At that moment, a gigantic disc-shaped spaceship hung in outer space above Planet Beyond.
"King Cooler, we're a little close to King Frieza's territory here. Is it really all right for us to plunder this planet?" Salza asked from beside him.
Cooler stood before the glass window. Hearing Salza's words, he gave a disdainful smile.
"My brother? Pay him no mind. Even if he finds out, he won't dare do anything to me. You should know that my final form has a Power Level of 470 million, while his is a pitiful 120 million. He's just trash who doesn't know how to train!"
(Don't talk to me about Golden Cooler from Dragon Ball Heroes. Can you take the settings in Dragon Ball Heroes seriously? I'll only use some of them and change them. Golden Cooler won't exist in my setting.)
"Salza, this planet shouldn't have many resources. It's mainly a famous commercial planet, right?" Cooler said, looking down at Planet Beyond through the glass.
"Yes, King Cooler."
"Good. Once we've taken all the wealth on this planet, destroy it." An evil smile spread across Cooler's face as he spoke.
"Have everyone in the force get ready to leave the ship and enter the planet," Cooler said after seeing the ship enter the outer atmosphere.
In an instant, countless tiny black dots flew out of the ship and headed for Planet Beyond.
Just as Aku was still tirelessly introducing products to Goku, the defense alarm suddenly sounded.
Goku and Aku looked up to see aliens in Battle Suits flying down from the sky, destroying everything in their path.
This is bad! Aku thought. His home was near the commercial district, and his wife might be in danger.
Just then, an energy blast fell toward Goku and Aku. Goku raised his hand and gathered a ball of blue energy in his palm. In an instant, the energy became a straight Ki sword that intercepted the blast in midair.
Boom!!
The energy from the exploding blast scattered in every direction. Aku looked at Goku, whose hair was fluttering in the wind. This Saiyan was no ordinary fighter. That move alone showed he was at least as strong as Aku.
Aku was torn. As the strongest native of the planet, he ought to stay and protect it, but then there would be no one to protect his wife.
"Damn it!" Aku clenched his fists.
"Go on. Leave this to me. Isn't protecting the person you love most the most important thing?" Goku could see Aku's dilemma, and he couldn't stand invaders either, so he offered to help him.
"But..." Aku hesitated.
"Ha!"
Goku's hair lifted slightly as an astonishing surge of Ki erupted from him.
"All right, thank you!" Aku nodded solemnly. He could feel the powerful Ki coming from Goku. It was far stronger than his own.
"Get the things you recommended ready for me. I don't want the things I came for to be gone after I save this planet. I came here to shop," Goku said with a smile.
"I will!" With that, Aku turned and flew into the distance.
After Aku left, Goku looked at the invaders in the sky. Their outfits seemed familiar. A second later, he remembered Frieza, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.
Goku used Instant Transmission to appear in the sky, where he was surrounded by members of the Cooler Force.
"Who are you?"
The people around him were startled. They all backed away, eyeing Goku warily.
Goku turned toward the speaker and tilted his head. In a flash, he appeared beside him and sent him flying with a roundhouse kick.
"What?"
Before the people around him could react, Goku appeared in front of them and threw punches at a speed they couldn't comprehend. Countless fighters went flying, and in an instant, only one person remained in the sky.
"Y-you, who the hell are you? We're members of the Cooler Force! You're dead!" The last man backed away repeatedly as he threatened Goku.
"Cooler? Not Frieza? Forget it. They're all the same anyway."
Goku used Instant Transmission to appear in front of the last man, formed an energy blast in his right hand, and pressed it against the man's head.
"Goodbye. Repent for your sins in hell!"
The moment he finished speaking, the energy blast swelled and engulfed the last member of the Cooler Force. When it dissipated, not even a speck of ash remained.
After wiping out everyone in the area, Goku looked up. He could sense that the strongest few were high in the sky.
By then, Cooler and his Armored Squadron, high in the air, had already noticed the disturbance in that area.
Whoosh.
Goku used Instant Transmission to appear in front of them, startling Cooler and the others. Cooler slowly flew out from behind them and saw the tail behind Goku.
"You must be a Saiyan, right? Let me think. Aside from the three under Frieza, the only Saiyan left now seems to be the one I let go back then."
Goku naturally knew. He had seen the movie The Strongest Against the Strongest, in which he had survived the journey to Earth because Cooler had let him go.
"That was a pretty good showing just now. Your Power Level must be over a hundred thousand at least. How about this? Join me, and I'll let you go one more time. What do you say?"
Cooler valued talent. Aside from the three members of his Armored Squadron, there wasn't a single person at his side with a Power Level over a hundred thousand.
"Keep dreaming. Do you think there's any chance of that?" Goku sneered at Cooler, who looked much like Frieza's final form.
"Hmph. If you won't take your chance to live, there's nothing I can do. Salza, the three of you, finish him." With that, Cooler turned to return to his hover pod.
The next second, Goku landed a spinning kick on Cooler's face, sending the unguarded Cooler flying.
And where were Salza and the other two now? Goku had unleashed his Ki and reduced all three to ashes in an instant, while kicking Cooler at the same time.
Cooler steadied himself in the air and touched the spot on his face where Goku had kicked him. Though he was unhurt, he felt humiliated, and anger surged through him.
"You Saiyan monkey, you're asking to die!" Although Cooler was furious, his tone remained icy.
Just then, Cooler heard a voice from the spaceship.
"King Cooler, that Saiyan unleashed a Power Level of 32 million just now. The three members of the squadron were wiped out in an instant."
Hearing this, Cooler sneered and looked at Goku.
"Saiyan monkey, I was wondering why you were so bold. So you have a Power Level of 32 million. But that's no reason to be arrogant. Do you know how high my Power Level is?"
Goku casually loosened up before saying, "Of course. Two hundred million, right? I also know you have an even stronger form. Show me."
Cooler was surprised that Goku knew he had a Power Level of 200 million and a final form. He was also curious why Goku wasn't afraid, with a Power Level of only 32 million.
"Though I'm surprised you know, since this is your dying wish, I'll grant it and show you what a real gap in power looks like!"
With that, a surge of purple energy enveloped Cooler.
"Ah... ha!"
With a roar, the purple light faded, and Cooler transformed into his final form.
Cooler floated in the air with his feet together and his arms angled downward, his palms open and facing up. Looking down at Goku, he said, "Saiyan, do you see? This is the gap between us!"