The sky suddenly darkened, and a huge, ugly green dragon appeared in the night sky, sticking out like a sore thumb.
Son Goku froze. He'd apparently overlooked this problem. Wasn't this practically telling everyone:
The dragon's here! If you don't speak up fast, you'll miss your chance!
Remembering the bizarre wish Oolong had made when they were kids, Son Goku broke into a cold sweat.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho! Son Goku, let's pause our battle for now. I'm curious what kinds of wishes you'll make!"
Son Goku was at a loss for words and hadn't even noticed the problem in Frieza's phrasing.
Not one wish, but several wishes!
So far, all of Frieza's actions had seemed well-intentioned. Slug was his subordinate, yet Frieza hadn't killed him outright like Vegeta had.
Vegeta had betrayed him, but even when Vegeta had been utterly helpless, Frieza hadn't tried to finish him off.
So the simple-minded Son Goku didn't know how to refuse Frieza's request.
But Frieza had only said it in passing. Did he need to care what Son Goku thought?
No!
So, before Son Goku could reply, Frieza was already leisurely flying toward the dragon.
Son Goku sighed, shook his head, and hurried after him.
The Namekian dragon was very different from Earth's dragon.
Earth's dragon looked like an eastern, five-clawed dragon, only green.
The Namekian dragon also had a long tail, but its features were more like those of a western, lizard-like dragon.
Compared to Earth's dragon, it was much bigger—but it was definitely uglier, too!
Below the dragon, Nail, Dende, Son Gohan, Krillin, Bulma, the weakened Slug, and Vegeta, who had recovered a little, had all gathered.
Krillin was the first to shout, "Dragon, please bring back the Earthlings Vegeta killed!"
The dragon: ...
Vegeta shouted, "Dragon! Give me immortality!"
After their recent battle, Vegeta had decided he'd rather have immortality than grow taller.
The dragon: ...
Slug got so excited that he shouted in the language of his subconscious: "Dragon, give me eternal life!"
Everyone who didn't understand the Namekian Language: ...
This time, the dragon reacted. It opened its enormous mouth, fixed its blood-red eyes on Slug, and said something that left everyone speechless.
"I cannot grant that wish. Please make another wish."
Dende immediately called out to Son Gohan and Krillin.
"You have to make your wish in the Namekian Language! Otherwise, the dragon won't respond! And it can grant three wishes!"
Vegeta flew into a rage and raised his hand as if to slap Dende.
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and repeat my wish!"
Krillin panicked and shouted to Dende, "Don't listen to Vegeta! Bring back the people he killed first!"
"Oh-ho-ho-ho!"
Suddenly, a sleazy laugh that made everyone's scalp tingle rang out. They saw Frieza, his skin deathly pale, arriving with Son Goku behind him in a tattered orange gi.
Vegeta gritted his teeth and roared, "Frieza! I'll never forgive you!"
Frieza ignored him, as if he were just a barking dog.
His scarlet eyes looked wicked as he glanced at the dragon. The dragon shivered.
"Esteemed King Frieza, we meet again after a year!"
Hiss~~~
Not only Son Goku, but everyone else sucked in a breath. Slug was completely dumbfounded.
What? The dragon and Frieza were old acquaintances?
That was quite a revelation!
"You get back to work. Ignore that little green guy down there, okay? Oh-ho-ho-ho!"
Frieza might have been the only person eccentric enough to tell the dragon to get back to work.
Son Goku, Vegeta, and Slug all froze.
Frieza wasn't going to make a wish?!
Slug was furious, but could only force himself to hold it in.
The dragon had already said it couldn't grant his wish. Picking a fight with King Frieza on top of that would be like lighting a lamp in a toilet—asking for trouble!
Bulma was the first to react. She was the only one there who wasn't all that afraid of Frieza.
Of course, Son Goku wasn't afraid either. He simply thought of Frieza as a battle opponent.
"Dende, have the dragon bring back the Earthlings Vegeta killed first!"
Reminded by Bulma, Dende immediately did as she said.
However~
"I cannot grant that wish. I can only bring back one person at a time. Please make another wish!"
Son Gohan, Krillin, Bulma, and Son Goku turned to stone!
The dragon looked so imposing, and it was even bigger than Earth's. Who knew it was such a letdown!
Even more of a letdown than Tights, the novelist!
"Gohan! Bring me back first. Once I'm alive, Kami will be alive too, and then Earth's dragon will be revived!"
Suddenly, a voice unfamiliar to Dende and the others rang out across the area.
"Uncle Piccolo!"
Son Gohan shouted.
"Didn't you die?"
Son Gohan's question left Piccolo at a loss for words. Was this really the time to bring that up?
Whether I'm dead or not, don't you have even the slightest idea?
You're the one mainly responsible for how I died, you idiot!
Calm down~ Calm down~
Inhale~~ Exhale!!
"Gohan, make the wish first, okay?"
Son Gohan immediately caught on and hurriedly looked at Dende.
Dende replied at once, "I already made the wish just now, following what that voice said. The dragon accepted it!"
Son Gohan looked up at the sky again, though he couldn't see Piccolo.
"Uncle Piccolo, are you still alive?"
Piccolo didn't want to deal with this blockhead anymore, but he still had one more wish to make, so he forced himself to stay calm.
"Good boy, Gohan. For my second wish, send me to Namek!"
Dende really was quick with his words. Son Goku hadn't even had time to stop him before the wish came true.
A green-skinned Piccolo, wearing a cape almost identical to Nail's, fell from the sky.
That cape was pretty cool. If only his head hadn't plunged into the ground, the scene would've been perfect.
Son Gohan saw Piccolo struggling to pull his head free and rushed over to help.
He grabbed Piccolo by the feet and pulled him out like a turnip.
Piccolo didn't want to say a word. He was about ready to shut himself away from the world.
"Gohan, could you let go now?"
Being held upside down by the legs was really uncomfortable.
That damn dragon had revived him but hadn't restored his strength. Now he was pathetically weak~~
Dende saw that something was wrong with Piccolo and hurried over on his little legs, then released green healing light from both hands.
Five seconds later, Dende struck his finishing pose again, looking smug as he glanced off into the distance.
Watching this, Frieza really wanted to ask him: Hey, what kind of martial arts world did you come from?
Besides, Frieza had the strange feeling that he hadn't been transported to the proper Dragon Ball World. These people weren't this ridiculous in Dragon Ball Z!
Son Goku finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted.
"I want the third wish!"
Well, it wasn't unreasonable for Son Goku to ask for a wish, but Vegeta wasn't having it!
Vegeta had reached the end of his patience. The third wish had to be his.
"No!! The third wish has to be mine! Make me immortal!!"
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