"Old Foes Die Hard"

::In the middle of an open field, the morning sun was shining over the land, giving life to the place. Then a small dark red portal began to open just above the ground. The Earth's short time of peace was about to be broken. It grew to about twice the size of a normal man. It created a huge wind that swept the grass and trees from side to side. As someone's foot stepped out onto the ground there was a small explosion, which created a small crater. The man got completely out of the portal and stood up straight. He was tall and very well built. He wore full Saiya-Jin armor. His most noticeably feature was that he was bald. He also had a mustache that reached from under his nose to his chin. There stood unmistakenly a Saiya-Jin warrior...There stood Nappa!::

"Ah," he began, "Earth!" A nearly recovered Akuma exits the portal behind him. Nappa looked back toward him. "Don't forget what I said," the demon proclaim, "As soon as you have defeated that so called "prince" of yours, you return here! Got it?!" "Yeah, yeah!" He flew off laughing. Goku and Piccolo landed in the back yard of Goku's his house. Gohan came running out. "DAD!" he shouted happily. "What's wrong father?" Piccolo stepped in. "Goku," he said, "you said you would explain everything. I want to know what's going on." Goku sat down on a nearby rock and narrowed his eyes. "Have you ever heard of Ryu Hyabusa?" Goku asked seriously ...Gohan began to sweat, "Yeah, what about him?" he said with a worried look upon his face. "I heard he has become a killer for hire..." "Fuck!" Piccolo exclaimed. "What does this have to do with us, Goku?" "Word is he's been paid off to kill us." "WHAT?! By who?," a worried Piccolo asked. "That, I don't know," Goku told Piccolo. He got up and looked at the sky. Piccolo and Gohan clenched their fists. "His power has been rumored to be unimaginably strong...," Goku explains. "Do you think we have a chance against him at all, Goku?" Piccolo asked folding his arms." Goku just sits there. "That bad huh?" a concerned Gohan asked, "We can't waste anytime. He could arrive here at anytime." Piccolo realizing Vegeta was missing asked, "Where's Vegeta? We need him." Gohan jumped up. "He must of got into another fight with Bulma and flew off somewhere. We can't find his ki at all." "DAMN! Oh, well. We'll have to form the first line of defense until we can find him." They all nodded and took to the skies to go find the others. They were out of sight within seconds. Vegeta whipped some sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. Stupid woman, he thought as he blasted a large rock. I'll go back when she's calmed down. He spun to his left and rammed his fist into the side of a tree. He sat down on the grass puffing lightly. He put his hands behind his head and laid down. Closing his eyes he drifted off into his mind. Visions of himself going all out in an attempt to defeat Akuma clouded his mind. Suddenly his eyes flew open and he jumped to his feet. His brow narrowed and his arms tensed. "WHAT IN THE H.....that's Nappa's ki?!" He took to the sky in the direction of the power. /The idiot must have come back from Hell. How'd he get out though?/ He picked up his pace cutting through the clouds. Nappa landed hard in the middle of the road of the city. His weight cracked the ground slightly. He smiled and looked around. People fled at the sight of him. Vegeta should arrive soon, he said to himself. "Heh heh. Then I shall crush him for what he did to me!" ::The doorbell of the Capsule Corp. building rang out loud through the whole facility.:: Bulma threw the door open. "VEGETA?" she said hopeful. "Oh," she continued as she saw Goku, Gohan, & Piccolo standing in front of her. "I suppose you want Vegeta for something." "Yes," Goku answered, "it's very important." "Well he's not here obviously!" She went back inside. "Bulma! Come back!" said Goku. He began, "We really need your help." Bulma questioned, "With what?" "Has Vegeta ever told you about a fighter named Ryu?", Goku went on. "Yeah, he is supposed to be tough!" "Well, he may be coming to destroy us...",Goku explained. "HUH!? Are you going to fight him?" "Yep, but it'll be a tough battle" Gohan said. Bulma shut the door to the house and got into her car. /Maybe if I go and do some shopping I'll calm down/, she wondered. High above the land the Z Warriors, Goku, Gohan, & Piccolo shot across the sky. Vegeta couldn't be found so they would try and get him later. For now they couldn't waste anytime as they were sure Ryu was sure to arrive soon. "Piccolo and Gohan," Goku called back to them. "Yeah Dad?" Gohan said. "Since we are the strongest we must work as one against Ryu ." "But what if we can't?" "I don't know. I don't even know how much of a chance we stand against him." "Hey," Piccolo said, "don't count me out of this." "Just be careful," Gohan said seriously. By now they were easily out of the area and were flying over the open plains. Trees, rock hills, and the never ending grass shot by underneath them. "Down here," Goku said, pointing to the ground. They all dropped down looked around. "At least we will be alone with him out here," Piccolo announced.

::Back in the city:: Vegeta slowly walked through the city streets. On the other side of the plains Vegeta was in pursuit of his old friend. With every step he felt Nappa's ki grew stronger. He's close. Nappa looked behind himself. Well, well, well, he thought, Vegeta's found me. Vegeta just glared at his old partner. Nappa confidently stood across from Vegeta. They were both standing in the middle of the road looking at each other. People had already begun to flee. "Nappa," Vegeta said an evil smile on his face, "your looking great. How was hell? Heh, heh." "You won't be laughing when I'm done with you, Vegeta!"

to be continued....