Dragon Ball Z (A Rewrite)

Chapter 2-1 | Namek Saga | Pathway to Namek!

Otherworld, Shortly After Goku Returned to Earth

Raditz slowly opened his eyes, looking around. "W-Where are we?!"

Piccolo stood up, looking at the surrounding locations. "I think this must be the otherworld, where Goku was when he died. It's hard to say for certain, though. However, the lack of bodies beside us and the others makes it pretty clear." Piccolo points forward past hundreds of souls where they spotted Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha.

Raditz nods. "That means that damned Nappa killed us. At least Gohan's safe."

Tien turned, sensing their presence. "Piccolo! Raditz! We'll wait for you up here! We've already gotten the judgment passed on to us!"

Piccolo facepalms. "Good news at last. I just hope Goku will be able to defeat them. Is there a chance we can skip the line?"

Yamcha shook his head. "Unfortunately no!" Yamcha shouted toward them.

After the battle with Vegeta ended - Otherworld

King Yemma stared at Piccolo and Raditz. "Usually, both of you would be going to Hell for the heinous acts you committed. However, I saw redemption in you, and your presence has been requested in King Kai's world."

Piccolo nodded. "I assume the way of getting there is the same as Goku? Which means we'll take the same amount of time."

Raditz just crossed his arms, thinking. "Hey, big red ogre! Do you think you can tell me what's occurred on Earth with my brother, Kakarot?!"

King Yemma raised a brow. "My name is King Yemma! But yes, I can tell you how Goku's doing and you'll be getting there the same way. However, there are some differences. You all are much stronger so where it took Goku three months, it should only take you guys about a month or so. Maybe even less if you can work together somehow." King Yema flipped through something, speaking. "Nappa was killed, and Vegeta has left Earth. It appears they've won."

Piccolo nodded. "And Gohan? Please don't tell me he's dead after the sacrifice we made."

King Yemma shook his head. "No, Gohan's fine. In fact, he's better than fine. They're already making plans to bring the lot of you back."

Tien nodded. "Alright. We should really be off now King Yemma."

Yamcha walked forward. "Yeah, I agree with Tien! We don't know the situation with Vegeta but we should get as strong as possible before he comes back!"

King Yemma nodded, pointing toward the Snake behind him. "That's the pathway you should go follow in order to meet King Kai. Don't fall off Snake Way or you'll be sent straight to hell. I won't be able to save you once that happens."

Everyone nodded, making their way onto Snake Way as they began to fly above it, heading toward their destination. As they did so, they began making small talk.

Raditz turned towards Tien. "Question for you Triclops, why were you on Earth instead of your homeworld?"

Piccolo's eyes widened. "Another alien?"

Tien raised a brow. "What do you mean by homeworld? Do you care to give any elaborations at all?"

Yamcha sighed in defeat. "Man...all you guys are special compared to me--I'm just an average human."

Chiaotzu gave a small laugh. "I'm also just an average human, Yamcha! Don't worry about it! We'll be humans together!"

Raditz scoffed. "Yeah yeah, whatever. So do the people of Earth just know nothing? You would think you two would know more about your own heritage."