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Chapter Two: Feign
Nappa smirked widely as he launched towards the small group of humans, targeting Tien first. He flew at lightning speed, within a few seconds he was on Tien, hands gripping his elbow region tightly as he slammed him into one of the aircraft. He then grabbed Tien's head and smashed it against the dented metal repeatedly only to toss his body from it and back to his comrades.
"I won't even have to use my ki for this fight." He smirked, licking Tien's blood off of his lips. "Come on weaklings, you're going to need to do better than this if you want to survive."
Krillin, Chiaotzu, and Chi Chi catch Tien, themselves sliding back a few feet as they carried the added weight. Tien winced at the pain before getting up slowly, removing his arms from their grasps. They nodded, moving away from him, taking a step closer to the mangled aircraft.
"I'll fight this one on one. No one interfere." Tien stated as he formed a triangle shape with his hands.
He breathed slowly as Nappa launched towards him at full speed. He saw the joy within Nappa's cold ebony eyes. He knew his man truly lived for blood.
With a cold stare, Tien uttered, "Tri-beam ca–"
His words were cut off as he felt Nappa's cold hands latched upon his jugular and the crown of his head. Tien shrieked in pain as he felt his muscles tear from each other, blood erupting from both his shoulder and neck.
Chiaotzu's eyes widen with shock as he viewed his long time friend being butchered like a piece of meat. He growled with anger as he balled a fist, "I can't let him die like this!" He said, rage building within him. "I'm coming, Tien!"
He flew towards the larger man, placing his legs together while he targeted his neck. Arms were spread out as the smaller being began to spin quickly. His blow landed right below Nappa's armor, causing him to jerk his hold on Tien, ripping him down in a diagonal slice while gripping the tri-clops' head in resting within his palm.
Blood would spray like running water over them, covering Nappa's armor and face. He smirked as he indulged in his moment, spreading his arms out in victory before tossing his head towards Krillin and Chi Chi. "Anyone up for seconds?" He laughed fully.
Soon after, he felt various kicks and punches to the back of his head. He stood for a moment, allowing the shorter fighter to get all of his kicks in.
Nappa tilted his head to the side slightly, "Is this the best you can do?" He said as he turned around.
Chiaotzu held a side kick aimed directly at Nappa's face when he grabbed his foot, crushing it under his muscular hand. Nappa shook his head slightly as he smirked, moving him above his head while bringing his leg up only to force the smaller man to collide with his thigh, shattering his ribcage.
Streams of blood exited his alabaster lips as he was flung back into the air. He gritted his teeth as he twisted Nappa's wrist, causing the larger man to let go. As he floated to the ground, he would latch onto the large Saiyajin's back, clinging onto his armor.
"This is for Tien!" He bellowed as clenched his fingers deeper into his armor, "I hope you suffer for eternity!" he added as he started to glow.
Nappa cocked his head behind him, "What the hell is this shit?" He stated just before he was engulfed in the ki blast.
Everyone except Vegeta and Tarble, covered their eyes from the glare. The explosion engulfed a good portion of the area, wiping out two buildings and the chunk of the forest. The sound of the mountain side crumbling echoed throughout the island, causing the ground to pound.
"He got him!" Krillin exclaimed, smiling.
"But at what cost.." Chi Chi trailed off sighing, "We can't let his death be in vain! Even if it's noble. That Vegeta guy right there must be stopped !" She stated as she glared over to him.
"Wait!" Bulma exclaimed from across the area. "I see something in the clear!"
Bulma was right, there was something in the clear. There stood the six foot ten Saiyajin, covered in blood, however it was not his blood. Instead it was the blood of Chiaotzu's, splattered against the back of his armor. Nappa brushed himself off briefly before smiling. He only suffered minor injuries, a few scraps and cuts, but nothing fatal.
"Waste of breath." Nappa proclaimed as he cleaned his lips once more. "Pathetic little runts your race is. I thought there would've been a challenge!"
Suddenly a ki disk flew next close to Nappa's head. He easily dodged it, moving in the opposite direction only to meet another, clipping his cheek. His smirk faded as blood seeped onto his face.
The elite warrior drew this thumb onto the wound, wiping it clean before licking the residue off. "You'll pay for that, runt." He stated as he launched towards him.
"Nappa, leave the last male and female alive!" Vegeta commanded, eyes locked on Goku.
Nappa stopped in his tracks, head cocked to his commander, "But Vegeta, the—"
"We may have use for them yet. I don't want your dumbass killing off all of these fighters." Vegeta stated.
With a nod, Nappa resumed his position, launching towards Krillin. Krillin readied himself in a fighting stance, shifting a leg to his side as he brought his hands to his side.
He bowed his head slightly, "Kame…." He began, watching Nappa draw closer while a small blue orb appeared between his hands, "hame…." The orbs grew larger, quadrupling in mass. "h—"
Right as Krillin uttered the final part, his face collided with a fist, flinging him into the nearest building. The building soon collapsed on top of him, forming a dusk cloud surrounding the remains of the structure.
Nappa soon turned his attention to Chi Chi, smiling gently towards her. "You know I hate beating a woman." He cracked his knuckles slowly as he moved closer. "You're fortunate to be the first of your kind to experience a true Saiyajin's power." He rolled his head sharply.
"CHI CHI NO!" Goku said while sprinting towards her only to find a Ki blast shot in front of him.
Vegeta flew in front of him, smirking. "And where do you think you're going, Kakarot? The fun's just began!"
Chi Chi held her stance as she launched at him only to meet with the back of his hand. Gloved hand lightly grazed her cheek, causing her to spin into the air before colliding with the ground. She would roll a few more times before stopping, laying face down, squirming lightly. Nappa walked over to where she laid, placing his foot upon her back while looking over to Vegeta, smiling.
"Piece of cake." He stated as he sat down, taking his foot from her back.
Goku looked around the area. His eyes would dance upon Tien and Yamcha's bodies, smelling the scent of their blood stinging his senses. Poor Yamcha never stood a chance. He was shot down before he could even defend himself. Tien was one of their best fighters and he was taken down almost in an instant.
Solemn eyes would drift onto the blood painted area where Chiaotzu self destructed on Nappa, only to cause a few minor injuries on his battle worn body. Even in revenge, Chiaotzu's intensions were in vain. He glanced over to the building where Krillin laid, clumps of rubble plied over his small body. His destructo disk only caused a gash on Nappa's face. His attack was the only one to cause any damage to the oversized Saiyajin. Then there was Chi Chi who was wiped easily by just one swift gaze to the cheek.
Goku lost a total of three comrades while he faced two injured and one captured. If Goku was to do anything, now would be the time.
"Surprise, surprise! This is our favorite part, you should see the look on your face." Vegeta jeered. "If this is how they fight then you should be no more than a warm up."
"Don't take me lightly, Vegeta. You know nothing of my power." Goku stated, bringing his arms to his side, forearms elevated.
Vegeta snorted, "True, however you are a low class warrior while I am an elite. Best of the best the Saiyajin race could ever offer." He smirked before chuckling softly, "Quite frankly, you don't stand a chance. If you had given up those balls, none of your men would be in their current."
Bulma shook her head as she tried to jerk away from Tarble's hold, "Goku, just give up! We can't win! They're too strong…" She trailed off, sobbing harder, "They killed all of our good fighters! All that's left is you…please don't do it…don't fight.." She added before falling to the ground.
"Listen to the wrench, Kakarot. You don't stand a chance." Vegeta stated. "But if you still want to fight, come at me. I'm right here."
Goku shook with rage as he was fed up with Vegeta's sly remarks. Not only did he cost him his friends' life, but he also cost him his wife. He did not know whether or not Nappa held his order in keeping Krillin and Chi Chi alive, however it did not change the fact that they caused him pain and suffering. This was his day to celebrate with his friends and now those same friends laid still.
"You bastards…" He trailed off, scowl eyes glancing between Nappa and Vegeta. "You will pay for this!" He suddenly dropped into a similar stance of Krillin. "This is for my friends and family!"
Vegeta laughed, "Fine. Get the first shot in, it won't make any difference."
"Kame…hame….HA!!" Goku bellowed as he shot the blue wave directly towards Vegeta.
"Let's see what you've got…GALIC CANNON!" He bellowed as he flared his own hand towards Goku's wave.
It didn't take long for the two waves to collide, Vegeta's ki over powering Goku's. Goku put all of his power into this current stream, his knee buckling under the power he was emitting. However, Vegeta simply stood there, stress free of such strain.
There was no struggle for power dominance, Vegeta dominated clearly. He toyed with Goku, allowing him to think he was winning by taking away power from his beam. However he was expecting more from this battle.
"Enough playing around, Vegeta!" Nappa said, nodding his head. "End it already!"
Vegeta turned his head towards his subordinate, "Quiet Nappa!" He ordered as his blast grew.
The Galic Cannon over powered the Kamehameha wave, tossing Goku back against the mountain range.
Vegeta snorted, "See what you've done? I was not finishing toying with him!" He spat as he walked a few steps. "Retrieve him and bring him to me." He ordered.
Nappa nodded as he quickly gathered Goku, grabbing him by his hair as he dragged him to the feet of Vegeta before dropping him. Vegeta looked down upon him, arms finding themselves around each other as they rested upon his armor. Goku winced quietly at the pain, not wanting to give Vegeta the satisfaction of causing him pain.
"Pathetic. Just another example of a low class Saiyajin trying to act like an elite." Vegeta stated as he grabbed by his hair, smirking, "Die you piece of shit." He fired up a ki ball.
"Wait!" Bulma shrieked, "I'll do anything! Just don't hurt him…" she pleaded as she tried to wiggle out of Tarble's grip.
Vegeta then turned back to her, "You will show me where these dragonballs are located?" He inquired.
She nodded firmly, tears still streaming down her cheeks, "I'll do anything, I don't care what it is as long as you don't hurt him.."
He snickered gently, "Hmph." He answered as he tossed the wounded Saiyajin towards Nappa.
Nappa caught him in his arms, looking down at the now unconscious warrior before quirking a brow. Vegeta briskly walk towards Bulma, arms refolding as he walked. Once he was in front of her, he signaled his brother to release his grip. Tarble did so, placing her arms behind her gently.
Vegeta firmly took her chin within his hand as he brought her off the ground, "Listen here. I will need shelter, food, and training grounds and I will not settle for anything less." He demanded before snorting, "And as of today, you are my rule. Do anything stupid and you will face the fate of your comrades."
Bulma nodded softly.
He turned towards Nappa, "Gather the weakling from the rubble and the other female."
"We're called Earthlings."
"What?" Vegeta looked at her.
"We're called…Earthlings...and humans…" She trailed off.
"Hmph." He replied, cocking his head towards the remainder of the humans. "We start our hunt once everyone's recovered. Not a day later." He concluded.
A/N: Vegeta's able to defeat Goku because Goku didn't die until the arrival of Radditz. Since this takes place prior to his arrival, Goku doesn't know kaio ken nor does he know the spirit bomb. I'm sorry for the lack of Vegeta vs. Goku action! There wasn't much do to there ha ha. I didn't feel like having fist to fist combat so this is what I worked with.