Appearing

"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!" Yajirobe hid behind a small hill, trembling like a leaf.

"I found you, you fat rat!" Vegeta's eyes suddenly lit up. His hand, as large as a door, came down from above and snatched the panicked Yajirobe into his palm.

"Ah! That hurts! That hurts! Let go of me!"

Pain coursed through his body, and Yajirobe screamed.

"Tell me honestly. Why did those two guys recover all of a sudden?" Vegeta eased his grip and stared at the fat man in his hand with blood-red eyes.

His booming voice brought a fierce gust of wind that sent Yajirobe's hair flying in every direction. The stench nearly made Yajirobe faint.

"It was a Senzu Bean! No matter how badly you're hurt, eating one will restore you completely!" Yajirobe had no backbone at all and spilled everything in one breath.

"Where are the Senzu Beans? Give them to me." Vegeta's voice was urgent. He had to get his hands on something this valuable.

"There aren't any! There aren't any! Not even one!" Yajirobe cried, shaking his head.

"None? If there aren't any, you're no use to me. Die!" Vegeta roared in fury and tightened his grip. Yajirobe's bones gave a faint crackling sound.

"Wait! I have one last bean!" Faced with death, Yajirobe was too scared to hide the truth.

"Give it to me!" Vegeta raised his left hand across his chest and made a ring with his right thumb and forefinger, clamping them around Yajirobe's nearly invisible neck and suspending him in the air.

Yajirobe stuck out his tongue, hurriedly pulled a small cloth pouch from his pocket, and tossed it into Vegeta's palm.

A single emerald-green bean fell out of the pouch, right before Vegeta's eyes.

What a treasure!

What a treasure!

Vegeta was overjoyed. One bean could restore someone from serious injuries. For battle-loving Saiyans, it was practically a divine weapon.

"Are there any more?"

Greed welled up in Vegeta. With a large supply of beans, he could wear Frieza down and defeat him.

"There really aren't any more." Yajirobe looked ready to cry.

"Ah!"

Vegeta squeezed harder again. Yajirobe burst into tears from the pain, his pig-like squeals splitting the sky.

"Are there any more now?"

Vegeta pressed him again.

"No!" Yajirobe cried weakly. He deeply regretted having been so greedy and eating so many Senzu Beans that the supply had nearly run out.

At last, Vegeta believed the spineless fat man.

"What was that bald kid talking about when he said 'resurrection'? What's that about?"

Vegeta asked what had been puzzling him.

"The Dragon Balls. If you gather all seven, you can make a wish to Shenron, and he can grant any wish!" Yajirobe answered every question he was asked.

"Dragon Balls?"

Vegeta's eyes gleamed, and he nearly drooled.

Ever since arriving on Earth, he had encountered one eye-opening thing after another.

The ability to control one's ki, Senzu Beans that healed injuries, and the wish-granting Dragon Balls—each discovery had expanded Vegeta's horizons. He suddenly realized how valuable Earth was. It was full of treasures.

Mine. Mine. They're all mine!

"Yes, the Dragon Balls were created by Kami..." Yajirobe had trained at Kami's Lookout for a year, after all, so he knew the basics.

Vegeta glanced at Piccolo, lying motionless in the distance, his expression dark and uncertain.

"If he's dead, then he's dead. I can always go to his home planet, Namek." Vegeta gritted his teeth and spoke in frustration.

"Lord Vegeta, from the very first moment I saw you, I've admired you so much. Let's be friends!" Yajirobe forced a smile.

Seeing how sensible Yajirobe was, Vegeta felt rather pleased.

"You, a repulsive fatso, think you're fit to follow me?"

In a good mood, Vegeta flung Yajirobe into the air with his right hand, then kicked him hard with his right leg. Like a ball, the fat man shot high into the air. When he hit the ground, he bounced several times before kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Hahaha! Hahaha! I may have had a rough time of it, but victory belongs to me!"

Vegeta threw his head back and laughed.

But when he thought of the people who had left him in such a sorry state, his eyes filled with murderous intent. He opened his enormous mouth, and a terrifying energy blast began to gather.

I'll never spare anyone who's hurt me. I'll kill all of you, then wipe out everyone on Earth.

Wang Sheng was pinning Gohan down and pummeling him when he suddenly sensed a terrifying surge of energy. Scorching heat spread across the sky, and an unbearably powerful pressure bore down on him.

Wang Sheng took the chance to look back and saw a white light filling his entire field of vision.

"Ah!"

"Dad! I'm scared!"

Panicked, Wang Sheng instinctively covered his eyes with both hands and cried out.

A moment passed. Wang Sheng felt no pain and heard no explosion, so he lowered his hands without thinking.

A tall figure stood in the sky. He extended his right index finger and gently held it against the oncoming shock wave. The blast, packed with immense power, couldn't advance even an inch against him.

"Dad!" Wang Sheng froze for a moment, then was overcome with joy. He hurried to his feet, staring unblinkingly at the greatest person in the world.

Wang Yang flicked his right index finger, and the enormous beam shot back the way it had come.

"What?"

Vegeta's eyes bulged as he shouted. He desperately tried to summon his strength and push the blast back, but the shock wave he had fired showed no sign of slowing. In the blink of an eye, it struck him.

Rumble!

A deafening boom shook the heavens and earth. Crimson light filled the sky, and the whole world trembled violently.

Wang Yang lifted his head slightly and sent a beam of light from his eyes toward the Artificial Moon in the sky. Without a sound, the beam hit the moon, and it vanished.

With the Artificial Moon gone, Wang Sheng and Gohan could no longer maintain their Giant Ape forms. Their massive bodies shrank before everyone's eyes.

"Dad!" Back in his human form, Wang Sheng leaped toward him, his tiny head buried against Wang Yang's chest.

Goku appeared nearby as well, holding a naked Gohan.

"Little Sheng, you fought really well." Wang Yang lifted Wang Sheng high into the air and smiled.

"Haha!" Wang Sheng was completely naked, but his young face was lit up with a bright smile.

"Y-you..." In the distance, Vegeta lay battered and bloodied, twitching on the ground.

"I haven't lost!"

Vegeta shakily raised his hand. A bright green bean rested in his palm.