Yamcha held his stomach. His enemy was much too strong to keep up this pace. He smiled weakly as he felt the others turn in his direction. Even with their help he had little chance of surviving.
"They were right..." He laughed.
"What's that?" Jeice asked as he floated closer.
"I should have listened. If I had learned to work as a team, maybe I wouldn't be in this mess."
"So you disobeyed orders to come here? Is that why that other power is coming now?"
"Not one... Two. Your eye piece is bugged. And they are probably coming to make sure I don't die."
"How do you know how many there are?"
"That's a secret. I should tell you that I was lying. Yeah, I met Vegeta... And sure he wanted the Dragonball, but he doesn't have it." Jeice's eyebrows raised. "We sent someone with him. And he made sure that Vegeta launched it into space. If Vegeta's even still alive, he won't have the Dragonball anymore."
"Did you get that Cap'n?"
"Yes." Ginyu's voice crackled back. "You can kill him now?"
Yamcha saw the look on the other man's face. "I'm not going to like his answer am I?"
"Probably not." Jeice continued his evil smile. "If your friends give me a different story, we'll kill every one on the planet. Of course, you'll be dead by then."
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Vegeta's battered body lay at Gohan's feet. The boy smiled.
"I'm proud of you son. Not only have you learned to fight like I wanted, but you've avenged my death." Goku stepped out from behind a tree as he spoke.
"Daddy? But how..."
"It doesn't matter. Just know that I'm proud of you."
Goku began to fade from view. Gohan ran to him and hit the tree. His eyes teared up as he woke from his dream. He had to keep training. He didn't care that it was the middle of the night, he was gonna train right away. Except that he couldn't find Yamcha.
He focused his thoughts as he had been taught and eventually found Yamcha's energy. But something was wrong, it felt really weak. He concentrated harder and found that he could feel another energy as well. It was much stronger than Yamcha, and it was not familiar. As he concentrated on the two, he felt two more approach. They were two of the ones Yamcha had told him were his friends. They would help him.
Gohan relaxed for a few seconds, then thought of something. "What if it's Vegeta!" He said to himself. "He could have come back to finish us off. If it is him, then I have to help stop him. Daddy would want me too."
The small boy lifted into the air and flew toward the fight. As he flew, he could feel Yamcha growing weaker, even his friends were taking damage. He had to get there. He was not nearly as strong as his teacher, but he was help. And right now, help would be greatly appreciated. After several minutes, which seemed like days to the boy, he could see what he was looking for. A red man with white hair was attacking three others. Gohan immediately recognized them all.
He had no idea who they were fighting, but they needed help. The man was wearing armor that looked like Vegeta's. Maybe he was with him. Gohan's heart skipped a beat as he realized that he was going to be in an actual fight. No more training, no more sparring, no more waiting. It was time to sink or swim. If he couldn't kill this guy, then he would never beat Vegeta. He stopped just short of hearing range and crossed both hands over his head.
It was a reletively new technique. He had come up with it a few days earlier. Yamcha had taught him the Kamehameha Wave and had been explaining how it had been created by Master Roshi.
"Everyone," He had gone on to say. "should have a signiture move. Mine is the Wolf Fang Fist, which you've seen. What you haven't seen is my new technique. I realized that my signiture move was getting a bit outdated. Especially after my training at Kami's lookout. Battling a flying foe makes it harder to attack in that manner. So I continued to hone my energy training. I'm not as good with energy attacks as your dad was, but I managed to come up with a great technique."
He then showed off his Spirit Ball. He explained how a signiture move needs a cool name to go along with it. Of course that was something Gohan didn't agree with. If it works, who cares what it's called? He thought of that as he charged energy into his hands. His attack had no name yet, but he was about to find out if it worked as intended. He felt the energy pulse in his hands and knew it was ready.
Jeice punched Krillin in the face and saw the numbers on his scouter flash. He turned his head in time to see a large yellow beam fly right at him. He let it hit him and laughed.
"Another one to the party?" He called as he flew at Gohan.
Yamcha was face down in the dirt. As he heard the call, he lifted his head slowly. He gasped when he saw Gohan. He wasn't ready to fight someone of this power. None of them were, to be accurate, but this was different. This was his pupil. This was a little boy who had no business defending the planet. He had to get him away before he was killed. The former bandit lifted himself up and began gathering energy for his Spirit Ball.
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Goku sparred against a non-existant opponent. As he did, King Kai watched the fight on Earth in his mind. He saw that they had no hope of defeating the remaining men. He was sure that they would die. Unfortunately, Goku was not ready to fight them either. Even with the Kaioken technique he had learned, Goku still was not as strong as these foes. King Kai would not allow him to die for nothing. 'At least he will be able to see his friends again.' The master thought to himself as he watched.
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Smoke billowed in the sky. Yamcha smiled as he watched the aftermath of his attack. He had learned a while ago how to make it stronger without adding size. Even as a small ball of energy, it could take out someone of his own strength. Hopefully he had wounded his opponent. Gohan was out cold near him. He had not been fast enough to save him from the attack, but at least he wasn't dead yet. Krillin and Chiaotzu floated silently in front of the cloud. Chiaotzu held his left arm as it hung loosely.
Jeice peered through the smoke. That last attack had actually hurt. The fact that his scouter hadn't warned him of it was a problem. The kid had damaged it. Of course it didn't matter now, as the last attack had destroyed it completely. He looked down at his armor. One of the shoulder pads was broken and the stomach area was cracked, but it would still protect him. 'That's what I get for toying with them.' He thought as he contemplated his next move.
The smoke was plentiful and that gave him good cover, but it gave them cover as well. Without his scouter he couldn't see where they were. He also couldn't know when they were attacking. He had to fight smart now. He made up his mind to kill the one who had damaged him first. He flew out of the smoke and ran into Krillin. He pulled his fist back and punched the monk in the stomach.
Krillin fell to the ground as Jeice searched for Yamcha. He found his target and dropped to the ground. Krillin rose shakily as Jeice landed a few feet away. The white haired alien began punching his victim mercilessly. Krillin flashed back to his training against the Saiyans. He usually died, but he had found a way to win against one opponent when the situation looked hopeless. The fact that this man seemed dependant on his scouter, which he no longer had, made his strategy a lot easier.
Krillin pulled his hand back, palm up. He began focusing all of his energy into it. Chiaotzu saw his friend's attempt and knew what he had to do. He dropped down and began attacking Jeice. Jeice now pounded on two people. Unfortunately for him, he had no idea what was going on behind him. The energy was flat now, spinning faster and faster. Krillin said nothing as he threw it at his enemy.
Chiaotzu grabbed Yamcha and pulled him to the ground. Jeice pulled back his fist... and fell on top of them. Yamcha pushed the alien off of him and was disgusted to find the head a couple feet away. He tried to wipe off the alien blood, but gave up as he felt Tien's energy above him.
"I was afraid I was too late." The three eyed warrior said as he lifted Chiaotzu from the ground. "I'm glad I was wrong."
"There are more." Krillin reminded him as he fell to a sitting position.
"I know. They'll probably be here any minute. But for now, let's rest. I'll keep an eye out for them, you guys just sit."
"Too bad you didn't bring any of those magic beans with you." Yamcha laughed.
"The Senzu Beans?" Krillin asked. "I didn't even think to ask Korin for any."
"He was probably sleeping anyway. We'll get some later if we survive." Tien muttered.
"If..." Yamcha said as he looked at Gohan. "You know guys, I was a real jerk."
"What are you talking about Yamcha?" Tien asked as he noticed Gohan.
"I mean when I left. I was too stubborn to see that you were right. I put all of us behind in our training... And I put Gohan at risk by teaching him how to fight. He'll die here with us because of me."
"Not neccesarily. Listen, if Chiaotzu supresses his power, he can take Gohan and get us some Senzu Beans."
"No Tien, I'm gonna fight." Chiaotzu protested.
"Listen Chiaotzu, you're injured. You can't fight as well as you should be able to. If you can get Senzu Beans for us, then you will be back to normal fighting strength. And so will the rest of us if you hurry."
"But..."
"No But. I need you to do this for me. Please save Gohan and get us some help."
"Okay. Please stay alive until I get back."
"We'll try our best."