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Chapter 8. A search for the androids.
Vegeta was poking the newly created fire with a small branch. The others were still eating some left over food they took from the ship. The four adults were all silently going over the past day. Vegeta was the first one to react when he noticed a shadow was passing the distance between their camping place and the small house. "Couldn't sleep?" He asked without looking up.
Gohan shrugged as he stepped closer. "The bed is too soft. I'm not used to that." He complained as he sat down on a branch.
"Yeah. It's probably something different from the metal beds and harsh couches." Nappa sneered.
Gohan nodded in agreement. "Where did you get these? Did you leave the protected area?" Gohan asked as he looked up.
Vegeta scoffed. "What do we care about that? I'm not taking orders from a third class. Let those brats come here. I'll show them the strength of a true saiyan." He sneered.
"You don't know how strong they really are." Gohan answered. "They sound interesting. I don't know if we can beat them. Maybe we should check out that room my father was talking about."
"No." Turles answered. "I'm going to fight them. I want to check out that girl." He tilted his head. "I wonder if she is anything like Kittycat. There should be some resembles."
"Katy is a better person than all of us." Gohan answered with a small smirk. The half-saiyan leaned back by placing his hands on the branch. "I really want to check out those androids." He muttered.
"It's important to rest first." Raditz answered. "You had long day full of surprises."
"Don't try to play my father, Raditz. I've got him back now." Gohan snarled back.
"That does not mean you can treat us any different." Vegeta warned as he looked up. "I am still your prince which means you have to listen to me. Or bad things will happen."
Gohan rolled his eyes. "I am very frightened." He sneered back. Vegeta raised an eyebrow and was about to answer when Raditz cut him off.
"We know your father plays an important part in your life, half-breed. We won't try to meddle with that." Raditz interjected. "Vegeta just wants to remind you that your loyalty should lie with us too."
"Why?" Gohan asked.
"Because seventy percent of your strength, routine, experience and techniques are from us." Nappa answered as he looked up and gave Gohan a wary glance. "Don't try to deny it."
"I won't deny that you trained me but you're giving yourself too much credit." Gohan answered. "The specialists taught me how to fight. I acquired a lot of strength and new experiences in the war. You're not the only ones who attributed to my current fighting status." Gohan tilted his head. "I've been lying in bed the past hour wondering why I wasn't happier to be here." He started. "And I know the answer. Mainly because I know the peaceful life is not for me anymore. The second reason is that you didn't exactly tell me your plans. Are you planning on staying here?"
"We've discussed it." Vegeta answered as he unclasped the bands of his armor and pulled it off. "We decided to stay here until the androids are destroyed. We'll help with the fight. We'll see from there."
"Will you stop harassing my father?" Gohan said changing the subject.
"He's a nice target." Raditz said as he put his hands up. "He is angered very easily. It's amusing."
"That doesn't mean you have to continue angering him." Gohan answered with a frown. "I want you all to stop it."
"What do we get in return?" Turles asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"Nothing!" Gohan answered annoyed. "I'm strong enough to order you all to stop it." He said as he pointed as he pointed his finger to the adults and slowly moved over all of them.
"What?" Turles asked as a frown appeared on his face.
"You heard me." Gohan snarled back. "I know my rights. I'm not a little kid anymore. The Saiyan hierarchy is based on strength. I'm the strongest warrior here and therefore I am in charge."
Vegeta got up. "Are you trying to rebel?" He asked as he raised an eyebrow. Gohan shook his head. "I am the saiyan prince. You cannot overthrow me."
"I won't do that." Gohan answered as he got up too. "But I do want more responsibility. I want the right to give my opinion in important matters. I want the right to make decisions for you all. I want you to stop ordering me around and above all: I want you to stop the punishments."
"That's quite a list." Vegeta answered as he stepped closer. "I don't think we will manage to keep to those rules." He continued.
"Then you have a problem because I am not afraid to fight for my status anymore." Gohan snapped back. "From now on you are going to listen to what I say or I'll make sure you'll regret it."
"You're not stronger than all of us, half-breed. We gained strength too." Vegeta hissed as he narrowed his eyes. Both Saiyans seemed ready to power up if needed.
"I gained more strength." Gohan answered. "I've been immobilized. My body had to start from scratch. That increased my strength a lot. You don't want to know how strong I am now."
"And yet you fail to transform." Turles sneered. Gohan ignored this as he stepped closer to Vegeta. The half-saiyan grabbed Vegeta's collar and pulled him closer.
"I may not be allowed to overthrow you but I can hurt you. I suggest you do not defy me." Gohan answered as his tail rose in dominancy. A threatening odor was sent to the other adults as they got up too.
"Or what? You will kill us?" Vegeta asked with a slight mocking tone in his voice. Vegeta seemed not impressed but the man's tail was tightened around his waist and his eyes showed that he was very aware of the danger in front of him.
"No. I won't kill you." Gohan answered. "But your life will be very miserable with constant broken arms and legs." He hissed as he stepped closer. "Do we understand each other?" Vegeta frowned at him but nodded his head once. "Good. I'm glad we had this talk. It cleared things up." Gohan smiled as he stepped back and waved at the others. "Good night, guys." He said cheerfully before he turned around and walked away.
The four Saiyans were silent for a few minutes before Turles looked at his brother. "What just happened?" He asked.
"Half-breed just tried to grab the power. And I think he succeeded." Raditz whispered as he watched Vegeta sit down. The prince was staring at the fire with an intensity which made the others wonder if he was going to make it explode by just staring at it.
"What are we going to do about this?" Nappa asked Vegeta. The younger saiyan didn't answer so Nappa tried again: "Vegeta? What are your orders?" Nappa asked. "What should we do?"
"Nothing." Vegeta answered without looking up from the fire. "He's stronger than we are. There's nothing we can do."
Turles and Raditz exchanged glances as the silence fell over them again. While Gohan silently snuck back in his bed and fell in a deep sleep, the four Saiyans were still sitting in silence, wondering what was going to happen now.
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Goku was standing near a small pond. He pulled off his blue shirt. The saiyan leaned down to untie his shoes. His body tensed when he heard the unmistakable snap of a branch being crushed by a foot. The man looked up and frowned at the world surrounding him. A shadow appeared between the trees.
"What are you doing here?" Goku asked as she clenched his fists.
"Wow. You're very hostile." Turles sneered as he held up his hands to show he came in peace. "I came here in peace." He continued as he stepped closer. Turles's eyes moved over Goku's shirt that was lying on the ground and the boot he kicked off.
"You haven't given me a reason not to be hostile." Goku answered shortly.
"True." Turles answered as he knelt down next to the pond and eyed the water. "Any good fish in here?"
"Yeah. I've caught fish bigger than myself. The pond looks small but there is amazing food hidden down there." Goku answered approvingly.
"I bet." Turles answered as he got up again. The man eyed his brother and Goku did the same thing. They were silent for a few seconds. "Now I know why half-breed always looked like me." Turles stated. "Everyone thought he was my son."
"Who is half-breed?" Goku asked confused.
"Your son." Turles answered as he raised an eyebrow.
"Why do you call him half-breed? That's not his name." Goku asked as his face pulled an even more confused face.
"That's a long story." Turles answered as he stepped back and pulled out a boot. Goku gave him a look that told him to tell the story. "Let's see. I wasn't there when the others met half-breed for the first time. They called him half-breed mainly because they were too disinterested to ask his name. They dropped him off at a camp and one of the guards there picked up on the nickname and he started using it too. That's sort of how it became his alias."
"It's not nice." Goku answered. "I don't think he likes it."
"He doesn't mind anymore." Turles answered with a shrug. The man pulled off his black armor with blue shoulder and stomach protectors. He glanced at the man next to him. "Are you going to show me where the good fish is or what?" He asked.
Goku widened his eyes. "O yeah sure." He answered as he started pulling out his other boot. Turles pulled off his second boot and jumped in the water. Goku followed Turles in the water. The two brother spent the next hour searching for fish and returned with quite a large amount a while later. Chi-chi raised an eyebrow when she noticed the two brothers.
"Good morning." She said warily as she watched Turles come closer. "You have been fishing together?" She asked.
"Yeah." Goku answered with a grin. "We've caught a lot." He continued as he walked inside the small house.
Chi-chi watched as Turles prepared to leave with his own load of fish. "Hey, sir." She called after him.
Turles raised an eyebrow. "My name is Turles." He answered as he glanced at her over his shoulder but stopped walking.
"You helped catching the fish. I can prepare them for you and your friends." Chi-chi offered. Turles now turned his face to her fully and considered her offer. Gohan did brag about his mother's amazing cooking several times. He decided it wouldn't hurt and turned around.
"Okay. Do you want my help?" He asked as he advanced on her.
"You can cook?" Chi-chi asked surprised.
"I'm the best cook of the entire Saiyan race." Turles joked innocently.
Chi-chi smiled and shrugged. "Okay. Goku can't cook so I assumed you all couldn't either." She answered.
"You should make your son cook something. He can prepare an amazing soup." Turles added as he walked in the house. Chi-chi tilted her head and followed him to ask more about her son.
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A while later Gohan and Katy were woken up quite early. Goten walked in and gasped when he noticed their position. Gohan's arm was dropped over Katy's shoulder. Her head was hidden behind Gohan's posture and Gohan's head was bowed slightly almost like he fell asleep watching Katy sleep. Goten turned around. "Mom! Gohan and Katy are sleeping together!" He yelled back.
"What?" Chi-chi came running to the door. "Goten. Get out of there! Let them have some privacy." She hissed.
"But they're asleep." Goten answered innocently and oblivious to the two pairs of eyes that slipped open at the sound of his voice.
"Goten. Come here. Let them sleep." Chi-chi whispered as she ushered him out of the room. The door closed behind him. Gohan rolled on his back.
Katy stretched and yawned sleepily. "They're not very quiet. Did they really think we wouldn't wake up?" She asked.
Gohan shrugged. "Our job probably made use more vigilant even in our sleep." Gohan answered as he stretched too. Katy sat up and brushed through her hair.
"They didn't wake you up." Katy mentioned as she got out of the bed. Gohan was too lazy to get out and gave her a confused glance. "Vegeta usually wakes you up for the early morning training." Katy said as she grabbed a shirt from the pile of clothing she laid out last night. "He didn't do it today, did he?"
Gohan shook his head. "I guess not. He probably wanted me to get a good night rest." He answered with a shrug. The boy got out his bed. "Oh wait. I can get a warm bath here." Gohan said excitedly. "I haven't had a warm shower or bath in twelve years."
"Freeza didn't want us to enjoy the sensation of warm water." Katy muttered. "Those cold showers were hard to get used to in the beginning." She continued with a sigh. Gohan nodded in agreement.
"But for now, a warm shower is good enough." Gohan announced. "We'll check out that bath later." Gohan pressed a kiss on Katy's forehead as his arm sneaked around her waist.
Katy snorted. "Dream on." She answered as she moved out of his embrace. Gohan smirked as he left her alone to prepare for the upcoming day.
When Gohan and Katy arrived in the living room, Chi-chi was walking around frantically while calling out things to her relatives. "Goten! Don't touch your plate until everyone is seated. Goku. Stop whining. I have your plate right here." Chi-chi noticed the newcomers. "Gohan!" She said with a big smile. "It's so good to see that you're really here." She continued with a slight hint of sadness in her voice.
Chi-chi looked out the window. "You should call your friends. They have to hurry if they want some breakfast." She mentioned as she stepped closer.
"You made breakfast for all of them?" Gohan asked flabbergasted.
"Yes. I know how much Saiyans eat. I've lived with your father for a while now." Chi-chi answered with a smile. "This is the one and only time though. I hope they can live somewhere else from now on." Chi-chi grabbed Katy's hand. "Good morning, Katy. Let's get you seated and fed before those brutes start eating. If they're anything like Goku, it will be terrible to watch."
Katy snickered before nodding in agreement and following Chi-chi to the dinner table. Gohan turned around and walked to the doorway. The half-saiyan entered the outside world and crossed his arms. Raditz, Nappa and Vegeta were all doing exercises. Gohan walked closer. "Good morning." He said. Raditz and Nappa both ignored the newcomer but Vegeta got up. The man grabbed a bottle of water that was standing near him.
"What do you want?" He asked as he opened the bottle.
Gohan pressed his lips together. "Look, Vegeta. About last night. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have spoken to you like that. It's just... Yesterday was very confusing. I acted it out on you."
"You were right." Vegeta said without letting Gohan finish his apology.
"What?" Gohan asked confusedly.
"The hierarchy in the saiyan race is based on strength. The stronger you are, the higher your status is. To be honest, you've been stronger than Nappa since you were fourteen. You gained a lot of power in a very short amount of time. You surpassed both me and Turles within two years."
"But you said I was weaker than you." Gohan answered hesitantly.
"Yes I did. I made you think we weren't at full strength but we were." Vegeta answered. "That was my way of keeping you down. You were still a child so it was easy to keep it up." The man was silent for a second. "But you're an adult now. We'll treat you like that."
"Okay." Gohan answered as he crossed his arms. "That's what the punishments were for, right?" He asked as he watched Vegeta place the bottle on the ground again. "So you could make my strength jump without getting Freeza suspicious."
Vegeta's lips curled up. "You'll never know." He answered as he turned away from the half-saiyan. Gohan turned back to the house.
"My mother said you could come inside for breakfast. Take it or leave it." He called over his shoulder. The three adults exchanged glances as Gohan disappeared in the house. Gohan smirked when he noticed Vegeta was following him inside. The others were trailing not far behind him.
Breakfast went on considerably quiet. For the first time in a while Gohan and his comrades could eat until they were really full so they weren't going to mess that up. The warriors prepared to leave the small house fairly quickly. Goku stretched as the others gathered near him. "I told you about that room that allows you to train for a year in one day, right?" Goku asked. Vegeta nodded as answer.
"Right. I'll take you there but we have to be careful. We might run into the androids." Goku continued as he slipped a blue wristband on his wrist.
"We'd better." Turles hissed to Gohan. The half-saiyan sent him an agreeing smirk. They left off and quickly followed Goku. Gohan eyed their surroundings as they travelled.
"I've seen better planets." Raditz sneered as he followed Gohan's glance.
"Yeah but that changed once we were done with them." Gohan answered with a grin. Raditz chuckled in agreement.
"We're almost there." Goku said as he pointed to their destiny somewhere up ahead. Gohan pulled a face.
"You know…" He said as he gradually stopped flying. The others noticed this and slowed down too. "I have hardly seen anything of the planet. I think I'm going to fly around for a bit and do some sightseeing." Gohan winked at his comrades.
Goku frowned. "I wouldn't do that. You might run into the androids." Goku warned.
"Really?" Gohan asked as a grin appeared on his face. "Hadn't though of that. Bye." He blasted off to the right. Vegeta chuckled and he followed the half-saiyan.
"Hey! Don't go!" Goku yelled after them. "Wait!" He could only watch as the other aliens followed their comrades. Goku growled. "Darn it. Where are they going?" He asked out loud.
Katy smiled at him. "Saiyans always follow the scent of a fight." She said as she watched the dots get smaller and smaller. "We might as well follow them though. Those androids sound scary and I really don't want Gohan to get hurt."
"Are they going to search for the androids?" Goku asked with wide eyes.
"They sure won't stop sightseeing until they find the androids." Katy answered with a grin. "Let's go."
Meanwhile Vegeta was catching up to Gohan. "You just gave your father a heart-attack." He sneered with a smirk.
Gohan scoffed. "I figured it wouldn't take much." He answered amusedly. "Where do you think they are?" He asked as he looked around.
"Turles asked around and he found out we cannot feel the android's presence. Very annoying. We'll have to search for them without using that." Vegeta answered thoughtfully.
"Or we'll just lure them out by higher our own power level." Gohan said as he powered up. "They're based on the human fighters so they must be able to sense us."
"Excellent." Vegeta answered as he stopped flying. Gohan followed his example and they both started powering up. "Now how strong were you exactly?" Vegeta asked as he tilted his head.
Gohan smirked. "Stronger than you are." He answered as they faced each other.
"Let's see about that." Vegeta powered up and Gohan followed him up. Raditz, Nappa and Turles reached the two Saiyans and they watched as Gohan and Vegeta had a power up stand-off. Vegeta's smirk contorted into a frown when he noticed his limit was nearing. Gohan stopped powering up when he felt Vegeta's power stabilizing. Gohan grinned.
"Oh come on. Is that all you've got?" He sneered. Vegeta narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms. Gohan looked at his comrades. "Well. How about you? Or is my amazing power scaring you?" He sneered. The other Saiyans didn't take this sitting down and they started powering up too. Gohan watched as he powered up too but he made sure he didn't reach his own max. Gradually Raditz, Nappa and Turles respectively reached their max. "Wow. Next to Vegeta Turles actually comes up to sixty percent of my power." He observed.
"That will grow to hundred percent in the blink of an eye." Turles shot back as he cracked his knuckles in anticipation.
Vegeta nodded in agreement before he raised two eyebrows at Gohan, silently commanding him to continue powering up. Gohan obeyed and pushed his strength further. The half-saiyan closed his eyes as his level rose up and stretched to its widest possible extent.
"Remember why you are doing this." Vegeta's voice instructed as Gohan powered up higher and higher. The boy closed his eyes even more tightly as the memories came flooding into his mind. Freeza and his endless taunting. The Ginyu Force and their ruthless so-called 'training sessions' he was ordered to participate in. Zarbon's face smirking at him. Gohan growled as the hatred pushed his power even higher.
The four Saiyans watched as Gohan's hair slowly levitated and flashed into the recognizable golden glow. The fact that Gohan was closing his eyes kept the other Saiyans from seeing his turquoise pupils. The boy suddenly growled and opened his eyes. He snapped out of the transformation and fell back. Raditz kept him from falling down by grabbing his arm. Gohan panted heavily as he closed his eyes again. "Damn it." He growled under his breath.
Vegeta snorted. "You're obviously still not trying hard enough." He sneered.
Gohan frowned. "At least I can touch the transformation. You're still light years away from reaching it." He countered.
"The same goes for you if you don't focus." Raditz answered as he tapped against Gohan's head with two fingers. Gohan rolled his eyes.
"Well at least I managed to do something right." Gohan said as a smirk appeared on his face. The others gave him confused glances but Gohan's eyes were focused on something behind his comrades. "I managed to lure those robots here." He said as he nodded to the androids. The others turned around and raised their eyebrows.
The two androids seemed quite young. The man had black hair that reached his shoulders. He was wearing a black shirt and a baggy pair of pants. Gohan raised an eyebrow at the orange scarf around his neck. The half-saiyan moved his eyes to the other android. The female seemed slightly older. Her bright blue eyes studied the comrades with interest as she pushed a few lost strings of her blonde hair away. She was wearing a black shirt and blue shorts. Her legs were hidden behind black panty hoses.
"So these two are the infamous androids?" Vegeta sneered as he tilted his head.
"Joy. More humans to play with." The robotic boy sneered as he crossed his arms.
Vegeta clenched his fists. "If you want to stay alive you should never call me a human again!" He snarled at the android. "He's the only one whose blood is tainted by human genes. We do not belong to that pathetic race." He pointed at Gohan before he motioned to the other full-blooded Saiyans.
"You made him angry, Seventeen." The female drawled as she glanced at her brother. "That's not a good way to start."
"We heard you put up an adequate fight." Turles said as he placed his hands on his hips. "So we wanted to find out to what extend your power goes." He continued.
Android Eighteen smiled. "You wanted to commit suicide like this? I can think of less painful ways." She sneered sweetly.
Vegeta laughed. "You don't know who you are talking to. We are much stronger than those pathetic humans."
"You are a Saiyan, aren't you?" Seventeen asked. "All of you." His eyes moved over the men in front of him. The android's eyes fell on Gohan. "You seem familiar."
"He's Goku's son." Eighteen answered annoyed. "Pay attention to those pictures. It's the same face." She said as she tilted her head. "He's just a little older."
"And stronger. Do you want to find out?" Gohan answered with a challenging smirk. Katy, Goku and Justin caught up with them.
"Goku. How nice of you to join us." Seventeen said with a smirk. Goku frowned at the androids. "We were just getting to know your precious son. I thought he was gone."
"He's back." Gohan answered. "And I want to fight." He continued. "Who is stepping up?"
"We don't have to fight." Turles said as he floated closer to Eighteen. The female raised an eyebrow at him as Turles's arm curled around her shoulders. "I can think of much better activities to entertain ourselves." He said with a suggesting smirk. Eighteen scoffed and pushed her elbow right into Turles's stomach. The Saiyan gasped for air and some spit was tossed out of his mouth in the process. Eighteen smirked as Turles floated away from her, still gasping for air.
"Yes. She's just like Kittycat." Turles gasped out to his snickering comrades. Katy stuck out her tongue to him.
"Okay. Let's go." Gohan said as he floated to the androids. An arm kept him from floating any closer. Gohan glanced to Vegeta.
"No. I'll go first." Vegeta said as he eyed the androids.
"Ahh, come on, Vegeta." Gohan complained with a pout. Vegeta shot him a warning glance. Gohan scoffed and floated back again.
"Well. Who wants to have a go at me?" Vegeta challenged with a smirk. The two androids exchanged glances.
"Me." Eighteen said as she pushed up the sleeves of her black shirt. "Although I'd rather fight you." Eighteen's eyes moved to Turles. The man smirked at her.
"That's too bad." Vegeta answered. "I'm going first. Get lost." He said to the others.
"Err... Vegeta?" Goku asked as he floated closer. "Can you relocate? There's a city right under us." Goku pointed at the city below them.
"So?" Vegeta asked.
"Well. You might destroy the city if you don't watch out." Goku answered.
"I'd be disappointed if I didn't destroy the city." Vegeta answered with a taunting smirk. The man rolled his eyes when he saw Goku tensed face. "Fine. Let's find a less crowded place to fight." He said to the androids. They both shrugged. "Ladies first." Vegeta said as he motioned for her to go ahead.
Android Eighteen blasted off and the other fighters followed their lead. Katy showed up next to Gohan. "They seem tough."
"Yes they do." Gohan answered with a smirk.
"Aren't you afraid?" She asked as her pink eyes studied her boyfriend.
"I'm terrified. Isn't it great?" Gohan asked with a grin. "We have to prepare for an eventual fight with Freeza. The more beaten up we are the better."
"What if they kill you?" Katy asked with a frown.
"You're such a downer." Gohan answered as he glanced at his girlfriend. "We are Saiyans. We can handle everything." Katy rolled her eyes but she decided not to fight him on this issue. They reached their destination. Gohan's eyes moved over the desert below them. Several mountains were seen around them but Eighteen picked out a nice open area. They landed on the ground and Vegeta cracked his knuckles. "You stay out of this." Vegeta said as he glanced back. "This is my fight."
Gohan crossed his arms. "Don't worry, Katy. I might not fight after all." He complained.
Vegeta ignored this statement and he powered up. "Let's see what you're made of, Robot." He sneered.
Eighteen scoffed as she got in a fighting stance. Vegeta's eyes searched for a flaw in the stance but it was perfect. He could not find an opening. The two warriors eyed each other. A second later Vegeta was launched backwards. The others blinked and looked around in surprise. "What the hell?" Turles said as he looked at Vegeta's fallen figure.
"His cheek is the only opening in his stance. I would have gone for that too." Gohan sneered as his eyes were locked on something in the air.
"You saw it?" Nappa asked as he looked at Gohan.
"Sure. She punched him in the cheek. I'm surprised he didn't see it coming." Gohan answered. "She used quite a lot of force too."Turles followed Gohan's eyes up and gasped when he saw Eighteen there. The female was smirking at the damage she had done with just one punch. Vegeta brushed some small debris off his armor and frowned up at the small female in the sky. The man pushed off from the ground and appeared in front of her.
"That was lucky shot." Vegeta sneered with a frown. Eighteen smiled.
"I have feeling I will get a lot of those during this fight." She countered sweetly. Vegeta jumped to her and tried to punch her in her stomach. Eighteen blocked this punch but Vegeta anticipated her movement and grabbed the lower-arm she used to block his punch. The man forced her to stretch her arm away from her body and kneed her in the stomach. Eighteen hardly got time to recover since Vegeta appeared above her bended from and harshly kicked her in her back. The female was launched to the ground. Vegeta appeared on the ground before she could reach it and pulled back his left leg to kick in her abdomen. Eighteen was forced up in the air. Vegeta easily fisted her blond hair and pulled her up. He smashed her face against his bend knee. Eighteen let out a pained growl as Vegeta released her. He stretched his arm and showed his hand. The man smirked as Eighteen shook her head a little dazed. A glow appeared about Vegeta's hand and within a second a ki-blast sent Eighteen flying.
They all watched as Eighteen slowly got up again. She brushed her hair out of her face and glared at her opponent. Vegeta tilted his head. "Got any lucky shots planned?" He sneered.
Eighteen smiled as she floated closer and landed in front of him. "Don't worry. I'll let you attack me to make this last a little longer." Eighteen replied as she placed her hands on her hips. "It's nicer to watch a fight than a slaughter, right?"
"If you don't want it to turn into a slaughter, you should try to fight back." Vegeta suggested.
Eighteen smirked. "Okay." She said before she disappeared. Vegeta frowned and looked around. He tried to find her energy signal until he remembered they couldn't feel the presence of the androids. The man looked around frantically. Before he could react a knee hit him in his spine. The man screamed out at the impact. Eighteen smirked as she whirled around and kicked in Vegeta's stomach. The man was forced back and coughed up spit in the process.
Eighteen let him fall down and stepped back. "Are you okay? I can get carried away sometimes." She sneered with a smile. Vegeta growled as he got up. The man frowned as he stepped back and regained his composure.
Vegeta narrowed his eyes and launched at her again. He pulled back a fist and tried to punch against her cheek. Eighteen blocked this attack with her arm and dived under the second punch. She tried to swipe his feet from under him but Vegeta jumped up. Vegeta used this short distraction to land a kick on her shoulder blade. Eighteen was pushed to the ground where Vegeta pushed down on her back with his foot. He smirked as he forced her to lie down. "What were you saying?" He asked amusedly.
The female android frowned as she placed her hands on the ground and pushed off. Vegeta was pushed back and he watched as she got up. Eighteen turned around and jumped up in the air. Vegeta followed her up which was exactly what she wanted. She suddenly turned back and let herself fall down. Vegeta widened his eyes when he noticed how fast she was coming closer. He barely had time to block her first punch. Eighteen tried to punch him again, forcing Vegeta to put both his hands above his head to block her attacks, and as a result to this action she dropped in the air and pushed her boot in his spine. Vegeta whirled around in the air and appeared behind Eighteen. He pushed his elbow in her back which forced Eighteen to arch her back in pain. Vegeta curled his hands together and brought them down on her head with a great amount of his power.
Eighteen was thrown down and she landed on her hands and feet. The ground shivered beneath her and small craters were seen on the places where she placed her hands and feet. Eighteen frowned as she got up once more. Vegeta landed in front of her. They both glared at each other but Vegeta's glare was mixed with amusement and anticipation.
The other warriors watched as the two fighters disappeared. They reappeared on their right exchanging punches at a high speed. The two fighters disappeared again only to appear high in the air where Eighteen jumped over a kick from Vegeta and elbowed him in the neck. Vegeta was launched down but disappeared once more. Eighteen followed his example. Another impact on their right made them look that way.
Turles frowned when he noticed they were gone again. The man cheated and looked in Gohan's way. The half-saiyan was looking up again. Turles followed his line of sight and noticed the two fighting figures in the air.
Vegeta and Eighteen moved away from each other. The damage done to them was apparent in the appearances of both fighters. Vegeta's armor showed several cracks and his left shoulder protector was largely destroyed. Multiple rips and stains of blood were covering his blue uniform.
Eighteen's pants were ripped on her lower leg. She angrily brushed through her hair to make it look less wild. She looked at a gash in her lower arm and her eyes travelled over the other injuries she just gained.
"Are you having fun, Saiyan?" Eighteen yelled at Vegeta.
The Saiyan smirked as he clenched and unclenched his fists. Vegeta jumped in the air and flew at her with amazing speed. He smirked as he pulled back a hand and sent a powerful ki-blast her way. Eighteen dodged it and flew right into Vegeta's trap. The man appeared behind her and targeted her shoulders with his leg. Eighteen turned around just in time and grabbed his leg. Vegeta widened his eyes when he noticed Eighteen pulled on his leg and started whirling him around. When she decided she gathered enough speed she released the Saiyan and let gravity take over. Vegeta landed in a crater which was created by the impact of his body.
Eighteen powered up and pulled back both her arms. Ki-blasts appeared in her hands as she groaned because of the strain she put on her body. Eighteen started sending blasts to the placed where Vegeta just landed. She pushed blast after blast out her body and down to Vegeta's fallen body.
Gohan frowned as he crossed his arms. Katy pulled a face as she walked to her boyfriend. "Is he going to be alright?" She asked.
Gohan shrugged. "He'll kill us if we try to help. We'll see what happens." Gohan answered glumly.
Eighteen put her hands together and frowned at the blast that was appearing between her hands. She smirked as she pushed her hands up and sent the last blast down. They all watched as the blast reached the rest of her attacks and created a large explosion on impact. They silently watched as the smoke cleared out. Eighteen smirked as she brushed her hair out of her face. "That was that." She sneered as she looked back down. She landed near the other warriors and placed her hands on her hips. "He gave me an adequate warm up. Who wants to take me on now? How about you, hansom?" Eighteen winked at Gohan cheekily.
Katy frowned and curled her arms around Gohan's waist protectively and somewhat territorial. "I wouldn't draw any conclusions just yet." Gohan answered with a smirk. He pointed up at the sky. His comrades looked up at the sky and Eighteen followed their example.
The female turned around and tilted her head as she eyed the figure in the sky. Vegeta was floating there. His armor was almost half gone and he'd lost both his gloves. His face, however, looked more alive than ever. Eighteen raised both her eyebrows as she flew up again. "I didn't think you would survive that." She said thoughtfully.
"Think again." Vegeta answered as he frowned at the android. "You won't get me down so easily."
The two warriors stared each other down and both prepared for the rest of the fight. Round two was about to begin.
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Heh, I'm trying out my skills in writing battle scenes. I don't know if I'm doing a good job or not…
I've been watching the first few episodes of Dbz. Gohan has a pretty tough life. I don't think I can survive in the wilderness for six months… Then again, I'm not a saiyan..
I hope you liked it. Let me know what you think!
