"Dr. Yerome's clone... he's gone!" Goku repeated as he walked towards the others. "I can't even sence him. First he was patiently waiting his turn to get at me and now he's gone." Again Goku scratched the back of his head. Clearly the Super Saiyan was a bit drained.

Trunks looked around and started thinking. Meanwhile Gohan run towards his father to look at his small gash on his arm.

"You're bleeding, dad."

"It's okay, Gohan. It doesn't bother me." His eyes went up to the future kid.

"Trunks. What do we do now? I heard you saying that these two weren't the once you met on your timeline."

Trunks started to feel very edgy, just like his father. He needed to locate this android before thing would go the wrong way.

"I am affraid This Dr. Yerome clone is planning something. He wouldn't just run away from a fight. We need to look out for him, he couldn't got too far, right? Let us split up."

Tien nodded. This was the best plan they could come up with.

"Gohan, stay at my side, son. I promised your mother. As you promised to study when we are done." Gohan nodded. Piccolo was already in the air.

"Trunks, I trust your instincs, kid. What do you think is going to happen?" Goku asked before they split there ways. Trunks just shrugged.

"Can't say. Already things changed so much from my time. But I don't really think the androids I met won't show up. There is a feeling in my gut that tells me they are about to wake up. We need to be fast finding that clone."

"Got it. See ya soon."

And they split their paths.

...

Vegeta was getting weaker by the second. There was no energy left for his pained screams. His pillow had turned red from the blood he coughed up. The fever burned him up and there was nothing left to do with al those inventions here in Capsule Corps. The only thing that could help Vegeta now, was the antidote. His life was in Yamcha's hands. Oh Kami, it was in Yamcha's hands!

"Where the hell is he? Why does it take so long for him to get here?" Bulma was back. She couldn't stay away for that long, knowing that her boyfriend was dying upstairs. Krillin sweped the sweat from the Saiyans forehead, something he would never thought he would do. A flashback from Namek crossed his mind. That moment when Frieza constantly puched the poor guy in the back before he coughed up a lung. That torture... His dead. The tears. That was the moment he realised Vegeta was just a man. Just like he was. Only a very very strong man from another planet. Still. He would consider Vegeta, even if he could be scary sometimes, a friend. Not a good one. But still. After this... he promised to invite him for dinner or something.

"...Kkkk...K-Kakkarot... don't fool around... be a-a true... S-Saiyan... Only a true one..." Weak whispers muffled by the oxygen mask, caught Krillin's ears.

"What did he say? Was he asking for me? Vegeta? Are you awake?" Bulma got to the bed and temporarily removed the mask. Krillin got out of the way with the wet towel still clenced in his hands.

For a moment Vegeta's eyelids fluttered open and two glaced over eyes stared at the woman above him.

"Woman," he whispered very weakily now. His entire body started to shiver in pain again.

"I-I... don't... think you're... that bad... And Trunks... Would become s-strong... 'm proud..." For the first time, her Saiyan Prince spoke these words. It was touching. Even though he still couldn't say he "loved her". But points for trying! Wow... And Bulma got it as she planted a kiss on his forehead.

"Now your sounding a lot like you're going to die. Please don't say these things to me, Vegeta."

That was the last he could understand before blacking out again. His eyelids fluttered shut while gasping for air, and Bulma propped his mask back in place.

Slowly Bulma got away from the bed and her eyes met Krillins' who was touched by this moment as well.

"He is dying, Krillin. I will kill Yamcha myself if he is going to be late."

"Sweetie! Yamcha is here!" Mrs. Briefs called out. Both Bulma and Krillin startled as a exhausted Yamcha run upstairs towards them.

"I came as fast as I could I didn't even know I could be that fast. Never mind me. Here is where you all have been waiting for." Yamcha took the antidote out of his pocket and handed it over to Bulma. He was very serious. He knew this had to be done fast. Before her boyfriend and father of her baby died.

"Thank you, Yamcha. Let's give it to him."

Vegeta was too weak to do this on his own. The heartmonitor showed the failng strength.

"Would you help me?" Bulma asked to no one in particular but both Krillin and Yamcha got to the dying Saiyan. Krillin tried to wake him a little as Yamcha held his head up so that he wouldn't choke on it. Bulma pulled of the mask again.

"Vegeta. Here is the antidote. You need to wake up and drink it, alright?"

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AN: Another chapter. I hope it was good enough...

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Josie