Chapter 13
"Problems won't disappear,
When I look you in the eye, something isn't right.
Problems will interfere, and I don't think we'll survive
A fall from up so high-
The tears drop! Waiting for the fallout,
This must be the way doown~
And it won't stop!
Everythings a blur now,
This must be the way down~" I was singing my fourth song to myself, The Way Down by the White Tie Affair, when suddenly Vegeta's voice projected across the field.
"Time's up." He announced, standing up and removing his scouter in distaste. I blinked and sat up, abruptly stopping mid song and looking over at the Saiyans nervously. I stood in the grass and brushed stray blades from my clothes before I walked next to Gohan, standing straight in line with everyone else.
"It seems we've been stood up..Three valuable hours.. wasted." Vegeta remarked, crossing his arms and observing us. "But of course the traitor would also be a coward."
"My daddy's not a coward!" Gohan yelled defensively. I frowned lightly and put my hand on Gohan's shoulder, trying to calm him down silently.
"Then where is he? Why isn't he coming?" Krillin uttered despondently. I rolled my eyes and sighed through my nose in distaste.
"Krillin, stop being such a pessimist." Krillin glanced over at me, but didn't say anything because Nappa spoke up.
"Finally. It's pain time! I'm just sorry Kakarrot isn't here to see it." Nappa said, shedding his outer armor and keeping on his boots, gloves, and his underwear. I blinked in confusion and awkwardly averted my eyes temporarily, just in case he was going to continue stripping.
"Ew! Why are you stripping? Is that, like, a secret power up thing or do you just like being nude?" I asked, scrunching my nose up in disgust. Gohan looked up at me in surprise- it seems that he was the only one that acknowledge me- and he looked down at his clothes. When he grabbed the end of his shirt and started to pull it up, I immediately grabbed his hand.
"No, no, that was a joke Gohan." I said, laughing lightly as he blushed and quickly dropped his hands in embarrassment.
"So, it's time to die, huh? Feel like I'm a kamikaze, damn it." Krillin groaned. I shot him another look and spat, "Pessimist" but closed my mouth when Piccolo spoke up.
"Without Son Goku, we have one last chance.. Although it's a long shot.." Piccolo said in distaste. I perked up and turned to him, giving him my full attention. 'What's he talking about?'
Piccolo looked down at Krillin stoically and said; "Kuririn, was it?" I couldn't help but snicker quietly at Krillin at this, "You and Melon will draw his attention, while I go for a Saiyan's only weakness.. the tail." He said, looking back up to the Saiyans and frowning lightly. I shifted and leaned forward slightly, assessing Nappa as I spoke to Piccolo.
"So who's going to give the final shot?" I asked quietly. Piccolo glanced at me before resting his eyes on Gohan.
"Once he's powerless, then Gohan! You strike with all you've got, understand?" Gohan shakily looked up at Piccolo then nodded.
"Y-yeah. I'll do it, I promise!" I leaned back and gave Gohan an encouraging smile, but Piccolo had to psyche the poor kid out once again.
"See that you do! Consider this earth's fate to be in your hands!" Piccolo said tensely. I sighed through my nose and reached out, running my fingers through Gohan's hair lightly.
"Oh ignore him. If you put your mind to it, you can be stronger than all of us. Just think of yourself as a super hero!" I said, giving him a cheeky grin. Gohan looked up at me and I saw his eyes sparkle with wonder.
"I-I can be a super hero?" My smile widened at his question and I nodded enthusiastically, before dropping my hand and facing the two Saiyans, dropping my smile to a tight line.
"Yeah but first we need to defeat the villains." We all stood in line, all tense and in our battle stances, and we had a stare down. A small bout of silence erupted, only broken by the whooshing of the wind.
~Meanwhile, at Kami's lookout~
Kami and Mr. Popo were standing, both silent and waiting silently for the arrival of Goku. Kami's brow was creased with worry as the small group of human fighters quickly diminished to a measly four. Suddenly, a power level pricked his consciousness and his head snapped up, in shock and awe.
"I-Its Son Goku! He's close!" He shouted. Mr. Popo immediately looked up at him, sending him a wide eyed look.
"Fetch him, my lord! Hurry!" Popo said nervously. And just like that, Kami disappeared in a flash, transporting himself from the land of the living to the land of the dead.
With Goku, he was swiftly nearing King Yemma's compound.
"I see it! The end of the road!" Goku shouted, kicking up his pace even though he was exhausted. Goku flew past the halls and landed with a loud thump on the door step to Judgment Hall.
"Goku!" Kami shouted by the doorway, instantly walking over and offering his arm to the delighted Goku.
"Kami-sama!" Goku shouted in surprise.
"Take hold, hurry!"
"Thanks!" Goku grinned and clasped Kami's arm, and just like that they reappeared on Kami's lookout.
"Training went well! Now I'm off!" Goku said, releasing Kami's hand and swiftly striding to the edge of the lookout.
"You're our only hope!" Kami shouted.
"Good luck, Son Goku!" Popo said, waving to Goku. Goku grinned and ran to the edge, leaping off and dropping straight down towards the earth.
"Everyone.. Melon, Gohan.. Please be alive!" Goku muttered as he fell. For a moment a worried frown appeared on his face, but it disappeared with the arrival of a house in the air.
"Hello! Master Karin!" Goku shouted out, lifting his arms for emphasis when he noticed a white cat standing by the railing.
"Here are the last three senzu beans! Take them!" Karin shouted, throwing three beans to Goku as he swiftly fell past his ledge. Goku easily caught them and grinned, waving happily as he descended further.
"Thanks! I needed these!"
"We're counting on you!" Karin shouted. Goku looked back below him before putting two beans in his shirt, taking one and plopping it in his mouth swiftly.
"All right! Power restored!" He shouted, flexing his arms momentarily at the energy boost. Goku looked up and around, before whistling loudly into his fingers.
"Kinto-un!" From the clouds descended a yellow cloud, which quickly flew under Goku and catched the Saiyan.
"It's been a while! Come on!" Goku shouted, smiling and looking around quickly.
"A huge energy cluster – That way!" Goku commanded, guiding the cloud to head towards the battle.
~Back at the battle~
After the tense silence and a mini-eye-conversation between me and Krillin, Krillin sighed and straightened up, rolling his shoulders back.
"Well, here goes!" He shouted, before charging Nappa and releasing a war cry. Nappa was surprised, but then it swiftly morphed into amusement.
"So eager for death, are you!?" Nappa shouted, getting into a defensive stance. I watched, leaning forward and ready to charge as Krillin suddenly dropped his hands to the ground, releasing his pent up energy and shooting himself into the air. I took this chance to charge across the field and through the energy, throwing out my foot and hitting Nappa in the jaw. Nappa, surprised by the double whammy, stumbled back a step in a slight daze. Piccolo then appeared behind him and grabbed his tail with both hands. The instant Piccolo grasped the furry appendage, he looked up at the surprised Gohan and shouted his name. Gohan immediately charged for us, and I quickly looked over, relaxing and watching Gohan with a proud smile.
"Fools!" Nappa suddenly shouted and I froze in shock before turning swiftly to face him. I didn't even get to fully turn when I heard a sickening thud and felt a large hand grab my throat. I was hoisted into the air, and I choked and gasped for air. I was brought to eye level with Nappa, and I cringed at his amused grin. I desperately clawed at his hand, glaring at him and mentally cursing the bastard out, when suddenly I was thrown into the ground at Nappa's feet. Dirt flew into the air then fell in a small shower, yet Nappa's hand was still around my throat.
Suddenly, just as the darkness started to rise around me, he released me. I instantly grabbed my throat, trying to desperately breathe through the pain and get as much air as I could in me, when suddenly a boot slammed onto my stomach. A painful, breathless cry escaped my lips, and my hands grabbed my stomach in pain. I curled slightly, my breathing coming out in harsh pants, when suddenly the foot came down again, and again, and again. I managed to quiet my cries of pain, when he finally grew bored and simply rested his foot on my bloodied head, pushing my head into the hard soil.
I let out a quiet groan but didn't move, now in too much pain to even think it. I mentally assessed my burning body and guessed that my left arm was broken by my wrist and a few of my ribs were also cracked.
"Dissappointing! How someone as weak as you managed to last this long is beyond me!" He spat, lifting his leg again to slam into my windpipe- which would successfully kill me. I cringed and instinctually closed my eyes, not wanting to see the final move, when suddenly someone interfered.
"Nappa! Don't kill her!" Vegeta shouted, a heavy tone of annoyance coloring his voice. I felt Nappa's foot pause just above my neck and I reluctantly opened my eyes, watching the myriad of emotions color Nappa's face. Anger, annoyance, loathing, then finally reluctance showed on his face before he removed his foot and took a step back. Nappa didn't even bother questioning Vegeta before turning with renewed humor to Piccolo, who was out cold nearby.
"Don't die yet! We still have to ask you about the dragon balls!" Nappa said, gripping the back of Piccolo's tunic and lifting his limp body from the ground. When there was no response, he shrugged carelessly and dropped him, smirking when his body slammed into the ground with a thud. I closed my eyes and forced myself to breath properly, trying to get past the pain in my chest when suddenly I heard Nappa's heavy footsteps walk past me.
"Well, if he's gonna take a nap.. I guess I have to play with his little friends." Nappa chuckled and I winced, squeezing my eyes tight and praying that he was addressing Krillin and not Gohan.
"Come on! You're Kakarrot's son! You've got Saiyan blood in you too! You can give me a real fight, can't you?" Nappa asked loudly, and my already labored breath hitched. I swiftly turned my head just in time to catch Nappa kicking Gohan into a cliff face. Gohan cried out and I felt my heart constrict painfully at his cries. I weakly sat up on my elbows and glared at Nappa, raising my right hand and swiftly shooting him with a decent-sized ki-ball. It hit the back of his bald head, but it didn't affect him; If anything it amused him. Nappa turned back to me and grinned.
"Pick on someone your own size, dick." I growled lowly, lifting myself onto my feet and standing slightly wobbly. I lifted my hands and fisted them, wincing at my wrist but forcing a tense breath out. I pushed the pain into the back of my mind and instead focused on every bit of energy remaining in me. Nappa turned to me and grinned, fisting his own hands and grinning.
"Ahaha! So you think you still have a chance?" He asked in amusement. I smirked back and grinned malevolently.
"Actually, I think it's you who doesn't have a chance." I said, before taking a deep breath.
"Kaio ken!" I shouted, feeling and seeing my body become incased in a red aura. My pain immediately receeded and was replaced with new-found energy, and I used it to swiftly charge the confused Saiyan. Within seconds I was on Nappa and I buried my fist in his stomach. Nappa grunted and doubled over, and I lifted my arm and elbowed him in the face, sending him down into the ground. I lifted my leg and kicked him hard, sending him tumbling a few feet away and into a small rock hill. I was left panting after that and my kaio ken dispersed, leaving me with a severely aching body.
I watched Nappa as he sat up and gave me an enraged look. I could hear his growls all the way from over here.
"You bitch! Where the hell did that come from?" Nappa yelled. I smirked and straightened up, trying to hold in my wince of pain.
"Oh that? That was retribution. You kick my ass, I return it ten-fold." I said nonchalantly, before I leaned back into a stance and grinned. "And I'm not even done yet." I leaped from the ground just as Nappa did and we went at it, throwing powerful punches and kicks. The field was filled with our yells and the sounds of flesh hitting flesh, and as I was fighting a fleeting thought crossed my mind. 'I hope Krillin can come up with a plan B.'
I got punched backwards, my cheek flaming, and I inwardly groaned when I realized it probably instantly bruised. I gently touched it and glared at Nappa.
"You dick!" I shouted, "I think I've had enough of your shit, you're going down!" I shouted, gnashing my fists in anger (And afterwords wincing at the throb in my left hand). Nappa growled lowly, a look of murderous rage on his face.
"Bring it on! I'll kill you without a second thought!"
"Kaio ken TIMES TWO!" I shouted, feeling my body become encased in more power. My body tensed and I shot out, fist at the ready, when suddenly a force from behind me slammed me into the ground. My concentration disappeared and I lost my hold on the Kaio ken. I cried out in pain and started squirming, trying to dislodge the foot off my back.
"Who the hell-?! Get off me!" I shouted, only to be ignored.
"Deal with the other earthlings, Nappa. I'll handle this one." Vegeta announced from above me. I temporarily froze before struggling a bit more, getting my arm slightly free and trying to send a blind shot at Vegeta. I'm guessing by his chuckle that I missed, and I growled lowly in frustration. I felt his knee connect with my spine and I whined when I realized he was literally kneeling on my back. Before I could complain, I felt him suddenly grab my wrists and wrench them behind my back. I cried out again as my ribs were squished and my wrist throbbed terribly. I weakly turned my head and glared angrily at Vegeta.
"You bastard! Let go of me!"
"I think your being a little too blood thirsty. Do you know how hard it is to keep Nappa from killing you when you're acting like that?" He asked rhetorically in a scolding type of voice. I growled lowly and looked away, glaring into the dirt.
"Well, when it's a death-battle, you don't set rules to not kill people. That's just stupid." I spat, "Just let me fight damn it. You don't own me." I winced when he tugged my arms higher up my back and instinctually released a pained squeak.
"Do you really think I'm stupid enough to kill you off? You're the last Saiyan female, I'm not letting you die anytime soon. And as for owning you.." He trailed off and I suddenly felt warm breath hit my ear, "I'm the Prince of all Saiyans- of course I own you." He said lowly. A small shiver went up my spine at his tone, and I inwardly growled at his smug chuckle. "See? Even your body recognizes it's true master."
"Fuck you! I'm not anyone's pet!" I shouted in indignation, struggling a bit in an attempt to buck him off. He laughed lightly and dug his knee into my back a little more firmly, making me wince when my ribs painfully squeezed together. I immediately stopped moving and groaned lightly, trying to keep my breathing even.
"Ow ow ow~" I murmured, biting my lip in pain. He chuckled again and I felt a hand gently pet the back of my head.
"Good girl. Just calm down and-"
"Stop acting like I'm your damn dog! It's fucking degrading and I don't appreciate it at all!" I said, glaring at him from the corner of my eye. Vegeta shrugged nonchalantly, a hint of an amused smirk on his face as he stopped petting my head and instead straddled my back. I stiffened in discomfort and eyed him warily.
"..Get off of me."
"Why would I do that if you're going to just get back into the fight and kill yourself?"
"Because you're uncomfortable. I'm uncomfortable. Please get off, this is really freaking awkward." I stuttered, frowning when I caught his amused look. Vegeta ignored me and looked out over the crowd, and I huffed in annoyance and released a puff of air. I blinked and puffed out my cheeks, pouting in frustration. I looked up to see what was going on on the battle field while I was distracted and saw Krillin facing off Nappa.
'Good, at least he finally is gonna do something instead of whine.' I thought sourly. I watched as Krillin gathered energy into his hand and create a yellow disk. His serious face was locked on Nappa, who was watching him confidently.
"Ki-enzan!" Krillin shouted, throwing the disk like a frisbee. I blinked then grinned widely when I noticed Nappa not moving.
"Heh! Parlor tricks!" He stated cockily.
"Tricks are for kids!" I shouted with a small laugh, feeling giddiness sweep through me. 'Catch it you damn bastard, catch it with your teeth!'
"Nappa duck!" Vegeta shouted loudly, making me jump slightly. I inwardly groaned when the movement made me hit my wrist and it throbbed in protest. I kept my eyes on the disk though, watching as it got ever so close to hitting Nappa. Nappa turned towards Vegeta in confusion, but swiftly inclined his head when the disk passed by, but he was a moment too late and got nicked with the disk. The disk passed by and flew through a rock pile in the distance, easily slicing it in half.
"Use your head idiot." Vegeta spat with an annoyed look on his face.
"Damn it, it missed." I cursed, frowning in annoyance.
"You.. you little dung-ball! You cut me!" I turned my attention from Krillin and back to Nappa who was furiously glaring at Krillin. The poor human was probably peeing his pants from that look alone.
"Dung-ball?" I questioned in amusement. "Can't he come up with anything better? I certainly can." I said, laughing quietly to myself.
"I'm really gonna like this!" Nappa shouted loudly, smiling malevolently with pure murder in his eyes. I felt my own eyes widen at the sight as he powered up his entire arm. Krillin gasped and leaped up half a second too late as Nappa threw out his arm, causing the entire half of the field to explode. I jerked forward, ignoring the pain when I saw Krillin thrown back in the air. I felt a sudden pair of hands land on my shoulders, pushing me face down into the dirt. I cried out and struggled a bit more, not tearing my gaze from the one-man-battle.
"Oh no you don't, you're not going anywhere!" Vegeta announced above me, a teasing lilt in his voice. I watched in horror as Nappa smirked and mumbled to himself before powering up his arm for the kill-shot. Luckily for Krillin, Piccolo woke up and shot Nappa in the back with a powerful shot. Nappa's gathered energy evaporated as he lost concentration and focused on his charred back. I immediately slumped in relief when Krillin landed on the ground. Granted, I'm pretty sure he got hit pretty badly with that last attack. 'I'm just glad that he's still breathing..'
I turned my attention to Piccolo, who was slowly standing himself up, looking at Nappa with a sneer.
"It can't be! You're tougher than you look." Nappa complimented, turning and facing Piccolo.
"Bwa-hahaha! Having trouble, Nappa?" Vegeta asked humorously, laughing loudly at Nappa's misfortune. Nappa scowled in annoyance but didn't address Vegeta, instead he kept his gaze on Piccolo.
"The earth.. won't go down easily!" Piccolo said strongly.
"You stupid freak! Now you've made me mad! I took it easy on you because we want you to tell us where the dragon balls are! But now~" Nappa trailed off angrily and he got himself in a position to throw another powerful ki-blast at Piccolo. He stopped, however, when Piccolo's eyes widened and he looked to the left in astonishment.
"Wh-what? What do I feel..? A tremendous power approaching from affar!" I blinked in confusion before closing my eyes momentarily, spreading out my senses to feel what he felt. Sure enough, far to the west, a large power level was swiftly heading in our direction. The power was familiar and I immediately knew who was coming.
"Goku.." I whispered in awe, opening my eyes and looking left as well. I smiled softly, feeling relief flood through me. 'He made it.. He's coming!'
"I feel it too! It's huge! ..But it's familiar!" Gohan said from the sidelines, shaking lightly with a disbelieving grin on his face.
"Your tricks are getting tiring." Nappa said softly in annoyance. I turned my attention from the west and caught eyes with him, grinning widely in confidence and relief.
"At last.. it's him." Piccolo said, turning back to Nappa with a dark smirk on his face. "It's Son Goku! He's coming! I should of known that fool would make us wait!" Piccolo yelled happily with renewed hope.
"Daddy.. Daddy's coming! Hurry! Hurry!" Gohan chanted happily, smiling in excitement and ignoring the confused Saiyans.
"Kakarrot? Where!?" Nappa asked in confusion, looking up to the sky.
"They seem to have the power.. to detect ki?" Vegeta murmured in skepticism, gently standing up and reaching towards his scouter. I immediately rolled to move away, but his foot came down hard on my stomach, pinning me down. I groaned loudly in pain and dropped my head onto the dirt, clenching my teeth to prevent more sounds from escaping. I heard an amused scoff come from Vegeta and I looked up and watched as he reattached his scouter to his ear. He pressed a button and the thing blinked to life, immediately making "pi pi pi" noises as it scanned the area. I watched silently with a tiny smirk as Vegeta suddenly stiffened in surprise, reading the coordinates with wide eyes.
"..Vegeta! Are they telling the truth? I hope they are.." Nappa interrupted impatiently, chuckling the last bit to himself.
"I don't know if that's really Kakarrot.." Vegeta hesitated, looking towards the west in contemplation, "But he'll be here in four minutes.." Vegeta slowly lowered his gaze until he locked eyes with Nappa.
"-with a power level of 5000."
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A/N: Okay~ Stopping it here! Haha, sorry for the cliff hanger bit, this chapter is a bit too long at the moment. X3 I totally forgot to put 'The Battle, part 3' on the last chapter, so I think I'll just stop trying to title the title (If that makes any sense). I hope you guys enjoyed the 'situation' between the two Saiyans- although I do feel bad for leaving Melon in such a position for so long.. Meh, I don't think she minds too much. ;3
I'm finally a seeeniooor~ Whoop whoop! And summer is finally here! No more snow for this gal! :D #Rejoicing Yeah, but my school laptop- the one I used to write all my chapters- is now locked up in the school, and my (home) computer is still out of commission, so unfortunately, it might be a bit before I can post another chapter. So, sorry, but I'll try my best to write given the crappy circumstances! C:
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