A/N: Looks likes the parents are pissed! And now Vic is making demands and waving a gun at the kids! This, no doubt, is going to cause a slow and painful ass-kicking to befall the three robbers. And how is it that the kids are going to assist in their own rescue? Let's find out!
Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z only my OC Kona.
DragonBall Z: The Baby Brawlers Saga
Chapter 4: Movie Night Part 2
Bulma had frozen, not knowing what to say. Not even knowing how to talk at that point in time. She simply turned off the microphone and looked to her husband for any kind of indication of what they should do. Vegeta just looked severely pissed. "I'm going to break down that door and skin those cretins alive."
"You can't!" Bulma said quickly seeing as he was already heading towards the door. "The room is in a total lockdown mode. That means that all the doors and windows are bolted shut, and the defense systems are armed. I modified that room so that if anyone without the control panel tried to break into that lab it would self-destruct."
"Self-destruct? What on Earth were you keeping in there, woman?" Vegeta question, utterly confused as to what Bulma had kept in that room that was so important she needed to install a self-destruct feature into the room.
Bulma shrugged sheepishly. "A few weapon designs after the whole Frieza thing. I thought it may have been useful, but then I realized conventional weapons would be useless against some of the enemies we've had in the past. When I took apart the lab, I forgot to remove the lockdown feature and the self-destruct."
There was a loud knocking on the window.
Both parents turned and were shocked to see Gohan's pissed and worried face in the glass. Bulma quickly opened the window and not only did Gohan fly in, but Piccolo too. They both looked frantic and worried but gave off an 'I'm ready to rip someone apart with my bare hands' vibe.
"What are you two doing here?" Bulma blinked in confusion.
Gohan gave his own confused look. "What do you mean? Bra called and told us what was going on. You thought we would just stay at home and twiddle our thumbs while our kids were in danger?"
"Bra was sleeping. How did she know what was going on?" Vegeta pointed out.
"Does it really matter?" Piccolo retorted. "We don't have many of the details of what happened and what's going on right now, so maybe you should fill us in so we know what we are looking out for."
Bulma quickly gave the two a rundown on what was going on, starting from the beginning from when the kids had started watching movies to Vic threatening the kids with the gun (at which point both Gohan and Piccolo's Ki spiked dangerously) and then ending with the self-destruct feature in the room.
"So what's the plan?" Gohan asked, the muscles in his jaw tensing and relaxing in an obvious attempt to keep his temper in check. Everyone just looked around at each other, not saying anything.
Piccolo spoke up. "You said that the control panel was in the room with the kids, right?" Bulma nodded but it looked as if she was only doing so half-heartedly.
"Yes, but the kids don't know how to work it. Only I'm the one who knows how to deactivate the self-destruct and the lockdown system."
"Do you think you can talk Trunks through it?" Bulma blinked at that and everyone turned to look at the Namekian in confusion. Piccolo noticed the look and rolled his eyes before sighing in annoyance. "Just answer the question. Do you think Trunks would be able to deactivate it if you told him how?"
"Uh…yes, if I was able to talk to him."
Piccolo nodded. "Perfect. It's a good thing Namekians can communicate telepathically."
Bulma looked as if she wanted to smack herself while Vegeta and Gohan looked perplexed. "You can communicate telepathically with the children?" Vegeta questioned the elder Namekian. At Piccolo's nod Vegeta grinned maliciously. "Oh, this is perfect. With you communicating with the children and the woman telling the Boy what to do, we'll be able to get into the room in a matter of minutes."
"But what if those guys find out what we're doing before we're done?" Gohan questioned. "They can just shoot one of the kids and I will not let that happen."
Vegeta nodded in agreement. "You make a good point, spawn." Vegeta seemed to be thinking before he started talking again. "As much as I hate to admit it, aside from my own brat, the Girl is the strongest and smartest fighter. You've done well training her," Vegeta spoke looking at Piccolo. "With Trunks working on the control panel the Spawn and Girl will have to distract the cretins. The Girl being the most strategically minded will be an instrumental part in that plan."
Piccolo's eyes narrowed. "Are you asking me to willingly put my daughter in danger while your son plays with a computer?"
"Your daughter was put in danger without your say so and the only way out is for my son to play with that computer."
Piccolo and Vegeta locked glares.
Gohan glared at the both of them while Bulma looked like she was getting more and more frantic. "Look, this isn't the time to argue or have a glaring match; our kids are all in there and we need to get them out."
"Fine."
"What do we do?" Goten whispered to Trunks and the others. The kids were still huddled together in the pillow fort and were pondering what to do next. Trunks had taken over the role of the 'protector' and the three of them were looking to him for some sort of idea.
Trunks cast a glare at the adults- who were talking amongst themselves and occasionally tossing a glance at the kids -and shrugged. "I don't know. I saw we try and fight em."
"Are you crazy?" Pan questioned in shock. "They have a gun!"
"I still don't know what this 'gun' is," Kona spoke up. Goten just shook his head at the girl and decided to explain that to her at a later time. For now he had bigger worries.
"So what are we going to do if we can't fight?" Goten pointed out.
"Hello? Can you kids hear me?"
The kids all looked confused at the voice in their heads, with the exception of Kona who was beaming and looking up at the ceiling. "Daddy!"
Vic looked over from his conversation with Tai and Kai and zeroed in on the happy blue-eyed girl. "What the hell are you so happy about? Your daddy isn't here, and I suggest you keep your mouth shut."
Kona looked like she was ready to argue. "Keep quiet, kid." Kona pouted and shared a look with the others. "All of you keep quiet." All the kids snapped their mouths closed and didn't utter a word. Vic went back to his conversation with the twins. "Alright, now all of you go farther into the pillow fort so they can't see you," Piccolo ordered. "And don't say anything out loud. Respond to me with your thoughts."
"You can see us?" Goten thought as the kids scooted back.
Pan rolled her eyes. "The cameras Uncle Goten."
"What's going on? How are you talking to us?" Trunks questioned.
"Namekians are telepathic, but that's not the issue right now," Bulma's voice came through to the kids. All of them blinked at this. "I'll explain later but for now just listen to me! Trunks, the control panel I gave you to control everything in that room; do you still have it?"
"Yeah, it's right behind me under one of the pillows."
"Good, now Trunks I'm going to need you to do exactly what I say. If you do that, then we'll be able to get you guys out of there."
Vegeta's voice came through next. "Girl."
"Yes, Uncle Vegeta?" Kona asked.
"You and the Spawn are going to need to distract the vermin. Give the Boy enough chance to do whatever it is he needs to."
"But be careful," Gohan added on.
Goten and Kona shared a look before nodding. "Got it."
"So what's your master plan now, Vic?" Tai asked sarcastically.
Kai nodded. "Yeah! Now we're going to be kidnappers!"
Vic waved the comment off. "No, we're going to be rich as soon as these people pay up. Just relax, everything is going to work out perfectly."
"Excuse me?"
The three criminals turned around and saw Kona looking up at them wide-eyed with Goten a few steps behind her. "I have a question."
"What's your question?" Kai asked, trying to sound kind. His voice cracked a bit due to his nervousness about the situation, so the attempt failed largely.
"Why are you holding us hostage?"
Vic smirked at that one. "For money, kid. Simple as that."
"Oh…I'm sorry. I was unaware that you men were destitute and had no talents or skills whatsoever to earn money of your own. Had I known you had such a sad story, I wouldn't have put up as much of a fight. You obviously need all the help you can get," Kona spoke, an innocent look on her face. Of course, she wasn't trying to be a smart mouth and insult them, but that was the way it came out.
Goten, Trunks, and Pan all started giggling from where they were while the three criminals in front of the blue-eyed girl went red. Vic looked like he was about to pop a blood vessel.
"What?" He seethed.
Kona blinked and pouted. "Oh I'm sorry. I forget that I use big words sometimes when speaking with adults, assuming they understand me. Should I use smaller words?"
That time Vic may actually have popped a blood vessel. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you!"
"QUESTION!" Goten shouted raising his hand in the air. Vic growled and look to Goten.
"If it's anything like your friend's question, I'm shooting you both."
"No, my question is if gun powder is explosive?"
Vic blinked at that, half-expecting another smart remark like one Kona had given. "I guess, yeah, why?"
"Just wondering…" Goten spoke shrugging. He shared a look with Kona who looked confused. Goten made a gesture with his hand and Kona's face filled with realization. Kona had backed up so she was standing next to Goten near the entrance to the pillow fort. "Get ready…" Piccolo's voice came through their heads. Bulma had already talked Trunks through deactivating the self-destruct and emergency lockdown, and all he had to do was to wait for the signal to deactivate it. Truth be told the kids were all waiting for their signal.
"NOW!"
All at once Trunks deactivated the emergency lockdown, causing all the doors and windows to open, Kona shot a small Ki blast at the gun causing it to explode, rendering it useless, and the four kids surged forward, jumping onto the criminals, legs ready to kick, nails ready to claw, and teeth ready to bite. The three howled in pain as they were assaulted by the toddlers. It only lasted a few seconds though. As soon as the kids had knocked them to the ground, they got up and sprinted out of the room, leaving the three men lying on the ground. Vic forced a laugh. "Well…at least it can't get any worse."
Three sets of footsteps got their attention. Looking towards the door, Kai, Tai, and Vic all looked like they wanted to pee themselves. Standing there, glaring daggers and looking positively livid, were Vegeta, Gohan, and Piccolo. The Prince of Saiyans gave a sadistic grin as the three warriors walked into the room. Vegeta smirked as Piccolo pressed the Emergency Lockdown button on the side of the door, causing all the doors and windows to lock up again. The three would be criminals all looked as if they were about to start crying.
"You vermin picked the wrong brats."
