Gohan stared out at the two men carrying Bulma and Dr. Briefs away from the Capsule Corp building. He put one foot on the window sill and used it to launch himself outside. He landed a few yards behind the strange men. Both turned around to face the young half-Saiyan. Immediately Gohan felt their cold stares pierce through him.

"Analysis complete doctor, data shows this is Gohan, son of Son Goku." the blonde man that held Dr. Briefs said. Gohan felt a bead of sweat drip down his forehead. How do they know who I am?

"Alright, take care of him Blue, I'll take the doctor and his daughter to the lab."

"Affirmative." Blue said as he started to follow orders.

"No you don't!" Gohan yelled, rushing in and kicking the blonde man in the chest before he could give the old genius to his master. Dr. Briefs' unconscious body flew up into the air before being caught by Gohan.

"Now give me my other friend or I'll have to fight you!" The demi-Saiyan flared his aura quickly, hoping to scare them off. As much as he had trained in the past couple years he still didn't enjoy fighting very much. On the other hand though, his friends were in danger and he would do anything to help them, a trait he inherited from his father. He was slightly thrown off by these two though, he couldn't sense their ki at all. He knew from holding on the Dr. Briefs that he was still alive so they must all have something that hid them from Gohan's fine senses. He heard a soft beeping coming from one of the two intruders. The older looking one seemed to focus on some unknown object for a second and then frowned.

"Blue, take care of him quick, there's a strong power reading somewhere nearby." Gohan threw Dr. Briefs gently as he could a few feet behind himself and took up a defensive stance between the man and the android. Blue chuckled and cracked his neck, then back, and finally placed one hand inside the other and cracked his knuckles. Then he took off towards Gohan.

He was next to the small fighter in a split second, but Gohan followed him like it was nothing. Before Blue could land a hit Gohan grabbed his fist and threw him into a tree. As he smashed into the trunk, snapping it in two, Gohan trailed him, launching a few ki blasts at point blank range. Then he summoned all his might and kicked the Aryan into the air. Gohan nearly slapped himself in the face for his stupidity as he heard the sound of movement behind him. When he whipped around he saw the white-haired man flying in to get Dr. Briefs. Gohan knew there was no way that he could reach him in time, he had to try though. Before he could get even a foot towards his elderly ally an orange blur came out of no where and smashed into the android holding Bulma.

Yamcha stood up and looked at Dr. Briefs. "Is he sleeping right now?" he said, trying to break the tension that had built up.

"I'm not sure Yamcha, that old guy did something weird to him and Bulma." Gohan replied.

"B-bulma? They have Bulma?!"

"Yeah, that's who that old guy has over his shoulder." Yamcha took on a serious tone.

"Alright, let's pound this guy's face in!"

"Blue, this is attracting too large of a crowd, get rid of them NOW!" The tall blonde man jumped up and blocked the path between the two fighters and his master. Gohan rushed in but Blue reached him, grabbed him by the back of the neck and drove his knee into the Z fighter's stomach. Yamcha used this opening as his opportunity to go after the other man. Once again though Blue shot in front of Yamcha and threw Gohan directly into the strong human's chest. Gero saw this as his chance and flew off as fast as he could. He left Dr. Briefs behind, fearing that other fighters would soon be there. Blue may be strong, but he may not be strong enough to hold off three of Earth's defenders.

"No! Bulma!" Yamcha yelled.

"Calm down, I'm your opponent now." the tall blonde said. Yamcha finally got a good look at the man that was fighting the two Z warriors.

"G-general Blue?!" Yamcha remembered back to when he had first joined Goku's group. General Blue had been the first real challenge to Goku's strength and had nearly killed most of their ragtag group. He had stood no chance back then. This time was different though, this time he was stronger, this time he would defeat Blue. Hadn't Blue been killed by Tao though?

"Let's get this started then shall we, Yamcha?" General Blue said, bowing mockingly at the ex-bandit. Yamcha crouched and assumed his battle stance. Gohan jumped up next to him and did likewise.

Vegeta hovered above Cooler who stood on the ground, arms crossed and tail swaying back and forth. The Saiyan lowered himself slightly, bringing him closer to Cooler.

"So, you're Freeza's brother eh?" the Prince of Saiyans said, amused by the differences in the two.

"Yes, and you're the dirty ape my brother kept as a pet all those years. Are you here to get fixed?" Cooler responded with a chuckle. Vegeta gritted his teeth and powered up, veins bulging from his forehead.

"I'll make you wish you were never born scum!" He screamed as he rushed in towards Cooler. Before the tyrant could react Vegeta kicked him straight in the gut. The mighty Acrosian doubled over, reeling in pain. Vegeta performed an uppercut to Cooler's jaw, hurling him upwards. He followed this with dozens of jabs to Cooler's exposed stomach and finally a roundhouse that sent his foe flying backwards. Vegeta gathered his energy and charged in after Freeza's kin. Vegeta was much faster at this point, getting ahead of Cooler and backhanding him towards the ground. As he crashed into the dirt Vegeta whipped around and released a huge ki wave that crushed him even further into the soil.

"So, is that all that the line of Cold has left to offer? You're pathetic Cooler, you're weak. I can see now why Freeza was ashamed to call you his brother." Vegeta smirked, "Come on, get up and die proudly against the Prince of the race you Colds so loved to oppress."

The ground shook as Cooler began to rise from the hole Vegeta had put him in. His eyes were glowing a bright red and energy crackled all around him.

"You fool, I shall show you my true power!" His teeth grew a bit more pointed. Vegeta drew back in shock.

"As you can see I was fighting in my fourth form, the same one that my brother used to kill you and blow up that infernal planet Namek. Now I'm going to show you true fear though. You see, I discovered a fifth, much more powerful form! Father did always like my brother so much more than me, always training him and taking him along to conquer planets. Now I will show him who is truly stronger." His muscles grew as well as the rest of his body until he towered over the Saiyan Prince. His shoulder plates raised up into arches and both of his forearm guards grew a blue gem and a blade protruding from the back. His shin guards grew similar blue gems on each side. His tail gained a white spike at the end of it as well, but the biggest change was in his head. Four spikes protruded from the top of his head, forming a sort of crest. The whites of his eyes became jet black and the only skin that really showed was a little bit around his mouth.

"Are you ready to feel real terror little Prince?" He said, his voice much deeper now. Vegeta could sense his massive power level finally plateau. It was still leagues better than Vegeta's own though. He got into a defensive stance and powered up as high as he could, he knew this may well be his final battle. Five thin white plates shot out over the remaining exposed area on Cooler's face, forming a mouth guard that gave his voice a metallic ring. "Time to die."

Yamcha flew backwards, hitting the wall of Capsule Corp and falling to the ground. Gohan allowed himself a split second to check on his comrade and then returned his attention to the fight. Blue had been beating the hell out of the Z fighters for the past few minutes. So far it didn't seem like he had any weaknesses at all.

"Heh heh heh, the little boy wants another turn? Well who am I to say no!" The general took off towards Gohan, arm drawn back, ready to smack Gohan senseless. The young fighter anticipated his opponent's attack and grabbed Blue's fist at the last second. He used his free hand to smash his fist into the general's chest. He followed up by kicking with both feet into the side of the Red Ribbon member. General Blue flipped a few time and landed on his arm, skidding to a halt a few yards away. Gohan pulled both hands to his right side. "Ka me." A blue orb of ki formed between his palms. "Ha me." Blue started to move towards Gohan, but before he could reach him Gohan released the ki. "HA!" A brilliant blue beam blasted it's way towards General Blue. Yamcha looked on as Gohan unleashed the Kamehameha Wave. Good job kid, you'll be stronger than us humans in no time.

Gohan finally let up, allowing his beam to dissipate. Gohan relaxed his muscles and let his guard down, thinking his fight was over. Before the smoke even cleared Blue rocketed out and grabbed Gohan by the throat.

"You'll have to do better than that little boy!" Gohan felt his energy slowly draining, Yamcha felt it too. He pushed himself off the ground and launched a barrage of ki blasts at General Blue and then rushed in towards him himself. Blue caught every single ki blast with his free hand and then grabbed Yamcha as well. He felt all his energy flooding out towards the one point of contact between him and the general. No, he must be draining me of energy!

Gero had reached his lab as fast as he could. After typing in the security code, followed by a retina scan and then a voice reader, he entered in to his mechanical Nirvana. The door slammed shut behind him and there was the sound of gears moving, locking it multiple times.

Dr. Gero attached Bulma's hands to two cuffs that dangled down from a hovering robot. The robot followed Gero around as he moved throughout the lab.

"Let's see how the fight is going with Son Goku's brat." His hands flew across a keyboard as he brought up a picture of Yamcha and Son Gohan on the computer.

Cooler flew at Vegeta with such speed that the prince couldn't even see him. In fact he didn't even register that Cooler had moved until the monster delivered a punch to his gut that shattered two of his ribs. Vegeta doubled over, coughing up blood. Cooler didn't allow him any time to correct himself, the massive Acrosian hit him in the back with his elbow, dropping the raven haired warrior. Before Vegeta hit the ground Cooler brought his knee up, colliding with Vegeta's skull and sending him flying into the air. Cooler reached out and grabbed him by his head, with his free hand he dished out bone breaking punches to Vegeta's body, the Saiyan had no time to react what so ever. When Cooler finally let up Vegeta raised his hand and fired off as many ki blasts as he could at point blank range. Cooler's hand released it's grip on Vegeta and he began to charge a Galick Gun as he moved his arms to his side.

Before the smoke even cleared Cooler's large purple foot swept out and caught Vegeta square in the face. He flew back a few feet and groggily got back up to his feet. His armor had absorbed most of the impacts to his chest but the rest of his body still ached from Cooler's onslaught. In a split second Cooler was on top of him again. The huge acrosian punched Vegeta in the center of his chest, throwing him backwards at an alarming speed. The Prince's opponent didn't give him any reprieve, chasing him down and delivering more planet shattering hits to the Saiyan as they flew through the air. Finally with a mighty punch Cooler sent Vegeta rocketing into a cliff.

Vegeta watched as Cooler continued flying past him. He took a second to assess his situation. He was stuck a good two feet into the face of the cliff, he could barely move, the rock bit into his skin. He could feel that most of his body was broken, at least four of his ribs were shattered, his right shoulder had been dislocated, and his skull felt like it was broken in a couple places. Vegeta strained to clench his hands into fists, the effort it took made him want to vomit. He couldn't sense Cooler anymore, he wasn't sure whether that was because the brother of Freeza had hidden his ki or because Vegeta's head was throbbing too much to locate him, sensing ki was after all a relatively new skill to him.

As if answering Vegeta's unspoken question he felt the mountain he was stuck in tremble. After a few seconds a blunt object stuck the Saiyan Prince's back and shot him out of the cliff. Vegeta managed to roll onto his back and look up. Standing above him was Cooler, cracking his knuckles. Behind him was the rubble where a mountain should have been.

"Having fun little monkey prince?" Cooler's metallic voice rang out mockingly.

Yamcha felt his energy reaching it's halfway point, a few more minutes and he would be drained dry. He struggled to try and make the general let go of him or Gohan but he couldn't concentrate enough to summon any ki. He punched as hard as he could towards Blue's face. He felt his fist connect but it had no effect on his foe.

"Haha do you feel your weakness Yamcha? Do you feel how feeble your attempts to rescue yourself and little Gohan are?" Blue yelled, laughing the entire time. "You shall die here and I will gain all your energy! Then I will find and kill Son Goku and my revenge will be complete!"

Yamcha's thought back to when they fought the red ribbon army, hadn't Tao been the one that killed Blue? Why would Blue want revenge on Goku for his death then? Yamcha was brought back from his thought when he felt pain shoot through his body, his ki was getting drained faster, more violently. He could see energy coursing through General Blue, his eyes were almost shining with all the excess. Blue yelled as he focused all his efforts on draining the two Z fighters dry.

Gohan was close to passing out when he felt something familiar coming closer. After a few seconds he heard something familiar as well, some sort of buzzing noise. In an instant he felt himself fall to the ground, hand still wrapped around his neck but his ki was no longer being drained. He heard Blue let out a loud scream and managed open his eyes a bit.

Blue had dropped Yamcha as well and was facing away from the two nearly drained warriors. Facing off against him now was a short, bald monk in an orange and blue fighting gi.

"Krillin!"

Bulma's eyes fluttered open. The last thing she remembered was hearing a loud noise in the lab at Capsule Corp. When she had gone to investigate it she hadn't seen anything, then she felt a pain in her neck and blacked out. Now she was here, where ever here was. She felt her arms were raised above her head, after a few seconds of testing she deduced that she was stuck in this position. She was off the ground a few inches the best she could tell, hovering from something, she guessed the same object that held her hands above her head. Her vision slowly came back.

She was in some sort of laboratory, she could see machines all over the place, computer displays and such lining the walls. Behind them though were rock walls, most not even smoothed out. All of the computer displays were in basic so she could read the vast majority of it. Sitting in front of her was an old man with long white hair and a black hat on typing on a keyboard.

"Who are you, what do you want with me?" She yelled. The old man turned around, revealing an aged face and white goatee.

"I see you've awoken Ms. Briefs." The man said. "As you could probably guess I am Dr. Gero and this is my beautiful laboratory." He gestured around with his arms.

"Why did you bring me here?" Bulma yelled again.

"Try not to yell Ms. Briefs, no one can hear you, we are deep in a mountain, and further that band on your arm suppresses your ki from everyone. No one is coming to help you." Gero motioned to a metal band around her left arm that had three red lights flashing on it. "And for why I brought you here, it was an accident really. I tried to get your father but you just happened to be in the way."

"Where's my dad then you sick freak?" Bulma tried to act tough but she knew if he had hurt her father she wouldn't be able to control herself.

"Ah good question, let's take a look." Gero turned back to his keyboard and struck a few buttons. After a second or two the large display in front of her lit up and showed Krillin in a deadlock with some one armed enemy. In the place of it's other arm was a stub with wires and tubing sticking out. Gero cringed, not that Bulma could see it though. He hadn't expected Blue to take this much of a beating.

Vegeta held onto life by a thread. Cooler had beaten him to a bloody pulp, he barely had enough energy to even open his eyes. Cooler's tail was wrapped around his neck and squeezed harder every few seconds. Vegeta gasped for air, each time it got harder and harder. He felt his life slowly leaving him. Cooler was mocking him, laughing after every insult, but Vegeta couldn't hear him, all he could hear was the slowing pace of his own heart as it started to refuse to pump blood into the rest of his body. Cooler gave one last laugh and threw Vegeta's body away. He landed on his stomach, paining him further because of all his broken ribs.

Vegeta got the urge to open his eyes one last time, he didn't know why, but for some reason he knew he had to. He summoned all the energy he had left and lifted his eyelids. His vision was blurred by the blood pouring out of his wounds. In front of him stood Cooler, arms crossed and laughing at the Prince of all Saiyans. His laughter stabbed at Vegeta's pride, the most painful wound Vegeta had been dealt that day.

Something else was appearing though to Cooler's side. It started out blurry and unclear but gradually came into focus. Standing next to Cooler with a disapproving gaze was a man in full Saiyan armor, medals dangling from one side. A red cape blew in the wind behind him. Beneath his beard Vegeta could make out a scowl.

"So this is how you choose to die son? Hardly fit for the death of a Saiyan Elite.

Hey sorry for being late on this! I tried to have it out yesterday morning and that didn't happen, then I tried for late last night, once again that was a no go. I finally got it though! (cheers)

So anyways, there was quite a bit of action this time! Hope you enjoy reading it because it was pretty fun to write. Next time we'll find out what Dr. Gero is doing with the scientists he has been taking and how to make a burrito with senzu beans!

Anyone see the trailer for Battle of Z? It looks so friggin legit! At the same time though I am skeptical that it'll just be another game like Ultimate Tenkaichi, looks sick but is such a let down. :P Oh well, if there's good what-ifs or character customization I'm sure I'll get it.

Alright well that's it for this week folks! As always leave a review with you thoughts, concerns, speculations and secret recipes.

See you all next week!