One Down

Tien walked back to the party as the Saibaman struggled to get up.

"It's Impossible! The Saibaman's power is over 1200...!" Nappa growled, "Equal to Raditz, every one of them!"

"Ergo, that fellow's power is greater still." Vegeta smirked.

"But... Our data never showed..." Nappa trailed off as the Saibaman staggered to its feet.

Chaotzu yelled in fear and pointed behind Tien,

"TIEN! HE'S GETTING BACK UP!"

Before the green man could even think to attack Tien again, he was reduced to a pile of guts. Nanake looked up in terror at Vegeta, who was just lowering his hand from the attack.

Everybody gawked at the sight in confusion.

"V-Vegeta...Why...?!" Nappa stammered.

"The Earthling already had him beaten." Vegeta answered callously, "It would've been a waste of time."

He then turned to the remaining Saibamen and announced,

"Your comrade underestimated his foe... Didn't I tell him to go all-out?"

Piccolo glared at the Saiyans and thought to himself,

("Destroyed... with a gesture... what POWER!!")

("These guys are nuts!") Nanake shivered. She glanced up at Vegeta who had his attention turned to the Saibamen still. Only one hand was clamped on her shoulder... Only one. She knew it was now or never... it would be unwise to take this opportunity to escape. She ripped herself from his grasp and ran over to Piccolo, stumbling and almost falling most of the way.

"WHY YOU-!" Nappa roared and took a step to go after her.

"Nappa..." Vegeta drawled, putting an outstretched arm in his way to stop him, "let her go. Her time will come like all the others..."

"Yeah..." Nappa chuckled.

She knelt next to Piccolo, breathing heavily. Piccolo smirked and gave her hair a quick ruffle with his hand and then ordered,

"Get up kid. It's not over yet."

She nodded and stood up. It seemed like Yamcha appeared out of nowhere because suddenly he was at her side with an arm around her.

"Hey babe... you okay?" he asked, sounding concerned.

"Y-yes..." she blushed a little, "Who are you?"

"The name's Yamcha... and you are?" He drawled, leaning his face closer to hers.

"Nanake..." She answered, trying to lean back, confused.

"I'll fight my turn for you, Nanake."

"Uhm... okay..."

His lips pressed against hers and her eyes grew wide.

("What is he doing?")

"YAMCHA! THIS ISN'T THE TIME!" Piccolo roared angrily.

Yamcha let go of a blushing Nanake, who stayed stiff, still confused as to what had just happened.

Nappa and Vegeta howled with laughter.

After their fit of laughter had ended, Vegeta wiped a tear from his eye and sighed, catching his breath. After his breathing returned to normal, he smirked,

"Who'll be next?"

"This time... hit with EVERYTHING!!" Nappa instructed the Saibamen.

Yamcha stepped up.

"Let ME do it. I'll teach them that playtime's over."

Krillen who had just reached Nanake's side started to object,

"Listen, Yamcha, I can..."

"The Dragon Balls have already restored you to life. You don't get another chance." He turned back to the enemy, "Now TRY me!"

"Ah." Vegeta chuckled, "A hot shot."

"Here ya go, Hot Lips! You asked for it!" Nappa laughed.

Yamcha and the Saibaman locked horned with a fury of fists. Soon they seemed to disappear to Gohan and Nanake's eyes.

"Wh-what the-?!" Nanake gasped, "Where are they?!"

"They DISAPPEARED!" Gohan shouted.

"They're moving at super speed IDIOTS!!" Piccolo growled at the two trainees, "Feel their ki! Everyone can see them but you!!"

Yamcha was beating the snot out of the little green man. And it wasn't long before the Saibaman was lying motionless in a crater made by Yamcha's Kamehameha wave.

"...Again..." Nappa murmured.

Yamcha landed next to the crater.

"These monsters aren't as fearsome as they look. I'll clean up the rest of them by myself."

Vegeta noticed the Saibaman's hand twitch and he smirked evilly at Yamcha.

"Heh heh... Seems it's your turn to under-estimate..."

"What?!" Yamcha questioned Vegeta. But seconds later, The Saibaman leapt up at Yamcha and wrapped it's arms and legs around him, binding his arms to his side. Yamcha struggled to get the slimy thing off him, but after a sickening smirk, the Saibaman self-destructed, killing Yamcha long with itself.

Nanake screamed and the others could only stare.

"Now THAT'S more like it." Vegeta chuckled.

"Kamikaze..." Piccolo murmured, "No way to defend..."

"YAMCHA!!!!!!" Krillin dashed to his comrade's side. He knelt next to Yamcha's body and searched for any signs of life...

"He's dead..." He murmured, "H-he knew this was going to happen... That's why he wouldn't let ME do it...! How am I gonna break this to Puar and Bulma?!"

"Settling for a DRAW?!!" Nappa roared at Vegeta, "This is PATHETIC!!!"

Vegeta ignored Nappa and called cruelly over to Krillin,

"Pick up your trash, little man!"

Krillin stood up and glared at Vegeta.

"Shut... your... MOUTH!!"

He yelled to his comrades in rage,

"GET BACK, ALL OF YOU!" He started to power up, "THIS is what I've been TRAININ' for!!"

He shot out a huge blast straight at the enemies.

"Tremendous power, but now speed!" Piccolo roared over great noise, "It's like a sign saying "Get Away!""

Krillin smirked and before it collided with Nappa and Vegeta, he spilt and directed the blasts at each and every Saibaman, blowing each one to pieces, and then finally then all turned and went straight towards Nappa and Vegeta.

Nappa and Vegeta looked up at the blasts coming straight for them. Vegeta smirked before impact.

The explosion was enormous, and Krillin smiled, breathing heavily,

"M-missed one..."

"Wow... WOW Krillin!" Nanake smiled at him. Krillin smiled back, almost blushing.

Just then, the stray Saibaman, mad with rage sped out of the cloud of dust and debris and at Gohan. before it could reach him, Piccolo snatched its arm...

"DIE!!"

...and blasted it to smithereens.

"Hoo boy..." Krillin stared.

"Well that's Piccolo for ya..." Tien smiled, "enjoy it while he's not our enemy..."

Gohan smiled happily up at Piccolo and said,

"Th-thank you Mr. Piccolo!"

"Don't misunderstand." Piccolo growled, "I wouldn't bother saving you... Except that I needed a warm-up for the great battle to come..."

Shadows from the dust spoke. The shorter one chuckled, and the bigger one said,

"I hope it WILL be a great battle..."

Everyone but Piccolo stared astounded as Nappa and Vegeta walked out of the cloud of dust as it settled.

"You DID say you wanted playtime to end, didn't you?" Vegeta chuckled.

"Now it's time for the REAL thing." Nappa laughed lowly.

"It's not possible... It didn't affect them at all..." Tien murmured in disbelief.

"They must have taken it head-on..." Chaotzu shivered.

"B-but I... I used all my POWER...!!!" Krillin stared, "So this... is what SAIYANS are...!!"

Nanake glanced at Krillin and then back at Nappa and Vegeta in silence.

"Let me do it." Nappa suggested, "I'll kill all six at once."

"As you wish." Vegeta replied passively.

"Thanks for letting ME have the fun." Nappa chuckled and powered up.

"HYAAAA..."

"Th...The Earth..." Tien stuttered as the ground beneath them started to rumble and quake, "...The Earth's SHAKING!!!"

Piccolo gasped, staring, "I never thought it would be so much."

Nanake lost balance and fell over. Her cape fluttered up and Vegeta caught a slim sight of what he thought looked like a furry brown tail before the cape settled down again.

("It couldn't be...") He glared at her, thinking hard. He then smirked and licked his lips, ("But if it is, more fun for me.")

Nappa's power flared higher and higher.

"HERE IT COMES...!!!!!" Piccolo shouted.

Now Nappa's in the game and Vegeta has clues to Nanake's true identity. The team looks like they could be in for more than they bargained for... Will Goku make it back in time?! Find out next time on DRAGON BALL Z!!!!