"Super Saiyans?"
Android 18 furrowed her delicate brows. Her beautiful yet cold face showed her confusion.
"Weren't all the Saiyans on Earth?"
"Could there be other Saiyans besides Son Goku and Vegeta?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Master Roshi chimed in. "Those two weaker energy signatures are probably Saiyans."
"If I'm not mistaken, the two powerful ones behind them are their pursuers."
"Either they stumbled onto Earth by accident, or they came specifically to find Son Goku or Vegeta."
Krillin didn't hesitate. "Android 18, Master Roshi, stay here. I'll go see what's going on."
Android 18 let out a soft cry. "Krillin!"
Clearly, she didn't want him to put himself in danger.
Krillin reassured her. "Don't worry. I'll be fine."
Android 18 was about to say something, but Marron, who had run out after them, beat her to it.
"Daddy, are you going to fight the bad guys?"
The three of them looked down at the sound of her voice. Marron's little face was full of excitement and anticipation.
"Haha." Krillin smiled warmly. "That's right. Daddy's going to fight the bad guys. You stay home with Mommy and be a good girl, okay?"
Marron nodded her little head several times and replied cheerfully, "Mm-hmm!"
"Marron's the very best at being good!"
Krillin reached out and patted her little head. "That's my good girl!"
"Daddy's off, then!"
"Mm-hmm!
Go get 'em, Daddy!"
"Haha, I will!"
With that, Krillin didn't linger. He waved to Android 18 and the others, then powered up and flew off.
He could faintly hear Marron's excited cry and Android 18's parting reminder—
"Wow—"
"Daddy's flying..."
"Kril-lin—"
"Be careful—"
A similar scene unfolded in three other places.
At Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu's training ground.
Beneath the waterfall, Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu had been meditating on a round boulder.
But the next moment, they both opened their eyes at the same time and looked up at the sky in perfect unison.
"What a powerful energy!"
"Tien Shinhan, who could it be?"
Chiaotzu, who looked like a little blue crab, wore a troubled expression, mingled with his concern.
"Yeah, it's strong," Tien Shinhan said with a nod. "But two of those energy signatures... feel a bit like Saiyans."
"Come on, Chiaotzu. Let's go take a look!"
"Krillin and the others have already headed out!"
"Okay, Tien Shinhan."
At Son Gohan's home.
Son Gohan happened to be home resting that day. He and Videl had finished lunch less than ten minutes ago.
Videl looked at Son Gohan as he suddenly raised his head. The happy smile that had been on her face faded at once.
They had been married for quite a while, but this was the first time she had seen Son Gohan look so solemn.
The only time she had seen that expression before was during the Majin Buu saga.
Her heart tightened.
"Gohan, what's wrong?"
At her voice, Son Gohan's stern face softened into a smile. He didn't answer her question, but instead said gently, "Videl, I have to go out for a bit. Could you stay here?"
Though Videl's heart gave a sudden lurch, she still smiled, her eyes filled with worry. "Okay. I'll wait here for you."
Son Gohan reassured her. "Don't worry. Whoever's here isn't very strong."
"But two of them have energy signatures a lot like Saiyans'. I'm going to check it out."
Videl let out a quiet sigh of relief, but still reminded him, "You should be careful anyway."
"I will." Son Gohan nodded firmly. "I'll be back soon."
Once she had given him a small nod, he took off.
Videl watched Son Gohan's departing figure from the window and murmured, "I hope nothing happens..."
At the same time.
At Piccolo's secluded training spot.
The four energy signatures that had barged onto Earth disturbed Piccolo's meditation.
With his current strength, there was no way he could miss four energy signatures that made no attempt to hide themselves.
"Enemies on Earth?"
After carefully sensing the four energy signatures, he looked puzzled.
"Something's off. Why are two of them Saiyans?"
"Hm?"
"Gohan, Vegeta, and Krillin's group are all heading that way."
"Looks like they noticed, too."
"Then I'll go join in. It's been a while since I've seen Gohan."
High above Earth.
Two spherical spaceships broke through the atmosphere first, tracing arcs of sparks through the sky as they sped toward the ground.
Inside the ships were Tarble and Rix, who had been traveling through space for over two years.
They had already woken up before the ships entered the atmosphere.
Looking through the window at the white and gray clouds streaming past, Tarble couldn't help reflecting:
Earth in the Dragon Ball world...
Son Goku...
At last, he'd get to see them with his own eyes!
Just as he was musing, Rix's delighted voice came through the Scouter.
"Your Highness Tarble, I'm picking up several high power levels on Earth. The highest is 10,000. That should be Prince Vegeta, right?"
"And they seem to be converging on our landing site. Could they have... detected us?"
"Who knows?" Tarble replied casually. "We'll find out soon enough."
In fact, over the past year, he had already learned to control his energy freely.
He was equally adept at suppressing his power level and sensing energy.
For now, Rix was the only one who didn't know.
So he was releasing his energy without holding anything back to make it seem as though he still couldn't suppress or sense it.
Otherwise, he might arouse Vegeta and the others' suspicions.
After all, back when Vegeta and the others invaded Earth, they hadn't known how to sense or suppress energy either.
However.
As soon as Tarble finished speaking, an unfamiliar voice full of bloodlust came through the Scouter.
"Hahaha!"
"You're Tarble, right?"
"Thanks for helping me find the other Saiyans. My brother and I will make sure to send you all to Hell to join King Frieza!"
"Then no one in the universe will be able to stop us from becoming the Cosmic Emperors!"
"Hahaha!"
The sudden, arrogant words startled Tarble and Rix.
Fortunately, neither of them screamed.
Otherwise, their ears might have been ringing for a while.
But Tarble quickly realized that the speaker was probably the superior of the Frieza soldier he and Rix had encountered three years ago—the red-and-blue pair from the original story.
He couldn't remember their names.
He only remembered that one had red skin and the other blue, and that their special move let them fuse into a monster.
At the same time, he felt a little speechless.
If they wanted to be Cosmic Emperors, they could just go ahead and do it!
Why were they always looking for trouble with the Saiyans?
They were practically asking to die!
He remembered that in the movie, the two had also pursued Tarble all the way to Earth, only to be killed in turn.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help replying, "If you want to be Cosmic Emperors, then go ahead. Why are you picking a fight with us Saiyans?"
"Got nothing better to do?"
As soon as he finished, a cold snort came through the Scouter. "Hmph. If the Saiyans aren't wiped out, how can we feel safe becoming Cosmic Emperors?"
"Just wait to die!"
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