Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or Zoids CC. I do own Lorren.

A/N: Welcome to the SIXTH chapter of Abnormal Childhood where Lorren and the guys struggle to hold on as they wait for the arrival of Goku who will hopefully be strong enough to defeat the saiyans. One little note before we get started, this chapter is the beginning of the writing and uploading of multiple chapters for this fanfic so without further ado, I turn it over to Lorren. Enjoy!

"I can't stand this Vegeta," complained Nappa. "Why are we waiting?"

"Because we need to teach Kakarrot a little lesson," replied Vegeta as he continued to smirk unpleasantly at us. "Kakarrot was given the chance to join us but he chose to betray us."

"That's because the only one who's stupid enough to follow you is lunkhead over there," I quipped with a smile of my own. "You may think you're all that but Goku will have you face down in the ground when he gets here."

"Watch your mouth, you little bitch!" roared Nappa. I stuck out my tongue making him even angrier but before the idiot could charge me like he obviously wanted to, Vegeta stopped him.

"Calm down, you fool," he ordered causing the bigger saiyan to remain where he was. "Stop letting a child enrage you, it's humiliating. Besides she'll learn just how wrong she is soon enough for Kakarrot has forgotten what it means to be a saiyan and therefore, he must be punished. We're going to wait for him to show his cowardly face then we'll make him watch while we kill his son and all of his friends. And after he's come to understand the price of his betrayal, you and I can take our time tearing him apart."

Nappa laughed. "I like the way you think, Vegeta! That's a great plan!"

"Of course, it all depends on whether or not he actually decides to show up," Vegeta noted.

"So if the guy doesn't show up in a couple of hours, I still get to kill these four, right?" asked the one tracked mind muscleman.

"No, Nappa. Not all four. We still have to ask the Namek about the Dragon Balls, got it?" Vegeta reminded him.

"Don't you worry about a thing, Vegeta," Nappa assured him. "He'll be spilling his guts before I'm through with him."

"Don't count on it," I muttered as Krillin sighed exasperatedly.

"What's the matter, Krillin?" inquired Gohan.

"It's just, Goku should have been here by now," Krillin explained. "What's the deal? Was he brought back to life or not?!"

Gohan did not respond instead he glanced from Krillin to Piccolo who still had his back turned.

Krillin stared at Piccolo too. "Hey! Why are we even sticking around here, anyway? We can't beat these guys! We should just run while we have the chance!"

"You can run but what's the point?" he shot back. "If we don't stop them here, you'll have to face them eventually. You might as well stay and get it over with."

"But this is crazy. We need Goku!" Krillin griped. "Where is he?! He's the only one who has a chance of stopping these guys! Why isn't he here?!"

I crossed my arms over my chest. "Stop whining. It's pathetic! The fact is Goku isn't here yet so deal with it and help us hold down the fort until he arrives. Yeah, you might lose your life like your friends did but at least they faced the enemy without crying like a spoiled little baby. I mean, are you a Z warrior or not?!"

"Lorren…," murmured Gohan after a moment of stunned silence.

"Yep, just like your mom," said Krillin with a small smile before returning his gaze to our green leader. "So what do you suggest we do, Piccolo? What happens if Goku doesn't make it?"

"Who knows," mused Piccolo. "We all know that Goku is on his way here. Maybe he'll make it in the next two hours, maybe he won't. But whether or not he gets here, we're going to have to see this thing through together. We can't just give up because things aren't the way we want them to be. We need to be strong. It's up to us now."

"Exactly," I agreed, nodding.

"I'm really sorry about earlier, you guys," Gohan apologized, staring down at his toes. "I guess I just froze when I saw him coming at me. If it wasn't for me, Tien would still be alive."

"It hurts, doesn't it?" remarked Piccolo as he finally chose to look down at him. "Facing your fears would have been much less painful."

Although I felt bad for Gohan, I knew Piccolo was right. Krillin, on the other hand, did not appear to be a fan of tough love.

"Hey, go easy on him, Piccolo," urged Krillin, smiling encouragingly at Gohan. "You know, given his age and all, I think it's a miracle he's even out here at all. I mean if it were me, I'd probably have been long gone by now."

"Thanks, Krillin," said Gohan.

"Gohan, you know how to fight," Piccolo reminded him. "Remember your training."

"But I'm not ready!" argued Gohan. "We still have two hours. Maybe you can train me some more while we're still waiting."

"The training is complete!" snapped Piccolo causing Gohan to flinch. "I taught you everything I know. Just go home!"

"But Piccolo…," began Gohan but the Namek had already turned his back on him once more. The young saiyan dropped his head and started to walk away.

"Gohan, wait!" I called, grabbing his shoulder. "You're not in this alone, remember? So what if you're scared? Krillin, Piccolo, and I are here to help you get over your fear. Stay and fight with us so we can keep those creeps busy and away from our families and other innocent people then I bet your dad will be here before you know it. You just have to hold on a little longer. Please, Gohan. We can't do this without you."

Before Gohan could respond, however, Nappa blasted the huge chunk of rock in front of us sending us on our butts. The big idiot laughed. "Hey, you little brat! You better run home. We wouldn't want you to get hurt."

"You shut up, you big bully!" shouted Gohan, jumping to his feet. "I'm not running away. You can't scare me anymore! I was just going over there to use the bathroom if that's okay with you? You could use a bath yourself, you smell!"

"Nice," I told him as we rejoined the others. Meanwhile a jeep full of reporters was creeping up on our shaky standoff. "You have got to be kidding me. Did they not learn to stay away when their helicopters blew up?"

"Look at those nosy human beings," noted Nappa to his partner. "Hey. You mind if I go have a little fun, Vegeta?"

"Why not?" he replied. "But save some energy. If Kakarrot comes, things could get intense."

"You think so?" murmured Lunkhead.

"Well, maybe," said Vegeta. "He's one of us, after all."

"Sounds good. I can't wait," declared Nappa. "Alright, I won't even break a sweat, I promise."

The idiot then flew off and destroyed the news people after terrorizing and chasing them first.

"Monster," I growled. "You'll pay for that."

"There's just one hour left," Vegeta announced as Nappa continued his rampage. "If Kakarrot was going to bother showing up, he would be here by now."

"He'll be here," I assured him. "Don't you worry."

~ Abnormal Childhood ~

"Time is up!" yelled Vegeta as he stood up and removed his scouter before letting it drop to the ground. "So it seems Kakarrot left you to die on your own."

"Hey Vegeta," called Nappa, landing down next to him. "Where's Kakarrot?"

"You were right, Nappa," he informed him as he crossed his arms smugly. "He's not coming."

"Yes he is!" shouted Gohan. "My dad's not afraid! He'll be here!"

"That's right!" agreed Krillin. "He'd never abandon his friends!"

Nappa ignored us and took off his armor before heading towards us. "Oh yeah, that's much better! I should be able to make quick work of these pathetic weaklings. Now, do you wanna die one at a time or all four at once? Pick."

"He really needs to come up with a different ultimatum," I muttered.

"All right, pay attention you three," ordered Piccolo. "We only have one chance to beat him but it's going to take all of us for it to work. Krillin and Lorren, I want you two to charge him. Don't get too close. I just need you to get his full attention for a few seconds. Meanwhile I'm going to sneak up behind him and grab his tail. That's a saiyan's weak point."

"Right," grunted Krillin.

"No problem," I told him.

Piccolo nodded. "We just have to hope they share that weakness. Gohan, while I'm holding his tail I want you to attack him, full force."

"But, I don't know," murmured Gohan. "Piccolo, I mean, what happens if I miss?"

"You won't miss," Piccolo assured him. "Don't worry. You have all you need to get the job done. I promise you that. Gohan, shake it off, you're ready now. We can see that. I have full confidence in you."

"Me too," I said, smiling at him supportively. "You got this. You're the son of Goku and you got us backing you up. Believe in yourself."

"She's right, Gohan," agreed Krillin.

"Thanks, you guys," he replied. "Let's do this."

~ Abnormal Childhood ~

"Where's Kakarrot?" Nappa demanded. "Where is that miserable excuse of a saiyan hiding?!"

Vegeta cackled. "What a coward."

"Don't you say that about my dad!" Gohan shot back. "He's not a coward!"

"You're the ones who should be running away in fear," I informed them.

"Come on, Goku. Where are you?" muttered Krillin. "Hurry!"

"Until Goku arrives, it will be up to the four of us to slow these guys down," said Piccolo.

"Sounds like fun to me," I replied, grinning.

"Krillin and Lorren, you two ready to put this plan into action?" inquired Piccolo.

I nodded. "Absolutely. We distract him by getting his attention."

"That's right, Lorren," Piccolo confirmed. "Then I'll come at him from behind and grab his tail, a saiyan's weak spot. With any luck he'll be completely immobilized."

"Then I attack him head on and finish him," said Gohan.

"Alright, let's do this!" growled Piccolo.

"Ah, secrets, secrets. What are you fools whispering about over there?" demanded lunkhead.

"That's for us to know," Piccolo told him, smirking. "But you'll find out soon enough."

"Heh, sounds interesting," remarked Nappa. "Well, don't keep me waiting too long. The suspense might kill me."

"If only," I murmured while the idiot laughed at his own joke.

"Sorry, guess I shouldn't get your hopes up like that," our enemy mused. "Not that you had any to begin with, hope I mean. Doesn't really matter what you do! You're still gonna die!"

"At least then we wouldn't have to listen to you," I pointed out as Krillin and I charged him.

"I'm terrified!" said Nappa mockingly. "Should I run away?"

We got as close as possible to the saiyan before using our energy to rocket into the air. Piccolo then flashed behind him and grabbed his tail. "Now, Gohan!"

Gohan rushed towards Nappa but just as he was about to strike, the idiot laughed.

"Give me a break!" He exclaimed as he elbow dropped Piccolo on the head, stunning him.

"Piccolo!" Gohan and I cried.

"What's wrong, Namek?" inquired Nappa jeeringly as he caught Piccolo before he could hit the ground. "You look surprised. Now don't die on me just yet. You still got to tell us about the Dragon Balls."

"What happened?" wondered Krillin aloud. "What went wrong? Piccolo had his tail!"

Vegeta burst out laughing and stared up at us. "Grab his tail? That was your big plan?! Nappa and I have evolved far beyond that ridiculous little weakness."

"Good for us, very bad for you," added Nappa as he tossed Piccolo who landed at Gohan's feet. "One hit and he's supposed to be one of the strongest on this planet."

"Piccolo!" shouted Gohan as he rushed over to the fallen warrior. "Wake up! Wake up! Please, say something! Piccolo, we need you!"

"Is he-?" murmured Krillin, nervously.

"This is really bad," I noted unnecessarily. "This is really really bad."

"That's that," said Nappa, turning his gaze on Gohan. "Guess I'll have to find someone else to play with until he wakes up. How about you, kid?"

"Leave him alone!" I growled but the lunkhead ignored me.

"You know, you and that little bitch up there should be proud," he continued, crouching down to Gohan's level. "You're saiyans too. Well, I suppose you're only half-saiyans but still that's pretty good. The saiyans are the strongest race in the galaxy. Yep, some day you could have been mighty warriors, some day but not today."

The big bully then kicked Gohan before smacking him into a nearby mountain. "Now don't tell me you've had enough. Show me your saiyan pride!"

Gohan struggled to his feet causing Nappa to grin approvingly. "That's it! Die like a man!"

The saiyan charged Gohan but before he could reach him, Krillin and I interceded. We kicked and punched him away. Not surprisingly, the doofus quickly recovered and tried to hit us back. We dodged every single blow infuriating the giant.

"They're making you look bad, Nappa," noted Vegeta.

"Not for long!" He declared, running towards us. "They're mine!"

"Guess it's now or never," murmured Krillin causing me to glance at him questioningly. The bald Z warrior raised his right arm, palm up and began to summon a tremendous amount of energy which was visible to the eye as it took the shape of a disc.

"Whoa!" I breathed. "Now that's how to be a true warrior."

A/N: And there you have it! Until next time, read review and show the love!