The sky split open with a ugly ass ship.
Frieza's ship descended, cutting through the clouds with deliberate slowness, as if he wanted the whole planet to feel his arrival.
The wind howled, dust kicked up, oceans trembled miles away. He wanted drama. He always did.
Too bad for him, we were already there, and Waiting.
Goku stood with his hands on his hips, grinning like this was a reunion barbecue. Vegeta had his arms crossed, scowling so hard it could crack stone. Piccolo was silent, eyes locked on the ship, calm and ready. Tien stood tall, centered. Roshi leaned on his cane, oddly relaxed.
And I was ready.....i hope.
The hatch opened with a hiss.
Frieza floated down slowly, arms behind his back, golden body gleaming like polished arrogance. His aura was contained, cleaner than before, sharper. Golden Frieza. Of course, he must be spookied if he already golden.
And than He smiled.
"Oh my, oh my," he purred. "I've waited so long for this moment."
His crimson eyes locked onto me instantly.
"To finally kill the human who ended me on Namek. Ben, was it?"
Vegeta growled. "You talk too much."
Frieza ignored him.
"I will make sure you suffer," he continued, floating closer, to the ground. "I'll tear you apart molecule by molecul-"
I raised my hands.
Frieza stopped talking, and flew to me.
And held my breath.
....
The world froze.
Sound vanished. Wind locked in place. Dust hung motionless in the air like a paused painting. Frieza's body stopped mid-air, his finger just beginning to rise.
My heart hammered as I scanned the battlefield.
That was tooo close, Too close.
He was less than an arm's length away from where I'd been standing.
'That was too Bloody close,' I think to myself.
If I'd waited even half a second longer, that speech would've ended with a hole in my chest.
I pivoted instantly, planting my feet, palms forward.
I focused.
The swirling technique burned into my muscles, into my soul.
'Mafuba.'
Green energy spiraled violently from my hands, ripping the frozen air into a vortex. The force latched onto Frieza instantly, dragging his frozen golden form into the screaming whirl.
He couldn't react.
Let alone resist.
Time is my Bitch.
A rice cooker I'd very carefully painted to look like a rock, nearby me.
Don't judge me. Preparation is king.
I slammed the seal shut.
The spiral vanished.
Frieza was seal
I exhaled, 'My win, again'
...
I Exhale.
The world lurched back into motion.
Wind crashed. Dust fell. Sound returned in a violent rush.
I staggered slightly, sweat pouring down my face.
"…Holy hell," I muttered.
Vegeta spun around. "Where did he go?!"
Goku blinked. "Huh? He was right there!"
I wiped my forehead. "You're welcome."
Piccolo's eyes narrowed as he spotted the "rock" at my feet. "…What did you do."
I nudged it with my boot.
"Sealed him."
Silence.
Then...
Vegeta exploded. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!"
Goku laughed. "Aww, I didn't even get to fight!"
Vegeta rounded on me. "You robbed me of my God Dam Revenge!"
I snapped back instantly. "Oh, go suck a dick, Vegeta. I'm not dying, beacuse you wanted a little Revenge"
Roshi choked on laughter.
Tien shook his head. "Well, at least He's Efficient."
"Thank you"
We gathered around the rice cooker, all staring at it like it might explode.
Goku crouched. "So… what do we do with him?"
I scratched my chin. "Honestly? Throw him into deep space. Where no one will ever find him."
Vegeta grinned. "I like that idea."
Piccolo nodded.
And then....
A thin red beam pierced the air, and broke the rice cooker.
.....
Instinct kicked in.
I held my breath again.
Time froze.
Pain erupted.
I looked down.
A hand was through my chest.
My vision blurred instantly as blood spilled from my mouth and nose. My lungs screamed, starved for air I couldn't take.
Frieza's arm was impaled through me.
'When…?' I rasped.
Golden Frieza's face stood frozen inches away, his other hand extended, finger still glowing faintly red, and pointed right at my head.
He'd fired the beam before I stopped time.
I tried to pull his arm out.
My strength was fading fast.
My grip slipped, beacuse of my blood.
My knees buckled, even in stopped time.
Panic clawed up my throat.
I can't die here.
My vision darkened.
And it hit me.
.....
I didn't hesitate.
I locked eyes with him.
'Change… now.'
The world snapped, as my soul flew out.
....
Time resumed.
I yanked my arm free.
from my OWN body.
From now his body.
I staggered back, now standing in Frieza's golden form, staring down at my own human body collapsing to its knees, blood pouring from a massive hole in its chest.
Frieza, in my body, coughed violently.
Blood splattered the ground.
He stared at his hands.
At the hole.
At the weakness.
"What....what have you done?!" he screamed, voice cracking in panic.
I looked down at my new hands.
Golden.
Power humming perfectly through me.
"Oh," I said calmly, flexing my fingers. "when someone tires to kill me, we switch bodies, i made that move for Vegeta, but your body is good too".
Vegeta's jaw dropped.
Goku's eyes went wide. "Whoa!"
Piccolo reacted instantly, grabbing my old body and catching it before it hit the ground. "Ben!"
"that's not Ben" I snapped, then corrected myself. "Well. He is . But I am the real Ben now."
Frieza clutched his chest, staggering. "This body....this filth....it's dying!"
"Yep," I said. "Human bodies do that when you punch holes in them."
He tried to fire a blast.
Nothing happened.
Just more pain.
I walked toward him slowly, every step heavy with divine pressure.
"You wanted me to suffer," I said. "Instead, you gave me your perfect form, but i still want to be human, i like having balls of steel."
I raised a golden hand.
Vegeta finally found his voice. "…Ben."
I glanced back. "Yeah?"
Vegeta smirked. "you seem a bit shorter, than i remember."
Ben: >:[
"Bulma is taller than you."
Frieza looked up at me, terror finally cracking through his arrogance.
"Wait...!"
I clenched my fist.
"Nah"
I punched his head, clean off.
Ben's power level: ????