"Well I suppose that given you've got this far, I should give you credit. But then again, all the opponents you faced were just pitiful. Had you have gone up against Kakarott, myself or even the green one in earlier fights; you wouldn't be standing here now" Vegeta said with a smirk

Fire growled and clenched his fists "I will wipe that smirk off your face Vegeta"

Vegeta curled his finger and motioned for him to make a move "Try it"

Fire lunged at Vegeta and threw his fist forward; Vegeta ducked and grabbed his wrist. He punched Fire hard in the stomach, stood and watched his opponent fall to his knees. "Was that it?"

Fire grasped at his stomach, he had no idea Vegeta would be this strong. One punch and he was on his knees; it felt like his whole body was shutting down already.

"Come on, all that talk before; and it's over already?"

"Has Vegeta won his match so soon!? It looks like Fire can no longer stand; that must have been a pretty powerful punch" the announcer shouted

Vegeta snorts, he turned on his heel; turning his back on Fire "Pathetic" before he could walk away, Vegeta felt a hand wrap around his tail.

"Vegeta!" Goku calls out; he knew what that felt like, when someone grabbed his tail; his strength simply faded away.

This is all my fault Krillin thought

Vegeta turned to Fire, looking down at him with a scowl "Are you done?"

Fire laughed "Just give up, I know you're strength is fading now; this is your weakness!"

Vegeta started laughing

"He's not hurt" Goku said in confusion

"But- but I thought the tail was a weak point?" Yamcha said

"Well, it was for me"

"Maybe he's learned how to faze that out or something" Krillin said

"When you were rambling on about a weakness; I assumed you were talking about my tail. I rid myself of this weakness some time ago, I could have told you; but then I wouldn't have gotten to see the surprise look on your face. Like the one you're wearing now" Vegeta laughed again

"I don't believe it" Goku said

"You little brat" Fire snapped

Vegeta span around and kicked Fire in the face; a crack was heard when his foot connected.

Fire fell to a stop near the edge of the ring. He groaned and almost cried out "You broke my nose!" he just about managed to stand up, cradling his bleeding face.

"Hn, I'm good at that" Vegeta laughed "If that was your trump card; then you're done"

Fire grinned against his hand; he moved it away, blood fell from his face. "No Vegeta, my trump card is far from being used yet. I have yet to use my power"

"Power? You? Ha!"

"Laugh all you want, but you will regret it"

"I must have hit you harder then I thought; you're delusional" Vegeta laughed

"I wouldn't normally have a chance to use this technique; it's effects are-overheated"

Vegeta folded his arms across his chest "Was that suppose to be some sort of clever pun? That was worse then you're fighting skills"

Fire growled make fun all you want Vegeta, soon you will be the one that's losing. Fire raised his clenched fists and a swerve of energy began to appear around him.

"What's he up to?" Goku said

"Beats me" replied Yamcha

"So, you do have some energy after all; I hate to tell you this, it's not going to save you" Vegeta smirked

Fire ignored the Prince's taunts, he closed his eyes; gritting his teeth. The energy surrounding him became wider. It wasn't an ordinary energy aura; the air became dense as it fanned outwards. Vegeta's arms unfolded as he stared at the energy; it was strange, he hadn't felt this sort of kind before. Fire's energy aura was transparent, there wasn't much power behind it. Except...the air, the air was growing denser, the surrounding area was growing hotter. It was as if the sun had just come closer into the Earth's atmosphere. Fire's body suddenly started to burn up, his skin glowing bright red; like his body was being cooked.

"Whoa, do you feel that heat?" Yamcha said

"I know, it's- it's intense. We could get a sun burn from that" Krillin replied

"It's so hot" Goku said

Vegeta growled, he could hear Goku and his friends talking from the hut. They were hot? He was at the brunt of it, he was the one that had to be in the ring with this crazy freak. The audience started to groan and complain too; they began fanning themselves. The waves of aura circling the ring were becoming hotter. Everyone within a mile radius became engulfed in the scorching energy.

Bulma's tongue hung out as she fanned herself "I wanted a tan; but this is ridiculous; I thought it was hot enough yesterday, but this is insane"

"Is he really causing this?" Chi Chi said

"I think so" Bulma looked down at the ring, from a normal view point, Vegeta didn't look all that fazed. She knew better though, his posture and confident expression were gone now. She could only imagine that the temperature of the aura lowered the further out you were. It had to be scorching from Vegeta's standing point at the moment. "Vegeta"

Fire's whole body was now glowing with red searing heat; he opened his eyes, finally looking at his opponent. "What do you think Vegeta? Rather ingenuous wouldn't you say?"

"Is that what you're calling it?" Vegeta's breathing had become somewhat laboured. The air had become a whole lot thicker since Fire's technique started.

"Shall we continue?" Vegeta was well aware of the change in Fire's body; if the heat surrounding them was bad. He could only imagine how hot his skin was to even touch. Vegeta raised his palm up, an energy ball formed within. He threw it at Fire, the energy crackled and then evaporated just before it reached him. Fire began to laugh.

"I don't believe it" Goku said "That energy just disappeared, it must be really hot in that ring"

"That's some technique, I hope Vegeta doesn't disappear like that" Krillin said

"I'm already feeling like I'm melting over here, I'm glad I'm not in the ring right now" Yamcha added

Vegeta grew annoyed and fired three more energy balls toward Fire. Each one met the same fate, but they had somehow caused the heat to worsen. "Shit"

Fire laughed again "Didn't anyone ever tell you that you can't fight fire with fire!"

Vegeta growled at yet another pun

"If energy attacks don't work, how's he suppose to fight him? I mean Fire's body looks like lava! That can't be approachable" Yamcha said

"You can try your luck fighting me physically if you want? I wouldn't advise it though" Fire said

I don't exactly have much choice. My energy just adds fuel to this damn heat. I don't think he's all that tough; even with his new technique, he's still a weakling in my eyes. I will find a way to beat him, I will not lose this fight.

"Well I suppose I can make a move if you won't" Fire said. Instead of attacking, he simply began to walk forward.

Vegeta scowled at him, waiting on guard Is he mocking me? Vegeta realised then that the closer Fire was getting to him, the hotter it was becoming. Vegeta started to walk backwards, he growled at the embarrassment he felt, backing away from his opponent. It wasn't long until Vegeta reached the edge of the ring. He stopped as his foot touched the edge; gritting his teeth when he heard Fire's laughter.

The announcer, who was the closest aside from Vegeta; sat on the floor, Trying hard to remain awake managed to speak "This- is strange circumstances-indeed-there seems to be no way of-getting close enough-to even land a hit"

Bulma felt her cheeks "I think I'm burning alive"

"I don't think I can take this much more" Chi Chi added

"Give up Vegeta, you won't be able to withstand this heat forever" Vegeta flew up into the air, Fire watched him go; fool

"What's he doing?" Krillin said

"He's probably trying to limit the amount of heat he's exposed to" Yamcha explained

"But Fire can fly, won't the heat follow him anyway?" Goku said

"Yeah, I guess you're right Goku; but it might buy a bit of time" Krillin said

Fire grinned and flew up into air, they were way above the tournament area now. Vegeta was breathing hard, he just couldn't concentrate; all those different planets he used to complain about, the heat on them were actually nothing compared to this. He would give anything to be on one of them right now then to endure this heat much longer. They were floating opposite each other, it was better to be up in the air then to be on the platform where he had dangers of falling out of the ring.

The audience looked up, still fanning themselves but the heat had significantly died off since the two had taken to the air. "Now that Fire and Vegeta have gone out of sight up there; Fire's attack seems to have followed him. It's still pretty hot down here, but the worst is over for now"

Bulma shielded her eyes as she stared up into the sky Did he lure Fire away from the audience on purpose? Bulma shook her head don't be an idiot Bulma; Vegeta would never think of others like that. He probably had his own reasons.

"This is pretty scary isn't it?" Chi Chi said, snapping Bulma out of her thoughts

"I've never felt heat like this before"

Chi Chi looked down "I have"

Bulma turned to her "Oh that's right, You're Dad's castle..."

Chi Chi nodded, she then smiled "At least we're both safe; thanks to Master Roshi and Goku. I wasn't there, but dad told me all about it"

Bulma frowned "Yeah, great how he put out the flames, except now you have no house"

Chi Chi agreed "We're building another one; it's just not a castle" she laughed

Bulma smiled, then looked back up at the sky Too bad that creep can't be stopped the same way

"Can you see them Goku?" Yamcha asked

"Maybe, they're really far up though"

"At least the heat isn't so bad while they're up there" Krillin said

"I guess it's a good thing Vegeta led him away"

Yamcha stared at Goku like he had grown two heads "Do you honestly think that's what happened?"

Goku looked at Yamcha "Huh?"

"Vegeta didn't lead him anywhere; at least not for the reason you're thinking. Sorry Goku, but his intentions are all for his own gain. You should stop trying to see anything but arrogance; it's simply not there"

Krillin sighed, poor Goku; he just wanted everyone to be good

Fire laughed "I can keep this up all day!"

Vegeta gritted his teeth; growling in frustration This heat can't last forever; it must have a source Vegeta's eyes widen in realization, he then looked behind, above where the sun shone brightly. It can't be

"You've figured it out haven't you? Of course, I can only keep this up as long as the sun is in the sky. But that will more then enough time to beat you"

I knew it, it does have a source; no one can generate that much heat without some kind of source. But, the sun doesn't set for hours; I can't keep stalling him like this for that long. I'll be cooked alive before that sun goes down. Vegeta's scowl deepened

"Even if you did manage to stall long enough for the sun to set; you'll already be too weak to fight me. I've thought of everything, I knew I was going to save this attack, just for you. Knowing that by the time I fought you, I'd still have plenty of time"

Damn it he's annoying, but he's right; this heat is weakening my body. If I don't find a way to stop him soon; then there'd be no point.

"Are you too afraid to attack me? I haven't lifted a finger yet and i've already beaten you"

Vegeta clenched his fists don't take the bait, stay calm, don't let him goad you

"You made everyone else seem like nothing; all that talk and now everyone can see you're just as pathetic as them"

Vegeta yelled in anger and flew straight toward him, fist at the ready. He ignored the heat and threw an uppercut directly against Fire's jaw. Fire flew backwards, shocked that Vegeta was able to get him. Vegeta breathed deeply, not exactly his smartest move, but at least it worked.

Fire wiped the blood away that was falling down his chin. "You-you actually hit me"

Vegeta smirked "And you're just as weak as before, the heat is just a sideshow; take that away and you're still just a moron with no real power at all" I can beat him Vegeta laughed and lunged at Fire again.

Bad move Vegeta. As soon as Vegeta got close, the heat surrounding Fire engulfed them and Vegeta was caught in the fray and his body was zapped by the scorching invisible electricity.

Vegeta yelled out and he began to free fall

Goku glanced up, shielding his eyes to see better "Someone is coming back down"

"And pretty fast" Yamcha replied

The ring cracked as Vegeta landed, embracing his fall on his hands and knees. His body laced with burns and grazes.

"Vegeta, are you ok?" Goku shouted

Vegeta glanced over, seeing Goku just made him more angry for some reason. He then noticed Fire floating down, standing opposite him. He struggled to stand, his shirt was half singed as was one of his gloves.

"He doesn't look too good" Krillin said quietly

"What the hell happened up there?" Yamcha said just as quietly

Bulma clasped her hands together "Come on Vegeta, you can do it"

Vegeta clenched his fists, wincing when his right hand throbbed from the burns. This heat isn't letting up, my body feels hotter then ever. These burns are making it harder to move; I'm out of options, there's no way I can last until sunset.

"The heat is back folks...how much longer can this go on? I don't know how long I can keep standing here to commentate, I don't get paid enough for this"

"Goku, we should get out of here for a while; at this rate we'll all be cooked alive" Yamcha said

"Yeah, all the other fighters that lost the tournament have already gone"

"We might have that choice, and the audience. But Vegeta doesn't. If he leaves, he'll lose the match"

"So what? If that were me, I'd give up; this is no way to die man"

"Come on Goku" Krillin tried

"I'm staying. Besides, I'm still a part of the tournament; if I leave then I might as well quit too"

"But-"

"I know Vegeta won't quit, I won't either"

"I'm going to get Bulma and get her out of here; I'm sorry Goku, but I have to make sure she's safe too"

"I understand, don't worry about me"

Krillin stared at Goku and then looked at Vegeta; ever since he showed up, their lives had gotten a lot more complicated. He looked at Goku, he was his best friend; and whatever crazy stuff happened next, he was sure Goku would need all the support he could get. "I'm staying too"

Goku and Yamcha looked at him "Krillin?"

"I'm with you Goku, we're best friends; right?"

"Yeah" Goku smiled at Krillin and they bumped fists.

"Oh man, all right; I'll stay too, I don't think Bulma would leave anyway"

Vegeta could hear the complaints of those around him; how do they think I feel? He saw Fire walk toward him again, he wouldn't be able to handle that attack twice. It was like flying into a massive bug zapper. He suddenly felt sorry for those bugs that he'd seen fly into the small one at capsule corp.

"Don't worry, just four more hours" Fire laughed

We'll all be cooked alive by then He was surprised that most of the audience were still around; were they really that stupid, they'd stay for the sake of watching the last two fights? Then again, who was he to judge? He wasn't exactly going to run for the sake of saving his skin; quite literally. Vegeta curled his fingers and cupped his hands, energy crackled within them.

Fire grinned "I thought you'd already established that that won't do any good. You'll only fuel the fire"

Vegeta snorted "Oh, you think this is for you? Believe me, there's nothing I want more then to disintegrate you where you stand. But, unlike you; I don't have all day" Vegeta turned his back on Fire and his attention was aimed toward the sky.

Fire smirked, arms folding "You wouldn't, you're bluffing; I'll just wait until you've come to your senses"

"What's he doing?" Goku said

"I don't know" Yamcha replied

Bulma looked down at the ring, shifting forward in her seat. She could see Vegeta's energy forming in his hands, but he was facing away from the opponent. She then followed his line of vision, squinting as the sun clouded her sight. The sun! Was Vegeta that desperate? Would he blow up the sun just to stop the attack? He'd literally doom the earth instead of quitting the match? Bulma stood up "No Vegeta! You can't do this! Are you crazy!? You know what would happen if you did this!"

Vegeta growled, his energy growing. He wasn't above killing a planet to get what he needed; but there wasn't any other way. He couldn't last another four hours like this, he knew no one else could either. Not that he cared about that; he didn't have much choice. He hesitated in his plan, even if he blew up the sun and stopped Fire; would that even matter? He was stuck on the planet anyway because of his ship. Sure, he could still have his battle with Goku; then what? He didn't exactly know for sure what would happen if the sun were to disappear; but it wouldn't be good.

"Blow up the sun!? That's his plan?" Yamcha said angrily

"There has to be another way then that right?" Krillin said, he was totally freaking out now.

"Bulma, what would happen if he goes through with it?" Chi Chi asked

Bulma looked at her "You don't want to know"

"Tell me"

"Well, no one really knows for sure. The Sun's mass draws all the other planets in our solar system toward it. Since Earth and all the other planets are moving very fast, the Sun's presence keeps them moving around itself. If the Sun were to suddenly disappear, Earth and the other planets would continue their forward motion, flying off into outer space in a straight line. Of course, without the Sun none of us would even exist in the first place, it's scientifically proven that we need the sun to survive. We wouldn't notice right away if the Sun suddenly went out. Nine minutes later, though, we'd be in complete darkness. Earth would become a much colder place. We wouldn't freeze instantly, purely because of the Earth retaining heat. But life would get much more difficult. The average surface temperature would drop below 0º F within a week or so. It'll be just like a cold winter. The problem is that that temperature will keep on dropping; within a year, that surface temperature could go well below minus a hundred. By then, the top layers of the oceans of the world would freeze over. The atmosphere would also freeze and fall to Earth, leaving anyone left alive exposed to the harsh radiation that travels through space. Without the Sun's rays, all photosynthesis on Earth would stop. All plants would die and, eventually, all animals that rely on plants for food — including humans — would die, too. While some humans, that are pretty inventive; like myself. Might be able to survive on a Sun-less Earth for several days, months, or even years, but then life without the Sun would eventually prove to be impossible to maintain on Earth" Bulma looked up, she noticed several people had started to listen to her, they looked horrified.

Chi Chi looked like she was going to faint, "I'm sorry I asked"

"Don't do it Vegeta, please"

"Have you come to your senses yet?" Fire asked

He has no idea what I'm capable of. But, is blowing up the sun really worth it just to win a lousy match? Am I that desperate? Then again, the earth wouldn't be in complete chaos right away; couldn't those idiots find the dragon balls again by then? They can just wish it back.

"Hey Goku, what if Vegeta does blow up the sun, can we use the dragon balls to wish it back?" Krillin asked

"Bulma knows more about that then I do; but it might work, they can bring people back to life after all"

"But Bulma told me that the balls turn to stone until a whole year passes. It's only been five months. I don't think Earth can last seven months; not without retaining some serious damage" Yamcha said

"What are dragon balls?" a voice from behind them asked

The three look behind them, it was Tien and Chiaotzu "Whoa, I thought you two had left"

"We wanted to stick around, to support Goku"

"Thanks" Goku said with a smile

"This looks bad though"

"Yeah"

"Do you think he'll do it? Blow up the sun I mean?"

Yamcha frowned, looking back at the ring as he replied before Goku had a chance to "Yeah, he'll do it all right"

Vegeta's energy became stronger, he moved his arms back; ready to aim

Fire became worried then, his grin fading "He's really going to do it" or is he bluffing to make me stop my attack? Nice try Vegeta, I see through you

"Whatever happens to this planet, is on you moron!" Vegeta shouted

"He's really going to do it! Our sun is about to be blown to ashes! We're all doomed!" the announcer cried out

Chi Chi closed her eyes, she couldn't watch.

Bulma looked at Vegeta, would she blame him? Would it be his fault? She looked away from the ring. She then caught a glimpse of a dark cloud in the distance. It was moving toward them pretty quickly. She tugged on Chi Chi's dress "Look"

Chi Chi managed to open her eyes and saw what Bulma was pointing at. "What is that?"

Bulma smiled "That my friend, is going to be the reason we all live"

The announcer sighed in defeat "The earth is doomed. Huh?" he suddenly saw the clouds; darkening clouds. "A storm?"

"What's going on?" Yamcha said. He then ran from the archway, followed by Goku, Krillin and their two new friends.

"It can't be!" Fire shouted

Vegeta stared up at the sky, he depleted his Ki; not believing his luck. There was no mistaking it, those were storm clouds. He watched them in shock; they were forming from both sides now. Rolling in with a light roll of thunder; effectively blocking out the sun.

"What the- seriously? Is this for real?" Yamcha said

Krillin laughed "Oh yeah! There's nothing more convenient then that!"

Goku sighed with a smile; he could feel the heat dissipating.

Vegeta soon felt droplets of rain fall against his head

"Noooooo! the weather was suppose to be perfect! The forecast said so!" Fire screamed as his aura began to fade.

"Well- folks, erm...it looks like the weather is turning. But I think it may have just saved us all" the announcer said, he couldn't believe their luck either.

"I have never been so happy to see it rain, I will never complain about storms again" Bulma said

"Me either" Chi Chi replied happily

The rain began to come down in a light shower now, Vegeta lifted his head up for a moment. The cold rain and the light breeze in the air felt good on his burnt skin.

"This isn't fair! I was winning!"

Hearing Fire's annoying whine, Vegeta suddenly remembered he still had a fight to finish. He turned to face his opponent; the rain pelting down, dampening their clothes. Cooling the area. "You were not winning. You merely had the advantage. I would have blown up the sun, make no mistake there. But I don't think you would have allowed it; you're too much of a coward to have seen it through"

"What did he say? I didn't catch that" Krillin said, they could barely hear anything over the storm.

"You were bluffing!?" Fire confirmed in shock

"It doesn't matter how you perceive it; I was going to win either way" Vegeta laughed "If you think about it, the storm practically saved you from humiliation"

Bulma couldn't believe it, was Vegeta really bluffing all that time? Or would he have really done it? She frowned, he was almost impossible to understand.

"You- you little brat!" Fire lunged forward; Vegeta side stepped and kneed him in the stomach. It was much easier to move now. The rain lifted the tension from his burns, at least for now. Vegeta elbowed the side of his head, Fire skidded across the ring.

"I told you, you're nothing without that attack" Fire coughed, struggling to stand as he moved to his hands and knees. Vegeta walked toward him. "Oh, that's a good look for you. On your knees as you realise you're defeat"

"He's back to normal" Yamcha said as he clenched his fist

"No doubt there" Krillin replied.

Lightening flashed in the sky, illuminating the stadium; shining reflectively in Vegeta's dark eyes as he stared down at his opponent. Fire remained on the ground, his fists clenched; trying to figure out his next move. The rain dripped from their hair, their clothing soaked through by now; neither of them seemed to care though. Vegeta started laughing. "You're still trying to find a way to beat me aren't you? Do you not realize how futile that is?"

Fire growled, it was drowned out by the thunder so it didn't have the effect of showing his anger. His head was still downcast, he refused to look up; refused to accept his loss. I still have one chance, but I don't know if I will be disqualified for it. Fire could still hear Vegeta's taunts. Oh well, if it'll shut him up.

"Hmph, you're just lucky killing isn't allowed" Vegeta said as he turned his back and began to walk away

"Fire isn't getting back up, so I declare that Vegeta is the win-" The announcer was cut off when Fire rose to his feet, his cry of anguish was again drowned out by the thunder. His arm suddenly formed into a long sword.

"Did anyone else just see that?" Yamcha said in horror

"His- his arm, turned into a sword" Goku stammered

"You best get out of here, You're done" Vegeta said, accepting Fire's cry was one of defeat. He noted the silence of the audience. The sounds of the storm seemed louder because of it.

Fire flew toward Vegeta, grinning as he neared him You're the one that's done.

Bulma stood up, the flash of lightening bounced off the sword "Vegeta look out!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.

Vegeta turned around on his heel, hearing Bulma's voice. He saw Fire heading toward him, was that a sword? When did he get that? Vegeta soon realised that the sword was in place of Fire's whole arm. The prince jumped to the side as Fire came dashing at him. Fire span around, swinging his 'arm' behind him. Vegeta didn't have time to dodge the second attempt; he felt the blade cut across his side. Vegeta fell back, skidding across the ring.

"Vegeta!" Goku called

Bulma covered her mouth with both hands

"Are weapons even allowed?" Yamcha said

"No, I don't think so" Krillin said

"Surely he'll get disqualified now" Chiaotzu said

"Fire has sprung some kind of sword..." the announcer gulped "From his own body"

Vegeta slowly got to his feet, holding his wounded side. A mixture of blood and water ran through his fingers; the rain instantly trying to wash the blood away. He glared darkly at Fire. "You're going to wish you hadn't done that" Vegeta flew toward him, seething with anger. Fire tried to dodge the Saiyan's attacks as much as possible, despite his injury Vegeta was still the strongest and the fastest.

"Hold on!" the announcer called out. Vegeta and Fire stopped their fight, backing away from one another. "Now I've been informed that the fight has to stop for a moment"

"Why!?" Vegeta demanded

"The use of weapons is not prohibited in the tournament. Please be patient while we review the situation"

"I knew it" Yamcha said

Vegeta growled, his hand coming to rest against his side once more.

Fire glared angrily at the announcer; he knew he shouldn't have used it. This was the very reason he had avoided it. But he was now even more desperate then before.

"Do you think Fire will get kicked out now?" Goku asked

"Probably, it is against the rules after all" Krillin replied

…...

"Sorry for the delay! The situation has been reviewed and the fight will be allowed to continue"

"What!?" Yamcha shouted, he didn't even know why he was angry; it wasn't as if he cared about Vegeta. But rules were rules.

"On the account that because Fire's sword is technically still part of his body; it does not count as using outside weapons"

Most of the audience shouted with glee, happy the fight was able to continue. Bulma bit her lip "This is crazy" be careful Vegeta

Vegeta smirked "Fine with me"

Fire grinned at him "You're going down now"

"Bring it on" Vegeta flew toward Fire, ready to attack again. Pain flashed through his side just as his fist was inches from Fire's face. The slight delay allowed Fire to dodge the attack. "Damn it!" Fire smirked and drew his leg up, his knee connecting with the wound of his opponent. Vegeta yelped as he stumbled backwards. He was then head butted in the face and he flew through the air. He stopped himself before he could fall out of bounds. He hovered in the air for a moment before floating back to the grounds of the platform. Vegeta growled, he was furious; he couldn't fathom how such a fighter was able to injure him.

"You're lucky Vegeta, that that friend of yours in the audience warned you when she did. You would barely be alive right now"

"Ha! You may have injured me; but you're a far cry from doing any real damage"

Fire walked up to the Saiyan, he could tell Vegeta was hurt. "This fight ends now!" the next few moments felt like everything happened in slow motion. Vegeta crouched low, ducking Fire's punch; he sprung up and his fist ploughed into Fire's stomach, if only killing was allowed; Vegeta would have made sure his fist went through. He disappeared and then reappeared behind Fire, and without much effort; Vegeta blasted him in the back and Fire crashed into the wall. It wasn't enough to kill him, much to Vegeta's disappointment; but it got him the win.

"Unbelievable! Vegeta has won his match! That won't be a fight we'll forget any time soon!"

"Is he even alive?" Krillin asked

"He's alive, but I don't think he'll be fighting again" Yamcha replied as everyone watched Fire being carried away by medics. The rain had lessoned now; a light patter was all that remained of the storm.

"The final match has been decided! Goku and Vegeta will face off against each other; who will be crowned the world champion! Due to recent events, the match will resume tomorrow afternoon. See you all then!"

The audience started to talk amongst themselves as they began to disperse from the stadium.

Goku ran toward the ring as Vegeta stepped off "You did it!"

"Of course I did" Vegeta winced at his injuries and then smirked at Goku "So kakarott, do you think you'll be able to keep up with me?"

Goku smiled "We'll see, I can't wait"

"So, it really is Goku and Vegeta in the final round" Yamcha said

"Yep, just like Vegeta said"

"Is no one going to tell me what Dragon balls are?" Tien asked, Krillin and Yamcha look round and then they burst into laughter.

"Vegeta!" Goku and Vegeta heard the shout from a distance; they saw Bulma running from the dispersing crowd and then she stopped when she finally reached them. "Vegeta?"

"What?"

"You're- ok, aren't you?"

"Tst, I'm fine woman; leave me be" Vegeta glanced at Goku "See you tomorrow, kakarott" they watched Vegeta fly off toward his temporary accommodation.

Bulma placed her hands on her hips with a frown, did he think that was convincing? She saw how he stumbled before taking off into the air. He wasn't going to play the tough act this time.

"So the final match doesn't start until tomorrow guys" Yamcha said as he, Krillin, Tien and Chiaotzu met with them outside. "Let's go get some food or something; I think we could all use a break"

"That sounds great! I'm starving" as if on cue, goku's stomach growled loudly, making everyone laugh.

Yamcha looked back when he realised Bulma wasn't following them "Aren't you coming with us?"

"I'll catch up with you, save me some food"

Yamcha frowned "You might as well take his word for it; even if he is injured, he won't accept your help" Bulma looked at him "I know that's where you're going. I don't know why you bother. Just be careful ok?"

Bulma smiled and then gave him a hug, she kissed him on the mouth before replying "I will. After this tournament is over; we'll go somewhere, just you and me, ok?"

Yamcha nodded and smiled down at her "Sure"

He watched Bulma go until he couldn't see her any more. He sighed, he wasn't going to get worked up over nothing. Bulma was his, he truly believed that.

"Yamcha! Food!" Yamcha looked over at his friends, Goku was almost on the floor. He laughed and ran over to them.

…...

Bulma reached the property Vegeta was currently staying in. She frowned at the bloodied hand print that decorated the door. She knocked, no answer. She knocked louder and was greeted with a "Go away!" she rolled her eyes.

She then banged her fist on the door "Vegeta! Open this door!"

"Get lost woman! I don't need your help!"

"You know damn well you need help! Stop being so stubborn! The quicker I help you the quicker you'll be healed enough to fight Goku!" she banged on the door again, emphasising each word as she did so. "Now open-this-do-" the door swung open and her wrist was grabbed before her next hit could reach him. "Oh- hi"

"You, are an infuriating woman"

"And you are a stubborn jerk"

Vegeta growled at her before releasing her wrist and walking into the living room. She sighed and then walked in, shutting the door behind her. She threw a capsule to the floor and it puffed into a red box. Vegeta only assumed it was medical supplies.

"You're a scientist, not a doctor; so why are you even here?"

"I learn fast, and I learnt quite a bit while our medics at capsule corp were treating you"

"It's just a scratch, it will heal"

Bulma frowned up at him from the floor; she then looked to her left and picked up a bloodied rag. "You call this a scratch?"

"No, I call it a rag" Vegeta smirked at her falling patience

"You know what?" Bulma stood up and threw the rag at him "Do it yourself! I hope you bleed to death!"

"And I hope you get run over!"

The door opened and slammed shut. If he wasn't annoyed then, he was now. Vegeta yelled in anger and swiped the coffee table from the floor and it crashed through the window. The jolt of his movements caused him discomfort, he cradled his side. How was he suppose to beat Goku if the simplest movements caused his body to seize. "Three-two-one"

Bulma soon came rushing back into the room "Vegeta what the hell happened-" she looked over at the hole in the large window, the coffee table broken in two. "You really are dramatic" she grinned over at him, it faded immediately when she saw him collapse. "Vegeta!"

…...

Vegeta sat up, it was dark in the room. He felt the softness of the bed beneath him. How'd he get here? He flicked on the bedside lamp. He looked down, his shirt was gone; or what had been left of it. He then noticed that bandages criss crossed over his abdomen with a knot tied on his left side to keep it in place. He undid the knot and removed the bandage, there was a gauze padding taped to his right side where he had been slashed. He decided to leave that for now and made his way into the living room. Bulma was no where in sight, good. Vegeta looked toward the hole in the window; he didn't know why he let the girl get under his skin so much. He thought he was better at controlling his anger. Vegeta's stomach began to growl, he realized he hadn't eaten anything since the morning of the first matches began. He prodded his injury with two fingers; he then smirked.

He made his way into the cold night air, surprised for a moment that he'd been out this long. One good thing about the accommodation was that it backed onto a forest. A hunt was just what he needed to test himself. He zipped out of the bungalow and into the darkness of the forest.

A/N: ok so I know Goku's fights weren't as long as this, but I just wanted Vegeta to have some lime light; I find that I write the best when my favourite character is involved :) hope you enjoyed this chapter.

PS: I totally copied and pasted most of the explanation that Bulma gave Chi Chi about the sun. Because I had no clue.