Part 2

"Aren't you going to run, you scrap-metal doll?"

"Why are you here?"

"You know why".

18 did know why. When Dr. Gero had first activated her Vegeta had challenged her to fight. That had been a time when she could have beaten super saiyan Vegeta easily. She had broken both her arms, defeated him and his son without trouble. Now the tables were turned. She knew that if they fought now Vegeta would destroy her.

An android's pride wouldn't get in the way of common sense. She knew she was outmatched, and she would have run if she could. But Vegeta wouldn't let her go that easily. He was still furious at having his arms broken by a robot woman at the height of his pride. Now he had no one else to take his anger out on. Goku and the other androids were dead, and Gohan was now by the far the strongest under the heavens. Vegeta's emotions were easy to read, even by an android. She could only bluff.

"Come at me".

Vegeta flew, literally, at her. She sidestepped the initial punch and swung her fist around, but Vegeta wasn't there anymore. He was behind her, and he kicked her into the air, sending her flying up. And then he was on top of her, and then she went flying down back toward the sand. When she landed a cloud of sand blew out of her impact crater. And then Vegeta hit her with a ki blast. She got up as the dust settled. Her bomber jacket was torn across the body. She shrugged it off her shoulders. She never felt pain or fear but sooner or later Vegeta would simply blow her to pieces.

"Not so tough now, are you? You thought you could humiliate a saiyan prince…" Vegeta accentuated every word with a blow, but 18 tuned out the petty speech. If she could just get one solid hit on him she'd run and escape into WestCity. She didn't have any ki for Vegeta to sense. But Vegeta was always on his guard. With an effortless motion he swung his leg up and broke her left arm, knocking her into the sand.

"Now you die".

Vegeta flew into the air and a ball of ki appeared in his outstretched palm. What terrifying attack was this? Big Bang Attack? Final Flash? No, Final Flash hadn't been unveiled yet. She braced herself.

"SUPER VEGETA, BIG BA—"

And then Krillin flew out of nowhere and kicked Vegeta in the face, knocking him out of the air, and grabbed 18 and flew like a bullet toward the east.