Chapter 11
"Stupid Ranmata," Kara growled as she threw pillows and blankets on the floor. "Stupid ship, stupid cat," she roughly made it into a bed on the floor. "Stupid parents, stupid park, stupid sister, stupid cat-"
"You already said that one," Ranmata said from the door making her whirl around to glare at him.
"Stupid CAT!" she retorted eyes blazing. Ranmata smirked not really afraid of a human girl.
"You think you can scare me?" he barked out a laugh. "A SUPER Saiyan?"
"You-you-you-you-" Kara balled her fists even tighter. "Grrr, you just tick me off!"
Kara stormed passed him and stomped through the ship. Ranmata was a little surprised at her reaction but Tara quickly bounced up to him
"Hello!" she greeted him overly happy. "Guess what? I found out how to get food!"
"Simple huh?" he raised an eyebrow as he scooped her up. "It's only buttons."
"Well, I found the CANDY button!" she clapped her hands.
"Sugar rush?" he thought out loud. "Oh boy."
"Common, let's go somewhere!" she grabbed his hand and dragged him off.
* * *
"Tranculus, you mean the big guy?" Yamcha asked as they soared above the city to avoid attention. "I thought Goku blasted him."
"Not quite," Pan yelled over the noise of the air. "The blast only knocked him away from the battle and since he doesn't have a chi we didn't pick it up."
"But he's damaged right?" Yamcha asked. "I mean no one could walk away un scratched."
"He did," Bra said. "He absorbed the chi so it didn't affect him."
"But we've delt with chi absorption right? Can't we just rip off his hands or whatever he used to absorb it?"
"He uses his whole body, no such luck," Pan said slowing down. "Careful, plane incoming."
They dropped to the ground and landed in an alley. Pan and Bra turned to fill in Yamcha better.
"He first got Krillin and Marron when they were in their backyard so we know he's not afraid to attack in public places. He found Tein, Lunchi and Chouzu so he can also detect chi. But what has us stumped it that he found Karin and Yajirobe so easily. They don't have much chi, a hundred or so between them, so how did he find a place like that?"
"Maybe he know inside information," Yamcha said thoughtfully. "That would also make sense because he knew where we were when we were fighting Olios. We all had our chi lowered to about 2 each, no way he could detect us that easily."
"Good point," Pan rubbed her chin. "Well, we'd better get back before they come looking for us."
"Good ide-" Yamcha was suddenly cut off.
"Yamcha?" Bra asked turning to see what was wrong. Her gasp caught Pan's attention and they both gaped in horror at the sight.
"Hi there!" Tranculus greeted them. Yamcha dangled from his hand, his neck hanging at an odd angle. Puar shook in terror as Tranculus grabbed her but the neck. "Sorry kitty."
"No," Pan whispered as Tranculus crushed the small cat in his gigantic palm. "NOOOO!"
"Pan, we have to get out of here," Bra whispered as Pan glared at Tranculus in hatred.
"No, we can't," a voice Bra had never heard from her friend spoke. "He can't kill us. He's scared, scared of his boss. If we fight him now we cab find out his weaknesses and if we do die he will be killed by his boss."
"But, Pan," Bra was surprised to see tears running down Pan's cheeks.
"No, first Marron and Krillin, Karin and Yajirobe, Tein, Lunchi and Chouzu, now Yamcha and Puar. We have to fight."
"You're right," Bra turned to look at Tranculus now her Saiyan blood boiling. "Let's do it."
"Oh add Master Roshi and Oolong to the list," he said apologetically. "I just killed them a little while ago."
"DIE!" Pan jumped at the huge giant. Tranculus caught her punch with one hand. Pan gasped but was swung around into the alley wall. The bricks crumpled and she lay there a minute to think.
Bra stepped back as she saw the hole appear in the wall. Then a thought struck her. "Dad," she spoke out loud. "Dad! Why didn't I think of this before!"
Bra braced her feet and started to power up. "I may not be great fighter," she said through clenched teeth as her chi flamed around her. "But I know how to get dad's attention."
* * *
"What!" Vegeta shot his neck up. "Bra!"
"What about Bra?" Bulma asked worried.
"She's in trouble," he growled. "It must be Tranculus. But I can't leave you!"
"Go, if Tranculus is there, he can't be here!" Chichi insisted. "Go!"
"No, if Tranculus gets away he'll come here and get you," he glared at them.
"Sir Veggie," Zergon rushed into the room. "Sir Trunks is back!"
"Good!" Vegeta smiled one of his rare smiles. Fortunately for him his back was turned so only Zergon could see. He quickly twisted it into a scowl. "Tell Trunks where I've gone."
"Bye," Bulma glared at the hole in the wall. "Good luck."
"Don't be so mad Bulma," Chichi led her away from the damage. "He's worried about Bra. Let's go tell Master Roshi what's going on."
Trunks walked in pushing a quivering Turtle. "Too late," he sighed. "Only Turtle survived."
"He's at Bra and Pan now," Bulma said worried. "They went into town and Master Roshi is in the opposite direction. He's fast isn't he."
"Yea," Trunks said softly. "Let's hope he's not too fast."
* * *
"Please be here, please be here," Goten muttered under his breath as he landed in the small village. "Yes! He's here!"
"Goten!" Uubu greeted him. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to save you!" Goten smiled proudly. "Let's go!"
"What!" Uubu yelped as Goten grabbed his arm and dragged him into the air.
"Don't ask," Goten said grimly. "You know the 'little problem' we had a little while ago? With Olios and Tranculus?"
"Yea," Uubu finally managed to free himself of Goten's grip and fly on his own. "What about it?"
"Well the little problem is gone but the big problem is still around. Tranculus is still up and running. He's gotten Krillin, Marron, Chouzu, Tein, Lunchi, Yajirobe and Karin. For all I know he's killed more of us!"
"W-what?" Uubu stammered. "But then how do you figure I will be safe with you! If Sensei couldn't beat him..."
"He can't kill the Saiyans yet," Goten grinned. "If it comes down to it, use me as a wall ok?"
"Ummmmm..." Uubu tried to find the best answer for that.
"Stupid Ranmata," Kara growled as she threw pillows and blankets on the floor. "Stupid ship, stupid cat," she roughly made it into a bed on the floor. "Stupid parents, stupid park, stupid sister, stupid cat-"
"You already said that one," Ranmata said from the door making her whirl around to glare at him.
"Stupid CAT!" she retorted eyes blazing. Ranmata smirked not really afraid of a human girl.
"You think you can scare me?" he barked out a laugh. "A SUPER Saiyan?"
"You-you-you-you-" Kara balled her fists even tighter. "Grrr, you just tick me off!"
Kara stormed passed him and stomped through the ship. Ranmata was a little surprised at her reaction but Tara quickly bounced up to him
"Hello!" she greeted him overly happy. "Guess what? I found out how to get food!"
"Simple huh?" he raised an eyebrow as he scooped her up. "It's only buttons."
"Well, I found the CANDY button!" she clapped her hands.
"Sugar rush?" he thought out loud. "Oh boy."
"Common, let's go somewhere!" she grabbed his hand and dragged him off.
* * *
"Tranculus, you mean the big guy?" Yamcha asked as they soared above the city to avoid attention. "I thought Goku blasted him."
"Not quite," Pan yelled over the noise of the air. "The blast only knocked him away from the battle and since he doesn't have a chi we didn't pick it up."
"But he's damaged right?" Yamcha asked. "I mean no one could walk away un scratched."
"He did," Bra said. "He absorbed the chi so it didn't affect him."
"But we've delt with chi absorption right? Can't we just rip off his hands or whatever he used to absorb it?"
"He uses his whole body, no such luck," Pan said slowing down. "Careful, plane incoming."
They dropped to the ground and landed in an alley. Pan and Bra turned to fill in Yamcha better.
"He first got Krillin and Marron when they were in their backyard so we know he's not afraid to attack in public places. He found Tein, Lunchi and Chouzu so he can also detect chi. But what has us stumped it that he found Karin and Yajirobe so easily. They don't have much chi, a hundred or so between them, so how did he find a place like that?"
"Maybe he know inside information," Yamcha said thoughtfully. "That would also make sense because he knew where we were when we were fighting Olios. We all had our chi lowered to about 2 each, no way he could detect us that easily."
"Good point," Pan rubbed her chin. "Well, we'd better get back before they come looking for us."
"Good ide-" Yamcha was suddenly cut off.
"Yamcha?" Bra asked turning to see what was wrong. Her gasp caught Pan's attention and they both gaped in horror at the sight.
"Hi there!" Tranculus greeted them. Yamcha dangled from his hand, his neck hanging at an odd angle. Puar shook in terror as Tranculus grabbed her but the neck. "Sorry kitty."
"No," Pan whispered as Tranculus crushed the small cat in his gigantic palm. "NOOOO!"
"Pan, we have to get out of here," Bra whispered as Pan glared at Tranculus in hatred.
"No, we can't," a voice Bra had never heard from her friend spoke. "He can't kill us. He's scared, scared of his boss. If we fight him now we cab find out his weaknesses and if we do die he will be killed by his boss."
"But, Pan," Bra was surprised to see tears running down Pan's cheeks.
"No, first Marron and Krillin, Karin and Yajirobe, Tein, Lunchi and Chouzu, now Yamcha and Puar. We have to fight."
"You're right," Bra turned to look at Tranculus now her Saiyan blood boiling. "Let's do it."
"Oh add Master Roshi and Oolong to the list," he said apologetically. "I just killed them a little while ago."
"DIE!" Pan jumped at the huge giant. Tranculus caught her punch with one hand. Pan gasped but was swung around into the alley wall. The bricks crumpled and she lay there a minute to think.
Bra stepped back as she saw the hole appear in the wall. Then a thought struck her. "Dad," she spoke out loud. "Dad! Why didn't I think of this before!"
Bra braced her feet and started to power up. "I may not be great fighter," she said through clenched teeth as her chi flamed around her. "But I know how to get dad's attention."
* * *
"What!" Vegeta shot his neck up. "Bra!"
"What about Bra?" Bulma asked worried.
"She's in trouble," he growled. "It must be Tranculus. But I can't leave you!"
"Go, if Tranculus is there, he can't be here!" Chichi insisted. "Go!"
"No, if Tranculus gets away he'll come here and get you," he glared at them.
"Sir Veggie," Zergon rushed into the room. "Sir Trunks is back!"
"Good!" Vegeta smiled one of his rare smiles. Fortunately for him his back was turned so only Zergon could see. He quickly twisted it into a scowl. "Tell Trunks where I've gone."
"Bye," Bulma glared at the hole in the wall. "Good luck."
"Don't be so mad Bulma," Chichi led her away from the damage. "He's worried about Bra. Let's go tell Master Roshi what's going on."
Trunks walked in pushing a quivering Turtle. "Too late," he sighed. "Only Turtle survived."
"He's at Bra and Pan now," Bulma said worried. "They went into town and Master Roshi is in the opposite direction. He's fast isn't he."
"Yea," Trunks said softly. "Let's hope he's not too fast."
* * *
"Please be here, please be here," Goten muttered under his breath as he landed in the small village. "Yes! He's here!"
"Goten!" Uubu greeted him. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to save you!" Goten smiled proudly. "Let's go!"
"What!" Uubu yelped as Goten grabbed his arm and dragged him into the air.
"Don't ask," Goten said grimly. "You know the 'little problem' we had a little while ago? With Olios and Tranculus?"
"Yea," Uubu finally managed to free himself of Goten's grip and fly on his own. "What about it?"
"Well the little problem is gone but the big problem is still around. Tranculus is still up and running. He's gotten Krillin, Marron, Chouzu, Tein, Lunchi, Yajirobe and Karin. For all I know he's killed more of us!"
"W-what?" Uubu stammered. "But then how do you figure I will be safe with you! If Sensei couldn't beat him..."
"He can't kill the Saiyans yet," Goten grinned. "If it comes down to it, use me as a wall ok?"
"Ummmmm..." Uubu tried to find the best answer for that.