Chapter 3
Vegeta Vrs the Enterprise
The Romulan guard stood watch as the alien prisoners sat in their cells. The one called Piccolo sat straight in front of the one called Goku. They had been staring at each other unblinkingly for three hours. The others just watched them. Piccolo suddenly turned his head and nodded to the purple-haired teenager called Trunks; who in turn nodded to the black haired kid that resembled Goku. They must be planning something the guard thought. Goku stood up and walked to the edge of the cell
"Let me talk to Tou Pa." I'll tell him everything he wants to know."
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"On screen." Picard ordered. An extremely tiny ship appeared on the view screen it looked like a tiny ball.
"There appears to be one life form on board." Data said.
"Thank you Data." Riker said "but I doubt two people could fit in that ship."
"What do you sense Deanna ?" Picard said to the Counselor.
"I sense a very complex mind filled with many emotions" Troi said
"Such as?" Data asked his curiosity getting the better of him.
"Impatience, pride, arrogance, but most of all an all consuming desire to be better than someone named Kakarrot."
"We have just been hailed by him sir." Data said
"Put him through Mr. Data." Picard said
"I am Prince Vegeta, Lord of all Saiyans. I have a question for you if you do not answer correctly you will be destroyed." The voice said as his Pod suddenly opened and Vegeta stepped out his hand started to glow a bluish color.
"Put me on." Picard said " This is Jean-Luc Picard of the Federation starship Enterprise. How may we be of assistance."
"Finally treatment fit for a prince." Vegeta said. "Have you seen another ship traveling by, that had the words SON OF A JUMPING....!" Vegeta didn't finish his sentence; as a photon torpedo smashed into his ship and blew it into space dust.
"WORF! WHAT DID YOU JUST DO!" Riker yelled. Worf's back was turned to Riker.
"Mr. Worf!" Picard said Worf suddenly turned around but it wasn't him
"Q!" The entire bridge crew said
" Oops" he said "
"Where's Worf!" Riker demanded.
"I sent your dear Klingon to the brig with a security team to welcome your new guest."
"Guest what guest?" Picard demanded.
"Captain!" Data cried "Look at this." Data changed the view screen from the pile of wreckage that used to be Vegeta's ship to Vegeta himself. Floating in space the so called Prince was very much alive though not well it was clear that he was suffocating although that appeared to be the only thing wrong with him.
"Get a transporter lock on him! Now!" Picard ordered.
"You know," Q tempted "You could just let him die. After all he did destroy that entire ship."
"Mr. O'Brien?" Picard said over the intercom ignoring Q.
"I've got a lock on him sir." O'Brien replied
"Beam him directly to the Brig." Picard ordered. "Picard to Crusher."
"I'm already on my way there." Crusher said. Picard looked at the view screen; Vegeta's face was now purple. And Then just like that the Transported beam caught him and he was gone.
"We have him sir." Mr. Worf said over the communicator.
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"Very good Mr. Worf" Picard's voice came from the Klingon's communicator. "Keep him there I'm on my way down."
The Klingon watched as Vegeta gasped for breath hunched over. Vegeta was short even by human standards. Though his hair would probably reach Worf's forehead. Vegeta slowly stood up, starting to regain his senses he looked around to see where he was. His eyes settled on Worf. Vegeta's grimace suddenly changed into a wicked smile.
"I've seen some ugly creatures, but you," he said "Take the cake."
"Your no prize yourself." Worf retorted.
Crusher entered the room. "Well," She said studying Worf and Vegeta who now had his arms folded "It doesn't look like there's a medical emergency here."
"Oh but there is." Vegeta said "This ugly man is going to need medical attention after I rearrange his face for trying to kill me." With that Vegeta disappeared in the blink of an eye then the force field flashed and Vegeta reappeared flying backwards into the wall. Vegeta was up once again there was a blur of motion as he hurled himself at the force field once again the it flashed and he was seen flying backwards. "What is this he said." as he walked up to the force field and put his hand to it causing it to flash.
"You have never seen a force field before?" Worf asked
Picard entered the room and walked straight to Crusher and Worf. "What's going on." he questioned
Before anyone could answer Vegeta chimed up. "I'll tell you what's going on." I was about to destroy this force field and pulverize the whole lot of you for blowing up my ship!"
" I am the Captain of this vessel. If you'll just calm down perhaps we can help you."
"Help Ha!" Vegeta said "You've already helped enough."
"It does not matter." Worf said " You are our prisoner."
With that Vegeta threw his head back and laughed for a full minute. "You think that a little parlor trick like that will stop me!?" He began to laugh again. Then blue energy erupted around him. The security officers leveled their phasers as did Worf
"Set to maximum stun." He ordered. Suddenly Vegeta let out a roar and there was a blinding light. Picard was thrown to the opposite bulkhead. Slowly the light faded. Picard opened his eyes they started to focus. Worf, his security team, and Dr. Crusher were all laying down there was only one person still standing .
Vegeta busted up laughing as he crossed where the force field used to be. "it never fails to amaze me how stupid people can be. Now I think that I'll destroy this ship."
"No!" Picard yelled "You can't!"
Vegeta snickered "And who will stop me? You Cue-ball head?"
Vegeta lowered his hand, on the tip of his finger a small ball of energy started to glow. Pointing right in between Picard's eyes. Suddenly Vegeta stumbled over top of Picard. Worf now stood over Picard holding the phaser rifle he had bashed into the back of Vegeta's skull.
"Sorry Sir." Worf said "What ever he did stunned me, but you can only surprise a warrior once."
"I know!" Vegeta smirked getting up "That was your one time."
Vegeta disappeared. Picard felt a whoosh of air go over him. And then suddenly Vegeta was behind Worf. Picard never saw the punch. The only way that he knew that, that's what happened was he saw Worf fly into a bulkhead and Vegeta's fist in the finished position. Vegeta looked at Picard. "Now where were we?"
Before Vegeta could do anything else a phaser beam caught him square in the forehead knocking him to the opposite bulkhead. Picard looked to see Data holding a Phaser rifle and tapping at a nearby computer furiously.
"Captain. We listened at the bridge. I took the liberty to come and help." he said.
"Greatly appreciated Mr. Data." Picard replied.
"Are you quite finished!" Vegeta snorted. Standing on the other side of the brig
"No you are." Data said hitting a button on the computer console.
Vegeta's shoulders suddenly slumped for a split second, then straightened "Very smart" he laughed " Try to imprison me by increasing the gravity on my side of the room. But you'll need more than that. Let me guess you put it up to about ten times earths gravity. Not even close to enough."
"Very well." Data said as he pushed another button. Vegeta started laughing harder. Data began pressing the button over and over again. Picard watched as a discarded phaser by Vegeta's foot flatten and begin to sink into the deck.
"Data!" Picard asked. "How far up have you put the gravity."
"It is up to two hundred fifteen and rising." Data replied.
Vegeta only continued to laugh his head off. "Oh I can take plenty more, fool!" he cackled.
Data suddenly stopped and pressed a different button. Vegeta was immediately thrown to the floor. He had finally stopped laughing.
"Intriguing Captain." Data said "I had to jump the gravity up to seven hundred fifty in order to immobilize him."
Picard turned his attention to Dr. Crusher who was helping Worf to his feet.
"That was some punch." she said, " It knocked out every single one of his teeth besides giving him a concussion."
"Will he be alright doctor?" Picard asked
"He'll be fine as soon as I get him to sickbay."
Picard looked at the strange alien who was lying motionless on his stomach. "Data is he dead?' He asked.
"Not likely" Data replied "With all we have seen of this man it appears that he is virtually indestructible."
"You've got that right." Vegeta said. Picard and Data immediately looked at the alien who was now sitting up but with much strain. "If you think that this will hold me for long" he continued "Your sorely mistaken."
Picard was about to respond when Data cut in "We would be willing to let you go if you would cooperate."
"I'm listening." The Prince said
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"So," Toa Pa said a huge smirk "You have decided to cooperate"
"That's right" Goku said "but first you need to assure me that Bulma won't be harmed. Where do you have her?"
Tao Pa walked up to the alien, so the only thing between their faces was the force field. "Fair enough, You female is being held in a common crew quarters."
Just then one of the other aliens walked up to Tao Pa it was the same youth with the purple hair that he had noticed earlier. "Please she is my Mother I have to see her."
Tao Pa was about to yell at the boy, then thought of having another hostage and possibly a specimen to study of these powerful hybrids. "Very well I will allow only you to go." Tao Pa taped his com-badge "Sub-commander Awal if I give the signal kill the female. Now I will shut down the force field and if anyone of you make a move besides the boy I will have her killed." The security officer shut down the containment field. No one moved except the purple headed youth. Tao Pa's security team escorted him out. The force field went back up. "Now" The commander said. " What are you."
"My name is Goku" the alien said. He pointed to a teenager who had the same dark hair and eyes. "This is my son Gohan, and by him is Piccolo and..."
"I didn't ask you who you are! I asked what are you!" Tao Pa interrupted.
"Fine." Goku said. " I'm a saiyan, and the green guy is a Namek, the rest are human except for my son whose half human and Tien" he pointed to a bald man with three eyes. "Actually I'm not even sure what he is."
"How did you get such phenominal power?"
" Well I was born with it and then through intense training I was able to become as strong as I am now."
" I trained and then merged with two other Nameks to become as strong as I am" Piccolo
"What is you mission here."
Before Goku could respond the door to the Brig opened and the boy entered with his mother.
"Good job Trunks!" Gohan cheered. "You managed to take care of all the security guards!"
"It was easy," He said
"SECURITY!" Tao Pa screamed. Just then everyone in the holding cell put a hand on Goku who raised to fingers to his forehead and in the blink of an eye they were all standing around Tao Pa.
"Now can we get out of here!" Piccolo said. "I've had enough of this place. I want to get back to earth!"
"I knew it!" the commander said as the aliens started to leave the room. " I knew that you were Federation super soldiers! When I inform the Tal Shayar it will be war!" Tao Pa pulled his disruptor from his side "but at least you won't get to see it!" Tao Pa took aim and fired. Straight at the female.
"NOOO!" Trunks yelled as he jumped in the way. The beam caught him square in the chest knocking him into the wall.
"TRUNKS!" Goku shouted. He looked at Tao Pa with pure venom in his eyes Tao Pa took aim again but in a blur of motion he found Goku right in front of him. The saiyan grabbed the disruptor and smashed it with his bare hands. "We didn't want to hurt you!" he hollered. Goku pushed with one hand. The sorry Romulan Commander flew across the room and hit the opposite bulkhead.
"At least I killed one of them" he said starting to loose consciousness. As he blacked out he saw the young man he had just shot get up and heard one of the aliens say "Thank goodness for senzu beans."
When Tao Pa awakened in the medical bay He saw almost his entire ships Security detail also in medical beds. Sub-Commander Awal approached him.
"Report" Tao Pa said.
"The aliens battled their way back to their ship not a single one of our men even got a shot off." The sub-commander responded.
"How did their ship get out of the docking bay!? There are force fields and duranium walls!"
"They simple blasted a large whole in the docking bay. Half of it is gone. What is our next coarse of action?"
"Do we have propulsion?" Tao Pa asked.
"Yes sir it was not damaged in the attack"
"Set a coarse for the nearest outpost. We must inform the Tal Shayar. The will want the Federations head!"