The battlefield lay in ruin. Dust swirled across broken terrain. The sky, once clear, now crackled with residual energy and storm-like clouds. The Z Fighters, battered and broken, lay scattered. Frieza, hovering in his final form, sneered arrogantly over his victory.
Then—
Step.
A lone foot pressed into the ground.
Goku.
He approached slowly, his orange gi singed, but his expression calm—like the eye of a storm. His friends lay beaten, but his resolve burned brighter than ever.
Frieza (raising an eyebrow): "You still think you can win? You've seen what I'm capable of."
Goku (quietly): "I've seen enough."
The air around Goku shifted. A light breeze turned into gusts. Energy coiled around him like a sleeping dragon. Frieza chuckled.
Frieza: "Hmph. Come then. Let's put an end to this."
Frieza lunged. The earth trembled.
Goku stood still. Frieza's fist came within inches—and was stopped.
Goku's hand had caught it.
Krillin (eyes widening from the crater): "H-He stopped him?"
Piccolo (gasping): "That speed… I couldn't even see him move."
Goku calmly twisted Frieza's wrist and slammed him into the ground, causing a massive shockwave. Frieza growled and leapt back, firing a barrage of death beams. Each one was effortlessly dodged or flicked away.
Frieza (furious): "Stop playing with me!"
He powered up fully. A massive burst of energy erupted—his full power shaking the planet. The sky turned crimson. Even the seas churned from the pressure.
Yamcha (awe-struck): "That… that's his true power."
Tien: "Just how many transformations does he have?"
Frieza (grinning): "You feel that, monkey? 100% of my final form. You should be terrified!"
But Goku didn't flinch.
Goku: "Are you done?"
And then—
Goku's energy shifted. His aura erupted upward, golden lightning crackling around him. The sky above exploded with golden radiance. His hair stood up— blonde.
His eyes turned teal.
The planet itself stilled.
Nappa (in awe): "This… is a Super Saiyan?"
Raditz (struggling to sit up): "No way…"
Vegeta (eyes wide): "He did it… The legend is real…!"
Frieza (backing away): "Wh-What is this?! That transformation… It can't be!"
Goku moved.
In an instant, he was before Frieza. One punch. Frieza flew across the landscape like a bullet, crashing into a distant mountain. Dust engulfed the horizon.
Goku waited.
Frieza emerged, furious, battered.
He attacked again—a flurry of kicks, punches, tail whips. Goku blocked every one without moving from his spot.
Then he vanished—only to appear behind Frieza and smacked Frieza into a mountain 3x bigger than Mt. Everest. Cratering the mountain into nothing.
Piccolo: "His power… it's like nothing I've ever sensed."
Gohan (eyes wide): "Dad… really is the strongest."
Frieza (screaming): "Stop mocking me!!"
He raised a massive Death Ball overhead with enough power to destroy the Sun! throwing it toward Goku with everything he had.
Frieza: "DIE!! ALONG WITH THE PLANET MONKEY!!"
Everyone was startled by Frieza's Declaration, but
Goku caught it— With one hand.
The energy sphere fizzled out, enveloped by his Ki and crumbling in his grip.
Goku floated up.
Goku (quietly): "You've caused enough pain. Enough death. You don't deserve this world."
He flared his aura again. The golden light outshined the sun. Even King Kai, watching from his planet, was speechless.
King Kai: "That's… that's the Super Saiyan…"
Goku charged, this time not holding back.
Every blow sent shockwaves through the planet. Frieza couldn't keep up. His counters were sloppy, panicked. He screamed in frustration with each missed strike.
Frieza: "No! I am the strongest in the universe!"
Goku (seriously): "Not anymore."
With one last flurry, Goku delivered a rising uppercut into the sky, followed by a spinning kick that sent Frieza spiraling down.
He crashed. The dust cleared. Frieza, beaten, bruised, barely breathing, looked up at Goku.
Frieza's lip trembled.
Frieza: "Who are you!? WHAT ARE YOU!?"
Goku: "I am the Saiyan who came from Earth to defeat you. I am the warrior of legend, awakened by fury, but possessing a calm heart. I am the Super Saiyan, Son Goku!"
And the rest of the warriors stared, stunned—awed.
Yamcha (quietly): "We've been chasing after Goku all this time… but he's truly beyond us."
Vegeta (clenching his fists): "A true Super Saiyan… and it's not me… dammit."
Goku hovered, golden and serene, the embodiment of Saiyan legend.
Frieza groaned beneath the rubble, his body broken, pride shattered. Dust settled as Goku floated down, golden aura flickering gently like sunlight on the ocean.
Goku (calmly): "It's over, Frieza. But I'm giving you one last chance. Leave this planet. Never return. Learn from this… or die here."
Frieza's single visible eye twitched. He extended a trembling hand… then snapped it forward, launching a blast straight at Goku's chest.
Frieza (screaming): "NEVER!!"
The blast collided, engulfing Goku in a blinding light.
For a moment, silence.
Then—
BOOM!
The explosion cleared.
Goku stood unharmed, energy swirling around him like a divine wind.
Goku (disappointed): "You had your chance."
He raised a single hand.
Goku: "Ka… Me… Ha… Me… HAAAA!!"
The blue wave surged forward, tearing across the battlefield and consuming Frieza in a flood of light. The tyrant screamed, his power struggling uselessly against the might of the Super Saiyan.
With one last roar, Frieza was swallowed by the attack.
Then… silence.
The dust settled. Nothing remained but scorched earth and silence. Frieza defeated once and for all.
A few moments later:
Nail and Dende had arrived and moved quickly, beginning to heal the fallen.
Dende (panting): "Hold still… This might sting a little."
He moved to Piccolo first, then Krillin, Tien, Yamcha, and Raditz. Nail tended to Gohan and Master Roshi.
Gohan (standing up, wide-eyed): "Dad… won. He really did it."
The warriors slowly gathered near the impact site, their wounds fading, strength returning.
Piccolo (nodding): "We owe him our lives. Again."
Krillin: "I can't believe it… We actually survived Frieza."
Raditz (clenching his fists): "And it was Kakarot who ended him. Hah… what a monster."
The skies lightened as Dende stepped forward with a solemn gaze.
Dende: "We can restore what was lost. We can make things right."
The group gathered the seven Dragon Balls.
Dende (in Namekian): "Takkarapto Popporunga Pupiritt Paro!"
The sky darkened once more. Porunga rose from the ground in a blinding emerald light.
Porunga: "You have summoned me. State your wish."
Dende (in Namekian): "Restore all lives lost to Frieza and his army. Restore the villages and land he destroyed."
Porunga's eyes flashed. The planet pulsed.
In an instant, destroyed landscapes regrew. Lives lost were returned. Families reunited. The air itself seemed fresher.
Vegeta (growling): "You wasted the wish on them? You could've made us stronger! We—"
Tien (firmly): "We're not like you, Vegeta."
Yamcha: "This was the right thing."
Raditz: "Don't test us, Vegeta. Not after what we've just seen."
Vegeta snarled, but remained silent.
Goku (rejoining the group, powered down): "Let's head home. There's still much to do… and I've got a feeling this isn't the last big threat we'll face."
As the Z Fighters turned their eyes to the sky, King Kai's voice echoed through Goku's mind.
King Kai (telepathically): "You did it, Goku. But… be warned. Evil never sleeps. Frieza… may not be gone forever."