"Oh, no…" Gohan said softly.
"Too bad. It probably would have worked if only Nappa hadn't seen him at the last second." Vegeta admitted. "He fought like a man, and died like a dog."

"Oh no! Poor Tien! He gave everything…everything he had to help us! Th-this can't be happening…It's a nightmare…" Kurilin sighed. His shoulders sagged sadly.
"I…I can't believe that Tenshinhan…all of them, one after another dying…" Piccolo said, even his black heart shaken by the loss of the other warriors.

"Ahhh, Goku why aren't you here! We need you!" Kurilin suddenly howled. Raimi shivered as she felt his cry pierce the barrier between worlds, reaching Goku as he raced back on Snake Way. Then she heard Vegeta mumbling to himself.

"Goku…This isn't the first time they have called for him…they think this Goku can save them; even Kirei (Raimi blushed as he called her gorgeous in Saiya-go again) seems to believe it. Interesting…" He smiled as he realized just who this "Goku" must be.

"Ha ha!" Nappa laughed; there'd be no respect for the dead from Nappa. "Another one down. Now it's your turn. Of course I'll let the Namek jin live… more or less, so he can tell us all about the Dragonballs…" Nappa said, proud that he had remembered all by himself.

"Piccolo, they still think you are the only one who knows about the Dragonballs…I know they intend to kill us, so listen…" Kurilin said. The Demon King turned his eyes, but not his head towards the monk. "I'm glad you're on our side, even if it's only temporary…I never thought this could happen…Anyway, how much confidence d'you have that you'll win?"

"None." Piccolo said with quiet dignity. Kurilin looked over his shoulder wide eyed. Piccolo's smile was oddly gentle. "These two far outshine that brother of Son Goku's…" He looked down at Raimi, who made the subtlest of motions towards the ground.

"Kurilin, let's finish this up on the ground. He seems to be too accustomed to aerial combat…" Piccolo suggested.
"Gotcha!" Kurilin agreed.

"Wherever you want. It'll be the same result!" Nappa bragged. The pair ignored him and dropped to the ground. With a yell, Nappa dove at them. Kurilin and Piccolo yelped in surprise at Nappa's speed.

"Nappa! Wait a second" Vegeta's' voice rang across the field. Nappa had frozen the instant he heard his name.
"What's wrong with you, Vegeta all I have to do is…." Nappa grumbled, peering over his shoulder and glaring at Vegeta resentfully.

"I want to ask them something. Don't be in such a rush, that's all." Vegeta said casually, as he peered over at Gohan and Raimi. They looked very much like the Saiyans they were. He wondered if she was the boy's mother.

"What did you want to know, Vegeta?" Nappa demanded. Raimi's right eyebrow went up in surprise at this near insolence. Nappa must really be worked up to risk Vegeta's displeasure.

"This Son Goku you all keep mentioning is Kakarrot isn't he?" Vegeta asked.
"Yeah. So what?" Kurilin answered. The Prince began to laugh.

"Well, well, then he really did come back to life because of the Dragonballs, just as we heard…". He laughed harder. Raimi and Kurilin bristled in anger. Raimi clenched her teeth as she held her power down. "But, Kakarrot is your only hope?! What possible good will he be if he wasn't even a match for Raditz?" His voice was both puzzled and amused.

"He should be different from before…No, he will be different!" Kurilin yelled, angry at this insult to his best friend. "More powerful than ever before!"
"Take it from me, Goku is a bad one to underestimate." Piccolo warned. Vegeta noted the Nameks rueful face.

"Ha! Then where is he? Maybe he's not coming back…because he's afraid!" Nappa jeered
"He'll come!! Daddy will come back!! And he'll beat you bullies up you'll see!" Gohan yelled, his fear forgotten in his anger at the insult to his father.

"Hmm…Such faith…" Vegeta said, eyeing the young boy. "Very touching. You…" He pointed at Raimi.
"What do you think?" Raimi blinked at the question.

"He's on his way." She said, and crossed her arms stubbornly. Vegeta nodded, convinced by their faith in this miracle.
"All right then. We'll wait until he comes."

"Come on Vegeta, give me a break, I'm in mid air here," Nappa complained. "Let's just finish them off now!"
"We'll wait for three hours." Vegeta said, as Nappa growled like an angry dog. "We won't wait any longer than that." He finished smoothly.

"THREE HOURS! What am I supposed to do for three hours? I've been holding off for too long already. I'm ready for action. To hell with waiting!!" Nappa roared, and dove at Piccolo and Kurilin again. The pair stared helplessly, knowing that they couldn't stop him. Raimi smiled. She knew that there was no way Vegeta would allow this insubordination.

"NA-PPA! What do you think you are doing!?" Vegeta's voice cracked like a whip across the field. The giant froze and hung, shivering in terror at what he had done, and what Vegeta would do to him for it.
"I-I'm sorry, I guess I got carried away…" he apologized, his voice quiet. He relaxed when Vegeta smiled and turned to Piccolo.

"Well then. There you go. Three extra hours of life. Enjoy them." Vegeta said as if he was giving them a birthday present. They answered his "kindness" with silence.