Disclaimer: Don't own 'em, don't sue, won't get much.

In the last chapter, Bra got kidnapped by Maylardy, the current threat to the earth.



Goku was out training in the woods when he smelled ChiChi's cooking. His stomach rumbled in anticipation of a good meal. He quickly ended his meditation to rush home as quickly as possible. He knew if he didn't get there soon Goten would eat everything.

About half-way home, he felt something that made his blood chill. He recognized the ki right away. 'Maylardy. What does he want?' Goku thought to himself. He felt his youngest son's ki rise. 'Goten, just stall him until I get there,' Goku silently pleaded with him. Then Goku stopped. He could barely feel Goten's ki anymore. Goku doubled his speed, bouncing off trees as he sped toward his cottage. Suddenly, ChiChi screamed in his mind. ::Goku! Help us!::

Goku arrived at the house a few moments later to find his son laying on the front lawn. He ran to him, grabbed his shoulders and shook him. "Goten? Oh, Dende, be okay." Slowly, Goten's eyes fluttered open.

"Dad? What happened?"

"I should be asking you that," Goku replied.

"Well, Maylardy showed up and we fought. He went through the window. I followed him....and....and..." Goten shot straight up, only to fall against his dad in pain. "Bra and Mom. I pushed them upstairs to keep them safe. I have to check on them."

Goku helped his son to his feet and supported him as they walked into the house. Other than the window, there was no visible damage downstairs. They continued through the living room. Goku called out to ChiChi through they're mental link. ::ChiChi? ChiChi, where are you? Please answer me.::

As they topped the stairs, Goku saw her. Goten supported himself on the banister as Goku ran to his wife's side. He brushed some hair out of her face only to discover that his hand was covered in blood. He reached to the side of her head and found a large gash behind her ear. "Oh, Dende! I'm so sorry, ChiChi." He cradled her limp body in his embrace.

Goten had entered the room by that time. "Dad, is Mom okay?"

"She'll be okay. Let's get her into bed."

They lifted her into bed, and Goku tended to her wound as Goten searched the house for Bra. As his search continued, he became more frantic. 'She has to be all right.' Goten, finding no sign of her inside, ventured outside. He saw where he had fought Maylardy. The flattened grass, the broken window sparkling on the ground. The something caught his eye. An empty syringe. Goten picked it up. He then saw an object next to it, near where he had blacked out. Goten examined it. It was Bra's hair band!!!!

"Dad! Call Vegeta!"

At Capsule Corp......

Vegeta was pacing up and down the hallway. He knew something was wrong but he couldn't place it. Bra wasn't home from school yet and he couldn't feel her ki anymore. The problem was he didn't know where to begin looking for her. Vegeta decided to go to the gravity room to try and clear his mind. He open the front door and ran right into Trunks.

"Oh, hi, Dad. I was coming by to check on Bra. Is she okay?"

"How should I know, brat? She's not here. And before you ask, no, I don't know where she is," Vegeta snapped.

Just then, the phone rang. Bulma hurried up from her lab and answered it. "Briefs' residence. Hey, Goku. Sure, you can come over. What's wrong? Okay, everything will be ready when you get here."

"What did Kakarot want," Vegeta demanded.

"He said that Maylardy attacked Goten and ChiChi. He needs the regen tank and my analysis of some injection. He also said he had something to tell us when he got here," Bulma explained.

Within fifteen minutes, Goten and Goku arrived carrying an unconscious ChiChi. Bulma looked at the trio. ChiChi, aside from being unconscious, had her head bandaged up. Some blood was already soaking through the left side. Goten looked pretty beat up, too. His gi was torn and his face was cut and bruised. Goku however didn't have scratch on him.

"What happened," Trunks asked after they got ChiChi into the regen tank.

Goten took a deep breath. He surveyed the faces before him. "Well, we were at my house eating snack and--"

"Who's we?" Vegeta glared at Goten, already knowing the answer.

"Well, me and Mom and........Bra." Goten looked down. "Bra was over at my house because I was training her."

"And where is she now?!" Vegeta grabbed Goten by the collar.

"I'm getting there." Vegeta let go and sat back down. "Anyway, we had just finished a snack when we heard an explosion. Maylardy came into our house. I told Mom and Bra to go hide upstairs. I tried to him fight off but he caught me off guard. That's the last thing I remember before Dad came and woke me up."

"So, where is Bra?" Vegeta was getting more and more impatient.

"Well, we found this at my house. I think it contains a tranquilizer." Bulma noticed that Goten's eyes were filled with fear. "I think Maylardy took Bra."

"WHAT!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP HIM!!!!" Vegeta launched a kick at Goten only to be stopped by Trunks and Goku.

"It's not like he didn't try. He was knocked out. I'd say he made a pretty noble effort," Trunks said in his friend's defense.

Bulma sat, a shocked look on her face. She tried to speak, but the words just wouldn't come. She stood and made it halfway across the room before she collapsed in tears. Vegeta rushed to her and held her, rocking her back and forth.

"I think I'm going to go check on ChiChi," Goku said.

Trunks moved over to Goten. "Why would Maylardy want Bra?"