The time had come. It was finally time to show everyone that she wasn't just a weak little five year old girl. Goku was still in the hospital but her mother was with them all at kame house to watch her leave. 

Chidori had felt really bad that she had snapped at both of them but her mother had seemed to understand just a little more than her father did.

"Now sweety you'll have all of this homework done by the time you get back right?" an unknowing threat lied between those words, promising more homework if she didn't finish this batch.

She nodded, "Yes mom, I will"

Chi-Chi hugged her daughter forcefully, "I love you so much sweety! Please be careful! And if any bad guys come after you then you run away as fast as you can and run home to mommy! Got it!?"

Chidori nodded vigorously to put her mother at ease, "Of course mom!"

Chi-Chi smiled at her and kissed her forehead, "And don't worry about your father. He seems angry still that you're leaving but he just wants to protect you. Just like I do"

Chidori smiled back, "It'll be okay mom. I'll be fine" she understood. She really did. But she just wanted to show them how capable she's become. How independent she is now and all because of Piccolo.

With that, Bulma, Krillin and Chidori took off for Namek, leaving Earth behind for what may seem like years.

Meanwhile with Vegeta

It took his ship a while but he had finally reached one of Frieza's planets by the eighteenth day he had left Earth. Currently now he was healing in one of the rejuvenation tanks, the planet's doctors looking after him.

A couple days after he finished healing, the doctor stopped the process and drained the liquid in the tank for him. Vegeta opened his eyes and looked around him at the familiar surroundings.

The alien doctor sighed, "You're fully healed but unfortunately your tail wouldn't regenerate. I'm deeply sorry"

Vegeta walked out of the tank and over to a new set of clothes, putting them on in front of them with no hesitance, "No matter. It'll grow back eventually. And even if it doesn't, I don't care. I don't need it anymore"

The alien hummed to himself, clearly surprised by his words, "You must have had a hard time wherever you were. To think that the armor you wore could be destroyed like it had been."

Vegeta interrupted him, done with the mindless small-talk, "Is Lord Frieza here?"

"Hm. No. He's out."

"Pft" Vegeta scoffed, "So he's tired of this planet already." And he began walking out of the room.

"Oh uh!. . " the doctor stopped him, "Kiwi asked me to tell you to meet him in the training room. He has to speak with you!"

Vegeta scoffed but chuckled at the audacity "Ha! Tell him I have nothing to say to him"

The doctor tried to stop him once again, "Oh but you're forgetting your scouter!"

Vegeta shrugged, "I don't need it anymore. It's yours. Keep it."

He left the room without another word, lost in his own thoughts, 'To think that those low class urchins were able to defeat me. How pathetic. But still. That girl was a capable fighter. It's too bad that she's being digressed into a low life earthling like the rest of them.'

He shook his head, 'Oh no matter. I'll could leave tomorrow morning and go back to retrieve her from them. No doubt they'd still be healing from my attack.  . . . . Or wait. Perhaps I should go to Namek first to get my wish of immortality! And then no one will be able to stand in my way! Not even Frieza'

"Hey Vegeta!" the familiar voice of Kiwi called out to him with a taunting manner, "I heard you got your ass kicked and that Raditz and Nappa are dead! What the hell happened to the supposedly almighty Saiyans?"

Vegeta growled, "Get out of my sight Kiwi" he tried to walk past the purple moron but he clearly wasn't finished talking.

"I heard Frieza was pretty angry with you at first for going off somewhere without his permission."

Vegeta was about to retort but Kiwi continued, "But I also heard that he was going to forgive you since you discovered something grand for him. The fact that he could receive eternal life . . ."

Vegeta was shell shocked and held his breath, "But that means he's gone to-!"

"Planet Namek, of course" Kiwi grinned, "Imagine everyone's faces! I'm surprised Frieza doesn't have you killed anyway! Uh hey! Where you going?!"

Vegeta raced off to a space pod with Kiwi hot on his tail shouting after him.

Vegeta got in a pod and set off for Namek, "That son of a bitch! He's not going to get away with it! Those Dragon Balls are MINE!"

With that, the angry Saiyan flew off in his Space-pod towards Piccolo's home planet, ignoring taht Kiwi was right on his nonexistent tail.

After a whole month of being trapped on a spaceship with each other, Chidori, Krillin and Bulma finally made it to Namek. They ran into a couple of evil guys that were there, too, but Krillin and Chidori easily took care of them.

"That wasn't too bad!" Krillin laughed with Chidori, "Getting those dragon balls will be a piece of cake!"

Chidori tilted her head, "Yeah but why aren't there aliens like Piccolo here? Wouldn't they come out to see us?"

Krillin put his hand on his head where his hat was, "I don't know, Chi. Maybe they're afraid. We ARE aliends to THEM, after all and-"

They both froze in their words and Krillin shivered, "Uh . . Chidori do you feel that?"

Chidori nodded, her tail shaking, "Yeah. It feels like . . . It feels like Vegeta!"

Just then, a saiyan space-ship came down and landed on the planet with them.

"Gah! Quick, Chi! Hide your power level so he won't sense you!"

"On it!"

Bulma almost cried, not prepared for this danger at all, "What are we gonna do?! He'll kill us for sure!"

Krillin threw his hat on the ground, "Dammit! We have to gather those dragon balls and fast! But before that, we should find somewhere for you to hide, Bulma"

Bulma was pouting and stomped the grass, "Whatever. Not like I can go back home anyways!"

They ran around for a while until they finally found a cave. Krillin and Chi's hearts stopped when they felt more ki around so Krillin yelled at them, "Hurry! Get in the cave! Now!"

They ran inside as fast as they could and depressed their power levels so the enemies wouldn't find them. When they flew by, Chi and Krillin watched in terror as they went on by but there was something way off about the one in the front and as soon as they were gone, Chidori let out a breath and ran out of the cave, heaving in shock.

"Krillin! Did you see that?! All of those guys and the guy at the front! That one was so strong! I can't believe it!"

"Yeah, I noticed but you know what else Chi?"

Chidori and Bulma stared at him and Krillin let out a sigh, "They had some of the dragon balls with them, already. It seems Vegeta and us are not the only ones who want them."

Chidori gulped, "Crap. What are we going to do, Krillin? They're heading straight for a few other power levels. Maybe a village? Should be follow them to see?"

Krillin hummed, "I guess we could but we won't interfere, you get it Chidori? If that one guy was as strong as we felt then we're going to be in a heap of trouble. Even the two guys behind him are a danger to us."

With that, they left Bulma but told her to remain in the cave until they returned. They didn't need their pilot to get hurt or killed.

When they arrived a little ways away from the strange group of men, they stopped and depressed they're ki all the way down.

"They're at a village" Chidori spoke softly, "What are we going to do Krillin? What if they-"

"We can't worry about that right now. If these guys are that strong then the only thing we really can do is hope for an opening to steal the dragon ball from them. Got it Chi?"

Chidori watched as the men killed many of the villagers and Krillin put his hand on her back to ease her, knowing it can't be easy for a little kid to see such things. They left only an older male and two children alive. 

Chidori was very angry. She HAD to do something to stop this!

Krillin noticed the girl's anger and gulped, "Uh . . . Chi? You've gotta calm down, kid, or else they'll get a read on where we are! Chi!"

Chidori growled, "They're gonna kill them Krillin" her tail whipped around furiously, "We have to help them!" she bared her teeth.

Krillin slapped her back to keep her down, "No." he stated firmly, "Just hold on and everything will be-"

They suddenly felt a few power levels headed to the village and three Namekians stood before the tyrants. The three warrior figures stood angrily seeing all that the tyrants have done. Krillin and Chidori listened as they made a heroic speech and tried to fight.

Krillin grinned, "Alright! See Chidori? Everything's going to be okay! They're super strong and-"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

They turned back and Chidori gaped in horror as the large pink alien drove his hand easily through one of the warriors.

'Oh Kami' Chidori whimpered in her mind. Her anger rose again as the pink alien called Dodoria murdered the other two Namekians brutally. There was so much blood.

The man named Frieza who looked like a lizard person ordered the elder Namekian to give them the dragon ball and everything seemed to calm again even if there had just been so much death.

Krillin sighed, "See Chidori? They're giving them the dragon ball. Everything's going to be okay"

However the tyrant, Frieza wanted them to give them the location of another village but the elder refused.

Dodoria killed one of the children.

Chidori gasped and her anger skyrocketed when the man killed the elder and was about to kill the other child.

"Chidori!" she could only barely hear Krillin as she flew down straight to them and landed a kick right at Dodoria's face, knocking him out of the way and onto the ground. 

Krillin landed down beside her and grabbed the small, green child, "Dammit Chidori! Come on! We have to go! Quickly!"

Together they all took off as fast as they could away from the tyrants who were still in shock at their entrance AND exit.

Frieza blinked out of his shock and shouted at his minions, "Well what are you dolts waiting for!? After them!"

Krillin shivered as he felt one of the tyrants coming after them and soon the man was visible behind them, gaining speed. Krillin gained Chidori's attention, "Chidori! Take the kid and fly on! I'm going to distract him!"

Chidori expertly caught the small Namekian child and was about to speak when Krillin gave her a hard stare, "Go on! I'll catch up! Just close your eyes, alright?!"

Chidori nodded and spoke to the child who looked about her age, "Close your eyes if you understand me!"

The child closed his eyes and Chidori closed her own as Krillin performed the Taio Ken on Dodoria, blinding the man briefly so they could make their escape.

Soon Krillin caught up with them and they flew upwards above Dodoria so he couldn't see them. Thankfully, though, the man didn't sense them having lost his scouter and flew away.

Everyone sighed in relief and Chidori asked the child, "Can you understand us?"

He nodded, "Yes."

Krillin smiled, "Well are you able to fly by any chance so we don't have to carry you everywhere?"

Chidori asked another question politely, "What's your name? I'm Chidori!"

The child fumbled his fingers, "My name is Dende and yes. I can fly. We all learn as children." Dende flew out of Chidori's grasp and floated on his own.

Chidori grinned, "That's great! Hey do you want to come with us? We'll get you to safety!"

Dende nodded with a slight smile, but still grieving over his family, "That would be wonderful"

Krillin smiled ,"Great! Come on let's-"

He stopped and whimpered a little, "Crap! We have to hide! Hurry!"

He grabbed Chidori and Dende and they hid on a very small island behind a large boulder. Chidori whispered to Krillin, "What's going on Krillin? Who is it?"

Krillin shivered, "Vegeta. He must have learned to sense power levels. And hide his. I barely even registered him coming. . . .He sensed us around here. He's right above us"

Chidori quivered and wrapped her tail protectively around Dende.

'It's Vegeta alright' she thought, 'How did he get here so fast? Wasn't his injuries as bad as dad's?'

She shook her head, 'It doesn't matter. He's here now. Which means we might be in big trouble with him AND the lizard person'

Meanwhile, Vegeta stopped and looked around, 'I know someone's here. I sensed three power levels. Was Dodoria really telling the truth or was he being a big pink idiot as usual? Could those Earthlings actually have made it here? Where are they, then?'

He grew impatient and shouted "I know you're there! Come out and I might not kill you!"

His words were a total lie, though and they all knew it.

Krillin had clasped a hand over Dende's mouth so he didn't accidentally shout. Dende's power level was the one Vegeta could see since the poor thing couldn't lower it down any further.

"You have five seconds before I level this whole place into the water!"

Chidori closed her eyes tight as Vegeta started to count down, "Five! Four!"

Chidori's tail tightened around Dende with apprehension and she whimpered. She didn't want to fight him again!

"Three! Two!"

Krillin sighed in his head, 'We've got no choice. He's gonna to do it!'

"One!-"

All of a sudden, however, a giant fish came out of the water and splashed back down into the great abyss.

Vegeta saw it clearly and straightened, "Hm. It was him, then."

Chidori saw him shake his head as she peeked from behind the boulder. 

He shouted to himself, "Dammit, I'm wasting time! I should be-" he stopped himself and smirked, "Ohohoho! About twenty power levels that way! It has to be a village that Frieza and his men haven't been to yet! Ha! I got you beat now, Frieza!"

With that, the spiky haired saiyan male took off without a second thought.

Chidori and Krillin sighed deeply with relief.

"Oh man" Chidori slumped, feeling on the edge of passing out, "That was close! You okay Dende?"

The small Namekian nodded timidly, "What are we doing now?"

Krillin hummed, "We should get moving to the cave where we left Bulma. Don't want her to worry right? Hehe"

Chidori whipped her tail and giggled, "Come on Dende! You're coming with us, right?"

Dende nodded, "If it means I'll be safe with you two then yes"

With that the trio flew slowly off back to the cave where they left their blue-haired friend.

When they landed, Krillin called out excitedly, "Hey Bulma! You still in there?!"

Nothing.

Chidori titled her head and wrapped her tail around Dende's hand before venturing in the cave, "Come on. Let's see"

Krillin followed the two from behind what they saw is something they never expected.

"It's a house, Krillin!" Chidori shouted and bounced excitedly but flinched when the door to the house opened with a smack.

"There you two are! I was worried sick about you! Where have you guys been!?"

Krillin laughed, "Hahah! Sorry Bulma! But we brought someone with us! I hope you don't mind. Dende, this is Bulma, she's our friend."

Bulma gaped at the small Namekian, suddenly all anger in her lost, "Aw! He's so cute! But why did you bring him here?"

Chidori flew up to her face level and whispered in her ear, "His entire village was slaughtered. We saved him"

Bulma gasped, "Oh. Well uh . . Oh! Guess what, you guys! This will brighten your day up!"

They all spoke at once, "What?"

"I just got word from my dad that Goku is all better and he's on his way here right now!"

Chidori grinned and gasped, "That's Awesome! Daddy's coming here!?"

"He'll be here in about seven days" she finished and Krillin sighed.

"Oh. Okay well I guess that's better than waiting a month, right?"

"Hey why don't you guys come on in? You hungry?"

Chidori's eyes lit up, "Oh yeah! I'm starving! Come on Dende!"

She tugged Dende behind her and led him inside with Krillin and Bulma behind them.

The little Namekian was very confused by these aliens but one thing was for sure. He liked Chidori and was intent on sticking close by her side.

Vegeta flew towards the power levels he had been sensing when he finally reached the undamaged village. The Namekians were gardening and chattering and the children were playing and frolicking about near the houses.

Vegeta smirked and chuckled, "Well well. It looks like it's my lucky day!"

He landed on the ground in the middle of the village, still grinning.

The elder of the village came out just as everyone was chattering curiously about the newcomer.

"Excuse me sir? You're not from around here. What do you want here, my boy?"

Vegeta smiled sinisterly, "I would like your dragon ball. Give it to me"

The elder huffed, "Young man. . . . I'm afraid I can't do that. I'm sorry but .. . . .I sense there is an evil inside of you"

The Saiyan chuckled, "Is that so?!"

The group from Earth plus one Namekian sat together inside the house Bulma had in capsule form and they all had munched on delicious TV dinners while Dende was just sitting and watching them curiously. Krillin had asked him why he didn't want anything to eat only to find out that Namekians didn't require food to survive. Only water.

It made sense to Chidori, though. She never really saw Piccolo eat anything.

Suddenly Chidori felt a high power level surrounded by multiple ones that were disappearing rapidly.

"Krillin!"

"I know!" they all ran outside and Krillin shivered in anger, "There's no mistaken it. That's Vegeta! He's! He's!-"

Chidori pushed him, "Not in front of Dende, Krillin!"

Dende, however, was shuddering in fear and whimpering and Chidori put a hand on his shoulder, "Dende?"

The boy gulped, "I can sense it too. That village. . . . .It's gone."

Chidori's shoulder's dropped and she grit her teeth, "Grgh" she itched to fight.

Dende noticed her change immediately and flinched away from her. Krillin suddenly grabbed her, "Chi, you need to calm down! Sometimes there are just things you can't do to help! And this is one of them!"

Chidori's Ki grew hot on Krillin's skin and she shuddered in pure rage.

Bulma grew frightened, even, "Ch-Chidori?"

Krillin shouted at her, "Calm down! You'll warn Vegeta of where we are! And then what would that accomplish!? He'll kill us all and we won't be able to make our wish! What about Piccolo?!"

Chidori suddenly cooled down and pushed Krillin away from her.

She went over by the cave and sat near it with her knees at her chin, "I get it, alright? I just . . . I just wish there was something we could do to help . . . "

They all stared at her a bit with concern. Even Dende seemed worried for her.

Chidori clenched her eyes shut, 'This is all so hopeless anyways. What chance do we have when Vegeta AND even more powerful space jerks are after the dragon balls?'

She narrowed her eyes at her hands, 'It's all hopeless, isn't it? Just like I am'