So, for everyone who has been waiting longingly: Part 5 follows!




The members of the Z-Crew had spent the time until they reached the peacekeeping base in training. Linda and Morocco were amazed at the enormous strength of the fighters. When Trunks and Goten merged to form SSJ Gotenks, their scouters had melted. Goten and Trunks had given them a brief overview of the transformations into SSJs. They also talked about the Dragonballs, their power and their fathers. Linda and Morocco had been stunned with astonishment. Now they had reached the base. It was a huge asteroid in which the peacekeepers had built their bunkers. "Commandant" Moroccans took over the management of the operation. The peacekeeping fleet had gathered and was supposed to stop Vegeta with the Z-Crew. However, they had no idea where it was. Trunks walked into the command room at the base. Bulma was adjusting some devices with several technicians."Ah, Trunks, you are just right," she greeted him, "I have improved the dragon radar with the help of the peacekeepers. I can now find dragon balls over light years away. Be careful!" Trunks looked at a screen. Thousands of stars could be seen. Bulma pressed a series of buttons on a keyboard. The stars all blinked one by one. "My new radar searches all stars and their surroundings for dragon balls," said Bulma. Then the stars stopped blinking. Except for a few. "You can't be, that's Namek," said Bulma, pointing to a star. "But that one," Trunks remarked, pointing to some stars. The section enlarged and six flashing points could be seen. "They have to be," said Trunks, "every dragon ball is on a planet." - "But two of the dragon balls are moving," said Bulma, pointing to two dragon balls approaching a third one. "That's father," Trunks said quietly.Bulma nodded.




Vegeta had the Dragon Ball on his radar. The planet he was on was mostly forest. All kinds of trees stood around him. The dragon ball was west of its position. He flew in the air, over the tree ceiling, and left his ship behind. The dragon ball wasn't far away. It flew through a bank of fog that seemed to rise from the trees. Vegeta couldn't see anything through the fog. He slowed and followed the radar to his dragon ball. He should be here, thought Vegeta, only that damn fog was disturbing. Vegeta created a shock wave that cleared the fog. He puckered and Vegeta grinned. Then suddenly he gasped. A huge tree had appeared in front of him, the trunk of which was larger than any other. It reached incredibly high, even higher than the quince tower. So the dragon ball must be up there, thought Vegeta. He transformed into an SSJ and flew towards the treetop.His flight never seemed to end. It flew and flew, and yet the crown was out of sight. "Damn it," he muttered, powered up to SSJ 2 and raced at top speed in the direction of the Krone. Now it worked. He could see the crown slowly. He raced on. Eventually he ended up in the crown. This consisted of four branches that stretched in different directions. The dragon ball was where he thought it would be. It was in the center of the branches. Vegeta was about to grab when he was hit by something in the back, still as SSJ 2. Vegeta stumbled forward, almost flew out of the crown. He turned and saw nothing. No aura could be felt. Vegeta was hit in the side by something. He stumbled again and then took off into the air. Now he saw the mysterious attacker: it was the tree! Some branches moved and grabbed Vegeta. This dodged and fired powerballs at the branches. It didn't matter to them. Slightly burned, they regenerated within seconds.Different then, thought Vegeta. He fired energy disks at the branches and neatly separated them. But even then, the severed areas grew back in seconds. The branches grew and Vegeta had to move to avoid being hit. Then the hard way, said Vegeta and created a huge ball of energy in his hands. He fired him. It seemed to miss the tree and raced toward the earth. Nothing happened for several seconds. Then you could see a flash deep down on the earth. The tree stopped beating at Vegeta with its branches. It leaned and threatened to tip over. Vegeta had cut the tree. He reacted in a flash, flew through the crown and grabbed the dragon ball. The tree toppled in slow motion. Vegeta powered down and flew in the direction of his spaceship. He looked around and saw how the huge tree hit the earth with a huge shock wave. In his spaceship, which had set course for a new planet, Vegeta thought about it.Each of these dragon balls had been protected by some sort of test. Apparently there was a Dragon Ball on every planet in the Dragon constellation. This was going to be a tough job getting the Dragonballs.




The Z-crew had been called into the cockpit of their ship by Bulma. The peacekeepers had given them their ship. Morocco and Linda were no longer on board, they were now on their way to join the peacekeepers' fleet. They wanted to meet with them later. "We're all here, Bulma what's up?" Asked Yamcha. “Vegeta now has three Dragoballs.” She pointed to a screen and three flashing dots approaching a fourth. "And I suspect that he will soon have four." - "And? What do we do now?" Asked Goten. "I think we should set a trap for him," said Piccolo. "And where?" Asked Bulma. "On a planet with a dragon ball, of course. He has to get there." He pointed to a planet that was furthest from Vegeta.On it you could see the symbol for a dragon ball. Bulma nodded and set course for the planet.




Vegeta was more careful this time. He looked for auras near the dragon ball. When he didn't find any, he went to land. The planet Vegeta tried to land on was all water. No country far and wide. Where should Vegeta end up? He headed his ship to the coordinates of the Dragon Ball. Now he had to be above him. Vegeta looked down. Water. He shook his head and parked the ship over the dragon ball. Now he opened the lock and flew into the air. The dragon ball must be under him. He gathered his energy in his hands, squeezed them together, aimed them at the water and then let them fall apart with a "Ha". The water parted. Vegeta didn't hesitate, flew into the dividing water and floated down, still with hands pushing the water away.This took a lot of strength and Vegeta had to transform into an SSJ to keep the separation going. He could see something flashing beneath him. The bottom of the water wasn't far away. He couldn't see the sunlight now. Vegeta landed on the bottom, struggling to keep the water out of each other. He raised the dragon ball with one hand, but then the water began to pour into the empty room. Vegeta acted immediately. He was heading for the spaceship at top speed. The water rose incredibly quickly. It reached him, Vegeta accelerated more to get out of the water. He couldn't breathe, his supply was exhausted and he made it. With the last of his strength, he emerged and took a deep breath. Done, he thought. He rose into the air and flew into his spaceship. Inside, he passed out from the lack of oxygen he suffered.


This faint was like the one he'd had before.Again he was in space. What did the voice want from him now? "Greetings, Vegeta," he heard her too. "What do you want?" Asked Vegeta. "I see you've made progress. You already have four dragon balls." - "Yes, and it was pretty easy." - "Don't lie to me, Vegeta!", The voice thundered. Vegeta winced. "Your thoughts give you away again. You are worried about these mysterious tests for the Dragonballs, aren't you." - "Well, maybe ... something!" - "Yes, these tests are difficult. They were once made by powerful magicians and warriors. "-" How do you know that? "Vegeta became suspicious. "I am the voice of your ancestors, I know a lot. You need help, don't you?" - "No, I don't need any help! I am the strongest!" - "Yes, you will thank me for this help. I will you give something that makes a Saiyan: a tail! "Vegeta's mouth stayed open. He turned and stared down his back.There a long furry tail broke through his pants. Vegeta moved him in amazement and wrapped him around his waist. "You see Vegeta, you are grateful to me. You will need him. He will be of use to you. Because enemies are gathering against you." The stars around Vegeta disappeared, but other images appeared. He could see hundreds of spaceships of all sizes and classes gathered around several planets “These are the peacekeepers.” Then a new picture emerged: Hundreds of warriors of all races trained in dozens of combat rings in a huge hall. He could see the Ginyu Force. "That's Detes. He's upset that you let him down." Then a new image appears. A bulbous, gray jug with a cork that stood on an altar. Vegeta was amazed. "There's a big enemy in here. Don't underestimate him, he's very strong." Then one last image appeared. It showed a green spaceship flying at great speed."There are enemies in there you know. They are your greatest danger. Don't let them stop you!" The picture changed. Vegeta gasped in surprise. He recognized everyone. His family, Kakarott's sons and the others. They were looking for him. And they trained. The picture disappeared. Vegeta was standing in the stars again. "I have to leave you again, Vegeta. Fulfill your mission for the Saiyajins." The voice disappeared, the stars as well and Vegeta woke up. He got up and looked at a clock in the ship. He must have dreamed for four hours. Dreamed? He looked down. There was actually a tail there! Vegeta couldn't believe it. He had a tail. He had waited a long time for this moment. He knew what a tail like that meant. It meant more strength. Vegeta remembered fighting Kakarott when he was under Bebi's influence. Kakarott had come back with a tail. He had gotten incredibly stronger.He had first transformed into a Golden Oozaru and then into an SSJ 4. On its own! Maybe it was now possible for Vegeta too. The Saiyan went into the cockpit and set course for the next