thought you were dead for certain when that sun started collapsing!"

"Oh I'm more than alright," Freeza takes a moment to examine his new and improved form as a fiery, orange aura surrounds him. With a pleased smile on his face, he releases a simple death beam towards one of the nearby planets and in a matter of seconds, wipes it from existence itself. "I'm better than ever."

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And so, Golden Freeza is born and we enter the final home stretch for the story! Next stop, the invasion of Earth which will be about 10 chapters long, give or take. Just to clarify one thing, being a sort of anomaly in your species isn't enough to attain God Ki, you need a tremendous amount of natural strength in order to keep the power of a God in your body and make that realm your own. That's why say Tarble could temporarily become an SSJG thanks to his kind nature but once it faded, he'd lose all of that power due to being naturally weak. That's why, in my view, the Original SSJG died.

And no, the Chilled mentioned here is NOT the same one from Episode of Bardock. He's just an ancestor of Freeza's who spawned the line, got beaten by a powerful alien who's NOT Super Saiyan Bardock and went to find more power. Episode of Bardock is not canon for this or anything else imo. It's just a reference.