The Son Squad Ch.7

Nappa was irritated. He wanted to finish Kakarot off, but since Vegeta told him otherwise then that was that. That didn't mean he was happy with the decision though. "Curse you," Nappa growled through gritted teeth. "I can't believe I have to turn over your execution to Vegeta. Orders are orders though." Then he glanced down at Krillin and the twins and got a twisted idea. "Still, I won't be satisfied until I destroy someone."

Before being told to not do it, Nappa quickly raced down towards the ground, getting ready to let out his anger on the three smaller warriors. Goku wouldn't allow it though and tried rushing off after Nappa. However, he quickly realized that at the rate he was going, he wouldn't reach his friend and children in time. It was time to pull out the big guns: "Kaoi-Ken!" Goku shouted as he now quickly sped past Nappa and made it to the ground to catch Nappa before he could harm his best friend and children. The force of Goku's quick moves was so powerful that it paralyzed Nappa entirely. "He won't be able to fight anymore," Goku told Vegeta as he threw Nappa at his feet. "Take your injured friend and leave this planet. Just go back to where you came from."

Still stunned by what just happened, Gohan, Chiyo, and Krillin could only stare at Goku in shock. How had he managed to save them? "Hey Goku, what was that?" Krillin asked.

Goku then explained how he learned the Kaoi-Ken and how it could increase his power, speed, and defense to double what it was. However, King Kai warned him only to go to Kaoi-Ken times two because if Goku over does it, then it could cause his body severe pain.

While they were talking, no one seemed to notice Nappa on the ground pleading for Vegeta's help. Vegeta simply grabbed Nappa's hand and just when it seemed like he was helping the fallen fighter up, Vegeta tossed him into the air like he was nothing. Before anyone could register what was going on, Vegeta powered himself up and threw a blast at Nappa that was so powerful it reduced the once strong warrior to ashes.

Luckily for the four witnesses to this unspeakable act, they had managed to get away before Vegeta's attack could get to them as well. Goku had grabbed the three others and held them as he looked down at Vegeta with Krillin under his left arm, Gohan under his right, and Chiyo on his back. How could he do that to his own comrade? Just who was this guy? His power was unbelievable and his attitude was ruthless.

"T-This guy is a maniac," Krillin spoke. "He killed his own partner for no reason."

"Krillin, Gohan, Chiyo. I want you three to head to Master Roshi's house right away." Goku instructed. "If you stay here, I'll just worry about you all getting hurt. I need you three to get out of here, now."

Gohan and Chiyo were flabbergasted by Goku's request. How could he expect them to leave just when they just got reunited with him?

Krillin, however, saw the look on his friend's face and knew that Goku was right. "Right, got it," Krillin nodded. "Gohan, Chiyo, we should get going right now."

"Yeah, but," Gohan started.

"If we stick around we won't be any help," Krillin explained. "All we'll be doing is worrying Goku, making him not concentrate on beating that Saiyan."

Gohan looked at Chiyo and she looked back at him. They both didn't want to leave their Father, but they knew what Krillin was saying was the truth. "Okay," They both agreed as Chiyo slipped off of Goku's back to float next to her brother.

"One last thing, Goku," Krillin stated. "Can you move this fight to a different location?"

Goku raised in an eyebrow in confusion at this request but allowed Krillin to continue.

"I don't think our friends will appreciate it if their bodies are blown up before we had a chance to wish them back to life."

"Krillin, that's not going to happen. Piccolo's dead, which means Kami is too. The dragon balls are gone. Our friends will never come back again."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that."

"Wait, what do you mean, Krillin?

"I'll explain later, Goku. Just come back alive got it?"

Goku simply nodded.

"Be careful, Dad." Gohan told his Father.

"Yeah Daddy, don't die again." Chiyo told Goku.

Goku chuckled a bit as he looked at his children and smiled. He rubbed the both of them on the head in reassurance. They both had gotten so strong since he last saw them and he couldn't be more proud of them. "Don't worry you two," Goku assured to them. "What do you say after I finish this business here, how about I take you both fishing?"

Gohan and Chiyo's faces brightened with delight when they heard that. They both loved the idea of spending quality time with their Father after going through all this trouble. "Okay." they both nodded and smiled.

Goku gave the two a kiss on the head (yes, I'm letting Goku know what a kiss is here! Sue me!) and then went down to battlefield. "Let's move the fight somewhere else," He told Vegeta.

"Fine with me," Vegeta replied.

In a quick flash, Vegeta and Goku flew out of sight and away from the battlefield where the fallen warriors all laid.

Gohan and Chiyo glanced down at Piccolo's body and felt bad that they were leaving their mentor like this. They didn't want to leave him there, but what more could they do for Piccolo at the moment? Not much when they really thought about it.

"Hey, guys, let's get going," Krillin said, breaking the twins from the trance. "Worrying about Goku isn't going to do much so we should head to Master Roshi's place."

The twins weren't so sure about the idea of going back to Roshi's. It just didn't feel right leaving the battle like this.

"Look, why don't we go home to a home-cooked meal and show your Mom that you're both okay?" Krillin suggested.

It suddenly clicked to the two that their Mother was probably worried out of her mind about them. She was probably pacing all over the place worried half-to-death about them. Not to mention that their baby sister was probably wondering where they were too. Maybe it was time to be kids again. Maybe it was time to go back to their Mother and let their Father deal with the Saiyan.

They both nodded to Krillin's suggestion and followed after him to Master Roshi's house.

It didn't seem like they were flying for long when Krillin, Gohan, and Chiyo felt a huge power emerge from out of nowhere. They all turned to see that a huge ball of light of some kind was hovering not too far from the battlefield they had just come from.

"What is that?" Gohan asked.

"I have no idea," Krillin said. "But, do you both feel that enormous power?"

"Maybe it's Daddy?" Chiyo hoped/guessed.

"No, that's the power of that Saiyan." Krillin replied, confirming her suspicions.

Knowing this to be the case, Gohan knew that rest was going to have to wait. Now was the time for action once more. "I'm going to help him," He stated aloud.

"What?!" Krillin gasped. "Gohan-"

"Me too," Chiyo joined in.

"Now hold on just a minute, you too," Krillin tried to stop Goku's kids. He could still remember the promise he made to Goku about keeping his children safe. He already failed to take care of Gohan and Chiyo before, and he certainly didn't want to do it again. "What could we do against the Saiyan? It's too dangerous for us."

"But our Dad is in trouble," Gohan rebutted. "We can't lose him again!" With that said and done, Gohan raced off towards the battle to do what he could to help his Dad.

"Gohan, wait!" Krillin called out.

"Wait up, Gohan!" Chiyo shouted before she followed her brother.

"Wait, Chiyo! You both come back!" Krillin shouted at the children who were determined on saving their Father. Krillin sighed in defeat and followed after them. Boy Goku, these are definitely your kids. Krillin thought. They're just as stubborn as you are.

Chiyo and Gohan thought about their Father and how they had to help him. They both didn't want to lose him again when they had just gotten him back. They needed to bring him home, no matter what.

As Goku was being squeezed to death by the giant ape version of Vegeta, he thought about his family. He felt like he could see his life flashing before his eyes with images of his kids and his wife. He was letting them down again. He wasn't going to be with his family again after all. Gohan, Chiyo, I won't be coming home like I promised. I'm so sorry, he thought as he felt his arm break. Chinku, I won't see you grow up. I'm so sorry, sweetie. And Chi-Chi… I'm sorry for putting you through the pain of having to raise the kids all by yourself. I wish I could make it up to you somehow.

Soon, the group of three had arrived on the scene and were shocked to see a giant gorilla.

"Gohan, Chiyo, get down right now!" Krillin instructed.

"What is that thing?" Gohan asked.

"A giant ape?" Chiyo replied, unsure as well.

"I said get down!" Krillin repeated, not wanting the children to catch the giant ape's attention.

The three quickly descended to the ground below and started running towards Goku. However, Yajirobe stopped them. "Hey! Do you know what that thing is?! It's the Saiyan!" Yajirobe shouted at the three newcomers, having witnessed Goku's beatdown and refusing to jump in and help him. (Jerk)

"I know," Krillin snapped at Yajirobe. "We need to go after his tail. If we go after it then he'll shrink back to normal."

"His tail?" Gohan and Chiyo questioned at the same time.

"I need you three to distract him while I go for the tail. Make sure his eyes are off of me," Krillin instructed. "Hurry, time's not on our side!"

"Right." Gohan answered before going into action with Chiyo not too far behind. Yajirobe didn't follow, though. He didn't think that this was a good idea in the least.

Hold on Dad, we're gonna save you. Gohan thought as he and his sister went to face Vegeta. Gohan raced over to a large rock formation was he would be right front and center of Vegeta while Chiyo went a bit to Vegeta's right side, thinking that having his attention move back and forth between her and Gohan would give Krillin the time he needed to go through with his plan to get the tail.

As the two scurried about, Vegeta could hear them moving and perked up when he realized that it wasn't just him and Kakarot anymore. "I think your friends are here Kakarot." Vegeta roared as he looked around. "Now where are you, you little bugs?"

"Hey ugly!" Gohan yelled, getting Vegeta's attention to shift over to him. "You put my Dad down right now!"

"Ah, Kakarot, one of your brats has shown up," Vegeta teased Goku with.

Chiyo soon jumped up to get Vegeta's attention now. "You better put down my Daddy right now, you big jerk!" She declared, trying to keep down her ever-growing unease about this situation.

Realizing what this was, Vegeta couldn't help but let out a loud chuckle. "Isn't that sweet? You both have come to watch your Father die." He remarked as he showed off the broken man that was being pressed between his hands.

While the twins had Vegeta's attention, Krillin prepared to hit the giant ape with a Destructo Disc to cut off his tail. However, when he fired it, Vegeta jumped out of the way right before it could even skim the fur off of it.

"You didn't actually think that that little trick of yours would work, did you?" Vegeta laughed. This was their big plan? Did they learn nothing from their scuffle with Nappa? "I'll give you credit though for knowing to go after my tail. Once I finish Kakarot, you three are next." With that said, Vegeta soon started to squeeze Goku to death once again.

"Stop it!" Gohan yelled as he watched his Father go through pain that was unbelievable.

"I can't watch!" Chiyo cried as she covered her eyes, not wanting to see her Father die right in front of her for the second time in her life.

Suddenly, from out of nowhere, Yajirobe came and cut off Vegeta's tail, causing the Saiyan to start to shrink down to his normal size- dropping Goku in the process. Krillin and the twins were absolutely surprised by this sudden act from Yajirobe, thinking he had already left after realizing how outclassed he was here.

"Y-You did it Yajirobe," Krillin shouted with a small smile. "He's back to his original size." That didn't mean that things were exactly easy sailing from here on out, though.

"Y-You little pests," he growled with anger. "Now you've sealed your fates! All of you will die slow, agonizing deaths!" The prince of all Saiyans turned to look at Chiyo. Figuring that she would be the easiest one to take down first, Vegeta charged at the young girl with a big smirk on his face.

"Chiyo! Get out of there!" Krillin shouted as he watched the Saiyan charge right at the little girl.

"Chiyo!" Gohan called out to his sister as he tried to get over to his sister.

However, Chiyo was absolutely paralyzed with fear as Vegeta now came to face off in front of her. She tried to back away but didn't get far when she was dealt a hard blow to her face, sending her to the rock formation behind her.

"CHIYO!" Gohan shouted as he raced to try and help out his little sister.

Unfortunately for Gohan, he was not much of a challenge for him either because Vegeta simply punched Gohan in the gut and caused him to fall to his knees. "Did you really think you could challenge me, boy?" Vegeta remarked as Gohan tried to regain his composure. "Don't tell me that's all the power you have? Where's that strength I saw before?"

Krillin tried to help by charging Vegeta from behind but Vegeta just smacked Krillin away like he was a fly.

Vegeta then turned his attention back to the twins. Chiyo was pulling herself out of the rock formation and Gohan was trying to straighten himself up. Since Gohan was closer, decided to grab the boy by the collar of his shirt and dangle him in the air for a moment. He smirked and gave the boy a good head-butt to the face, causing Gohan to bleed from his forehead now. "At least you bleed like your Father," Vegeta pointed out.

"Why you-" Chiyo growled as she lunged at Vegeta who simply moved out of the way of Chiyo who landed right at his feet.

"You just don't seem to get how weak you are," Vegeta remarked to Chiyo before kicking her off the rock formation and sending her down to the ground near Goku. She ended up so close to unconsciousness that her vision was starting to blur and voice were becoming muffled. She caught a few things before passing out entirely;

"….The order I decided to kill you in….; Kakarot….brats, then the bald one, and finally the coward who…."

Then Chiyo was out cold.

Chiyo seems to be down for the count! What's going to happen next?! Find out next time on the Son Squad!

Real quick before I go, guys, I want to do a little poll for some future one-shot side stories I wanna do coming up. The following link is to a straw poll that'll be open for two weeks. Vote as many times as you like and get friends to vote too. The results will be posted in Ch.8 so see you guys then! Thanks for all the support and suggestions!

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