Author: "AUTHOR NOTE TIME! So, yeah, I'm uploading this chapter a bit early. I'm going to be working pretty much all day Saturday, so I might not have time to upload this chapter then. Thanks to that, you guys are getting it early. AND, you're gonna need more time than usual, because, to date, this chapter is literally the second longest document I have ever written in my entire life. The first one being the Lost Origin written movie "Grey Pixel." Also, this chapter has quite possibly the most gruesome scene I have written to date. If you're weak-hearted, well... I'm sorry. I can't say what happens without spoiling it! You know what, since this crap is so long, I'm just gonna shut up now and let you get to it. Read, review, follow, fave, do whatchu wanna do."

To Be Born Anew

Goku: *clap clap* "Welp, I'm in outer space! I can't believe I actually passed by here when I was just a baby. This past year sure has had a lot of surprises! Huh?" *notices pile of clothes on the ground* "Oh, I forgot to put these in the closet." *picks clothes up* *heads to dormitory*

Hercule: *comforting head* "Oh, man... so that's why they're so stingy about seat belts..." *hears footsteps* "OH, NO! Goku ken't know I'm here! He'll think Imma stalker!"

Author: "You are a stalker."

Hercule: "Needa hide, needa hide, needa hide-GIIIH!" *jumps back in closet*

Goku: *whistling* "Alright..." *opens closet door* "... H... Hercule...?"

Hercule: "... Umm... hi!"

Chapter 21: For Death Injustice

Last time on To Be Born Anew, our heroes were found facing a series of difficult decisions at the discovery of who it was that invaded Planet Namek. The supreme Overlord of the universe, Lord Frieza, set foot on the Namekians' home in search of the Dragon Balls. What he intended to do with them is yet unknown, but he was willing to cause massive bloodshed to acquire his goal. He already took the life of several inhabitants, including Elder Moori! Not only him, but Vegeta had also arrived at Planet Namek! However, he seemed to have suffered from an unknown internal pain, as well as being plagued by a thousand different thoughts. Just as he finished thinking, one of his many rivals - Cui - appeared before him! Between our heroes and Vegeta, a series of events of epic proportions were about to unfold!

Goku: "What are you doing here, Hercule?"

... But apparently we are joining Goku and Hercule in their little misadventure...

Hercule: "I-I, uh... I-I lost mah wallet! S-So ah thought I'd look 'n here!"

Goku: "In a spaceship?"

Hercule: "... Well, maybe this wasn't da best place ta look, but ah really did lose mah wallet!"

Goku: "Hercule, space is no place for someone like you! You have a house that needs watching over, and scientist freaks that you need to 'shoo out,' or whatever it is that you said..."

Hercule: "But it's so LONELY! Ah was hoping I'd use dis as a chance to have a vacation with mah honey dew and my lil' sweet pea!"

Goku: *sigh* "Hercule, they're not on a vacation, they're trying to gather all seven Namekian Dragon Balls so they can wish our friends back to life!"

Hercule: "Ey, that sounds fun 'nuff for a vacation!"

Goku: "But, but...!"

Hercule: "Besides, 'ts not like ya can jus' turn the ship around n' go back to Earth, am ah rite?"

Goku: "... Well..."

Hercule: "HA! Well, there ya go! I'm stayin' for da ride, n' there ain't nothin' ya can do or say to change that!"

Goku: "Ah... Now I know why Videl is so stubborn... OK, you win this one, Hercule. But we have to at least contact Dr. Brief and tell him you're here! There might be some changes he needs to do from his station, now that there's two people on board."

Hercule: "Bah, sure, ah guess..."

Back on Namek...

Krillin: *flying* "Fenn... Gohan... please, you NEED to calm down!"

Fennec: "Krillin... they're DEAD. Just WHY do they have to flat-out KILL them?! You've felt it, Frieza and his men have already been to several other villages, and wiped them completely out of Namekians! Whether he finds a Dragon Ball or not, that monster kills everyone in his path. That THING... it doesn't deserve to live!"

Gohan: "It's not fair... it's just not FAIR! I wanna help these poor Namekians!"

Krillin: "Guys, I understand that you're both very angered by this! Trust me, I'm not feeling any happier myself. But your anger is raising your Kis way too much! They could find out where we are and attack us!"

Gohan: "I'm trying, but I just...! Gah!"

Krillin: "Hey, don't forget we're also in charge of these children!" *looks back at Dende and the group of Namekian children behind him* "If they spot us, we'll be risking their lives as well! We simply cannot afford that!"

Bulma: *floating overseas while riding hover bike* "Hey, is everything OK up there? You guys look kind of tense from down here!"

Krillin: "Don't worry, Bulma, just focus on the road ahead! Dende says we'll be at Guru's in a day or two if we continue at this speed!"

Bulma: "A DAY OR TWO?! Hey, unlike you, I can't go two days without eating or resting! And this thing will definitely need a gas re-fill before then!"

Videl: "Ugh... Like I said, she's just extra weight!"

Fennec: "But we can't just leave her behind! She's part of the team, and her engineering skills can really come in han-" *gasp* "... Oh, no..."

Fennec's face changed from angered to terrified in less than a second. It did not take long for everyone around her to do the same, save for Bulma who could not read Kis. Our heroes and all of the Namekian kids felt a powerful being coming straight towards them! The relieving fact was that it was certainly not strong enough to be Frieza. But regardless, this approaching Ki was more powerful than any of the Z Fighters. Instead of letting curiosity get the best of them and stop to turn around to look at the possessor of the Ki, everyone continued to fly east, increasing their speed as to avoid even seeing the enemy. Unfortunately, this thing was just too fast, and it was catching up to them.

Bulma tried to speed up the hover bike as much as she could, but she also knew that doing this would empty the gas tank faster. This resulted in her constantly yelling at our heroes to slow down, but her pleas were only heard by deaf ears. Cursing the Z Fighters and their ability to fly under her mouth, Bulma oh-so-curiously looked on her rear-view mirror and saw a black dot on the far western skies. It did not take long for her to notice that this dot was approaching, as it went from black to pink, and then some other colors came in the picture. As it continued approaching, it started forming the figure of a man, or rather, a monster. And after all these clues, Bulma finally understood why everyone sped up; they were being chased!

Videl and Gohan quickly looked over their shoulders and saw the pink, fat alien that was high on their tails (semi-literally)! Gohan began trembling at the sight of the one he did not know was Dodoria, but a deeper voice in him reminded the young Saiyan that that guy was responsible for many of the Namekians' deaths, and he wanted to take action. Videl - being that much more daring and sadistic than her best friend - was urging to instantly turn around and head straight towards that monster. But seeing the dozen of Namekian children cowering in fear just behind her reminded the miniature Saiyaness that their lives would be in risk, taking the choice to fight out of the equation. Admittedly, Videl was aching to fight (and kill) that monster that had caused so much damage, and she could also get a taste of that delicious revenge. And then again, putting the lives of others at risk just to please one's selfish desires was low, incredibly so. It was something someone like Vegeta would do. If Videl ever got as low as Vegeta did, the next thing she would do would probably be to commit suicide. Videl had become vicious and murderous, but she had at the bare least a sense of dignity.

Krillin had a similar reaction to Gohan, though due to his lack of Saiyan blood flowing through his veins, the bald monk had lesser intentions of starting a fight. After all, he was a monk, and it would be nature for him to search for a peaceful route. All things considered, though, Krillin had had anything but a peaceful life so far. He quickly glanced to look at Fennec, and was scared by what he saw. The light of one of Namek's three suns was reflecting on Fennec's glasses, making it impossible to see her eyes. But every other facial structure she had - from the wrinkles forming on her forehead to the stiffness of her jaw - were crystal-clear portrayers of her emotions. There was a combination of mournful fear, blood-boiling fury, undeniable hatred, and diminishing inferiority. Just like Videl, Fennec had long ruled out the option of fighting, for the same reasons as her daughter. Yet, it was that fact alone - the fact that they could do nothing but run - what made Fennec secretly hate herself. If they fought together, the Z Fighters might just have had a chance to defeat the opponent in question. But the responsibility that laid on their shoulders, and the karma that would haunt them if they made a reckless decision was enough burden. Fennec knew better than to risk the lives of others, yet even she had to admit; this could be too much for her to handle.

Dende's young and inexperienced heart was racing as fast as he was flying. Until Gohan and Videl came to his village to train him alongside the rest of the children, Dende had not once in his entire life put his fist against someone's face. Any and all injuries he had acquired to this day - be it a tiny bruise or a deep wound - had all come from household accidents and from playing around with the other kids. The Namekian child had absolutely no idea what it meant to be in a fight, much less be harmed by someone that had the intention to do so. And now here he was, flying for his life. If one did not know better, it would seem that Dende had fallen to the water and come back up from all the sweat that was coming from his shaking body. And the worst part was that every Namekian behind him had equal or worse thoughts going through their naive brains. It took him until now to realize, but it did not come as a surprise; every single one of them, including Dende himself, had tears flowing from their eyes like chaotic cascades.

All of these thoughts and emotions became increasingly worse with every meter Dodoria approached. To most, looking at the pink alien was like looking at the grim reaper itself. Despite being a scientist, Bulma threw everything she knew about science out the window and was now praying for a miracle, having completely given up faith in her unmatched logic. Fennec would have done the same, but she, alongside most other Saiyans she knew, had slightly different gods to pray to. And these gods were not going to help her at all now. Adrenalines went completely off the scales when they heard their enemy's voice speak, not for what he said, but for how close it sounded.

Dodoria: "Looks I got me a jackpot! BWAHAHAHA!"

Meanwhile, with Vegeta...

Vegeta: "Why, Cui! A bit soon to the party, don't you think?"

Cui: "Oh, that's where you're wrong, Vegeta! The party has long begun, and I'm afraid there's no more cake for you!"

Author: "The cake is a li-"

I will choke a whole wedding cake down your throat.

Vegeta: "Hehe! I see you're still all kiddy talk but no action, Cui!"

Cui: "What?! I wouldn't talk like that if I were you! It just so happened that I was scouting around, and then my scouter caught on a small power level all of a sudden. Then there were a bunch of pathetic, weakling screams. I came here, thinking I'd find one of Frieza's many useless minions. And, hmhm, I guess I did!"

Vegeta: "Heh... how naive of you, Cui. I happen to have learned a few tricks on my short visit to Earth. I've been hiding my true powers all along!"

Cui: "Huh?! N-Nonsense! You're just speaking smack talk!"

Vegeta: "Smack talk, ey? Allow me to show you..." *gets in powering-up stance* "Hhhhaaaaaaa..."

Cui: *reads scouter* "What...?!"

Vegeta: "HhhhaaaaAAAA...! HHHAAAAAAAAA!" *surrounded by blue aura*

Cui: *reading scouter* "WHAT, NO WAY! How is that even possible?!"

Vegeta: "Haaa... Oh, what's wrong, Cui? You seem a bit scared!"

Cui: "N-N-No matter! You're still no match for me!"

Vegeta: "Enough talk, let's fight!"

Without saying another word, the two anxious fighters charged into action. Both Vegeta and Cui were extremely aggressive in nature, meaning both of them took every chance they could to land a hit on the other. However, Vegeta was overall more experienced and intelligent in battle, and knew specifically what attacks he should defend against or dodge all together. On the other hand, Cui cared not for such things as defense and evasion, but his offensive pressure was greater than Vegeta's. Speed-wise, the two of them were on par with each other, none being any faster than the other. How could that be? When did Cui become powerful enough to have an even match with the Prince of All Saiyans? There was no way in a million years that could actually be happening. Through all of their years of rivalry, Vegeta had always proven to be the superior warrior. Using the new technique that he learned from Kakarot and the other Earthlings, the prince thoroughly sensed Cui's power as he fought. No way! Cui's power level was just as measly and laughable as it had ever been! Vegeta's opponent was really the same opponent he had always fought, even having the same predictable attack patterns and inefficient moves. That was when it became clear. Cui was not any stronger; Vegeta was weaker.

In a swift motion, the purple alien was able to breach through Vegeta's defenses and throw a devastating kick to the prince's head! The impact sent Vegeta flying several meters away, drips of blood coming from his newest injury. He was able to recover just in time before he hit the ground, but there was no denying that that attack hurt. But more than hurting him physically, Vegeta was now suffering from emotional pain. There had only been four people in his entire life that deliberately gave Vegeta a good fight: his father, Kakarot, Fennec (as a Great Ape), and Videl. Out of those four, the only person the Prince of All Saiyans had no arguing against was King Vegeta, for he was the all-powerful being of his race. But the others had no right to harm him! Those three were insignificant, third-class warriors, for crying out loud! Someone of such a high rank as Vegeta should not in any universe have a problem fighting those clowns. Yet, the fact that he did was a straight bullet to his pride. The Prince of All Saiyans was already crushed by enough humiliation, and now this fool of Cui came in to add salt to the wound. Vegeta's rival kept throwing insults at him, but the words themselves simply bounced off of him. It was the sheer fact alone that Cui was able to back up his mockery, that was what was destroying Vegeta little by little. The Saiyan had even stopped going in the offensive, and was now trying his hardest to not get hit by his adversary's relentless attacks!

Cui: *attacking* "Haha! What's wrong, Vegeta?! Can't keep up?!"

Vegeta: *blocking* "Ggrr! You're nothing but a loud-mouth brute!"

Cui: "Are those the best insults you got?! Your speeches are as bad as your fighting!"

Vegeta: "Just shut up, Cui!"

Cui: "Aww, is the little prince going to cry? You should go crying back to your father! Oh, wait, I forgot, he's DEAD!"

The force of the fist that struck Cui's face almost caused his eyes to come flying out of their sockets. One second Cui was going all out on the Prince of All Saiyans, and not a half second afterwards he was about to dive face-first against the solid ground. But before he could even dive face-first against the solid ground, a gloved arm literally dug into his chest, directly grabbing the purple alien's heart. And all that could be seen after that split moment was a massive light show, it being the bringer of Cui's record-time death. A smoke cloud completely covered the area, hiding anyone and anything inside of it. After a while, the cloud was swept away by the wind, revealing the Prince of All Saiyans and only him. His fingers were digging into his skin, as they had already dug through his latex glove, and the fist was decorated in splattered blood of both red and blue colors. The floor below his fist was also sporting a puddle of these same colorful liquids. The red blood was from Vegeta himself, while the blue one was from the now-late Cui. Moving onto his face, the prince was gritting his teeth with mighty strength, and furious growls could be heard coming from the mouth hidden by the teeth in question. His eyes were almost invisible from how constricted they had become, and his eyebrows arched down towards his nose, forming a bump on his glabella. Vegeta's breathing was intense and rapid, mimicking that which an angry bull would do. Even a brainless idiot could walk into this scene and tell Vegeta was enraged beyond belief. And this being Vegeta we are talking about, said brainless idiot would probably face his or her demise rather soon.

Cui's final insult was intended to hurt, but this reaction went way past his expectations. Or, well, they would have if he was alive still. Hearing the King of All Saiyan's name used as a subject of jest snapped every brain cell in Vegeta's cranium. For that short moment, Vegeta knew nothing but to kill. To kill in such a fashion no master finder or no nano machine could ever even dream of finding the remains of his victim. Indeed, except for the blood still dripping from Vegeta's hand onto the floor, there was absolutely no sign of Cui. Even the ashes had been formed into microscopic molecules of burned matter, and had been taken far away by the gales. But Vegeta not only saw Cui's words as an insult to the King. He saw them as an insult to his family. Why was his reaction so extreme and sudden, then? Vegeta cared only and exclusively for himself, and he had long accepted the almost complete extinction of the Saiyan race, an issue he had been able to get over quite easily, all thanks to his ice cold heart. So why did this particular insult hit such a deep nerve? This was a question he could not currently comprehend. But on the back of his unconscious mind, Vegeta was still dealing with the thoughts he had had a short while ago. All of those questions about the Saiyan way and how there was a possibility that he was wrong, they were all present still, and unlikely to go away anytime soon. But for now, he left all of this to be answered later, and the prince simply became happy that he would never have to deal with that purple bastard ever again. There were more pressing issues at hand. Before he could even begin his search for the Dragon Balls, Vegeta needed to know what that unbearable pain was and why he had actually become weaker. Leaving his space pod behind, Vegeta set flight to the south, not like it really mattered as he was unfamiliar with the landscape of this planet. He just knew he had to find some way to solve his problems quick, before they struck him by surprise once more.

Meanwhile, in Goku's spaceship...

Goku: *messing around with controls* "Uh... maybe this button is the one... no, no, wait, it could be this one... or..."

Hercule: *helping Goku* "Umm... dis one... nah... man, there's jus' too many buttons! They ain't even color coded, they all grey!"

Goku: "Keep looking, Hercule! We need to contact Dr. Brief, we don't know if there is some sort of-" *lights go out* "What the, whoa! Why'd it get dark all of a sudden?!"

Hercule: "Oops... dat was the lite switch..." *presses button* *lights turn on again*

Goku: "Oh... whew... Hey, maybe there's a manual around here, somewhere." *screen appears on ceiling* "Huh?"

Dr. Brief: *through screen* "Goku, I almost forgot to tell you! You can find the tea powder on the-"

Goku: "Dr. Brief! Boy, am I glad to see you!"

Dr. Brief: "You were craving for tea that much? Well, then, it's a good thing I..." *notices Hercule* "Goku, you found aliens already?"

Hercule: "HEY, WHO YA CALLIN' AN ALIEN?!"

Goku: "Don't worry, Dr. Brief, Hercule isn't an alien! He just has an awkward head."

Hercule: "WHAT?!"

Goku: "But he's exactly why I was trying to contact you. It looks like Hercule got in the ship before we launched, and I just found out he's here. We need to know if there is anything we should watch out for, now that there's two people on the ship."

Dr. Brief: "Hmm... well, as far as decontamination goes, you two should be fine as long as he's clean."

Hercule: *smells armpit* "... Meh, been worse."

Dr. Brief: "And, of course, if he doesn't have a problem with the gravity training."

Hercule: "Gravity trainin'...?"

Goku: "Oh, yeah... Hey, Hercule, you said you're the World Champ, right? You should have no problem dealing with twenty times gravity!"

Hercule: "TWENTY TIMES GRAVITY?!"

Goku: "Y-Yeah...? You... CAN handle it, right?"

Hercule: "I-I, uh, well, ya see, I mean, uh... Of course ah can! It's just, umm..." *turns to Dr. Brief* "Say, doc, if some other fella' was to git in this ship and dat person couldn' handle the gravity, what'd he do?"

Dr. Brief: "Well, they could make an anti-gravity suit. I think I left just enough materials in the ship to craft one."

Hercule: "Ooo, dat sounds fancy! 's there a chance we cud make one? Ya know, jus' in case summone else shows up."

Dr. Brief: "It takes me an average of two hours, but I don't assume you two have experience with such gizmos. I may be able to guide you through the process, though it could take a day or two to finish it!"

Hercule: "Darn... but it ain't matter, I'll do it!"

Goku: "You're already thinking ahead, Hercule! Man, you must be really smart to be able to keep up with Fennec's genius!"

Hercule: "Haha! Bein' a World Champ ain't jus' 'bout brutes, 'ts also 'bout smarts! OH YEAH!"

Dr. Brief: "If this is what you need, then we should start as soon as possible! There is some leather on the back storage. We should start there."

Back with our heroes, the chase had started, and they were all now flying for their lives. When he saw them holding a total of six Dragon Balls, Dodoria knew he would be rewarded handsomely by his universal Overlord. That was the first thing that drove him to relentlessly chase our heroes. The second motivation for the pink alien were the many faces of distress of the Namekian children, and the rest of his victims to a lesser extent. Like his superior, Dodoria was a cold-blooded killer, and hearing the pleads for mercy from those weaker than him was like music to his ears. Frieza's henchman was having the time of his life, and could care less if he was supposed to annihilate his target and find the Dragon Balls ASAP. He was going to take his time to enjoy every last second of his slow and painful torturing, much to the protest of the individuals in front of him.

The Z Fighters knew not what to do. They knew Dodoria could go faster, and deducted that he had slowed down to their speed just to prolong their suffering. Now that he was hot on their trail, they could not simply tell the Namekian kids to hide behind one of the mountains or rock formations. Dodoria would certainly follow them before they even had a chance! Like they had already established, stopping to fight the alien was a no go. There was the risk that he would intentionally fire one of his projectiles to the children! Just by looking at his expression, our heroes knew this monster was not going to give them a chance to catch their breath and proceed with a plan. Literally, the only thing they could do for now was run away from him. Bulma was following the others on her hover bike from the sea below, but she knew better than to turn around and escape. For one, she was holding one of the six Dragon Balls, and Dodoria would immediately go chasing after her if she tried to chicken out. For two, what would they think if she actually tried to abandon her? They would all think of her as a coward, a selfish fiend, maybe even a traitor. Bulma could not live with that kind of reputation, and she herself would hate her very existence if she actually went that low. All around, there appeared to be no escape to this mess.

And then, after being tormented and mocked for half an hour straight, the onslaught on our heroes began. Dodoria caught up to one of the Namekian children and grabbed him by the leg! He brought the kid close to his face, getting a good look at the toddler's expression of disheartening fear, and hearing his cries for help echo through the air and into everyone's ears. Before anyone could turn back and help him, Dodoria opened his mouth and a powerful beam was shot from it, striking the child at point blank range! Everything around our heroes turned black for a second, taking time to compute the horror that was happening right behind them. The few that were either brave enough or morbidly curious enough to turn around and see what was happening immediately regret it. There was no sign of the Namekian youth, only ashes and smoke coming from Dodoria's hand. The nightmare-ish image completely paralyzed the brain of at least half of the other Namekian children, and they began to slow down. This was the last mistake all those children would ever make.

One by one, Dodoria took the lives of all of these poor and death-shocked kids. Whether it was through a powerful beam, a lethal blow, or twisting their tiny heads out of position, death was an inescapable doom for the victims. Our heroes were completely losing their minds, thinking that as long as one of the Namekian children were still alive they should still run away as fast as possible. All of them (Fennec, Gohan, and Dende in particular) simply wanted to deny the fact that this was happening. And for that, they felt like a bunch of abhorrent cowards. One of the kids that were still alive, however, had had enough of this dreadful scenario. Gathering all of his energy, the Namekian child formed the biggest Ki blast he could (which was insignificant compared to what the Z Fighters or Dodoria could do) and launched it straight at the pink menace. Without even turning to look at the puny energy ball, Dodoria grabbed it with one hand, and then surged a grand amount of his own energy into it. The previously ticklish Ki blast turned into frightful mass of energy, accompanied by Dodoria's hideous face of terror. He shot the mass of energy right back to its original owner, causing a vast explosion that damaged everyone within its immediate radius! This became the voluminous alien's most lethal attack yet.

Our heroes were sent flying several meters forward from the shockwave of the strike! They were capable of recovering themselves in mid-air, albeit with some difficulties as the explosion was that strong. The waters below began forming massive waves, making Bulma lose control and now her hover bike was heading to some unknown direction, away from the group. The Z Fighters finally came to a complete stop, staring back in horror at the smoke cloud where all the Namekian children should have been. Noticing something out of the corner of his eye, Krillin turned to look at one of the green youths about to fall to the sea. He flew at full speed towards him, just in time to grab his body, though there was no telling if he was still alive. But neither Fennec nor Gohan would have ever been able to see that child fall. Everything on their field of vision turned black, except for the smoke cloud that they were anxiously waiting for the wind to blow away. And at the same time, they were not ready to see the beast whose devilish laughs could be heard all the way from there. Videl was mentally beating herself to death, ashamed that she did nothing to stop this from occurring. She was also thinking of who it was the most to blame, but no matter what the result would be, she was still guilty to a major degree. Bulma did not even know what happened, and was too busy trying to regain control of her vehicle. After about a minute, the smoke cloud cleared, and everyone could witness Dodoria laughing like a maniac.

That was too much. Never in their lives had our heroes felt so much guilt, so much dread, so much stress, so much hate. In such a short amount of time, they lost something as precious as the lives of innocent souls. Children, barely beginning to experience this world and the things it had to offer. Lifetimes of pure joy, and gains, and bright futures, all were gone. And by doing this, Dodoria officially signed his grave. All of our heroes threw the Dragon Balls they had on hand towards a near-by island, so now their hands would be free. It was time for action.

Gohan began yelling at the top of his lungs, powering up far beyond any power he had ever been capable of achieving before. Dodoria knew little that a measly Saiyan kid had already matched his strength, and it continued rising. All the attention was drawn on Son Goku's only child; the air around him was lingering with furious energy. Everyone turned to look at him... except Fennec. At that moment, the scientist Saiyaness thought of one thing and one thing only: "I am going to murder that repugnant bastard." Making use of the fact that Dodoria had his full focus on Gohan, Fennec rushed towards him at full speed, not even bothering to power up like the boy was. When the pink alien noticed the glasses-wearing Saiyan in front of him, it was too late to react. Fennec's open right palm struck with immense force at Dodoria's stomach, taking the breath out of him. Gohan actually stopped powering up when he noticed what his considerably-older friend was doing. Admittedly, Fennec's attack looked painful, but why a palm instead of a punch? A closed fist would have done much more damage than an open palm, so there might have been a plan to her attack. And that was when him and Krillin noticed Fennec's tail, or at least the little they could see of it. The scientist's prehensile appendage was practically camouflaged in a string of syringes that contained liquids of a variety of different colors and texture! If Goku was there to see it, Fennec would have seemed like the worst villain of all time to him. Slowly removing her palm from Dodoria's stomach, it revealed something that was now stuck to the pink alien's body. It turned out to be the end circle of a plunger, meaning that the reason Fennec used her palm was to more efficiently impale her enemy with a syringe. Whatever organ it was stuck to now - a stomach, a pancreas, or perhaps even a different organ unique to Dodoria's species - was being filled with liquid uranium. That was the first part of Dodoria's downfall.

In a swift motion, Fennec reached for one of the dozens of syringes on her tail. She grabbed whichever, clearly not caring what was next as they were all fatal. Once her weapon of choice was on hand, she upper-palmed Dodoria's chin, also impaling the syringe into his skull. That syringe just happened to have cyanide. At the same time that she upper-palmed her victim, Fennec shot upwards like a bullet, spinning sideways at unbelievable speeds like a tornado! While spinning and flying, the Saiyaness grabbed two more syringes, one on each hand. It almost looked like the syringes were a pair of dual blades! The rapid spinning had two purposes: firstly, it allowed Fennec to gain momentum, giving more force to her attacks; secondly, it acted almost like a blender for the chemicals, causing them to act up inside the syringes and become even deadlier. All of these sudden substances inside his body caused Dodoria to become completely paralyzed, but he was still alive and conscious. Fennec was determined to fix that, coming down like an eagle upon the child exterminator and impaling his left arm with hydrofluoric acid. She continued spinning, now towards the water and pulling herself back towards her target before taking a swim. Another syringe dug into Dodoria's right leg. Bam, instant malaria. This pattern of attacks continued, and each time Dodoria could do something less to stop his opponent. Not like he was not doomed after the second shot.

Suddenly, Fennec seemed to double in speed, making it look like there were two Saiyanii unleashing their wrath upon their foe like angels of judgment. And when he turned to check on his best friend's reaction, Gohan discovered that there were indeed two Saiyanii unleashing their wrath upon their foe like angels of judgment! Videl was not at the spot she previously was at, she was actually helping her mother, performing the same rapid revolutions! Instead of syringes, the Saiyan youth was holding her trusty fighting pole with her tail (which has not been mentioned in five chapters), and said appendage was engulfed in the signature blue aura that concentrates all of her body's energy into one spot. Despite how gruesome the picture was, the teamwork this mother and daughter duo showcased was almost beautiful to watch. If Gohan (and Krillin as he was also observing) ever had a doubt that Videl was Fennec's daughter, it was completely gone. Their movement, their pace, their pose, their timing, everything was essentially identical from person to person. Fennec was now using all of her limbs to inject Dodoria with almost every critical substance known to man, stomping the syringes directly onto his body with her feet, or not even bothering to grab them and using her tail directly. Videl channeled all of her force onto her swings to deal the most devastating attacks the pink menace had ever experienced, breaking entire groups of bones with every strike. After a thousand eternities in the eyes of the vile alien, each and every single one of Fennec's syringes were impaled somewhere in his body, and Videl came down with one more strike, sending Dodoria flying towards a mountain on a small island.

After receiving that attack, Dodoria could not move, could not feel, could not see straight, could hear only echoes, and he could barely even think. He was not even feeling pain anymore; his nervous system was completely shut down. He could very faintly smell his blood's scent combining with every substance that was flowing through it, an odor so putrid that it could knock a man unconscious. With his barely functioning, blood-shot, irritated eyes, he saw Fennec descending towards him.

Fennec: *looking down, covering her face with shadows* "..." *grabs Dodoria by his armor with one hand* "... Tell me... Why...?"

Dodoria: *saliva coagulating in mouth* "Kwwaaagghh... Ggwwhhyyy...?"

Fennec: *grabs Dodoria by his armor with both hands* *death glare* "... They were just children... They had entire lives ahead of them... And you took it from them... Now... ANSWER...!"

Dodoria: "Hurrgh hurrgh... becaurse... becaurse... uht was fun...!"

Fennec: *heavy breathing* "You... YOU..."

Dodoria: "Haagh...! Ya lighe it, too... don't ya...? Uht's in yer veins... yer Saiyan thurst fer blood... ggrright...?! Haagh haagh... HAAGH HAAGH!"

Fennec: "Gggrrrr...!" *breaks Dodoria's mouth open with right hand* *palm facing inside Dodoria's body* "... Eviscerating..." *holds right shoulder with left hand* *slides left hand down to right elbow "... FLARE!"

Fennec's signature technique shot from her palm into Dodoria's body. The beam tore through all his inner flesh and organs, piercing through his pelvis and into the ground below it. This formed a hole on the alien's body, and through this hole, a stream of melted flesh and blood poured down. There was absolutely no sign left of life in Dodoria's body, and with all the damage the two Saiyans managed to deal on him, death was like a gift from the gods to him. Fennec violently threw Dodoria's corpse on the sea, which caused the water to react chaotically with the exorbitant amount of substances being mixed up. And after that last move, she fell on her knees, crying, finally having a chance to take in all that had happened. Can our heroes gather enough willpower to move on? And what has come to torment the Prince of All Saiyans? Stay tuned for the answers on the next To Be Born Anew!

To be continued...

Bonus Skit

UGH... *lays on the bed* ... you really need to start paying me for this...

Author: "Oh, it's not that bad! Don't tell me you don't enjoy reading this!"

No, like, I mean, you NEED... REALLY need to start paying me. Your works are detrimental for my health.

Author: "Hey, we share the same brain! As long as I don't go psycho-bunkers, you won't need to worry about anythi-"

YOU ARE PSYCHO-BUNKERS! What kind of sick person writes crap like this?! This is the sort of nonsense you find written in an asylum patient's journal, for chrissakes! W-When was the last time you got checked by a doctor?!

Author: "Umm... dang, that was years ago... I think I was still a kid! But, hey, what better way to find out if my stuff is really that bad than by asking the ones who participate in it! Hey, Fennec, how ya feelin'?"

Fennec: *shine-less eyes* "... I want... I want... mom... dad... daughter... help..."

Author: "... Eehh... hey, maybe she's just tired! I'm sure she'll be just fine by tomo-" *punched by Narrator*

STOP DENYING THE FACTS!