"So long Dodoria..." Vegeta laughed, watching the smoke from his attack disappear as nothing was left behind. "After all his boasting, in the end he was nothing more than a sniveling coward... But still, I didn't think I would defeat him so easily. My powers have grown to exceed even my own expectations..."

Vegeta concentrated for a moment, his eyes snapping open as he looked to the East suddenly, a wicked grin creeping across his features. "I love it! I should've learned how to sense power levels a long time ago! There's a whole group of them dead ahead!"

His feet left the ground as he floated upwards, planning out his next move. "A Namek village. Just the sort of place I'd expect to find a dragonball. Frieza will have to search every inch of this stinking planet, but with my new found ability, I'll always be one step ahead of him!"

He blasted forward, flying at an incredible speed as he raced towards the village ahead. It only took him a couple of minutes before he was hovering over said village, scanning the area for signs of Frieza or his men. "Just as I expected. Frieza hasn't been here yet. There's not a single corpse to be seen." He chuckled lowly, descending with his trademark smirk as he rasped out, "Well, we'll see what I can do about that..."

...

Back with Krillin, Gohan, Luna and Dende...

...

"Hey Gohan..." Krillin said lowly, noticing they were near the cave where they had left Bulma. "You know, I'm sorry I got you into this... Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to come here..." He explained wearily. "I mean, I wanna wish all our friends back to life but... If we try to compete with Vegeta... We're just gonna get ourselves killed..."

"So... You think we should give up?" Gohan answered, sounding a little upset.

Krillin looked back at him with a sad expression, something Luna didn't miss, as he nodded.

Just as it looked like Gohan was going to say something else, his eyes refocused to a particular formation of rocks below. "Hey! Look, there's the cave! We're safe!" He cheered excitedly, as everyone landed. Gohan grabbed Dende's hand and began leading him there as Krillin sighed, "Good eye buddy..."

Luna observed everyone's defeated attitude's. Choosing to stay out of it for the moment as she really didn't know what was going on... She thought she heard him saying something about wishing all their friends back to life, but that was impossible... Wasn't it? How could someone be wished back to life? She wondered, frowning slightly at the thought before the realization hit her. Maybe... Maybe it has something to do with those orange balls everyone seems to be after...

"Bulma!" Gohan sang, standing at the entrance of the cave as Krillin and Luna followed behind him.

"Bulma?" Krillin questioned, straining his eyes to see into the darkness ahead of them.

"I don't see her anywhere..." Gohan said while looking to the bald man next to him, sounding slightly worried.

"Maybe she just went all the way in the back or something... I'll go check it out." Krillin suggested, walking forward as he called her name yet again, "Bulma...? Come out, come out wherever you are! Helloooo? Huh?" He stopped instantly, seeing a white dome house set up in the very back of the cave.

Gohan and Dende walked up beside him, followed by Luna as Gohan smiled, recognizing the tell tale look of the small structure. Just as Luna was about to ask about the whereabouts of their friend, the door to the house opened, revealing a slender woman with light blue hair and blue eyes to match.

She's so pretty... Luna thought instantly, smiling as she prepared to introduce herself. The look of confusion on the blue haired woman's face quickly turned to anger as she frowned intensely before yelling.

"Well it's about time you two came back!" She shouted, crossing her arms as she glared at Gohan and Krillin, "What took you so long anyway?!"

Luna's eyes went wide as she took a step back while Dende ran behind her, clutching onto the side of her kimono as they continued to listen to the woman rant.

"I thought I was gonna die of boredom!" She went on, making Krillin chuckle nervously while glancing at Gohan.

"Must've been rough..." He whispered, making the dark haired boy next to him giggle.

Bulma shot him a dirty look before finally noticing Luna and Dende standing a few feet back, both of them looking towards her nervously.

"Hey, what's the deal with the miniature Piccolo?" She asked, pointing towards Dende as he poked his head out from behind Luna's dress to stare at her. "He's Namekian right?" She continued, sounding a bit uncertain. "You sure it's a good idea to bring him here?"

"Sure!" Gohan replied, smiling back at the two of them. "We saved him!"

"And... Who's this?" Bulma asked as Luna waved timidly, not wanting to chance making her angry again. 

"H-hi..." She stammered as the blue haired woman ignored her, turning to stare at Krillin and Gohan again.

"What happened out there?"

"How about we go inside first," Krillin suggested, sighing in exhaustion. "Then we'll tell you the whole story..."

"Oh yeah! I have a lot to tell you too!" Bulma shouted excitedly, making everyone jump as she remembered what she wanted to say. She smiled widely, clasping her hands together as she told them all the news. "I just talked to my dad a while ago and guess what? He said that Goku's on his way here, to Namek! And brace yourself, he'll be here in six days!"

Gohan's eyes lit up as Krillin stared at her, totally dumbfounded.

"That's right! He's using a replica of the Saiyan ship he came to Earth in as a baby... My dad worked all day and night to fix it up for him!" She was very animated when she spoke, waving her arms around a lot as she went on. "And he's still training too, so he'll be ready to take on the bad guys... What do you think?" She finished with a smile as Luna looked over to Krillin and Gohan, noticing that they looked completely overjoyed.

"My dad's coming here!" Gohan shouted, laughing happily as Luna and Dende continued to watch in confusion. Do they really think he's strong enough to compete with Zarbon or Vegeta? And what about Frieza? She wondered, hoping their faith in this man was well placed.

"Yeah!" They all shouted together, surprising Luna as Gohan ran towards her, grabbing her hand as well as Dende's before he started to swing them around while jumping up and down in celebration. Dende glanced at Luna, who looked just as uncomfortable as he did, before she sent the green child a smile and started to giggle. It was nice to just relax for a moment and pretend everything was going to be okay... Truthfully, she really hoped it would be. 

What if this Goku really is strong enough to stand a chance against Frieza? She thought, feeling hopeful for once. His power level would have to be incredible...

Krillin was beside himself, laughing and smiling like there was no tomorrow. "I don't believe it... Goku... This means we still have a fighting chance!" He finished, clenching his fists in determination.

"Come on guys!" Bulma insisted, waving everyone inside as she opened the door to the capsule house. "I'll make some tea and you can both introduce me to your new friends."

...

Back on Frieza's ship...

...

"It's been too long..." Zarbon stated carefully, observing Frieza's reaction as Appule laid the two dragonballs they had just finished collecting at the tyrant's feet. "Dodoria should've been back by now. Something must have happened... Maybe I'd better go look for him-"

"Forget him." Frieza said harshly, frowning before he continued. "If he isn't capable of dealing with two puny pests and a baby Namek, then I don't want him back. Continue your search for the last two dragonballs."

"Yes, sir." Zarbon replied, not wanting to anger him any further.

The purple alien next to him spoke up, looking confused. "But how will we find the Namek villages without our scouters? We'll have to search this entire planet-"

"And that's exactly what we'll do." Zarbon answered, sending the man a deadly glare before returning his gaze to Frieza. "Don't worry Lord Frieza. We'll find them."

Frieza smirked, "I expect nothing less from you Zarbon. Come to me when you have the final two. And do hurry..." He said more seriously, his voice laced with an underlying threat, "I'd like to make my wish before I die of old age."

Zarbon nodded, exiting the room quickly as Appule followed, leaving Freiza alone with his thoughts. Soon he would have all seven dragonballs and along with it, immortality...