Frieza's spaceship.
"Reporting, Lord Frieza!" one of his men hurried forward to give his report.
"Oh? Is something the matter?" Frieza glanced at him and asked.
"Lord Frieza, we just detected four miniature ships separating from Vegeta's spaceship and heading toward their original destinations. Vegeta's spaceship, however, has changed course," the subordinate reported.
"Where does that little monkey think he's going?" Frieza asked with a smile.
"According to our data monitoring, he searched for a planet called Earth," the subordinate replied.
"Earth?" Frieza murmured, taken aback.
Berryblue immediately tapped a few keys on the computer.
"Beep!"
A blue planet appeared on the screen.
"Lord Frieza, this is Earth," Berryblue replied. "It's very far from here. The trip will take about three months... Earth is in a relatively backward sector of civilization, and the people there have almost no fighting power."
"So... that little monkey Vegeta is going there to take it easy?" Frieza snorted. "He's really disappointed me."
"Lord Frieza, should we order him to change course?" Berryblue asked.
"Let him go. I want to see what he's up to," Frieza said with a disdainful smile. "Hmph. It'll take three months to reach a worthless planet like that. I have no time for such a boring trip."
"Lord Frieza, Cui and Vegeta have never gotten along... Perhaps..." Dodoria's eyes shifted as he spoke with a smile.
"Oh? If it's a personal grudge, then let Cui go and teach that little monkey Vegeta a lesson. That way, he won't grow soft on a planet where no one can fight back. It'd be no fun to play with him after that," Frieza said with a nod.
"Understood, Lord Frieza. I'll contact Cui right away," Dodoria said, bowing.
"Cui's fighting power is 13,000, while Vegeta's is only 12,000," Berryblue said with a smile. "He has over a thousand points on Vegeta. He might even beat him to death. Lord Frieza, should we tell Cui to hold back?"
"There's no need. If Vegeta dies just like that, he wasn't worthy of being my opponent," Frieza said, shaking his head.
"Yes!" Berryblue and Dodoria replied in unison.
"Reporting, Lord Frieza! We've detected another miniature spaceship departing Planet Vegeta!" another subordinate reported.
"Oh? Who is it this time?" Frieza narrowed his eyes.
"Lord Frieza, it's a Saiyan child only three years old. His fighting power is just 2..." The subordinate nearly laughed as he spoke.
Even Frieza's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard the news.
"Ahem... His fighting power is only 2?" Frieza coughed.
"With such low fighting power, he probably won't even become a warrior when he grows up," Berryblue said with a laugh.
"Don't bother with him. Let him go," Frieza said, shaking his head.
"Yes..." the subordinate replied.
"By the way, where is that spaceship headed?" Frieza asked casually.
"The same destination as Vegeta: Earth," the subordinate replied.
"Oh? So he's going to destroy Earth?" Frieza said with a smile. "Once this little fellow with a fighting power of 2 grows up, he should be able to reach a hundred or two hundred without much trouble. Earth even has a moon. As a Great Ape, he could reach a fighting power of 2,000. Killing all the Earthlings would be a piece of cake."
"But with Vegeta there, even if he turns into a Great Ape, he might not be much use," Berryblue said.
"What? Berryblue, do you think Vegeta will get along peacefully with those Earthlings?" Frieza asked with a slight smile.
"I suppose not," Berryblue said with a nod.
Frieza shrugged and glanced at Dodoria, who was still staring blankly.
Dodoria immediately snapped out of it, bowed, and took his leave.
Planet Frieza 56.
"What? Vegeta? He's going to a planet called Earth?" Cui felt as if all his dreams had come true. "Lord Frieza wants me to take care of him? I can even kill him! This is wonderful!"
"Cui, do your best. I hope you don't disappoint Lord Frieza," Dodoria said with a smile.
"Of course. It's time to settle the score from a year ago," Cui said with a sinister chuckle.
Two minutes later.
"Whoosh!"
A small spaceship sped away from Planet Frieza 56, heading toward Earth.
Along the way,
Cui immediately tried to contact Vegeta through his Scouter.
But Vegeta wasn't wearing a Scouter, so he had no idea what was going on.
Cui called for a long time without getting any response from Vegeta, and he flew into a rage.
"That bastard! He's doing it on purpose!" Cui gritted his teeth in hatred.
Vegeta's spaceship.
Vegeta suddenly thought he saw a flash of light behind the spaceship.
He went to the rear of the ship and looked out through a window made of something like glass.
Sure enough, a small spaceship was following him from a distance.
Who was it?
Vegeta knew there was a good chance Frieza would find out he was heading to Earth.
But what difference did that make?
Once I get to Earth and make my wish,
I'll get my hands on some Senzu Beans and exploit a few more loopholes.
I should be able to raise my fighting power a lot in no time.
But who was the guy behind me?
Vegeta knew his fighting power was too low right now.
Only 12,000!
If it was Dodoria or Zarbon, things could get troublesome.
I'd probably have to get badly injured twice before I could kill them, right?
Vegeta glanced at the Scouter he had left on the table.
Its light was flashing faintly.
That meant someone was calling him.
Vegeta went over, picked up the Scouter, and pressed the talk button.
"Whew... Vegeta, you bastard! You finally answered!" Cui said, panting.
"You're breathing that hard. Are you out of shape?" Vegeta said with a laugh.
Cui: "..."
"Enough nonsense, Vegeta. You'd better take a good look at your fighting power," Cui said with a loud laugh. "Lord Frieza knows exactly where you are. You want to go to Earth, don't you? We found your destination by checking the search terms you used."
"Who are you?" Vegeta asked.
Cui: "..."