Hi again! To answer some quick questions before I go to work – I wanted to say that watching the new stuff of DBZ/movies help this story go along. Besides it makes for good humor. I hope to push this into a direction that will end towards DBZ Super. With tweaks to certain characters. So lets see if you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ

Chapter 18: Vengeance

How long did they plan on making them wait? Their silly attitude becoming a clear nuisance as time passed. There was better things to go like plan for an upscale attack not babysit a bunch of idiots.

"We've held our end of the bargain." Lusc announced cutting the laughter short. They turned to him with curiosity and he met them with crossing arms, a sigh, and a rather twitching lip. "The boy as you can see is safe. We have not hurt him since his arrival and we have proven to be trustworthy. Now if you would calmly follow us to our elders Bulma. They are waiting and we are on a rather tight schedules with the invasion and what not."

"Lusc!" One of his brothers cried out, "That's not what the elders agreed on – they said, 'All were welcomed.'" With a darkening facial expression, Lusc shot his fellow comrade a glare. Was his brother's fooled by their elders sweetness to see the true threat ahead. Blinded by the months of peace to remember the terrors committed?

Lusc always remembered. He could not forget the torture his family had endured when they would not let word pass of the dragon balls location. How that man called Vegeta proclaimed to be their end. Dragging children from their homes and kicking them to their knees. Even with their pleas, he would not let up only continue to cause harm until no breath was left to draw.

Lusc would not forget the tears nor the vengeance that had been built burning in his heart. How dare his village elders welcome these intruders with opened arms. Surely the one named Bulma must have been deceived or mind controlled to a certain extent. He however, would not fall into such childish traps.

"The elders are clearly delusional if they want to bring that Saiyan into our home." He snapped back at his comrade, hoping that would jog something. But alas his fellow comrade at arms was probably one of the luckier ones who avoided his wrath. His eyes did not shine with malice like his.

'Fool.'

"I see what this is." Lusc turned to see that damned accursed Saiyan smirking at him knowingly. "You have an obvious vendetta against me." Lusc's lips drew into a line and sure enough the Saiyan was sure to point it out. "Yes, I see it now. This was never for the good of the village. Was it?"

Lusc grit his teeth, how dare that Saiyan mock him. Of course this was for the good of the village. All he had ever done, sticking his life on the line was for the good of his people. He knew his ki was seething because his Namekian brothers attempted to calm him down. Yet he would pay no heed as long as that Saiyan bastard continued to snicker at him. "Sure you've become some kind of guard but you must have been itching for the day to see me arrive. Well here I am, what are you waiting for?"

'One good hit.' Lusc thought as he felt himself powering up. One hit would wipe the smile off the Saiyans face and would prove not to underestimate the weak. 'One solid good hit. '

"Vegetto that's enough!" Bulma cried out, she looked furious but Lusc could see a flash of panic in her eyes."We don't need a cave in for Dende's sake! Put your ego away for five seconds!"

'A cave in.' Lusc smirked inwardly. His eyes not daring to move to the ceiling. That was more than enough to get the upper hand. Sure he would perish but so would the damned monster before him. It was the perfect accident waiting to happen. That foolish Saiyan would surely regret pissing him off.

"Hmph. I'm not the one trying to causing a cave in. Besides it's not my fault that some people aren't gifted in a way to handle their temper tantrums. Heh Heh."

"Funny coming from you!" Bulma snapped and thus starting another bickering war between the two.

"Cool so this is underground!" Trunks exclaimed, and the elder one was groaning in response.

"Can we please just go somewhere where you two aren't going to fight senselessly? After all we direly need the dragon balls..."

"SEE!" Lusc shouted, pointing at the lavender haired man. "I told you they were deceiving us! They want to use the dragon balls for their own selfish gain! Their intentions were never to help us at all!"

"Way to go older me..." Trunks told the elder mirrored version of himself who looked rather baffled.

"Huh? Did I say something wrong?!"

"BROTHERS!" Lusc cried out, and then with a rallying support the comrades at his sides powered up. "To arms!" With that his brothers whizzed by his standing form heading towards their enemies. Ready to strike.

"Sons to me!" Vegetto cried out, and sure enough the two other boy's powered up. Hair turning to a golden shade as they countered oncoming flurries of punches and kicks. Bulma had been screaming behind Vegetto's protection. She was calling for them to stop but there was no chance of that now. It was already too late.

Lusc had been grinning, he had not engaged combat but rather stood in the back prepping. He simply watched on as his brothers breath got knocked out of them by a mere child. Laughing as the boy dodged swings before silencing them with one hit blows. In the corner of his eye, the eldest version seemed less violent. Rather than using the blade he carried, the boy simply pulled his brother's arms behind his back, and held him down on the floor. Until movement had given out – surrendering to his overpowering ki.

It was then that he could see Vegetto left over. Left over for him. Lusc shut his eyes, opened them, and smiled.

"You've won." He announced, "I give up. If my brothers can't beat children, then we certainty can't beat the adult."

There was a moment of tension before Lusc powered down and then the other two boys followed his example. "I will take you to the elders."

"No need." Vegetto said briskly shocking him. "I have a lock on his ki signature. We no longer need your assistance. Besides I don't think I could trust my family around you after the stunt you just pulled."

Lusc felt beads of sweat roll down his forehead.

"I-I understand. Then I will wait here. Please go on ahead." He managed as he got down on one knee and bowed. Vegetto beckoned towards his family and with sneaking glances Lusc watched the elder boy release his comrade with an apology while the other one cheered. His brother sent him a knowing glance, and he too nodded.

It was now or never.

"Vegetto." Lusc called one last time, making the Saiyan's gaze drop in his direction. "Your crimes as the man who you once were will haunt you forever." Vegetto's gaze seemed to harden then but still a nod of understanding was had.

"I hope that with time you will forgive me Lusc. I am not Vegeta anymore. I am merely myself. While his sins are apart of me. I do not to pleasure in knowing it."

"...Still," Lusc began "No one should go without some sort of retribution. That's why I'll be taking your son."

"What the?!" The elder boy cried out as his brother managed to grip him in a tight hug. His brother's ki shot up, flaring so high the room itself shook. Vegetto looked distracted, and that's all he needed. His eyes shot towards Bulma, and with the ki ball he had hidden away he fired.

"SHIT!" Vegetto yelled and Bulma screamed, eyes widening in horror. The elder trunks quickly powered back up, knocking himself free of enemy. This time dealing a deathly KO to his attacker as he sprang towards his mother.

A boom echoed throughout the room and even though the walls shook with fury threatening to collapse - somehow they finally settled. The dust cleared and Bulma stood, alive, white as a sheet before she fell to her bottom, tears rolling down her cheeks.

Lusc was confused as to how the woman survived. That should not have been the case. He watched with interest as she stared down at her twitching hands.

"I finally just got a hold of him again. I finally..."

"Mother?" The older boy approached carefully. He quickly powered down and knelt at her side. Bulma seemed to mumble to herself brokenly before he touched her shoulder carefully. "Mother are you okay?" She slowly raised her head up at her eldest son weakly. She didn't seem to recognize him at first.

"Trunks." She breathed out after a few moments passed. "I-Is this how you felt when your mother died? I'm sorry to put you through that."

The eldest froze at her words before shaking his head and giving her a half smile.

"W-What are you saying? What happened? Are you okay? How did you survive that? That blast would have done me in."

"Trunks." Vegetto deadpanned and the elder boy looked in his direction curiously. "Trunks." Vegetto repeated once again, this time a bit harder then before. He did not seem interested in clarifying.

It took a moment of silence before finally the turn of events clicked-to the both of them.

The youngest boy had gone missing.

He had taken the blast for her.

'Fool.' Lusc had thought with a echoing laugh.

It was then Lusc had wished he managed to control himself better. For Vegetto eyes had darkened greatly besides him.

The next thing Lusc knew was that Vegetto had appeared before him, right hand up in the air preparing a deadly chop aiming at his neck. All Lusc managed to do was swallow before all went black.

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To Be Continued

A/N – Please forgive me~!

I don't know what I'm doing but maybe this will work out.