Chapter 24
Bra and Marron giggled as they watched Vegeta, prince of all Saiyans, watering the plants outside Capsule Corps. This was one of his many jobs Bulma made him do to pay the expenses for the spa boy's operations. In the past, she had paid for it but now she had put her foot down and made Vegeta work to save up the money specified in the court order. Also, Vegeta was banned from all spas within West City.
"Hey daddy, you missed a spot," Bra called.
Vegeta glared at her, which wasn't so intimidating considering he was wearing a Capsule Corps janitor outfit. With a grunt, he turned to plants and pointed the hose at the spot he'd missed.
"I can't believe how much control Bulma has over him," commented Marron.
"Well my mom always say: 'The way to Goku's heart is through his stomach, the way to Vegeta's is through his pants.'" Bra replied making the two burst into another fit of giggles.
Marron sighed to try and calm herself. "And this probably won't be the last time."
Bra nodded. "Yep, my dad has beaten enough boys to give every circus in the world a human pretzel act."
"It must be rough not having a boyfriend for so long."
"I get used to it. Besides, half the fun is seeing how long I can go out with a guy without daddy finding out."
"What's your best time?"
Bra stroked her chin in thought. "I'd say…about…thirteen days."
Marron shook her head. "At this rate Bra, you may never get married. And I've always wondered what you'd look like in a wedding dress. You'd be the envy of every girl in the world."
"Yeah, I would. But as long as my dad lives, he will not let me see any boy that can't beat him."
"And the top candidate is nowhere close to matching Vegeta."
Bra nodded. Goten had been the youngest Super Saiyan so far yet he hadn't even unlocked Ultra Super Saiyan. He thought he cold get by with only Super Saiyan, which had be proven wrong on many occasions. "It's hopeless. Name me one guy who's tough enough to beat my dad, not the least bit intimidated by him, and is super hot."
Marron drew a blank at first but it soon came to her. A sly grin crossed her face. "Falcon."
Bra turned to her. "What?"
"Falcon's beaten your dad before, he's obviously not intimidated by him, or anything for that matter, and he's super hot."
"Yeah but have you forgotten the other details. Sometimes talking with him is like talking to a brick wall. You can say an entire speech and get nothing in return. Sure Falcon is good-looking, but he's just to antisocial."
"Well, he has been in Demon World by himself for a while. I don't see many chances to be that social there."
"How do you know what Demon World is like? Have you ever been there?"
"Well no but…"
"There are no buts about it. Falcon is just to confusing to figure out. Maybe, if I knew more about him, I could understand him better and maybe like him a little, but until then he is the forbidden zone."
Marron had no reply. She knew Bra was just frustrated at not having much of a love life. On top of that, she had set her sites directly on Goten and it would have to take something big to change that. She was too stubborn to change otherwise.
She noticed a frown cross Bra's face and followed the princess's gaze to the end of the driveway, where Goten was opening the door to his car to let Lisa in. He then hurriedly went to the driver's seat and took off. "Why does he have to be so damn naïve but to cute to hate?" Bra asked.
"That's just the way the Son family is. They're all ruled by their stomachs, can be clueless at times, love fighting, and kind to everyone around them, even their enemies."
"You mean like Broly?" Bra asked, casting a suspicious look at Marron.
At the sound of the psycho Saiyan's name Marron tensed. It had been three weeks since the incident with the torture method memories and it hadn't taken Broly long to return to his usual insulting, perverted self. Marron had quickly adapted though the side Broly showed her weeks before had stuck in her mind, helping her to realize Broly was the way he was because of the violence he had to experience in life. She felt some pity for him but wouldn't hesitate to bash him with a food tray if he got to friendly.
"Speaking of which, isn't it feeding time?" Bra asked.
"Yeah, unfortunately it is."
"Good luck," Bra called as she watched Marron walk away. She resigned herself to watching her dad prune the bushes but that quickly got boring so she headed back inside to find something to do.
She then noticed Pan, Trunk, Drake, and Giru by the door. Trunks and Drake were in each other's faces arguing over something while Pan and Giru watched on. So the princess crept closer to figure out what. From the bits and pieces she managed to hear, she figured out they were arguing over what movies to go see. Drake was saying they should see Spiderman 2 while Trunks wanted to see Dodgeball (both good movies "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood").
"Okay you two that's enough," Pan said, getting a headache from their bickering.
"Your right, we should let Pan choose," said Drake.
"Go ahead," Trunks agreed.
Pan seemed nervous from the stares the two were giving her. "Well…um…how bout we let Giru deicide. What do you want to see?" she asked, turning to the robot.
"Giru, Giru want to see I Robot, Giru, Giru," it replied.
"Alright then it's settled. Let's go you two," Pan said before opening the door and walking out.
Trunks and Drake stayed in place, their jaws dropped. A robot had just overruled their movie choices. But, like loyal puppies, they followed Pan out.
Bra giggled. Looks like daddy isn't the only one ruled by his pants.
She decided to take a dip in the pool. While heading to her room to change, she saw Marron stomping through the halls with a bent tray in her hand. Upon reaching her room, she changed into a red bikini and headed out, a towel and sunscreen in hand and a pair of sunglasses on her head. She paused at the living room, where Goku, Chichi, Gohan, and Videl were actually playing twister with Bulma at the spinner. It was a comical site seeing Chichi play such a game but Bra had seen plenty of pictures featuring a younger Chichi having as much fun as any girl. It was only after Gohan was born she became the overprotective woman we all know and love.
She continues to the pool. She now knew where everyone was. Uub had gone back to his village to try and convince them to go to West City with him. The only one she hadn't seen today was Falcon and with him, there was no telling where he was. She could have passed him in the hall and not have known it.
Shrugging she made her way across the lawn and tossed her towel onto a chair. After applying sunscreen on herself, with some difficulty on her back, she walked to the pool's edge and dived in. She swam down, intent on reaching the bottom, but found herself staring into two onyx eyes. She screamed and flew to the surface and out of the water. She saw something break the water's surface and saw that it was just Falcon.
"You almost gave me a fucking heart attack!!! What the hell were you doing down there?!" she yelled.
Falcon simply raised an eyebrow and climbed out of the pool. He walked to where his own towel was and started drying himself.
"Answer my question damnit!!!" Bra roared.
"Come down here," Falcon replied, still drying himself.
She growled and flew down next to him. "Okay, now spill it."
"The demons sometimes use poisonous gases. The only way to survive is to hold one's breath."
"At let me guess, you were practicing holding your breath."
Falcon nodded.
Figures. Even in the pool he's all business.
It was then she noticed one other detail. He was naked. With a squeal she spun around, her face as red as a tomato. "Falcon, cover it up!!!"
Falcon looked down, remembering his state of undress. In Demon World, it hadn't been much of a problem since he was alone but now he had to be more careful. He would have put on swim trunks but he had been unable to locate them. He wrapped the towel around his waist and secured it in place.
"Haven't you heard of trunks?"
"Of coarse, he lives here," Falcon replied dryly.
"You know what I meant."
"Couldn't find them."
She narrowed her eyes at him. Of coarse, if this were Goten, she wouldn't have minded in the least. Then again, Falcon did look impressive.
"What are you looking at?" he asked.
Bra snapped out of her staring. "None of your business." She huffed before walking back to the water and jumping in. Seconds later, she heard a splash and saw Falcon holding his breath at the bottom of the pool.
"Falcon!!!"
Later that day
Bra was still glaring at Falcon as she, Vegeta, and Broly followed him on patrol. The sun was starting to set and it would be night soon. The Domain of Shadow Reaper as demons called it. And with no moon, it would be extra dark.
Bra couldn't help but shiver. It was early fall and already the temperature was cold.
Broly noticed this and couldn't hold in his thoughts. "Normally I would say a pair of skin-tight shorts and a tank top isn't the best outfit for cold weather."
"Then why don't you say so?" Bra asked, glaring back at him.
Broly chuckled. "Because the less you wear princess, the better my dreams are going to be."
"Are you hitting on me? Marron won't be happy when she hears about this," Bra replied.
"Go ahead, it'll make her more feisty. And I like em feisty."
Bra gave him the finger and turned to where Falcon was inspecting the ground for tracks. It still amazed her how well he could see at night with his heightened senses.
"They passed by this way. About a dozen," he said, running his fingers over the soil.
"How long ago?" Vegeta asked.
"Less than an hour."
"Then let's hunt them down and pound their faces off," Broly said, cracking his knuckles.
Falcon stood up and led them toward their prey.
After nearly an hour, they came across a small fire surrounded by eight ogres. Falcon located four scouts around the camp. The four Saiyans positioned themselves around the camp, being careful to hide from the scouts. Of coarse Broly was impatient and attacked a guard when it got to close. He lifted it over his head and brought it down, snapping its spine against his head.
Its scream alerted the others but another soon lay on the ground, a dagger in the back of its head. Falcon leapt from the shadows, pulling two demons into headlocks and, with a jerk of his arms, snapped their necks. He pushed their dead bodies to the side and rolled out of the way just when Broly came barreling through, taking three demons with him in a clothesline. He sprinted to his dagger, blasting an ogre through the head as he went. Upon reaching it, he yanked it free of the ogre's head and threw at one charging for him, hitting it right between the eyes.
Bra snuck up on a nervous guard and kicked its butt. It screamed and spun around, swinging its saber at her. She simply ducked and hit its chin with a resounding uppercut. As it flew back she did a front flip in the air, kicking its stomach with both feet as she came out of the flip. It slammed into the ground and Bra brought one foot up then brought it back down, breaking its ribs. It groaned but froze in place when it saw a ki ball right in front of it. With a smile Bra fired, blowing the demon's head off.
Broly had crushed one of the demons he'd taken with him under his foot and was now squeezing the life from the other two in a tight bear hug. The demons screamed and squirmed but that only made Broly squeeze harder. He heard a snap but didn't let go until a second followed. He smirked and dropped the two, delighting at the angle their backs now bent.
Vegeta had already killed one with a ki blast and was chasing the remaining two. Turns out, there was a thirteenth ogre. He came down, elbowing one's back and kicking the other in the face. He then grabbed them by the back of their collars and hurled them into the air. He spread both palms at their flying bodies. "FINAL FLASH." Nothing was left of the two.
Falcon inspected the camp for any information that may help in Earth's defense. He stopped when he came across a scroll. He opened it and read the writing only to discover it was a trap. The symbols on the scroll started to glow and Falcon was blown back by a mighty bang. He opened his eyes and inspected his body, finding it outlined by what looked like red flames. They didn't cause physical damage but he knew he was in trouble. The mystic flames on his body fed off his very life force. Unless he touched someone else and pass it to him, her, or it with an incantation, he would surely die.
"Falcon, you okay?" Bra asked, kneeling next to him.
"No, we have to find another group of demons."
"Incoming!!!" Broly yelled before an explosion shook the area. A group of six giants had the camp surrounded and were now charging straight for them. Broly was already engaging two of them and having trouble just keeping them back. He let out a battle cry before ascending to False Legendary Super Saiyan and blowing them back with a series of ki balls.
Bra flew to back up her now Super Saiyan dad. Falcon got to his feet to help but fell to one knee. The spell was taking its affect; he was weakening. He struggled to stand up straight but a giant came in and swatted him to the side. Another was in his path and punched him to the ground before stomping on him. A third joined in as they opened their mouths and fired, hitting the weakened Saiyan without much effort. Falcon lay limply on the ground, to weak to defend himself as the spell ate away at his life force. Unable to resist, he closed his eyes and went unconscious.
Letting out a deep chuckle, one of the giants walked to his body and reached for him, intending to carry his body back as a trophy.
"Don't even think about it," a cold, threatening voice said. The giant realized it came from Falcon. Before it could withdraw its hand, Falcon's body exploded in golden energy, incinerating the giant's hand. It cried in pain and fell back as the energy died down. Falcon was standing now in his False Legendary Super Saiyan form but there was a difference. His eyes were completely red. He turned to the frightened giant and a smirk cross his face. His expression clearly read 'I'm going to kill you and enjoy every second.'
The Saiyan disappeared and reappeared in front of the giant. He first kicked its face, knocking it back then, using his knife, cut the other hand off. The giant attempted to crawl away but Falcon was to fast and was soon standing in its path. The giant's eyes widened as Falcon brought his hand up and fired a mighty ki beam, vaporizing the giant. He let out a laugh and spun around to face the other two. A hungry smile crossed his face before he charged.
Bra heard a series of four explosions but ignored them as she and Vegeta brought down their giant. She slammed her shoulder into its chest, knocking it down. Vegeta came in, his fist surrounded by his ki, and punched its face, making its head exploded.
They heard a loud grunt before Broly came flying in and slammed into Vegeta. The two tumbled across the ground a few feet before crashing into a large chunk of building.
"Broly' what are you doing?!" Vegeta roared as he pushed Broly off him.
"He's lost it," Broly replied and Vegeta could clearly see a bruise on the side of the large Saiyan's face.
"Who?"
"Him," Broly replied, pointing to the side.
Vegeta and Bra turned their attention to where he was pointing and gasped. Falcon was slowly walking toward Broly and Vegeta, his red eyes glowing and a smirk on his face. "We're not done Broly."
Broly growled and charged forward, throwing a punch at the silver-haired Saiyan's face. Falcon ducked and came back up with a punch to Broly's stomach. "CRIMSON BANG" Broly grunted as the mighty attack blew him into the sky, knocking him unconscious.
"Falcon what are you doing?" Bra said, grabbing his arm.
He turned to her; the same bloodthirsty look on his face. "Sorry babe, Falcon's currently unavailable."
Before she could reply, he grabbed her neck and lifted her into the air. As she struggled, he tightened his hold, laughing the entire time.
"Let her go!!!" Vegeta roared as he charged. Falcon raised his free hand sending a large ki ball that blew Vegeta back. Breaking almost every bone in his body.
Bra knew something had taken over Falcon. He would never do something like this to her or the others. She winced as he further tightened his grip, making her unable to breath.
"Fal-con…its…me…Bra," she wheezed.
He only chuckled and squeezed harder. She could feel her neck about to give way and a tear rolled down her cheek. This was wrong; she wasn't supposed to die like this.
Falcon saw her tear fall off her cheek and splatter on the ground. His eyes widened and slowly returned to normal. He jerked his hand back, dropping Bra and retuning to his normal form. She gasped for air while clutching her now bruised neck.
His body was shaking, realizing what he'd almost done and what had happened. In his almost dead state, his Super Saiyan half had taken over, literally blowing the spell off. It then went on a rampage, killing the giants then turning on his allies. He looked at Bra, who was giving him a hurt and puzzled expression. He'd almost killed her, all because he had lost control. He couldn't let that happen again. So, without hesitation, he turned and ran away, wanting to get as far away from the others so he wouldn't hurt them ever again. He'd taken the gamble when he joined them and now he'd nearly killed them. He had to go back to working alone, for the gang's own good.
Bra watched his retreating form. She understood something had taken over. Something that enjoyed killing everything in its path. As she stood up and pulled a few Senzu Beans from the pouch on her belt, she wondered what had happened and if she or if Falcon was going to come back.
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