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The Prince and the Phoenix - Chapter 19
"Is everyone all right?" Cyclops asked, but what he meant to say was "Is everyone still alive?" He and Wolverine had arrived at the very last of the confrontation just in time to see Krillin fall and the Dark Phoenix rocket off.
Bulma was helping Storm to her feet. Krillin was slowly walking towards them across the sand. Vegeta was staring after the Phoenix. "Yeah, I think we're okay," Bulma told Scott as he walked up.
"Where's the Dragonball? Did she take it?" Cyclops asked, but the defeated look in their eyes gave him his answer.
"Of course she took it, fool human." Vegeta bit out. He was still suffering the sting of the Dark Phoenix's words. How did that thing even know about Saiyans? One thing was for sure, she was a lot more powerful than he originally thought. He was inwardly kicking himself for making such a stupid mistake as charging at the monster without powering up first. It wouldn't be a mistake he would likely repeat. Vegeta had a sudden frightening bout of insecurity, a feeling he had not felt since childhood not even when Frieza blew a whole through him. He instinctively turned to Bulma.
"Woman! What was that thing?! Your 'evil rampaging goddess?' How did you get your stupid self involved with such a being? You are not only ugly, but more foolish than I thought possible." Vegeta spit the words at her, making each word sound like a separate nasty attack. He briefly surprised himself at the ferocity of his words. He truly wasn't that angry with her nor did he really have any intention of upsetting her. Yet, he overcompensated for what he felt was a growing weakness towards her.
Bulma felt tears well up in her eyes. "You stupid Saiyan! I hate you! I wish that thing had."
Wolverine interrupted. "I don't know who you are, Bub, but you better lay off the lady here. It's not her fault Jean came lookin' for the Dragonballs."
Vegeta swiveled to face the newcomer. He wanted to kick something and kick it hard. Since he couldn't kick his intended target, himself, he picked a fight with the next available one. "Shut up, human. I do not need you to bother with my affairs. I am Vegeta, Prince of all Saiyans, most powerful warrior in the universe!"
"You sure do like to hear yourself talk," Wolverine responded. "And I don't give a rat's ass who you are. You just better stay away from the girl."
"And you're going to make me?" Vegeta smirked at him.
"Cut it out, you two. We need to go after Jean." Cyclops stated at the two engaged in a testosterone powerplay.
Storm agreed with Cyclops although secretly she wanted Wolverine to teach the arrogant warrior a lesson or two. But that would have to wait until after they confronted the Phoenix and if they could survive the ordeal. Storm started to make her way to the Blackbird when Bulma jogged up to her. She wiped away a few angry tears. "Wait, Storm. We need to catch up to her quick. She's halfway to the final Dragonball now. I've got something that might speed up the Blackbird enough to maybe even beat her there."
Krillin watched Wolverine and Vegeta eye each other with undisguised dislike before Vegeta turned to say, "Enough with all this. I'm going after her, and I don't need any of you tagging along." He powered up and flew off into the sky.
Wolverine turned to Krillin and said, "Friend of yours?"
"N-no! Vegeta's a maniac! I had a chance to kill him once, but Goku stopped me. I still don't understand why he wanted Vegeta to live."
"Well, I'm not sure either. That guy ain't nuthin' but trouble. I don't know if I'd want that guy on my side in a fight anyway."
"Yeah, well, you sure don't want him against you either."
Wolverine looked back at the sky where both Jean and Vegeta had taken off. Against his will, he wished the Saiyan good luck.
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Bulma had attached some kind of after-burner rockets to the outside of the Blackbird. They were just one of the "special projects" she brought along in her private container of capsules.
"See, you just hit this button here and you blast off at warp speed!"
"Okay, everyone in! We've got to move quick, people!" Cyclops commanded. "Where's Vegeta?"
Wolverine stuck a thumb at the direction the Phoenix flew. "Dumb guy musta had a deathwish."
Only Krillin noticed the concerned look that crossed Bulma's face. Does she have something for this guy? He wondered. But, he couldn't think about it for long because when Storm had Bulma hit the button, he was blasted back into his seat so hard it momentarily scrambled his thoughts.
Taking a slight shortcut that Bulma somehow knew about, they neared the island where the final Dragonball was. It was smaller than the rest and also uninhabited. When they landed, it was obvious that the Phoenix nor Vegeta had arrived yet. This time though, the plan wasn't to "snatch and run." They were going to fight and die if they had to, but they were going to stop the Dark Phoenix.
The Prince and the Phoenix - Chapter 19
"Is everyone all right?" Cyclops asked, but what he meant to say was "Is everyone still alive?" He and Wolverine had arrived at the very last of the confrontation just in time to see Krillin fall and the Dark Phoenix rocket off.
Bulma was helping Storm to her feet. Krillin was slowly walking towards them across the sand. Vegeta was staring after the Phoenix. "Yeah, I think we're okay," Bulma told Scott as he walked up.
"Where's the Dragonball? Did she take it?" Cyclops asked, but the defeated look in their eyes gave him his answer.
"Of course she took it, fool human." Vegeta bit out. He was still suffering the sting of the Dark Phoenix's words. How did that thing even know about Saiyans? One thing was for sure, she was a lot more powerful than he originally thought. He was inwardly kicking himself for making such a stupid mistake as charging at the monster without powering up first. It wouldn't be a mistake he would likely repeat. Vegeta had a sudden frightening bout of insecurity, a feeling he had not felt since childhood not even when Frieza blew a whole through him. He instinctively turned to Bulma.
"Woman! What was that thing?! Your 'evil rampaging goddess?' How did you get your stupid self involved with such a being? You are not only ugly, but more foolish than I thought possible." Vegeta spit the words at her, making each word sound like a separate nasty attack. He briefly surprised himself at the ferocity of his words. He truly wasn't that angry with her nor did he really have any intention of upsetting her. Yet, he overcompensated for what he felt was a growing weakness towards her.
Bulma felt tears well up in her eyes. "You stupid Saiyan! I hate you! I wish that thing had."
Wolverine interrupted. "I don't know who you are, Bub, but you better lay off the lady here. It's not her fault Jean came lookin' for the Dragonballs."
Vegeta swiveled to face the newcomer. He wanted to kick something and kick it hard. Since he couldn't kick his intended target, himself, he picked a fight with the next available one. "Shut up, human. I do not need you to bother with my affairs. I am Vegeta, Prince of all Saiyans, most powerful warrior in the universe!"
"You sure do like to hear yourself talk," Wolverine responded. "And I don't give a rat's ass who you are. You just better stay away from the girl."
"And you're going to make me?" Vegeta smirked at him.
"Cut it out, you two. We need to go after Jean." Cyclops stated at the two engaged in a testosterone powerplay.
Storm agreed with Cyclops although secretly she wanted Wolverine to teach the arrogant warrior a lesson or two. But that would have to wait until after they confronted the Phoenix and if they could survive the ordeal. Storm started to make her way to the Blackbird when Bulma jogged up to her. She wiped away a few angry tears. "Wait, Storm. We need to catch up to her quick. She's halfway to the final Dragonball now. I've got something that might speed up the Blackbird enough to maybe even beat her there."
Krillin watched Wolverine and Vegeta eye each other with undisguised dislike before Vegeta turned to say, "Enough with all this. I'm going after her, and I don't need any of you tagging along." He powered up and flew off into the sky.
Wolverine turned to Krillin and said, "Friend of yours?"
"N-no! Vegeta's a maniac! I had a chance to kill him once, but Goku stopped me. I still don't understand why he wanted Vegeta to live."
"Well, I'm not sure either. That guy ain't nuthin' but trouble. I don't know if I'd want that guy on my side in a fight anyway."
"Yeah, well, you sure don't want him against you either."
Wolverine looked back at the sky where both Jean and Vegeta had taken off. Against his will, he wished the Saiyan good luck.
#############################################################
Bulma had attached some kind of after-burner rockets to the outside of the Blackbird. They were just one of the "special projects" she brought along in her private container of capsules.
"See, you just hit this button here and you blast off at warp speed!"
"Okay, everyone in! We've got to move quick, people!" Cyclops commanded. "Where's Vegeta?"
Wolverine stuck a thumb at the direction the Phoenix flew. "Dumb guy musta had a deathwish."
Only Krillin noticed the concerned look that crossed Bulma's face. Does she have something for this guy? He wondered. But, he couldn't think about it for long because when Storm had Bulma hit the button, he was blasted back into his seat so hard it momentarily scrambled his thoughts.
Taking a slight shortcut that Bulma somehow knew about, they neared the island where the final Dragonball was. It was smaller than the rest and also uninhabited. When they landed, it was obvious that the Phoenix nor Vegeta had arrived yet. This time though, the plan wasn't to "snatch and run." They were going to fight and die if they had to, but they were going to stop the Dark Phoenix.