[Vegeta's POV]
It didn't make sense.
No..
It couldn't make sense.
Frieza was dead.
Not wounded.
Dead.
I stood frozen on the scorched plains of Namek, boots half-buried in cracked stone, staring at the empty space where the tyrant had vanished. The sky was quiet now, the battlefield eerily calm, as if Nothing happen.
Frieza.
The monster who annihilated the Saiyan race.
The emperor who enslaved Me, beat Me, humiliated Me since childhood.
Gone.
And not by My Own Hand.
Not by years of suffering, hatred, and survival.
But by a human Child, no Less.
A worm.
My fists clenched so tightly my gloves creaked.
That Ben, stood there talking casually, like the fight had been nothing. Like Frieza had been an inconvenience. Like the destruction of the strongest being in the universe was just another task crossed off a list.
"Simple," the human had said earlier.
"Easy."
Vegeta's pride screamed.
He had bled for this victory.
He had begged for it.
He had crawled through hell believing this moment..His Moment...His Revenge..was His birthright.
And it was stolen.
Casually.
Effortlessly.
By someone who wasn't even Saiyan.
Vegeta's vision blurred.
The world darkened at the edges.
His heartbeat thundered in his ears, each pulse pounding with rage, humiliation, and something far worse....
Powerlessness.
I am the Prince of all Saiyans, his mind roared.
I was born for Supremacy.
Frieza was My Prey to End.
I should have been the One to End Him.
My ki began to stir.
Then boil.
Then rage.
I didn't notice the ground trembling beneath his feet. Didn't notice the air tightening, heavy and sharp like it was about to shatter.
All i could see...
Was red.
[Ben's POV]
I was mid-sentence with Gohan, trying to keep things light.
"So if Goku used the other ship you mentioned, than where is h-"
I stopped.
Every hair on my body stood on end.
The air shifted.
Not like before. Not like any power I'd ever felt.
This was Vegeta?
Angrier.
Sharper.
More Alive.
I turned slowly.
Everyone did.
Vegeta stood alone, head lowered, fists shaking at his sides. His aura flickered violently, surging in unstable waves. Veins bulged across his forehead and neck, his teeth clenched so hard I could hear them grind.
His eyes...
They were empty.
White.
"what's happening…?" Krillin whispered.
The ground cracked beneath Vegeta's feet.
Stone exploded outward as his ki erupted violently, blasting dust and debris into the sky. The clouds above twisted unnaturally, darkening as if responding to his fury.
Vegeta threw his head back and roared.
IN PURE RAGE.
His aura flared brighter..hotter..and then...
Yellow.
Golden light exploded outward, washing over the battlefield like a living flame. I raised an arm to shield my eyes as the pressure slammed into us, forcing everyone back.
Gohan and Krillin covered their faces with their arms.
Piccolo staggered.
I dug my feet into the ground, teeth clenched as the sky itself seemed to scream.
Vegeta's hair began to rise.
Slowly.
Defiantly.
Black turning to gold.
Lightning cracked through his aura, snapping violently around his body.
"No way…" I breathed.
Vegeta lowered his head.
His eyes locked onto me.
Emerald green.
Cold.
Burning.
"This…" he said slowly, voice unnaturally calm beneath the roar of his power, "…is this a Super Saiyan.?" as he looked at his Hands, [250,000 x 50 = 12,500,000].
He lifted a finger and pointed directly at my chest.
"Are you ready to die, Worm?"
[Vegeta's POV]
It felt perfect.
The power.
The clarity.
The absolute certainty of dominance.
Every cell in My body screamed triumph as golden energy flooded My veins, burning away doubt, weakness, and shame. This was it.
This was what Frieza had feared.
What legends whispered about.
The Super Saiyan.
I moved.
The battlefield became a blur as i tore through those weakings.
Piccolo went down first, one brutal strike sending the Namekian skidding across the far sea.
Krillin barely had time to scream before a backhand sent him flying to a nearby mountain.
Gohan tried to intervene, rage fueling him, but Vegeta crushed him into the dirt with a single kick, leaving a hole in the ground.
And then...
The human, i grabbed his head, and slamed it against any surface i could find..
I now hold the now bloody Ben by the throat mid-air, lifting him effortlessly into the air.
Pathetic.
With little to no power.
Where does he get to be this Arroganet.
But and now, he's nothing to look at.
I smiled at last.
A proud, satisfied smile.
"Tell me," i said calmly, tightening his grip just enough to make Ben choke, "who do you think is the strongest now?"
[Ben POV]
Everything hurt.
My vision swam, blood running down my chin as I struggled to breathe. Vegeta's grip was iron-tight.
But I laughed.
It hurt like hell.
But it was still worth it.
I spat out blood and grinned up at him.
"…Still Goku."
The smile vanished.
Vegeta's eyes twitched.
Red veins poping into his green eyes.
Rage exploded.
"You DARE TO.." , he stopped himself and calm down, and than smiled at me.
He raised his free hand, pressing his palm against my mouth. Energy gathered instantly, hot and violent, crackling with golden lightning, as my mouth lighted up.
"tell me how Death taste like," he whispered, smiling again. As i can hear him charging his blast.
And then...
Everything changed.
A blur.
Pressure vanished.
Suddenly, I was falling....am i dead, again.
...
I hit the ground hard, coughing, gasping as my hands touched the floor, where i saw, Piccolo, Krillin, Gohan, lieing on the ground near me.
I looked up.
So did everyone else.
Someone stood between us and Vegeta.
Tall.
Calm.
Black hair moving gently in the wind.
Vegeta looked annoyed.
"…You," he breathed.
I smiled weakly.
"Took you long enough," I muttered.
The figure turned head to look at me.
And gave me a thumbs up.
Goku's power level: 3,000,000