Dragon Ball Z: Unlikely Romance
By Eric Jacobson
Chapter 7: The Kidnapped Saga
Episode 16 - "Brother, My Brother"
Time seemed to stand still as the two warriors continued their fight. Seconds felt more like hours to them as each tried to gain the deffinitive upper hand. But as the battle wore on, it seemed to be quite the stalemate. Back and forth it went, on and on, forward ever forward. It was as if the two were locked in a death march into the void of oblivion, destined to destroy each other.
Again, the two seperated. Rico looked as if he was winded quite a bit, breathing heavily, blood trickling from his mouth down his chin. He floated in his fighting stance, staring his enemy down. "Alright, Amazon. This has to end now. One final charge. Winner take all."
"Sounds good to me, Saiyan. You'ld best give it your best shot, though. Don't want history to say that you went down like the weaklings you and your entire race are. You do want the record to show that you at least went down giving it your all, don't you?"
"You haven't beaten me yet, you freak. Now shut up and give me your best shot."
"Fine. It ends now. Prepare to join the rest of your people in hell..."
Vegeta looked on as the two sized each other up. "They must be squaring off for a final charge. This Rico truely is Saiyan. Only warriors like us would face such a challange without fear. And that includes Kakkarot."
"Hey Vegeta, what's going on out there?" Krillin had managed to quiet Mizuki down enough to turn his attention back to the situation. "Those two sound like they're going to the bitter end."
"They are, baldie. You've been too busy with that chatterbox woman to pay attention, haven't you."
"Uh, well, yeah kinda..."
"Kinda? She had you held up this whole time! Now both of you pay attention. This might be the chance we're looking for to get you two out of here." Vegeta returned his gaze to the battle just outside in the main hangar.
King Kai stood silent. He sensed what was about to happen, and could only pray that Rico would prevail. It would be a daunting task, and he wasn't sure that this would be the end...
Rico stared at his opponent, who hovered just a few meters away. 'What is he planning? What will he come up with? I have to finish this now. He cannot be allowed to make his plans a reality. He cannot win!' He powered up his ki and prepared his final attack, his brother's own Gallet Gun.
The Amazon, meanwhile, smirked and laughed to himself, aware of the deciet he had planned for his rival. Not a word was spoken as he fixed his field of view solely on the Saiyan warrior. 'This will be the final charge, alright. Your final charge, you pathetic weakling.'
After a moment, Rico called out to his enemy. "Enough, Amazon. Let's do this."
"Are you really that hard pressed to meet your maker, Saiyan? If that's what you wish, then so be it."
"Alrigt, baldie, you and your female had better listen and listen good. This might be your only chance to get out of here, so make it count. When these two charge each other, you two will have a chance to make a break for the door. You'll have to carry her and fly, baldie, because you won't have much time at all. Once you hit the door, get your asses down that tunnel and get the hell off of this island."
"Alright, got it. What are you two going to do?" Krillin looked at Bulma, who was watching the standoff from the doorway, and then back at Vegeta.
"Bulma is going to get herself out of sight, and me? Well, one way or the other, this battle will end after this charge. And I plan on being there when it ends. I have a feeling that this brother of mine isn't going to be able to finish that creature off. That's why I'm going to make a stand. As soon as this battle is over, another will begin. One that I don't plan on losing." Vegeta returned to the doorway, followed by Krillin and Mizuki. The two warriors were still locked in a death gaze, neither giving an inch or flinching. "The moment they fly at each other, you two had best haul some ass."
"I got it already, Vegeta. They move, we move and get the hell gone. The sooner the better, too. I'm starting to wish that I'd never gone on this vacation, and it'll be a while before I try and take another one, that's for sure." Krillin looked at Mizuki, who nodded.
"I just want to get as far away as I can from this island and you people. This is more than I could ever hope to handle. When this is over, you'll be lucky if you even get a letter from me." She was angry, that much was sure.
"Well, whatever. But we have to get out of here first. Might as well get ready now." He turned to Bulma and produced the bag of Senzu Beans, handing it to her. "Here. You take these. You guys might need them." The monk wrapped his arm around Mizuki's waiste, ready to take flight the moment the signal was given.
With his energy at its peak and diverted into his final attack, Rico took one last look at the Amazon floating nearby. "It ends here and now, Amazon! Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" At that moment, he charged at his sworn enemy, hands poised to release his Gallet Gun into the creature's very soul.
The Amazon snickered as he saw the Saiyan charging at him. 'What a fool, charging into his own doom.' He himself flew towards Rico, ready to attack when they came together. "Prepare to die, Saiyan!"
"NOW! Go, Krillin, GO!" Vegeta screamed as he saw the two foes draw closer to each other.
Krillin barely heard Vegeta say his name, he was already on his way to the door with Mizuki in his arms. As he raced by the battle, he snuck a quick glance at the two fighters. 'Man, these guys are seriously going through with it.' With that, he turned his thoughts to one single notion - Escape. "Hang on, Mizuki, we're going to make it."
Rico drew closer and closer, ready to make his last ditch effort to defeat his rival. As he watched the Amazon approach, he could see the hate in the creature's eyes. The contempt he felt for the Saiyan race, the joy he'd taken in torturing and killing his people, including his own brother. The sadistic nature of his plot to come to this dimension and create a halfbreed race out of Vegeta's DNA. It was all worn on the distorted, hideous face of the monster coming directly at him.
As he flew in, the Amazon thought to himself. 'Almost there, Saiyan. Almost time for you to die. Just a little closer, you pathetic little monkey, you dirty little primate.' He reached behind his back and pulled a good sized dagger out of his belt, keeping it hidden from the charging hero.
"Alright, Bulma, get yourself out of sight. Somewhere safe. I'm going to step in and settle this matter once and for all." Vegeta's eyes were still trained on the battle just beyond him, and spoke to Bulma without a glance.
"I'd be crazy not to. Just be careful out there, Vegeta." A single tear of worry ran from Bulma's eye and down her cheek, falling off of her chin and landing on the floor.
"You know me." Vegeta saw the two drawing ever closer to each other, and when they were just a few meters apart, he charged into the room, ready to either finish off the Amazon or fight him, depending on how successful his interdimensional sibling's attack would be.
vAs she watched the Saiyan she loved move into action, Bulma couldn't help but worry. "Come back to me in one piece, Vegeta. The Prince has to come back to his Princess..."
"See you in hell, Amazon!" Rico and the Amazon were nearly on top of each other, and the Saiyan moved his hands to launch his attack. "Gallet Gu...Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!" As he prepared to fire, the Amazon suddenly spun around him, driving the dagger into Rico's back. He could feel the pain rush through him as the blade dug its way into his body, and let out a scream that could most likely be heard for miles. His golden hair returned to its original dark brown color as his energy left him, and he fell to the floor, landing on face down with a sickening thud.
Nearby, the Amazon had landed, the blood soaked dagger still in his hand. "I told you, Saiyan. This fight is your last. After I finish you off, I'll have my way with your brother and his woman. Won't that be something when my halfbreed warriors are finished and sent to destroy the rest of you sickening little chimps. Victory is close at..." He never got to finish, as a white boot smashed into his mouth, turning his head almost 180 degrees as the follow through carried it.
When he recovered and turned to the fallen warrior, he saw Vegeta standing in his way. "What the hell? You? You'll pay for that with your life, Saiyan! When I'm done with you, you'll recieve the most painful and slow death I can think of!"
"You've kidnapped the love of my life. You planned to perform hideous experiments on us both. You've killed and tortured scores of my people, no matter which dimension they're from. And now, you've struck down my brother with a cowardly and childish attack. You have no remorse for any of this. In fact, you enjoyed doing all of it. Well let me tell you something, monster. I will feel no remorse when I beat you to a bloody pulp and blast whatever's left of you into the next world." Vegeta stood like a proud statue of an ancient hero, unafraid and determined to put a stop to this entire debaucle. "I may not be a Super Saiyan like them, but you won't have an easy time fighting me, Amazon." Vegeta turned and picked up Rico, carrying him to cover. Once he laid his ailing compatriot in a safe place, he returned to the battleground once more.
"So, the son of the mighty King Vegeta lives on in this dimension. Well, that won't be the case for very much longer. You're a fool to want to fight me, Saiyan."
"Quite the contrary, Amazon. You're a fool if you think you can destroy me that easily. I am the Prince of All Saiyans, one of the last of my race. I've had many things taken from me, and I will have no more of it. Your time ends now, it ends here, and by my own hands, it will end for all time." Vegeta powered up his Ki and stood, smirking his trademark smirk. "Now, are you going to keep talking, or are you going to shut up and take what's coming to you?"
Bulma ran over to where Vegeta had laid Rico down and knelt by his side. "Are you alright?" She caught sight of the pool of blood forming beneath the fallen warrior. "Oh my Kami, you're bleeding something fierce!" Tearing a ring of fabric from her shirt, she dressed the wound as best she could and took out the bag of Senzu Beans.
"They... They won't work. We already t-t-tried them. They have no effect on us." Rico could barely speak, but managed to get his point accross to his brother's companion.
"Then what the hell am I supposed to do? You're dying!"
"That doesn't matter now. What matters is that you and Vegeta don't allow the Amazon to carry out his plans." He closed his eyes for a moment, calmed himself, and reopened them. "My brother loves you. I could feel the bond you two share. It's stronger than any bond I've ever sensed. Stay by his side, never let him out of your sight. It's up..." He coughed a few times before continuing. "It's up to you now."
Bulma looked at Rico with a bit of surprise on her face. "What do you mean by bond?"
The Saiyan told her of the bonding that Saiyan Warriors and their destined mates experience. They share thoughts, emotions and dreams as if they were of one mind. The bond is said to only be felt when the two mates draw close to each other. Once it starts, there's no turning back. The bond is permanent, and can never be broken. Not even by space and time.
"Oh my Kami. That's why it seemed like Vegeta heard me. He really DID hear me! And when I heard him in my mind..." She sat back and tried to soak the whole thing in. Everything her mother had told her when she was a little girl was ture. There really WAS someone out there, destined for her, and it was Vegeta. For years she thought it would be Yamcha, and thanked her lucky stars when it turned out he wasn't. She and Vegeta were made for each other, and now they were bonding. Suddenly, she heard yelling from accross the hangar bay, and stood up to see Vegeta and the Amazon, locked in combat.
"And so it's begun, has it? The fate of an entire race in a whole other dimension rests in the hands of Prince Vegeta. The other Saiyan has been badly wounded, and he's the only one left to fight. This is going to be one doozy of a battle, Korin. I'm going to stop transmitting for a while so I can concentrate on the battle." King Kai had moved from the hood of his street rod to the roof of his home so he could get better reception.
From Korin Tower, the tiny cat creature responded. "Alright. I'll let everyone here know. I hope he pulls this off, Kai. If he doesn't... Well, I don't really want to think about that one."
Back on King Kai's planet, Bubbles and Gregory watched their master as he stood on the roof of their home, silent and deep in thought. "Do you think it's almost over, Bubbles? He looks pretty serious. It can't be good."
The chimp did all he could to respond, but as usual, it came in the form of grunts and howels.
"Easy, boys. The final battle between Vegeta and the Amazon leader has begun. There's no clear winner yet, but I have a feeling there will be very soon. I just hope Vegeta comes out on top."
Amidst the blur of punches, kicks, elbows and knees, two warriors clashed without rest. Locked in mortal combat, the two continued on in a decadant dance of violence, each bent on destroying the other. In his mind, Vegeta thought of Bulma. He would win this battle for her. She would not be taken away from him again. He wouldn't allow it. And he was ready to give his life to see that she would be safe...
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