Dragon Ball Z: Dynasty
By Feraligreater328
Chapter 24: Rematch – Bardock Force vs. Ginyu Force
Rocketing over the Namekian landscape...
Bardock, Vegeta, Nail, Gohan, and Krillin were all flying as fast as they could over the hills and valleys of Planet Namek. Stealth was a concept that was unneeded in this case. They had to act fast and get their lost Dragon Balls! The mood among the warriors was grave, for none moreso that Nail.
The Namekian warrior was distracted as he flew, his gaze constantly peeking over his shoulder in the direction of Grand Elder Guru's home. Gohan called to him. "N-nail. Do you want to-"
Nail interrupted. "Leaving the four of you would be a catastrophic error on my part. Grand Elder Guru gave me his orders and I would be a disrespectful son to disobey. We must simply hurry and retrieve the Dragon Balls before it is too late..."
Nail gritted his teeth harshly. In response, Gohan promptly quieted down. From the front of the pack, Bardock agreed with Nail's sentiment. "We have a main objective, kid. We have to stick to it. So, focus up! Cuz we're about to go to war all over again!"
Gohan swallowed a lump in his throat and nodded.
The five of them continued to fly, eventually catching sight of Frieza's ship over the horizon.
In front of Frieza's ship...
The five warriors landed in front of Frieza's ship. Krillin and Gohan both glanced up at Bardock. The older Saiyan shot each of them a confident glare and nodded. They nodded back and then stared back at Frieza's ship. Bardock and Nail shared a quick, knowing glance. And then, Bardock glanced over at Vegeta who didn't acknowledge him at all. Bardock took a deep breath and sighed, and then the five warriors began their march to the front door of the ship.
Standing outside, around the perimeter, the last few members of the Frieza Force were all standing guard. Raspberry and Blueberry, two low-ranking grunts, were sharing a ration of juice when they noticed the approaching group of potential Dragon Ball thieves. Raspberry immediately called out. "Apricot! Strawberry! Guys! They're here!"
A score of random Frieza grunts all gathered together to meet the approaching five warriors. Apricot, the most senior amongst them, called to the five approaching foes. "You there! Stop!"
Apricot pointed his blaster at Bardock's chest. The older Saiyan didn't flinched or break stride. Vegeta, meanwhile, held up his right hand and made a finger gun. "Bang!"
A beam of energy shot from Vegeta's finger and flew into Apricot's throat, killing him instantly. Vegeta did it again. "Bang!"
Strawberry took a bolt of energy to the chest and fell down. Vegeta continued, unfazed by the lives he was taking. "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
5 more soldiers fell dead. Blueberry's jaw dropped and he and the lot behind him all screamed and began to run back to the ship. Raspberry was left standing there with a blue shade over his face. Vegeta scowled and pointed his finger at Raspberry. The soldier shrieked in fear and immediately took to the air, screaming at the top of his lungs and flying away.
Vegeta didn't care, not even bothering to shoot at the coward. The rest of the fleeing troops were busy clogging the entrance to the ship. Bardock snorted in annoyance and summoned a Riot Javelin into his hand, only to be surprised by a sudden shout. "RECOOME BOOM!"
An explosion rocked from the front of the ship and the various weaker grunts all splatted across the field, burnt and dead. Through the billowing smoke, four figures emerged: the remaining Ginyu Force. Captain Ginyu had a scowl on his face as the four elite warriors descended the ramp with Zarbon tailing behind them. "I can't believe that these losers were allowed onto Lord Frieza's personal vessel! Forget the publicity tour! The first thing we do after we're done on this hick planet is train our Lord up a proper unit to accompany him!"
The rest of the Ginyu's nodded in agreement with their Captain. And then, Ginyu glared at his foes standing before him. "Well well well, the Bardock Force! Back again so soon? Do you idiots have a death wish or just a crappy memory? Cuz it seems like you've forgotten what happened when we did this song and dance not long ago!"
No member of the "Bardock Force" said a word in response. Instead, they all squared up to their enemies as the Ginyu Force stood within spitting distance of them. Ginyu was slightly taken aback. But then, he began to chuckle. "Such unbroken, manly spirit..."
A wide smile broke across the Captain's face. "The five of you are so cool! Even if you're fools...you're MANLY FOOLS! And therefore..."
Ginyu nodded at Burter, then Jeice, then Recoome. They nodded back. Ginyu shouted at his enemies. "WE WILL GIVE YOU ONE HELL OF A FINAL FIGHT!"
Meanwhile, while the Ginyu's all seemed perky and chipper and cheering at the thought of a fight, Zarbon was terse. The former attendant of Lord Frieza refused to look anyone in the eye, his face caked with dread and annoyance.
Ginyu roared at the top of his lungs. "Men! Special Fighting Pose! Go!"
Recoome posed with power. "Recoome!"
Burter posed with speed. "Burter!"
Jeice posed with technique. "Jeice!"
After those three had posed, they all glared over at Zarbon. Zarbon cringed. "I don't want to-"
A harsh slap knocked Zarbon to the ground. He shakily pushed himself up and stared with fear in his eyes at Captain Ginyu. The Captain glared at Zarbon expectantly. Zarbon quickly got the point. He posed with reluctance. "Z-Zarbon..."
And then, Ginyu posed with authority. "Captain Ginyu!"
The force all cried out. "TO! GE! THER! We... ARE! THE GINYU FORCE!"
The Bardock Force barely reacted to the Ginyu Force's poses, keeping their fighting stances ready for any attacks that came at them. Except for Vegeta. Vegeta burst out laughing as loud as he could. "Oh...oh this is rich! I can't believe that Frieza did that to Zarbon! But, it's perfect! Being an inferior substitute to Guldo, that's the proper aesthetic for you, Zarbon!"
Vegeta was doubled over, he was laughing so hard. Bardock kept a straight face for the most part, but then he shared a snorting laugh with the Saiyan Prince. Zarbon was shaking with rage. He stood up straight and immediately went into his Monster Form. "I will butcher every last one of you!"
Ginyu smirked as he and the rest of the Force stood up. "Well, he's finally learning the Ginyu Force way, boys~!"
And then, with a mighty battle cry, the Ginyu Force charged at their foes again. Bardock was the first to rush back, smashing his forearm against the Captain's. Ginyu was given a jolt as Bardock at the force behind Bardock's blow, but decided to ignore it. He threw a punch at the older Saiyan, but Bardock was prepared. He caught Ginyu's fist and used that as leverage to swing the Captain around before tossing him into a nearby mountain.
The rubble briefly buried Ginyu, but the Captain had no trouble pulling himself out of the rocks. He tried to wryly chuckle, but Bardock was instantly on him with a heavy kick to the face. Ginyu was sent spiraling and slammed, back first, into the leg of Frieza's ship.
Ginyu was no longer amused, he was angry. He sneered as Bardock charged at him again. "You're getting too cocky, you monkey bastard!"
Back with the others, Gohan and Recoome clashed once more. Recoome chuckled like a moron as he and Gohan exchanged blows with one another. "Hey kid! Didn't get enough last time?"
Gohan didn't answer. Recoome went for the same neck breaking kick from before, but Gohan blocked it with his forearm. Recoome raised an eyebrow and then chuckled. "Aww! I was just trying to end it quick. I don't wanna waste my time fighting a weakling like you~"
Gohan shot a steely glare at Recoome and then, rearing his fist back, he smashed it into Recoome's chest and busted a giant hole into his armor. Recoome slid back and then looked down at his broken armor and the new bruise on his chest. He chuckled. "You know what? I take that back! You might be a fun fight after all!"
Gohan gritted his teeth. Still not speaking, the boy summoned two ki blasts into his hands and began to spam fire at the hulking brute in front of him. Recoome smirked and began to spam fire back as well. The two of them ran parallel to each other, trading fire and running off from the ship and into the wide, Namekian fields.
Up in the air above Frieza's Ship...
Vegeta and Nail stood back to back, trading blows with Jeice and Burter. While the two Ginyu's were a functional team who knew each other really well and had years of experience tagging with one another, Vegeta and Nail both had matching strength to repel their blows.
The only problem was that the Namekian and the Saiyan still very much disdained one another. They were managing to hold their own, but even standing back-to-back was filling them was a level of irritation that distracted them from being effective. The only way they would win this fight would be to split Jeice and Burter apart.
Trying to act in that interest, Nail guarded as Burter rained down a rapid Mach Punch flurry on him. On the fifth punch, Nail grabbed Burter by the wrist and pulled the blue, snake man close. "I seem to remember you shouting towards me that I was to pay a toll for dispatching your ally. Perhaps you would like to settle this one-on-one?"
Burter snarled through gritted teeth. "Namekian scum..."
Jeice called out to his partner. "Burter! Don't let him call you ouAAAHHHH!"
Jeice cried in pain and coughed as Vegeta smashed him in the ribs with a heavy chop. The armor on Jeice's torso cracked and spider-webbed and, as he cringed in pain, Vegeta kicked him away. "Try not to die, you worthless green insect!"
Jeice stopped himself mid-flight and glared at Vegeta, barely managing to block a strike from the Prince. Jeice was apoplectic. "Stupid Saiyan! I'll send you straight to Hell!"
Vegeta smiled. "Oh Jeice, you're in for a shock..."
Burter and Nail meanwhile shared an intense brawl. Nail leapt back and glared at his foe. "This one is much tougher than the green one that I was fighting before."
Burter hissed at Nail. "You're going to regret sending your partner off, fool. Prepare to face the Blue Hurricane!"
Burter charged at Nail at max speed, smashing his shoulder into his opponent and sending Nail shooting through the sky.
Back on the ground...
Krillin was on the defensive as Zarbon heaved heavy blow after heavy blow at him. The poor, human monk was easily the weakest member of the group, so he was reduced to dodging and yelping as he just barely avoided being pulped by his larger, more physically imposing foe. Zarbon, meanwhile, was rabid with utter rage. He screamed at Krillin as he tried to kill him. "This is your fault!"
A massive fist barely missed Krillin's head and smashed into the ground, crumbling the Namekian landscape beneath it. He shouted again. "If you and that brat hadn't stepped in! If you hadn't come in with your worthless altruism and saved that stupid, Namekian brat then none of this would be happening!"
Zarbon stomped, missing Krillin by a hair and cracking the ground beneath his foot. "You should have stayed out of Frieza's business! If you had, then I wouldn't be in this miserable situation I'm stuck in!"
Krillin cried out, leaping away from the rampaging monster and yelling at him. "Quit shifting blame onto me! None of this situation would be happening if you bastards weren't here murdering willy-nilly in the first place!"
Zarbon wasn't having it. He roared loud enough to make the nearby water ripple and charged at Krillin. He finally landed a blow, a massive kick on Krillin's chest, and sent the human flying. Krillin smashed against the ground and tumbled, eventually stopping and coughing up a jet of blood.
Zarbon lunged at Krillin again, but the human rose into the air. He hovered above Zarbon and listened as Zarbon began to scream and shout once more. "We were loyal! All of us! Me and my family, my five brother and eight sisters and my father, were all so loyal to King Cold! We were royalty on our homeworld! We did as he asked and we did it well!"
Zarbon's teeth clenched and grinded against one another. "And then that shrimpy, pink runt was put in charge and all of my family were taken away! As a show of 'power and domination'..."
Tears built in the monstrous brute's eyes and he began to tremble. "I...I... I HATE FRIEZA! I HATE THE GINYU FORCE! I HATE BARDOCK AND VEGETA AND ALL OF THE REST OF YOU! I HATE THE NAMEKIANS! I HATE MY LIFE! I HATE MY LIFE! I HATE MY LIFE! I! HATE! EVERYTHING!"
Krillin flinched back. The human didn't exactly appreciate Zarbon's methods. He still didn't like him for murdering all of the peaceful Namekians. But...he felt just the slightest bit of pity for Zarbon. As the monster foamed at the mouth and rampaged on the ground, he just sounded...broken. Krillin called down to Zarbon. "H-hey man...I'm sorry. No one deserves that. No one..."
Krillin swallowed a lump in his throat. "L-listen. We're teamed with Vegeta. You probably know how unbearable Vegeta is, right? So... uh...if we're willing to work with him, then maybe we could work out something with you, ya know? What do ya say?"
Zarbon glared up at Krillin. And then...he charged at the human and tried to clap his head. The shockwave from this clap echoed and then sent a shockwave across the Namekian landscape. "Did you really think I would consider that?! I would rather die than lower myself to teaming up with scum like you!"
Zarbon pulled his fist back and punched Krillin hard in the face, sending him back to the ground. "Now prepare to die, maggot!"
Over with Bardock and Ginyu...
As Bardock and Ginyu continued to clash, Ginyu took note of Zarbon's entire, treasonous monologue. He and Bardock traded massive punches to the face and sent each other flying back. Ginyu skidded across the ground and wiped blood from the side of his mouth. "Welp...looks like I have to put a problem down before it starts..."
Ginyu stretched his shoulder out. "A brawl and an execution all in the same day...what a trip this has been..."
Ginyu smirked. "But at least we're making Lord Frieza happy. So that makes me happy~"
Bardock sneered at Ginyu. "Hey Ginyu. Quick question, not to pry. What exactly does Frieza's ass taste like? I'm going with cheap wine, seafood shits, and old leather from that booster seat he rides around in."
Ginyu spat on the ground by Bardock's feet and snarled. "A miserable punk like you wouldn't get it. You don't understand the comradery and friendship that Lord Frieza and I share! We respect each other for our strength and that is the basis of our manly friendship! What we have is more special than anything you and your simian ilk could share!"
Bardock snorted. "Don't wanna know what if feels like. I'd never bow my head to a hateful, spite-filled lizard like him. Nothing more than a rich, daddy's-boy with no reins and-"
Ginyu rocketed forward and slammed his fist into Bardock's nose. Bardock stumbled back and glared at Ginyu, claret pouring from his nostrils. Ginyu's voice was deadly serious. "You will not disrespect his image like that in my presence."
Ginyu struck a powerful pose at Bardock. "Now hit me with your best shot! Bust out that Kaioken nonsense! I want to crush you at your best, you worthless dissident!"
Bardock snarled and wiped the blood from under his nose. He would personally love to indulge the Captain, but he has to be cautious. The Kaioken would allow him to dispatch Ginyu quickly, but it would also wreck his body. He wasn't used to using that shitty move yet. And if he were to wreck his body when Frieza could come back at any second...that would make Bardock as stupid as Ginyu thought he was.
So, Bardock chose the safer option. He charged at Ginyu and they locked up for a brawl. He just had to hold out and avoid heavy damage until someone could join him help to equalize this mess.
Back over with Krillin and Zarbon...
Krillin was still struggling to avoid being killed off by the rampaging Zarbon. Krillin mentally kicked himself as he dodged another deadly blow. "Dammit! I can't just keep running away like this! All of the others are fighting! I can feel it..."
In Krillin's head, he could sense everyone else fighting. Bardock was brawling with Ginyu. Vegeta and Nail were putting out more power than Krillin ever thought he'd be capable of. And even little Gohan was giving that Recoome bastard Hell as he warred with him. Krillin couldn't allow himself to slack. He had to at least take this Zarbon guy out or he would be totally useless.
Krillin turned and stopped retreating. He stood and waited for Zarbon to catch up, steeling his nerve. And then, as a heavy strike came flying towards him, Krillin leapt over the teal menace. He drew his hands to the side and shouted. "KAMEHAMEHA!"
The surprise energy beam smashed into Zarbon's back. Krillin kept his feet off the ground and allowed the force of his attack to send him flying back, creating distance between himself and Zarbon. And then, the monk prepared his ultimate attack. "Destructo-Disc!"
Zarbon turned and Krillin tossed the disc at his enemy. The monster was barely able to dodge in time. The disc dragged across his cheek, opening a massive slit under his missing eye and allowing a waterfall of blue blood to come rushing out. Zarbon snarled in frustration and charged at Krillin like a freight train.
Krillin smirked and, instead of retreating, he leapt up at the last second and kicked his unruly enemy right in the face. Zarbon was briefly staggered, but then he landed a solid punch on Krillin, knocking the short monk across the battlefield. What Zarbon didn't realize was that Krillin was hoping for this. Although the blow hurt, Krillin was now flying out of the direct path. So, with a flick of his wrist, Krillin pulled the Destructo-Disc in the opposite direction he was flying.
Zarbon didn't see it coming and was left screaming in pain as the disc went through his torso like butter. A giant gash was carved into Zarbon's side and left a massive cut marked into his ribs. Zarbon doubled over, holding his side, and roared at Krillin. "Little bastard!"
And then, Zarbon threw up his left hand and gripped the wrist with his right. "POSSIBILITY CANNON!"
Krillin's eyes widened and, reacting quickly, he crossed his arms in front of his face to block the oncoming attack. The brunt of the blast hit him head on and sent a massive explosion across the miles of expanse behind him.
Once the smoke cleared, there was nothing but scorched land and hot sand. And, sticking out of the hot sand was just the smallest amount of orange. The tatters of Krillin's gi fluttered in the Namekian wind. Zarbon fell from the sky and his fist gripped around the gi. He yanked it, expecting to pull Krillin from the sand like a carrot. "Okay human, prepare to d-"
Zarbon's eyes widened as he pulled the empty, orange gi from the ground. The sand poured from the bottom of the shirt and Zarbon shouted. "What the Hell?!"
And then, before Zarbon could react, a shirtless Krillin popped out from the sand to his left and summoned two Destructo-Discs, one on each hand. Krillin shouted. "Double Destructo-Disc!"
He tossed the two sharpened energy circles at Zarbon and forced the stronger alien into a retreat. Krillin directed the discs with his hands and had Zarbon on the defensive. The monster was helpless to do anything but dodge and even that was barely effective. Occasionally, Zarbon was still nicked or gashed by the rapidly encroaching blades.
Krillin was focused, angry at himself that he was unable to manage a solid hit on the beast. But, as this display went on, Krillin had an idea. He had to bait Zarbon to do some real damage. So, he had to keep this little dance going on a bit longer and wait for the right moment.
Zarbon was also strategizing. Although he was dodging the deadly discs as they came at him, he also kept his focusing on a pathway to Krillin. He couldn't risk being hit by a Destructo-Disc, so he had to wait for just the right moment. And, eventually, that moment came. A clear pathway opened to Krillin and Zarbon devilishly smirked.
Fast as lightning, the brute charged at Krillin, the fingers on his right hand stretched out. He would impale this little fool's and kill him instantly. Zarbon loomed over Krillin, but Krillin smirked at him. He dispelled the Destructo-Disc controlled by his left hand and then held his palm up to block Zarbon's strike. He took a deep breath, and then he shouted the name of his newly developed technique. "DESTRUCTO-SHIELD!"
The disc bloomed from Krillin's palm and Zarbon's hand smashed right into it. The former attendant could only scream in agony as his entire left hand was instantly minced and shredded into pieces, exploding into a gusher of blue gore exploding everywhere!
Zarbon stumbled back in a painful haze and Krillin leapt at this opportunity to take an advantage. He boomerang tossed his shield out past Zarbon and summoned the other one back towards the two of them. Zarbon snarled and painfully gasped, but he wasn't dead yet. He dodged the disc coming in on his bum left side and then blasted the one on the right into pieces.
Zarbon's eyes were bloodshot as he charged at Krillin. The monk had no defense as Zarbon lifted his leg high into the air and axe kicked him hard into the ground. Krillin bounced and tumbled onto his back, and then Zarbon went for the kill. But Krillin reacted quickly by squeezing his left fist tight. Zarbon raised his fist, but gasped in pain as he suddenly felt five, sharp stabs into his back. Krillin's eyes were determined as he leapt up and swept Zarbon's feet, knocking him to the ground.
The human backflipped away and smirked at he took the advantage once more. Zarbon shakily stood and shouted. "What the Hell did you just do?!"
Krillin smiled and wiped a trickled of blood from his busted lip. "I'll tell you what I did, I won this fight!"
Krillin summoned two more Destructo-Discs and tossed them both out. The flew towards Zarbon, but then Krillin pulled out another trick. The monk snapped his fingers on each hand and the Destructo-Discs split apart from two giant discs into ten smaller discs. Krillin chuckled and wiggled his fingers and then he shouted. "Fierce Destructo-Disc Barrage!"
Krillin thrusted his hands right at Zarbon and all ten deadly discs went sailing at the monster. He started dodging away again, but it was much harder this time. The discs were hitting him more and more, gashing his entire body and wracking him with the painful of dozens of cuts at once. Zarbon snarled at Krillin as he retreated. "You cowardly little shit! Why can't you fight fair?!"
Krillin sneered. "Fair?! I'm a lot weaker than you in terms of power level! And I offered a chance for us to make peace! You tried to kill me! So, I'm just leveling the playing field!"
Zarbon snarled as he dodged more and more. He was losing ground to this worm and his was losing a lot of blood. He had to think of how to kill this human and quickly. Zarbon was so distracted by trying to live through this assault that he lost track of other things that were important to him.
It annoyed him that his cape was sliced off. It bothered him that his custom armor was gashed and scarred, but Zarbon managed to keep his cool. But then, the unthinkable happened. Zarbon dropped to avoid a disc, and then his eyes widened. He watched his braid, his beloved hair, hovered above him. And then, to Zarbon's terror, he watched as the small Destructo-Disc sliced it off.
Zarbon slowly stood and his eyes became overcast. His hair, the cornerstone of his look, the ONLY thing he had left...and it was just lying there on the ground now. The messy remains of his 'do flopped in front of Zarbon's face and he began to tremble again.
Krillin was ready to end this. He thrust his hands at Zarbon and then clenched his fists, sending all of the discs flying at Zarbon all at once. Zarbon raised his gaze to Krillin and Krillin flinched in sheer terror. Zarbon's pupil was the size of a pinprick. The look in his eye conveyed that he was totally gone, all reason faded. In a flash, he charged at Krillin with an animalistic screech.
He didn't notice or care about the discs. They plunged into his body and drew fountains of blood from the wounds that they made, but Zarbon charged on. Foam and spittle poured from his mouth as his heavy footsteps smashed into the land beneath him. A disc hit him in the face and his eyepatch went flying off, but Zarbon continued his charge.
Soon, to Krillin's horror, the brute reached him and wrapped his massive, remaining hand around the monk's throat. Krillin choked and gagged and kicked as Zarbon lifted him up. "That attack was fierce?!"
Zarbon punched Krillin across his face. "THAT attack was FIERCE?!"
Zarbon punched him attacked. "Foolish runt!"
Krillin was fading fast. Zarbon was killing him. So, desperate, he pulled out a Turtle School classic. Krillin gripped his fist tight and punched Zarbon in the nose. "Rock..."
Zarbon didn't flinch. Krillin tried again, open-palm slapping him in the mouth. "P-paper..."
Nothing. Again. Zarbon smiled wide and tightened his grip. Krillin couldn't breathe at all anymore. His face was turning blue and his eyes were rolling back. So, Krillin tried the final strike in the trio. "S...s...sci...ssors..."
Krillin pulled his hand back, extended his index and middle fingers...and then rammed them right into Zarbon's eyes. This one caused the brute to scream in terrible pain. Zarbon dropped Krillin to the ground and clamped his remaining hands over his eyes. He was dealing with two different types of pain. His remaining eye was watering and his empty socket was throbbing.
Krillin hit the ground with a thud and gasped for air. But he barely had time to breath before having to dodge a massive, life-ending kick. Zarbon was barely capable of words anymore. "Human...die...DIE HUMAN!"
Krillin was on the retreat again as this beast lumbering after him. He had to try his final gambit. The monk turned to Zarbon and summoned a massive blast in each hand. And then, he fired his most powerfully imposing move, the Scatter Kamehameha. "Take this!"
The massive energy beam fired at Zarbon and hit him full force. The blast engulfed Zarbon's body, singing the end of his remaining hair before arcing into the sky. And then, Krillin brought the blast down on Zarbon, surrounding the beast in a pillar of raw energy that gathered and exploded all around him.
Krillin fell to the ground, exhausted, as smoke billowed from where Zarbon had stood. The monk hoped that the battle was over. But then, as quick as he could manage, Zarbon came charging from the smoke. Krillin panicked and shakily leapt back. "G-goddammit! Why doesn't that move ever work?!"
With nothing else to do, Krillin summoned a Destructo-Disc. He tried to toss it at Zarbon, but he was cut of mid-toss. The disc went flying straight up into the air as Zarbon booted Krillin in the face and then stomped the short, bald human into the ground. Zarbon slammed his open palm down onto Krillin's face and smirked. "That pink fellow that was chasing you...Dodoria...say hi to him in Hell for me..."
From under the hand, Krillin shouted a muffled response. "Tell him yourself!"
Zarbon snarled. "Possibility-"
Krillin jerked his arm up and brought it towards him. In shock, Zarbon turned just in time to see the Destructo-Disc right on top of him. He managed one, final fearful yelp.
Krillin squeezed his eyes shut as a splatter of blue came spurting out across his face. A small thump immediately followed. And then, Zarbon's headless corpse smashed into the ground with a heavy thud. Krillin struggled to stand and wiped his face. He stared down at Zarbon's body and the look of terror in his remaining eye.
Carefully, Krillin reached down and shut Zarbon's eyelid, and then he clapped his hands together for a small prayer. Krillin finished the prayer and he turned to limp his way back to the others. He had to help. The monk walked until Bardock was back in view, and then his body gave out.
Krillin leaned against a nearby rock and then he called out to his friend. "Bardock! I... I'm sorry! I beat that Zarbon guy...but I can't fight anymore...I'm...sorry!"
Krillin's eyelids slowly fell and then he passed out.
Over with Bardock and Ginyu...
Bardock smiled as he stared back at Krillin. He couldn't feel Zarbon's lifeforce, so that confirmed that Krillin had done it. He defeated Zarbon. The older Saiyan turned to face Ginyu, his smirk having not faded. He blocked a strike from the Captain and chuckled.
Ginyu stared past Bardock at the unconscious form of Krillin and sighed. "Worthless friggin' pretty boy..."
Ginyu glared at Bardock and then met his smirk with a smirk. "I gotta say, though. That short friend of yours looks like he put up a helluva fight! I can appreciate that!"
Ginyu and Bardock separated and Bardock's smirk faded. Ginyu continued. "That runt has gusto!"
Bardock nodded in agreement. "Yeah, he does."
The older Saiyan charged at Ginyu and kicked the Captain in the stomach. "If you try any funny shut and attack him while he's out, I'll break you in half!"
Ginyu sneered and grabbed Bardock by the leg, slamming the Saiyan hard into the ground. "One of the lyrics in the theme song I penned is literally about how warriors are meant to be fair! I don't attack downed foes while another one is standing and able to fight! Didn't you listen to the song when we were singing it?!"
Bardock responded by booting Ginyu in the face and sending him tumbling away. Bardock leapt off of the ground and back to his feet and Ginyu did the same. And then, Ginyu struck a serious battle pose and he and Bardock rocketed at one another with a mighty shout and their fists drawn.
Proofreading: StevenBodner
