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"My body…" Tien panted, falling to his knees exhausted. "Now I wish I kept a Senzu bean for myself…"

"Tien, Goku, Daisuke, you did it! You magnificent bastards you!" the trio heard a voice cheer, and they saw Yajirobe running towards them, laughing.

"Yajirobe, what're you doing here?" Goku asked him.

"I was here the whole time, didn't you hear me cheering you from behind those rocks?" he asked.

"Uh, not really no," Daisuke answered, shaking her head.

"Oh, well, I didn't cheer loudly so I didn't distract you. But I saw the whole thing, you were awesome," Yajirobe said, patting Tien on the back, making him shout loudly in pain. "Tien, you're all worn out."

"Yeah...I think I overdid it," Tien replied, his entire body wincing in pain.

"Well that doesn't surprise me, you should pace yourself. But at least it's over now...uh isn't it?" Yajirobe asked, noticing the looks of uncertainty on the other three warriors.

"Well...he's not defeated, just slowed down. He should be back soon for round two," Daisuke said before seeing Yajirobe running away as fast as he could. "Typical."

"I can hardly move...my body is thrashed," Tien grunted, struggling to move. "We'd better hope that he's been significantly weakened, or we'll be in major trouble."

Meanwhile, high in the sky, Vegeta managed to push himself off the crest of the combined Kamehameha wave used by Tien, Goku, and Daisuke. His tail stood on end in anger, and he let loose a mighty bellow of rage.

"Why! Why is their power superior to mine? I am the most powerful Saiyan in the universe; Kakarot, the Earthling, and his mutt should be kneeling before me, begging for mercy!" he ranted before calming down and smirking. "Wait a minute, Kakarot doesn't have his tail anymore. That means he's lost the ability to transform, I've got him and his friends. I'll transform into a Great Ape and crush them beneath my feet. I hate them for forcing me to do this; that form is meant for levelling civilizations and destroying planets, but now I'm using it to wipe out three stubborn little insects. How repugnant.

All I need is the light from this planets moon in order to be able to transform. But where is it? The moon should have been out by now," he said, flying off in search of the moon.

"I know he's up there, but what's he doing? he should have regained enough strength to come back down and fight us by now," Tien said.

"He must be searching for the full moon," Daisuke said. "Good thing I blew it to pieces a year ago before they arrived."

"You destroyed the moon?" Tien asked her.

"It was the only way to stop them from transforming by using the full moon," she answered defensively.

"Oh come on, where is it?" Vegeta asked, flying through the air. "It's a moon, you simply can't hide the thing. That could only mean that either Kakarot, or someone else with enough foresight, knew I would need it and destroyed it. No matter, we Saiyans have encountered this problem before and devised a countermeasure. They haven't stumped me, only delayed the inevitable." He flew back to the battlefield, laughing evilly.

"He's coming," Goku said.

"I have one shot left, the Spirit Bomb. But I hope I have enough energy left to use it," Tien thought once Vegeta landed across from them.

"So Kakarot, you think you could outsmart me? It doesn't matter if you destroyed the moon, that still won't stop me."

"But you need it to transform," Daisuke said, making Vegeta laugh.

"Foolish mutt, I don't need the moon to transform. The moon merely reflects the rays of the sun, but as they're being reflected a new energy called Blutz Waves is created and added to their composition. These waves cause the transformation, not the moonlight by itself as you may have believed."

"Oh this is sounding bad," Goku said.

"Even though the moon is a natural source of Blutz Waves, it is not the only way to form this energy. There is another; we Saiyans realised we were at the mercy of the moonlight of whatever planet we were on, unable to control the length of day or night. It was completely unpredictable and had our power at a disadvantage, until we Saiyans were able to create our own moonlight," Vegeta said as a ball of Ki appeared in his hand.

"By combining the energy within ourselves and the planet's atmosphere, we are able to create a synthetic moon complete with Blutz Waves anytime and anywhere we want to. Once I throw this orb into the sky, the transformation will begin, and there will be nothing you can do to stop me," He tossed the Ki ball into the sky.

"Oh no!" Goku shouted.

"Bear witness to the ultimate power of the Saiyans, the giant ape, destroyer of planets!" Vegeta shouted before beginning to laugh madly. "Soon this entire planet will feel my wrath." He clenched his fist, making the power ball combine with the Earth's atmosphere. With a sigh, he looked at the synthetic moon.

"Oh this is bad, if we don't think of something soon we're going to have a much bigger problem on our hands," Goku said.

"We could destroy it," Daisuke suggested.

"But would that work, we don't know if the transformation will stop if we destroy it," Tien said.

"Yes, I can feel the power coursing through my veins, the power burning inside of me," Vegeta said laughing before his body began to change.

"We need to get away!" Daisuke shouted, jumping back along with Tien and Goku as Vegeta continued to transform.

"Something's not right," Krillin thought as he, Azumi, and Gohan flew towards Master Roshi's house. "Daisuke, Goku, Tien, please be alright you guys."

Meanwhile back at the battlefield, Vegeta's transformation was nearing completion and soon he was now a giant ape, armour still on his body and seeming to have grown with the transformation. With a roar, he pounded his fists against his chest.

"Did you guys feel that?" Azumi asked her brother and Krillin as she stopped flying towards Master Roshi's place. Turning back, she noticed the synthetic moon in the sky above the battlefield.

"That's not the moon, mom said she completely destroyed it," Gohan said.

"Then what is it?" Azumi asked.

"I have no idea what it is, but it's right over where Goku, Daisuke, and Tien are fighting," Krillin answered before all three gasped in fright and trembled.

"Let's go!" Azumi shouted, flying off towards the battlefield.

"I'm with ya," Gohan said, flying after his sister.

"Hey, wait up! It's too dangerous!" Krillin shouted, but the twins continued flying and he groaned and flew after them.

"Goodbye insects!" Vegeta bellowed, lifting his mammoth sized fist and bringing it down towards Daisuke, Goku, and Tien, who flew out of the way only for Vegeta to jump after them with surprising agility and speed.

"It's like this transformation has no effect on his speed or agility," Daisuke thought, flying out of the way of another punch, and Vegeta chuckled as he walked after them.

"Go ahead and run because you can't hide," he said, punching a pillar of stone which Goku was hiding behind before he flew off. No matter where Daisuke, Tien, and Goku moved to or how fast they moved, Vegeta was still able to catch up to them, giving them no time to breath or formulate strategy. "Do you see now Kakarot, had you known of your power you would have never let them take your tail. Now I will show you the true Saiyan might!" he roared, punching at Goku who dodged and flew off.

"Had I known, I still would have had it removed because I couldn't control that form," he thought.

"Hey furball!" Daisuke shouted, from behind Vegeta. "Have a little Hadoken Barrage!" She jumped into the air while throwing Hadoken after Hadoken at the transformed Saiyan's back, but it didn't seem to have any effect on him.

"I hope you've got a plan, Tien, because I'm fresh out. There has to be something more you learned from King Kai then just the Kaio-Ken," Goku said.

"I have, but I need time to gather the energy needed for it," Tien replied, landing on a pillar and holding his arms to the sky. Before much could happen, Vegeta was upon him. He dodged the punch but was hit by the kick and thrown into the air. A few moments later he landed on the ground with a painful crash. Vegeta roared as he jumped towards Tien who activated the Kaio-Ken once more. The boosted speed allowed him to fly into the air only to be struck by Vegeta's tail, sending him flipping.

"You think you can outmanoeuvre me?" Vegeta asked, jumping towards him. "You'll have to do better than that!"

"Hold on mom and dad, we're almost there!" Gohan thought as he and Azumi flew ahead of Krillin. The young man smiled at their determination and bravery.

"They're becoming more like their parents every day," he thought. Back at the battle, Tien was thrown into a mountain and groaned.

"Is that the best you can do Earthling, don't you think it's time we settled this?" Vegeta asked.

"He's incredibly fast, I don't have the time I need to form the Spirit Bomb. Even if the Kaio-Ken Attack was ten times stronger I still wouldn't be able to defeat him," Tien thought.

"So you won't attack me huh, then I'll attack you!" Vegeta shouted, flying down towards Tien.

"I need ten more seconds, that's all I need to concentrate," Tien said.

"Hey ugly!" Daisuke shouted, making Vegeta look at her as she flew in front of the setting sun. "Hope this will give him the time he needs," she thought as Vegeta flew towards her. She placed her hands to her face. "Solar Flare!" A brilliant light was created from her body, and due to the sun behind her it's effect was increased, making Vegeta yell loudly as he clutched his eyes in pain. "Tien, go!" Daisuke shouted, and Tien flew off far from Vegeta.

"My eyes! My eyes!" Vegeta shouted, rubbing his eyes. Tien landed on a small mountain, panting heavily. He smiled once his breathing had slowed.

"This is far enough...I hope," he thought, raising his arms to the sky. "The rivers, the trees, the wind, all the living things in nature, I ask of you, lend me your energy."

"What's he doing?" Daisuke asked Goku who shrugged before they both saw specks of light floating towards Tien and surrounding his body.

"Uh, that," Goku said.

"Argh! My eyes, I can't see! Curse you bitch!" he growled.

"Now that's just rude," she said, putting her hands on her hips.

"Is this really the time?" Goku asked her.

"I have to take my time or it won't form right. I need to relax, as difficult it may seem to do right now," Tien thought as more specks of light which came to him. "I almost have enough, everything is coming to me, I can feel it." Tien opened his eyes, looking at Vegeta. "I have enough. Now I only have one shot and need to make it count." While he thought this, Vegeta was slowly removing his hands from his eyes.

"Where are they, where are they?" he growled. "Run all you want you three, but I will find you and enjoy killing you!"

"It's ready!" Tien thought, his body becoming covered in a white light. "Now focus it all into a ball." The white aura surrounding him flowed to his outstretched hand before covering his fist. "It's done." While this happened, Vegeta's vision had cleared and he laid eyes on Tien. With a roar, he flew towards him.

"Not so fast!" He fired a pink and white beam of energy from his mouth directly at Tien just as he was about to throw his attack. The beam struck Tien, obliterating the mountain he stood on while throwing him back. A massive dome of light engulfed the landscape which Krillin, Azumi, and Gohan noticed as they flew towards the battlefield.

"Mom, Dad!" Azumi shouted. A shroud of Ki surrounding her before she blasted off at increased speed, quickly followed by Gohan and Krillin. At the battlefield, once the smoke had cleared the landscape had been devastated by Vegeta's attack.

"You gotta be kidding me," Daisuke said, looking down at the destruction with Goku.

"There's nothing left," her husband said.

"Well I guess that does it for him," Vegeta said, chuckling. "Now, where are Kakarot and his mate?" He looked around. Upon noticing that Tien had survived, he stopped chuckling. "Well, I must admit to being slightly impressed that he survived that, when last time that weakling Raditz was able to kill him. But I am not Raditz."

"Darn, I didn't expect a counter like that from him. What a fool I was, and I used all my energy creating that Spirit Bomb."

"Alright, I've given you enough chances, that was your last, three eyes," Vegeta said, walking towards Tien until he was almost on top of him. He then raised his gigantic foot, intending to squash Tien who jumped out of the way before leaping into the air. Vegeta hit him with his arm, sending him flying into an undamaged mountain before he fell onto his back. Vegeta roared and jumped into the air before slamming his foot down on Tien's legs, making him unleash a bloodcurdling scream.

"Tien!" Daisuke and Goku shouted. Once Vegeta removed his foot, the damage was seen, both of Tien's legs were crushed with blood covering them and the ground.

"Whoops, sorry about that, but it seems I've accidentally crushed both of your legs," Vegeta commented, cruelly raising a finger. "It's been an interesting fight, three eyes, but once I kill you, I can finally finish off Kakarot and his mate."

"I can't believe its ending this way...Chiaotzu...don't worry...I'll be with you soon forever," he thought with a sad smile.

"Tien hold on!" Goku shouted, flying towards Vegeta and Tien.

"Goku!" Daisuke flew after him.

"Hey Vegeta, you want me and here I am!" Goku shouted, firing a single handed Kamehameha at Vegeta just as the giant ape turned to look at Goku. That action cost him his left eye, making him roar in pain with blood gushing from it.

"Damn you! What have you done to my face, Kakarot!?" he demanded, removing his hand to show his eye was swollen shut. "Now you're going to pay!" Goku flew away from him, but Vegeta grabbed him in his giant fist. "I'll crush you until there is nothing left!" He used both hands to crush Goku who began to scream in agonising pain.

"Goku!" Daisuke shouted, flying to her husband's aid. "Let him go!" Before Daisuke could follow up, Vegeta swung his tail and sent her flying into a mountain. Daisuke climbed out of the rubble before falling to her knees exhausted. "Damn it!" she cursed, punching the ground.

"Now that she's out of the way, I will crush your puny bones," Vegeta told Goku, continuing to crush him and causing his screams of pain to increase.

"The sky is so bright what's going on?" Azumi asked. "Shouldn't the sun have set by now?"

"I know. But whatever that thing is, it's not natural," Krillin said, looking at the artificial moon.

"Hey guys, up ahead," Azumi said as she saw Vegeta, and Krillin gasped, having flashbacks of Goku when he turned into a giant ape.

"Hey you two, don't get closer to that thing, it's too dangerous," he told them.

"But what about our parents?" Gohan asked in worry, landing behind a boulder with his sister and Krillin.

"What's the matter Kakarot, you don't look to be in enough pain, have some more," Vegeta said, crushing Goku even further who continued screaming in pain.

"Goku's in bad shape, and Tien's down too," Krillin said, noticing Tien on the ground nearby, struggling to move.

"Hold on daddy, we're coming," Azumi said, running off towards Vegeta before Yajirobe stood in front of them.

"Yajirobe, what're you doing here?" Krillin asked the samurai.

"Don't get any closer to that thing, do you know how strong he is?" Yajirobe asked.

"You jerk, we need to save Goku," Krillin said.

'And how do you intend on doing that, anything would be suicide," Yajirobe said, as Daisuke walked over holding her arm slightly.

"His tail," she said, falling to one knee.

"Mom," Gohan and Azumi cried, rushing to her. "What do you mean, 'his tail'?"

"Remember how Raditz said that by Goku losing his tail, he lost the ability to transform?" Daisuke asked.

"Yeah, but I thought they needed the moon to transform," Krillin replied.

"They have one," Daisuke said, pointing to the artificial moon. "Apparently it's not the moon that transforms them like we first thought, but the light reflected from it. Azumi, Gohan, whatever you do, don't look at that thing at all. Understand?"

"We got it mom."

"Do whatever you want, but I'm out of here," Yajirobe said before Daisuke punched him in the stomach, and he fell to the ground unconscious.

"Fine then, don't help you waste of skin," Daisuke growled. "Come on, let's go save my husband." Azumi and Gohan nodded and ran off to Vegeta's right while Daisuke ran left. Krillin headed towards Vegeta's tail. While this was going on, Vegeta's ear twitched, making him stop torturing Goku.

"Someone is coming," he growled, looking around. "Show yourself, I know you're there."

"Right here ugly!" Azumi said, jumping onto a mountain with Gohan in front of Vegeta. "You put our daddy down right now!"

"Oh no, it's the half breeds, what am I going to do?" asked Vegeta in mock concern before he grinned. "I'll put your father down alright, one piece at a time. Which part do you want first, a leg, an arm, maybe you want his head put down first. Come on, choose."

"You'd better not hurt him!" Gohan screamed.

"It's a little too late for that," Vegeta replied before he noticed something out the corner of his eye. When he turned his head to get a better look, he realised it was a boulder that Daisuke had thrown towards him.

"Spiral Blow!" she roared, breathing a giant twister behind the boulder to increase its velocity. It sped towards the side of Vegeta's head, but the great ape caught it in his mouth and crushed it with his jaws.

"Did you think that would be enough to defeat the mighty Vegeta?" he asked Daisuke who gave a small grin.

"Considering that I've kept your attention long enough for this to happen, then yes...Krillin NOW!" Daisuke shouted.

"Destructo Disk!" Krillin shouted, as he created a disk of Ki above his hand and threw it towards Vegeta's tail. Before the Saiyan knew what was happening, he roared in pain as his giant tail was severed from his body.

"ARGH! My tail!" he growled, dropping Goku who was caught by Daisuke and flown out of the danger zone.

"Goku, are you alright?" Daisuke asked her husband who was in pain.

"I've been better…" he grunted out weakly.

"You're in no shape to keep fighting, stay here I'll finish this guy off," Daisuke told him, kissing his lips briefly.

"Be safe." She nodded and flew back just in time to see Vegeta fully turn back to normal.

"He's back to normal, thank goodness," Krillin said.

"Those little pests, I can't believe they did this to me. How could I have been so careless?" Vegeta belittled himself. "You fools have disgraced me for the first and last time, you're all going to pay!"

"I thought cutting his tail off would stop him, it's just ticked him off," Gohan said, worried.

"You will all know a new meaning to the word pain, you will all suffer!" Vegeta promised, clenching his fist. He glared at Krillin before smirking and jumping towards Azumi and Gohan. Appearing in front of them, he kicked both in the stomach, sending them skidding back. "What's wrong, afraid?" he asked before punching Azumi in the stomach, making her cough up blood. He kicked Gohan, knocking him off the mountain when he tried to attack Vegeta from behind. The boy landed on the ground with a thud.

"A true Saiyan shouldn't be scared, it's unbecoming of you both." Azumi growled in defiance. "Looks like those little powers of yours are taking a nap, a pity really." Hearing Krillin flying towards him, Vegeta easily sent the bald warrior flying into a pillar of rock. "Patience little man, your turn will come." He placed his boot on Azumi's head and laughed. "Get up little girl, I'm not finished with you yet."

"Get your foot of my daughter, you damn ape!" Daisuke shouted, flying towards Vegeta who turned just in time to be elbowed in the jaw, sending him flying. Daisuke flew after him, attacking him relentlessly. "Don't you ever touch my children again!" Kicking Vegeta, she sent him into a boulder which shattered on impact. "Hadoken Barrage!" she shouted, firing a barrage of Hadoken at Vegeta who managed to barely dodge most of the attacks. The last one hit, sending him skidding back. Daisuke roared, flying towards him before Vegeta punched her in the stomach hard. The Saiyan smirked.

"You got careless," he told her, removing his fist from her stomach. She clutched it in pain while falling to her knees. "You know, you would have made a great slave, so feisty and defiant. It would have been a pleasure breaking you," he sneered, grabbing her by the throat. "Shame that you married a third class scum like Kakarot, and not a prince like me."

"You're only a prince in words," Daisuke gasped out, making Vegeta look at her. "Your planet is gone, so are the Saiyans, you're no prince of anything. You have nothing, unlike Goku who has friends and family who love him. So tell me Vegeta...who is the real scum?" she asked with a smirk, causing Vegeta to growl and let her go before he stomped on her chest making her scream in pain. Even though her bones weren't being broken, it was a near thing and she still felt pain course up her chest. Vegeta began kicking her in the side.

"How dare you talk back to me! I am your superior in every way, you bitch! How dare you insult me, this will be your last and final mistake!" he told her, laughing cruelly.

"STOP!" He heard a voice before he was blasted in the back by Azumi ,sending him tumbling across the ground. "Leave my mom alone, you big bully!" she shouted, standing in front of Daisuke and gritting her teeth in anger, her body radiating with energy.

"A...Azumi," Daisuke gasped.

"Hold tight mom, I'll fight this jerk and win. Just watch me." She fired another yellow beam of Ki at Vegeta who jumped into the air only for Azumi to blur from sight and appear, kicking his jaw and sending him reeling.

"Little brat!" he growled, flipping and kicking Azumi's face when she flew towards him. She brushed off the blow and resumed her battle with the Saiyan.

"Gohan, come here," Tien said to Gohan who was nearby and ran over.

"Yes Mr. Tien?" he asked, earning a smile from Tien.

"Your sister needs help, and I have some leftover energy to give you to do it," he replied, holding his hand out. "Take my hand."

"Okay," Gohan replied, grabbing Tien's hand. "Uh, now what?"

"Hold on," Tien said with a smile. "And calm down," Gohan nodded before Tien's arm glowed white, energy transferring to Gohan's own, causing him to gasp.

"Wha...what power," he said, stunned.

"Hold your palm up, and then use your willpower to turn it into a ball. Don't force the energy Gohan, clear your mind and let the energy flow through you," Tien told him, and Gohan did so as his hand arched with energy before he formed the energy into a beach ball sized sphere.

"I did it, uh, what is this, it looks like Mom's Hadoken."

"It's called a Spirit Bomb, King Kai taught me it. Be careful when throwing it, we only get one shot at this," Tien told him, and Gohan nodded.

"Right," he said, looking over at Azumi and Vegeta battling evenly. Even as he turned his gaze, the Saiyan punched Azumi, knocking her to the ground where she landed on all fours before jumping back, avoiding another attack from Vegeta.

"Hadoken!" she shouted, firing her mother's signature attack at Vegeta who ducked only to be hit by Azumi delivering a spinning uppercut, taught to her by her mother, knocking the Saiyan into the air. The battle continued as Gohan jumped onto a tall mountain.

'This is a good vantage point," he thought, watching the fight between Vegeta and his sister. "I need to find the right moment to throw it; Mr Tien said we only get one shot."

"This little girl is surprisingly holding her own against me, and it doesn't look like the fight is affecting her. How come she isn't losing energy as fast as I am?" Vegeta thought, blurring from view along with Azumi, both continuing their battle and flying into the sky before kicking each other away. Vegeta fired a Ki blast at Azumi who swatted it away before cupping her hands. "Kamehameha!" she shouted, firing a blue Ki wave at Vegeta.

"Ha that trick again?" he scoffed, flying out of the way at the last second and making Azumi grit her teeth. Looking around for Vegeta, he appeared to the left and she fired another Kamehameha at him which avoided yet again. Azumi growled and continued to fire Kamehameha at Vegeta as Gohan watched in frustration.

"Damn, he's moving too fast, how can I hit him with this?" Gohan thought.

"Don't use your eyes when throwing the Spirit Bomb, feel it out, trust in your senses; you will know when the time is right," a voice in his head said.

"Who is there?" Gohan asked, looking around.

"I am King Kai, and I am the one who taught Tien how to use the Spirit Bomb. I did not expect this turn of events, but you are now in control of the Spirit Bomb. Remember, it contains the hopes of all the people on your planet."

"Everyone on Earth is counting on me," Gohan whispered, watching Vegeta walk towards his sister.

"I must admit, you're stronger than I thought; you fought well, you should be proud. But unfortunately for you, it wasn't good enough," Vegeta told her.

"His back is turned...no, King Kai said that I would know the right time to throw the Spirit Bomb," Gohan thought before Vegeta began firing a rapid fire volley of energy blasts towards Azumi. She jumped back before running off, dodging as the energy blasts exploded around her, making her stumble a few times.

"You can't run forever!" he told Azumi who tripped and was hit by several blasts before jumping into the air. She was hit again, sending her flying into a mountain, and she fell down as some rocks fell around her.

"I hope you're watching this Kakarot, because it will be the last time you see your daughter!" Vegeta shouted, laughing madly as he rushed towards Azumi.

"That's it!" Gohan shouted, throwing the Spirit Bomb towards Vegeta who was oblivious to the oncoming danger. "Come on hit!" Vegeta turned his head to see the Spirit Bomb flying towards him...but it was too late and he was hit. He screamed as the Spirit Bomb engulfed Vegeta and the sky darkened with thunderbolts shooting out of the Spirit Bomb before it flew into the air taking Vegeta with it. As the Spirit Bomb vanished, so did Vegeta, and Gohan cheered. "I did it, yeah!" He jumped down and ran over to Azumi met her brother halfway. Both hugged each other while cheering.

"We did it, we did it!" they yelled as Daisuke managed to make her way to Goku and Krillin.

"They did it," she said with a smile, sitting beside Goku.

"I guess they did. Man, they're strong kids, way stronger than we were at their age," Krillin said before walking over to Tien and helping him over. "Now, how are we going to get you all to Kame House for you to heal up?"

"They should be coming to us if I know them," Goku said, chuckling lightly before they heard something. They saw Vegeta falling from the sky and land near Azumi and Gohan. The two gasped before growling and readying for one last fight.

"I don't believe it," Tien said in disbelief. "What does it take to put that guy down?"

"Maybe that blast did him in, you think we should dig a grave?" Krillin asked.

"Don't you mean dig your graves!?" Vegeta shouted, making everyone look at him in disbelief. "Here's some advice you brats, you want to shoot someone in the back, then finish the job!"

"Good advice," Azumi said, lunging and punching Vegeta. The blow knocked him down and she held a foot to his throat. A Hadoken formed in her hand, ready for her to use it to finish off Vegeta. "Time to stop you for good," she growled.

"You can't kill me, you're too soft," Vegeta said.

"To protect my family, I can definitely kill you," Azumi said. As she was about to finish Vegeta off, a hand gently grabbed hers, making her turn to see Daisuke standing there. "Mommy? Wh-why did you stop me?"

"He's beaten Azumi, let him go," Daisuke said.

"Wha...but...but he'll hurt us again when he's better," Azumi said, glaring at Vegeta who was crawling away weakly. "He killed Yamcha and Chiaotzu! And Piccolo," she added as an afterthought.

"You're not wrong Azumi, but he's done. I wouldn't have been unhappy if he had died in the fight, but killing someone defenceless like this…" Daisuke trailed off, and Azumi shouted, throwing the Hadoken at a boulder beside Vegeta which exploded. He looked back shocked.

"Leave, and don't come back unless you wanna regret me sparing your life," she growled before Daisuke hugged her gently. She looked at Vegeta who pulled out a remote from his chest armour and pressed a button before dropping it, panting in exhaustion. Daisuke looked up to see Vegeta's space pod flying towards them. It landed beside Vegeta and opened up, allowing the Saiyan crawl in.

"You'll regret this act of mercy...I'll be back," he promised with a chuckle, closing the space pod door. The ship floated into the air and began flying away.

"Hadoken!" Azumi shouted, firing one last Hadoken at the ship, grazing it sending it spinning as it flew off.

"Now what do we do?" Gohan asked his mother who picked him and Azumi up. She walked slowly back to the others.

"Now we rest and wait for the others to show up. You did good today, I'm so proud," Daisuke said with a smile, which her children returned.

"But why did we leave him alive? He'll come back to finish us off when our guard is down," Azumi said.

"True, but by showing him mercy, we've shown him another way," Daisuke said.

"I don't think he's the kind of guy to appreciate mercy," Krillin said, overhearing her.

"True. But if he does come back to fight, he'll find us all ready for him and a lot stronger." Goku said with a smile.

The end of the chapter

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