Goku held his hand over his nose as it bled, the blood seeping though his fingers while other wounds on his body were dripping his crimson essence into the sea below him. Candrone floated in front of him, arms folded and tail waving idly from side to side. It irritated Goku, but he wasn't quite in the condition to rip it off. No point anyway. He'd just regenerate it back. Goku had been reminded of this Namekian ability when Candrone's arm had grown back twenty minutes ago.
Shit, I'm in bad shape…I need help! But none of the others can sense him, so they don't suspect that I'm in a battle situation…all I need is some time to heal. I need someone to hold him off while I get healed. That's all I need, two minutes, maybe a minute and a half, at least. But there isn't any one strong enough. Dammit! If only Gohan hadn't stopped his training! He's weaker than Vegeta now.
Goku coughed up the blood that was in his throat, and wiped the blood off his face with his T-shirt, only to leave behind a red smudge.
"That's attractive, Goku."
Goku managed a weak smirk. He'd just have to bluff his way out of this. He wouldn't be in so much trouble if he just didn't have to put out that fire! That energy blanket had been more draining that two sparring sessions with Vegeta. He'd just have to keep going, and wait for a miracle. Maybe they should fight on the ground. Candrone seemed to have a better air advantage, like Cell did.
"I'm tired of the scenery. I say we fight on land, on that island over there."
Goku cocked his head towards an uninhabited island not too far away. Candrone shrugged.
"I can at least allow you to chose your grave site. Lead the way."
Vegeta was blasting over the sea as fast as he could, cursing himself that he'd never bothered to learn instant transmission. Kakarot's life force was starting to wane, and Vegeta decided to kick up the speed a little. He pushed it to the max, and as he shot over the sea the water rose up behind him, foaming and whirling. Just a little longer, Kakarot. I'm on my way!
A blue and red fist smashed into Goku's chest, his ribs giving way under the solid fingers of Candrone. Goku gasped in pain, his throat too damaged to muster a yell. He was getting the gold beaten out of him, and he was angry with himself that he'd allowed it to get this far. He should have started out as Super Saiyan 3 and got some decent punches in from the start. As he crashed through trees and he tried to stop himself as he skidded along the rocks on his back. But Candrone was too fast. The android grabbed Goku's hair and lifted him up. Goku squirmed and got loose, but Candrone grabbed his throat and flew forwards, ramming Goku into a cliff. Goku wished that his spine hadn't gotten so fucked so early in the battle. Somewhere, the nerves had snapped, and he couldn't make his body move as fast as it needed to. Candrone let go, and held out a palm towards Goku, as it heated with energy designed to kill. Candrone floated backwards, as Goku hung limply in his imprint in the rocks. The Saiyan closed his eyes and waited. He couldn't even block the attack. He had the energy, but his arms just didn't want to move. Candrone formed a dark red energy ball on his hand.
"This is one of my new attacks. Hope you like it, Goku. Neuromori Death Ball!"
He jerked his hand forward, and the ball sped towards Goku, but it never hit him. There was a gold and black blur, as Vegeta got in front of Goku and took the blast head-on. Goku screamed, as everything went red around them, the searing heat of the attack suffocating him.
No…Vegeta…you didn't have to!
But, as the red vapour cleared and the smoke dissipated, the smirk slid right off Candrone's face. Vegeta had his arms blocked in front of his face, and Goku was still breathing.
"What?! That should have vaporised you!"
Vegeta laughed, as he lowered his arms.
"Never say die, android. What makes you think I can't pull up a basic energy shield in nanoseconds? I must admit, my shield did let some of it through…"
He tilted his neck to the side, cracking the bones, one corner of his mouth hooked into a smirk, then spat blood.
"…But I've been though far worse. I don't suppose you've met Majin Boo?"
Vegeta floated backwards, his blue eyes locked onto Candrone's white ones, and put his arm under Goku's shoulders to lift him out of the rock. Goku whimpered, as his body throbbed with pain. Vegeta flew down to the ground, and carefully put Goku down on his back, tilting his head to the side so that the blood wouldn't flow down his throat and choke him.
He stood up and looked Candrone up and down, his smirk putting Candrone's to shame, despite the anger within.
"Another android. I should have known. Only you bastards are cowardly enough to ambush solo fighters."
Goku moaned, and Vegeta knelt down next to him, never taking his eyes off Candrone.
"Hey, Kakarot, do you think you could do instant transmission?"
No reply. The Saiyan had passed out from the pain. Vegeta picked him up again, then faced Candrone.
"I'll take care of you as soon as I've moved Kakarot somewhere safe. If you have any desire for a decent battle, you'll allow me this. You wouldn't want to get his blood all over that shiny armour of yours, would you?"
Candrone laughed.
"Don't bother appealing to my ego, Vegeta. I'm not like my brother Cell. But, you have appealed to my sense of pity. You may put him somewhere else."
Vegeta flew off, and put Goku down on the other end of the island. Then he returned to battle the android.
AN- I'm baaack! Miss me? Of course you did!
Yes! More Goku and Vegeta! And for those of you that prefer hetero…my Bulma and Vegeta story is almost complete and ready to go! Plus, more of the other stories too.
But, sadly, my laptop died, so I have to try recover stuff somehow. Fear not! I have a back up plan. If only I can find the disk where I saved everything…
Another sad thing…I'm busy writing exams AGAIN. Its all I ever do. So, short, infrequent updates will have to do for now. Sorry. No shout outs either. But, Lenora, I am very sorry I missed you out. Well, I'm off to update…I owe it to my reviewers. Thank you for all the wonderful reviews!
