Even with his ki masked, Kakarotto was surprisingly fast. He'd managed to put quite a distance between himself and the prince, and needless to say, Vegeta was getting frustrated. The prince slowed his pace to a walk as he glanced down the hallways. The Saiyajin could have been in any one of the hundreds of rooms within the building; and knowing how sneaky Kakarotto could be, he had to be on guard.

Vegeta paused and looked over his shoulder when he heard the light taps of someone's shoes on the floor. Whoever it was seemed to moving cautiously as if they were sneaking up on someone, or hiding from someone. The prince smirked and slipped out of the hallway into a nearby room, waiting patiently for the shadowed figure to walk by. The footsteps got closer and closer, and when they were right outside the door, Vegeta jumped out and prepared to inject Kakarotto with the needle.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" The prince froze a mere inch away from a cowering Bulma, who was covering her head as she crouched on the floor. "Woman!! You almost ruined my entire plan! What are you doing here?!" Bulma took a deep breath and composed herself as she brushed her clothes off. "I wanted to help you!" Vegeta looked around the hall, suddenly becoming aware that all the shouting had probably alerted Kakarotto to their current location. That meant only one of two things: The evil Saiyajin would either try to attack them right there and then while the element of surprise was on his side, or he'd make sure he got as far away as possible. If Kakarotto left the building, then there was no guessing what he'd do.

Vegeta quickly grabbed Bulma's arm and pulled her down the hall. "Hey! What are you doing?!" the woman cried, struggling to keep up with the fast pace the Saiyajin had set. "Trying to keep you from getting killed! Is that ok with you?!" the prince snapped. "Uh... yes." Once they'd gotten a few halls away from their last position, Vegeta quickly pulled Bulma into another room and closed the door until it was only open a crack. That way, he could still hear anyone who might be coming.

The prince turned back to Bulma, who was currently mumbling under her breath as she rubbed her arm, which was already bruising from the grip the Saiyajin had used on it. "Now keep your voice down, woman. How on Earth would you possibly be able to help me in this situation?" Bulma blinked and looked at Vegeta blankly for a moment. "I thought you'd know..." Before the prince could reply, he felt a sudden power surge nearby. It would seem that Kakarotto was ready to fight now. "Stay here, woman!" he snapped before he took off down the hall.

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Vegeta powered up as he ran toward the other Saiyajin's energy. He was close now and was obviously setting up a challenge for him, but he was more than ready. The prince smirked as he turned a corner and spotted Kakarotto standing at the other end of the hall, waiting for him with the same confident smirk set on his face. "I see you're ready to admit defeat." Vegeta mocked as he calmly advanced on the other Saiyajin. However, he knew something wasn't quite right. Not only was Kakarotto acting unusually calm despite the fact he was holding the needle in full sight, he didn't seem to be prepared for a battle. Even though his energy was detectable, it wasn't nearly as high as his was at the moment. A quick attack would have easily penetrated his defenses.

Kakarotto grinned as the prince paused and tried to figure out his motives. "Not quite yet." he finally answered. Vegeta's eyes widened as another power level behind him skyrocketed out of nowhere. Before he could even get a chance to fully turn around to face his new opponent, the needle was knocked out of his hand and rolled across the hall out of reach. "Kuso!!" Vegeta growled angrily and flipped away as the new enemy threw a blinding punch at him, narrowly missing. The prince spun around once he'd landed out of range and finally got his first glimpse of the newcomer... who wasn't a newcomer at all. "Kakarotto?!" Vegeta looked between the two twin Saiyajins who had him surrounded. "Curse that blasted technique!"

The two Kakarotto's both grinned before launching themselves at the flustered prince, each throwing a ki blast toward the other Saiyajin. Vegeta looked back and forth between the two attacks headed straight for him, no longer able to see the owners of the blasts. He knew they were waiting for him to dodge so they could attack him in his blind spot, but he was too experienced to let that little trick be played on him. The prince quickly powered up again to SSJ2 and extended his arms out from his sides. Each of his palms began to glow with a blue light before he launched two of his own attacks to counter those of Kakarotto's. All four blasts collided and exploded violently, leaving large holes in the surrounding walls. Bulma wasn't going to be too happy about that.

Vegeta faded out as Kakarotto attacked him from behind, causing the evil Saiyajin's fist to penetrate his after image. Using the momentary distraction to his advantage, the prince reappeared behind the other Saiyajin and landed a roundhouse kick to his back, sending Kakarotto flying through a hole the previous explosions had created in the walls. Vegeta's victory was short lived as Kakarotto's double suddenly materialized in front of him with an already formed ki attack in his hands. The smirking Saiyajin released the ball of ki at point blank range, hitting the prince directly in the chest with it. Vegeta was thrown through a wall from the momentum of the attack, creating yet another hole in the building's structure. Bulma was definitely going to be mad now.

Vegeta dug his gloved fingers into the floor as he skidded across the room, using the extra contact to flip himself back into the air as Kakarotto attempted to land another punch. The evil Saiyajin growled in frustration as his fist created a crater in the floor instead of the prince, who was now currently preparing his own attack above him. Vegeta's jaw tightened in concentration as he unleashed a barrage of ki attacks at the other Saiyajin, who managed to dodge a large amount of them. However, one after another began to hit the evil Saiyajin, knocking him off balance and leaving time for more attacks to hit their mark. Vegeta smirked in satisfaction as he once again regained the upper hand.

The prince finally put a halt to his attack once he could no longer see his target. The room was nothing but smoking rubble now and he decided to stop before the entire building was brought down around him. Vegeta was just beginning to feel confident about his chances of victory when Kakarotto once again appeared next to him, landing a powerful punch on his jaw. The prince quickly regained control as he was thrown back a little ways and wiped the blood away that now trickled down his chin. His eyes darted from the Kakarotto who had just attacked him to the other Kakarotto that was now rising from the rubble. The two twin Saiyajins quickly re-fused with a small burst of light to ensure they had enough energy to finish the fight. Vegeta quickly glanced back into the hall where the battle had originally started, searching for the syringe he'd need to finally put an end to this.

After a quick scan, the prince spotted the needle and blasted off toward it. Vegeta quickly came to a halt as Kakarotto appeared ahead of him and kicked the needle out of his reach, smirking evilly as he did so. "Shimatta!!" the prince shouted as he watched his key to victory roll once again out of his grasp. Kakarotto grinned and used the small lapse of concentration to land several harsh kicks and punches on the other Saiyajin, slowly pushing him even further away from his target. Vegeta cursed under his breath and returned the blows, but it was obvious who had the advantage now.

Kakarotto withdrew from the barrage of attacks for only a second before he swiftly kicked the prince's feet out from under him. Unable to regain his balance, Vegeta landed with a grunt on his back, just managing to bring his arms in front of his face quickly enough to block another punch thrown by his opponent. The prince's forearms throbbed in pain from the direct it. There was no doubt something was fractured. Things were definitely looking grim for the good side; which was a side Vegeta never thought he'd be on. 'Great! The first time I decide to switch sides, the evil one wins for once!' the prince thought bitterly. He was having great difficulty forming a fist with either of his hands after the attack on his forearms, and that wasn't going to make it any easier to fight back.

Vegeta snapped out of his thoughts as another strong power surge from Kakarotto caught his attention. He gasped when he heard what the other Saiyajin was powering up for. "Kaaaa meeee....haaaaaaaa meeeeee....." Vegeta powered up as best he could, knowing he'd need everything he had to avoid, or at least survive, this attack. "HAAA!!!" the prince gasped and laid flat on the floor as the large blue attack skimmed over him, flying past and exploding on the other side of the hall. The attack had missed him by at least two inches! Vegeta blinked in confusion and sat up to look at Kakarotto, who had a very stunned expression on his face, mixed with a small amount of horror.

Vegeta watched as the evil Saiyajin's eyes rolled into the back of his head and he collapsed on the floor, revealing a smiling Bulma, who was holding the needle she'd just used to knock Kakarotto out. "Told ya I could help." she boasted as she flipped a few loose strands of hair over her shoulder. Vegeta looked from the woman to the unconscious Saiyajin as he took a deep breath. That had been a close one. For once he was glad Bulma hadn't listened to him about staying put. He almost felt like kissing her.... Almost. "So?" the woman asked as she looked at Kakarotto. "So what?" the prince snapped. He was beginning to realize that he was just saved by a puny earth woman, and he wasn't thrilled about it. "So what now?" she asked impatiently. "So now it's up to Goku."