Battle Lost
By Juu
CHAPTER ONE
DEVASTATION
Vegeta fired a blast at the artificial moon in the sky. Now that Kakarott was dead, there was no need to stay in that ugly transformed state. Slowly, Vegeta's fur shrank and disappeared and he returned to his original size. Smirking, Vegeta curled his hand into a fist. True, the battle had been difficult, and Vegeta was more than a little sore, but he had won.
"Now....." Vegeta said to himself. He smirked as he sensed two power levels rapidly approaching him. It was Kakarott's friends. Vegeta laughed silently. He had almost forgotten about those two. Well, they were in for a surprise.
Vegeta walked over to a large boulder and settled himself behind it. He sat silently as two powers grew closer...............
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Gohan and Krillin flew quickly side by side. They had both sensed Goku's power level fading and had immediately turned towards the battlefield. Krillin looked over at Gohan. The young warrior's face was set in a concerned expression.
Krillin suppressed a sigh. He desperatly hoped Goku was all right, not just because the earth Saiyan was his best friend , but also for Gohan's sake. The poor kid was barley five years old, had been taken away from his family, and been left in the desert for six months. Then he comes to his very first battle; watches four of his allies be murdered, one of whom his mentor; then watches as his dad he just reunited with goes into another fight.
Krillin gritted his teeth in anger. He'd already lost three of his friends to this.........this creature. Goku had been their last hope. If he'd been defeated............
Finally, the rocky area where Saiyan had fought Saiyan came into view. Signs of the battle were clearly visible; craters and ruined cliffs as well as scortch marks on the ground decorated the area; but the fighting appeared to have stopped. This was not a good sign in Krillin's eyes.
Krillin strained as hard as he could to sense Goku's power level but he couldn't. He swallowed hard and tried not to make it sound like a gulp. He didn't want Gohan to know something was wrong. He quickly turned to the little boy.
"Gohan?" He said in a stern voice. Gohan stopped scanning the area and looked at the older warrior.
Krillin continued. "You stay here. I'm going to go check on Goku. All right?"
Gohan shuddered. "But what if that guy's still around?"
Krillin was quiet. The kid had a point. He really didn't want Gohan to be there if Goku was..............But what if he was right and Vegeta saw the poor kid? Krillin knew he would never forgive himself if he left Gohan alone and something happened to him.
"All right," Krillin said finally. "Come on."
Krillin and Gohan landed and looked around. Krillin knew immediatly that something was wrong. It was too quiet.
"Stay close," Krillin whispered to Gohan.
*This isn't good. I still can't feel Goku's power. I hope that-* Krillin's thoughts were interrupted as the two warriors passed a small hill. There, lying on the ground, was the badly mangled body of Goku. Krillin quickly turned to keep Gohan fro seeing but it was too late.
"Daddy!" Gohan burst into tears and ran over to his father. He stared at him, tears streaming down his face, so stunned he couldn't speak. Krillin pushed his own emotions aside and placed a hand on Gohan's shoulder. Gohan looked up at him, his eyes shining with tears, then flung himself onto the surprised earthling and began sobbing.
"Aw, how very touching."
Krillin and Gohan spun around. There stood Vegeta, arms crossed and a smirk on his face. Krillin hastily took a fighting stance. He stepped in front of Gohan who wiped his tears away and also took a stance.
Vegeta laughed. "Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you two. Not yet anyway." The Saiyan prince laughed again at Krillin and Gohan's surprised faces.
"No, I have something even better in store for you." Vegeta reached into his armor and pulled out a small remote control. Krillin and Gohan tensed as Vegeta hit a few of the keys. Then he placed in back where he had got it from.
Laughing, Vegeta took a step closer towards Krillin and Gohan. Krillin stood directly in front of Gohan. This made Vegeta laugh even harder.
"Oh, trying to play the hero? Well, I don't suggest you get in my way."
Krillin didn't move. Vegeta moved closer. He was now standing menacingly above them. He glared down at them, then took a step back.
"Know why I'm sparing your pathetic lives?" Vegeta continued without waiting for a response. "Because people will pay good money for slaves like you."
Gohan's eyes widened. "S......slaves?" He whispered, his voice shaking. Vegeta's smile widened.
"That's right kiddo." Just then, two Saiyan space pods; the ones Vegeta and Nappa had come to earth in; landed gently on the ground. Their doors opened and once again Vegeta moved forward. Krillin and Gohan stepped backwards.
"Gohan, run. Now!" Krillin commanded. Gohan turned on his heel and ran. Krillin followed but Vegeta was too fast for them. He grabbed both Krillin and Gohan by the back of their uniforms, dragged them over to Nappa's space pod, and threw them in. Before they had a chance to respond, the door closed, trapping them inside.
Ignoring Krillin and Gohan's cries, Vegeta walked over to his own pod and sat down inside. The door closed as the Saiyan typed in the proper coordinates. Before Krillin and Gohan knew what was going on, the ships had blasted off and were heading far from earth.....