Raimi decided that Vegeta was far enough away now, and ran over to Gohan, wincing every step, and slapped his face hard. The boy's eyes snapped open, and he looked at her in amazement.BR
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"Look at the Moon, Gohan! Look, it's right there!" She said, and pointed up at it. "Look up into the sky, see it!?" She backed away, as Gohan looked as directed.BR
"The sky?" He said plaintively, and tumbled off his rock. He whimpered in pain, and then Raimi felt it. She leapt to the side as Vegeta raced by her, howling in desperate rage.BR
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"NNOOO! You'll never see it! You're dead!" He yelled, and landed right on the tiny body, but it was too late. Gohan's IKi/I surged, and Vegeta was pushed off of him by it. Gohan's shirt shredded itself as he began to transform into an Ozura.BR
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Vegeta landed lightly beside the boy and groaned in fearful frustration. He watched, stunned as the transformation began, and then seemed to panic for the first time.BR
"St... Stop it!! I won't let you!! I won't let you transform!! You hear me!!" He screamed, and rained blows down on the prone and temporarily helpless child. Gohan was now sprouting hair, and his teeth were growing into pointed fangs. "I have to kill him while I still am able to... " Vegeta said, and then realized that it was now futile. However he had one option left to him.BR
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"Gohan is transforming? It's a long shot!" Kurilin called to Raimi, who was looking for a good vantage point to watch the struggle from. She nodded, and flew shakily up to a tall spire of rock.BR
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"It's fate, my friends! Only one of his own can beat him now!" She said loudly. By now Vegeta had jumped down to the rapidly expanding tail, and was trying to pull it off. Gohan roared in pain at the Saiyans tight grip, and raising one large paw-like hand, smashed it into Vegeta. He dropped the tail, and was flattened for a few seconds. A few seconds was all the Ozura needed to finish its conversion. It sat up and loomed over the Prince, who noticed the huge shadow over him. He looked over his shoulder, and realized why everyone who ever saw a Saiyan transformed was so scared.BR
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Even at five years old, Gohan as an Ozura was so big that his ears were as long as Vegeta was tall. His red eyes radiated anger and his small wounds were now long gashes in his monkey face. He stood over the frightened Prince and began to vent his rage blindly, ignoring the people around him. He smashed the rock pinnacles around him, howling. Kurilin yelled that Goku always lost his reason while transformed, and Raimi waved at him to be quiet. She knew this part by heart.BR
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"But do they lose their reason, or regain their Saiyan savagery?" Kurilin mused as Gohan grabbed a gigantic boulder and seemed to look for a target to smash with it.BR
"No! Gohan, the Saiyan! Go for the Saiyan! Raimi yelled. The Ozura stopped, and the Prince glared up at her with a savage look. Then Goku added his commands to hers, and Gohan's head lowered, as he looked for the target in question.BR
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Vegeta swallowed convulsively, and wondered if they had gotten through to the beast. He found out as Gohan dropped the boulder almost on top of him. He jumped away, and cursed as he heard the Earthlings yelling for the monkey to listen to its human soul. He panted and tried to assess his chances of severing that tail; it didn't look too good.BR
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"If I weren't so wounded... Damn it, if I wasn't hurt like this... and that moon I created will last for another hour... I've got... to cut off that tail!" He panted as he began to prepare a Kienzan for the job. Just then, the Ozura leapt up and came at him, showing the same incredible speed that he'd shown Goku earlier. The Prince jumped the other way, only to find the monkey on his trail. He dodged and avoided the many blows that Gohan aimed at him, but only just barely. He then changed tactics, and flew at the ape. He landed feet first on Gohans forehead, kicking him between the eyes. It hurt, and made the Ozura even angrier. He leapt away from the hand that attempted to catch him, and ran up the furry arm.BR
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Raimi nodded, amazed at how much energy Vegeta still had. She felt flattened herself, but knew that this was almost over. She watched as Vegeta slid down Gohans back and tried to cut off the tail again, but was forced to leap off when the monkey twisted around and almost caught him again. He hit the ground, barely able to control his legs, and had to jump away again. He was amazed at the monsters speed, though he himself had been just as fast. He jumped up, trying for that cursed tail again, and was swatted away by it instead.BR
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He crashed into a cliff, and shook his head, trying to clear his mind again. He barely got away as Gohan crashed feet first into the spot where he'd been laying. He jumped and then fell, and turned to see the Ozura descending at him. He pulled the last of his power together and began to machine gun IKi/I bolts at it. The bolts pushed the giant ape back, higher into the air, and then they exploded, obscuring him behind a cloud. Vegeta panted, thinking he'd done it in, and was stunned when he saw the furious Ozura leap out of the cloud, unhurt.BR
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"Oh, come on!" Vegeta gasped and dodged yet again. He'd had enough of this. Seeing an opening he took it.BR
"Okay, furball! Try this one on!" He yelled, and tossed a Kienzan at the tail. It hit the mark, to Kurilin and Goku's dismay. The ape and its tail tumbled down, and Gohans IKi/I plummeted. Vegeta was smiling triumphantly, when he realized that he couldn't get out of the way of Gohans huge falling body. He was hit by Gohans back and fell to the ground, trapped beneath the transforming Ozura's immense weight. The ground shook as the ape hit.BR
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Kurilin looked up, and stared in shock. He couldn't believe his eyes. There, in a small depression, lay little Gohan. He was sleeping peacefully on top of the Saiyan, who was in a Vegeta shaped hole. Vegeta groaned and opened his eyes; even the weight of the five-year-old Gohan was painful now. He blinked back tears of pain and slowly moved his arms. They were full of tiny breaks, but he had no choice. He reached into his armor and retrieved the keypad that controlled his ship, now that he didn't have his scouter. He punched in a code, and dropped the pad with a curse.BR
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"What is he made of? Can't anything kill him?" Kurilin groaned, and began the long climb down. Raimi sighed and flew to the ground, then had to lean against the rocks for a moment.BR
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Slowly, Vegeta gathered what little he had left, and rolled over. He yelped in pain, but ignored it, and began to crawl as he heard his ship land a few meters away. Raimi limped over to him, and bent over his body. She couldn't bear to see him crawl, no matter how evil he was. He jerked away from her hands as she grabbed him, and she had to haul him up harder than she wanted. He was hurt far worse than Goku now, and he'd die if he didn't get to his ship soon. Her ribs screamed in agony as she settled his arm over her shoulder, and wrapped her arm around his waist.BR
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"Vegeta, hold still, and I'll get you out of here, okay?" She gasped.BR
"Why... why are you... helping me?" He asked. His head was low, and she could see his eye was closed. She had to stop to talk. She gasped for air before she spoke.BR
"Because, you are the last of the Blood. I can't allow you to crawl before these men, even if they are my friends and because I knew someone just like you once. Besides, you'll die if I don't help you. Now, let's go... " She said. He looked at her, and she smiled, remembering his eyes when they had first seen each other. It seemed a lifetime ago. He grimaced in pain, but nodded. She took one step, and then another, before he tried to help himself.BR
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His legs were full of hairline fractures, but he still tried to carry his own weight. But Vegeta was so weak now, that he couldn't really help Raimi at all. He could only point out obstacles in the way for her, as she helped him inch along. Neither of them noticed Kurilin behind them, nor saw when he stopped to grab Yajirobei's sword, before limping after them.BR
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Raimi had to stop more and more often to catch her breath, and was surprised when Goku touched her mind with encouragement. She glanced sideways at Vegeta, and noticed him watching her.BR
"You'll kill yourself if you're not careful. You should come with me, the iso-tank... "BR
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"Thank you, but I'm staying here. This is my home. I've lived here, and die here if I must." She said quietly. He looked puzzled at her devotion to a planet that she wasn't even a native of. She smiled at him and started out once more. They were almost there, when they heard Kurilins voice behind them.BR
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"This... is for everyone... you killed, you bastard!" He snarled in a most un-Kurilin like fashion. Vegeta pulled free from Raimi's grasp, and promptly fell on his face. Raimi turned too fast and dropped to her knees, holding her belly.BR
"No... Kurilin, you can't! He can't die here. He's too important!" She gasped, and looked up into Kurilins ravaged face. He was steaming mad, and ready to kill Vegeta in cold blood. He wasn't going to listen to her anymore, his friends were dead, and she hadn't prevented their deaths when she could have done so. He was going to avenge them now, and no one could convince him otherwise. The Prince stared up at him in fearless defiance.BR
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"Go ahead... " He sneered, and waited. Raimi slowly stood and placed herself in the way, and saw Kurilins eyes widen and go blank as Goku reached into his mind. She heard Vegeta begin to move toward his ship, scooting backwards, and took a step back with him. She finally turned and helped him up again, and using the last of her IKi/I, levitated them up onto the opened door. She leaned against the doorway, and closed her eyes wearily. Vegeta leaned on the other side, and they panted from their efforts. They both were startled when Kurilin dropped the sword with a clang, and watched them angrily.BR
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"Oi, he's pissed! Well, lets get you into this thing, so I can get some rest, ne?" She said, and did so. He slumped into the seat, which engulfed his small frame. She dropped to her knees and gasped, her midriff white hot, blazing with pain. She felt blood tricking down her chin, and licked her lips. Vegeta pulled her head onto his knee, resting his hand on her head as if in blessing. She felt nervous, since she wouldn't put it past him to kill her right now, helping him aside.BR
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"I'll be back, and when I do, I'm taking you with me. You are too important to leave here, on this backwater planet. You are a true Saiyan, and should be fighting out there." He said. Raimi sighed and coughed lightly.BR
"Oh, my dear Prince, you don't have any idea what the future holds." She warned him, lifting her head to look at him. He leaned forward, though it must have hurt, and touched her face. He looked confused.BR
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"Tell me! Who are you, really?" She closed her eyes and frowned painfully.BR
"I have no past. I am simply a Saiyan; like you yourself, all that I have, all that I am, you see before you." She said. He frowned at this, but he didn't have the strength to say anything more. His eye closed, and his head slumped to his chest. Raimi flew out of the ship, and stood close by, watching as the pod lifted into the air. She followed its flight with her eyes, and turned to find Kurilin waiting to help her.BR
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"Look at the Moon, Gohan! Look, it's right there!" She said, and pointed up at it. "Look up into the sky, see it!?" She backed away, as Gohan looked as directed.BR
"The sky?" He said plaintively, and tumbled off his rock. He whimpered in pain, and then Raimi felt it. She leapt to the side as Vegeta raced by her, howling in desperate rage.BR
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"NNOOO! You'll never see it! You're dead!" He yelled, and landed right on the tiny body, but it was too late. Gohan's IKi/I surged, and Vegeta was pushed off of him by it. Gohan's shirt shredded itself as he began to transform into an Ozura.BR
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Vegeta landed lightly beside the boy and groaned in fearful frustration. He watched, stunned as the transformation began, and then seemed to panic for the first time.BR
"St... Stop it!! I won't let you!! I won't let you transform!! You hear me!!" He screamed, and rained blows down on the prone and temporarily helpless child. Gohan was now sprouting hair, and his teeth were growing into pointed fangs. "I have to kill him while I still am able to... " Vegeta said, and then realized that it was now futile. However he had one option left to him.BR
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"Gohan is transforming? It's a long shot!" Kurilin called to Raimi, who was looking for a good vantage point to watch the struggle from. She nodded, and flew shakily up to a tall spire of rock.BR
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"It's fate, my friends! Only one of his own can beat him now!" She said loudly. By now Vegeta had jumped down to the rapidly expanding tail, and was trying to pull it off. Gohan roared in pain at the Saiyans tight grip, and raising one large paw-like hand, smashed it into Vegeta. He dropped the tail, and was flattened for a few seconds. A few seconds was all the Ozura needed to finish its conversion. It sat up and loomed over the Prince, who noticed the huge shadow over him. He looked over his shoulder, and realized why everyone who ever saw a Saiyan transformed was so scared.BR
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Even at five years old, Gohan as an Ozura was so big that his ears were as long as Vegeta was tall. His red eyes radiated anger and his small wounds were now long gashes in his monkey face. He stood over the frightened Prince and began to vent his rage blindly, ignoring the people around him. He smashed the rock pinnacles around him, howling. Kurilin yelled that Goku always lost his reason while transformed, and Raimi waved at him to be quiet. She knew this part by heart.BR
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"But do they lose their reason, or regain their Saiyan savagery?" Kurilin mused as Gohan grabbed a gigantic boulder and seemed to look for a target to smash with it.BR
"No! Gohan, the Saiyan! Go for the Saiyan! Raimi yelled. The Ozura stopped, and the Prince glared up at her with a savage look. Then Goku added his commands to hers, and Gohan's head lowered, as he looked for the target in question.BR
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Vegeta swallowed convulsively, and wondered if they had gotten through to the beast. He found out as Gohan dropped the boulder almost on top of him. He jumped away, and cursed as he heard the Earthlings yelling for the monkey to listen to its human soul. He panted and tried to assess his chances of severing that tail; it didn't look too good.BR
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"If I weren't so wounded... Damn it, if I wasn't hurt like this... and that moon I created will last for another hour... I've got... to cut off that tail!" He panted as he began to prepare a Kienzan for the job. Just then, the Ozura leapt up and came at him, showing the same incredible speed that he'd shown Goku earlier. The Prince jumped the other way, only to find the monkey on his trail. He dodged and avoided the many blows that Gohan aimed at him, but only just barely. He then changed tactics, and flew at the ape. He landed feet first on Gohans forehead, kicking him between the eyes. It hurt, and made the Ozura even angrier. He leapt away from the hand that attempted to catch him, and ran up the furry arm.BR
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Raimi nodded, amazed at how much energy Vegeta still had. She felt flattened herself, but knew that this was almost over. She watched as Vegeta slid down Gohans back and tried to cut off the tail again, but was forced to leap off when the monkey twisted around and almost caught him again. He hit the ground, barely able to control his legs, and had to jump away again. He was amazed at the monsters speed, though he himself had been just as fast. He jumped up, trying for that cursed tail again, and was swatted away by it instead.BR
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He crashed into a cliff, and shook his head, trying to clear his mind again. He barely got away as Gohan crashed feet first into the spot where he'd been laying. He jumped and then fell, and turned to see the Ozura descending at him. He pulled the last of his power together and began to machine gun IKi/I bolts at it. The bolts pushed the giant ape back, higher into the air, and then they exploded, obscuring him behind a cloud. Vegeta panted, thinking he'd done it in, and was stunned when he saw the furious Ozura leap out of the cloud, unhurt.BR
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"Oh, come on!" Vegeta gasped and dodged yet again. He'd had enough of this. Seeing an opening he took it.BR
"Okay, furball! Try this one on!" He yelled, and tossed a Kienzan at the tail. It hit the mark, to Kurilin and Goku's dismay. The ape and its tail tumbled down, and Gohans IKi/I plummeted. Vegeta was smiling triumphantly, when he realized that he couldn't get out of the way of Gohans huge falling body. He was hit by Gohans back and fell to the ground, trapped beneath the transforming Ozura's immense weight. The ground shook as the ape hit.BR
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Kurilin looked up, and stared in shock. He couldn't believe his eyes. There, in a small depression, lay little Gohan. He was sleeping peacefully on top of the Saiyan, who was in a Vegeta shaped hole. Vegeta groaned and opened his eyes; even the weight of the five-year-old Gohan was painful now. He blinked back tears of pain and slowly moved his arms. They were full of tiny breaks, but he had no choice. He reached into his armor and retrieved the keypad that controlled his ship, now that he didn't have his scouter. He punched in a code, and dropped the pad with a curse.BR
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"What is he made of? Can't anything kill him?" Kurilin groaned, and began the long climb down. Raimi sighed and flew to the ground, then had to lean against the rocks for a moment.BR
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Slowly, Vegeta gathered what little he had left, and rolled over. He yelped in pain, but ignored it, and began to crawl as he heard his ship land a few meters away. Raimi limped over to him, and bent over his body. She couldn't bear to see him crawl, no matter how evil he was. He jerked away from her hands as she grabbed him, and she had to haul him up harder than she wanted. He was hurt far worse than Goku now, and he'd die if he didn't get to his ship soon. Her ribs screamed in agony as she settled his arm over her shoulder, and wrapped her arm around his waist.BR
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"Vegeta, hold still, and I'll get you out of here, okay?" She gasped.BR
"Why... why are you... helping me?" He asked. His head was low, and she could see his eye was closed. She had to stop to talk. She gasped for air before she spoke.BR
"Because, you are the last of the Blood. I can't allow you to crawl before these men, even if they are my friends and because I knew someone just like you once. Besides, you'll die if I don't help you. Now, let's go... " She said. He looked at her, and she smiled, remembering his eyes when they had first seen each other. It seemed a lifetime ago. He grimaced in pain, but nodded. She took one step, and then another, before he tried to help himself.BR
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His legs were full of hairline fractures, but he still tried to carry his own weight. But Vegeta was so weak now, that he couldn't really help Raimi at all. He could only point out obstacles in the way for her, as she helped him inch along. Neither of them noticed Kurilin behind them, nor saw when he stopped to grab Yajirobei's sword, before limping after them.BR
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Raimi had to stop more and more often to catch her breath, and was surprised when Goku touched her mind with encouragement. She glanced sideways at Vegeta, and noticed him watching her.BR
"You'll kill yourself if you're not careful. You should come with me, the iso-tank... "BR
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"Thank you, but I'm staying here. This is my home. I've lived here, and die here if I must." She said quietly. He looked puzzled at her devotion to a planet that she wasn't even a native of. She smiled at him and started out once more. They were almost there, when they heard Kurilins voice behind them.BR
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"This... is for everyone... you killed, you bastard!" He snarled in a most un-Kurilin like fashion. Vegeta pulled free from Raimi's grasp, and promptly fell on his face. Raimi turned too fast and dropped to her knees, holding her belly.BR
"No... Kurilin, you can't! He can't die here. He's too important!" She gasped, and looked up into Kurilins ravaged face. He was steaming mad, and ready to kill Vegeta in cold blood. He wasn't going to listen to her anymore, his friends were dead, and she hadn't prevented their deaths when she could have done so. He was going to avenge them now, and no one could convince him otherwise. The Prince stared up at him in fearless defiance.BR
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"Go ahead... " He sneered, and waited. Raimi slowly stood and placed herself in the way, and saw Kurilins eyes widen and go blank as Goku reached into his mind. She heard Vegeta begin to move toward his ship, scooting backwards, and took a step back with him. She finally turned and helped him up again, and using the last of her IKi/I, levitated them up onto the opened door. She leaned against the doorway, and closed her eyes wearily. Vegeta leaned on the other side, and they panted from their efforts. They both were startled when Kurilin dropped the sword with a clang, and watched them angrily.BR
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"Oi, he's pissed! Well, lets get you into this thing, so I can get some rest, ne?" She said, and did so. He slumped into the seat, which engulfed his small frame. She dropped to her knees and gasped, her midriff white hot, blazing with pain. She felt blood tricking down her chin, and licked her lips. Vegeta pulled her head onto his knee, resting his hand on her head as if in blessing. She felt nervous, since she wouldn't put it past him to kill her right now, helping him aside.BR
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"I'll be back, and when I do, I'm taking you with me. You are too important to leave here, on this backwater planet. You are a true Saiyan, and should be fighting out there." He said. Raimi sighed and coughed lightly.BR
"Oh, my dear Prince, you don't have any idea what the future holds." She warned him, lifting her head to look at him. He leaned forward, though it must have hurt, and touched her face. He looked confused.BR
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"Tell me! Who are you, really?" She closed her eyes and frowned painfully.BR
"I have no past. I am simply a Saiyan; like you yourself, all that I have, all that I am, you see before you." She said. He frowned at this, but he didn't have the strength to say anything more. His eye closed, and his head slumped to his chest. Raimi flew out of the ship, and stood close by, watching as the pod lifted into the air. She followed its flight with her eyes, and turned to find Kurilin waiting to help her.BR
