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

A/N: Welcome to the seventh chapter of Abnormal Childhood where another Z warrior will fall and Goku finally makes his dramatic appearance to save the day. So without further ado, I turn it over to Lorren. Enjoy!

"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 as Nappa stopped in his tracks. "Now that's how to be a true warrior."

"Here, catch!" cried Krillin, throwing his energy at the lunkhead. "Destructo Disc!"

The idiot grinned. "Play catch, huh? Why not?!"

"Nappa! Don't touch it!" shouted Vegeta making his partner move his head out of the way.

The disc flew past the saiyan and headed towards the mountain behind him, slicing it in half.

"What a fool," muttered Vegeta. "That shot would have sliced him in two."

"So close," groaned Krillin.

"You! You cut me!" Nappa whined as he turned to display a small scratch on his right cheek. "Oh you've gone and done it now! You scarred my beautiful face."

"I'd say it's an improvement," I commented, smirking.

Nappa glared at me before powering up. "You're gonna pay for it!"

Krillin and I assumed fighting poses as the idiot hurled a surge of his energy at us. We tried to dodge but we were still caught in the blast which sent us flying.

"Krillin, Lorren, no!" cried Gohan as Nappa prepared another shot.

"Sorry, you lose!" he declared right before Piccolo nailed him in the back.

I tried to struggle back to my feet from where I lay crumpled on the ground as Nappa rounded on Piccolo who was on one knee but I couldn't move.

"You Namekian trash!" the idiot spat. "You think you can shoot me in the back and get away with it? How dare you?!"

Piccolo smirked as he stood up. "I thought it was your face."

Nappa reddened. "Why you!"

Vegeta, on the other hand, was laughing. "I don't know, Nappa. It's an easy enough mistake."

Not going to lie, it was weird how similar our senses of humor were.

"Bring it on," replied Piccolo. "I'm tired of you and your loud mouth."

"You arrogant fool!" the giant roared. "Your life is mine to take whenever I want! The only reason you're still breathing is because we need you to tell us about the Dragon Balls and once we have that, you'll be nothing more than a memory."

"You caught me by surprise. It won't happen again," Piccolo informed him. That's when the four of us felt an incredibly powerful presence heading straight towards us. "What in the world am I sensing?!"

"It's my dad," whispered Gohan as tears lined his eyes. "He's different somehow but I know it's him!"

Krillin sighed with relief. "I knew he'd save us."

"You idiots are in for it now," I told them, grinning.

"You're just trying to distract me!" argued Nappa. "You can't sense power levels without some sort of device."

"Afraid you're wrong," said Piccolo.

"You're bluffing," murmured the idiot.

"Oh, wait and see. It's Goku, alright," Piccolo confirmed. "He's on his way here right now and judging by the power I'm sensing, you saiyans are in store for the fight of your lives.

"Wow, this is great!" shouted Gohan; his whole body was buzzing with excitement. "I knew my dad would make it here in time! Hurry up, Daddy!"

"You're all a bunch of liars!" screamed Nappa. "Where is he?! I don't see anyone! Vegeta, what do you think? Is Kakarrot really coming or not?!"

"Calm down, Nappa. Certainly there's nothing to worry about. Who cares, anyway?" ordered Vegeta, picking up his scouter and reading Goku's power level leaving him in shock.

"Vegeta? Hey! Vegeta!" called Nappa. "You look like you've seen a ghost or something. Don't tell me there's some sort of truth to what these fools are saying."

"Something is definitely heading this way but it can't be Kakarrot. The power level's too high!" muttered Vegeta. "Whatever's coming has a power level of 5,000."

Nappa glanced at his partner with wide eyes. "What? No way! 5,000?! It can't be! Your scouter must be malfunctioning!"

Piccolo chuckled. "So then, you still think I'm bluffing?"

"Nappa, quickly! Kill them all!" barked Vegeta. "We can't let them join with this fighter. If it is Kakarrot, he has to know we will not be opposed by anyone."

"But what about the Dragon Balls?" inquired the muscle head.

"We don't need these fools to find them," the shorter saiyan explained. "It's all becoming clear to me now. It must have been the Nameks who created the Dragon Balls here on this planet. I've heard of the magic balls of Namek before but I always thought they were just a legend. It can't be just a coincidence while searching for these Dragon Balls, we find a Namek."

"I get it," murmured Nappa. "A Namekian is all we need to make the Dragon Balls and Planet Namek is full of them and if this one doesn't want to cooperate, we can always find another Namekian that will. So you're expendable."

"Hey, Piccolo!" shouted Gohan. "Leave now! I can take care of this bully by myself until my dad gets here. If we lose you then the Dragon Balls will disappear. We won't be able to wish any of our friends back to life!"

Piccolo smiled slightly. "Thanks for your concern but I really don't think you can handle these guys on your own."

Nappa grinned creepily at Gohan. "Just for that, you go first."

"Gohan, no. I have to help him," I muttered as I attempted to stand once more. "I can't move."

"Me neither," said Krillin. "Damn it."

"Okay, brat! You die!" announced Nappa as he charged Gohan with Piccolo running after him but before the Namek could do anything, Gohan kicked the giant sending him flying.

"Aw yeah! Way to go, Gohan!" I cheered.

"You! I'll kill you!" the idiot declared as he returned to land in front of them, slightly damaged and extremely pissed off. Nappa then powered up and shot his energy at Gohan but was blocked by Piccolo who threw himself in front of his student.

"Piccolo?" whispered Gohan as he stared at the still standing, yet badly injured Namek.

"It's okay, kid. No sweat," Piccolo assured him before collapsing face down into the ground while Gohan begged him to hold on.

"Too bad," remarked Nappa. "I wanted to take my time with the Namek but of well. I can still have fun with the kid."

"Gohan," I whispered as Piccolo died and Nappa lurched towards him. "Watch out!"

Gohan freaked out causing his power level to skyrocket. The son of Goku then threw his arms above his head, crossed and palms out, summoning energy that he blasted at Nappa. "Masenko-ha!"

Annoyingly, Nappa slapped it away like it was nothing.

"Oh, come on," I groaned.

"Not too bad, kid. You made my arm numb," noted Nappa. "Alright then, it's my turn."

"They're too strong," remarked Krillin unnecessarily. "We just can't stop them."

I bit my lip and tried to come up with some kind of plan but what could we do? Krillin and I still couldn't move and Gohan was clearly exhausted after that attack.

"Nice knowing ya, kid!" sneered Nappa as he strode over to Gohan and lifted his boot over his head. "There'll always be a soft spot at the bottom of my boot for ya! So long!"

Before Nappa could squish him, however, Nimbus flew in and carried Gohan away.

"Better late than never," I murmured as we all looked up to see Goku hovering above us.

"Daddy!" cried Gohan.

"It's Goku!" Krillin sighed with relief.

"Welcome, Kakarrot," greeted Vegeta. "Nice of you to join us. I was beginning to think you weren't going to show up especially after your little family reunion with Raditz. Did you two have fun catching up?"

Goku did not reply but that did not seem to bother Vegeta who kept talking. "I see, not much for words, eh Kakarrot? Well, you're just in time. We were getting tired of beating on these so-called fighters over and over again. What a joke!"

Goku landed and walked over to Piccolo's body. "Piccolo!"

"He was protecting me," Gohan told him. "He saved me."

"Oh, are these guys friends of yours? Sorry about that. They were fun to fight for a while but they all met the same fate in the end," said Nappa as he watched Goku glance around at Tien and Yamcha before turning to glare at him. "Yeah, that's right. I took care of them all. Well, except for that little guy. He decided to blow himself up and the whole time I was pounding them, they were waiting for you to show up. Somehow they knew you were coming but it didn't matter. You were too late! They were weak, just like you are."

The idiot then threw a punch at Goku who was walking towards him. Goku disappeared before reappearing next to Gohan. "Come on, Gohan."

They made their way over to Krillin and I. "Hey, Krillin and Lorren, you two alright?"

"Fantastic," replied Krillin.

"Never felt better," I agreed.

"I was a little late. Sorry but it's okay now. Oh, I almost forgot," apologized Goku as he crouched down to our level and pulled three beans out of his pocket. "Special delivery from Korin."

"Are those senzu beans?" I asked.

Goku nodded. "These were his last ones."

"But there's only three," I pointed out. "What about you, Goku? You might need one later. These guys aren't pushovers."

"It's your help that I might need. That's the truth. Here," Goku replied as he gave each of us a bean.

"Amazing," I murmured as my injured healed and I was able to rise to my feet. "I feel better than I ever have before."

Goku grinned before turning to his childhood friend. "Krillin, you've gotten a lot stronger. I can feel it."

"Yeah, I was doing great, until the fighting started," he confirmed. "We've all improved. Thanks to Kami, of course. I guess it just wasn't enough."

"Hey, Gohan and Lorren, you two look a lot stronger too," noted Goku. "I can tell you've both been training hard."

"Yeah, South Kai is an amazing teacher," I told him. "I learned a lot."

"Piccolo's been taking care of me," added Gohan. "It was great and he taught me so many things. Now he's gone and it's up to us to bring him back. I don't know how we can do it, but we have to. We just have to, Dad!"

"We will, son," Goku assured him. "We will but first we have to focus on taking these guys down, once and for all."

"You're right, Goku," agreed Krillin. "It's not over yet. With your increased strength and us back at full power, we should have a pretty good chance at beating these jerks."

"Right," grunted Goku. "But you've done your part. Maybe it's best if the three of you sit this one out. This time I think I'm gonna take them on all by myself."

"Goku, you can't!" argued Krillin. "See that big guy over there? He beat every last one of us without even breaking a sweat. The only chance we have is to stick together."

"He's right, Dad," said Gohan. "That guy, he's really strong."

Goku did not reply, his anger was rolling off of him in massive waves of energy as he walked away from us.

"No, Dad! Don't!" yelled Gohan.

I grabbed his arm and shook my head. "Your dad will be fine, Gohan. Trust me. His power level is off the charts. They won't know what hit them."

~ Abnormal Childhood ~

"This has gone on long enough," declared Gohan. "It ends right here, right now."

"Come on! I haven't got all day!" Nappa shot back impatiently. "I wanna see what the great Kakarrot's made of."

"Careful what you wish for," I murmured, smirking.

"Ha, you want me? You got me!" replied Goku as he powered up even more.

"All that's from my dad?" whispered Gohan, wide-eyed.

"This is so awesome!" I breathed excitedly. "I finally get to see Goku in action!"

"Vegeta, what did you say his power level is?" Nappa asked his partner.

"It's over 9,000!" Vegeta informed him, crushing his scouter in anger.

"9,000?!" echoed Nappa. "There's no way that could be right. It can't!"

"Don't be so sure," Goku warned him. "I'll have you know I was trained in the art of Kaio Ken."

Vegeta raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Kaio Ken?"

"Kaio whatever," sneered Nappa as he rushed Goku. "Who cares?! I'm still gonna crush you! I don't care what you've learned!"

Goku flashed behind him and kicked the idiot in the neck causing him to hit the dirt.

"Whoa, how did he do that?" wondered Krillin aloud as Nappa got back on his feet.

"You, you'll pay for that!" he spat. "You'll pay!"

"We'll see," replied Goku. "I haven't even warmed up yet."

"What?!" shouted Nappa. "Why you little-! That was luck! I'm the second strongest saiyan in the universe!"

"Thought so," I murmured, glancing at Vegeta who grinned smugly at me.

"Well if your friend is stronger than you then I say that makes you the third strongest," Goku shot back, wiping the smug looks off their faces. I couldn't help but whistle.

"Kakarrot, I'm gonna rip you apart!" Nappa roared as he raged towards Goku again who dodged him with ease as the muscle head struggled to land a hit.

Goku then flashed behind him. "Over here."

"I'll get my hands on you and when I do," began Nappa but was interrupted by Goku who ran towards him then disappeared and reappeared standing on top of his head. The idiot tried to hit him. Goku avoided his fist and punched Nappa in the stomach causing the giant to crunch over in what was no doubt incredible pain.

"That's for my friends," Goku told him. "All four of them."

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