Chapter 2: The Game
Trunks put out his hand and
deflected the beam of energy only for it to create a hole in the wall. The bounty hunter pushed something that
looked like a wristwatch and teleported out of the room. Trunks sensed his ki and ran outside to see
the man at the door ready for him to come out. Drago flew up into the air and kept firing. Trunks just kept on defecting the blast from the laser. He super speeded behind the levitating
bounty hunter and hit him in the spine. Drago fell chest first into the ground where he dropped his weapon. He got up just to see that Trunks had
crushed his laser blaster. The bounty
hunter charged at Trunks and punched him in the gut, almost knocking the wind
out of his target. Losing his patience,
Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyan and grabbed Drago's ankles. Trunks pulled upwards and spun kicked the
bounty hunter's stomach. The entire
ordeal lasted less than a minute.
Now lying on the ground, Drago
groaned in pain. Trunks walked up to
him and extended his hand, ready to end the fight with an energy blast.
"Give me one good reason why I
shouldn't just kill you now."
"Because, I can tell you more
information about your situation."
Thinking a moment, he
responded. "Ok," Trunks said while
still ready to end Drago's life, "tell me more."
"Ok. Ok," Drago said getting up, "the other three bounty hunters are
rivals of mine. They work full-time for
the being; I'm just a free agent."
"So, what relevance does that
have?"
"Well, it so happens that along
with your head, the Dragon Balls were put with a reward. If the being gets them, he can wish for
immortality. That's the cure he need to
live though the virus."
"That's a good plan," Trunks
said smiling, "he would have my head and immortality, but that's not possible
anymore."
"What?"
"You see, when Piccolo died, so
did Kami, the guardian of the earth and the creator of the Dragon Balls, and
when the creator dies, the Dragon Balls die as well."
Drago
stood shocked at the sound of the new revelation. "You mean the Dragon Balls no longer exist!"
"Yup. No guardian, no Dragon Balls."
"You're lying. You have to be. You're just protecting the Dragon Balls."
"Nope, I'm dead serious. That means that your employer will be
terribly disappointed."
Drago was upset at first. He had been out-matched by Trunks, and the
Dragon Balls no longer existed for a second reward. A half-minute later, he started to smile.
"Well Trunks, it's obvious
you're going to kill me, but how long do you think you'll last with three
bounty hunters going for you."
"If there anything like you, I
won't have to worry."
"Well, I'm certainly rooting for
them. I just hope they don't forget to
leave it on you although."
"Leave it on me?"
"The being wants your head,
Trunks, but he wants to see it done. The last thing anyone can do for him is give him the pleasure of
watching that cold, cruel head leave your restless body."
"Who is this being anyway? What relationship does he have with Freiza?"
"Well, I had hoped to kill you
by surprise, Trunks, but since that failed, I won't tell you."
"Fine then. I'll find out myself when I see him."
"What? You giving up so easily?"
"I mean when I destroy him."
"Just hurry up and kill me
already." Trunks stood still for a
second as he thought.
"You probably have a ship. You can't be from earth."
"Actually, I am. I started this life after the androids
started to destroy earth. All I did was
grab all the high tech weapons I could and hopped a Capsule Corps. space ship out
from their reach." Drago reached in his
pocket pulled out a capsule, pushed the button, and threw it to his side; a
space pod popped out.
"Then tell those other bounty
hunters to forget this game."
"Oh, very well. You're going to regret this Trunks," he said
as he got in the ship.
As the ship started to lift,
Trunks put out his hand and started to move them franticly. Finally stopping, his hands came to a
uniform position and fired a ball of energy that destroyed the ship and its
passenger.
The door slid open with Bulma
standing with a look of concern in her face.
"What happened, Trunks?"
"I'm marked for death, Mom."
"Oh my gosh. Are you ok?"
"Yeah. Don't worry, Mom. The
ones out to get me are weaker than the androids, so I can defeat them."
"That's sort of a relief. What are you going to do now?"
"Find the bounty hunters Mr.
Drago talked to me about. There are
only three left."
"How?"
"By letting them come to
me. They know I'm on earth, so I'll
just go to some open field where people can't get hurt and wait for them."
"Well, ok son. But, let me pack you some food before you
go. You need energy to become a Super
Saiyan."
"Great. I'll be home as soon as I get rid of the
problem."