Facing The Worst

Chapter 2: Goku heads for Namek

~Back on Earth~

Chi-Chi removed all of Goku's bandages, with many complaints and whimpering from Goku in the process. Goku took Gohon, much to Chi-Chi's dismay, and Krillin with him to Mr. Brief's house to see if the space ship he had been working on was finished.

When the three of them arrived, they spotted Mr. Briefs walking into his lab. "Hey Mr. Briefs!" Goku said in a cheery voice.

Mr. Briefs stopped walking and turned to face Goku, Gohon, and Krillin. "Oh, hey Goku." Mr. Briefs said.

"I was wondering if you finished that space ship." Goku said.

Mr. Briefs nodded. "Right this way." Mr. Briefs said, leading them to the back of the house where the ship was located.

Goku looked and saw the huge metal spacecraft shinning in the warm sun. "Wow, it's huge!" Goku said in awe.

"So when will you be leaving?" Mr. Briefs asked.

"Uh, right now, if that's okay." Goku responded.

"Well, I haven't installed the coffee and espresso machine yet.." Mr. Briefs started, but the three guys walked into the spaceship and launched before Mr. Briefs could say anything else.

Mrs. Briefs walked outside with a tray full of tea and sweets. "Where did they go?" Mrs. Briefs asked in her bubbly, yet cheery sort of voice.

"Well, they left before I could install the espresso machine." Mr. Briefs replied.

~Back on Namek~

Bulma looked up at Vegeta. That's the first time she's EVER heard him laugh or even chuckled. Vegeta noticed the peculiar look she was giving him. "What?" Vegeta asked.

"Well, you seem like you're a little happier than when I first met you. Do you, uh, talk to people often?" Bulma asked curiously.

"What do you mean?" Vegeta snapped back at her.

"Well, I mean, uh, you don't seem like the kind of person that talks to other people often, except when you order them around." Bulma said softly.

"Actually, you're right. I don't talk to people often." Vegeta said quietly.

"Are you hungry? I could fix us something to eat." Bulma asked.

Vegeta nodded and watched as Bulma got up and threw one of her capsules down. It made a pop sound and food appeared in front of them. "What kind of technology is that?" Vegeta asked curiously.

"They're capsules that my father and I invented. They're easy to carry. Once capsule could hold an entire house." Bulma replied proudly.

Vegeta smirked when he noticed how she smiled with triumph. Bulma handed Vegeta several bowls of rice and fruit. Vegeta took them reluctantly and ate as fast as he could with the chopsticks Bulma handed him.

Bulma watched as he ate ten bowls of rice, three apples, and some watermelon. She remembered seeing Goku eat and saw that Vegeta hadn't spilled a single rice grain and ate neatly.

Vegeta looked up when he felt her gaze on him. "What?" He asked.

Bulma smiled, "I just noticed that you eat way better than Goku does. I guess since you are royalty and all."

Vegeta smirked, "You got that right!"

There was a silence between them, not an awkward silence, but a comfortable silence. Bulma finished her bowl of rice and an apple when she noticed Vegeta get up. "Where are you going?" Bulma asked.

"To look for the other dragonballs, of course." Vegeta replied.

"Vegeta?" Bulma said.

Vegeta stopped walking and turned to face her. "Hmm?" He replied.

"How are you getting home?" Bulma asked.

Vegeta cringed, "I don't have a place to call my home onna."

"Are you going to go to Earth then?" Bulma asked.

Vegeta shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know, depends on if I survive against Frieza." Vegeta responded.

Bulma smiled, "Of course you will. Who else would be better suited to defeat him, than you?"

Vegeta smirked and flew away.

'He's not such a bad guy after all.' Bulma thought sweetly to herself. Bulma sighed lightly and capsulated the dirty dishes not wanting to clean up the mess.

Bulma looked over at the busted radio. 'Now I'll never be able to talk to my friends.' Bulma thought. 'I could probably repair it..but I'll need some supplies and stuff, which I don't have..'

Bulma suddenly remembered Frieza. 'I could sneak onto one of his bases and steal some stuff.' Bulma thought as she left her cave and walked to the nearest base that she had previously found when she was walking that day.

After walking for ten minutes, Bulma found one of Frieza's bases. She looked around, but didn't spot, nor hear, anyone. Bulma walked closer towards the small circular buildings.

There were three of them. Bulma opened the door slowly and peered inside the room hesitantly. The only thing she saw were a lot of beds. She closed the door and heard the clatter of heavy boots against the dirt ground.

Bulma's breath caught in her throat. She slowly turned around and was greeted by a handsome green figure with dark green hair and a pair of miraculous green eyes.

He smiled at Bulma with a handsome smile and extended his hand out to her. "Can such beauty be real?" Zarbon asked softly. Bulma placed her hand within his smiling brightly and blushed.

Zarbon lowered his head slowly and gently kissed the back of her soft, delicate hand. "And what's your name?" Zarbond asked Bulma with his Australian accent.

"Bulma. Bulma Briefs." She replied.

"I'm Zarbon. I work for Frieza. You're certainly not a Namek. What planet did you come from?" Ha asked.

"Earth." Bulma replied simply.

"And what are you here." Zarbon asked.

"Well, uh,-" Bulma was cut off by an unsuspected voice.

"Zarbon, what are you doing?" Frieza's feminine, yet venomous voice said. "And who is this girl?" He asked referring to Bulma.

"This is Bulma, Lord Frieza, she's an Earthling." Zarbon replied, bowing.

"And what are you doing so far away from home?" Frieza asked Bulma.

"Well, I was collecting the dragonballs to with my friends back. They were killed by Vegeta." Bulma replied, watching as Frieza cringed at the sound of Vegeta's name.

"And are you still collecting them?" Frieza asked.

Bulma shook her head, "No."

Frieza looked up at her face, "Oh, and why not?" He asked curiously.

"Because Vegeta stole the only one I found." Bulma replied. Again Bulma noticed the way he cringed when she said Vegeta.

"Oh, so he is here as well? That pathetic monkey thinks he can beat me? By what, wishing for immortality?" Frieza asked, laughing evilly.

"Well, actually, yes. That's his plan." Bulma said, watching as he paced back and forth, his tail swishing behind him.

"That fool! Who does he think he is?!" Frieza said angrily.

"Are you friends with him?" Frieza asked bulma.

She shook her head, "No, he killed my friends." Bulma replied quietly.

Frieza nodded and turned to Zarbon. "Go find Vegeta! And bring him to me. And you," Frieza said pointing to Bulma, "You may stay here." Frieza said.

Bulma nodded and said, "Th, Thank you Lord Frieza." Much to her dismay, she forced a bow and watched as Zarbon left in a quick hurry.

Frieza turned to her once more, "I will be at another base. I will return later." Bulma nodded and watched as Frieza hoped into his hovercraft and flew away.

Bulma let out a deep breath of relief. 'Oh man, I got Vegeta in trouble!' Bulma thought sadly.

~Back on Earth~

Chi-Chi paced her house back and forth, biting her nails, sweat forming on her forehead. Chi-Chi's father, the Ox King, finally spoke, "Chi-Chi, it hasn't even been a full day. Calm down. They're fine. And you packed enough capsules for them to last a lifetime."

Chi-Chi looked up at her father. "How long will it take for them to get there?"

"Well, Bulma took a month with her old ship from Namek, with Mr. Briefs ship it only takes a week." The Ox King responded. Chi-Chi nodded and started pacing again.

~On Namek~

Bulma took a hovercraft vehicle and decided to find Vegeta and warn him, before Zarbon gets to him. Bulma found a scouter inside the hovercraft vehicle and put it on.

She saw Vegeta's name flash across the scouter then disappear. 'He's hiding his ki.' Bulma thought. Bulma flew toward where it said that he was a moment ago and arrived there in three minutes flat.

"Vegeta? Vegeta are you out here?" Bulma yelled as she looked everywhere for him. 'Damn, he's hiding his ki still!' Bulma thought.

"What is it woman? What are you going out here?" Vegeta asked after coming out from the side of the mountain.

"Zarbon is looking for you. He's got orders to take you to Frieza." Bulma said in a worried tone. This didn't go un-noticed by Vegeta though.

"Why do you care woman?" Vegeta asked.

"Because, I'm a weak human with emotions." Bulma smiled.

Vegeta smirked.

"My scouter says he's over there in that direction." Bulma said.

Vegeta nodded, "Yes I know woman." Vegeta started to fly, but was stopped by Bulma's worried voice.

"What are you doing?! Where are you going?! You aren't going to fight Zarbon are you?!" Bulma asked in an exasperated tone.

Vegeta was amazed, "Calm down woman! You don't think I can beat Zarbon?!" Vegeta asked.

"No, I'm fully aware that you can beat Zarbon, but don't you want to wait and save your energy to beat Frieza?!" Bulma said.

"Why? I'm just going to wish for immortality so then I CAN beat him." Vegeta said.

Bulma shook her head. "You really want to live forever in this horrible universe? I sure as hell don't. Just because you're immortal doesn't mean that you're stronger. If you wish to be that legendary super saiyan or whatever, then you could beat him, but immortality doesn't make you stronger. Frieza could keep you locked up forever, only killing your spirit, but not killing you. Are you REALLY willing to live forever?" Bulma said.

Vegeta stood, dazed for a moment. "You're right. I could wish to be a super saiyan and I would be the first, legendary, before anyone else in my time. I will kill Frieza and have my revenge." Vegeta said with triumph.

Bulma smiled, knowing that she had helped him.

"Woman." Vegeta said facing Bulma.

"Yes?" She responded.

"Could you help me find the dragonballs?" Vegeta asked.

"YOU'RE asking ME for help? Now that's a new one! Sure, I guess I'll help you." Bulma said.

Vegeta smirked.

Bulma pulled out her dragonball radar. "Okay there's one dragonball not too far from here." Bulma said.

Vegeta looked at the radar. "Where did you get that?" Vegeta asked.

"I made it myself, when I was 16." Bulma said full of pride.

Vegeta smirked. Bulma looked up at Vegeta.

"So how many dragonballs have you collected so far?" Bulma asked.

"Three." Vegeta answered.

"How long have you been here?" Bulma asked.

"I got here yesterday." Vegeta responded.

"Oh, that's why you have so few." Bulma said.

~A Week Later~

Bulma and Vegeta finally got the last dragonball. "Okay, that's all of them." Bulma said.

Vegeta nodded and picked her up. Bulma was used to it by now. They flew to their camp and set them all together. Bulma looked at Vegeta. "I heard that the dragon is called Parunga." Bulma said.

Vegeta nodded and put up his hands. "I call upon the dragon Paunga to grant me a wish!" Vegeta shouted, but nothing happened. "What the hell is wrong?" Vegeta asked.

"I don't know." Bulma responded. Just then Bulma had a thought, "Maybe there's a password." Bulma said outloud.

"We should grab a Namek." Vegeta stated. Vegeta flew away and minutes later he returned with a Namek. Vegeta threw the Namek down in front of Bulma.

Bulma bent down and asked, "Is there a password for summoning the eternal dragon?" The Namek nodded his head, "Yes, it's Gusani." ( A/N: I just made that up, cuzz I don't remember what it really is.)

"Okay Vegeta, try again." Bulma said.

Vegeta put up his hands and summoned the dragon. Parunga was huge. He said, "What is your first with?"

Vegeta and Bulma looked at eachoher. "We get more than one?" Bulma asked.

Parunga nodded his head. "Make me a super saiyan!" Vegeta said. Parunga nodded. Vegeta felt his ki flare. His hair turned a brilliant gold/yellow and his eyes were blue. "Incredible!" Vegeta said.

Bulma just stood in awe.

"Your wish is done." Parunga said. "What is your next wish?" Parunga asked.

Bulma and Vegeta looked at each other and shrugged. After a moment Vegeta got an idea. "Woman how would you like to be a saiyan?" Vegeta smirked.

Bulma stood momentarily shocked. "Really?" Bulam asked.

Vegeta nodded his head.

Bulma smiled. "That would be great!" Bulma said excitedly.

Vegeta looked at the dragon. "Make her a super saiyan as well." Vegeta said pointing at Bulma.

Parunga looked at Bulma and nodded. Bulma felt a deep pull within her, something so unimaginable that she couldn't describe. Her hair turned gold/yellow and her eyes went to a different shade of blue.

Just then a huge spacecraft landed. "Goku just arrived." Bulma said. Vegeta glared in the direction of the ship.

"You're wish is done." Parunga said. "What is your last wish?" Parunga asked.

This time Bulma spoke. "Bring back the Earthlings that Vegeta killed on Earth."

Parunga nodded, "It is done." With that Parunga disappeared, the dragonballs turned to stone, and went in separate directions.

Vegeta turned to Bulma, "So you still got to make your wish after all."

Bulma smiled, "That, and more." She said referring to her new saiyan abilities. For the first time, she noticed a blue-ish tail swishing behind her. "Oooo! Look! I've got tail!" Bulma cooed.

Vegeta smirked. They didn't even notice when Goku, Gohon, and Krillin came up to them. "Hey Bulma! What happened? And you too Vegeta?!" Goku asked looking at them as if they were insane.

"We wished that we were super saiyans!" Bulma mused.

"Wow." Said Gohon. Vegeta and Bulma stood proudly in all their glory.

To be continued.

So what did you guys think? Aren't my chapters like, way longer? I like this story, but I've only received one review. I might not continue on if I don't get more reviews! Come on people! I'll take off that stupid thingy so now ANYONE can review! Thanx!

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Next time: Taking down Frieza