"What exactly are you trying to say?" Piccolo asked in a low voice.
"Long ago, we were one person. Circumstances forced us to separate. Now, I've decided to fuse with you. I believe that once we fuse, we may be able to deal with these aliens." The Guardian smiled. "I hope you won't refuse. This is the only way we can survive."
"Fuse?" Demon King Piccolo looked the man who resembled him exactly up and down. After a moment of silence, he replied, "You think that with our current strength, fusing will let us beat them? What a joke! Their energy is over a hundred times stronger than ours. What the hell would fusion accomplish?"
"Piccolo, hear me out." The Guardian remained calm and patiently explained, "Our energy may be weak right now, but that's because we lost a great deal of our vitality when we separated. Once we fuse, that vitality will return to our body. I've already worked it out. If we fuse, we'll have more than enough strength to deal with those aliens!"
"Oh?" Demon King Piccolo's eyes shifted back and forth. Suddenly, he sneered. "I can agree to that, but I have two conditions."
"Go ahead." The Guardian nodded.
"First, if you want to fuse with me, my body must be the base. Second, before we fuse, I need to gather all seven Dragon Balls as quickly as possible and restore my youth." Demon King Piccolo smiled faintly. "You must have noticed, too. Neither of us has many years left. You wouldn't want a powerful warrior to grow old, fall ill, and die, would you?"
"I agree." The Guardian nodded slightly and added, "I know where the Dragon Balls are. Follow me."
With that, the Guardian rose into the air and headed toward the place where Vegeta had stored the Dragon Balls.
Boom! Boom!
Amid a series of thunderous explosions, Ginyu and the others completely destroyed the several spaceships on Earth.
Vegeta, who was flying toward the last Dragon Ball, sensed everything Ginyu and the others had done and couldn't help feeling puzzled.
Why were those guys destroying the spaceships?
Suddenly, realization flashed through Vegeta's mind.
Could it be...
An ominous suspicion formed in Vegeta's mind.
Vegeta gritted his teeth and picked up speed.
Almost there. I'm nearly at the last Dragon Ball.
I hope I can make it in time!
"Captain, we've cleared out every spaceship except the five we arrived in." Jeice smiled, then asked in confusion, "But how are we going to notify Vegeta? That kid doesn't seem to have a Scouter with him."
"That's easy." Captain Ginyu smiled faintly.
The next moment, Ginyu's chest suddenly swelled. With all his strength, he shouted in Vegeta's direction, "Vegeta! Every spaceship on this planet except ours has been destroyed! If you don't show yourself, I'll board my spaceship and destroy this planet! I'm not bluffing! You have half an hour! If you still don't show up, you can disappear along with Earth!"
Far away, over a thousand miles from him, Vegeta gritted his teeth and ignored him.
Just as I thought, they were going to destroy Earth!
But going to Ginyu would mean death, too. I might as well stay away.
Vegeta pushed his speed to the limit once more.
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