Kyru: The Half-Saiyan
Saiyan Saga
Chapter 5

Battlefield

"Don't worry...Mister Piccolo...Kyru...I won't...let you two down…" Gohan panted as he looked where Piccolo's body was, then at the rubble that hid Kyru. He could hear Nappa coming closer to him, chuckling darkly.

"Gohan, run away! Hurry!" He heard Krillin shout, but he didn't move.

"That's right, run away and hide." Nappa laughed mockingly as he kept walking.

"No way. Piccolo's counting on me, Kyru too." Gohan grunted as he went down on his hands and knees.

"Nice knowin' ya kid! There's always gonna be a soft spot at the bottom of my boot for ya!" Nappa rose his foot and brought it down but his foot only met the ground.

Gohan heard a familiar hum-type sound and he could feel a familiar softness against the palms of his hands. He slowly opened his eyes and saw that he was sitting on a yellow cloud.

"Nimbus?" gaped Gohan, not understanding how it could have come here on its own, without his father. He heard something land on the ground a few meters away and looked over. It took him a few minutes to realize who it was, and his eyes lit up.

"DADDY!" Gohan cried, a big smile on his face.

"Welcome Kakarot." smirked Vegeta. "Nice of you to finally join us. I didn't think you were going to show up, especially after your little family reunion with Raditz. Did you two have fun catching up?"

Goku said nothing, he just continued to stare the two Saiyans down.

"Not much for words 'ey Kakarot? Well, you're just in time. We were getting tired of beating on these so-called fighters repeatedly. What a joke." Vegeta stated carelessly.

Goku walked over to Piccolo's body, ignoring Vegeta. He checked his old nemesis' pulse and felt none.

"Piccolo…"

"H-he was protecting us…" Gohan told him. Goku looked over at the body of Tien and clenched his fists.

"Tien…" He looked off towards the side. "Yamcha…"

"Oh, are these guys friends of yours? Sorry 'bout that. They were fun to fight for a while, but they all met the same fate in the end." Nappa laughed. Goku looked over at him.

"Yeah, that's right. I took care of them all. Well, except for that little guy. He decided to blow himself up." finished Nappa.

Goku grit his teeth, fists clenching even more. He watched as Nappa grinned and chuckle darkly. Goku started to walk towards him, listening to the Saiyan's words. He waited for Nappa to throw a punch before disappearing, confusing the other. He appeared next to Gohan and motioned Nimbus to follow. He walked over to Krillin and knelt.

"Hey Krillin, are you alright?" Goku asked in concern.

"Fantastic." Krillin grinned.

"Here's a senzu bean, this is the last one." Goku stated and before his friend could protest, he made him eat it after breaking it in half. He gave the other half to Gohan, who ate it.

"Kyru!" gasped Gohan, finally remembering where the girl was.

"Kyru? who's Kyru?" asked Goku.

"She's a kid my age that I met while I was training with Mister Piccolo!" Gohan catapulted from the floating cloud and ran over to the rubble and started to dig. Goku walked over and knelt before he started to dig as well.

Soon, a tattered blue gi was revealed and Gohan quickly grabbed it and pulled Kyru out hastily.

"Kyru!" he cried as he hugged her. Her powerlevel had gotten lower, almost fully disappearing. She had blood dripping down her forehead, just below her hairline. Her hair, which was a dark blue color, Goku noticed, were messy. Her tattered clothing showed some of her injuries below the safety of the clothing and he could see scrapes, cuts and bruises. What really made him do a double take was the limp, brown furred tail that was laying on the ground. He watched as brown eyes slowly opened and focused onto his son.

"B…brother...?" Her voice was quiet, even frail sounding.

"Yeah Kyru, it's me, and guess who else is here?" He grinned before looking at Goku, making Kyru look as well.

"This is my daddy!" He introduced his father proudly.

"Hello…. I'm Kyru." She told him, looking up at him almost shyly as her tail curl up around her. She practically made his heart melt at that look. He gave her the easy-going Son smile.

"Hello there, I'm Goku. It's nice to meet you, Kyru." He stated cheerfully. Kyru smiled up at him shyly before the moment got interrupted.

"Ugh, can we stop all of this mushy stuff?" growled Nappa, itching for a fight. Goku's face became emotionless before standing and turning to Nappa. Gohan helped Kyru to her feet behind him.

"All of you stay back." Goku told them.

"B-But Goku-" He cut Krillin off by walking forward and started to power up. Once he was finished, he straightened up and Nappa looked at Vegeta, waiting for the reading from the scouter.

"His powerlevel…" Vegeta growled as he took off his scouter. "It's over nine-thousand!"

The scouter was crushed as he snarled.

"W-What?! Nine-thousand?! There's no way that could be right! It must be malfunctioning!"

After that, the fight was on. It was obvious that Goku was stronger than Nappa and had defeated him easily. He had broken Nappa's lower back when the brute slam down on the younger's hand.

"Take him and go. He can't fight anymore." Goku stated as he threw Nappa to Vegeta, who looked down at his comrade. Vegeta listened to Nappa's pleads before grabbing the outstretched hand and flinging him into the air. Energy crackled around his body before a blast came out and struck the brute, turning him into ash.

"Why'd you kill him? He was your friend!" Kyru shouted in shock as she gaped at the short Saiyan.

"He wasn't my friend half-breed." Vegeta sneered at her.

"Krillin." Goku quickly interrupted the two from talking anymore. "Take Gohan and Kyru and get them out of here."

"B-but dad-"

"Go Gohan." Goku looked at his son. "Please, your sister needs you more than I do."

He saw Gohan's eyes light up when he called Kyru his sister and it warmed his heart. He watched as Gohan secure Kyru against his side and started to ascend into the air, along with Krillin. They flew off and Goku turned to Vegeta who smirked at him.

"Follow me, I know a suitable place to fight." Goku told him as he went to the air.

Gohan and Krillin flew towards the Kame house with Kyru on Gohan's back. He could feel her furry tail wrapping around his leg securely. He knew that he had to get her some senzu beans soon, possibly after everything with Vegeta blows over. Her breath tickled the back of his head, slow and steady.

He kept flying until he felt something wrong back where his dad was. He stopped and looked back, making Krillin stop as well. He glanced at Kyru before looking at the land below and searched until he found a suitable cave. He flew down and knelt slightly, signaling the younger to climb off which she did.

"Kyru, you need to stay here. I need to go back and help dad fight okay?" Gohan told her as she maneuvered her still fatigued body into the cave.

"Okay…" She winced. "Make sure to come back soon."

"Don't worry, I will." He gave her a kiss on the forehead before shooting off, a panicking Krillin following.

Kyru watched until the aura trail disappeared. She could feel her eyelids drooping. Her eyes closed as sleep overcame her, her last thought was of herself, Gohan and Piccolo out in their desert, training.