Super Saiyan

"Damn it!"

Staff Officer Black angrily pulled the rifle from his waist.

Red was startled when he saw it.

"Y-you... What are you doing?"

"You're not fit to lead the Red Ribbon Army. I'll be taking your place!"

"B-Black, calm down. I'll give you the commander's seat! You can have it!"

Bang!

Black snorted and fired with his right hand, killing Red on the spot.

Since he was staging a coup, he had no intention of showing mercy. Besides, if he let Red live, Red might send someone to kill him.

Now that he had killed Red, Black held the highest position of authority in the Red Ribbon Army.

The sound of Black's gunshot soon drew soldiers to headquarters. They saw Red lying on the ground.

Because Red had grown taller, the soldiers who rushed over didn't recognize him at first.

They only realized it was Red when they saw his face.

"C-Commander Red!"

The soldier's body trembled as he spoke.

Then he noticed the look Black was giving him.

"D-Deputy Commander, what happened here?"

"That man used the Dragon Balls everyone worked so hard to collect to wish himself taller! So I shot him dead!"

"A wish to become taller!"

The soldier blinked.

Neither Marshal Red nor Black was someone he could afford to offend.

"By the way, what did you just call me?"

The soldier looked at Red's corpse, seemed to realize something, and hurriedly corrected himself.

"Marshal Black!"

Black nodded in satisfaction.

"For now, don't tell anyone that Marshal Red was killed. I'll find the right time to tell everyone!"

"...Yes!"

Black glanced at Red on the ground, then suddenly smiled.

Time flew by, and ten months passed in the blink of an eye.

Thanks to North Kai's teachings, Sun Wukong had learned the Kaioken and the Spirit Bomb.

The Dragon Balls from the system had also become usable again.

"Goku, I've taught you everything you need to know. I think it's about time you went back to Earth, don't you?"

During the year Sun Wukong had trained on North Kai's Planet, he had put North Kai through quite an ordeal.

North Kai had to cook for him and constantly repair North Kai's Planet after Sun Wukong destroyed it.

At first, North Kai had been lonely after spending so long here by himself, so he had been happy to have Sun Wukong around.

But as time went on, he found he preferred the quiet life he'd had before.

"But I was planning to stay another year!"

"Pfft!"

North Kai nearly spat out his food.

"A-another year!"

"Yeah! There's nothing much for me to do back on Earth anyway, so I might as well stay here."

"Well... all right."

In the end, North Kai couldn't bring himself to make Sun Wukong leave.

Seeing that, Sun Wukong said to the Dragon Ball System, "System, I want to use the system's Dragon Balls to wish to learn the God of Destruction's Instant Transmission!"

"Sorry, Master. The system's Dragon Balls can only teach you the Yardratian Instant Transmission."

"In that case, teach me the Yardratian Instant Transmission!"

"Certainly, Master!"

As soon as the words were out, a mass of memories about Instant Transmission appeared in Sun Wukong's mind.

On Earth.

Through a combination of threats and rewards, Black had successfully taken the position of commander of the Red Ribbon Army.

Since the Dragon Balls weren't usable yet, Black planned to conquer the world by force.

However, many people opposed his decision.

The Red Ribbon Army was powerful, but conquering the world wouldn't be easy.

The army might even suffer heavy losses in the process.

But despite everyone's objections, Black still decided to send out troops and seize control of the government.

As a result, war broke out in many parts of Earth.

West City, at Bulma's house.

Ever since the Red Ribbon Army had declared war on the world, Bulma had kept up with the news every day.

Most of it was about the government forces retreating.

"Ugh!"

Bulma sighed, unable to help thinking of Sun Wukong.

"Of all times, Goku had to be away now! I wonder if he really won't be back for two years..."

North Kai's Planet.

Sun Wukong suddenly sneezed.

He rubbed his nose.

"That's strange. Why did I sneeze all of a sudden? Is someone bad-mouthing me?"

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

Bubbles suddenly started waving his arms and legs beside him.

"Bubbles, were you just bad-mouthing me?"

Bubbles shook his head vigorously.

"Never mind. I should try Instant Transmission!"

As he spoke, Sun Wukong placed two fingers against his forehead and instantly appeared on Turtle Hermit Island.

"Senior Brother Goku!"

Krillin, who was training on the island, was startled to see Sun Wukong suddenly appear.

Sun Wukong nodded.

"Where's Master Roshi?"

"Master Mutaito is inside!"

"Is that so? Keep training. I'm off!"

"Wait, Senior Brother Goku..."

Before Krillin could finish, Sun Wukong used Instant Transmission and returned to North Kai's Planet.

Sun Wukong looked around to make sure he was back, then continued training.

Two months later, Earth's Dragon Balls became usable again.

As soon as Black learned of it, he ordered his subordinates to gather them.

If they could get the Dragon Balls, they could take control of the world even faster.

But the Red Ribbon Army's search for the Dragon Balls didn't go as smoothly as it had the last time.

Many people in the Red Ribbon Army were dissatisfied with Black, so when they learned he was searching for the Dragon Balls, they secretly sent their own men to seize them.

Because of this, even after ten months, Black still hadn't managed to collect all the Dragon Balls.

Red Ribbon Army headquarters.

Black was glaring furiously at the Dragon Ball Radar displayed on the computer before him.

It showed only six dots.

That meant the Dragon Ball Radar could detect the locations of only six Dragon Balls. The last one had either been destroyed or swallowed by a beast, blocking the radar's signal.

"Damn it! Damn it! Why can't I find the last one?"

North Kai's Planet.

After a year of training, Sun Wukong had grown considerably stronger.

He was standing high above North Kai's Planet.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, he clenched both fists and let out a loud roar.

A moment later, an astonishing aura surged from his body.

A fierce gale burst out from Sun Wukong, sweeping across the grass on the entire planet.

Boom!

With a flash of golden light, Sun Wukong's hair turned gold and stood straight up. His eyes turned pale green.

This was Super Saiyan.