CHAPTER 1
"Trunks, Jinja, dinner is ready!" Pan yelled from the kitchen. "Coming mom!" the 4-year-old girl yelled. Trunks looked at his little daughter and smirked, "Coming mom!" he repeated and followed her inside. As they sat down Pan walked by and kissed Jinja on her forehead, "Aw, my two little babies are so cute." She went to kiss Trunks on the forehead but he tilted his head up and their lips met. "Ewwwww, momma, papa, stop it!" Jinja yelled. Pan broke away from the kiss with a smile. "Trunks I don't think you should be training Jinja at such an early age." Pan began with a mother's worry in her tone. "Aw, mom, I am old enough. Papa told me that grandpa Gohan started training with Mr. Piccolo when he was even younger than me!" Jinja replied before Trunks could answer. "Yes, but sweetheart, the world was in trouble, your other grandpa, Vegeta, was coming to take over the world." Pan retaliated. Jinja looked down at her food and started growing an appetite. She started nibbling on her chicken, then began gobbling down anything she could grab. Trunks and Pan watched their daughter admiringly. "Listen Pan, I am taking it slow, I'm only teaching her how to fly and have fun. There is no fighting involved." Trunks said as he began to eat. Pan sat down and looked at Trunks sternly, "Well alright, but no fighting until she is five, got it mister?" Trunks nodded. "I turn five in eight months!" Jinja said with a full mouth and eight dirty fingers sticking up. Trunks patted his daughter's head and chuckled. "Don't talk with your mouth full." Pan stated quickly. Jinja smiled at her mother, "Ok." Pan gave her a loving look, then suddenly looked towards the window. Jinja looked at her father to see what was wrong, and he too was staring out the window. "Don't worry Pan, its Nail." Trunks said after a long silence. "You think he does anything else but train?" Pan asked her husband. Trunks shook his head and kept eating.
"Goten!" Bra yelled from the kitchen, "Where is all the food you hungry ape!" Goten walked up to Bra and gave her an innocent look, "Well I was going to make you breakfast in bed, but I got kinda hungry and ate it before you woke up…." Goten answered in a vain attempt to get out of trouble. "I woke YOU up today Goten!!!" Bra said. She was about to start yelling at him again when she looked into his guiltless eyes, "Just don't let it happen again ok?" Bra stated calmly. Goten walked up to her slowly. Bra's heart began to beat faster, "Oh no, this is it, he is going to kiss me finally, after four years he is going to finally kiss me!" she thought to herself as she closed her eyes and pouted her lips. After a minute of waiting she opened her eyes and Goten was standing their, arm out, waiting for her to shake his head. She gave him a confused look and shook his hand, but then quickly pulled away. "Why is your hand all wet Goten!?" Bra asked him. "Well I promised it won't happen again, then I spit in my hand to close the deal." Goten explained as if to a little child. Bra shook her head and went to the bathroom to wash her hand. Goten was left in the kitchen, with a slice of pizza left resting on the floor. He looked around, "How could I have missed you?" he said to the pizza as he picked it up and tossed it into his mouth. He looked out of the corner of his eye as he felt a huge power get bigger then die down. "That crazy Nail, he is always training…" Goten explained to himself while he chewed the pizza.
"Bardock, will you tell this old man that I threw his magazine out!" 18 yelled. Master Roshi was running around the house looking for his latest issue of 'Babes and More Babes' while Bardock began explaining to him that Android 18 threw it out. Master Roshi looked up at Bardock with contempt, "Who threw it out?" he asked. "18 said she did." Bardock answered. Veins began to pop out of Roshi's head. I am going to kill her!!!" Master Roshi yelled as he began running after the slender Android. 18 was walking ankle high in the crashing waves of the little island, thinking of Krillan and their daughter Maron, when she heard Roshi sneaking up on her. As he jumped she disappeared and she reappeared behind him, stuffing his face into the water. "I am going to drown him Bardock, You better stop me!" she yelled as she applied pressure to the old man's head. Bubbles began violently floating up from his face and Bardock gently pushed 18 away and picked Roshi up from the water. "Do I have to stop you guys from fighting everyday?" Bardock asked. They turned their backs from each other and replied "No!" simultaneously. "I'm afraid that whenever I leave to go training I am going to come back with one of you floating away with the current…." Bardock said jokingly. Just then, Bardock heard something coming towards the island fast. "18, what do you think that is?" Bardock asked her. "No, it couldn't be….Maron?" 18 said, a big smile crossing her face. Bardock looked harder and could see a car coming at incredible speeds towards the island. "She is gonna crash!" Bardock said as he flew towards the car and gently set it down onto the beach. Maron jumped out, tears running down her eyes, and jumped into her mother's welcome arms. "I hate men!!!" Maron yelled. Android 18 did everything to comfort her. "It's ok, don't worry, don't cry, just tell me what happened." 18 said in a gentle tone. Bardock peered into the car and saw tons of luggage in the back seat. "Looks like we are going to have another guest at the Kame Hotel!" Bardock joked. 18 gave him a serious look and shook her head. Bardock began to put all the luggage into an empty room on the second floor of Master Roshi's house. "Mom, he was cheating on me, I hate him, I can't trust him, I hate him so much." Maron said as she cried into her mother's shoulder. "You can live with us as long as you like…" Master Roshi said with a rare, serious look on his face. As 18 comforted her daughter she saw Bardock look at the horizon quickly, suddenly she felt a huge power rise and fall. He looked at her and said "Nail." Then he walked into the house and began training himself. "Come inside, forget about him, you know, Bardock is free and he is a very nice man…." 18 said with a smile on her face. "Well he is kinda cute…" Maron said, considering 18's proposal. They disappeared into the little house on the little island in the middle of nowhere.
Nail's arms were burning. Days went by as he fought the air, kicking and punching, with all his power and all his speed. Sweat ran down his face as he disappeared into thin air and appeared a mile away, continuing his onslaught. Finally, he felt like he couldn't go on anymore so he dropped his power and fell to the ground below. He slowly grabbed his canteen and drank the precious liquid, which rejuvenated his body. He lay back thinking of how strong he had gotten over the past four years and if anyone was keeping up. He shook his head and stood up. The weighted clothing felt like a ton, but he stretched his muscles then calmly began to float into the air and meditate. He thought about visiting Bardock to see how his old friend was doing, so he decided he would go the next day. Then he let himself go, and fell into a deep meditation.
"King Kaalor, we finished a power level scan of the North Galaxy, the planet Earth has a very mysterious power that periodically rises, and when it does, it's off the charts. We have never seen a power this great before. The being with that level could have easily taken out Freezer, Kooler, and King Kold, all at once." One of the many servants at the computer stated. "Well, those three were all weaklings anyway…but Kold was my cousin, and they were my nephews…" the King of the Changelings said in an uninterested tone. "What do you suggest we do, my king?" Another servant asked. "Call for my son, he will go to the Earth, and bring me the person, or people that killed my cousin. That is all…" Kaalor stated as he walked out of the room, people kneeling before him as he went. The servants began making preparations for the long trip to Earth.
Burner heard a knock at his door. "What?" the sleek Changeling yelled from his room. "Lord Burner, the King has a mission for you." Burner stood up and opened his door, "This better be important…" The servant led him to the room where they monitored power levels. "See there, that being on Earth, he had enough power to kill your cousins, Freezer and Kooler, and your uncle King Kold…" the servant explained. Burner curled a finger up and brought it to his mouth. He began to chuckle at the reading on the screen. "No problem…it is almost a waste of my time…." Everyone in the room looked at him with wide eyes. Lord Burner walked out confidently and headed towards his ship. "You think he is bluffing?" one soldier said to another. "I don't know….but I have a feeling we are going to find out…." The other soldier replied as he saw Burner walk into a space pod built for two and launch off to Earth, without saying a word to his father.
CHAPTER 2
"That's it Jinja, concentrate, you can do it!" Trunks urged his little daughter as she began to float clumsily in the air. Pan watched her daughter proudly from inside. "I'm doing it papa, I'm doing it!!!" Jinja yelled happily as she tried to get the hang of it. She began floating over her father, then saw her mother and began to push herself towards the house. Pan stretched her arms out and caught her little daughter as she flew inside with too much force. Trunks appeared inside and grabbed Jinja, "Alright, you did it sweetie!" Jinja smiled, "Now you can train me papa!!!" she blurted out, forgetting the promise she gave to her father. Trunks looked at her with his wide eyes and shook his head. "What does she mean Trunks?" Pan asked. "Oh, nothing Pan, she didn't mean anything by it…" Trunks said with a guilty smile on his face. He began to walk away calmly as Pan grabbed his shirt and pulled him to the floor. "You better not train her!" Pan yelled into his ear. "But momma, I want to learn how to fight….like you!" Jinja interrupted. Pan looked at her daughter and shook her head. "Hmm….ok, but Trunks don't go hard on her you hear me?" Trunks and Jinja nodded and ran out of the house quickly. Pan followed them. "I am going to supervise!!!" Pan yelled after them. Jinja's training finally began.
"Bra, Master Roshi is having a party, wanna come?" Goten asked as he got ready to leave. Bra came out in a red dress, with make-up covering her face. She looked at Goten seductively and nodded. "What is all that stuff on your face? I think you're much prettier without it." Goten said innocently. "WHAT!?" Bra shouted as she slapped Goten. Goten rubbed his cheek, "Ouch!" he started to fly out the window. "Wait, wait! I am still coming!" Bra yelled as she washed her face off and jumped into Goten's arms. Goten looked at her with a smile then flew off towards Kame Island.
"So Nail, what have you been up to?" Bardock asked. "Nothing much old friend, mostly training." He answered while he drank some water. "Who is the new girl?" He asked. "Oh, that's Android 18's daughter, Maron. She just divorced her husband and she came over here for comforting or something." Bardock answered easily. "Divorce?" Nail inquired. "Never mind buddy, its human problems…" Bardock stated with a smirk. "Hey you feel that? Goten is coming." He added as he looked into the sky. Goten landed on the island and let Bra go. She walked over and greeted the Namek and Saya-jin. Then she went over to comfort her old friend Maron. "It's ok, I never liked him anyway," Bra began, "plus Bardock over there is cute, you should go over there and talk to him!" she stated, trying to make Maron forget her problems. "No Bra, its too soon, I will have time later to do it, I just want to forget about men right now." Maron said as she began to tear again. Bra gave her a hug and they went inside. "Here comes Trunks." Nail remarked as he saw three figures flying towards them slowly. "Would you look at that…" Bardock said, "Jinja is already flying!" The Briefs family set down on the island and Bra ran over to hug her niece. "Aunt Bra, Aunt Bra, I can fly!" Jinja said happily as she hugged her Aunt. "I see, I see, very good Jinja." Bra replied happily. Nail nodded his head to Trunks and Pan as Bardock went over and greeted them. "Grandpa Bardock, did you see me? I can fly!" Jinja said as she gave Bardock a kiss. "I still can't get used to being a grandpa." Bardock said as he swung Jinja around in circles. Jinja laughed as Bardock put her down, then ran over to Nail and gave him a serious bow. Nail smiled, "Trunks have you begun training her?" he asked. "A little bit Nail, but I am still telling her stories about how your father trained Gohan, I think that is why she bowed to you. Trunks answered with a chuckle. Nail patted her head, "You don't have to bow to me, I am still a student, just like yourself." He said to the little girl. "You are still a student? But Uncle Nail, who is teaching you if you are always by yourself.?" Jinja asked curiously. Nail looked up, knowing his father was looking down on him. "Well, it is kind of hard to explain, I still have much to learn, so no more bowing." The tall Namek said. "Ok!" Jinja replied as she ran back to her parents. "What was that all about?" Trunks asked as he walked over to Nail with Bardock. "I'll tell you two when Goten is over here…" Nail said mysteriously. The two Saya-jins looked at each other then over to their family. Goten came out and Jinja tackled him. "Hey, how is my favorite chimp doing?" Goten asked. "I am juuuust fine, how is my favorite gorilla doing?" Jinja replied between giggles. Goten wrestled around with her as Bra and Pan watched them lovingly. "So Bra, when are you two gonna get together?" Pan asked. "I don't know, I try everything, but I just can't seduce him!" Bra explained only half-kidding. "Well, you know, Trunks always likes it when I-" Bra closed her ears, "Geez Pan, he is my brother I don't wanna hear it!!!" she stated as she walked back inside. Pan shrugged her shoulders, took Jinja, and went inside. Goten walked over to the three warriors and asked them what was up. "While I was in deep meditation," Nail began, "I felt a huge ki in the middle of space, coming towards Earth…" he said grimly. The three Half Saya-jins looked at the Namek. "I don't know what it was, but usually when something big is coming here, it doesn't have good intentions. That is why I have been training so hard." He explained. "Well, we should just ask Dende about it…" Bardock said. The four of them looked at the house then disappeared off the island.
"Oh my, Buu, you are the only one, excluding Goku, that likes my food so much." Mr. Popo stated as he brought another plate to the ravenous, pink balloon. "Buuuu!" Buu exclaimed as he devoured another plate full of food. Dende walked in and chuckled, "Don't get so excited, Popo…Buu will eat anything." Dende said as he sipped from his canteen. Mr. Popo lowered his head and walked out. Just then four enormous powers appeared right in front of Dende. The old Namek looked at them with an unsurprised face. Buu looked up and offered Goten a chicken leg, which Goten happily accepted and sat down next to Buu to chow down. "Dende-san, you think you can let me talk to King Kai for a moment?" Nail asked with respect. "Oh sure Nail, give me a second, I haven't talked to him in a long time." Dende closed his eyes and concentrated. While Nail watched Dende, Trunks and Bardock were getting hungry just looking at all the food on the table. Mr. Popo came in with three plates and smiled at the half-Saya-jins. Trunks and Bardock bowed their heads and began stuffing food into their mouths. Nail looked at them for a moment and smirked, "I wonder if my father goes through the same thing up there…."
Vegeta's fist slammed into Goku's back, sending the Saya-jin flying to the floor. Vegeta appeared under Goku to throw him back into the air, but a green fist slammed into his face. Piccolo fired a beam at Goku then appeared behind Vegeta to swat him down. He brought his arm back and as he swung, Vegeta disappeared. Piccolo turned back to meet Goku's fist, which threw him into Vegeta's knee. Before Goku could attack, Vegeta threw Piccolo to the floor and fired a shot right at Goku's head. Goku barely dodged the shot, which singed his golden hair. He looked up to see Piccolo and Vegeta locked in combat. Piccolo slammed a knee into Vegeta's stomach, knocking the wind out of the short Saya-jin. As Piccolo brought his clasped fists up, he noticed Goku flying at him with full speed. He tried to move but Vegeta held his waist. Goku brought his fist up and smashed it into Piccolo face, sending him sprawling to the floor. Vegeta tripped Goku as his punch recoiled and as Goku hit the floor, Vegeta appeared above him and fired hundreds of shots into Goku's chest. He began to charge-up a huge shot but felt a huge ki appear above him. He turned to meet Piccolo's forearm, which sent him sailing towards Goku, who caught him and let Piccolo fire a beam into his chest. Vegeta fell to his knees as Goku appeared in front of Piccolo and began to fight. He sent hundreds of punches and kicks at the dodging Namek. "Damn Namek, I'll kill him!" Vegeta screamed in anger as he began to power up a huge beam. Goku and Piccolo stopped, "Hey! What is he doing!" they said at the same time. "Big Bang Attack!!!" Vegeta yelled as he brought his arms together and fired. Piccolo and Goku looked at each other and powered up. They thrust their arms out and grabbed the beam, then steered it out into eternal space. As the smoke cleared Vegeta saw Goku and Piccolo looking at him, their hands smoking. "What are ya trying to do?" Goku said. "Kill us all?" Piccolo added. Vegeta smirked and let his hair return to its original color, "I just lost my temper…I AM a Saya-jin, remember Kakorroto?" Vegeta walked off. Piccolo looked at Goku. "So I guess it's a draw this time?" Piccolo said. Goku looked back, "No," he turned to the tired Namek, "he is just disqualified." He said with a smirk. Piccolo got into his stance and as they lunged at each other, King Kai yelled for them to stop. They flew over and set down by the short King. "You three are going to destroy the planet if you aren't careful." King Kai said angrily. "It isn't like we fight everyday King Kai, give us a break." Goku answered on behalf of the three warriors. "YOU DO FIGHT EVERYDAY!!!!" King Kai yelled. Goku looked back at Piccolo and the tall Namek nodded. "Oh, I guess I just lose track of time…" Goku replied quietly. "IT BETTER NOT HAPPEN AGA-" King Kai began but was cut off by Dende's voice. "King Kai, it's Dende, Nail is here and he wants to ask you something." King Kai looked at Piccolo, "Why does your son want to speak to me?" he asked. Piccolo shrugged and put a hand on King Kai's shoulder. Goku did the same as King Kai began to speak. "What is it Nail?" He asked curiously. "Well King Kai, I was wondering if you could tell me if there is anything big coming towards the Earth…I thought I felt something before bu-" "Oh….my…this is bad." King Kai interrupted. Piccolo and Goku looked into space as they felt the huge ki racing towards the planet. "Oh no, Nail, your father, Goku and Vegeta have been fighting every day so I couldn't feel that force coming towards your planet. It is huge…" King Kai explained. "So I was right…" Nail said to himself. "NAIL, IT'S ON EARTH RIGHT NOW!" King Kai yelled. Nail's eyes widened what!?" he screamed. Nail searched for the power, "It's at Master Roshi's Island!!!" he screamed. Bardock, Goten, and Trunks stared at Nail, "We gotta go, thanks King Kai!" Nail said as he grabbed Trunks and signaled for Bardock to grab Goten. Bardock and Nail put their fingers to their foreheads and disappeared. "That power…it feels so familiar…" Goku said. Piccolo nodded, "So…evil…"
CHAPTER 3
"Goten, where are you?" Bra yelled. "Trunks, c'mon stop playing games!" Pan screamed. Maron and 18 were looking around the island when suddenly a space pod crashed into the water a hundred feet away. "Hey everybody, look!" 18 shouted. Bra, Pan, Jinja and Master Roshi ran over and saw the pod float above the water and slowly open. A figure stepped out and hovered over to the island. "Where is the being that killed Freezer?" the alien said. "He isn't here, you should go look some place else." Master Roshi said calmly. Burner appeared in front of the old man and jabbed him in the gut. Master Roshi fell to his knees and gasped for air. "Hey who do you think you are coming here asking for someone we don't know!" 18 yelled as she grabbed the changeling's shoulder and spun him around. Burner stood eye to with the android. His tail swung around and slapped her in the face, knocking her to the floor. Maron ran over to her mother. "Hey leave her alone!" Maron yelled. Burner grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up. 18 appeared in front of Burner and slammed her fist into his face. Burner stood there like nothing had happened. He threw Maron to the floor and fired a small beam at the girl. As it was about to hit, but Pan appeared and knocked it away easily. "Ah, the legendary Super Saya-jin…you must be the one? You killed my cousins." Burner said in an evil tone. Pan stared at him with unblinking eyes. Her hair was golden and standing on end. "Leave us alone, or we will have to kill you too." Pan stated. Burner chuckled. "I will bother whomever I wish…" "Well at least leave the girl out of this, she can't even defend herself!" Pan said angrily. Burner brought a finger up and pointed it at Maron, "I will kill whomever I wish also…" he stated with a crazy look in his eyes. His finger turned red and fired a thin beam straight toward Maron. Pan looked at him with wide eyes, unable to save the little girl. Somehow, 18 could follow it and appeared in front of the beam, knocking her daughter out of the way. She shrieked as she felt the beam pierce through her chest. Her lifeless body fell to the floor. "You monster!" Pan yelled as she threw herself onto him. He easily dodged her punches and landed one of his own into her face, throwing her to the floor. "You should not have interfered…" He stated indifferently, as he fired a beam, which would have blown up the whole island. Suddenly four figures appeared right in front of it. They all stopped the beam, and veered it away from the Earth. When the smoke cleared, Burner gave them an impressed look.
Trunks helped Pan up and gave the creature a menacing stare. "What do you want with us?" Trunk yelled, barely able to control himself. "All I want is the one who destroyed my cousins, Freezer and Kooler, and my uncle, King Kold. Is that so much to ask?" Suddenly Goten caught a glimpse of 18's lifeless body, lying there with Maron weeping over her. "You MONSTER!!!" Goten yelled as his hair turned golden. Trunks also changed when he saw his friend's wife lying there. "Hmm…three Super Saya-jins?" Burner said, almost to himself. "Four…" Bardock said quietly as his eyes changed to green and his hair golden. "Impressive, it seems like this planet you call Earth has got some powerful warriors…." Burner stated, "but you're still no match for me!" he yelled as he revealed some of his power. They all stared at him with wide eyes. "Well, well…." Burner began, "looks like you are scared…." None of the warriors could move, except for Master Roshi. He stood up and saw 18 lying there. "I'm sorry Krillan, I couldn't protect her…" Master Roshi whispered. Suddenly his muscles bulged and he stared at the powerful being. "KAAAA…." Master Roshi brought his arms back, "MEEEE…" he formed a ball of energy inside his cupped hands, "HAAAA…." The ball grew as he put all of his ki into it, "MEEEE" he looked at his enemy, "HAAAAAA!!!!" He threw his arms forward, unleashing all of his energy at the surprised alien. Burner brought his arm back then swatted the beam into the air. Roshi fell to his knees in exhaustion. "Damn, it didn't work…" he whispered to himself. Burner lunged at the kneeling old man but was cut off by a green man. He stopped, "A Namek, on Earth?" Burner said. "Not just any Namek…I will be the Namek that will kill you!" Nail said as he powered up. Burner stared at him in bewilderment. "A Namek? Destroy me?" He threw a fist at Nail, only to hit air. He turned as a foot rammed into his unsuspecting face. Burner fell back a few paces. Nail looked at him calmly. "You have one more chance to leave, then I will kill you…" he stated. Burner chuckled. "Fine, kill me." He said sarcastically. Nail appeared in front of him and grabbed his throat. Burner stood there, his eyes never left Nail's. Nail squeezed his hand on Burner's neck. The tall Namek looked down at Burner, surprised that his powerful grip didn't affect the Changeling. Burner brought his fist back and slammed it into Nail's exposed stomach. Everyone looked at the two fighters. Suddenly, Nail fell to his knees and grabbed his abdomen, gasping for air. Burner grinned and threw a knee into his face knocking him to the floor. "Next…" Burner uttered.
Bardock charged the calm alien. As he threw his fist at his face, Burner disappeared. Bardock turned and barely dodged his tail. Burner appeared above Bardock and grabbed his face with his foot. He brought the surprised Saya-jin to the floor, with his foot crushing his face. Suddenly, Goten appeared behind Burner and grabbed him in a bear hug from behind. Bruner struggled to get out as Trunks appeared in front of him and threw a fist into his face. Burner took the punch and smiled at Trunks. He thrust his arms out, breaking Goten's grip, and punched Trunks in the chest, knocking him into the air. Burner then spun around and slapped Goten with his tail, throwing the Saya-jin into the ocean. Burner set down a few feet away from Jinja. "What a poor excuse for warriors. I didn't even have any trouble…" Burner explained to the little girl. "Ha, you think your tough! They aren't even at full strength yet!" Jinja yelled. "Me neither…" He stated. He brought his arm back to hit the little girl but Pan appeared in front of him. "Don't you dare…" Pan growled, her anger rising. Burner powered up. Trunks appeared in front of them, "Wait, don't do it. I'll go with you, just don't hurt anybody else." He said. Burner brought his arm back down, "Now, was that so hard?" he said, not expecting an answer. "Just give me a moment." Trunks asked. Burner nodded and went to get his ship. "Trunks, what are you doing? You haven't even fused with Goten yet….and Nail and Bardock aren't even trying." Pan whispered to him. "No, he is too strong, I can feel it. He is holding back so much ki. But if I go, Nail and Bardock will have some time to train, then teleport to me when they are ready." Trunks explained. He looked at Nail, who was standing there looking back at him. "Jinja, sweetheart, I won't be able to finish your training, but Nail will do it for me, I am counting on you to save me ok?" Trunks said half-serious. Jinja cried, "No papa don't go! Please!" "I'm sorry, I have to, if I don't, the battle that will take place right now will destroy us…and the entire Earth." Trunks said, holding back his tears. He stood up and followed Burner. Everyone watched as he got into the ship. Pan and Jinja cried and Goten and Bra tried to comfort them. "DADDY!!!" Jinja yelled as the ship flew into space. Nail suddenly turned his head to the little girl in amazement, "Im….Impossible…" Nail said to himself. Jinja suddenly turned to Nail, "Please sir, train me! Train me now!" she yelled as her tears ran down her face. Nail looked at her with wide eyes. He couldn't believe how much uncontrolled power she had. He managed to nod to her. "If your going to do it Nail, take her now. I won't be able to handle another loss later…" Pan said with her head down. Nail put his hand on Pan's shoulder, "I'll take care of her…" was all he said, he then grabbed the little girl and flew off.
Bardock also began to fly away but was stopped by Maron. "Train me…" she said quietly. "I'm sorry Maron, but you won't stand a chance against that guy, you better leave it to us." Bardock explained in a comforting voice. "He just killed my mother! All I could do was watch as she saved me. I want revenge!" Maron said a bit louder. "Maron, you aren't a Saya-jin, it will be too hard to get you strong enough in such a short time. We will get revenge for you, I promise." Bardock said again, calmly. Maron clenched her fist, "My father was a fighter, my mother was a fighter, I have to be a FIGHTER!!" she yelled as tears trickled down her face and her fists pounded on Bardock's chest. He wrapped his arms around her to calm her down, "Fine, I will train you, but don't expect to get too strong." He said after a few minutes of her sobbing. She nodded and he flew off with her in his arms. "I'm sorry Pan…" Goten said as he gave her a hug. "I am going to go into the hyperbolic time chamber and to train my ass off, and we are going to get Trunks back, I promise." Goten said to Bra and Pan. They nodded as they began to walk inside. Goten looked up and then flew in Dende's direction. "Good luck guys…" Master Roshi said as he walked inside his quiet house.
CHAPTER 4
"Where are you taking me?" Burner gave Trunks and irritated look. "You will soon see you poor excuse for a warrior!" he yelled at Trunks. Trunks clenched his fists and held himself back. "I can't fight him now, one hole in this spaceship and I'm done for…" Trunks thought to himself as he calmed down. "Just have some patience…" Burner repeated, trying to coax the Saya-jin into a fight. Trunks sat back and tried to think of what his father would do. He shook his head, "My father would have been dead already…" he thought, knowing his father would have tried to fight Burner in the little spaceship. "I am just gonna have to sit this one out and let Bardock and Nail take care of it…" Trunks closed his eyes and tried to forget about his current situation. "Get all the rest you can now you worthless monkey, my father is going to torture you to death…" Burner whispered low enough so Trunks couldn't hear. They both tried to relax for the long trip ahead.
"Let's see what you got Jinja." Nail said to the little girl as she finished stretching. Jinja began shadowboxing, trying to remember the moves her father taught her. Nail shook his head, "No, no, you got it all wrong." Nail threw his fist into the air and retracted it quickly. "Like that!" Nail exclaimed. "Like what?" Jinja said. Nail demonstrated again, "Just like that." He said again. "But you didn't even do anything…" Jinja said innocently. Nail threw his fist out much slower, then took it back. Jinja copied him. "There, you're getting the hang of it!" He said as she began speeding up. "Hmm…I don't know how long we have, we have got to speed this up!" Nail thought as she began getting used to a high punching speed. "Hey Jinja, your father doesn't have much of a chance if you sit around here acting like a girl." Nail said, carefully choosing each word. Suddenly, Jinja remember why she was there. She began speeding up, "Good, good, now try to fly up while your punching, so you can fight a taller opponent." Nail instructed. Jinja awkwardly floated up and began punching the air. After a few minutes, it was becoming natural to her. Nail nodded his head in approval, "We may just have a chance…"
"Now Maron, I really don't know where to start…I haven't ever trained anyone before." Maron gave Bardock a serious face. "Teach me everything you know. I'm not asking much Bardock, please…" she said, holding back her tears. Bardock shook his head. "Alright Maron, first thing we gotta teach you is to harness ki. You have got to learn to feel it and control it." Bardock said. Maron nodded. She began concentrating. "Wow, I feel something, it feels so powerful…" Maron said as sweat began running down her forehead. "That's me, and it feels so powerful because I am right here. Try to sense Nail's ki. It will be much harder, but it's huge so you should be able to feel it." Bardock explained. Maron closed her eyes and began searching for it. Bardock spotted Nail's ki, "Ok Maron, point in the direction you feel it." Maron searched and searched. Suddenly, she felt something. She raised her arm up and pointed into the direction she felt it. "Very good, you did it. You're a natural at this!" Bardock said enthusiastically. "Now," Bardock began with a grin on his face, "flying lessons…"
"I...I can't go on." Goten said as he fell to the floor. His golden hair was brushing by the back of his legs. The extreme colds and extreme heats were getting to the level 3 Super Saya-jin. He stood up, "No, I have to go on, Trunks is counting on me!" A golden aura surrounded him again as he began throwing his punches and kicks into the air.
CHAPTER 5
The huge brown door opened slowly. Goten stepped out, his long golden hair dragged behind him as he walked forward. "Mr. Popo, I have something to tell you." Goten began seriously, "I'm staaaarving!" he screeched as he began holding his stomach and rolling on the floor. Buu came by and began pointing and laughing at the level 3 Super Saya-jin. "The stronger they get, the sillier they get…" Dende said about the Goku family. Mr. Popo set the table as Goten began throwing all sorts of food into his mouth. He couldn't keep up with the Saya-jin's appetite. "You think you're strong enough to defeat that monster?" Dende asked. Goten looked at him seriously and shook his head, "No, not alone. But I know Nail and Bardock are training just as hard. Don't worry Dende, we always find a way to pull through, we'll be okay." Goten reassured the worried Namek. Dende nodded and walked off, "I hope so Goten, I hope so…"
"King Kai, what's going on down there? Why aren't they helping Trunks?" Bulma cried. "Don't worry Bulma, Nail and Bardock had to prepare before they went to Burner's home planet. Charging after him recklessly would have been a waste!" King Kai answered back. Bulma walked over to Vegeta, "Don't you have anything to say!?" she screamed. "Get away from me woman, can't you see we are busy?" Vegeta yelled between push-ups. Bulma looked down at Piccolo and Goku, "How can you three be so calm when your sons are about to enter one of the biggest battles of their lives!" They ignored her. Bulma grunted and walked off. "Did you sense his ki?" Piccolo asked the two Saya-jins. They were silent. "I know they can take out the one that went to Earth. But the other one…He is so powerful…" Piccolo thought out loud. "You Nameks, when will you learn that the Saya-jin will always prevail over all. I know my son has got a plan ready and he will be the one that takes out that whole planet of ugly Freezers. Those bastards are going to get what they deserve!" Vegeta yelled in rage as he got up and walked off. "What's eating him?" Goku asked the puzzled Piccolo. He shrugged, "Looks like just me and you again Goku…" They sped up their push-ups.
"King Kai, do they have a chance?" Gohan asked inquisitively. "I don't know Gohan, they have been training for weeks now, and Trunks' ki is getting lower every day. I just don't know how much more torture he can take, they will have to go soon." Gohan gave King Kai a worried look then walked off. He grinned when he saw his father and Piccolo competing, but then it quickly went away as he remember the situation. "Good luck guys…"
Master Roshi walked out of his house when he felt all the ki closing in on his little island. From the east, Nail and Jinja, from the west, Bardock and Maron, and from the sky, Goten. As they all set foot on his island, Roshi went to greet them. "It seems like you have all gotten much stronger. Especially you two." Master Roshi commented on the two girls. Maron and Jinja bowed respectfully. Roshi looked at them in surprise, "Well, you two really know how to train someone, just like your fathers." The old master said to Nail and Bardock. "We don't have much time Master Roshi, I just want to talk to Pan for a second." Nail said. Pan and Bra came out together slowly. Then Pan caught a glimpse of her daughter and she ran to her. Jinja just watched her mother. Pan fell to her knees and hugged her daughter tightly. Jinja slowly wrapped her arms around Pan, then kissed her cheek. "What's the matter? Are you okay Jinja? Why are you so quiet?" Pan asked all at once. "She has gotten very strong Pan, she is still trying to understand her new power." Nail answered for the little girl. Pan nodded at the Namek and kept hugging her daughter. "But I don't know if she should come with us, it will be very dangerous." Nail added. Jinja looked up at Nail quickly, "I am going! I will help my father!" she screamed. Pan looked at Nail, "This is what she wants to do, I remember when I was a little girl, I would have done the same thing." Nail nodded, then he turned to Bardock. "Do you think we should take Maron?" Bardock turned to Maron and she nodded, "Yes, she wants to do this, I won't make the decision for her." "Well, are you guys ready to go? I got some senzu's from Karin-sama just in case Trunks is in bad shape." Goten said. Nail and Bardock nodded. "Good luck you guys! Take care Goten!" Bra said as Bardock put his hand on Maron and Goten's shoulder. Nail did the same with Jinja. Then they put their fingers to their head and searched for Trunks' ki. "It is so small…" Nail thought to himself as he disappeared off the island. Bardock was next, then Roshi, Pan, and Bra were left on the island alone, wishing the warriors good luck.
"Trunks, Jinja, dinner is ready!" Pan yelled from the kitchen. "Coming mom!" the 4-year-old girl yelled. Trunks looked at his little daughter and smirked, "Coming mom!" he repeated and followed her inside. As they sat down Pan walked by and kissed Jinja on her forehead, "Aw, my two little babies are so cute." She went to kiss Trunks on the forehead but he tilted his head up and their lips met. "Ewwwww, momma, papa, stop it!" Jinja yelled. Pan broke away from the kiss with a smile. "Trunks I don't think you should be training Jinja at such an early age." Pan began with a mother's worry in her tone. "Aw, mom, I am old enough. Papa told me that grandpa Gohan started training with Mr. Piccolo when he was even younger than me!" Jinja replied before Trunks could answer. "Yes, but sweetheart, the world was in trouble, your other grandpa, Vegeta, was coming to take over the world." Pan retaliated. Jinja looked down at her food and started growing an appetite. She started nibbling on her chicken, then began gobbling down anything she could grab. Trunks and Pan watched their daughter admiringly. "Listen Pan, I am taking it slow, I'm only teaching her how to fly and have fun. There is no fighting involved." Trunks said as he began to eat. Pan sat down and looked at Trunks sternly, "Well alright, but no fighting until she is five, got it mister?" Trunks nodded. "I turn five in eight months!" Jinja said with a full mouth and eight dirty fingers sticking up. Trunks patted his daughter's head and chuckled. "Don't talk with your mouth full." Pan stated quickly. Jinja smiled at her mother, "Ok." Pan gave her a loving look, then suddenly looked towards the window. Jinja looked at her father to see what was wrong, and he too was staring out the window. "Don't worry Pan, its Nail." Trunks said after a long silence. "You think he does anything else but train?" Pan asked her husband. Trunks shook his head and kept eating.
"Goten!" Bra yelled from the kitchen, "Where is all the food you hungry ape!" Goten walked up to Bra and gave her an innocent look, "Well I was going to make you breakfast in bed, but I got kinda hungry and ate it before you woke up…." Goten answered in a vain attempt to get out of trouble. "I woke YOU up today Goten!!!" Bra said. She was about to start yelling at him again when she looked into his guiltless eyes, "Just don't let it happen again ok?" Bra stated calmly. Goten walked up to her slowly. Bra's heart began to beat faster, "Oh no, this is it, he is going to kiss me finally, after four years he is going to finally kiss me!" she thought to herself as she closed her eyes and pouted her lips. After a minute of waiting she opened her eyes and Goten was standing their, arm out, waiting for her to shake his head. She gave him a confused look and shook his hand, but then quickly pulled away. "Why is your hand all wet Goten!?" Bra asked him. "Well I promised it won't happen again, then I spit in my hand to close the deal." Goten explained as if to a little child. Bra shook her head and went to the bathroom to wash her hand. Goten was left in the kitchen, with a slice of pizza left resting on the floor. He looked around, "How could I have missed you?" he said to the pizza as he picked it up and tossed it into his mouth. He looked out of the corner of his eye as he felt a huge power get bigger then die down. "That crazy Nail, he is always training…" Goten explained to himself while he chewed the pizza.
"Bardock, will you tell this old man that I threw his magazine out!" 18 yelled. Master Roshi was running around the house looking for his latest issue of 'Babes and More Babes' while Bardock began explaining to him that Android 18 threw it out. Master Roshi looked up at Bardock with contempt, "Who threw it out?" he asked. "18 said she did." Bardock answered. Veins began to pop out of Roshi's head. I am going to kill her!!!" Master Roshi yelled as he began running after the slender Android. 18 was walking ankle high in the crashing waves of the little island, thinking of Krillan and their daughter Maron, when she heard Roshi sneaking up on her. As he jumped she disappeared and she reappeared behind him, stuffing his face into the water. "I am going to drown him Bardock, You better stop me!" she yelled as she applied pressure to the old man's head. Bubbles began violently floating up from his face and Bardock gently pushed 18 away and picked Roshi up from the water. "Do I have to stop you guys from fighting everyday?" Bardock asked. They turned their backs from each other and replied "No!" simultaneously. "I'm afraid that whenever I leave to go training I am going to come back with one of you floating away with the current…." Bardock said jokingly. Just then, Bardock heard something coming towards the island fast. "18, what do you think that is?" Bardock asked her. "No, it couldn't be….Maron?" 18 said, a big smile crossing her face. Bardock looked harder and could see a car coming at incredible speeds towards the island. "She is gonna crash!" Bardock said as he flew towards the car and gently set it down onto the beach. Maron jumped out, tears running down her eyes, and jumped into her mother's welcome arms. "I hate men!!!" Maron yelled. Android 18 did everything to comfort her. "It's ok, don't worry, don't cry, just tell me what happened." 18 said in a gentle tone. Bardock peered into the car and saw tons of luggage in the back seat. "Looks like we are going to have another guest at the Kame Hotel!" Bardock joked. 18 gave him a serious look and shook her head. Bardock began to put all the luggage into an empty room on the second floor of Master Roshi's house. "Mom, he was cheating on me, I hate him, I can't trust him, I hate him so much." Maron said as she cried into her mother's shoulder. "You can live with us as long as you like…" Master Roshi said with a rare, serious look on his face. As 18 comforted her daughter she saw Bardock look at the horizon quickly, suddenly she felt a huge power rise and fall. He looked at her and said "Nail." Then he walked into the house and began training himself. "Come inside, forget about him, you know, Bardock is free and he is a very nice man…." 18 said with a smile on her face. "Well he is kinda cute…" Maron said, considering 18's proposal. They disappeared into the little house on the little island in the middle of nowhere.
Nail's arms were burning. Days went by as he fought the air, kicking and punching, with all his power and all his speed. Sweat ran down his face as he disappeared into thin air and appeared a mile away, continuing his onslaught. Finally, he felt like he couldn't go on anymore so he dropped his power and fell to the ground below. He slowly grabbed his canteen and drank the precious liquid, which rejuvenated his body. He lay back thinking of how strong he had gotten over the past four years and if anyone was keeping up. He shook his head and stood up. The weighted clothing felt like a ton, but he stretched his muscles then calmly began to float into the air and meditate. He thought about visiting Bardock to see how his old friend was doing, so he decided he would go the next day. Then he let himself go, and fell into a deep meditation.
"King Kaalor, we finished a power level scan of the North Galaxy, the planet Earth has a very mysterious power that periodically rises, and when it does, it's off the charts. We have never seen a power this great before. The being with that level could have easily taken out Freezer, Kooler, and King Kold, all at once." One of the many servants at the computer stated. "Well, those three were all weaklings anyway…but Kold was my cousin, and they were my nephews…" the King of the Changelings said in an uninterested tone. "What do you suggest we do, my king?" Another servant asked. "Call for my son, he will go to the Earth, and bring me the person, or people that killed my cousin. That is all…" Kaalor stated as he walked out of the room, people kneeling before him as he went. The servants began making preparations for the long trip to Earth.
Burner heard a knock at his door. "What?" the sleek Changeling yelled from his room. "Lord Burner, the King has a mission for you." Burner stood up and opened his door, "This better be important…" The servant led him to the room where they monitored power levels. "See there, that being on Earth, he had enough power to kill your cousins, Freezer and Kooler, and your uncle King Kold…" the servant explained. Burner curled a finger up and brought it to his mouth. He began to chuckle at the reading on the screen. "No problem…it is almost a waste of my time…." Everyone in the room looked at him with wide eyes. Lord Burner walked out confidently and headed towards his ship. "You think he is bluffing?" one soldier said to another. "I don't know….but I have a feeling we are going to find out…." The other soldier replied as he saw Burner walk into a space pod built for two and launch off to Earth, without saying a word to his father.
CHAPTER 2
"That's it Jinja, concentrate, you can do it!" Trunks urged his little daughter as she began to float clumsily in the air. Pan watched her daughter proudly from inside. "I'm doing it papa, I'm doing it!!!" Jinja yelled happily as she tried to get the hang of it. She began floating over her father, then saw her mother and began to push herself towards the house. Pan stretched her arms out and caught her little daughter as she flew inside with too much force. Trunks appeared inside and grabbed Jinja, "Alright, you did it sweetie!" Jinja smiled, "Now you can train me papa!!!" she blurted out, forgetting the promise she gave to her father. Trunks looked at her with his wide eyes and shook his head. "What does she mean Trunks?" Pan asked. "Oh, nothing Pan, she didn't mean anything by it…" Trunks said with a guilty smile on his face. He began to walk away calmly as Pan grabbed his shirt and pulled him to the floor. "You better not train her!" Pan yelled into his ear. "But momma, I want to learn how to fight….like you!" Jinja interrupted. Pan looked at her daughter and shook her head. "Hmm….ok, but Trunks don't go hard on her you hear me?" Trunks and Jinja nodded and ran out of the house quickly. Pan followed them. "I am going to supervise!!!" Pan yelled after them. Jinja's training finally began.
"Bra, Master Roshi is having a party, wanna come?" Goten asked as he got ready to leave. Bra came out in a red dress, with make-up covering her face. She looked at Goten seductively and nodded. "What is all that stuff on your face? I think you're much prettier without it." Goten said innocently. "WHAT!?" Bra shouted as she slapped Goten. Goten rubbed his cheek, "Ouch!" he started to fly out the window. "Wait, wait! I am still coming!" Bra yelled as she washed her face off and jumped into Goten's arms. Goten looked at her with a smile then flew off towards Kame Island.
"So Nail, what have you been up to?" Bardock asked. "Nothing much old friend, mostly training." He answered while he drank some water. "Who is the new girl?" He asked. "Oh, that's Android 18's daughter, Maron. She just divorced her husband and she came over here for comforting or something." Bardock answered easily. "Divorce?" Nail inquired. "Never mind buddy, its human problems…" Bardock stated with a smirk. "Hey you feel that? Goten is coming." He added as he looked into the sky. Goten landed on the island and let Bra go. She walked over and greeted the Namek and Saya-jin. Then she went over to comfort her old friend Maron. "It's ok, I never liked him anyway," Bra began, "plus Bardock over there is cute, you should go over there and talk to him!" she stated, trying to make Maron forget her problems. "No Bra, its too soon, I will have time later to do it, I just want to forget about men right now." Maron said as she began to tear again. Bra gave her a hug and they went inside. "Here comes Trunks." Nail remarked as he saw three figures flying towards them slowly. "Would you look at that…" Bardock said, "Jinja is already flying!" The Briefs family set down on the island and Bra ran over to hug her niece. "Aunt Bra, Aunt Bra, I can fly!" Jinja said happily as she hugged her Aunt. "I see, I see, very good Jinja." Bra replied happily. Nail nodded his head to Trunks and Pan as Bardock went over and greeted them. "Grandpa Bardock, did you see me? I can fly!" Jinja said as she gave Bardock a kiss. "I still can't get used to being a grandpa." Bardock said as he swung Jinja around in circles. Jinja laughed as Bardock put her down, then ran over to Nail and gave him a serious bow. Nail smiled, "Trunks have you begun training her?" he asked. "A little bit Nail, but I am still telling her stories about how your father trained Gohan, I think that is why she bowed to you. Trunks answered with a chuckle. Nail patted her head, "You don't have to bow to me, I am still a student, just like yourself." He said to the little girl. "You are still a student? But Uncle Nail, who is teaching you if you are always by yourself.?" Jinja asked curiously. Nail looked up, knowing his father was looking down on him. "Well, it is kind of hard to explain, I still have much to learn, so no more bowing." The tall Namek said. "Ok!" Jinja replied as she ran back to her parents. "What was that all about?" Trunks asked as he walked over to Nail with Bardock. "I'll tell you two when Goten is over here…" Nail said mysteriously. The two Saya-jins looked at each other then over to their family. Goten came out and Jinja tackled him. "Hey, how is my favorite chimp doing?" Goten asked. "I am juuuust fine, how is my favorite gorilla doing?" Jinja replied between giggles. Goten wrestled around with her as Bra and Pan watched them lovingly. "So Bra, when are you two gonna get together?" Pan asked. "I don't know, I try everything, but I just can't seduce him!" Bra explained only half-kidding. "Well, you know, Trunks always likes it when I-" Bra closed her ears, "Geez Pan, he is my brother I don't wanna hear it!!!" she stated as she walked back inside. Pan shrugged her shoulders, took Jinja, and went inside. Goten walked over to the three warriors and asked them what was up. "While I was in deep meditation," Nail began, "I felt a huge ki in the middle of space, coming towards Earth…" he said grimly. The three Half Saya-jins looked at the Namek. "I don't know what it was, but usually when something big is coming here, it doesn't have good intentions. That is why I have been training so hard." He explained. "Well, we should just ask Dende about it…" Bardock said. The four of them looked at the house then disappeared off the island.
"Oh my, Buu, you are the only one, excluding Goku, that likes my food so much." Mr. Popo stated as he brought another plate to the ravenous, pink balloon. "Buuuu!" Buu exclaimed as he devoured another plate full of food. Dende walked in and chuckled, "Don't get so excited, Popo…Buu will eat anything." Dende said as he sipped from his canteen. Mr. Popo lowered his head and walked out. Just then four enormous powers appeared right in front of Dende. The old Namek looked at them with an unsurprised face. Buu looked up and offered Goten a chicken leg, which Goten happily accepted and sat down next to Buu to chow down. "Dende-san, you think you can let me talk to King Kai for a moment?" Nail asked with respect. "Oh sure Nail, give me a second, I haven't talked to him in a long time." Dende closed his eyes and concentrated. While Nail watched Dende, Trunks and Bardock were getting hungry just looking at all the food on the table. Mr. Popo came in with three plates and smiled at the half-Saya-jins. Trunks and Bardock bowed their heads and began stuffing food into their mouths. Nail looked at them for a moment and smirked, "I wonder if my father goes through the same thing up there…."
Vegeta's fist slammed into Goku's back, sending the Saya-jin flying to the floor. Vegeta appeared under Goku to throw him back into the air, but a green fist slammed into his face. Piccolo fired a beam at Goku then appeared behind Vegeta to swat him down. He brought his arm back and as he swung, Vegeta disappeared. Piccolo turned back to meet Goku's fist, which threw him into Vegeta's knee. Before Goku could attack, Vegeta threw Piccolo to the floor and fired a shot right at Goku's head. Goku barely dodged the shot, which singed his golden hair. He looked up to see Piccolo and Vegeta locked in combat. Piccolo slammed a knee into Vegeta's stomach, knocking the wind out of the short Saya-jin. As Piccolo brought his clasped fists up, he noticed Goku flying at him with full speed. He tried to move but Vegeta held his waist. Goku brought his fist up and smashed it into Piccolo face, sending him sprawling to the floor. Vegeta tripped Goku as his punch recoiled and as Goku hit the floor, Vegeta appeared above him and fired hundreds of shots into Goku's chest. He began to charge-up a huge shot but felt a huge ki appear above him. He turned to meet Piccolo's forearm, which sent him sailing towards Goku, who caught him and let Piccolo fire a beam into his chest. Vegeta fell to his knees as Goku appeared in front of Piccolo and began to fight. He sent hundreds of punches and kicks at the dodging Namek. "Damn Namek, I'll kill him!" Vegeta screamed in anger as he began to power up a huge beam. Goku and Piccolo stopped, "Hey! What is he doing!" they said at the same time. "Big Bang Attack!!!" Vegeta yelled as he brought his arms together and fired. Piccolo and Goku looked at each other and powered up. They thrust their arms out and grabbed the beam, then steered it out into eternal space. As the smoke cleared Vegeta saw Goku and Piccolo looking at him, their hands smoking. "What are ya trying to do?" Goku said. "Kill us all?" Piccolo added. Vegeta smirked and let his hair return to its original color, "I just lost my temper…I AM a Saya-jin, remember Kakorroto?" Vegeta walked off. Piccolo looked at Goku. "So I guess it's a draw this time?" Piccolo said. Goku looked back, "No," he turned to the tired Namek, "he is just disqualified." He said with a smirk. Piccolo got into his stance and as they lunged at each other, King Kai yelled for them to stop. They flew over and set down by the short King. "You three are going to destroy the planet if you aren't careful." King Kai said angrily. "It isn't like we fight everyday King Kai, give us a break." Goku answered on behalf of the three warriors. "YOU DO FIGHT EVERYDAY!!!!" King Kai yelled. Goku looked back at Piccolo and the tall Namek nodded. "Oh, I guess I just lose track of time…" Goku replied quietly. "IT BETTER NOT HAPPEN AGA-" King Kai began but was cut off by Dende's voice. "King Kai, it's Dende, Nail is here and he wants to ask you something." King Kai looked at Piccolo, "Why does your son want to speak to me?" he asked. Piccolo shrugged and put a hand on King Kai's shoulder. Goku did the same as King Kai began to speak. "What is it Nail?" He asked curiously. "Well King Kai, I was wondering if you could tell me if there is anything big coming towards the Earth…I thought I felt something before bu-" "Oh….my…this is bad." King Kai interrupted. Piccolo and Goku looked into space as they felt the huge ki racing towards the planet. "Oh no, Nail, your father, Goku and Vegeta have been fighting every day so I couldn't feel that force coming towards your planet. It is huge…" King Kai explained. "So I was right…" Nail said to himself. "NAIL, IT'S ON EARTH RIGHT NOW!" King Kai yelled. Nail's eyes widened what!?" he screamed. Nail searched for the power, "It's at Master Roshi's Island!!!" he screamed. Bardock, Goten, and Trunks stared at Nail, "We gotta go, thanks King Kai!" Nail said as he grabbed Trunks and signaled for Bardock to grab Goten. Bardock and Nail put their fingers to their foreheads and disappeared. "That power…it feels so familiar…" Goku said. Piccolo nodded, "So…evil…"
CHAPTER 3
"Goten, where are you?" Bra yelled. "Trunks, c'mon stop playing games!" Pan screamed. Maron and 18 were looking around the island when suddenly a space pod crashed into the water a hundred feet away. "Hey everybody, look!" 18 shouted. Bra, Pan, Jinja and Master Roshi ran over and saw the pod float above the water and slowly open. A figure stepped out and hovered over to the island. "Where is the being that killed Freezer?" the alien said. "He isn't here, you should go look some place else." Master Roshi said calmly. Burner appeared in front of the old man and jabbed him in the gut. Master Roshi fell to his knees and gasped for air. "Hey who do you think you are coming here asking for someone we don't know!" 18 yelled as she grabbed the changeling's shoulder and spun him around. Burner stood eye to with the android. His tail swung around and slapped her in the face, knocking her to the floor. Maron ran over to her mother. "Hey leave her alone!" Maron yelled. Burner grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up. 18 appeared in front of Burner and slammed her fist into his face. Burner stood there like nothing had happened. He threw Maron to the floor and fired a small beam at the girl. As it was about to hit, but Pan appeared and knocked it away easily. "Ah, the legendary Super Saya-jin…you must be the one? You killed my cousins." Burner said in an evil tone. Pan stared at him with unblinking eyes. Her hair was golden and standing on end. "Leave us alone, or we will have to kill you too." Pan stated. Burner chuckled. "I will bother whomever I wish…" "Well at least leave the girl out of this, she can't even defend herself!" Pan said angrily. Burner brought a finger up and pointed it at Maron, "I will kill whomever I wish also…" he stated with a crazy look in his eyes. His finger turned red and fired a thin beam straight toward Maron. Pan looked at him with wide eyes, unable to save the little girl. Somehow, 18 could follow it and appeared in front of the beam, knocking her daughter out of the way. She shrieked as she felt the beam pierce through her chest. Her lifeless body fell to the floor. "You monster!" Pan yelled as she threw herself onto him. He easily dodged her punches and landed one of his own into her face, throwing her to the floor. "You should not have interfered…" He stated indifferently, as he fired a beam, which would have blown up the whole island. Suddenly four figures appeared right in front of it. They all stopped the beam, and veered it away from the Earth. When the smoke cleared, Burner gave them an impressed look.
Trunks helped Pan up and gave the creature a menacing stare. "What do you want with us?" Trunk yelled, barely able to control himself. "All I want is the one who destroyed my cousins, Freezer and Kooler, and my uncle, King Kold. Is that so much to ask?" Suddenly Goten caught a glimpse of 18's lifeless body, lying there with Maron weeping over her. "You MONSTER!!!" Goten yelled as his hair turned golden. Trunks also changed when he saw his friend's wife lying there. "Hmm…three Super Saya-jins?" Burner said, almost to himself. "Four…" Bardock said quietly as his eyes changed to green and his hair golden. "Impressive, it seems like this planet you call Earth has got some powerful warriors…." Burner stated, "but you're still no match for me!" he yelled as he revealed some of his power. They all stared at him with wide eyes. "Well, well…." Burner began, "looks like you are scared…." None of the warriors could move, except for Master Roshi. He stood up and saw 18 lying there. "I'm sorry Krillan, I couldn't protect her…" Master Roshi whispered. Suddenly his muscles bulged and he stared at the powerful being. "KAAAA…." Master Roshi brought his arms back, "MEEEE…" he formed a ball of energy inside his cupped hands, "HAAAA…." The ball grew as he put all of his ki into it, "MEEEE" he looked at his enemy, "HAAAAAA!!!!" He threw his arms forward, unleashing all of his energy at the surprised alien. Burner brought his arm back then swatted the beam into the air. Roshi fell to his knees in exhaustion. "Damn, it didn't work…" he whispered to himself. Burner lunged at the kneeling old man but was cut off by a green man. He stopped, "A Namek, on Earth?" Burner said. "Not just any Namek…I will be the Namek that will kill you!" Nail said as he powered up. Burner stared at him in bewilderment. "A Namek? Destroy me?" He threw a fist at Nail, only to hit air. He turned as a foot rammed into his unsuspecting face. Burner fell back a few paces. Nail looked at him calmly. "You have one more chance to leave, then I will kill you…" he stated. Burner chuckled. "Fine, kill me." He said sarcastically. Nail appeared in front of him and grabbed his throat. Burner stood there, his eyes never left Nail's. Nail squeezed his hand on Burner's neck. The tall Namek looked down at Burner, surprised that his powerful grip didn't affect the Changeling. Burner brought his fist back and slammed it into Nail's exposed stomach. Everyone looked at the two fighters. Suddenly, Nail fell to his knees and grabbed his abdomen, gasping for air. Burner grinned and threw a knee into his face knocking him to the floor. "Next…" Burner uttered.
Bardock charged the calm alien. As he threw his fist at his face, Burner disappeared. Bardock turned and barely dodged his tail. Burner appeared above Bardock and grabbed his face with his foot. He brought the surprised Saya-jin to the floor, with his foot crushing his face. Suddenly, Goten appeared behind Burner and grabbed him in a bear hug from behind. Bruner struggled to get out as Trunks appeared in front of him and threw a fist into his face. Burner took the punch and smiled at Trunks. He thrust his arms out, breaking Goten's grip, and punched Trunks in the chest, knocking him into the air. Burner then spun around and slapped Goten with his tail, throwing the Saya-jin into the ocean. Burner set down a few feet away from Jinja. "What a poor excuse for warriors. I didn't even have any trouble…" Burner explained to the little girl. "Ha, you think your tough! They aren't even at full strength yet!" Jinja yelled. "Me neither…" He stated. He brought his arm back to hit the little girl but Pan appeared in front of him. "Don't you dare…" Pan growled, her anger rising. Burner powered up. Trunks appeared in front of them, "Wait, don't do it. I'll go with you, just don't hurt anybody else." He said. Burner brought his arm back down, "Now, was that so hard?" he said, not expecting an answer. "Just give me a moment." Trunks asked. Burner nodded and went to get his ship. "Trunks, what are you doing? You haven't even fused with Goten yet….and Nail and Bardock aren't even trying." Pan whispered to him. "No, he is too strong, I can feel it. He is holding back so much ki. But if I go, Nail and Bardock will have some time to train, then teleport to me when they are ready." Trunks explained. He looked at Nail, who was standing there looking back at him. "Jinja, sweetheart, I won't be able to finish your training, but Nail will do it for me, I am counting on you to save me ok?" Trunks said half-serious. Jinja cried, "No papa don't go! Please!" "I'm sorry, I have to, if I don't, the battle that will take place right now will destroy us…and the entire Earth." Trunks said, holding back his tears. He stood up and followed Burner. Everyone watched as he got into the ship. Pan and Jinja cried and Goten and Bra tried to comfort them. "DADDY!!!" Jinja yelled as the ship flew into space. Nail suddenly turned his head to the little girl in amazement, "Im….Impossible…" Nail said to himself. Jinja suddenly turned to Nail, "Please sir, train me! Train me now!" she yelled as her tears ran down her face. Nail looked at her with wide eyes. He couldn't believe how much uncontrolled power she had. He managed to nod to her. "If your going to do it Nail, take her now. I won't be able to handle another loss later…" Pan said with her head down. Nail put his hand on Pan's shoulder, "I'll take care of her…" was all he said, he then grabbed the little girl and flew off.
Bardock also began to fly away but was stopped by Maron. "Train me…" she said quietly. "I'm sorry Maron, but you won't stand a chance against that guy, you better leave it to us." Bardock explained in a comforting voice. "He just killed my mother! All I could do was watch as she saved me. I want revenge!" Maron said a bit louder. "Maron, you aren't a Saya-jin, it will be too hard to get you strong enough in such a short time. We will get revenge for you, I promise." Bardock said again, calmly. Maron clenched her fist, "My father was a fighter, my mother was a fighter, I have to be a FIGHTER!!" she yelled as tears trickled down her face and her fists pounded on Bardock's chest. He wrapped his arms around her to calm her down, "Fine, I will train you, but don't expect to get too strong." He said after a few minutes of her sobbing. She nodded and he flew off with her in his arms. "I'm sorry Pan…" Goten said as he gave her a hug. "I am going to go into the hyperbolic time chamber and to train my ass off, and we are going to get Trunks back, I promise." Goten said to Bra and Pan. They nodded as they began to walk inside. Goten looked up and then flew in Dende's direction. "Good luck guys…" Master Roshi said as he walked inside his quiet house.
CHAPTER 4
"Where are you taking me?" Burner gave Trunks and irritated look. "You will soon see you poor excuse for a warrior!" he yelled at Trunks. Trunks clenched his fists and held himself back. "I can't fight him now, one hole in this spaceship and I'm done for…" Trunks thought to himself as he calmed down. "Just have some patience…" Burner repeated, trying to coax the Saya-jin into a fight. Trunks sat back and tried to think of what his father would do. He shook his head, "My father would have been dead already…" he thought, knowing his father would have tried to fight Burner in the little spaceship. "I am just gonna have to sit this one out and let Bardock and Nail take care of it…" Trunks closed his eyes and tried to forget about his current situation. "Get all the rest you can now you worthless monkey, my father is going to torture you to death…" Burner whispered low enough so Trunks couldn't hear. They both tried to relax for the long trip ahead.
"Let's see what you got Jinja." Nail said to the little girl as she finished stretching. Jinja began shadowboxing, trying to remember the moves her father taught her. Nail shook his head, "No, no, you got it all wrong." Nail threw his fist into the air and retracted it quickly. "Like that!" Nail exclaimed. "Like what?" Jinja said. Nail demonstrated again, "Just like that." He said again. "But you didn't even do anything…" Jinja said innocently. Nail threw his fist out much slower, then took it back. Jinja copied him. "There, you're getting the hang of it!" He said as she began speeding up. "Hmm…I don't know how long we have, we have got to speed this up!" Nail thought as she began getting used to a high punching speed. "Hey Jinja, your father doesn't have much of a chance if you sit around here acting like a girl." Nail said, carefully choosing each word. Suddenly, Jinja remember why she was there. She began speeding up, "Good, good, now try to fly up while your punching, so you can fight a taller opponent." Nail instructed. Jinja awkwardly floated up and began punching the air. After a few minutes, it was becoming natural to her. Nail nodded his head in approval, "We may just have a chance…"
"Now Maron, I really don't know where to start…I haven't ever trained anyone before." Maron gave Bardock a serious face. "Teach me everything you know. I'm not asking much Bardock, please…" she said, holding back her tears. Bardock shook his head. "Alright Maron, first thing we gotta teach you is to harness ki. You have got to learn to feel it and control it." Bardock said. Maron nodded. She began concentrating. "Wow, I feel something, it feels so powerful…" Maron said as sweat began running down her forehead. "That's me, and it feels so powerful because I am right here. Try to sense Nail's ki. It will be much harder, but it's huge so you should be able to feel it." Bardock explained. Maron closed her eyes and began searching for it. Bardock spotted Nail's ki, "Ok Maron, point in the direction you feel it." Maron searched and searched. Suddenly, she felt something. She raised her arm up and pointed into the direction she felt it. "Very good, you did it. You're a natural at this!" Bardock said enthusiastically. "Now," Bardock began with a grin on his face, "flying lessons…"
"I...I can't go on." Goten said as he fell to the floor. His golden hair was brushing by the back of his legs. The extreme colds and extreme heats were getting to the level 3 Super Saya-jin. He stood up, "No, I have to go on, Trunks is counting on me!" A golden aura surrounded him again as he began throwing his punches and kicks into the air.
CHAPTER 5
The huge brown door opened slowly. Goten stepped out, his long golden hair dragged behind him as he walked forward. "Mr. Popo, I have something to tell you." Goten began seriously, "I'm staaaarving!" he screeched as he began holding his stomach and rolling on the floor. Buu came by and began pointing and laughing at the level 3 Super Saya-jin. "The stronger they get, the sillier they get…" Dende said about the Goku family. Mr. Popo set the table as Goten began throwing all sorts of food into his mouth. He couldn't keep up with the Saya-jin's appetite. "You think you're strong enough to defeat that monster?" Dende asked. Goten looked at him seriously and shook his head, "No, not alone. But I know Nail and Bardock are training just as hard. Don't worry Dende, we always find a way to pull through, we'll be okay." Goten reassured the worried Namek. Dende nodded and walked off, "I hope so Goten, I hope so…"
"King Kai, what's going on down there? Why aren't they helping Trunks?" Bulma cried. "Don't worry Bulma, Nail and Bardock had to prepare before they went to Burner's home planet. Charging after him recklessly would have been a waste!" King Kai answered back. Bulma walked over to Vegeta, "Don't you have anything to say!?" she screamed. "Get away from me woman, can't you see we are busy?" Vegeta yelled between push-ups. Bulma looked down at Piccolo and Goku, "How can you three be so calm when your sons are about to enter one of the biggest battles of their lives!" They ignored her. Bulma grunted and walked off. "Did you sense his ki?" Piccolo asked the two Saya-jins. They were silent. "I know they can take out the one that went to Earth. But the other one…He is so powerful…" Piccolo thought out loud. "You Nameks, when will you learn that the Saya-jin will always prevail over all. I know my son has got a plan ready and he will be the one that takes out that whole planet of ugly Freezers. Those bastards are going to get what they deserve!" Vegeta yelled in rage as he got up and walked off. "What's eating him?" Goku asked the puzzled Piccolo. He shrugged, "Looks like just me and you again Goku…" They sped up their push-ups.
"King Kai, do they have a chance?" Gohan asked inquisitively. "I don't know Gohan, they have been training for weeks now, and Trunks' ki is getting lower every day. I just don't know how much more torture he can take, they will have to go soon." Gohan gave King Kai a worried look then walked off. He grinned when he saw his father and Piccolo competing, but then it quickly went away as he remember the situation. "Good luck guys…"
Master Roshi walked out of his house when he felt all the ki closing in on his little island. From the east, Nail and Jinja, from the west, Bardock and Maron, and from the sky, Goten. As they all set foot on his island, Roshi went to greet them. "It seems like you have all gotten much stronger. Especially you two." Master Roshi commented on the two girls. Maron and Jinja bowed respectfully. Roshi looked at them in surprise, "Well, you two really know how to train someone, just like your fathers." The old master said to Nail and Bardock. "We don't have much time Master Roshi, I just want to talk to Pan for a second." Nail said. Pan and Bra came out together slowly. Then Pan caught a glimpse of her daughter and she ran to her. Jinja just watched her mother. Pan fell to her knees and hugged her daughter tightly. Jinja slowly wrapped her arms around Pan, then kissed her cheek. "What's the matter? Are you okay Jinja? Why are you so quiet?" Pan asked all at once. "She has gotten very strong Pan, she is still trying to understand her new power." Nail answered for the little girl. Pan nodded at the Namek and kept hugging her daughter. "But I don't know if she should come with us, it will be very dangerous." Nail added. Jinja looked up at Nail quickly, "I am going! I will help my father!" she screamed. Pan looked at Nail, "This is what she wants to do, I remember when I was a little girl, I would have done the same thing." Nail nodded, then he turned to Bardock. "Do you think we should take Maron?" Bardock turned to Maron and she nodded, "Yes, she wants to do this, I won't make the decision for her." "Well, are you guys ready to go? I got some senzu's from Karin-sama just in case Trunks is in bad shape." Goten said. Nail and Bardock nodded. "Good luck you guys! Take care Goten!" Bra said as Bardock put his hand on Maron and Goten's shoulder. Nail did the same with Jinja. Then they put their fingers to their head and searched for Trunks' ki. "It is so small…" Nail thought to himself as he disappeared off the island. Bardock was next, then Roshi, Pan, and Bra were left on the island alone, wishing the warriors good luck.