A/N: If you read the note in HaH chapter 55 you can skip this, it's the same thing. For the rest of you: My apologies for the long delay. I'll save you the long winded explanation and give you the short version: Real Life got fucked up an fucked shit up. As of now, internet access is limited, time to write is limited, and actually uploading something is a pain. So, expect updates to be slow and sporadic for a while. But, on the good side, at least we're back in action~
Chapter Thirty-nine - Awakening
"Any idea what's in this thing?" one of the maintenance crew working in the cargo hold asked as she tried to look through the view port of the cryostasis chamber. The frosted window on the front of it had water streaks running down on the inside but it was still too icy to see through.
"No clue, Spina." said Kabage. "They never let any of us in down here."
"Well, we'll find out soon enough." said Spina as she looked at the control panel's screen and saw it read only 20 minutes left until estimated Auto Thaw completion. Inside, however, the occupant was already showing signs of stirring. A muscle was twitching in his jaw and his eyes were moving, darting around wildly and randomly. The thaw had completed enough that he'd entered REM sleep.
"I'm betting it's something of Doctor Gero's." said Rycel. "Probably some new experiment they were testing out on Geozan 7 that malfunctioned."
"Don't even joke about that." Spina said as she backed away from the chamber.
"Come on, back to work!" Inikuzu called from across the hold. "We need to finish by-passing all of the fried power circuits so we quit feeding power to them and wasting it."
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A face was floating in the darkness. Wild black hair and a scar on his cheek.
Kakkarotto
"...Paragus!"
Dead
"How can you still stand up for him? You know when they find him Kakkarotto's as good as dead!"
Warn
"Maybe, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it, not before. No one but me even knows what direction he was launched in, let alone what world he went to."
Kill
"Well I don't have that luxury."
All
"Paragus! Listen to me! This could be a chance to sa..."
Kakkarotto
The floating face faded away into the darkness and a rocky and barren landscape took shape. Dark clouds swirled overhead and rain beat down over everything. "Father! Father!" a young boy cried, running over to a man laying on the ground, dark red blood mixing in with the mud around him.
Dead
"Brolly..." the man said weakly. "You did... good. But now you... have to go."
Warn
"No! I can't... I can't leave you!"
Kill
"You have to... have to go... son. Vegeta will... will find us... soon. You're no... match for the... the Prince yet." He coughed and brought up blood. Closing his eyes he fought to bring his breathing back under control. "Brolly, listen... to me. Find Bardock... He's still... still out there some... somewhere. Near that... temple we saw." He coughed again and more blood coated his beard. "Tell him... what's happened. He'll... protect you..."
All
"But... what about you?"
Kakkarotto
"I'm not... going to... to last... much longer." he replied weakly. "Even a... a light tap from a... Super Sai-jin is... is more than I can... survive."
Dead
"No! You... you can't die! You can't!"
Warn
"Brolly! Stop that!" Paragus cried with more strength than he'd thought he had left. "You are... a Sai-jin. Stop... crying. Crying is a... is a sign of... weakness."
Kill
The boy reached up and wiped the tears away. "Yes father." he said softly.
All
"Now... go. Go before... Vegeta finds... us. You must... must survive. You must... live. Become stronger... and then... then you can... fight him... again. Make him... see... rea...son."
Kakkarotto
"I... I can't..."
Dead
"Go!" Paragus ordered. "You... must... go... now!"
Warn
The boy stood slowly, sniffling back tears, then turned toward where he knew the temple was. He could still see the strange light reaching up into the sky. The light that had caused this storm. He closed his eyes and started running.
Kill
"I'll stop them!" he yelled back to his father. "I promise!"
All
He tripped over a rock and started to fall but quickly caught himself and floated, only a few inches above the ground. He was flying. He was finally flying. The one skill his father had tried to teach him that he'd never been able to do. Panting he turned his eyes toward the light and the sadness on his face vanished. He was alone but he wasn't alone, he still had his father's words, his father's orders, his father's faith. He was a Sai-jin, he could do this. Determination filled his eyes and he took off at full speed for the light, for the temple, for Bardock.
Kakkarotto. Dead. Warn. Kill. All. Warn. Dead. All. Kill. Kakkarotto. All. Kill. Kakkarotto. Dead. Warn. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill.
He landed, panting, hands on his knees. He'd never moved so fast in his entire life. He'd transformed along the way, put every drop of power he had into his flight. He knew that everything rested on him doing what his father told him. Somehow, if he did it all, if he did what his father wanted, then everything would be ok again. But now that he was at the temple he couldn't see Bardock anywhere. Had his father been wrong? Had the other Sai-jin already left? "Bardock!" he yelled, running and stumbling toward the steps. "Bardock!"
Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto.
Reaching the steps he tripped and stumbled. This time he wasn't able to catch himself and he banged his head against the edge of the stone steps. Blinking past the pain and tears and his now blurry vision he pushed himself back up to his feet. He felt something warm on his forehead and reached up. Bringing his hand back down he found it was red. Blood. He wiped his hand off on his pants and started up the steps again. "Bardock!" he cried. "Where are you!"
Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead.
"Brolly?" a voice asked from behind him. The boy stopped his climbing and turned and then grinned. He was still here, he just wasn't inside! "Brolly, what's wrong? Where's Paragus?"
Warn. Warn. Warn. Warn. Warn. Warn. Warn. Warn. Warn.
Brolly fought to stop himself from crying again, repeating over and over in his mind that he was a Sai-jin, that crying was a weakness, that Sai-jins aren't weak. "He saved me." he said. "But he... he..." Shaking his head to clear it he started over. "Prince Vegeta's here! He said that Cooler's here too! Dad told me to come to you and you'd protect me. He said I... I have to get stronger so I can... I can fight Vegeta again later. Make him listen."
Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill.
Bardock's eyes widened. "Here? Now? Already? Damn it! I thought we still had more time! I've not gotten everything yet!" He turned his gaze up toward the temple again and scowled. "Shit! Brolly, I need you to do something for me."
All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All. All.
"Huh? Do something...?"
Kakkarotto. Kill. Dead. All. Kill. All. Kakkarotto.
Bardock nodded. "I've got everything I've taken from inside stored in my pod." he said. "It's all hidden in a special compartment. I need you to take the pod to where my son is. Take everything I've gotten to him. It'll be up to the both of you, then, to pick up where your father and I left off. We can't let Cooler have what he's after, it'll be the end of the Sai-jin race if that happens. If... if I fail here then it'll be up to you and Kakkarotto to stop Cooler, alright? Can you do that?"
Kill. Dead. Kill. All. Warn. Kill. Dead. All. Kill. Dead. Kill. All. Kakkarotto. Warn. Kakkarotto. All. Dead. Kakkarotto. Kill. All. Dead. All. Kill. All. Warn. All. Kakkarotto. All. Dead. Dead. Dead. Warn. Dead. Dead. Warn. Dead. Kill. Kakkarotto. Dead. Warn. Kill. All. All. Dead. Kakkarotto. Warn. Dead. Kill. Kakkarotto. Dead. Warn. Kill. Kakkarotto. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. Dead.
"Of course! I'm a Sai-jin, I can do anything!"
Warn. Kill. Kakkarotto. Warn. Kill. Kakkarotto. Warn. Kill. Kakkarotto. Warn. Kill. Warn. Kill. Warn. Kill. Kakkarotto. Warn. Kill. Kakkarotto. Warn. Kill. Warn. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Warn. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto.
Bardock grinned. "You're Paragus's son alright, kid. Come on, we don't have much time. My pod isn't far."
Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Dead. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Dead. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Dead. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Dead. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Dead. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kill. Kakkarotto. Kill. Kill. Kakkarotto.
Brolly nodded and quickly followed after the older Sai-jin. He stayed quiet the entire time as Bardock programmed the pod and then recorded a message. "Use the hibernation gas." he said as Brolly climbed into the pod. "It's a really long trip to there from here, especially by space pod like this. You'll... well, you'll be bigger when you get there." Brolly swallowed and nodded.
Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill.
"Be careful kid." Bardock said as he closed the pod door. "And good luck. We're both going to need it."
Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto. Kakkarotto.
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*AUTO THAW COMPLETE*
"Wha-what is that?" Yamm asked, pulling his head out of the hull where he'd been working. He tilted his head a little to try and hear better.
"What's what?" Artachok asked as he looked at the data on his computer.
"That... sound."
Artachok tilted his head a little and listened as well. "I don't hear any sounds." he said.
"Yeah, I don't hear it now either but... I could have sworn I heard a laugh or something."
Artachok frowned at him. "Laughing? Down here? With all of us being worked so hard lately? If you heard any laughter it was all in your head."
"Yeah... maybe..." he said, slipping his head back into the hull through the opening they'd made by removing one of the cover panels. As soon as his head was back inside the hull, however, he heard it again. "Hey, hey!" he cried, pulling his head back out. "I was right! I was!"
"What are you rambling about?"
"Listen! Stick your head in there and listen!"
Artachok scowled for a moment and then sighed as he stuck his head into the hull. "Wha-what the hell!" he cried, pulling his head back out. There was definitely laughter echoing around inside the wiring conduits of the hull. Insane laughter and an occasional voice. He stuck his head back inside and listened again, more closely now that he was expecting to actually hear something. He couldn't make out the words that were in with the laughing, though. Whoever it was was talking and laughing at the same time, it seemed.
Pulling his head back out he looked around the hold for some sign of the source. This particular wall was on the outside. Whatever was making the sounds couldn't be on the other side of the wall. But he couldn't see anyone else with their heads inside this wall and there was no one standing near the wall either. "Maybe... there's someone inside the wiring conduits?" he suggested.
"In that small space? No way, there's not even a full foot between the inner wall and the outer hull."
"Well, then where's it... huh?" He stopped talking as his scouter suddenly went off, along with all of the rest in the hold.
10,000... 50,000... 120,000... 290,000...
"Shit!" someone called as their scouter suddenly exploded. The rest soon followed suit. "What was that?"
"What the hell!" Yamm yelled.
Artachok turned around to see what his partner had seen and his own eyes widened. There was green light shinning out through the glass window of the cryostasis chamber. And then the light began seeping out through the gap between the door and the chamber walls. "Shit! Everyone, move back!" he yelled.
The green light quickly built in intensity until, suddenly, the door to the cryostasis chamber was blown off its magnetic seal and flung clear across the hold where it slammed into the other wall and stuck, imbedded. Frozen mist flowed out of the chamber and down over the floor and laughing filled air for a moment before fading away. And then a hand reached out, grabbed the edge of the chamber, and a person stepped out. He had wild black hair and black eyes and wore only a golden necklace and the leggings of a blue two piece body suit.
As his eyes roamed over those in the hold, some watching him in confusion, some in shock, some in fear, he grinned and started laughing again. "Kill!" he cried, thrusting an arm out and firing off a wave of green energy. The blast hit four of the nearest workers, their cries sounded for less than a second before stopping. When the light faded there was nothing left of them. Chaos broke out in the hold instantly, then, as the rest of the crew ran for the exit. With their scouters now wasted they couldn't even call the bridge for help, or to warn anyone else.
"Ah!" one of them cried, coming a sudden halt and then falling onto his ass. The man from the chamber had just suddenly appeared in front of him, grinning.
"Were is Kakkarotto?" Brolly demanded. The man on the ground just stared at him, wide eyed and shaking. "Kakkarotto! Where is he!" he yelled. Still getting no response he growled, reached down, grabbed the man's head in one of his hands, and then squeezed until he crushed it. Those who were close enough to see yelled out and started pushing others out of their way in their rush to get out through the only door that worked.
Brolly turned from the corpse and looked over the crowd again. Faster than anyone could see he shot across the hold and reached out a hand grabbing hold of a braid. He gave the woman's hair a yank and pulled her closer to him, then wrapped his hand around her neck and lifted her up off the ground so they were at eye level. "Tell me where Kakkarotto is!" he demanded, holding her so close their noses were touching. The woman's mouth moved as she tried to speak but the hold on her throat was too tight for her to force air through it.
He yelled in frustration as he reached his other hand out, grabbed hold of her hair again, and then ripped her head off. He tossed the body aside then turned and pitched her head at one of the few people still in the hold. It impacted their back with a sickening crack, the force of the hit broke her back and she fell, her legs no longer working. "Where is Kakkarotto?" he demanded, walking toward the downed soldier. The woman turned her head toward the approaching man but continued to try and claw her way out of the hold.
"Tell me! Tell me where he is!" Brolly demanded as he reached her. The Sai-jin, however, was too focused on her attempt to crawl away to reply. With a roar of anger and frustration Brolly slammed his foot down on the woman's head popping it like a grape. He turned then and looked around the hold. It was empty, the rest of them had gotten away already. Scowling he turned toward the door they'd gone through and started walking. His eyes flashed and the door was blown off its hinges as he neared.
XXX
"Captain!" a voice bellowed through the halls.
"Captain!" came another cry.
The Captain scowled as he turned his chair toward the door off of the bridge. "What's with all this shouting?" he demanded as six people spilled onto the bridge. "What's up with you? You're all shaking!"
"Cargo... cargo hold..." one of them panted. "Cryostasis chamber... Not... not normal..."
"Monster..." panted another.
"He's completely crazy!" one of the ones in the back yelled as more people clambered onto the bridge.
Suddenly the warning sirens sounded and the Captain turned from the crewmen who'd just arrived to those at their bridge posts. "What's the alarm?" he asked.
"Emergency escape pod launch." reported one of the workers. "Five pods from down in the cargo area just launched."
"Say what!" the Captain demanded. "I didn't authorize any evacuation! Target those pods and blast them! I don't tolerate deser..." He was cut off mid yell by a loud explosion that rocked the entire ship. "What the fuck was that!"
"It's him!" a voice cried from down the hall. "He's coming, he's coming this way!"
"What!" one of those who'd ran onto the bridge cried. "Are you serious?"
"Nooooooo...!" screamed someone deeper in the ship, the cry suddenly cut short.
"Would someone tell me what the fuck is going on?" the Captain demanded, turning to face the crewmen who'd pilled onto the bridge.
"The cryostasis chamber down in the hold." one of them said. "There was a person in it."
"So?"
"He's nuts!" someone else yelled. "He vaporized Yamm, Siddara, Artachok, and Kabage as soon as he got out of the thing! In one blast!"
"He crushed Rycel's head with one hand!"
"He ripped Spina's head right off!"
"And then threw it at Inikuzu!"
"What are you..."
"Kakkarotto! Tell me where Kakkarotto is!" a voice echoed through the halls.
"Open fire!" came another voice, followed by the sounds of ki blasts zipping through the air. And then another explosion came that shook the entire ship.
"Tell me where he is!" Brolly demanded again, from much closer this time. There was a gargled reply of some sort, a cry of anger, and then the upper half of a body came surging through the door to land on the floor of the bridge, only feet from where the Captain sat.
"Sir!" one of the bridge crew yelled. "Ten more escape pods have just launched!"
"Forget about them for now." the Captain said, getting to his feet. "I'll deal with them after I deal with this lunatic." He pushed his way past the crew that had crowded onto his bridge and came to a stop just beyond the door. There was blood all over the floor, walls, and ceiling. A man he'd never seen before stood about fifty feet away holding one of the crewmen against the wall with a single hand to the chest.
"Where is Kakkarotto?" the man demanded.
"You!" the Captain yelled, crossing his arms and scowling. "Who are you?"
Brolly turned from the man he currently had pinned and looked toward the Captain. "Who are you?" he demanded.
"I'm the Captain of this ship." he replied. "I'm the one who asks the questions around here. Now, who the hell are you?"
"I am Paragus's son! I am Brolly!" he said, tossing the crewman he had aside and turning to fully face the Captain. "Now, where is Kakkarotto?"
"Brolly!" the Captain thought in shock. "No one's been named that since back then, those already sharing the name had it changed. This guy's not nearly old enough to be that Brolly. Besides, he's been dead for decades."The Captain scowled at this new trouble maker. "Don't play games with me." he demanded. "Brolly died decades ago and you're not old enough."
"Enough! Tell me where Kakkarotto is!"
"Why? Why do you want to know where Master Kakkarotto is?"
Brolly grinned. "Kill him! The voices say to kill! Kill all! Kill Kakkarotto!"
The Captain laughed. "Kill Master Kakkarotto?" he asked. "No one can kill him, he's the strongest in the universe."
"I will kill." Brolly said. "Where is he?"
The Captain rolled his eyes and decided that talking with someone who was obviously missing more than a few brain cells wouldn't get him anywhere. So, instead, he charged at him, pulling back a fist and charging it with ki. He'd just have to knock this joker out and let the Masters deal with him when they got to Saiya.
The Captain's fist slammed into Brolly's face with a loud crack but the other Sai-jin didn't even flinch. "Wha-what!" the Captain yelled, drifting back.
Suddenly an arm snapped out and a hand wrapped around his throat. "Weakling!" he laughed. "Tell me, where is Kakkarotto?"
"Saiya!" one of those on the bridge yelled.
Brolly turned his gaze from the Captain to those standing in the doorway to the bridge. "Saiya?" he asked. The word sounded... familiar. Saiya. Home. Saiya was home. "Kakkarotto is on Saiya?" Those jammed in the doorway all nodded and Brolly grinned. "Take me!" he ordered.
"We... we can't..." one of them stammered.
"Why?" Brolly asked, scowling.
"The ship... it's damaged. We can't move it. It's dead."
Dead
Brolly growled and held a hand to his head, squinting his eyes closed against a sudden rush of pain.
Dead
"Go away!" he yelled, suddenly throwing the Captain behind him and slamming his other hand against his head. "Go away! Go away!" A sudden burst of energy washed out through the hall and blew those in the doorway over. Abruptly the hall was bathed in green light and the person closest to the door let out a scream of terror as they saw the ball of ki forming in front of Brolly as the Sai-jin continued to hold his hands to his head. And then the blast surged off down the hall and charged into the bridge where it exploded.
Panting, Brolly opened his eyes again and straightened up. He scowled at the bridge, everyone there looked dead now. Turning he saw the Captain slumped against a wall a few feet away. He was still alive and still conscious, just staring up at him in fear and shock. "Take me to Kakkarotto. Take me to Saiya." he ordered.
The Captain swallowed. "The ship can't move." he said. "There's... there's a rescue ship coming. Two weeks. It... it's going to take us back to Saiya."
Brolly grinned. "New ship? New ship, new crew. Don't need old crew." He raised an arm and pointed it at the Captain who's eyes widened in terror as he saw the green ball of ki take form.
XXX
"You can't be serious!" a soldier yelled. "It's suicide! He tore right through everyone! Even the Captain's dead!"
"You're a Sai-jin!" his commander yelled, slapping him. "Act like one." With that she turned around and gazed at the others in the room. There weren't many, only six. Seven, counting her. As far as she knew they were the only ones still alive on the entire ship. All of the emergency escape pods had already launched. She figured at least thirty people had managed to escape, though who knew where they'd land. The truth was she wished she was on one of those pods. Even a Sai-jin knew when a situation was hopeless. This... monster that had descended upon them, he could kill each of them without even trying.
But, as a Sai-jin, she also refused to just roll over and die. Refused to hide. Since she couldn't get off the ship she would stay. And since she was staying she would fight. She would lose, she would die, she knew that. But at least it would be a death worthy of Sai-jin. A death she could be proud of. And, if the operation she had outlined went as planned, a death with meaning. She didn't know how strong this guy was, didn't know if he really was who he'd apparently claimed to be, but she did know he was intent on attacking Master Kakkarotto. No matter what the Masters had to be warned.
At the very least the coming rescue ship could blast the Talon into space debris. That would put an end to the man, even if he was Brolly. She'd originally planned to do that herself. Blow the ship apart with the self-destruct system. However, it hadn't worked. Apparently maintenance hadn't repaired the self destruct yet. And the ship's hull was resistant to damage up to seventy thousand. No one on the ship had been that strong, and no one left was over ten thousand. So they couldn't even blast a hole in the hull to suck him into space with. And all of the controls for the air systems were on the bridge with the intruder so they couldn't even just jettison the air.
That meant that this plan was their only option. "Alright." she said. "Does everyone know their jobs?" she asked. She got head nods from the other six, though they were all reluctant ones. "Be proud." she said. "We'll all be heroes for this. Even if he isn't really Brolly as he claims he's still threatening one of the Masters. One of our own people. We may not be enough to fight him but getting word to the Masters will let them deal with him before he gets to Saiya. Alright, let's go!" she ordered. The seven of them turned from the table and hurried out into the hallway and quickly made their way up toward the bridge.
She just hoped that her plan would work. She'd been just coming up the ladder to the command deck of the ship when the Captain had confronted their attacker. She'd pulled back then and watched until Brolly killed the Captain. That's when she decided on her new plan. She wasn't sure how much of the bridge systems still worked, though. The ComNet terminal could have been destroyed. If it was then she and the others were walking to their deaths for nothing. Even if it worked there was still the chance that someone on one of the escape pods would get word to the Masters in time to warn them of this man and his coming and so their actions and death wouldn't have as much significance.
She shook her head as she started up the ladder to the command deck. Thinking like that wouldn't help anything so she focused on the idea of being a legendary hero. Standing up against a powerful opponent she couldn't beat, giving her life to save the Masters. The kind of person that was talked about for centuries even after they were dead, the kind that had songs written about them, movies made about them. She couldn't help but smile as she pictured her name in the history books along side Bardock's.
Reaching the top of the ladder she froze and her smile vanished. There was a pair of eyes staring right into hers. For a moment she thought Brolly had been right there waiting for them but then she realized the eyes weren't blinking. She blinked her own to help get them to focus and then she realized the eyes were attached to a head that was no longer part of a body. Shaking herself a little to force the shock and sudden surge of fear away she climbed up out of the ladder shaft.
She came to a stop just outside the bridge and motioned for the others to stop as well. Easing her way forward she peered around the edge of the door frame to get a look at the bridge. Brolly was sitting in the Captain's chair tossing something back and forth from hand to hand. She couldn't see what. Looking around at the damage to the bridge she smiled a little. She could see the ComNet terminal was still working. "Alright." she said, turning back to her men. "The terminal still works so we're a go. Do your jobs everyone and we'll all go down in history."
They nodded and she turned and charged into the room quickly moving around behind the Captain's chair to the other side of the bridge, away from the ComNet terminal. Five of the others followed her and then all of them opened up with ki blasts at the man in the chair. As soon as they exploded the final member of their small group ran onto the bridge and straight for the ComNet terminal. Meanwhile Brolly had dropped what he'd been playing with, which turned out to be someones head, and turned to face the six of them.
"More insects." he said, standing. "I will kill all!"
The commander lunged at him and the last thing she saw was his face. She never even saw the backhand coming that twisted her head around so that she was looking backwards. Before she'd even hit the ground two of the others were also dead, heads smashed in. The other three charged in as well and Brolly blasted two of them into dust with a single ball of ki. He grabbed the arm of the last one and was just about to punch them when he heard a voice behind him. Turning he saw the final crewman at the ComNet terminal talking to someone. With a growl he pitched the person he was holding at them and then fired an energy blast at both. The explosion obliterated both bodies and fried the ComNet terminal.
"Now I wait." he said, sitting back down in his chair. "Then, I kill Kakkarotto!" he declared. He smiled then, as he started to laugh.