Chapter 2
They were facing off against the rest of the Ginyu Force when it happened.
First the sky went black as night, then the heavens let loose a roar of thunder, with flashes that were so bright that both sides had to shield their eyes. Finally the ground beneath them trembled as a final bolt of lightning struck the ground in front of them, signalling the end of the strange phenomena.
"That was worse than Tien's Solar Flare." Krillin commented, rubbing his eyes so he could see again.
"Looks like Team Ginyu are having the same problem." Vegeta thought aloud, seeing the brood above them rubbing their eyes.
"Go...Goku, is that what I think it is!" Krillin asked his friend, pointing to the place where the lightning had struck the ground.
"Wha...a girl! But how...damn, the Ginyu squad are starting to recover. Krillin, you and Gohan get that girl to safety!" Goku told them, pointing to the lifeless form as he kept his eyes on the fiends above them.
"Kakarrot, what is the meaning of this!" Vegeta yelled at him. "Just leave the girl where she is, she's probably dead anyway."
"Well, her ki says otherwise." Goku replied, sensing that both Krillin and his son had moved her out of harms way.
Muttering under his breath about Kakarrot being an idiotic baka, Vegeta crossed his arms over his chest and stared daggers at the lower class Saiyan warrior standing in front of him, before returning his attention back to the task at hand.
One of these days Kakarrot, your good intentions are going to kill you and the rest of your dumb friends. Vegeta thought angrily to himself, as Rikuum came floating down to their level, pointing a finger in his direction.
"Hey Veggie breath, looks like it's you and me first. So don't start crying when I beat your worthless hide into oblivion." Rikuum sneered at him, before striking more ridiculous poses.
baring his teeth in disgust back at him Vegeta strode over to the lumbering giant and got into his fighting stance.
Why is Kami's name do they always have to do those ridiculous poses. Vegeta thought sarcastically, before launching himself at his opponent.
When I awoke my senses were all out of focus, my ears felt like someone had stuffed wads of cotton wool in them and my vision was blurry too. As well as the dull pain coursing through my body, which I felt in a few places when I tried to move.
After blinking my eyes a few times I started to make out shapes in front of me, and realized I was laying on my back, as I noticed a strange-looking tree looming over me.
"Hey Krillin, she's awake!" A voice suddenly shouted to my right.
Krillin? No, it can't be, can it? I thought, feeling someone walk over to me, then saw the face as he looked down at me.
"Hey, you're right Gohan." Krillin replied back. Then seeing the frightened and confused look that had appeared on my face when I saw his face, he sat down beside me and patted my left arm. "It's ok, we found you after that lightning bolt struck the ground. What's your name?" He suddenly asked me, helping me to a sitting position as I tried to get up.
I don't believe it, I'm actually in the world of Dragon Ball Z. But how did I...the Dragon Ball! Where is it? I thought, looking about me with some effort for double star ball.
"Hey, what's the matter, have you lost something?" Gohan asked me, as I stopped my frantic search and leaned back against the tree behind me.
Realizing I was on Namek, and the Dragon Ball that had brought me here was the smaller version, I decided not to tell them what I was looking for, Instead, remembering that Krillin had asked me fr my name, I smiled at the boy and shook my head.
"Sorry to startle you like that, I thought I had lost my necklace." I lied fingering the silver medallion around my neck. "My name is Relena, nice to meet you, and thank you for saving me back there." I added, offering them my hand.
That's ok. But how in Kami's name did you get here?" Krillin asked me.
Lowering my head slightly I shook it in reply, and saw that I was wearing my purple training gi instead of the sweats I remembered changing into after my shower.
This is starting to freak me out! I thought, remembering that I needed to keep my mind clear and focused if I wanted to get through whatever mess I had gotten myself into. Then hearing the sounds of fighting going off somewhere behind me I looked at Krillin for an answer.
"That's Goku and Vegeta fighting Team Ginyu. speaking of which, will you be ok here for awhile while me and Gohan go join our friends?" Krillin asked me.
Looking off in the direction that I had heard the fighting coming from I quickly nodded my head in reply, before watching them head towards the battlefield.
"Try and stay out of sight Relena!" Krillin suddenly shouted back to me. "Don't want those scumbags getting their hands on you, I wouldn't forgive myself if they did."
Smiling slightly at the bald headed monk I waved back at him as he and Gohan ran off to their comrades.
I just hope they'll be able to beat them. I thought sadly, trying to remember what had happened in the Freeza saga. Then suddenly remembering that Goku had trained all the way here under 100 x normal gravity I felt my curiosity get the better of me. So after a few attempts of trying to stand without falling on to my rear, I finally managed to stand up without holding onto anything. Slowly I started to inch my way in the direction I had watched Krillin and Gohan run off in.
Leaning against a tree I gasped at the sight that was in front of me. A few yards ahead stood Krillin and Gohan, as well as the good-hearted Saiyan Goku.
This is so unreal! I thought, realizing that Vegeta wasn't among them.
Seeing that their heads were tilted upwards I did the same, and nearly fell over at the sight above me. In the sky was Vegeta, the mighty Saiyan prince, fighting what I guessed was Rikuum, the big lumbering giant.
Jeez, Vegeta's getting the crap beaten out of him! I thought, cringing when Rikuum dealt a double-fisted blow to the back of the prince's back, sending him hurtling to the ground below.
Looking up at the cliff that looked beyond them I clenched my fists as I saw the other two remaining Team Ginyu members standing on top of it, watching the fight with large sneers on their faces.
Even in real life they look like a bunch of jackasses. I thought, anger flaring deep down inside of me as I watched Rikuum punch Vegeta a few hundred yards away. Come on Vegeta, you're the prince of the god damn Saiyan's. Show this birdbrain what you're made of. My mind suddenly screamed, even though I knew that he wasn't powerful enough to beat him.
For some strange reason unknown to me, the anger and hatred that was boiling inside me had started to make me glow a fiery red. Quickly looking at my new found friends I was shocked to see they were looking directly at me, as well as the two Team Ginyu men that were still up on the cliff.
Oh shit! I thought, copying a pose Goku sometimes does with his hand behind his head, before ducking behind the tree I was next to. not before catching a glimpse of Vegeta's face as he hurled himself at Rikuum, who was doing the same as everyone else, looking at me in surprise.
As soon as Vegeta sensed someone's ki skyrocket he quickly looked over at Kakarrot and his two friends. Realizing that it wasn't them he quickly noticed the girl they had taken away earlier standing a few feet behind them next to a tree, and realized that it was her, as she suddenly glowed with a fiery red aura.
What in Kami's name is going on here! Vegeta's mind demanded, before noticing that Team Ginyu's scouters had picked up the girl's ki.
Looking over at Rikuum in front of him he suddenly became aware that he had dropped his guard by doing the same as his fellow teammates.
Realizing that now was the best time to attack the unsuspecting giant, Vegeta quickly powered up an attack, before launching himself at Rikuum's back.
Smiling evilly as his sneak attack hit Rikuum Vegeta powered up again, increasing the intensity of the blast, which disintegrated the bewildered giant.
"How'd ya like that!" Vegeta suddenly shouted down at the fallen Rikuum's teammates, and quickly realized that they were no longer there.
Remembering the girl Vegeta spun round and saw that Baata had knocked down both Krillin and Gohan, and was facing off against Goku, who was trying to get past him to the girl that Jeice had a tight hold of.
"Damn them!" Vegeta hissed, before descending back to the ground below.
With my full attention transfixed on Vegeta as he suddenly blasted away the unsuspecting Rikuum, I didn't notice that his fellow teammates had left their cliff top post until Jeice suddenly took me by surprise, and clamped a hand over my mouth as he tightly held me to him.
LET ME GO! My mind screamed at him, as I started to buck and thrash against him.
"Whoa, you're a feisty one aren't you!" Jeice suddenly chuckled.
Feeling my temper flare again I suddenly froze when he put his mouth close to my left ear, and whispered something I could only hear.
"Just the way I like 'em. But don't worry though, as soon as my friend Baata there takes care of those four me and you are gonna have some fun." Then feeling him lick my ear I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to think of a way out of this mess I had gotten myself into.
Wait a minute, when I got angry earlier everyone suddenly looked over at me, even Team Ginyu did. I thought excitedly, remembering that Goku and the others could sense ki, and that the three dumb asses they were facing used scouters to gauge ki. So that means that when I got angry my ki must have shot up like a rocket for them to look at me like they did. But then again, what use is it to me if I can't channel it.
Knowing I didn't have any other choices to go by I quickly cleared my mind and focused my strength into getting the creep Jeice off of my back.
Shooting my head back and up I used it to daze him so his hold on me would loosen. Sure enough, as soon as that little manoeuvre was done I felt the hand over my mouth and his arm around my waist loosen. With my arms suddenly free I quickly grabbed onto his shoulders with my hands and in one quick movement I flipped myself over him.
Take this you pervert! My mind screamed at him, as I twisted in mid flip and flung him a few yards in front of me.
Oops, that was a little too hard! I thought, seeing that the few yards I had intended to throw him turned out to be a few hundred.
Feeling a little relieved that the creep was off of me I suddenly jumped back and nearly out of my skin when I heard Vegeta's voice pop up to my left.
"You definitely pulled a number on him, didn't you!"
Looking over at him I suddenly felt heat rush to my cheeks, and cursed myself inwardly for it. Striking my goofy Goku pose I was about to tell him he could take over when a sudden explosion in the direction I had sent Jeice in stopped the words from forming.
Oh crap, he's recovered! I thought, hearing Vegeta curse under his breath, before being jerked back behind him.
"Get out of here; you'll only be a hindrance to me!" Vegeta spat at me, before walking in the direction of the fallen Jeice.
Knowing it was best to do as he says, I slowly made my way back yo Goku and the others, but stopped in mid stride as I saw them running towards me.
"Vegeta's just gone off to fight Jeice." I told them, pointing behind me in their direction.
"Relena, are you ok?" Krillin asked me after Goku had thanked me and headed off to help Vegeta.
"Yeah, we got really worried when that Jeice guy suddenly got a hold of you." Gohan butted in.
"I'm fine you two. I'm tougher than I look." I replied, smiling as I remembered how far I had thrown that creep away from me.
"Yeah, we saw! One minute that creep was holding you, then the next thing we see is you flipping over him before hurling him away." Krillin explained, as Gohan smiled and giggled in agreement.
Smiling broadly we all looked in the direction Goku had run off in when the sound of a large explosion reached our ears. Looking back at Krillin and Gohan I suddenly sprinted at top speed as a small mushroom cloud started to form in the distance.
"Hey Relena, wait for us!" Krillin shouted, before he and Gohan took off after me.
Author's note:
Sorry for any grammar and spelling mistakes as I have acrylic nails and typing in them can be a little difficult. I'll update when I can.