A/N: For clarification: (text in parentheses) is modern-day Lynn commenting on her flashback, text in italics outside of quotes is flashback Lynn's thoughts. Text in italics inside quotes denotes emphatic speaking, often for sarcasm.Similarly, regular text inside thoughts denotes emphasis and/or sarcasm. This will be clear when it happens.
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"Second speaker"
"First"
"Second" etc. who is speaking will either be clear from context, or will be explicitly mentioned.
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Prince's Pride
What was my first reaction upon meeting Goku? It wasn't very flattering: Oh God, he's dressed like Yamcha. One of him is enough for the whole damned universe. He won some points back, though, for ignoring both myself and Vegeta, and first going to help his friends.
"Krillin, wake up! I brought you a senzu bean!" Again with the freaking beans! What could possibly be so important about—oh shit what just happened!? As soon as Krillin swallowed the bean, his wounds healed before my eyes, and he sat up looking like he had never been in the fight at all.
"Wow, good thing you got here when you did, Goku. Things weren't looking good without you." And what does he call what I've been doing this whole time? Then again, I shouldn't say no to free help.
"Gohan, wake up son. I brought you a bean, too." Ah, so there's the irresponsible parent who brought their five-year-old to a battle. Wonder where he's been this whole time while I've been protecting his son.
The kid munches on the bean, and sure enough he pops right up looking no worse for wear. "Daddy! You're back!" The joy on Gohan's face is almost enough to make me forget about Vegeta. Almost.
"Ah, Kakarot, you finally decided to show your face." Kakarot? I thought his name was Goku? These people have some serious explaining to do.
Goku/Kakarot stands tall, and locks eyes with Vegeta. He then completely ignores the Saiyan prince, and turns his gaze to me. "I can sense good intentions from you, so I assume you've been helping my friends. Whoever you are, thank you. But this isn't your fight now; I'll take it from here."
"Goku, wait! She's crazy strong; she took out the other Saiyan single-handedly, and Piccolo couldn't even scratch him. She must be as strong as you! She can help."
"If you say so Krillin. I have a feeling this battle will be a challenge, so I'll take all the help I can get." He looks at me again. "Are you wounded? I have one bean left."
I shake my head, "I'm fine. The big guy only scratched me. Honestly, he was kinda overrated."
This draws a laugh from Vegeta: "You might not have had much trouble with Nappa, but I'm five times as strong as he is! Even with the two of you together, you're no match for the Prince of all Saiyans. A low class warrior like you could never compete with an Elite like me Kakarot, even with a Majin on your side. I'll show you the legends aren't all they're cracked up to be!" He really likes the sound of his own voice, doesn't he? And there's that word again. I need to figure out what Majin means, and how he knows more about me than I do. But how can I talk to him if he's trying to kill the planet? Gah, focus on the now, Lynn. You can worry about trivial details like your identity later.
"I don't know what a 'Majin' is, but I do know that even a low-class warrior can surpass an elite, if he trains hard enough. You'll pay for hurting my friends!"
"Please, Kakarot, think before you speak. As if I would dirty my hands with the likes of them. Nappa here is the one that should be the recipient of your rage, pitiful as it is." At this, Nappa finally wakes up, and realizes he can't move.
"V-Vegeta! I can't move!" Apparently my uppercut to his jaw snapped his vertebrae. "She paralyzed me Vegeta! Help me, please!" His screams would draw pity, if I hadn't witnessed him kill three times already, and enjoy every second of it.
"I broke his back. He can't fight anymore. Just take your friend, and leave Earth in peace!" Vegeta narrows his eyes, considering this new development, and Goku and I both feel the evil emanating from him. Somehow, I don't think he knows the meaning of the word 'peace'. I don't think we can avoid this fight.
Sure enough, his next words send a chill down my spine. "An interesting sentiment. But you make one mistake. Nappa is not my friend, and now he is not even worthy of being my subordinate." Quick as lightning, he grabs Nappa's legs and hurls him into the air, following up with a massive energy blast that quickly drowns out the panicked screams coming from the wounded Saiyan. By the time the light and noise fade, there's nothing left of the monster that killed Piccolo, Tien, and Chiaotzu. It should've been satisfying, but the display of senseless brutality left a sick taste in my mouth. Killing the Saibaman was one thing, but this guy was an actual person! No matter how evil he was, once he was harmless he didn't deserve that!
Goku seems to feel the same way, as his fists clench and his power skyrockets. With a yell, a six-foot circle explodes around him as he reveals his power. Jesus, he's stronger than I am! With the two of us together, we might actually stand a chance. The again, Vegeta hasn't shown his strength yet.
"Wow Goku, all the training with King Kai in Otherworld really paid off, huh?" Wait, what? Are those beans hallucinogens? How does Krillin think Goku trained in other world? That's where people go when they die!
"Yeah dad, you and that girl might actually be able to beat Vegeta!"
"Gohan, Krillin, I need you to go back to Kame House. Now. This battle will be too much for you. Yamcha should be heading back there, too. He gave me the senzu beans when I stopped at the lookout, but he said there weren't any more. If you get hurt, there's nothing we can do."
"Sure thing, Goku! Come on Gohan, we're outmatched here." The boy seems reluctant to leave his father. I still don't understand why he, or anyone else, thinks he would be useful in a fight. Sure, he managed to wind Nappa earlier, but then he was too scared to capitalize on it. Besides, Nappa was so weak compared to Vegeta that even with this kid's anger issues, I still don't think he could help much. Finally, after a stern look from, Goku, the kid leaves with Krillin, flying as fast as they can away from the battlefield.
And then there were three. The only combatants on the field are Goku, Vegeta, and myself. The breeze blows between us, and I can almost picture tumbleweed blowing past. At first, there is only silence; the tense anticipation of seasoned warriors sizing each other up permeates the air. At last, Goku turns to me. "I don't know you, or how strong you are. But Krillin says you can help, and I trust Krillin. I need to thank you for saving Gohan, but that can wait. When this is over, you'll have to stick around so we can properly introduce ourselves."
At this, Vegeta lets out a derisive snort, "Can you converse in Otherworld? Because I can guarantee you that's where the two of you will be at the conclusion of this skirmish. And then I can move on to killing everyone on this worthless rock, and claim the Dragonballs for myself!" Ugh, again with the dragon privates. I have to be missing something. Oh well, I can figure that out later.
With the prerequisite trash talking over, the battle can finally begin. As the stronger of our duo, Goku takes the lead as he squares off with Vegeta. I stand back and slightly off to the side, trying to work my way around to flank the evil Saiyan.
Without taking his eyes off of Goku, he snarls at me, "If you honestly think that will work, you are a poorer excuse for a warrior than I thought. You might as well both charge me at once so we can end this pitiful charade!" Fine. If he wants a fight, I'll give him one!
Ignoring Goku's warnings, I lunge towards Vegeta, not seeing the glint in his eye until it was too late. Shit, he was expecting me to do that. I'm not experienced enough to be doing this, but I don't have a choice. Goku can't do it alone, and none of his friends can help.
Vegeta and I start to brawl across the field, neither of us landing a hit. Despite our apparent equality, it's clear that he's not using his full power. This is all just a game to him, isn't it? With a cry of effort, I smash a punch through his guard, and manage to crack my knuckles against his cheekbone. In a flash, his cocky smirk disappears and he crescent kicks me across the face, sending me flying into the ground. Owww. I think that punch hurt me more than it did him; all I really wounded was his pride.
"Hah! Looks like Majins aren't that strong after all. Maybe you creatures were enough to scare the ancients, but no one is a match for the Prince of all Saiyans!" We get it already; you're an egotistical douche who knows more about my past than I do. Stop with the monologues and fight!
Unfortunately, he does just that, diving towards me with a fist cocked back, fury alight in his eyes. Before he can reach me, Goku sends him flying sideways with an elbow to the ribs. Finally, the two-on-one advantage is starting to show. But Vegeta picks himself up without a scratch, and squares off with Goku again. This is gonna be a long fight. Well, at least he's barely taller than I am. Heh, I can even look him in the eyes without craning my neck (For now).
He and Goku leap towards each other, starting to brawl while completely ignoring me. Goku seems to be holding his own, though it's obvious he's outclassed. Suddenly, he shouts something I can't make out from this distance, and his body is enveloped in a red glow. Now the tide of the battle turns, and Vegeta finds himself truly on the defensive for the first time. Somehow, Goku managed to amplify his power enough to overwhelm the prince. Leaping back into the air, I wait for an opening to jump back into the fight. My chance arrives when Goku lands a hammer-blow to the back of Vegeta's head, smashing him down towards me. Before he can reach the ground or recover, I knee him as hard as I can in the stomach, and hook my fist into his jaw.
Sadly, all the blow seems to do is make him even angrier. Wow, these two are in an entirely different league from me. I guess five years of practice doesn't really compare to a lifetime of training and battle. Frankly, I'm amazed I'm even this strong. Vegeta recovers all too quickly, and launches a ki blast at me from point-blank range. The sudden energy attack surprises me, and sends me flying back towards the ground; I land hard enough to knock nearly all the air from my lungs.
While I try to remember how to breathe, the battle continues above me. Goku lands a hard kick to the side of Vegeta's head, sending him crashing into the side of a rock spire. The impact is so forceful that he actually creates a cave in the rock, and he seems to be stunned. Taking advantage of the opportunity to catch my breath, I rejoin Goku in the air. "How did you increase your strength so much!? And what's with the red glow?" Before my eyes, the glow fades, and his power drops to what it was when he arrived.
"It's called the Kaio-ken technique. Essentially, it multiplies my strength, speed, stamina, and sense while active. The longer I maintain it, or the stronger I make it, the more damage it does to my body. I have to be very careful with how powerful I make myself, but Vegeta is so strong that I don't think I have much choice." Wow, that seems like an awfully convenient technique.
"You've got to teach me that some time." Before he can respond, a cry of pure rage echoes across the wasteland, and the rock spire explodes. Vegeta stands in the rubble, eyes alight with fury. His armor's shoulder pauldron is broken in half, and his chest plate is cracked. He stalks towards us, all cockiness and arrogance gone. Instead, there is only the clear desire to kill, and to erase all witnesses of his shame at being wounded by a low-class warrior.
Goku readies himself to fight again, but without using the Kaio-ken. I guess it really is taking a toll on his body. Like he said, though, I don't think we have a choice. Sighing, I pull Asahi from its sheath on my back. I would prefer to fight without a weapon if my opponent is unarmed, because Gran always taught me to act with honor, especially in combat. Sorry Gran, but I need any advantage I can get this time. The next time Vegeta and Goku are locked in a brawl, I dart in behind the former and slash downward at his back with the ancient blade. To my surprise, and the prince's pain, it actually cuts right through his otherworldly armor, leaving a visible wound that begins to weep blood.
Smashing his fist into Goku's face, he knocks him far back before turning slowly to face me, face as emotionless as stone. Before I can even think of raising an arm to block his attack, I find myself flying through the sky, katana long gone from my grip. Well, shit. I think I may have pissed him off a little. Goku still seems dazed by the last blow, so I can't count on him for help. It's clear Vegeta has begun to use his full power, in an effort to end the fight quickly. Catching myself in the air, I settle into a modified fighting stance that takes into account the lack of ground beneath me, and prepare to fight Vegeta on my own.
He floats slowly towards me, that strange expressionless look still on his face. He's probably never actually been pushed in his life. Spoiled brat. In a blink, he closes the distance and lashes out with a backhanded blow to my face. I barely manage to block, but the impact still feels like it almost broke my arm. Ducking his next blow, I whip my elbow into his ribs, and try to slide around him while he's winded. Unfortunately, my blow fails to actually wind him, and he catches my wrist before I can flank him.
Rearing back, he slams his forehead into mine, whipping my head back and making me black out for a split-second. In that split-second, something happened that caused me to once again be flying backwards through the air, this time sporting even more contusions. I haven't even regained my balance before he's speeding towards me again. This time, I'm ready: when he's about fifteen yards away, I focus my ki for an attack that I may or may not have ever actually tested (I hadn't). I really hope this works. "BABURU-GAMU!" A sphere of magenta energy envelops the Saiyan, trapping him inside. Before he can break free, I clench my fist, and it starts to contract, squeezing the breath out of him. Sadly, he manages to punch a hole in the side before he can fall unconscious from asphyxiation. Not sadly, this causes the energy that makes up the sphere to spark and explode, tossing him through the air like a ragdoll.
"Hah! Let's hear it for childhood immaturity!" As embarrassing as it is, I had come up with that technique when I was around fifteen, but I was too ashamed of its silliness to tell Gran. What can I say, I like my bubblegum. Why not make an attack that resembles it? I can't believe that actually worked! Ohshitwait he's getting up. Notgoodnotgoodnotgood.
Sure enough, Vegeta picks himself up out of the crater he made in the ground, and literally shakes with rage. At this point, Goku finally recovers and joins me in the air. "I like food as much as the next guy, but naming an attack after it? Don't you think that's taking it a bit far?"
"Well, what's your attack named after then?"
"…A turtle."
Before I can come up with a witty retort to go along with that ridiculous statement, Vegeta starts shouting up at us: "FINE! If you want to play that way, I'll just destroy this whole damned planet! I don't need the Dragonballs!" This again? Someone seriously needs to explain this to me. How does Vegeta know and I don't? He's not even from this planet! 'Course, neither am I….
Rudely interrupting my thought process, Vegeta shoots into the sky with a flash a purple aura, stopping about a hundred yards above us. Literally howling with rage, a ball of purple energy starts to build up around him. "Say goodbye, Kakarot! Even if you dodge this, the earth will be destroyed!"
Next to me, Goku drops into a strange pose: one foot in front of the other, with his hands drawn back to one side and cupped, the palms together. In between his hands, a ball of blue ki forms, and he starts to power up again. "KA-ME-HA-ME…." With each syllable, the ball of power grows bigger and brighter, as he stares up at Vegeta with determination in his eyes.
Vegeta, meanwhile, has charged his ball of ki, and releases his energy towards Goku with a mighty shout: "GALICK GUN!"
Goku retaliates by finishing his technique: pushing his hands forward and shooting a huge beam of pure blue energy up to meet Vegeta's with one last syllable: "…HA!"
The two beams of energy, blue and purple, meet halfway between the two warriors, colliding with a colossal explosion of pure power. Vegeta seems to be winning the reverse tug-of-war, until that red aura surrounds Goku again. "Kaio-ken, times three!"
It's not enough; the two fighters have only reached a stalemate. Thankfully, Goku isn't alone in this battle. I power up to my absolute limit, head-tails waving around my face as the rocks around me start to float with the sheer power build-up. Drawing my invisible bow-and-arrow, I add my energy to Goku's: "HI-KARI YA-JIRUSHI!" The magenta arrow flies through the center of Goku's ki wave, mixing with the blue to form a color ironically similar to Vegeta's, and the resultant force overpowers Vegeta's attack. The energy rockets towards him, and with no way to stop it he is propelled upwards, trapped in a cocoon of power. His screams of pain and fury echo down for what seems like an eternity, before they finally peter out.
Goku drops to his hands and knees, gasping for breath. I wish I could say the same, but instead I'm curled up in a much less dignified fetal position, though I am also gasping for breath. "Well, it took everything we had, but we finally beat him!" My inexperience shines through once again, as Goku responds to my statement with an exasperated look.
"We hurt him, but he's not gone yet. You should still be able to sense his energy; you just need to refocus. After years of fighting, you get used to sensing energy and still being able to focus on the battle." He stares off into the sky, no doubt searching for Vegeta.
"But...but we gave everything we had! If he's not dead yet, what are we supposed to do now!?"
"We give more." That's it. There's no doubt. No fear. No hint of desperation or panic. Just pure determination and righteous anger.
Before I can reply, a surge of power from above signifies the return of Vegeta, as he slowly descends towards us. His armor is cracked and missing pieces, and his body is beaten and bruised. Despite this, his eyes shine with uncontrollable, insatiable, rage.
"This…this changes…nothing!" Vegeta's words come out as an animalistic snarl. He floats down to the ground about a hundred yards away from us, quivering with fury. "If I can't defeat the two of you as I am now, I'll just have to become a Great Ape!"
"Goku, do you have any idea what he's talking about?"
I receive no answer. At the sound of the word 'Ape', Goku went absolutely still, his mind locked on something from his past.
Vegeta, meanwhile, is flying around the battlefield, looking up at the sky in confusion. Ok, why did they both just go batshit crazy? Suddenly, he stops dead in the air and smirks at Goku. "Oh, very clever Kakarot. Destroying the moon so that I can't transform. You're smarter than I gave you credit for." Wait, what? The freaking moon is gone!? Why would Goku do that? Isn't that really bad for like, a bunch of scientific reasons that I don't understand because I never went to school?
Goku seems just as confused as I am. "Why would I destroy the moon? How would that help anything?"
Vegeta's mouth drops open in shock. "You mean to tell me that you have no idea where the true power of a Saiyan comes from? Do you not know your own heritage Kakarot?" Wait, what? Goku is one of these guys? Is everyone on Earth actually secretly an alien? "It looks like you were actually even stupider than I gave you credit for. Someone must have known, though; I can't find the moon anywhere…No matter, all true Saiyans learn from an early age how to make artificial moons." I am so hopelessly confused. I really hope all people aren't like this or I'm never leaving the forest again.
Vegeta clenches his fist, and hurls a small sphere of energy into the air. It hangs there, pulsing, until he speaks: "Burst open and mix!" The sphere implodes, and in its place hangs a moon. Goku panics, trying to destroy it, but it's too late: Vegeta's tail unfurls from around his waist, and he starts to shake violently. Before my eyes, he begins to grow, fur sprouting all over his body. Surprisingly, his shattered armor grows with him. Finally, the rapid metamorphosis ends, and a giant monkey stands in his place. What the freaking hell!? He's like a freaking were-monkey! Then again, I look like I'm wearing a squid for a hat, so maybe I shouldn't judge.
Goku uses the Kaio-ken again and lunges at Vegeta, but he gets swatted aside like s fly. Christ, he's so fast! He's grown at least fifty times his original size but he didn't lose any speed!
I leap into the fray, trying to help Goku, but all I succeed in doing is getting flung through the air like a rag doll. Smashing through a pile of rocks, I lie dazed for a minute. After regaining my senses, I realize I'm right next to my katana. Well isn't that convenient. His tail seems pretty important; I wonder what'll happen if he loses it...
Unfortunately, I see no opening for me to get behind him and slice off his tail. All I can see is Goku getting his ass kicked across the battlefield. It's clear that we stand no chance against Vegeta while he's in this form. Suddenly, Vegeta grabs Goku in his massive hands (paws?) and starts to literally squeeze the life out of him.
My woeful lack of combat experience shines through once again as I hover, paralyzed with indecision. Mercifully, help arrives for Goku in the form of a tiny blur, roughly the size of a certain five-year-old with devastating anger management issues. "STOP BEATING UP MY DADDY!"
Amazingly, Gohan head-butts the giant monkey hard enough to break his grip on Goku, who falls to the ground broken and unconscious. Unfortunately, Vegeta's attention is now focused solely on Gohan. The little boy stands, frozen in terror, as the evil Saiyan slowly approaches. Once again, someone other than myself comes to the rescue as Krillin appears and hovers right in front of Vegeta's face. "SOLAR FLARE!" A brilliant flash erupts from Krillin's hands and blinds the Ape.
Finally, I see my opportunity. Diving towards the ground, I lift Asahi high above my head for a downward slash. At the last second, I bring my arms down with all my might, and cut Vegeta's tail off at the base.
The howl of pain, fury, and frustration that rends the air is the worst thing I have ever heard, and the thought of it will forever send shivers down my spine. As soon as the gigantic tail hits the ground, Vegeta starts to shrink back to his original size and shape. Gohan, Krillin, and I float side by side in the air, watching mutely as Vegeta lies on the ground, panting. Goku wakes up and calls out to Krillin, who goes over to join his crippled friend.
Suddenly, Vegeta's head snaps up and he locks eyes with me. All I can see is hate and broken pride. He lunges forwards, but not at me. The monster is going after the five-year-old. Surprisingly, Gohan doesn't back down this time. The two begin an admittedly one-sided brawl, as Goku continues speaking with Krillin. Dos he not see his own son getting the snot beat out of him? Looks like I have to do his job for him and save Gohan. Again. That conversation with Krillin better be important (it was).
I leap into the fray once more, blocking a nasty left hook meant for Gohan's right temple. Vegeta retaliates without even looking, sending a fist toward my face. Unlike our previous clashes, I block this one fairly easily. Huh. Guess the constant fighting is finally taking its toll. But why don't I feel tired? I don't have time to ponder this little mystery at the moment, as I have to focus on the fight. Snapping my attention back to the Saiyan, I manage to land an uppercut that actually lifts him a few inches off the ground. Sadly, he picks himself up with little trouble, and the battle rages on.
I really hope Krillin and Goku are making a plan over there, 'cause I got nothin' over here. All I can do is keep Vegeta focused on me instead of Gohan. Seriously, I need to talk to Goku about basic parenting skills. Which is odd, seeing as how I've never even had so much as a pet turtle.
Suddenly, I feel an immense surge of power coming from Krillin's direction. Glancing past Vegeta, I see the little man standing on a rock with a sphere of pure, blue, energy suspended above his upturned palm. So that's what he and Goku were doing. There's no way even Goku could create an attack that powerful at this point, though, so where did he get the energy? Just as Krillin throws the orb, Vegeta catches my gaze and turns his head. Unfortunately, his battle-hardened reflexes allow him to dodge the attack, and it hurtles straight towards me, with no time for me to copy Vegeta. As I close my eyes and prepare for oblivion, I feel a small impact on my side and find myself sliding along the ground.
I look up, and see the bravest (and only) five-year-old I have ever known standing defiantly where I used to be. Gohan! He's gonna take the attack for me! But why would he do that?
He braces for the hit he knows he can't possibly take, when the unthinkable happens: the sphere of power bounces right off the little guy's hands and rockets towards Vegeta's back! This time, nothing alerts the evil bastard, and the blue orb slams right into his back, in the exact spot I slashed earlier with my katana. As he screams in soul-wrenching agony, the attack propels him into the sky, not unlike Goku's beam had earlier. Despite the apparent success of our efforts, at this point I couldn't find it in myself to believe the fight was over.
Sure enough, about thirty seconds later Vegeta crawls out of a new crater in the ground and prepares to resume our never-ending battle. Before anyone can move, a guttural roar pierces the air, coming from…Gohan? Ohshitnotyoutoothisisnotfair! Where Gohan stood not a minute earlier now stands a miniature version of the monster Vegeta transformed himself into before I cut off his tail. Only Gohan's clothes didn't grow with him like Vegeta's armor did. Awkward.
But Gohan didn't have a tail! Though if Goku is a Saiyan, I guess that makes the kid at least half Saiyan. Maybe they don't need the tails after all? Oh well, no time to wonder right now! Gohan doesn't seem to be able to control his Ape form like Vegeta could, as he smashes everything in sight. One such reckless attack hits me square across the face, sending me flying, and making me lose my grip on my sword,again.
Vegeta seems too battered by whatever Krillin through at him to do more than sluggishly dodge Gohan's attacks. Krillin lies on the ground next to Goku, utterly drained of strength. All hope of stopping the five-year-old King Kong seems lost until his tail inexplicably falls to the ground. The giant monkey changes back into a little boy, but not until after he lands on Vegeta, crushing him into the dirt. The smoke clears, and our savior is revealed.
You have got to be freaking shitting me! Yamcha stands there in a triumphant pose, with my katana held above his head. "Looks like beauty didn't love the beast after all, huh guys."
I try not to dignify that with a response, but the movie buff inside me combines with the honorable ninja teachings from Gran to overpower my will: "That's not even the line you insufferable simpleton! And how dare you wield my sword without permission!" Nevermind the fact that if he hadn't intervened we would all be dead, that's my katana dammit!
"Hey, if I hadn't shown up, you would all be dead!" Yeah, great, rub it in a little more why don't you? In the midst of our argument, neither of us notices Vegeta crawling along the ground towards a space pod that conveniently appeared near the wounded Saiyan. I do, however, notice Krillin threatening to kill Vegeta with, you guessed it, my goddam katana! What is it with these people and touching other people's stuff? Ohshitwait, if Krillin kills Vegeta, I may never find out what I am!
I dart in front of him, standing between him and Vegeta with my arms out. "Krillin, stop! You can't kill him."
"What's wrong with you!? He's responsible for the deaths of three of my friends! He needs to pay for what he's done."
"I understand that, but he may be the only one who knows what I am and where I came from! I need him alive to learn who I am. I promise you, we will find him, and once he tells me what I need to know, he will pay. But he's in no shape to talk, and we're in no shape to go after him. Let him go for now, we'll find him when we're stronger."
"Why should I listen to you!? You show up out of nowhere and think you can give me orders? You didn't just lose three friends!"
"No she didn't. But I did." Goku had recovered enough to shout across the field from where he lies, paralyzed and crippled. "Let him go Krillin. All three of the friends we lost today used to be evil. They changed when we gave them the chance to. Everyone, even Vegeta, deserves that chance."
The katana falls from Krillin's hand, and clatters into the dust. Vegeta can't even gather the energy to scoff, and merely crawls into his pod and blasts off into space, leaving the Earth far behind, his mission unfinished, his body broken, and his pride destroyed.
Krillin and I collapse onto the ground, leaving all of the Earth's heroes unconscious or crippled. Dimly, I can hear the sound of engines overhead, before I pass out, wondering if I'll ever wake up again.
A/N: Sorry this chapter took a while longer guys, I was sick for a couple of days, I had a wedding I had to go to, and I'm getting ready to graduate from high school, so it's been a busy few days. But we made it! Vegeta is defeated, Yamcha is still an idiot, and our heroes have more or less survived. What will Lynn do when she recovers? Find out next time on Hidden Power! Follow, favorite, and review!