Chapter 5
After a couple days of being a member of the group, Yamcha was used to the everyday antics of the Saiyans and Bulma
The Saiyans were ticking time bombs ready to fight at a moment's notice
For example, just a little bit after his fight with Vegeta, Goku and Vegeta started fighting too
Yamcha wasn't sure what caused this brutal sparring match but he was sure that before it started, he saw Goku sneak over and take a bite out of one of Vegeta's cooked deer
Besides that kind of scary and very amusing incident, the Saiyans have been very civil towards him and Puar
They trained with him a few times and he could feel the results, he has definitely gotten stronger in the past few days they spent traveling
Oolong even apologized for the bullying he did to Puar during their time in Shapeshifting School
Puar gladly accepted his apology and they often talked together during their traveling
Bulma was an enigma to him. They spoke but she didn't seem to have attraction towards him which seemed to ease Yamcha's nerves
She was curing his overwhelming fear of girls and Yamcha didn't understand how she was doing it but he wasn't complaining
He talked to her so comfortably without stumbling over his words or freezing up every three seconds
Bulma enjoyed Yamcha's company as well
He was a tall and handsome (though Vegeta was much better) man and he is Human
Hanging around these Saiyan guys so often, Bulma forgot how a male of her own species was supposed to act and even though Yamcha is by no means a stereotypical human male; he was a breath of fresh air
They were heading toward Fire Mountain to retrieve their sixth dragon ball but Yamcha had heard rumors about that mountain
"Hey guys…" He started gaining everyone's attention
"Fire Mountain is home to the terrible Ox King!" Yamcha said much to the fear of Oolong and Puar
Bulma had never heard the name 'Ox King' before but seeing the casual face of Goku and the bored expression from Vegeta, she wasn't all that worried
"Yamcha you worry too much. We know all about the Ox King at Fire Mountain" Vegeta said much to the surprise of the bandit
Yamcha was about to question the Prince on what he meant until Goku spoke up
"That's Grandpa Gohan's old training partner back when he was learning under Master Roshi. He used to tell us stories about how training went" Goku started
"Besides he's weaker than Gohan so if he tries to attack us or something he'll regret it immediately" Vegeta said after Goku finished
Yamcha blinked in amazement before laughing at his childish fear
Of course the Saiyans were stronger than the Ox King, there wasn't a person on this planet that could challenge them
But suddenly Vegeta stopped moving followed shortly by Goku
At the sudden stop of movement the humans and the animals also stopped and looked to the Saiyans in confusion
Before any of them could question why they stopped moving, Vegeta looked to Goku
"Do you feel that too Kakarot?" Vegeta looking towards the mountain
Goku nodded before assessing the situation closer
"There are four people fighting at the mountain and two of the power levels are higher than Yamcha's" Goku said much to shock of the bandit
"Well we can guess that one is the Ox King but who is the other one?" Yamcha said
"We don't know but we need to move and you're coming with us to take care of the other two lower power levels if they're hostile" Vegeta said before turning to Bulma
"Take out one of your Capsule Cars and follow us with with Oolong and Puar. Kakarot, Yamcha and I are going ahead" Vegeta said
Once Bulma nodded Vegeta grabbed Yamcha's arm and took off towards Fire Mountain with Goku close behind
When the three reached the mountain the scene they arrived at was shocking
On one end the Ox King and a bald three eyed teenager were engaged in a fierce hand to hand battle
And on the other end a little girl was firing energy beams from her helmet at a floating clown that was dodging everything
"Give up Ox King! You can't defeat me, you're too old and too slow. The crane hermit will have your head!" The three eyed teen said after knocking the Ox King down
"Why is he doing this? What's the purpose of sending his students to attack me?" The Ox King said
The teen smirked before replying
"Master Shen has grown tired of of Roshi and his pupils so he's on a mission to eliminate all of them!"
At the Ox Kings shocked face the teen continued
"My name is Tienshinhan and the boy over there playing with your daughter is Chiaotzu we were sent to eliminate you. At this moment Master Tao should be disposing of Gohan and Master Shen went after Roshi himself" Tien finished with a smirk
Ox King watched in fear as the teen pointed his finger at him in the signature crane hermit pose
"Now that you know why you were attacked, you can accept your death more graciously. Now Die!" Tien said as he gathered energy on his finger
"DODON RAY" he screamed as the yellow beam soared towards the downed Ox King and connected with a body creating a cloud of smoke
When the smoke cleared it revealed the form of the smirking Saiyan Prince
"Sorry Triclops but I can't just sit back and allow you to kill Gohan's friend" he said much to the surprise of both Tien and the Ox King
"How'd you survive that?" Tien asked frowning
"Please I've been hit harder than that by my father's tail" Vegeta said laughing
Tien was confused until he saw the tail sticking out from his back
"Who/ What are you?" He asked slowly
"I am the Saiyan Prince Vegeta and Gohan's oldest adopted grandson. Tell me what kind of Grandson would I be if I allowed his friend to be executed in front of my eyes?" Vegeta said crossing his arms frowning
Tien smirked at the Saiyan
"Sorry Prince but this is one fight you shouldn't have got involved in; now I'll have to take care of you as well" Tien said getting into his fighting stance
Vegeta smirked but Ox King grabbed his foot
"Wait my daughter is over there fighting one of them too and he has strange powers" the Ox King said
"Already taken care of" Vegeta said without looking at him
"Alright well let me help you. Together we can surely take him down" Ox King said looking at the smirking Tien
"Not necessary, just stay right there" the Prince responded
Ox King wasn't sure but he had no choice but to trust Vegeta
"Okay sure I'm going to go check on Chi Chi" Ox King said running off leaving Vegeta and Tien staring at each other
Chiaotzu was growing tired of the girl's annoying green beams firing at him. He didn't like hurting people but he was on a mission
After hardening his resolve he charged a bright yellow beam on his fingertips
"DODON RAY" a child's voice yelled as the yellow beam traveled towards the girl who screamed and closed her eyes
"KAMEHAMEHA" another voice yelled
The blue beam destroyed the yellow one and sent it right back towards the floating figure who barely dodged it
Goku stepped in front of Chi Chi protectively
"You're not going to hurt her" he said glaring at Chiaotzu
Chi Chi looked up at her savior
His tail was out and he stood in front of her protectively
Chi Chi blushed before thinking to herself 'I'm going to marry him'
The boy righted himself and was about to fire another beam at the two but before he could he heard another scream
"WOLF FANG FIST"
When he turned to investigate the noise, he was hit with a barrage of punches and kicks that rendered him unconscious
Yamcha landed on the ground smirking
Vegeta told him not to kill the boy so he didn't but it was a pride booster to know that he was useful in a fight with the Saiyans
Goku, now that the threat was neutralized, turned and smiled at Chi Chi causing the girl to blush
"Hi, my name is Kakarot but you can call me Goku. Are you okay?" He asked helping her up
She blushed again before covering her face and answering
"My name is Chi Chi and I'm fine. Thank you for saving me"
Goku smiled again but was then blindsided by what came next
He looked down and saw that Chi Chi's arms were around him
He froze cause he didn't know what to do. Apparently his tail had a mind of its own as it wrapped around Chi Chi's waist causing the girl to blush deeper
Goku looked over to Yamcha to see him smirking at him before he went to tie up Chiaotzu
That's when the Ox King arrived, he looked around before seeing them
He sent a warm smile at Chi Chi and Goku surprising the Saiyan
"Thank you for saving her" he said to Goku
"No problem Ox King. Grandpa said to always protect girls" the Saiyan responded
"What am I invisible? I'm the one that knocked this guy out" Yamcha mumbled to himself before shaking his head laughing before he heard a furious scream
"CHIAOTZU!" Tien screamed before charging quickly at Yamcha who got down into a fighting stance
Before any contact could be made Vegeta fazed in front of Tien kicking his stomach knocking him back
"I'm sorry but I don't believe I'm done with you Triclops. Your fight is with me and me alone" he said smirking
Tien was furious and he had to get to Chiaotzu as soon as possible
He fired three quick Dodon Rays at the Prince who deflected all of them back at him
Tien managed to dodged all of them and flew full speed at Vegeta who smirked and prepared himself
The two exchanged blows and even though he was much much stronger than Tien, Tien's technique was near flawless
Tien caught Vegeta off guard with low kick that knocked Vegeta off his feet before slamming an elbow into his sternum knocking Vegeta onto the ground
If Vegeta was being honest with himself the blow stung
The Prince recovered and took off looking to take the fight into the air
As expected Tien flew up and followed him
They flew above the clouds into the open sky where the sun was shining bright
Goku followed to keep an eye on the fight
Tien charged at Vegeta again and the two exchanged blows
Tien was knocked back for the umpteenth time and was starting to get pissed
"That's it Vegeta! If you're really that strong then stay right there. I'm about to fire my ultimate technique at you" he said making a triangle shape with his hands
Vegeta was curious about what technique Tien was talking about but nonetheless dropped out of his stance and waited
Goku was also excited to see the technique Tien mentioned
"Do hurry up three eyes. I'm starting to get bored of this fight" Vegeta mocked
Though truthfully Vegeta was enjoying this fight because Tien's technique is on par if not better than his own
If he ever finds a way to get to his level of strength then he'd be the perfect training partner
Veins formed on the top of Tien's head as he listened to the Saiyan's teases
His ultimate technique was almost charged then he wouldn't be able to mock him ever again
Vegeta saw a vicious yellow energy glowing in Tien's palms that had a great amount of power behind it
Before he could observe it more he heard Tien speak
"It's done. Now almighty Prince stay right there" Tien said
Vegeta smirked and spread his arms out ready to tank whatever Tien fired at him
Tien scoffed, Vegeta wouldn't be so cocky after this
"TRI-BEAM HA!" Tien screamed as the massive amount of energy traveled toward Vegeta
Vegeta smirked before yelling
"BRING IT ON TRICLOPS. SHOW ME YOUR TRUE POWER!"
The blast collided with the Prince.
From the ground Yamcha, Chi Chi, Ox King and the now awake Chiaotzu all saw the flash in the sky. Even Bulma, Oolong and Puar, who had just arrived, saw the magnificent light
'Please be safe Tien' Chiaotzu thought knowing what move Tien just used
The smoke cleared leaving Vegeta floating there with his clothes partially torn and with scratches and burn all over his body but was otherwise fine
He looked up before smirking at Tien
"I'm genuinely impressed with that attack Tien. If you were to fire that same attack at Gohan now he'd be in critical condition if not dead" Vegeta said
Tien was shocked that someone could survive his Tri-beam
He just hurt his own body more than he hurt Vegeta. He was quickly running out of options
He looked at the sun before smirking to himself
He quickly flew up higher putting his body in between the sun and the Saiyans who were still staring at him
He put two hands on either side of his head
"SOLAR FLARE" Tien yelled before a bright white light blinded the Saiyans
"Vegeta I can't see" Goku said rubbing his eyes
"What the hell did you do triclops? Vegeta said rubbing his eyes as well
'Good I got both of them' Tien thought as he flew past the Saiyans back down towards Yamcha
'I have to get Chiaotzu back and we have to escape. I have to train until I'm strong enough to take Vegeta on'
Yamcha noticed a battered and bruised Tien flying towards him and the others. He knew that the Saiyans weren't dead because that was impossible but somehow Tien found a way to temporarily take them out of commission
Yamcha looked at the bruised Ox King and Chi Chi then looked at Bulma, Oolong and Puar and he knew he was the last line of defense
"Hey, look just give Chiaotzu back and I won't have to kill you" Tien said trying to reason with Yamcha
Yamcha scoffed before smirking at Tien getting into his fighting stance
"Do you really believe I'll allow you to pass? The Saiyans aren't the only warriors in this group" Yamcha said
Tien frowned before also getting into his fighting stance
"Get him Yamcha!" Bulma, Oolong and Puar all said said cheering the Bandit on
Yamcha charged at Tien and the two exchanged blows
Tien was having trouble keeping up with Yamcha's movements. He knew that if he was 100% he would take care of Yamcha no problem but the Tri-beam had injured his body more than he thought it had
Yamcha was enjoying the fight. At this rate he might be able to take care of the injured Tien by himself
Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his stomach making him double over in pain before Tien elbowed him in the face knocking him down
Yamcha got up stunned and tried to charge at Tien again before feeling the same pain in his stomach once again
Tien capitalized and launched a furious attack on the bandit
Yamcha coughed from the ground in pain holding his stomach
Tien was charging a Dodon Ray at him
Bulma noticed Chiaotzu's hands pointing towards the downed Yamcha and easily put two and two together before turning to Puar
"Turn into a hammer" she whispered to the cat
Puar was confused but listened nonetheless transforming
Bulma grabbed Puar and hit Chiaotzu in the head with all her might rendering him unconscious once more
The pain in Yamcha's stomach was suddenly lifted as he dodged the Dodon Ray and sped towards Tien
'WOLF FANG FIST'
Yamcha sent a flurry of punches and kicks at Tien
Only a few connected as Tien dodged as many as he could but he had a fair amount of bruises and scratches on his arms and face after the attack
Both Tien and Yamcha were wounded and tired
They both charged each other once again to engage in a melee battle
Tien was forced on the defensive as Yamcha sent a kick to the side of head
Tien recovered and sent a small Ki blast at Yamcha who flipped out of its way
Before they continue their battle, Goku and Vegeta both landed between the humans
"I'll admit that was a resourceful technique but unfortunately you've made mad" Vegeta pointing towards Tien
Tien was shaking in both anger and determination as he charged at Vegeta
Vegeta side stepped the attack and elbowed Tien's back sending him crashing towards the ground
The Prince then stepped on Tien's back before pointing his hand towards him charging energy into his palm
"Any last words triclops?" Vegeta said to the defeated man
Tien shut his eyes tight and stayed quiet accepting his death
Vegeta fired the blast and an explosion was heard
….
Tien opened his eyes to see the ground beside the right side of his head destroyed
He looked up at Vegeta in surprise
Vegeta shrugged before putting his hand out for Tien to grab
Tien looked the Saiyan skeptically before accepting the hand. Vegeta pulled Tien to his feet
"I've decided that it would be to much of a waste to kill such a strong, determined human so you have two choices" Vegeta started
Tien was listening closely
"Option 1: you willingly join my brother and I's army against the evil man that destroyed our home planet and renounce your loyalty to the crane that sent you on this suicide mission…" Tien's eyes widened at that
"…or Option 2: I hold you as a prisoner and you're forced help me anyway. Oh and I'll kill clown here" Vegeta finished
Tien looked at the now awake Chiaotzu. Goku was next to him with a charged energy ball in his hands ready to be released in order from Vegeta
Tien weighed his options carefully before looking at everyone in attendance before his eyes landed on Yamcha
"I would join willingly if I was you Tien. You're strong and besides it's not that bad of a deal. Goku and Vegeta aren't bad if you get to know them" Yamcha said smiling at Tien
Tien thought some more before walking up to the Ox King and Bowing low
"Chiaotzu and I are sincerely sorry for invading the security of your home and attacking you. I hope you can forgive us" Tien said
Ox King smiled before putting his massive hand on Tien's shoulder causing the teen to twitch slightly
"It's okay. I know you were just following orders" Ox King said
Tien looked up with a gleam in his eyes before smiling and walking back over to Vegeta
"I'm going with option 1 besides I want to train with you and get stronger and I won't rest until I defeat you" Tien said
Vegeta smirked at Tien before nodding his head
"I agree, you must get stronger than me if u want to keep up with Frieza" Vegeta said
Goku let the energy dissipate before untying Chiaotzu and introducing himself
"Hi I'm Kakarot but you can call me Goku. Sorry I had to do that I don't really like killing or nothing like that but I get serious when it comes to Frieza" Goku said smiling warmly
Chiaotzu blinked at the sudden change of his demeanor but smiled back
Yamcha put a hand on Tien's shoulder and looked at him with a serious look before smirking at him
"Welcome to the group Tien, it's nice having another human fighter in the group, besides we didn't get to finish our fight earlier" the bandit said
Tien looked to the other teenager and smirked back nodding
"Sure, anytime" Tien responded
He was then approached by the teenage girl that hit Chiaotzu in the head with the hammer
"Hi I'm Bulma and I'm the leader of this group. Good to have you on board" she said shaking his hand
Tien looked at Vegeta
"Is she really our leader?" He whispered
"No but I got tired of correcting her simple minded claim" the Prince responded
"I heard that!" Bulma said causing both teenage boys to cringe
Ox King cleared his throat before asking something that's been bothering him since he's seen them
"So what were you kids doing here in the first place?" He asked
Bulma opened her mouth before anyone else had a chance to
Showing Ox King a dragon ball she asked him
"Do you have one of these?"
Ox King looked at the ball and then thought over it
"I think I do. It's in my castle up on the mountain" he said
Bulma looked at the burning mountain before turning to Vegeta with a pleading look
Vegeta saw the look and sighed
"Fine. How do I put the flames out?" He asked the Ox King
"Either the banzo fan from Master Roshi or by destroying the mountain but I don't know if the dragon ball will survive that" Ox King said
"Well it's only one way to find out" Vegeta said smirking cupping his hands together
Goku took a few steps back and after seeing him do it, everyone else ran back behind Goku
"GALICK GUN"
A bright purple beam formed in his palms and sent it towards the mountain completely obliterating it
Ox King and Tien were astounded by the amount of raw power that the Prince had
When the smoke cleared the rubble was searched and the dragon ball was found
"Woohoo only 1 more dragon ball needs to be found until my wish" Bulma said
"Wish?" Tien said confused
"We'll explain later" Vegeta said
The group was ready to leave and were saying their goodbyes to one another
Chi Chi walked up to Goku
"So um do you think you'll miss me when you're gone?" She asked covering her face
"Of course I will! Do you think you'll miss me?" Goku replied causing Chi Chi to blush and nod her head
Chi Chi shyly wrapped her arms around Goku hugging him
'I don't know why she keeps doing this but it feels nice… now I know how Vegeta feels when Bulma hugs him' Goku thought mimicking her actions and also wrapping his tail around her
Bulma smiled at the two before turning to Vegeta
"How come you don't hug me like that!?" She said with a fake pout
Vegeta looked at Goku and Chi Chi before laughing
"Because I'm a Prince and its undignified behavior to wrap your tail around someone else" He responded
"Whatever Prince" Bulma said walking closer to Vegeta before holding his arm
Vegeta didn't know why she thought it was okay for her to touch him but he decided that he was okay with it for now
He looked at Tien, Yamcha, Oolong, Puar, and Chiaotzu talking to each other before smirking and looking towards the sky
'I'm making more than just an army… I'm making friends' Vegeta thought as the group departed from Fire Mountain towards the last dragon ball location
TBC
Sorry for the wait everyone. I meant to have this out earlier but please continue to read & review! Bet you didn't see this twist coming ;-). Also let me know if you guys want a special chapter on Tao vs Gohan or Shen vs Roshi. Or just let me know if you'd prefer me to just say who won. Without further to do here are the power levels
Power Levels:
Vegeta: 17,250
Goku: 10,750
Yamcha: 90
Tien: 180
(Tri-Beam): 280
(After Tri-Beam): 80
Chiaotzu: 50
Ox King: 116
Chi Chi: 7 (but her helmet beams make her dangerous and Chiaotzu wasn't trying to kill her)