Chapter 10: Death to Dodoria

Zarbon growled as he clenched his fists. His body started trembling and Vegeta stumbled back in shock as cracks in the soil formed. Zarbon looked up at Vegeta, a devilish smirk on his face. He shouted in what seemed to be very painful, before suddenly transforming into a warrior the size of Nappa. His handsome features had disappeared, making place for a monstrous face.

Zarbon laughed, his voice a lot deeper now. "Been a while since I saw you like that, Zarbon!" Dodoria said, laughing. Vegeta raised his eyebrows. He had no idea Zarbon had a transformation like this… The power he was sensing was insane. He cursed.

Zarbon laughed loudly as he rubbed his knuckles. "Should never have let me done that… You don't stand a chance in hell now, monkey." Zarbon said cockily. "You sure are ugly!" Vegeta mocked as he dropped into his stance. "But appearances don't tell the story, Zarbon, you of all people should know that!" Vegeta shouted as he dashed in.

Zarbon grinned and spun out the way, Vegeta turned his way quickly and threw a left hook, but Zarbon dodged it by ducking out of it's way. He then rammed his shoulder into Vegeta's chest, sending the Sayain flying through the air, screaming in pain. He smashed into a rock and was thrown to the ground. Zarbon laughed loudly as he dashed after the Prince.

Meanwhile, Dodoria and Appule floated in the air facing each other. Dodoria cracked a smile. "Come on now Appule, you know you shouldn't play with the big boys!" Dodoria said, his evil face showing a smirk. Appule stumbled back but recovered. He had to remind himself that he was a different warrior now. He yelled out a battle cry before dashing in at Dodoria.

Appule threw an elbow strike, but Dodoria caught the attack in his palm and countered by smashing his free hand onto Appule's chin with great force. Appule growled in pain as he spun towards Krillin. Krillin let out a cry of shock and then grabbed Appule. Appule growled in such a manner that Krillin let go of him immediately.

Appule roared in anger as he dashed at Dodoria again. He threw a roundhouse kick that caught Dodoria by surprise. Dodoria was hit in the ribs and thrown to the side, but his evil smirk never left his face. "How nice of you to tickle me!" Dodoria mocked and he lashed out with his left hand.

Blood flew from Appule's mouth as he was knocked back. He tried to counter by spinning around and elbowing at Dodoria's head but the fat alien ducked out of the way with surprising pace and threw his right hand. It crashed into Appule's armour, cracking it. Appule shouted in pain again as he was thrown back again.

Dodoria laughed as he dashed in, but Appule managed to flip over him and was now facing his opponent's back. He lifted up his elbow and smashed it on to the back of Dodoria's head. Dodoria winced in pain as he was sent flying down towards the ground. He crashed into it, throwing up a cloud of smoke at impact.

Appule cheered in himself. He had finally landed a blow and sent that fat blob into the ground. He chuckled as he loaded up a blast. It was time to show this blob his true power…

He roared loudly as he threw down the blast. Dodoria had gotten up and looked at the oncoming blast with bulging eyes. He then smirked as the blast closed in. It was about to hit him flush when the fat alien smashed up into the air with both his fists, sending the blast flying up into the air.

Appule growled in frustration before looking over to Nappa, who was hovering in the distance. "Nappa! I need your help with this fool." Appule said and Nappa smirked before flying over. Nappa reached Appule and the two of them looked down at the pink alien who gave an evil grin.

"Ha! You think bringing Nappa in will save you? We both know better!" Dodoria rumbled, pounding his chest as he stated it. Nappa growled in anger. He then flew down with great speed, but Dodoria jumped to the side and Nappa could barely pull up before smashing into the ground. Dodoria then fired a blast of purple energy up at Appule, who had to dodge it.

Appule's evasive manoeuvres gave Dodoria time to attack Nappa without being surprised by an attack from Appule. He laughed as he kicked the large Sayain under his bottom, launching him up into the air. Nappa shouted in terror as he spun into the distance out of control. Dodoria laughed. "One point for Dodoria!" He exclaimed as Nappa disappeared into the clouds at high velocity.

Appule dashed in after avoiding the blast and threw a roundhouse kick aimed for Dodoria's head. The kick missed by the length of a hair and Dodoria was forced to jump back. The two then twisted around each other with spinning moves. They both stopped for a second to face each other.

Dodoria then growled as he dashed in, grabbing Appule's wrists. Appule shouted as he put all of his strength into freeing himself from Dodoria's crunching grip, but it was to no avail and he winced in pain as Dodoria applied more pressure to his opponent's wrists. "Get ready for a crack!" Dodoria said as he prepared to twist Appule's wrists so far that they would break.

Appule closed his eyes in anticipation, but Dodoria could never execute his plan as Goku suddenly dashed in and threw a blast into Dodoria's face at point blank range, blinding him temporarily. Dodoria stumbled back with his hands covering his eyes. "Darn it! Where'd you come from you little insect?" Dodoria growled in anger, swinging his arms around him wildly. Goku smirked at the sight of the blinded Dodoria and followed his attack up by dashing in at the pink alien again.

He jabbed Dodoria between his eyes and knocked him back. Dodoria quickly recovered however and punched back. Goku winced in pain as he was knocked down and skidded over the ground. "That'll teach you to jump on me!" Dodoria shouted and he stomped down on the ground in anger.

"Maybe this will teach you how to keep your guard up!" Appule shouted before lunging in and kicking Dodoria in his face, sending him hurtling backwards through the air. Dodoria recovered in mid-air and let out a deep roar before opening his mouth and firing off a beam of yellow energy.

The beam soared towards Appule who let out a cry of panic and desperately threw his hands up in a block. The beam exploded and Appule was sent flying through the air. He shouted in pain and left a trail of smoke before falling down on the ground. Dodoria roared with laughter.

"Nice knowing ya Appule!" Dodoria roared, laughing maniacally. But then suddenly, Appule rose up a twitching arm. "You're supposed to be dead!" Dodoria cried out. Appule then looked up, a look of rage written on his face. He slowly pushed himself up. His flesh was charred, but he didn't seem to have sustained any serious damage.

Dodoria stumbled back as Appule slowly approached him, his look intimidating the pink alien. Appule then suddenly dashed in and appeared in front of Dodoria. Dodoria faintly struck out with his left hand. Appule ducked out of the way and came back up whilst swinging his right fist.

The punch knocked Dodoria back. Dodoria growled in rage as he dashed back. "You don't scare me!" The pink alien roared. He threw a right cross, but Appule managed to deflect it. He stepped to the side and then threw a roundhouse kick. Dodoria chuckled as he grabbed Appule's leg under his armpit and used his leg to sweep his opponent down.

Appule rolled over backwards and then pushed himself on his feet in a single, flashy move. Dodoria hissed. "Darn you! All of you! It's time you die!" The alien shouted before looking up in the sky over to where Krillin was floating. "Starting with you! Easy does it!" Dodoria announced. He then dashed towards Krillin at murderous speed.

Meanwhile, Vegeta moaned in agony as he tried desperately to push himself up. Zarbon's face showed a grin from ear to ear as he paced towards the struggling Sayain. He laughed as he kicked Vegeta in his ribs, launching him up from the ground. Vegeta crashed down a few feet further, clutching his ribs.

Vegeta's left eye had swollen up and his cheek felt funky. Three of his ribs were cracked and his nose was bleeding profusely. He never knew Zarbon had a transformation like this… It sure made him pack a punch. Vegeta cursed as he used what little strength he had to get back on his feet. Vegeta was injured badly, but it was nothing he hadn't experienced before. He wasn't one to quit. And besides, he thought, Zarbon may have a nice transformation, Vegeta was pretty sure he had one that could easily trump his…

The Prince burst out in laughter, angering Zarbon. "What? Haven't had enough?" Zarbon demanded, swinging his fist. Vegeta was hit on his chin and he stumbled backwards, never stopping his laughing. "What's so amusing?" The monstrous Zarbon enquired as he grabbed Vegeta by his collar and pulled him up so that they were facing each other.

Vegeta spat some blood into Zarbon's face. "Why you!" Zarbon growled as he wiped the blood from his face with his free hand. Vegeta responded with more laughter. Zarbon started beating Vegeta in his face repeatedly, only stopping when the laughter died down. He then threw the barely conscious Vegeta away with a flick of his arm.

Vegeta came down with a thud. Zarbon growled when he saw that Vegeta's beaten up face still showed a faint smirk. "What are you laughing about, you darned monkey?" Zarbon growled. Vegeta chuckled. "Oh, be patient Zarbon… you'll find out, trust me." The Prince said as he painfully pushed himself up.

Zarbon hissed. "I think you've forgotten something about us Sayains, Zarbon." Vegeta hinted, freeing his tail from his waist and slashing up and down with it. Zarbon's eyes widened. Vegeta was right, he had indeed forgotten about the true might off the Sayains…

Krillin flew up in panic, but the monstrous Dodoria closed in on him with dazzling speed. He quickly caught up with Krillin and grabbed the small warrior by his collar. He lifted his hand up to strike and Krillin thought quickly. He saw only one way out. "Solar flare!" He yelled as he moved his hands in front of his face.

Dodoria chuckled shortly, but then grunted in pain as a bright flash blinded him. Krillin let out a cry in fear as he hammered the now blind pink alien down with both of his fists clenched together. Dodoria screamed in pain as he soared down towards the ground. He crashed into the soil and bounced up.

Appule took the opportunity and dashed for the helpless pink alien. He grabbed him by his arm and hurtled him up into the air. Dodoria growled as he recovered in mid-air, but he still couldn't see a thing. He wildly threw down blasts but none of them went into the direction of anybody. Appule smirked. Dodoria would never see it coming. He pushed his hands out in front of him and gathered energy in front of it.

He concentrated and the energy formed into an orb. He then aimed the orb upwards, in the direction of Dodoria. "See if you can withstand my Starlight Cannon!" Appule shouted and the orb turned into a large beam that shot off towards the blind Dodoria. He never saw his demise coming.

The beam exploded with thundering noise. When the smoke cleared, Dodoria had disappeared with it. Appule could barely believe it… He had beaten the mighty Dodoria! He cheered out loud and looked at the other fighters, who all had smiles etched on their faces as well.

Vegeta let out a laugh after the smoke had cleared. That pink blob had finally met his end. Vegeta's sole regret was that he wasn't the one who had ended his life personally. Zarbon growled. "That fool! How could he have lost?" The alien monster growled in anger. Vegeta smirked. "You see Zarbon! You should never underestimate your opponent!" Vegeta brought out, every breath and every word causing him a sharp pain in his ribcage.

"I know what you're planning on, Vegeta! But it won't happen!" Zarbon said, before turning around and flying off into the air without warning. Vegeta growled. "Get back here you coward!" The Prince commanded. But Zarbon wasn't going to fall for a taunt. He had seen first hand the destruction that these monkeys could do if they transformed... He still had time to get out… But his spaceship had been wrecked by these fools… He had one chance and that was to look for Vegeta's or Nappa's ship.

He knew that in this form he was way too fast for the others to keep up with. Luckily, his scouter was still intact. He pressed the upper button and his scan quickly showed the location of three spaceships from Frieza's fleet. He grinned as he dashed towards the one closest to him. The navigation system of his scouter directed him north and he took off in that direction with great speed.

Vegeta had wanted to give chase to Zarbon, but he knew he would stand no chance. It was better to nurse his wounds and wait for another day… He knew that Zarbon was fleeing in the direction of his or Nappa's spaceships in that cold region. He cursed, knowing that he would never be able to get there before him.

He turned around and was greeted by the others. He grunted as he fell down onto one knee, his strength running low. Goku rushed in with concern but the Sayain prince used some of his last strength to push the Sayain from Earth away. "He'll run from this planet, you just watch! He is going to warn Lord Frieza…" Vegeta muttered. "We've gotten ourselves into some real trouble…" Nappa said.

Half an hour later,

Zarbon had installed himself into the pod. He closed it and smirked. This ship would do just fine in bringing him back to Frieza. He punched in the coordinates and the ship flew off into the air. How could he have forgotten about those stupid tails? He was relieved he had been able to get away… Fighting one of those giant apes would equal suicide. Hell, with the rate of improvement Vegeta showed, even Frieza had to start worrying.

He punched a few buttons as the pod flew out of Earth's atmosphere. He tried to contact Frieza already, but he was still about three months worth of travel out of the range of Frieza's communications channels. He cursed in himself. Frieza would not be happy with this defeat…

Vegeta and the others stared up as the spaceship took off into the sky in the distance. What seemed to be a beam of bright light shot off into the sky. Vegeta growled. They had all gotten out of this mess alive, it was nothing short of a miracle. He smirked. Zarbon had beaten him up pretty good. He would be too sore for a few days to commence training again, but recovering from this damage would make him far stronger. He laughed in himself as he wondered about his next step.

He believed it best to find more allies… They still had a long way to go before they were strong enough to face Frieza, that was for sure. A smirk formed on his face when he suddenly remembered what one of Frieza's thugs had whispered to him a year ago. Something about a Sayain pirate. He suddenly knew what to do next…

END OF CHAPTER

This was a bit of a short chapter… Thanks to everyone again for reviewing! I hope there's nothing unclear, if so, ask ahead! I think most of you already suspect who the Sayain pirate could be, eh? Find out in the next chappie!

Powerlevels:

Vegeta: 24000

Zarbon: 24000 (35000 transformed)

Appule: 19000