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Vegetasei's Influence chapter 7
Goku was speeding down snake way. He was nearly to the end. He could only hope he got there in time. He sped up a little more. When he got to the end, he called the Flying Nimbus to him. It would be a while longer before he got to the fight.
After the wish was made, the Dragonballs flew off in their separate directions. With his job done, Mr. Popo left for the Lookout. Bulma left quickly after him. She was going to go to the Kame house. Hopefully the Muten Roshi's sister would be there.
Damn she was so nervous. She hoped they were all o.k. Bulma knew the fight was coming but, just like all the other battles her friends and her had been through, the fact that they were in a serious fight for their lives and all the lives on Chikyuusei never fully sank in until they were actually in danger. As Bulma flew in her hover car, she said a silent prayer for her friends. Especially Yamcha and Gohan.
Bulma got there the same time Chichi and her father did. "Looks like we had the same idea." Bulma said looking at Chichi. The poor woman could easily lose her whole family today. The two women found within each other kindred spirits. They both had to stand aside and watch helplessly as the ones they cared for risked their lives.
As they walked in, they found that Roshi's sister, Uranai Baba, was in fact there. The old hermit beckoned for his new company to sit around his sister's crystal ball.
At the first moment when Gohan was in danger, the stress of the last year finally caught up to Chichi. Unable to bare the sight of her beloved son hurt she passed out almost at the exact moment he did. Ox King had to take her up stairs and put a cold towel on her head. He returned swiftly to watch the rest of the events unfold.
Horror was on every face at the demise of Chaotsu and Tien. The Muten Roshi shook his head sadly. Ox King's eyes began to brim with tears over the loss of the two brave men. Bulma struggled to keep from bursting into sobs. She thought of all the time they had spent together in their great adventures and mourned the loss of her two companions.
All hope seemed to disappear, as now two of the Z senshi's numbers were gone. Then came a strange voice and it became apparent that Raditsu had returned with reinforcements like he promised. Bulma gave a yelp of joy. She hadn't really believed that Raditsu was coming back but here he was.
King Vegeta had noticed Bardock's odd behavior lately. "Bardock is everything alright?" He asked after a meeting involving all the higher ups.
"It's just that I keep getting this weird vision." Bardock went on to explain it in full detail.
"That is odd," admitted the King. "What you're describing sounds like the boy can turn into a legendary super Seiyajin. The only boy who can do that is Patatsu and you know where he is. There is no chance that he will be in a fight any time soon." The King stated.
"It can't be Patatsu. The boy I'm seeing in my vision is much younger."
"Could it be Patatsu's younger brother then?" King Vegeta suggested.
"Maybe." Bardock answered. King Vegeta nodded.
"I'll have him watched more closely. You should get some rest Bardock. The truth of your vision will come to you eventually. It always does." With that, King Vegeta left the room.
Bardock couldn't let it go he felt that the vision was of some direr importance. Maybe not now, hell it could be years from now. However, he knew it was important. As for his King's speculations about Patatsu's younger brother, Jagaimo, he got a feeling it wasn't him. Bardock still had the strange notion that the boy in his vision was related to him.
"You o.k. Gohan?" Raditsu asked helping the boy to his feet. He could hardly believe that this was the crybaby of a Seiyajin he had left in the care of Piccolo. He felt himself becoming proud of the boy. He was starting to look like a real warrior.
"Who the hell are you?" Taiteki shouted at the three new comers.
Vegeta stood in front of his companions and announced with total arrogance "I am Prince Vegeta of the planet Vegetasei and these are my royal guards. We are here to protect this planet from you. As it has been claimed under the protection and colonization of Vegetasei."
Raditsu silently wondered just when had he been promoted to one of Prince Vegeta's royal guards. Moreover, just when had Chikyuusei become under Seiyajin protection and colonization. He let it go. It wasn't anything to complain about.
Taiteki smiled. It was about time some real fighters joined in this brawl. "O.k. then get to protecting." He was instantly charging at the Seiyajin. Sensing this wasn't going to be a fight for the young one Raditsu threw him to Piccolo.
"Fight with them kid. They'll need your help more then us." With that, he was caught up in the fury that was Taiteki's attack.
The battle raged as two separate fights. Taiteki versus the Seiyajin and Kyouteki versus the Chikyuujin. The two fights were for the same reasons but were very different.
The one between Taiteki and the Seiyajin was a fierce bloody battle. Both sides exhilarated by adrenaline, bloodlust, and the ecstasy of the life and death struggle. The one between Kyouteki and the Chikyuujin was more calculated and calm. Their struggle was more of a battle of intellect and will.
Gohan couldn't help but stare at his uncle's battle. Something within him stirred a little. Was he imagining things or was the fight overly exciting him. He wanted in on the intensity of it. He was about to go flying into it when Piccolo's voice broke through his thoughts. "Gohan pay attention." He growled at the boy.
Gohan immediately refocused his attention. He didn't dare look back at his uncle's fight for fear of being sucked into its chaos. Instead, he went in with Piccolo for a double Masenko attack. Kyouteki dodged both.
Meanwhile in Taiteki's fight the Seiyajin had lost themselves to battle. Taiteki knew this was dangerous. They were totally focused on the fight. Nappa and Raditsu followed Vegeta's lead.
He didn't have to say anything verbally to them. They knew what their prince wanted from them. All three had trained with each other for years now and knew the others' abilities.
Kyouteki needed to get rid of Gohan. The boy had been getting in his way again. And this time Gohan kept a distance from Kyouteki at all times. He had been knocked out far too many times to let it happen again. Kyouteki desperately needed something to use the Whisper on them with.
There had to be something he could use to put doubt in their hearts. When he couldn't think of anything, he called his brother to him. Taiteki went to his brother's side.
"Let's use the twin doppelganger technique to see if we can lower their number just a bit." Kyouteki told his brother. Before anyone could do anything both twins began to vibrate rapidly. Then before their eyes, there were at least twenty copies of the twins surrounding the Z senshi.
All the Taiteki clones and Kyouteki clones started to circle the Z senshi at an inhuman speed. Then they began attacking. It was like being hit from all sides at once and when the Z senshi tried to strike back, their hands flew through their opponents as if they were just so much mist.
It wasn't long before they realized that not all of their opponents were real. All they could do was try and block the attacks. Gohan found that he was not being harmed once again. Instead, they were trying to grab him. He fought as hard as he possible could. Instinct telling him that if they got him he might never see his family again.
Yamcha was in terrible pain. He wasn't as strong as the others were and the constant pummeling he was getting was just too much. He fell to the ground under the weight of the onslaught. As he lay on the ground, he noticed something important.
Kuririn saw Yamcha go down. His outburst led everyone to look over. Kuririn moved as close to Yamcha as he could. "Yamcha you o.k." Yamcha knowing this was it for him struggled with the words he knew would save his friends.
"Every fifth one is real." As soon as he said it, a powerful blast ended Yamcha's life.
Kuririn was shocked at his friend's sudden death. Vegeta seeing the Chikyuujin die decided it would be best if they closed up their ranks. "Everyone get closer." Piccolo grabbed the still shocked Kuririn and pulled him to stand in the now forming circle. They were all standing back to back. At least now, they weren't being attacked from all sides.
Piccolo suddenly noticed Gohan wasn't with them. "Where's Gohan?" Immediately all eyes were searching for the five year old. Nappa was the one that found him.
Taking a couple of steps out of the circle, he made his way to a small tornado of doppelgangers. They were encircling a semi unconscious Gohan. Nappa reached into it and pulled the boy out. Getting swiftly back to the others.
Now knowing that Gohan was safe Piccolo turned to Kuririn. "What did Yamcha say to you?"
"He said that every fifth one is real." Vegeta got what was being said first. He counted how many doppelgangers where passing them. When the fifth one passed he let his fist fly. It connected with flesh. Taiteki went flying backwards. The illusion was broken. Both brothers were exposed.
When Yamcha had fallen to the ground, he had noticed that only the fifth doppelganger's feet disturbed the grass on the ground. At that moment all, the Z senshi were utterly grateful for the words of their fallen comrade. Gohan roused from the ground where Nappa had put him. Gohan had been affected by exhaustion. He looked over and saw the remains of Yamcha.
Kyouteki watched the look on the boy's face change from unawareness to shock to grief and finally to anger. He was missing a part of Gohan's change from innocence to killer. Kyouteki was furious he had almost had him. The boy had been in his grasp. One more second and he would have been able to take an unconscious Gohan back to his ship.
"Brother that filthy monkey stopped me from getting my prize. I'm going to kill him. Keep the others busy would you." Kyouteki's voice was low and animalistic. His gaze rested on Nappa. Nappa just smiled and cracked his knuckles. Finally some one on one action.
Taiteki didn't need to keep the rest of the Z senshi busy. They all wanted to watch. Besides the code of honor that hung around one on one battles dictated that interrupting was utterly disgraceful. They would shame themselves and Nappa.
Taiteki had just one concern before the match began. "Brother what about the Dragonballs?" Kyouteki didn't even bother to look at his brother.
"Fuck the Dragonballs. All I want is the boy. If you want after I get him we'll continue looking for them."
After that was said, both Kyouteki and Nappa began to circle each other. Their fight was under way.
AN: Sorry for taking so long. I know that I said that I would up date twice during my break but things keep getting in the way. I'll still try to update again though before I have to go back to school. Thanks for the reviews. As always, read, enjoy, and review. Ja Ne!