Here we go again!!! Another action filled chapter. Who really has the advantage here? Read and find out... I know you have been waiting for this chapter to emerge.




C-28 TRAP


The explosion came from one of the highest observation booths. Krad covered himself with this cloak as he was showered with glass and debris. He could see a very angry looking Soyna standing among what was left and Junior who was looking nervously at her.

She had gone gold. He hadn't seen her with this new short haircut of hers go Super Saiyian but it certainly looked different. It was certainly becoming.

Even at the distance they were at, he could see that her eyes were glowing. She was angry at something she saw in that room, not just that Krad had made an appearance.

The crowd grew even thinner as the few remaining gawkers ran from the stadium and to safety.

She lowered her power level so that her hair feel back down into the familiar deep red. Her eyes didn't stop glaring at Krad who now uncovered himself and looked at her.

His eyes looked colder than ever as he looked at her.

She grabbed her brother by the arm and levitated from the ruined platform. Krad's eyes followed her. "So that is where the red headed beauty went. You sent her to destroy my little observation point."

"We don't have to send her to do anything," Goten said quickly.

Krad and his son both raised and eye brow at that one.

"Just leave," Trunks said. "You can't possibly think you can beat us."

Krad watched Soyna land and her brother nearly collapse as they landed. She was not afraid to show her power now. He could feel it just radiating off her skin. It wouldn't take much for her to loose her cool and attack. He could sense her nervousness and tension. All her old anger was coming forward and she was struggling to keep it under control.

"Get them out of here now," she said pointing to her boys. "They do not need to see this!" Who was she ordering? Trunk's wasn't sure, but Junior responded as he got to his feet and started to head towards them. The boys were still hiding behind them and they didn't seem to be moving.

"Oh, come now. We didn't come here to fight you," Krad said.

"They why bother to test our strength. You just want to see who could get in your way, or who you could recruit. I am not as easy to fool a second time around!" She hissed and glared at her brother to move faster.

Ligh was the one that responded. "Second time around? What the hell is that supposed to mean. We haven't sent anyone to this planet before! Have we father?"

"No. We haven't," Krad said and still stared at her. His eyes softening and a slow smile came to his lips. "Where have we met before? I am sure I would have remembered someone of such great beauty." He took a step towards her and she took a step back. He saw the briefest look of confusion on her face but she quickly masked it by anger.

He did not like the way that he was looking at her! Trunk's felt his anger rising. This was not how this was supposed to happen! He was supposed to come after them, not her! Not after his daughter. Well, his OTHER selves daughter.

"It is of little consequence of where we met before," she said between clenched teeth. She backed up until she was standing by Vegeta now and then held her ground her confidence was all back. He was thankful for that.

Junior had gathered up Legen and Benot, but he was still watching them.

"Get them out of here!" She yelled sharply. Junior jumped and began to back away towards the exit.

"Oh. Don't you think I took care of the exits," Krad said with a smile. "I think that you people are the only ones I need to worry about."

She snarled. "Fine. I shall create one."

Krad began to laugh and start to tout that there was no way that she could make a new exit. He rambled on for a bit over their superior technology that they could not match.

She raised her hand and she blew away the door that Krad thought would hold them back, with a small confident smile.

"You really should do your homework better," Soyna chuckled. Trunks saw his father smile.

He saw Krad look to one of his henchmen who was frantically punching numbers in to a keypad on his wrist. He looked a little lost. Trunks remembered him from before. He was supposed to be good with odds and numbers and processing their information, but from what he saw, he was just an inept accountant.

"You should never have trusted his information," she said. Junior was still standing behind him. "Get out of here with them!"

Junior nodded.

"MOM!" Benot yelled. He looked like he was going to cry. Legen just looked nervous as Junior bolted for the hole in the wall.

"STOP THEM!" Krad yelled. "LIGH! Damn it boy, make yourself useful."

............

Ligh started to make a dash for the boys and Junior. Goten found himself powering up and getting ready to join the fight, but Soyna had other plans. She moved so swiftly to block Ligh's path that she knocked the boy back into Vegeta, who just shoved him away. Before he knew what happened Ligh found himself on his butt in front of his father who looked disapprovingly down on him.

Junior and the boys had left the building, safe for now.

Krad tried to gain his composure back as he looked over to Soyna.

"That was not necessary," Krad said.

"My boys, are not going to be part of your scheme. You deal with us. We are your so called threats," Soyna said.

Ligh growled and got to his feet. He looked a little shaky now. That was twice he was knocked down by one of them. He looked nervously over at where Soyna stood, blocking the hole in the wall that she had created.

Goten looked over to Trunks, who was worriedly looking over at Pan and Bra who were still standing firm a ways back on the bleachers. They would have to be the next to get out of here while this confrontation was happening. He did not want to see his niece getting hurt and he did not want to see Bra hurt either.

He looked back at Krad.

"Violence is not necessary!" Krad stated. "You have shown us that you are all quite strong and resilient (Goten knew that was meant for him for surviving the poisoning) but we see some potential here and we want to help..."

"Quit with your stupid rehearsed speech!" Soyna snapped!

Krad looked at her with wide eyes. Ligh looked at her with disdain.

"We do not need your help and you do not need ours. If you had left this planet and us alone, we would not have bothered you. Ever! We are quite content with the way things are around here! We do not need you. We are not far off with our technology and if you have done your homework correctly. You already know that!" She hissed and took a step forward.

"We are strong and we only use our strength to protect this planet and our families," She growled.

Krad humped. "They why were they in space? I thought they were testing for enemies as we do." He pointed to Goten and Trunks.

"They were searching for Goten's father," she hissed. "They stumbled across you and now I am stuck will making sure that you do not leave!"

Ligh stood in front of his father. "Are you threatening us!"

She narrowed her eyes. "Of course I am. I have nothing against you but I will make sure your father pay's for all the damage that he has done to my life!"

Goten felt her power up. Her hair quickly shimmered gold and her eyes grew that lighter shade of green, her whole body grew a little sleeker and a little bit stronger, a little bit taller and all the more beautiful.

Ligh stood his ground. He touched something on his arm.

"Now, now," Krad said. "I know you are strong young lady, but I am afraid that my son, won't let you touch me. He is stronger than he looks. I would say, one of the stronger fighters in the universe and I certainly think he could take on a pretty lady like yourself!" Krad teased.

He could see how angry she was. She was barely staying in control.

Ligh grinned.

Soyna growled.

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Pan couldn't hear what was going on over there but it looked intense. When she saw Junior run for the door with the boys and the intervention, she got a little scared.

She had never really been one to be scared of anything. She knew that she was strong enough to deal with everything and she would always have her family by her side. It was an unusual feeling to have. She knew why. Trunk's was looking right at her and his eyes were begging her to leave too. He wanted her to be safe.

Then she had to consider Bra, who was much larger and a lot more vulnerable that she was. She was looking on excitedly. She wasn't showing any fear. She never really had to fight for herself. Her father was Vegeta, she never had to worry. If anyone even thought of hurting her, that person was gone. Not to mention that she had an older brother whom protected her just as strongly when the situation occurred, even though he wouldn't admit it as much.

Soyna hair flickered and she became a Super Saiyian. She could sense the anger from where she was standing. That boy with the white hair that had been fighting Vegeta stood in front of her, his aura growing large and white around him.

"We should get out of here. Get my dad," Pan said. This was one day that she wished that her dad had come to the tournament. She tugged at Bra's arm.

"This should be a good fight!" Bra said. She was overly excited. She wanted to stay and watch as much as she did, but sacrifices had to be made. Dad should be here.

"We can watch after we get my dad. I am sure that we won't miss much," Pan said.

Bra sighed heavily. "I guess I should go get Raymond in case that someone gets hurt. He does have a medical kit ready," she said.

Ligh threw the first punch. Soyna easily blocked it. Their aura's clashing and mixing together with electrifying results. Pan could feel the hair on the back of her neck rising. They were hiding their power as much as we were, she thought and didn't like that thought at all.

............

Krad looked away from Soyna and Ligh fighting and turned to Trunks and Goten.

He knew that the pretty red headed woman was strong. He knew that his son was one of his best warriors too. He didn't know if he could beat her. They had a watched a few of her training sessions that she had with Vegeta and they were amazing. Her skills were almost perfect. She was so graceful and elegant. She always seemed to know what to do.

He wondered where he had seen her before. She seemed to know him well. That was a surprise that he was not expecting at all. He was sure that he would have remembered a girl as beautiful as her.

He would have to somehow try to talk to Trunk's and Goten. Try to get her to calm down and then they could reorganize a little bit. Things weren't going bad so far. He didn't think Ligh would have to fight so soon but then, she was a little spitfire wasn't she.

He knew a lot more than he was letting on to them. He knew that somehow she was Trunk's daughter. The ages didn't match up but the genetics did. Trunks didn't act like a father to her though. That seemed to be Vegeta's job, being her protector. Of course, that piece of information, confused him even further. How did he meet Trunks daughter?

Her children were a little bit of a mystery to him. There was no mention of who the father was and he couldn't determine it genetically either. They were not trained to fight as all the other members of the family were, but he saw the potential in them. He was hoping to have them around to see how they would protect their mother and see if they did have that fighting energy of a Saiyian in their veins, even though they acted very human.

"I am not so petty as to just show up and blow you all up," he said. "I was willing to give you all another chance to change your mind on my former proposal and I do have a new one that I am willing to give," he smiled brightly. Goten kept rubbing his throat where he had wrapped his whip around before. Maybe the poison was not as ineffective against them as he thought. When they had left his planet, he was pretty sure that Goten was going to die. He looked so ill. Somehow they nursed him back to health. Of course, the poison would still work quite well on Vegeta who was standing watching Soyna fight like a statue. At least it would debilitate them enough for them to overpower, if it came to that.

"We do not need anything from you," Goten yelled. "We just want to be left in peace. Without worrying about who is going to try to destroy the earth next. We just want a peaceful life! We have all seen more than enough destruction."

Goten seemed angry and his attention was drawn to him and to Soyna who was getting the upper hand on his son.

"She will kill you," Vegeta said simply. "I recommend you leave while you still have your neck attached to your shoulders."

Krad focused on Vegeta. The son of one of the strongest willed leader that he had ever encountered. He didn't have much to deal with the King Vegeta. After all Freeza took care of that Saiyian problem.

He knew that the young prince was alive but hadn't bothered with his progress for he was under control of Freeza and no one dared get in his way.

The rumors of how Freeza and King Kold lost their lives was marred in mystery, but he had a feeling that it had to do with the Saiyians on this planet, now that he had seen their potential.

Still, he knew the poison was effective for at least slowing them down. He wished he knew how long they would be out.

He heard his son scream.

He looked over to see that Soyna had his son's arms behind his back and he was on his knees. She was standing on the back of his legs. It looked like a rather painful position indeed.

His son's face was screwed up in pain and he struggled to get out of the awkward position she held him.

"Shall I kill him Krad?" She said. "Like you destroyed my life." Her voice was so full of venom! What did he do to her? He wished he remembered.

Ligh screamed again. He wasn't holding back. He couldn't reach his arm to turn up his booster either. Not a good situation. He did not plan on loosing his son to these monkeys.

He heard the beeping on his communicator that he wore on his arm. His men were now surrounding the building and the force field was up now at full force. Hopefully that would be enough to control this situation that was getting out of hand.

He did not like loosing control!

He had not counted on his son being so easily beaten by... well anyone, especially the woman that he thought would be easiest to woo.

There was a beep again. A low voice murmured in his ear.

He smiled as he listened.

The advantage now shifted in his favor yet again.

"I think you should let my son go," Krad said.

She humped and twisted her feet into his legs. There were tears in his son's eyes.

"If you kill my son, I will make sure that yours die too." Krad said.

She stopped, but didn't let go. She was assessing if it was an empty threat.

Did she really think, she would let them go that easily? Really? He was hardly a fool. Did they think he would walk up them and think that this confrontation was not one of the possibilities that he planned for?

They may be strong, but he was a hell of a lot smarter than a bunch of monkeys!

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To be contiuned... (DA DA DAAAAAHHH)

(I know, I know... I will hurry with the next part as fast as my fingers will race across this keyboard and as long as I have access to a computer, I will get it up and going ASAP for all of those who just love the fact that I can't help but leave it as a cliff hanger. I hate them myself, but they are so much fun to write)