13 Truth...

The green Namekian sky was lit up from the blazes of the burning village below. Countless bodies were strewn across the ground, purple blood staining the ground as evidence of the slaughter. The crunching sound of dirt underneath boots rang through the empty village.

An elderly Namekian laid on the ground, blood streaming out of his mouth. As he desperately inhaled air, he saw two white boots stop in front of him. With a groan, he was lifted off the ground by his neck and was met with the smirk of the Saiyan Prince.

"Hmm, I didn't expect one of you to be alive? No matter... tell me where the damn ball is. Now!" Vegeta demanded. In the Prince's other hand, a bright red ki ball formed, it's heat singing the dying Namekians skin.

With great effort, the elderly Namekian pointed his hand at a broken hut. Vegeta grinned and threw the old Namekian to the side. He aimed his blast at the hut, obliterating it. From the smoke, a bright orange glow was seen. Smirking, Vegeta picked up the 6 star Dragon Ball. Slowly rising, Vegeta prepared to take off from the village.

"Going somewhere, Monkey?"

Whipping his head around, Vegeta was met with the smug face of Zarbon. The prince grit his teeth, but masked his ire with a smirk.

"Do you have a death-wish you slimy shit?"

Zarbon's smug face deepened.

"Last I checked, even Dodoria could handle you. But no matter... I've been given orders to secure the Dragon Ball and bring you to Frieza. Comply or... I'll have to do this the hard way." Zarbon said sadistically.

Vegeta gained a panicked look on his face.

'Fuck! If I go to Frieza, he'll kill me! I need the immortality to face him!... Okay, okay, let's calm down. It's fine, all I have to do is kill this weakling in front of me. No problem.'

Throwing the Dragon Ball to the side, Vegeta charged at Zarbon who grinned.

"The hard way it is.... good!"

Vegeta threw a jab at Zarbon, which the alien commander dodged with ease. Grabbing the limb, Zarbon proceeded to knee Vegeta in the stomach, causing him to spit blood. He then kicked the Prince back, causing him to fly through a mountain.

"Come on, where the vigor... the anger... the-"

Zarbon was cut off by a foot to the gut, by Vegeta who sped to the commander. The prince was bleeding from his mouth, as his suit and armor were damaged. Giving him an uppercut, Vegeta began to beat Zarbon with all his energy, with Zarbon too dazed to block or dodge. Purple blood spewed out of Zarbon's lips as he was attacked.

Appearing under the commander, Vegeta punted him up with a swift kick that sent him flying into the air, before disappearing. In a flash of movement, the Prince reappeared in the air and laced his fingers together, before smashing his hands down on Zarbons head.

The feminine commander was sent crashing into the ground, picking dust. Bright purple spheres of ki formed in Vegeta's hands as he cupped them together. With great effort, he pointed his hands at Zarbon's position.

"GALICK GUN: FIRE!"

A bright yellow cylinder of ki impacted the ruined landscape. The force of the impact sent the Dragon Ball hurtling miles away. Smoke filled the landscape as Vegeta panted lightly.

'That must have gotten the bastard... odd, an attack of that magnitude would have wiped me out before, but now-'

Suddenly Zarbon appeared in front of him, his clothes burned and his body bruised. His fist impacted Vegeta in his stomach, making a dent in his armor. Vegeta's eyes bulged, as he coughed up blood once more. Not letting up, Zarbon heel-kicked Vegeta to a nearby mountain before disappearing. Vegeta went through the mountain before crashing into the ground. His clothes were shredded as he bled rivers of blood.

Reappearing next to the falling Vegeta, the commander grabbed his face before slamming it into the ground. He then repeated his action two more times before unceremoniously dropping the Prince. Vegeta groaned as he impacted the ground. Blood dripped from his forehead, staining the ground.

Zarbon loomed over him, an ugly expression on his handsome face.

"Monkey trash... to think you would even try striking me? It's no wonder why Lord Frieza wiped out your worthless species."

Vegeta's eyes widened in horror.

'W-what... I thought... damn it.. damn you... Frieza!' he thought.

"It's time to bring you to Lord Frieza. Hopefully, he'll end your worthless-"

Zarbon was cut off by a roar of rage from Vegeta. With renewed vigor, Vegeta jumped at Zarbon, his hand covered in yellow ki. He swung it at Zarbon's surprised face.

SPLURCH!

Stumbling back, Zarbon gripped the left side of his face. Blood dribbled through his hand as he snarled. Gently removing his hands, Zarbon's face was revealed. The whole left side of his face was burned, contrasting greatly to his green skin. His eye was milky white, with a bright red scar running through it.

Zarbon hunched over, as a bestial growl emanated from his mouth. Vegeta looked on surprised, sweat dripping from his face. Zarbon's body began to bulk up as his armor stretched in response. His skin turned rough, as his face turned more reptile-like. His eyes glowed red and his teeth shined as he snarled at the Prince.

"YOU"LL PAY FOR THAT!"

As the shadow loomed over Vegeta, a flicker of fear crossed his face. Zarbon cocked his monstrous fist back before throwing at Vegeta with incredible speed. The last thing Vegeta saw was Zarbon's fist reaching for his face before his vision went black.

.....

Goku and Yamcha's Ship 1 day later...

In the inky black depths of space, a white and black spherical ship was seen, with red glass windows. It was slowly moving forward with its massive thrusters and had just past the red planet of Mars. The red windows of the ship were lit up.

Inside the ship, Goku and Yamcha were doing some intense training, consisting of countless repetitions of weightlifting, anaerobic, and aerobic exercises. Yamcha was currently doing push-ups, while Goku was doing a set of pull-ups. The air around them was dense, as the gravity was indicated to be 30 times earth gravity. Goku seemed to be moving in the gravity with ease, with Yamcha being a tiny bit slower.

Yamcha did one last push-up before jumping up and landing on his feet. He called out to Goku.

"Goku, come down here. I wanna talk to you."

Goku dropped himself from the pull-bat and dropped to the ground gracefully, before walking over to Yamcha.

"What do you need Yamcha?"

"Okay Goku, right now we have a few days till we reach Namek, so we have to make the most of this time. So, let's spar! But there are some rules. First, we can't spar at maximum powers."

Goku's excited face turned into one of confusion.

"What do you mean Yamcha? I don't spar at the maximum, then we won't get better?"

Yamcha shook his head before responding.

"Goku... if I use my Six Paths Mode against you I'd destroy you. And not to mention the fact that if we both power, we'd destroy the ship. I'm not too sure I could survive in space and I don't want to test that."

Goku pouted before speaking once more.

"Okay, we can't use our Maximum's, but what about half? Like you use your... uh, Sage thingy... and I use Kaioken times 5?"

Yamcha gained a thoughtful expression on his face, before speaking.

"Goku, I think you should try to use time 10 Kaioken. If I can recall, according to Bulma, my Sage mode gives me a... 10 times multiplier. So right now, my battle power is... 9,900 while yours is in the 10,000. With Sage mode I have 99,000 BP, so try times 10 or 9 Kaioken. Oh yeah, we also have to increase the gravity too, for more gains. And in this spar, we can't use Ki blast's."

Yamcha walked over to Gravity controls. He twisted the knob as the gravity slowly rose. It passed 40 before Yamcha stopped it at 50 times earth's gravity. The human almost fell to the ground, before steadying. Goku tried to rush over to his side but was held back by the increased gravity. Yamcha raised his hand to calm Goku before picking himself up. Around his eyes were an orange pigmentation, while his eyes glowed a honey gold with a black cross in them. His skin tone turned into a bronze color. Yamcha examined himself in interest.

'Odd, that took a little longer than normal. Maybe it's because there's not that much Natural Energy in space? I'll have to think about that later.'

"Yamcha are you okay?!" Goku asked concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine Goku. Now you power up with the Kaioken."

Goku nodded and went into a horse stance. Sweat began to drip down his brow before he began to scream.

"KAIOKEN... TIMES 10!"

A raging red aura erupted around him as the ship began to shake. The ship began to sound alarms as Goku screamed. Yamcha's head whipped around frantically as his eyes widened.

"Goku stop exerting your power! Internalize it!" Yamcha commanded.

Goku shakily nodded, as his raging aura slowly began to grow smaller, before disappearing completely. He let out a deep sigh, before straightening his form. His body gained a red tint as his hair turned a dark red, the Kaioken's aura miking with his black hair. His eyes turned a dark red as well. Flickers of the Kaioken aura began to surface again before Goku reined them in.

"Okay... Okay... I'm fine. Let's... let's fight!"

Yamcha nodded, before going into his Wolf-stance, while Goku went into the Turtle-stance. The air went still before they both charged at each other. Their forearms clashed as they impacted each other with a bang.

They both jumped backward before rushing back at each other. Yamcha went in for jab at Goku's head, before the Saiyan ducked down. He shot a punch at Yamcha's stomach, but the human caught it. He pulled Goku forward and side-kicked him in the chest.

Goku flew back but caught himself in the air before he could hit the ship's metal wall. Goku flew back at Yamcha with insane speeds and punched him in the face, making him spit blood. Goku uppercut him sending him flying into the air, before grabbing his foot. He slammed Yamcha onto the metal floor, denting it.

The bandit quickly kipped up from the floor and backhanded Goku sending him airborne, before disappearing. He reappeared over Goku and punted him into the floor. He bounced off the floor and into the wall. His hair darkened and his skin lost its red hue. His red eyes turned black. Yamcha slowly walked up to Goku.

'Damn it... Yamcha has more control over his form. I need to push it!'

Goku grits his teeth once more and stood up, his body shaking. He fell into a stance as his Ki sparked and turned raging crimson once more as he whispered something.

"... Kaioken... Times... 12!"

His skin gained a red hue once more, as his hair turned dark red. His red eyes glowed, as a tiny, flaming crimson aura erupted around him. Yamcha stumbled back from the release of ki before Goku disappeared in front of him. Yamcha closed his eyes and tuned into his increased sensory capabilities to find Goku.

A second later he moved his head out of the way, as a red fist shot out at his previous position. Not deterred, Goku continued to attack with vigor. Yamcha continued to dodge the hits, but it was becoming increasingly hard to do so.

'Damn, his Battle Power has surpassed mine by a lot. The only reason I'm still standing is because of my Sage mode's capabilities.'

Goku continued to attack, before attempting a fake. Taking the bait, Yamcha pivoted out of the way before attacking Goku. He was cut off by a swift strike to the gut, making his eyes go wide. Yamcha coughed out a bit of blood before falling to the ground in a hunched position His eyes lost their pigmentation as he gasped in pain.

"G-Goku, turn off the g-gravity!"

Quickly running to the Gravity operator, Goku turned the knob back to 30 times the earth's gravity. the red light of the ship turned off, as the pressure suddenly stopped.

Goku's Kaioken faded as he fell to the floor in an almost unconscious heap. Yamcha shakily stood up and began to walk to a table. He grabbed a woolen sack, and slowly untied it. He took out a Senzu bean and ate it. Immediately he felt stronger and vitalized as his power jumped.

He took out a second bean and walked over to Goku's form. He crouched down and force-fed the bean to Goku. The Saiyan's eyes shot open as he jumped up. He landed on his feet and looked excited.

"Yamcha! Let's do that again! I feel super pumped!"

Goku then gained an interesting look on his face.

"Hey, Yamcha... how'd you know that I should store my Kaioken aura... well, inside me?"

"Well, when you started to do the Kaioken, I could sense a great deal of Ki being wasted from your body with my Sage mode. I thought that if you had kept that energy inside you, then maybe you'll stay in the mode longer."

Goku's eyes shined in amazement at Yamcha's smart thinking.

"Wow Yamcha, you're a genius!" Goku exclaimed.

Yamcha let out a hearty laugh at this. Calming down, he shook his head.

'Goku... that's just common sense.'

"Okay, Goku we'll fight again!"

Goku nodded quickly as Yamcha concentrated. In a quick flicker of golden aura, Yamcha transformed into the Sage mode again. Goku went into a stance once more. He yelled, as his body went into the Kaioken state. His red eyes glared into Yamcha's gold ones.

They both disappeared, as outside the ship, booms could be heard in the space outside.