6 The Super Saiyan (Part 1 of 2)

(Planet Vegeta: Year 737)

(3rd Person Pov)

Ichigo was sitting in the royal palace of Planet Vegeta since she wanted to leech off of King Vegeta because its now been an entire year since she last saw her son Jin Mori. And she dearly misses her baby boy. And to keep herself distracted, she is always either training by herself or lazing around in the royal palace much to both King and Prince Vegeta's displeasure and irritation.

"Ichigo. Just because your son has left you doesn't give you any rights to come and go from my palace whenever you so please."

King Vegeta spoke to her with intense irritation. Ichigo snorted as she shot back.

"Be silent you monkey. I dont have any reason to listen to someone who refuses to train themselves and grow stronger. Just look at your son, he's already at a battle power of thirteen thousand. He has already long surpassed you, and yet you just let that happen? Pathetic."

King Vegeta was baffled at the audacity that this woman had to call him a monkey when she herself was also a saiyan. But unlike his father who was baffled, Prince Vegeta was more annoyed by the woman's words as he spoke angrily.

"Just who do you think you are to dare insult royalty?!"

Ichigo snorted as she spoke proudly.

"The strongest saiyan on planet Vegeta!"

Vegeta frowned as he glanced at his father who looked angry, but didn't deny her words.

"How high is your power level then? There is no way some middle class Saiyan could be any stronger than us royalties."

Ichigo hummed as she pushed herself further into the soft couch and crossed her legs before she nodded her head, looked Vegeta dead in the eyes and with a shit eating grin she answered.

"I dont know~"

Prince Vegeta somehow slipped on air and fell face first in disbelief whilst King Vegeta just shook his head as he thought to himself.

'She's just as bad as she was during her childhood years. Always doing as she pleases, and annoying everyone around her to no end.'

King Vegeta remembered his past where during a royal banquet held by his father King Vegeta the second she invited herself into the banquet still in her battle armour and dirty from whatever she was doing beforehand. With seemingly no respect for the royal family.

(Flashback)

It was Prince Vegeta the third's first ballroom appearance as he was usually either training with the saibamen or studying politics. His father King Vegeta the second was boasting about the increadible potential his son was born with. And for the most part, Prince Vegeta III simply remained stoic for the better half of the banquet, until he noticed something peculiar.

"Father."

Prince Vegeta III called out to his father drawing everyone's attention as his father looked at him asking with his eyes what it was that he wanted.

"Who invited that lowlife?"

King Vegeta II and almost everyone else in the ballroom glanced at where the young prince was pointing at. There they saw a young girl almost the same age as the prince eating everything being served.

She looked rather ordinary all things considered. Black hair a tail, and the armour all saiyans wore. However, her hair was disheveled, but her face and armour were also dirty.

Feeling the gazes of everyone on her, the young girl looked back to everyone with her mouth still full of food. She tilted her head as she swallowed what was in her mouth before she nodded her head and answered craslly.

"Sup"

Before she went to grab another plate leaving the entire ballroom in stunned silence that was only broken by the enraged and authoritive voice of King Vegeta II.

"Guards!"

Immediately, dozens of guard's surrounded the girl all looking at her with disdain. But their disdain became confusion when they notice how upon having all the guards surrounding her, instead of showing any fear, she let out a bright smile as she set down her plate of food and began actively approaching them.

(Step. Step. Step.)

Every step she took closer too the guards, she stared then dead in the eyes causing them to get nervous. As sweat trickled down their foreheads. And when she stood face to face with one of them, they unconsciously took a step back.

Seeing this she frowned as she spoke a single sentence that stunned everyone who heard it.

"Your all so…. Weak."

"…."

And then, came an uproar.

"Weak?! Whose weak?!"

"Do you even know who your calling weak?"

"You dare to say that to my face junior?!"

And many more angered responses came from the crowd of high ranking saiyans. All except King Vegeta II who watched this all silently.

The guards that still had her surrounded were just as angry by her words, especially the one guard who had unconsciously stepped backwards when she got up in their faces. So instantly he lunged at her intending to beat the girl black and blue for her having made him take a step back even though he is a soldier of the royal family.

"Die!"

The large man threw a wild haymaker towards the girls face, only to blink in surprise when the girl had seemingly vanished from his line of sight then his brain was rattled and he lost consciousness. This scene alone was enough to cause the remaining guards to freeze in shock as they all began getting weary of her as she crossed her arms impatiently.

The tense silence was broken by King Vegeta II questioning her.

"Young girl, what is your name."

The young girl looked surprised the King even spoke, but she still answered his question.

"My name is Ichigo."

The fact that she didn't address him as either King Vegeta or even your Highness was noticed by everyone present, but King Vegeta silenced everyone with just the raising of his hand as he spoke.

"What did you come here for?"

"To find someone strong."

King Vegeta II narrowed his eyes as he questioned.

"Earlier, you called everyone in this room weak. What did you mean by that?"

Ichigo crossed her arms as she answered.

"I can see it in your eyes. None of you want to grow stronger than you already are. So your all weak. I have challenged and defeated everyone of my generation except that weakling you call a son."

Her word's angered the young prince who didnt even hesitate to rush the girl in a fit of rage.

Yet once again everyone was full of disbelief at the young girl's actions as she spoke arrogantly.

"Catch these hands!"

And so on that day, for the first time ever, Prince Vegeta III met the girl who would become the source of his affection.

-(Flashback End)-

King Vegeta was brought out of his melancholic moment by the sounds of his son leaving the room in irritation to continue his training. As the two watched Vegeta walk away, Ichigo asked her childhood friend a question that she had heard recently.

"By the way, congratulations on your second child."

King Vegeta III scowled in irritation as he spoke.

"That weakling is not my son! He was born with a power level lower than even the lowest of low class warriors! So, I banished him to a different planet."

Ichigo shook her head in disappointment at what the young boy she had once loved had grown up to become. Though in hindsight, she is aware that she is part of the reason he is as he is now, but she has already long moved on from the feelings she once held in the past.

Ichigo's thoughts were cut off as a saiyan warrior who looked badly wounded had rushed into the royal palace avoiding all the guards as he kneeled on the ground before both King Vegeta and Ichigo as he began gasping for air.

The guards tried to capture him, but were halted by King Vegeta who glared at the low class warrior with disdain and irritation as he questioned.

"What is your name and why did you think it was a good idea to barge into my castle? I hope whatever you have to say warrants the disrespect you have just shown."

The man who had begun stabilising his breathing was tall with a muscular build with black hair. His hair is unkempt with three bangs hanging to the right of his forehead and two hanging to the left. His hair also stands up in the front with five spikes and four in the back. He tiredly spoke.

"Your Highness King Vegeta III. My name is Bardock, a low class saiyan. I have come to ask of you to have all the saiyans escape planet Vegeta."

Bardocks word's shocked all who were present as King Vegeta looked at Bardock seriously and questioned him for his words.

"Tell me Low- Class Bardock. Why do you think we should escape from Planet Vegeta when we ate mighty warriors with Frieza's backing?"

Bardock grits his teeth as he spoke.

"It's exactly because of Frieza that we must escape! He has issued for all saiyans to gather at Planet Vegeta because he plans to wipe out our entire species!"

Silence permeated the throne room for several seconds before King Vegeta burst out lauging as he wiped away a tear and spoke.

"I will admit Bardock was it? You are quite the hilarious Jester. Why in the world would Frieza ever want to kill all the saiyans when we have been loyal to him for decades now?"

Bardock was now gnashing his teeth as he prepared to rush out and warn the others. However, he was halted by Ichigo's voice that spoke authoritively.

"Where did you get this information from?"

Bardock looked hesitant for a moment begore speaking.

"When me and my comrades were busy dealing with the Kanassa, there was still one that survived and it shared its precognition abilities with me. That's how I saw the destruction of Planet Vegeta."

King Vegeta was about to speak but was silenced with a glare from Ichigo as she spoke.

"Go back, recover as best you can, finish whatever you need to finish as fast as possible, and then… Prepare for war."

Bardock was surprised for several seconds before he bowed deeply, saluted Ichigo and few away as fast as possible.

"Why did you believe such a moronic bluff? Have you grown softer during your mysterious disappearance all those years ago?!"

Ichigo ignored him as she walked towards one of the labs to grab a specual kind of oxygen mask that has recently been developed to help the saiyans breathe even in the vacuum of space. After grabbing it she flew straight out of Planet Vegeta's orbit into the darkness of space where standing before her was dozens upon dozens of Frieza's henchmen spaceship, and the spaceship that belonged to Frieza himself.

Out of the spaceship came Frieza in his floating seat as he looked Ichigo standing before him curiously.

"I doubt I need an introduction, but just in case, I am the mighty Frieza, and yes, all the horrible stories you've heard are true."

Ichigo said nothing as her eyes scanned all of Frieza's forces before finally speaking.

"Your the infamous Lord Of The Universe? Your alot shorter than I had expected."

Ichigo's mocking words only reached Frieza thanks to the unique ability of his blodline. But the other Frieza soldiers could understand based off her hand gestures that she was mocking their Lord angering all of them instantly.

Frieza got extremely irritated as he pressed the scouter on the right side if his face as it scanned the woman and brought out a reading of twenty thousand. Frieza hummed as he began understanding why the Woman was so arrogant. Alas, she was nothing more than a slightly stronger saiyan.

But her power level confirmed Frieza's worst fear and nightmare. The saiyans may actually one day surpass him. Frieza sighed as he dropped his act and spoke.

"You monkey woman, tell me your name and I will give you a painless death for insulting me earlier."

"Suck a dick shorty! With your height it would be an interesting sight to see indeed."

Frieza's face burned scarlet in shame and anger at this insane woman's colourful vocabulary.

"You dare?!"

Ichigo looked him directly in the eyes as she spoke.

"Oh? Such a fragile ego. Maybe you have such an arrogant attitude to compensate for whatever is down there. Maybe it's just as short as your height?"

Frieza's anger now turbed to pure rage as he roared.

"SHUT UP!"

Ichigo just smiled proudly as Frieza created what was essentially a sun with just his index finger as she watched patiently even though everyone else was freaking out.

"Is this truly the highest point of your strength?"

Frieza watched in irritation upon witnessing no fear or distress on Ichigo's face as she created a scythe of Ki before she spoke.

"Die!"

When she was about to swing her scythe, Frieza's insticts screamed at him to dodge or else he would die. And doing exactly that, Frieza leaped out of his floating chair and high into the space above him. And then….

(Shing!) (Splurt!)(Boom!)

Frieza watched the attack he had sent to drstroy planet Vegeta completly bisected as well as the destruction of his entire army. Some whose corpses had becom ash, others lifelessly floating in the empty void of space bisected from the middle, but still barely alive only to die due to not being able to breathe in space as their lord could.

Frieza was shook. Not for the lives of his soldiers, but because of how close he was to dying. Him! Lord Frieza!

'But how?! As I am right now, my power level is around five hundred and thirty thousand! And yet not only did that attack of her's killed off all my soldiers, it almost killed me as well!'

Frieza was brought out of his thoughts when he noticed Ichigo right above him, her leg about to crash atop his head. He desperately raised his arms to block the attack, and though it did save his life, both his arms were completely shattered as Ichigo's heavy kick struck him and Ichigo's voice reached his ears.

"Renewal Taekwondo Ax."

And then, he was sent hurtling towards the dozens of shocked saiyans still within the atmosphere of planet Vegeta all watching him fall. The first to break out of his daze was Bardock who immediately roared as he began firing multiple energy blasts towards the falling and injured Frieza.

Soon being followed by the hundreds of other saiyans.

Frieza grit his teeth in anger as he roared out a blast of energy that completely overpowered all the other saiyans energy blast as they watched with dread, horror and disbelief how even having hundreds of saiyans attacking at once was still not enough to overcome the gap in power between themselves and Frieza?

Then just how powerful was Ichigo that she managed to almost kill him in just two attacks?! Ichigo clicked her tounge as she appeared between the saiyans and Frieza's energy blast and neutralised it with her bare hands causing a massive smokescreen that Frieza took advantage of.

Frieza didnt dare take any more chances with transforming into his other two forms, and began transforming straight into his final form. Only for him to find himself hurtling towards a faraway planet as his transformation was cut short as he heard Ichigo speak.

"Never allow your enemies the chance to transform. Always strike them at their most arrogant moments cause that's when they will have their guard down the lowest. And act weak when you are strong. These are just some of the things my late husband had taught me during the years I spent with him."

Frieza was now absolutely livid with this saiyan woman. She not only insulted his height, she is also the closest person in his entire life with the exception of his father and the God Of Destruction Beerus who has ever wounded him this badly.

Ichigo raised her palm facing Frieza as she prepared to end his life only for her palm to move and deflect an energy blast that tried striking her from the back. The perpetrator. "Vegeta III."

Her childhood friend and the boy she once loved King Vegeta III. She frowned as she vanished from where she stood and now held King Vegeta by his throat she took a deep breath as the sounds of his choking and gasping reached her ears as she qouted the words she had once read during her life on earth.

"The worst part about betrayal, is that it never comes from your enemies. But from those you trust the most. I don't care what excuses you may give Vegeta. You betrayed my trust, and now you will die for it."

King Vegeta didnt even get the chance to continue his vain struggle for air as he had been disintegrated into nothingness by Ichigo's hands as a single tear ran down her face before she shuddered as her insticts and Ki reading ability had warned her that Frieza's transformation had begun to exceed her own power level. And so without any hesitation she charged straight to Frieza.

"Checkmate."

That was the last ominous thing she heard before she was sent crashing through dozens of mountains on the planet they stood on. Her body groaned in pain but she ignored it to rush Frieza before she cursed witnessing the blinding light surrounding his form.

Out of the blinding light came Frieza. Who had grown slightly taller and now having his entire body covered in what looked like a white armour with purple appearing on Frieza's head, forearms, and legs as he glared at the woman with an arrogant smile.

But he didnt speak. Instead, he struck her faster than even she could react.

(Boom!) (Blergh)

She puked out a large volume of blood as frieza grabbed her arms and spoke sadistically.

"I wonder. When you forced me into this form, I used my ability to freely manipulate my bodily tissues to heal all the wounds you've caused me. However… Can you do the same I wonder?~"

Frieza slowly gripped Ichigo's arms harder causing her to wince as he slowly pulled on her arms as Ichigo realised what he was planning to do now.

(Snap)

Her bones were dislocated. Frieza smiled hearing that noise as he pulled harder as Ichigo desperately struggled pointlessly as she felt her muscle fibre and tendons slowly ripping as well. She gritted her teeth not allowing Frieza the indulgence of aeeing her in pain.

A few seconds later, and a ripping noise sounded in both Frieza's and Ichigo's ears.

(Riiiiiipppppp)

Ichigo controled her breathing as the adrenaline numbed her pain. Something she was quite thankful for. But Frieza was disappointed with her lack of reaction before he just ripped off both her arms causing her body to jolt. But she held back her scream causing Frieza to frown even more. Scarlet blood began gushing out of her ripped arms as Frieza glanced and both secered limbs befre he got the brilliant idea to attack her with them.

The severed arms slapped Ichigo across the face several times as Frieza mocked her.

"Why are you hitting yoursel? Why are you hitting yourself?!"

He stopped after a few minutes as he smiled. He was starting to feel content as he he held out one of her severed hands in front of her as he spoke.

"Oh my goodness. You look like you need a hand. Here, I'll even lend you one."

He laughed mockingly as he threw the severed arms next to Ichigo's pale body.

'Red?'

The mental image of her son appeared in her mind as she thought go herself.

'Ah, like the colour of Mori. Like the coIour of my son.'

Her visuon was becoming weaker and her body paler as her thoughts on her son continued .

'I hope he's well. Has he been eating alright? Getting enough rest? Training himself everyday like his father would? I'm so sorry my boy, I don't think mama will live.'

Her eyes held deep sadness and remorse as she thought of her late husband.

' Taejin, what will happen to our baby once he learns of what has happened today? He always looked so lonely you know? He is so mature, but his maturity seems to be the cause of his loneliness. He is only ever truly happy when he was with his mama. But now, he's even been robbed of that happiness. I'm sorry Taejin, I've broken our promise to be there with him for the rest of his life.'

As she was about to drift off to the land of the dead, the last memory of her son played in her mind.

-(Flashback)-

"Make sure you grow up to be the strongest! Don't disappoint your mom and dad!"

Mori nodded his head as he spoke.

"And dont you dare die to anyone."

Ichigo sniled as she flexed her biceps and replied.

"Don't worry! I'm the strongest!"

-(Flashback End!)-

Acting as the trigger to help her awaken. She managed to stand up and stop the blood leaking from her severed arms with her ki manipulation as the skies rumbled with thunder and an overbearing aura of Ki exploded all around her catching Frieza's attention as he stared at her armless figure in disbelief having walked away expecting her to die from blood loss.

"You stubborn monkey! Why do you refuse to die?!"

Frieza blasted Ichigo with the full might of his Final Forms surpressed power level of three million believing it to be enough to end her for good. But contrary to his belief, his attack harmlessly bounced off her figure as he heard the beeping of his scouter and as he looked at its direction, he saw her full power level of six hundred thousand begin drastically increasing!

Once it had exceeded one million, his scouter blew up as Frieza heard her scream as he was flung away just from the power of her aura. Frieza stabilised himself and frowned at the peculiar sight before him.

Ichigo stood proud and fierce. Her hair a fiery gold with teal coloured eyes.

Frieza looked horrified as he thought to himself.

'No! Don't tell me, this is the Legendary Super Saiyan?!'

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