Chapter 10

Last time on DragonBall AF, Goku obtained the Senzu beans from Master Korin and Yajirobe. But Goku also received something twice as rare, the 5 star Dragon Ball! Goku then left the tower and gave Vegeta one of the Senzu beans which completely revitalized him. Afterwards, the boys decided to stay with the tribe for another day before setting off to finally take care of the Red Ribbon Army. But on the way, they were encountered by the rogue General Bronze. Will our young heroes be able to overcome this sharpshooter?

"NO! Look out Vegeta!" yelled Goku. Bronze then opened fire on Vegeta with two huge machine guns and he was enveloped in a cloud of smoke.

"HAHAHAHA!" maniacally laughed Bronze. "Die you little bastard, die!" A minute later, Bronze ran out of ammo and waited for the smoke to clear. When it did, he started to panic. "Wh- where'd he go!"

"You think that's enough to take me down?" said a voice behind him.

"Vegeta!" yelled Goku, "you're all right!"

"Yea," answered Vegeta, "I don't believe this guy even tried that! Those bullets didn't hurt, so I decided to just stand there and take it. But then it was taking up too much of my time so I decided to just bail and wait behind you for you to finish. And don't think about turning around, unless you want me to blow off your head."

"You- you punks killed my best friend!" cried out Bronze. "Why? How? I don't understand!"

"It's simple," replied Vegeta, "you guys are bad, we're good. Anyone that threatens us probably won't survive too long. You though, tsk, you can't do anything. We just might let you off the hook. How bout it Goku?"

"Sure, I guess so," he answered. "I really don't think he can harm us anyway. I kind of feel bad for him."

"WHAT!" bellowed Bronze. "How can you feel sorry for me when all I did was shoot a couple of machine guns at you! That was only the beginning. I have a lot more up my sleeve!"

"Really?" retorted Vegeta. "Well then, why don't you show us then?"

"Vegeta, no!" said Goku. "Be smart here. We shouldn't underestimate anybody from this army, don't you get it?"

"Be quiet!" snapped Vegeta. "I'll make the decisions now. All right General, show me what you got. Go ahead, turn around, I promise I won't touch you." Bronze did so and walked back to his Jeep. "And hurry it up will ya!" yelled Vegeta. "I tend to get impatient if I'm kept waiting."

Bronze was hurriedly looking through his weapons for the right one. Damn kid. I'll use my stealth gun to take him out. This baby moves so fast he won't be able to see it, it'll pierce right through his skin! He pulled out the gun and loaded it and started to walk back toward Vegeta. Just before Vegeta turned around, Bronze fired. "Die."

"Uh-oh," said Vegeta, and he quickly swatted the bullet away with his hand. Then Vegeta started to yell in agony. "AHHHHHHHHHH!"

"Heh heh," laughed Bronze, "I may have missed the target, your head, but those bullets will pass through anything, just like it did the palm of your hand right now! HAHAHA!"

"DAMN YOU!" Vegeta yelled and he was kneeling on the ground, crying and bleeding.

"Vegeta!" shouted Goku. "Take another bean, here!" Bronze just stood there and watched as Goku gave Vegeta the bean, since he had no clue what was going on. Instantly the pain stopped, and so did the bleeding, but the hole was still there.

"Look what you did!" screamed Vegeta. "Who knows how long that'll take to heal! But it doesn't matter much does it? I'm done giving you chances, I'm just going to finish you n– What?" While Vegeta was talking to Bronze, Bronze just tuned him out and fell to the ground, staring into space.

"You, you, can't be defeated," he mumbled. "You've already killed four generals, and I'm next..." Bronze then picked up the gun off the ground and slowly brought it to his head. "But, I won't let that happen. You won't kill me, I'll take care of it, myself." Then, Bronze pulled the trigger.

"No, don't!" yelled Goku. BANG The gun went flying through the air, thanks to Goku kicking it the moment after it fired. It missed Bronze's temple, but it grazed the top of his head and it was searing with pain.

"WHY! Why do you make me suffer!" bellowed Bronze. "Let me die by my own hand!"

Goku then pulled out another Senzu. "What are you doing?" said Vegeta. "Don't waste that on him!"

"I'm not wasting it," answered Goku, "I'm just helping another person." Goku then walked up toward Bronze and put the bean in his mouth. After he swallowed it, the pain stopped as did the bleeding, and all that was left was a scar.

"You... healed me," said Bronze.

"I don't like to kill people," said Goku, "but when my own life is threatened, sometimes it's the only thing I can do. I don't want to kill you. I want you to leave the Red Ribbon Army and just lead a peaceful life that's all. We'll leave you here to decide your own fate, but be smart, because if you go back to the Army, you know what will happen. Let's go, Vegeta." And with that, the two boys flew away and left Bronze to fend for himself.

Back at Red Ribbon HQ, Commander Red was preparing for the inevitable battle with Goku and Vegeta. He was busy making plans in his office with General Purple, the only female general in the army. "All right, Purple," said Red, "I want you to go back to the area of the last ball and tell the last few soldiers there to discontinue their search. The boys will find either that ball themselves, or they'll come straight here."

"All right sir," answered Purple, "but I don't even know how they'll find the ball. It must be buried deep under the ground or something."

"Don't worry, we'll get it somehow," answered Red. "Now, go carry out those orders."

"Yes sir!" Purple answered and she left the room. As soon as she left, Red got up and once again went to the door in the back of the office.

"It's Commander Red. I have some things to discuss." The shadowed figure then approached Red.

"So, you've realized the boys are hot on your trail?" he said.

"Yes, they could be here any time now and I need your help again." answered Red.

"Oh, you need my help, hm?" he quipped. "Well, I know what your plan is already. You're going to have #10 take them on first. Then, if he is unable to finish them off, you'll have the entire army attack them. And if they get through that, you'll deploy me. Why am I so low on this list? You think I'm not capable, you don't trust me maybe?"

"Of course not!" said Red. "I'm still holding up the deal aren't I? You'll get one wish on the Dragon Balls once we collect them all."

The shadowed person then grabbed Red by the neck. "You must take me as a fool!" he hissed. "The deal was we both get one wish on the balls and I get to fight these two boys, remember?"

"No, I-I don't think you're a fool. You're very smart! I just wanted my men to get a first crack at them. I know, I'll tell them to immobilize them only. Then, after we do that, we'll have you finish them!"

"Hm," he said as he dropped Red to the ground. "Good enough. But if by some miracle, your men kill them, I will then in turn kill you."

"Don't worry!" said Red, "I'll make sure you get to them!" And with that Red left the room, thankful he was still alive.

Goku and Vegeta had stooped in a near by town to bandage Vegeta's hand. Goku and Vegeta sat outside the drug store where they had bought the bandages. "You're gonna have to leave that on there for a while, Vegeta," said Goku.

"Yea, sucks don't it?" he replied. "I wonder if I can still shoot ki?"

"You're better off just using your right hand for that for a little bit," said Goku. "I'm sure the Senzu will speed up the healing process and it'll be back to normal in no time."

"Yea, I guess so," answered Vegeta. "Well, it's about 2 o'clock now, we should get going. I'm tired of this army. They need to be brought down."

"Right, I'm ready," agreed Goku. And the boys left the store and headed towards the army's HQ.

"Sir, sir!" yelled a soldier, "we've picked up 4 Dragon Balls heading this way towards us on the radar. Are these the boys you want us to take out?"

"Yes," answered Red, "but hopefully #10 can handle them. Now I'm going to remind all of you in here, do not kill the boys. All you have to do is knock them out, or do something to them, as long as they aren't dead! Now I want all of you on alert. The moment #10 falters, and that's if he falters, I want you to be ready. Understood?"

"Yes Commander, sir!" answered all the soldiers.

"I think I see it," said Vegeta. "Look over there, is that it?"

"I think so," answered Goku. "Who knows who'll be at their disposal now that we're at the base. I think we'd better both go Super Saiyan, just to be safe."

"You're scared aren't you," teased Vegeta.

"Of course not!" said Goku. "I'd just rather be safe then sorry." And he then turned Super Saiyan, and Vegeta did the same.

"This is gonna be fun," said Vegeta.

"We'll see," answered Goku, "we'll see..."

#10 was waiting outside a few meters from the base, waiting to intercept Goku and Vegeta. "Hmm, they should be coming soon. Aha! There they are, a few miles away. I hope they're ready for the most pain they'll ever feel in their short lives. It's time for Dr. Gero's mightiest android to show what he's made of!"

Can this be real? One of Dr. Gero's creations, Android 10 is still alive! How will Goku and Vegeta be able to take down this strong new adversary as well as the rest of the Red Ribbon Army? And why does the mysterious shadowed figure wish to fight our two young heroes? You sure won't want to miss the next chapter of DragonBall AF!