Chapter 5
The Nal-Zagger ploughed its way through space. Its mighty engines wrapping the fabric of space around the ship as it hurtled along through different corridors looking for a suitable target. Above each planet Kaos visited the mighty ship stayed locked in orbit, easily seeing off any defenders that tried to attack its massive form. As Kaos amused himself on the planet below the Nal-Zagger began to download any and all information it could about the surrounding area, and any other likely targets. A trail of chaos and death hung like vapour behind the Nal-Zagger as it blasted its way across the cosmos.
The Kiritsu travelled quietly through the hyperspace corridors. Running almost silently it slipped in and out of hyperspace trying to find the Nal-Zagger. Not that the trail was hard to find. Distress calls rang out across the ship on an almost constant basis as the more advanced civilisations called out for help.
Bulma sat alone in the communications room, her head resting on the console as she slept. The board was still awash with messages as another planet fell victim to the force that was Kaos and his ship. Vegeta and Trunks had gone off to train in the gravity chamber that Bulma had installed on the ship. Piccolo and Gohan where both off training somewhere onboard but she had heard barely a sound from either of them. Left alone in charge of the communications and the strange tracking device she worked herself to sleep trying to find the Nal-Zagger.
"This is the Draconian ship Asa-Wangetsu to all available space craft. The Draconian navy is planning to launch a counter attack against the ship known as the Nal-Zagger. Any and all help is requested, regardless of allegiance or capability. Repeat this is the Draconian…."
Bulma awoke suddenly as the harsh voice cut through her blocks. Sitting upright she listened as the message replayed itself again.
"Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, Gohan, get up to the bridge now. I think I have found the Nal-Zagger."
The three Saiyans and Piccolo arrived quickly aboard the bridge to find Bulma still looking like she had just woken up.
"Where is the bastard? I want my shot at him soon. This space ship is getting rapidly on my nerves."
"The Draconian navy is getting together a fleet to challenge the Nal-Zagger. Survivors from all of the worlds are gathering to force a standoff."
"Great so where are we going to avoid it?"
"Vegeta! We need all the help we can get; we might as well join this fleet…"
"The kid is right Vegeta. We are going to need some help."
"And this from the so called saviour of the Namekian race. I would have expected more from you Piccolo."
"Just because I have a lot of power, doesn't mean that I am invincible."
"When you two are quite finished arguing there is another reason."
Piccolo and Vegeta both turned away from each to stare at Bulma.
"The Draconian fleet is after the Nal-Zagger. They intend to blow it up and take out Kaos with it. He has already survived the loss of his ship once, and he will probably survive it again. Someone needs to fight Kaos while his ship is being taken care of."
"Let me get near him and I shall show him what the power of a Saiyan prince can do."
With that he stormed off back to the gravity room.
A few hours later the Kiritsu had finally arrived. Ahead of them lay the ruins of the once great planet of Sarakkis. A dark and beautiful world home to the Templaden, a mystic and enigmatic race who had produced a great many psychic weapons, all of which where useless against the Nal-Zagger.
Fires still raged across the remains of the planet as the Draconian fleet began to form in orbit. Ships from the dozens of ruined worlds and many others yet to be attacked arrived and formed up. Hundreds of ships formed into a motley rag tag fleet of everything from small corvettes up to the largest capital ship in the Draconian army. Shuttles and small transport vehicles flicked between the larger ships carrying delegates and information. More and more ships where arriving, carrying with them survivors and information about the location of the Nal-Zagger and its destructive path.
"This is the Earth ship Kiritsu requesting docking clearance with the Asa-Wangetsu. Come in Asa-Wangetsu."
"Asa-Wangetsu acknowledging the Kiritsu, you have clearance to land in docking bay forty two."
Moving slowly in between the bulk of the other ships Trunks carefully navigated the way to the Draconian command ship. Setting the ship down gently Trunks and Bulma left the ship to meet with the Draconian leader. Escorted by two Draconian guards they made their way up to the command deck.
It wasn't long before the Kiritsu left the safety of the capital ship and moved off again. The main battle fleet was nearly ready and the Nal-Zagger was currently in orbit around the Koneko home world of Siguard. With a final command the ships entered hyperspace to challenge the Nal-Zagger.
It took only six hours, but in the tedium of hyperspace it felt like sixty. Vegeta was still training as hard as he could to improve his strength. To finally reach what even his son had done, Super Saiyan two. Gohan sat alone in his room, his mind fretting over a thousand and one things as he tried to sleep before the battle. Trunks was trying to do the same, and failing just as bad. He sat in his room slowly sharpening his sword, forever twitching at the crack he had made in it when Tapion had first given it to him. Piccolo sat deep in the cargo hold of the ship. His mind once again threatened to burst forth with the voices of the Nameks contained within. Bulma sat on the bridge, once again asleep upon the console as the computer counted down the time till arrival in the Konekoian system.
Space exploded around them as the ship was thrown out of hyperspace on the edges of the Konekoian system. Around them the forces of the Draconian navy battled seemingly in vain against the mighty battleship. Dozens of ships already lay drifting in space, victim to the mighty phasers aboard the Nal-Zagger. Running in as near to stealth mode as she could the Kiritsu slipped by the battle and headed for the planet Siguard and the force of Kaos upon it.