On the ground.
Babidi's face turned blue as he dangled in midair, held by the throat.
He kicked desperately, staring in terror at the man who should have been under his control.
The man gripping him bore a strong resemblance to Frieza, but he was taller and larger, his entire body white and purple. Compared with the diminutive Frieza, he looked far more powerful.
This was Frieza's older brother, Cooler.
He was hailed as the most gifted warrior in Frieza's family.
Babidi's tiny hands clawed at Cooler's fingers as he struggled desperately. "C-Cooler, what are you doing? Let me go..."
"Heh heh heh heh..."
"Why, killing you, of course, Babidi. Worthless trash has no right to exist."
A cold gleam flashed through Cooler's eyes. He smiled icily and tightened his grip.
Babidi found it even harder to breathe.
"C-ugh-Cooler, how dare you betray me! Let me go."
"Not only do I dare betray you, I dare kill you, Babidi. You didn't seriously think you could control me, did you?"
Remembering Vegeta's behavior earlier, then looking at the sneering Cooler before him, Babidi was terrified out of his wits.
Then why had this bastard willingly let me control him back then?
What was he after?
But Babidi had no chance to ponder it further.
"Die!"
With that, Cooler's eyes widened.
Babidi's head exploded with a foul, bloody spray, and his body went limp, all signs of life gone.
"Filthy blood..."
Cooler tossed aside Babidi's headless corpse and looked up at the three people standing in the sky, an odd smile crossing his face.
As Babidi died.
The M on Cooler's forehead vanished.
Not just his-Vegeta, Dabura, and all the Earthling energy collectors who had been placed under the spell returned to normal.
They were no longer under Babidi's control.
But