Perilla chased Cooler. But she held back. Let him run.
Need him farther from New Namek. Can't risk collateral damage.
When the distance felt safe, she surged. Closed the gap.
Cooler snarled. Why can this female monkey breathe in space?!
Doesn't matter. Can't escape. Time to go all out.
New Namek.
Gohan and Trunks sensed the battle. Too far to see.
"Will Perilla be okay?"
"She's the smartest of us. Best technique too. She'll be fine."
The Big Gete Star detached. Namekians emerged from hiding.
Dende found them first. "Gohan!"
"Dende!"
"You're worried about your friend, right? I can help. Uncle Moori!"
A plump Namekian flew over. "What is it?"
"Can you use your Clairvoyance magic? Show us the battle in space."
"Of course."
He cast the spell. A projection appeared.
Space.
The Big Gete Star transformed. Took Cooler's shape. Planet-sized.
Power skyrocketed.
Like comparing a flea to a whale.
Perilla's Ki matched his now.
She charged. Fist glowing. Cooler swung his massive arm.
BOOM.
Shockwave. Nearby planets shattered.
Good thing we're far from New Namek.
They clashed again. And again. The surrounding star system crumbled.
This is what Dragon Ball fights should look like.
Cooler's voice crackled through electromagnetic waves. "Damn monkey! We're evenly matched! You can't win!"
"True. You've reached Super Saiyan Full Power level. But you can't maintain this, can you? You're overloading. Otherwise, you'd have used this form from the start."
"Tch!"
She saw through me again.
"So what? My Big Gete Star regenerates infinitely. Unless you destroy me instantly, I'll keep fighting. And to do that, you need energy blasts—which I'll absorb. In space, I can dodge your EMP bomb too."
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"Absorption is annoying. But not unbeatable. You know, the man who defeated you—Son Goku—had a technique designed for enemies like you. Beyond Kamehameha, Spirit Bomb, and Kaioken."
"What?!"
That name. Still makes my core shudder.
"It's called—"
Perilla's aura exploded. Power condensed into her fist.
"Dragon Fist!"
A massive golden dragon erupted from her knuckles. Eastern-style. Majestic.
It pierced Cooler's planet-sized body. Coiled around him. Crushed.
"Damn monkey—!"
"Detonate."
The dragon self-destructed. Vaporized Cooler completely.
New Namek.
Silence.
Then—
"That was AWESOME! That golden dragon! I need to learn that!"
"Is that Earth's dragon? So powerful!" Dende's eyes sparkled. Compared to Porunga, that's a god among dragons.
Space.
Perilla searched the debris. Found half a body.
"Knew you weren't dead."
"You damn monkey—"
ZAP.
Energy blast. Cooler disintegrated.
"Villains die from talking too much. I'm not a villain, but I'm not wasting time either."
She checked the afterlife. Cooler's soul arrived in Hell.
Good. He's done.
New Namek.
The three were hailed as saviors.
They approached the Grand Elder. Asked to use the Dragon Balls.
The Namekians wanted to revive their own dead too. Perfect timing.
"Dende, your Dragon Balls can only revive one person per wish, right?"
The Grand Elder smiled. "Not anymore. After Frieza, I upgraded them. Now they can revive many at once."
Trunks jumped. "Everyone can come back!"
Gohan smiled. "Yeah. Everyone."
