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Chapter 19: a new recruit?

Trunks looked sadly in the direction of Papaya Island and sighed.

"So much for that big idea." He muttered, making Goten stop and turn round. The boys had been flying over the small tropical islands in the middle of the ocean. They were back in their normal forms now and very disappointed that they had been caught.

"Cheer up Trunks, least we got in. I bet our dad's would give us a match if we wanted anyway." Goten said in an attempt to cheer up his friend. Trunks just nodded and absentmindedly looked behind him. When he looked back his eyes went wide and he had to dive out of the way of the red bullet that was Zara.

She skidded to a halt in the air and looked round at the boys.

"Do you two even know what the phrase 'wait up' means?" she casually asked with her arms folded across her chest. Trunks rolled his eyes.

"Do you know how to not run me down?" Trunks asked before smiling at her and she smiled back.

"Obviously. I didn't then, did I?" she stated. "Cool fight by the way." she added before Trunks could go into how much of a close call it had been.

"Thanks but we still weren't allowed to continue." Trunks reminded her.

"Yea, it's a real shame. You & Vegeta would have been a way better match up then most of those annoying kids back there." Zara said, shaking her head then looking up at the boys.

"Now what?"

Trunks and Goten looked at each other and shrugged. They couldn't exactly go back. 18 had probably around about enough time to wipe the floor with Hercule 50 times by now.

The three looked at each other thoughtfully when Goten spotted something.

"Hey, what's that over there you guys?" he asked making the other two look round.

"Looks like another person that can fly." Trunks said.

"Looks like a girl to me. She looks familiar" Zara said and Goten donned a grin.

"It's Videl!" He yelled before flying over to her, calling her name. Zara and trunks looked at each other before following their hyperactive friend.

Videl was trying to fly back to the tournament, mumbling to herself about the stupid wind as she went along.

"Hey! Videl! Wait up!" came Goten's voice. She automatically stopped and stared at the three chibis flying towards her.

"Goten? What are you doing way out here?" she asked looking over her friends baby brother.

"Long story!" he said laughing. Trunks stared at his friend then over at Videl.

"What about you, why are you way out here? And where's my dad?" Trunks's questions snapped Goten out of his hyper ness and he looked up at Videl.

"Yea, where's Dad and Gohan?" he asked.

Videl looked at them and then at Zara who was staying quiet but looking blankly at Videl wondering what had happened to Vegeta and the others as well.

"Well, it's a long story…" she said before going into the long explanation Kibito had told her. By the time she had finished all three chibis had an eager look on their faces.

"So they're fighting a monster?" Trunks asked.

"Way cool!" Goten added. Both boys looked at each other.

"Now this we gotta see!" they both said together before turning to blast off.

"Wait! That'll be really dangerous and we could get hurt. You sure about this?" Zara asked as she quickly got in front of the boys. Everyone gave her a strange look, including Videl who had not been expecting Zara to try and stop them.

Zara looked at them all and could not keep a straight face any longer.

"What? If I don't say it then who will?" she asked before baking up then quickly taking off. "Come on, last one there's a rotten egg!" she yelled over her shoulder.

The boys laughed before taking off after her and Videl sweat dropped to herself.

"Oi, kids!" she muttered before continuing on her way.

In the large room that was the third level of Babidi's space ship, the three saiyans were losing patience fast.

"Where is he?" Gohan asked as he stared at the door. "I want to get this over with already."

Just as the words had left his mouth, the door slowly slid open revealing the next challenge.

"I don't believe it." Shin mumbled as he stared at Dabura. The demon king swept his gaze around the room then looked at Gohan.

"About time." Gohan muttered before getting a smile much like his father's. Dabura watched the young saiyan then nodded slightly and stepped forward. As soon as Dabura was fully in the room, it began to change. Soon the five warriors found themselves under a red sky and on a planet riddled with volcanoes.

Goku looked round.

"Interesting place for a fight." He commentated. The supreme kai looked at him.

"Goku, this is serious! Dabura is Babidi's strongest henchman. We must have him worried."

Vegeta glanced at the super kai.

"What do you mean by 'we'?" he asked earning himself a glare from the god. Everyone else ignored the comment.

"So, he's the strongest huh? Should be a challenge." Gohan said before doing some quick last minute stretches.

"I'll be more than a challenge." Dabura stated before sinking into a defensive stance. Gohan's smile turned into a smirk.

"You just keep thinking that big Guy." He said before sinking into an offensive stance then charging at the demon king.

Gohan started throwing punches at the demon but Dabura dodged them. Something was not right about the way Gohan was fighting and Goku saw it.

"Is it just me or is he kinda…sloppy?" Goku muttered to Vegeta who scoffed at the question.

"That, Kakarot, is what happens when you don't train for seven years." Vegeta said in reply and glanced out the corner of his eye at his rival. Goku stared at the prince then back at the fight.

"I see." He muttered.

Meanwhile, Gohan was giving his best combos of high speed left and right punches that Dabura was blocking and dodging with ease. Gohan gave a small grunt of frustration before throwing in a couple of kicks that Dabura blocked while moving backwards. Gohan frowned and followed powering up and still attacking.

The teenage saiyan thrust his fist forward but Dabura smacked it away and kneed him. Gohan doubled over in pain then looked up just in time to have Dabura's foot make contact with his chin, making the saiyan go flying upward from the force of the blow.

Gohan stopped himself in mid-air then rushed down to punch Dabura again just to have the demon de-materialise before the blow had a chance to make contact. Gohan spun round looking for Dabura just to see a spit wad sailing through the air towards him. The teen just managed to dodge it and watched as a lizard was turned to stone before he turned to have a second wad hit his glove. He had to quickly throw it off to avoid being turned into stone.

"Phew, close one." Goku muttered as he watched Dabura appear above Gohan, ready to attack.

Vegeta glanced at Goku again then frowned as he went back to watching Gohan countering the demon's blow with one of his own.

The runt better start getting serious soon or else…the prince thought, his eyes narrowing.

Gohan was steadily gaining the upper hand. He had got a couple of good shots at Dabura but they still seemed roughly even. Gohan landed a kick on Dabura's chest that sent him back a few feet before the demon king thrust his open hand forward and a sword appeared in his grasp. In an instant Dabura had closed the gap between them and was quickly moving the sword down to slice Gohan in a motion no ordinary person could see. Gohan's eyes widened as it sliced through the air and he was just able to catch the blade before it got to close.

Dabura grunted and kept pressing down but Gohan was just able to keep it from getting too close. His face tight with concentration, Gohan began to power up even more, his aura slowly turning golden as his hair stood on end. Gohan erupted in a scream as his power levelled off and he managed to snap the blade that was mere inches away from his head. Dabura stumbled then stared at the teenage saiyan and glared before throwing away the sword.

"You nearly had me there. You're definitely stronger then I thought." Gohan said and smiled.

On the side lines Vegeta frowned.

"Brat! You better start taking this seriously! That was too close! Either you take this seriously or I'll finish that guy off!" the prince yelled surprising everyone else.

"Easy Vegeta. We had a chance to fight so its only fair Gohan does too." Goku said softly. Vegeta glared at him.

"Shut up Kakarot! Your brat is making a mockery of us!" Vegeta snapped.

A sly smile crossed Dabura's lips as he watched the prince. Master Babidi, I believe I've found something. He thought. What do you mean?Babidi's confused voice asked inside Dabura's head. You'll see answered the demon king.

A few moments later the room changed back to normal, making the others look around confused.

"What's going on?" Goku asked as they all looked round. Dabura laughed at the question.

"The room is the least of your worries." Dabura said as he made his way to the door. He turned round and faced them before going through.

"If I was you I'd be worried about our…new recruit." He said before disappearing through the door leaving the four confused warriors behind.

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A/n: There we go, another chappie up. So what has Babidi got install for our heroes next? You should know this...

& I swear it won't be long until I'll be changing the storyline, just about another chapter to go…me thinks…