The Game Begins, Saibaman

Yama Palace

A massive figure sat upon a throne, while a green-skinned figure stood below. It was the Guardian of Earth.

"Why haven't they arrived yet? The Saiyans have already reached Earth," the Guardian said anxiously.

Earth

Vegeta sat upon a rock, with Nappa standing beside him, waiting for the Earthlings to appear.

"Whoosh..."

In the clearing ahead, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu descended slowly!

Seeing Piccolo and Gohan not far away, Krillin walked over slowly and asked, "Hey, Piccolo, you arrived early."

"Shut up. Who gave you permission to speak to me like that? I am King Piccolo. Son Goku's life belongs to me; once I kill the Saiyans, I will kill you all," Piccolo spat viciously! His pride would not allow him to be friends with Earthlings, even though he had already come to view Gohan as his own son.

"Uncle Krillin," Gohan said in an uncertain voice.

"Wow, Gohan, you've grown so big, I almost didn't recognize you. Your body is quite strong, too," Krillin said! He patted Gohan's shoulder, looking at his brother's son and thinking with a sigh, His son is already this strong, while I don't even know who my future wife will be.

"Fine, I don't mind if you go to hell to catch up, but can someone tell me where Kakarot is?" Vegeta looked at the group before him, his evil voice filling their ears!

Krillin looked at the small figure before him and said in fear, "Goku will be back in two hours. Do you dare wait for him? Don't destroy the Earth before he returns!"

"I have no interest in destroying the Earth, but I don't mind sending you to hell. Who gave you permission to speak to me like that?" Vegeta said viciously!

"My dad will defeat you," Gohan said, trembling!

"Oh? So you're Kakarot's half-breed son. Any interest in joining me to conquer the universe?" Vegeta asked with a hint of amusement!

"I won't go kill people with you. You're all bad guys," Gohan said!

Vegeta looked at these familiar figures, his heart trembling with uncontrollable excitement. These were characters he had heard so much about in his past life, and now he was seeing them in the flesh!

"Nappa, go play with them, but take it easy. Don't kill them," Vegeta said, looking at Nappa.

Nappa's mouth curled into a smirk as he looked at the group of low-power humans. He said slowly, "Vegeta, why don't I let the Saibamen play with them instead?"

"Do as you like. It'll pass the time, but take note: you are not to kill that green human. If he dies, you'll be following him to the grave!" Vegeta said.

"He does look like a Namekian," Nappa said.

"Indeed. I've heard that Namekians in the universe possess great combat power and incredible, miraculous abilities," Vegeta said.

"No wonder they were able to kill Raditz," Nappa said.

Piccolo clenched his fists.

"Piccolo, you're an alien too? No wonder you look so different from everyone else," Krillin said in surprise.

"Uncle Piccolo, is what he said true?" Gohan asked.

Piccolo thought with complex emotions, So I am a Namekian.

"The Dragon Balls were also created by you, weren't they?" Vegeta said.

"What? They even know about the Dragon Balls?" Krillin exclaimed.

"Our purpose in coming here is the Dragon Balls. You'd best hand them over obediently. Even if you are a Namekian, you aren't much stronger than the rest in our eyes," Nappa said.

"Hmph, thank you. You've finally let me know who my ancestors are. Unfortunately, I am not the one who created the Dragon Balls. My specialty is combat. Come and get me; let's fight to the death," Piccolo sneered. He took a combat stance, his legs slightly bent in a charging posture.

"Perhaps once you see the Saibamen, you'll be interested in telling me where the Dragon Balls are," Vegeta said.

Nappa pulled out a round bottle containing several seeds that looked like plants! He opened the cap, poured them out, and scattered them on the ground! He then took out a bottle of green liquid and poured it over the seeds, and six green, disgusting monsters slowly grew from the earth!

Krillin's mouth twitched. "They look strong!"

"Start it! It doesn't matter how many of you there are," Piccolo said dismissively.

The six Saibamen circled the three of them at high speed. Three figures flashed past—don't forget us—as Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu rushed into the fray.

"Heh, interesting. The numbers match the Saibamen—six of them. Why don't we play a game? One-on-one," Vegeta said with a hint of amusement!

"A game? Don't make me laugh. Let's just get this over with," Piccolo said.

"Relax, relax. This actually works in our favor; it can stall for time until Goku returns," Krillin said, walking up to Piccolo!

"Fine, I'll go first," Tien Shinhan said, cupping his hands.

A Saibaman rushed toward Tien Shinhan at high speed. Tien Shinhan gathered his energy with one hand, extended his right arm forward, and shouted, "Yah!" The Saibaman was blown away by a blast of energy. It adjusted in mid-air and spat a sulfuric liquid toward Tien Shinhan! Tien Shinhan dodged, rushed into the air, caught the Saibaman in its moment of vulnerability, and drove an elbow into its chest. The Saibaman collapsed to the ground, twitching! So fast—the battle was over in seconds.

"Impossible. The Saibaman's combat power is over 1,200, comparable to a second-rate Saiyan. How could it lose to an Earthling?" Nappa said in surprise...

"There is only one possibility: he has already surpassed the Saibaman," Vegeta said.

"Tien... it's standing up again," Chiaotzu said, pointing in terror at the fallen Saibaman!

Vegeta raised his left hand, his fingers forming a sword-hand gesture, and a blast of energy shot out. The Saibaman was instantly reduced to debris!

"I have no use for trash like that. Tell the remaining five: if you don't give it your all, you'll meet the same end," Vegeta said to the remaining five Saibamen!

"What an evil Saiyan, killing his own kind," Krillin said in fear.

Piccolo thought in shock, Such destructive power. With just a flick of his finger, he destroyed that thing....

Snake Way

"Strange. I've had an ominous feeling in my heart. Piccolo, hold on! You must hold out until I return," Goku muttered to himself, flying at top speed, vanishing like a shooting star!