"What did you find here, Raditz?" Vegeta taunted as he easily floated away from the other Saiyan. He didn't even bother to move a muscle, instead merely dodging by shifting his body one way or another to avoid the blows the enraged low-class wretch was tossing his way. "Did you spend all your time training up some pets? I must admit they are interesting… the Namekian is a good touch as is the triclops… but we have other matters to see to."

"They aren't my pets!" Raditz snarled as he drove his fist right at Vegeta's face. The Prince of all Saiyans though merely sighed, moving so quickly out of the way that he created an afterimage that Raditz didn't even realize wasn't him until he'd already tried to strike it. "And I spent these last 13 months growing stronger!"

"Oh, I can tell that!" Vegeta said smugly. "But a flea with a bit more kick… is still a flea."

Raditz snarled and charged up his hands. "Double Sunday!" he roared, unleashing the ki blasts. But Vegeta merely scoffed before he began to twist and turn, avoiding every launched attack.

"Really now, Raditz, there is no need to waste your energy on this meaningless display. We both know how it is going to go." Vegeta shook his head before finally launching himself forward, driving his fist into Raditz' stomach. "With you on your hands and knees."

"No…" Raditz said and Vegeta quirked an eyebrow when the low class warrior didn't crumple from the strike. Instead Raditz merely took the blow, remained standing tall, before reaching down and grabbing Vegeta's wrist, slowly forcing the Prince's arm back. "Not this time." He moved to twist it but Vegeta quickly spun out of the hold, launching himself away from the other warrior. "This time… I finally set things right." Raditz pointed right at Vegeta. "You think that you are worthy of leading us because your father was king? No… you are the least of us, Vegeta. A lazy spoiled brat who has had everything handed to you! If it weren't for me and Nappa you would have been dead before you even hit puberty! Well… no more. Not again. This is the day where I show you my true might!"

Vegeta though merely chuckled. "Oh… is that what were are doing here. Raditz thinks that he has earned the right to lead and so comes after me? That'd be amusing… if it weren't so pathetic."

"At least I'm going to earn it… unlike you who only has your position because you lick Frieza's feet."

Vegeta's good mood fell away in an instant at the reminder that for his lofty title and great strength that made him a prodigy even amongst the mighty Saiyan race… he was still just a minion under the control of Frieza.

"Well then," he said darkly, "I suppose I need to-"

His head snapped back a cut forming on his cheek. He slowly turned his head, staring at the short bald human who had several more ki discs hovering just above his fingertips.

"I think my lessons to you about your place will have to wait, Raditz. I need to teach your pet a lesson." And with that Vegeta blasted away from Raditz, zeroing in on the human that had dared to attack him. 'I will give the little mongrel this… he is brave.' The bald fighter hadn't moved, hadn't even flinched, when Vegeta had changed course and made his way right at him. 'But bravery will get you no where, human. You would have been better off groveling… I might have made this quick!' He swung his leg out suddenly, hitting the warrior square in the side and causing him to cry out in pain. Vegeta smirked as he then moved in to drive his fist into his ribs from the other side, hoping to collapse bout halves of his ribcage and leaving him a moaning wreck. But the bald warrior suddenly thrust out his hand and Vegeta hissed in pain as the small ki discs slashed his arm, doing just enough damage to cause him to miss his strike.

Vegeta pulled back and looked over his fingers. His gloves had been cut and there were small gashes on his fingertips but otherwise they were fine. He smirked as he looked over at the bald warrior, who was still in a fighting stance.

"Well now," he said in a low, bemused voice, "that was rather pathetic. You didn't even manage to take off a single finger. And here I thought you earthlings knew how to fight from your brief showing, considering you had Raditz teaching you. Though I do suppose he was always lacking as an instructor. Don't worry though-"

Vegeta suddenly lunged out, chopping his arm down and taking out the bald warrior's left leg just below the knee, sending the appendage crashing down to the ground below. The human screamed in pain, clutching at his leg while Vegeta shifted away.

"-I'll show you how a true warrior fights." He slowly slid his eyes back towards Raditz. "But first… I think I should return to your master."

And with that he charged.

~MC~MC~MC~

"Krillin!" Yamcha cried out when he heard his friend cry out in pain.

"Go!" Piccolo shouted, realizing that Yamcha wouldn't be able to focus on the fight if he was worried about Krillin. "We got this!"

"Heh, you think you can handle me?" Nappa taunted as he cracked his knuckles, Piccolo merely narrowing his eyes. "Raditz' pathetic brother couldn't take me down and you think you have a shot, Namekian?"

Piccolo didn't even bother to look over at Goku, who had taken a nasty hit and was being seen to by Tien. Chichi was heading over to Krillin while Kayos…

'Where is that bastard, anyway?' Piccolo thought, annoyed. 'He moved to hit them first and now he's disappeared. I doubt he's run off… he better be preparing something big because otherwise there is going to be hell to pay.'

"So," Roshi said, the only fighter left with Piccolo, "ya think because ya got a single strong hit in that means that ya can win the entire day? I don't know who your teacher was but he wasn't worth his salt!"

Nappa's eyebrow twitched at that, jaw clenching at Roshi's words. "I was taught to fight by King Vegeta himself!" He suddenly rushed forward, Roshi just managing to dodge the blow that cracked the earth and left a crater nearly 5 feet deep. "The greatest fighter the universe has ever seen!" He swung another punch but Roshi dodged again, allowing Piccolo to go in and try and hit Nappa from behind. But the large Saiyan merely twisted around and delivered an elbow to Piccolo's gut, causing him to gasp in pain. "You know what he would have done to a weak Namekian like you?" he taunted before grabbing Piccolo by the back of the head and slamming him down into the ground. "He wouldn't have been as gentle as I am being!" He lifted Piccolo up and slammed him down again.

"So he was a foolish bruiser too," Roshi taunted and Piccolo grunted as Nappa just dropped him before turning to face Roshi. "If he had been any sort of teacher he would have made sure you knew that bulking yourself up like that isn't a good idea." Roshi looked over his own muscles before smirking and shifting his body muscle. He was still muscular but instead the strength was redirected to his legs, making them thick and corded with hard toned muscle. "Because a warrior that can't dodge is nothing."

Nappa let out a scream at that. "DIE!" he roared as he thundered across the ground only for Roshi to dodge him again.

"Your footwork is bad," Roshi commented. "And you don't know how to plant yourself properly." He suddenly lashed out and struck Nappa right on the ear

"I'll plant you right into a grave!"

Piccolo thrust out his hand and fired a ki blast that struck Nappa right in the back sending him toppling forward. Roshi was ready for that, driving his knee right into the bruiser's face.

"You're insults are lacking too."

"You okay, Piccolo?" Goku asked, hurrying over to him.

"Fine," Piccolo said, getting up and cracking his neck. "I've had far worse."

"Yeah… but that doesn't mean these guys aren't strong," Tien commented, Chiaotzu floating beside him.

"Goku, I think you should go help your brother," Piccolo said, "we can handle Nappa."

"Right!" Goku said before rocketing up into the air, heading towards where Raditz and Vegeta were battling.

"So," Tien said, "any strategies?"

"He's big and tough," Piccolo said, touching his cheek and wincing as he felt how tender it was. "He likes to fight close… but he's slow. If you are able to dodge that will help."

"Right," Tien said before looking at Chiaotzu. "I think this might be your fight."

"Alright!" Chiaotzu said with a determined nod as the two of them began to glow. "Keep feeding me energy… here I go!" With that Chiaotzu blasted at Nappa while Piccolo moved in at a quick pace… though not as quick as Chiaotzu, who came at Nappa like a little missile, driving into his belly just as he had been preparing to lash out at Master Roshi. The bald Saiyan grunted in pain when Chiaotzu hit, forcing him back and allowing Piccolo to take over for the old human.

"Oh, so there are more of you that want to be torn apart!" Nappa taunted as he ran his forearm over his mouth. "So be it!" He leapt up before driving himself down, Piccolo and Chiaotzu just managing to evade the attack. "The longer to prolong your deaths the worst they are going to be!"

'We might have a strategy… and we've gotten a few good hits in… but that doesn't mean we've actually succeeded in making a dent in this guy. Its like fighting a brick wall… you take out a chunk but the rest of it is still standing! We might be able to overwhelm him… but every second that goes by just means he has a greater chance to really hurting one of us. The only question is who…'

~MC~MC~MC~

"And you are sure you are okay, Krillin?" Chichi asked as she focused some Ki upon his leg. It was a technique she had picked up when Gohan had sprained his wrist and Goku had become so stressed by his son's cries of pain he'd tried to raid the senzu bean stash just to heal him up. She was sending Ki to dampen the nerves around the wound, muffling and muting them so that they weren't firing off. It allowed someone to continue on without feeling the pain, much like a shot of Novocain when the dentist removed a tooth.

She hadn't thought she'd need to use it in the midst of a battle but she was thankful for it all the same.

"I'm fine," Krillin grunted out, jaw slowly unclenching. "Just glad he went for my leg instead of my arm. I can still fight at least."

"Maybe you should stay out of this…" Chichi said only for Krillin to shake his head.

"No way! I'm not letting that bastard hurt anyone else!"

"But he already hurt you-" she said only to be cut off. Not by Krillin… but by Goku, who can flying in and delivered a Ki-charged fist to Vegeta's face, smashing him away from Raditz.

"If you think I'm going to let you get away with hurting my brothers you are mistake."

"Brothers?" Vegeta asked as he came to a stop, hovering in the air. "Oh Raditz, have you been hiding more of your low-class filth family on this planet?"

"Krillin is my brother," Goku declared. "So are Yamcha and Tien and Chiaotzu. Kayos and even Piccolo! And I won't let you hurt any of them." He fell into his standard fighting stance.

"Aw, how adorable. You've grown to love these pathetic humans!" Vegeta lifted up a glowing hand. "Then I suppose it would be devastating if I were to vaporize them!"

"MOVE!" Krillin shouted, grabbing Chichi and blasting off just as Vegeta fired a blast of energy right at where they had been moments earlier.

"Oh, look at them go!" Vegeta mocked dodging a kick Goku sent his way before suddenly lashing out his hand and catching Goku by the throat. Raditz moved in to try and intercept but Vegeta merely swung Goku around, driving his head into his brother's, causing the older of the two Saiyans to crash to the ground, moaning. "This is rather entertaining!" Vegeta said, still holding Goku by the throat as he began to fire on Chichi and Krillin, the two having to evade the blasts lest they be torn apart by the energy. "And who is that female down there? A sister? I must admit she looks strong… it has been a while since I encountered a female of any species that might be able to survive a single round with me-"

"THAT IS MY WIFE!" Goku suddenly roared, his aura bursting out as he drove Vegeta away from him. With a growl Goku slammed into the Saiyan Prince, delivering a flurry of punches and kicks that Vegeta was forced to actually counter and intercept.

"Did I touch a nerve?" Vegeta taunted. "I'm sorry… tell you what! I'll just kill you both nice and quick!" With that he caught Goku by the wrist and hurled him at Chichi, who reacted on instinct and caught him. She looked up to see Vegeta charging up a blast of energy, one that had every instinct in Chichi's brain screaming DOOM DOOM DOOM. "And if you are worried about your friends… I'll send them to whatever hell this planet has real soon."

Goku tensed, drawing forth his own Ki to prepare to fire off his own blast of energy.

Only to stop… when he heard an engine roar.

Chichi turned in time to see something she'd NEVER encountered rocket right at Vegeta.

It was nearly 8 feet tall, made of dull white and blue… well, it looked like plastic but she could tell even from a glance that it was FAR more durable and powerful than that, whatever the material might be. It was vaguely shaped like a person, with two arms and two legs but no one would ever mistake it for a person walking down the street. What 'head' the thing had was just a small sunken protrusion that sat upon the chest. The hands were cylinders with three pincer-like fingers. The feet were tank treads. It was a machine, one built for combat.

And it had the Capsule Corps Logo right on it.

"Not if I send you first!" Bulma's voice roared out from speakers on the mech as she slammed into the startled Vegeta, causing his blast to go wide.

"Whoa!" Krillin exclaimed, eyes wide in shock as he stared at their friend. "What is THAT thing?"

"Huh… I guess that's what she's been working on at her lab!" Goku said.

Raditz pushed himself up from the ground, finally working himself out of his daze. "She's going to need more than that tin can to take down Vegeta-"

The arm cylinders on Bulma's mech lit up before twin bursts of electricity blasted right at the Saiyan Prince, causing him to scream as his body seized up.

Raditz slowly turned to stare at his brother.

"Yeah… that's my sister."

"I'm beginning to understand your love for this planet," Raditz admitted.

"Good, because there is so much to show you! The food alone-"

"Talk later, fight now!" Krillin said before blasting off, realizing that while Bulma was hurting Vegeta she wouldn't be able to hold him forever.

"Right!" Goku said and the Saiyan brothers rocketed off to take on Vegeta again.

~MC~MC~MC~

"Well, this certainly isn't good," Baba muttered as she watched the two newly arrived Saiyans rampage through the others. Gohan glanced at her before turning back towards his spot, extending his senses to try and feel his parents' energy. Just watching them wasn't good enough… he needed to be able to sense their energy. To know they were still fighting. Still okay.

For the last year he had spent nearly every moment around his parents and his newly discovered aunt and uncles. And one of the very first things he'd been taught was how to sense energy… and he had practiced it heavily. He liked knowing where everyone was, that they were close and safe. It made him breathe easier and his training go by quicker even when he was doing the really boring parts. Now, having them not there… it was like he had gone outside on a cold day only to find himself with no clothes on.

Watching on viewing ball… that didn't comfort him.

Feeling his family did.

Uncle Krillin and how he had to dig really hard to feel him but when he did it was clear there was so much power there. Mr. Piccolo who seemed cold at first but the longer he spent sensing him the warmer he got, like a stove slowly heating up before his mommy made treats. Uncle Tien and Uncle Chiaotzu, who were so different yet always seemed to be bouncing around each other, connected by a thick piece of rope. Grandpa Roshi (who blushed and stammered the first time Gohan had called him that) who was so old but also so stable that he felt like a rock Gohan could cling too when he was scared. Aunt Bulma who was so smart but always took the time to explain just what she was doing. He hadn't spent much time at all with Mr. Yamcha but he really hoped to. He wanted to learn about him as well and what he was like. Mr. Kayos (who was very close to being an uncle) was the hardest to sense but that was okay because he did such amazing things with him magic!

And then there were his mommy and daddy.

Sometimes, late at night, he'd just lie in his bed and sense their power. It was like they were right there with him.

Gohan shut his eyes and focused.

'Please… let them all be okay. Let them all come home…'

~MC~MC~MC~

Chiatozu fired off a ki blast that had Nappa snarling, bits of his armor cracking from the strike. Tien smirked at that before focusing on gathering up more energy and sending it Chiaotzu's way. Their strategy of allowing him to take on Nappa due to his smaller size and great nimbleness was working perfectly; they were wearing the bruiser down. Slowly but surely they were beating down his defenses, allowing Piccolo and Roshi to catch their breath.

"Come here you little pipsqueak!" Nappa snarled.

"That's a big word coming from you!" Chiaotzu taunted. "Did it hurt your brain thinking it up?"

Nappa let out a roar and swung a fist right at Chiaotzu's head but he was already out of the way, able to fire a small blast of ki at Nappa's already bruised eye. The Saiyan warrior stumbled back and that was Piccolo's chance to jump back into the fray, lashing out with a strong right hook that had the bald Saiyan spinning. He moved in with another jab, that one aimed for Nappa's stomach.

'We are beating him back… but its taking too long,' Tien thought as Master Roshi unleashed what Tien would almost call a single-hand Kamehameha. Nappa was able to avoid the strike though and finally ignited his hands with Ki, lashing out with two violent strikes that caught Chiaotzu when he moved in to try and go for his eyes again. "Chiaotzu!" Tien shouted, rushing to catch his partner only for Nappa to suddenly appear in front of him. Because he'd been sending so much of his energy to his friend he wasn't able to fortify himself with ki and thus the blow Nappa delivered shattered his left shoulder, causing him to scream in pain before Nappa grabbed onto his head and began to squeeze.

"Now you have two choices!" Nappa declared. "You either stand back and watch as I cave his skull in… or you rush me and I just do it slower!" he smirked. "Your choice." Tien clawed at Nappa's wrists but he couldn't back the hold. His brain felt like it was on fire as he felt the pressure increase. "Well?"

"NAPPA!"

The pain instantly lessened.

"PUT HIM DOWN NOW YOU FOOL!"

"Ve…Vegeta?" Nappa stammered and Tien fell to the ground in a heap, gasping out as his head lulled over to allow him to see Vegeta storming towards them. What had happened with Goku and Krillin? Had they already been defeated? Tien weakly tried to sit up but the pain in his head forced him to remain on the ground.

"That is PRINCE Vegeta, you gibbering oaf!" Vegeta snarled as he stormed towards him. "I know you have enough braincells to at least remember that!"

"I… I'm sorry… but what…"

"You truly are stupid, aren't you Nappa?" Vegeta snapped as he came to a stop before him. "Of all the Saiyans I could be left with it had to be the only one who not only looks like a potato but has the braincells of one. On your knees!"

At once Nappa knelt, Piccolo shooting out his arm and dragging Tien away lest he be crushed.

"I don't understand…" Nappa said softly, clearly confused.

"Of course you don't!" Vegeta said with a scoff. "You are as dumb as Raditz. Do you know why?" He placed his left hand on Nappa's head, forcing him to tilt his face up. "Because you both fell for this trick."

Nappa blinked.

"WHITE KNUCKLE!" Vegeta roared before punching Nappa hard in the face, shattering his nose and sending him flying back. "ISCO!"

At once the drone's secondary fighting form appeared, arms converting into blades as he leapt into the air and drove both swords into Nappa's shoulders, making the Saiyan scream as blood gushed from the slashes. Isco planted his feet on his chest and ripped his blades out even as Vegeta smirked… and with a poof turned back into-

"Kayos!" Chiatozu cried out.

"Sorry, had to make sure I got the voice right," he said with a cocky grin.

Nappa panted, rage written over his face as he glared at the mage. "You DARE take his form!"

"I dare, I dare!" Kayos said with a nod of his head. Nappa roared out in fury and leapt at him… only for Kayos to suddenly poof into a small green toad-like alien with four eyes and armor similar to Nappa's. "Hello," he said as Nappa's swing went right over his head before he shifted again, this time into a large human with red hair, lashing out with another white knuckle… only to stop the strike at the last moment, uncurling his fingers before grabbing hold of Nappa's grian and squeezing with a magic-boosted grip."Because the names! Recome!" He twisted hard and Nappa let out a scream. "Its rhymes! With doom! And your balls are gonna be hurtin'! All! To! Soon!" He threw one more White Knuckle at the gasping Nappa's head before shooting away from him, turning back into his regular form and hovering in the air.

"We should begin renting you out for birthday parties, sir," Isco commented, running his sword blades together. "Or bachelor parties."

"If I wanted my titties fondled I'd take Nappa out on a date," Kayos teased.

"You… you bastard," Nappa coughed.

"Now now," Kayos said, wagging his finger, "that isn't nice. My parents were married three years before they had me. Unlike your father who just found the first goat to fuck. It was an ugly one too, I imagine." He wiggled his fingers. "Horrible mange."

Nappa roared out at that, firing off a ki blast.

"White Flag!" Kayos shouted as he gathered up the Ki, channeling it into his body before launching it right back at Nappa who just managed to dodge. But that put him in the way of Isco, who crossing his arms and with a savage slash cut right into Nappa's back, leaving to deep wounds upon the Saiyan's spine. "Piccolo!"

"Time for something new," Piccolo said with a smirk, slamming his hand down onto the ground. Tien felt a pulse of energy but otherwise… nothing happened. Nappa, meanwhile, focused on Isco, trying to grab onto the robot and tear him apart. But the modifications he'd made to his secondary form had made him incredibly nimble and he was more dancing about than dodging.

"You okay, Tien?" Kayos called out.

"I'm fine…" he grunted, pressing his hand to his broken shoulder. "But I can't focus on Chiaotzu with this… we're out of this fight."

"Until we can nab a senzu bean," Kayos said, floating over to Tien.

"That was pretty risky," Chiaotzu commented as Isco continued to engage Nappa and Piccolo kept firing ki blasts into the ground. "If Nappa had realized you weren't Vegeta-"

"Ya… once we're done with this fight I'll have the panic attack about how stupid I was."

"I'll kill all of you!" Nappa roared.

"Not if we kill you first," Piccolo taunted. "Isco, out of the way!"

"Right, Mr. Piccolo," Isco said, activating the small jetpack that was attached to his back and easily flying out of the way.

Nappa took a half-stumbling step forward. "What are you doing now? Retreating?"

"No…" Piccolo said with a smirk. "Just getting him out of blast range." He raised his hand and fired a ki blast right at Nappa, driving him back about two feet.

"That was pathetic, even for you!" Nappa taunted.

"I just needed you shifted over a bit."

Nappa blinked… just as the ground began to glow.

"HELLZONE MINE!" Piccolo roared and all the ki energy that he'd fired into the earth detonated right under Nappa, the bald Saiyan screaming as he was caught right dead center of the blast. He was sent flying into the air only for Isco to appear above him, driving one of his blades into the Saiyan's meaty thigh. Nappa roared out at that but Isco merely flung him back into the Hellzone Mine, the blast striking him a second time and causing the Saiyan to pant in pain as he struggled to get up. "How about you just admit defeat and stay down, huh? You aren't going to win this one."

"You… you think I'll ever give in?!" Nappa snarled before unleashing a blast of ki from around his body that kicked up a wind storm. "I will kill all of you! Grind your bones-"

"To make your bread?" Kayos called out.

"…what?" Nappa said, his anger giving way to confusion at the blond mage's snarky comment.

"Fee fi fo dum, I smell the blood of a Saiyanman."

Master Roshi blinked at that. "Was that supposed to rhyme?"

"See, that's what I've always said-"

Nappa screamed out, making Kayos wince.

"I think I'm going to begin avoiding things." With that he quickly rose into the air before darting away from the enraged Saiyan as quickly as he could.

"Oh no you don't!" Nappa shouted before tensing, gathering his power around himself before leaping into the air, giving chase after Kayos.

"Well, I know he learned that from my sister at least," Roshi said, rubbing his nose.

"What do we do now?" Tien asked. "Give chase?"

Piccolo shook his head though. "Focus on building your energy back up… Kayos might not have planned it like this but he just bought us time to get back to full strength."

Tien nodded. 'The only reason we are having so many problems against this guy is because we had to take on Raditz. In a straight on fight, with us fully energized and ready? We'd have beaten him by now.' He watched as Kayos continued to zip around, avoiding Nappa's ki attacks, occasionally using White Flag to gather up the energy and fire it right back at him. 'But you can't count on a fight being fair. You have to use what you have. And right now we've been given a chance to get a second wind. I just hope we are ready for that Saiyan when he comes at us again.'

~MC~MC~MC~

"I must admit, you are rather cunning, earth woman!" Vegeta declared as he flew towards the human and her mech. "Most weaklings just bemoan their fate or try to attack me through sneak attacks. It is rare for one to actually try and find a way to compensate for their pathetic uselessness." He spun around, dodging the shocks she was sending his way; he would never admit it but the blast she had fired at him when she'd first snuck up on him had hurt badly. He could still feel the whispers of pain in his arms from where the blast had struck true, a reminder that he'd let his guard down and it had cost him. Cutting through the air he twisted past another blast before colliding with the mech's form, just able to spot the female behind the semi-clear material that made up the front of the cockpit. "But it still won't help you against me!" he declared, cocking back his fist before slamming it down against the window.

He cried out in pain as once more electricity raced through his body.

"You didn't think I wouldn't find ways to protect myself from close range attacks?" the female taunted before Vegeta found himself thrown off her. "Come on! I saw how Raditz liked to fight… same with Goku and the rest of our friends. Nearly 85% of all your attacks are going to be close range strikes!"

Vegeta groaned as he shook his head, trying the shake off the effects of the strike. "Well then…" he said before he called upon the electricity the earth woman had fired at him, not forcing it away but adding it to his own power, converting it into raw strength and energy, "…let us see how you handle this!" The energy turned into a burning white aura that surrounded him, Vegeta leaning back slightly before he suddenly thrust his chest forward. "GALAXY BREAKER!"

Vegeta couldn't help but laugh as the energy blast struck the mech, causing it to begin trembling and shaking as it struggled to handle its own electrical attack being sent right back at it. Refusing to simply float there and allow her a chance to recover he shot off towards her, cocking back his fist.

"I'm going to drag you out of there whether you like it or not!"

His fist struck not metal, however, but a meaty palm.

"Get. Away. From. Bulma." The scarred human declared.

"Oh, how adorable. Trying to play hero?" Vegeta swung his leg out to try and strike the human in his side only for him to block that hit with his other arm. "Well, hero… you can know you bought her an extra 5 minutes of being alive!" With that he lashed out with his hand, the two of them wrapping their fingers around each other as they began to struggle to push back the other. Vegeta, for him part, grinned as he began to slowly force the human back, enjoying how he was able to show the human his place. He squeezed his fingers, feeling the human man's bones begin to creak even as Vegeta bent him back, leaning down close and hissing, "Is this the best you have?"

"Actually?' the scarred human said, a smirk of his own flashing on his lips. "No. Kaio-Ken."

Vegeta didn't even have a chance to ask what the human was getting at before a red aura exploded out all around him and he gasped as the human suddenly clamped his fingers down on Vegeta's own, the Prince now finding himself the one who was fighting not to cry out.

'How can this be?' Vegeta thought to himself as he found his body bent back, allowing the taller warrior drive him backwards. He grit his teeth and tried to fight back, to squeeze back even harder and break the wretch's fingers, but the scarred human merely narrowed his eyes and clenched his hands, Vegeta biting back a cry of pain. 'He isn't even a Saiyan! Raditz' pathetic brother managing to surprise me… that is a possibility, as far-fetched as that is… but this human?! How can he be doing this to me?!'

Just as suddenly as the human had done that he shoved Vegeta back, his aura disappearing before he fired off a beam of blue energy that drove Vegeta away from him… but didn't hurt. The Saiyan instead merely patted his chest, confused.

'What was that? With the strength he demonstrated he should have been able to overwhelm me with something far more forceful than that…' He narrowed his eyes as he watched the scarred human pant… and a smirk slowly formed on the Prince's lips. 'Of course. Whatever that technique is he can't hold it for long! It's a short burst of power but that is all!' He narrowed his eyes. 'A cunning move… except that foolish low-powered dolt doesn't have the killer instinct to make it count. And that… will be his downfall!'

He didn't have much more time to think over his realization because both Raditz and Kakarot were on him, the two low class Saiyans come at him with a flurry of kicks and punches that drove Vegeta to raise his arms towards his face in order to protect his head from their swipes. He made no move to counter, however, instead looking for the right moment when he could make the two pay.

"What's wrong, Vegeta?" Raditz taunted after a failed strike at the side of Prince's head. "Is it hard to fight when someone isn't throwing the match?"

"I don't need such pathetic things to show my might," Vegeta retorted even as he shifted to avoid a blow from Kakarot.

"Oh?" Raditz asked, pausing his assault. "Then why is it that Nappa throws every single spar you two have?"

"Nappa is defeated because he is weak. Just like you."

"Oh, he's weak… but he knows far more about fighting than you. But he can't stand the idea of injuring his precious prince so he purposely pulls his punches."

Vegeta scowled at that. "How DARE you claim my victories against that dim-witted brute aren't real. I am the greatest warrior the Saiyan race has ever produced! I have no need for such things!"

"Then why does he keep doing it?" Raditz asked before suddenly firing off two ki blasts, one from each hand, right in Vegeta's stomach. The Prince of All Saiyans grunted but managed to keep his stance, thus blocking a kick from Kakarot, grabbing his ankle and twisting him right into his brother.

'That fool thinks he can spread such filthy lies about me? Probably has spent all his time on Earth telling his brother how weak I am and how this would be such an easy battle for the two of them!' He clenched his hand into a fist, feeling his anger rising. He glared at the two brothers before suddenly rushing forward, catching Raditz off guard and doubling him over with a solid strike before he grabbing onto Kakarot and flung him back down to the ground below. He grabbed Raditz by the throat, holding him in place even as he snarled, "Think you can mock me, Raditz? Think you can diminish my greatness? Then let me show you how powerful I am!" He held out his hand, charging up a Ki blast, concentrating it so that rather than become a wide spread strike it would remain as compact as possible. Not much collateral damage… but devastating to what it hit.

Raditz struggled and fought to break out of the hold.

"Oh… this isn't for you," Vegeta taunted. "Nor is it for your brother. I have need for you both to deal with Frieza. But your little pets?"

Vegeta thrust out his hand, the Ki blast rocketing out so quickly that the old human man that had been fighting against Nappa didn't even have a chance to react before he was hit, his body smashed into the ground like swatting a fly.

He was dead before Vegeta even finished the attack.

~MC~MC~MC~

"Stupid old goat," Baba growled, trying to keep the emotion out of her voice. She had been watching Vegeta battle with Goku and Raditz and hadn't realized the danger until it was too late. Her Crystal Ball hadn't been able to catch views quick enough and thus she was greeted to only the sight of her brother's corpse, the aftermath of the attack Vegeta had sent at him. He hadn't even been able to defend himself, getting struck from behind.

She set her jaw. If that lousy Saiyan ever showed his face…

"They will die for that," Isco suddenly stated. "Sir isn't going to be pleased… and his wrath will not be pleasant." The drone turned to Baba and Yajirobe; the ronin, to his credit, had set down his chopsticks and bowed his head. "I believe there will be little concern about him performing evil acts to power up his magic."

"Good," Baba got out. "He-"

The three of them where thrown across the room as Gohan, who had been monitoring the entire fight, sensing the energy of his family, and just felt Master Roshi's disappear…

…screamed and unleash a torrent of energy.

~MC~MC~MC~

"Vegeta!" Nappa cried out in protest, looking to the Prince. "Be careful, you almost hit me with that blast!"

"That isn't my fault, Nappa!" Vegeta said boastfully. "If you weren't so slow it wouldn't have been a problem!" He still had Raditz restrained though the warrior wasn't reacting as he thought he would have. No weeping, no threats, not even a twitch. 'Hmmm… perhaps the human wasn't one of his. Perhaps he was just some foolish bystander… or Kakarot's pet.'

And speaking of Kakarot… well, Raditz' brother was reacting more like Vegeta had been hoping for. Shock. Despair. Oh, and a bit of anger. And it was growing! That made Vegeta smirk… he looked forward to seeing if that anger would make the man fight like a true Saiyan. He was of their race, that much Vegeta could tell, but he was… wrong. It was like seeing a Namon suddenly begin smiling and dancing. He was something strange and foreign wrapped in the garb of a Saiyan warrior. It insulted Vegeta greatly and if he didn't begin showing some of the pride of the Saiyan race he would-

Vegeta started when his scouter went off, alarms so loud it made his ear ache.

"What is that?" Nappa asked, having seen Vegeta react and scrambling to put on his own scouter. "Vegeta! That power level!"

"I sense it Nappa!" Vegeta exclaimed before looking at Raditz. "What are you hiding away from here? A very high power level… one that suddenly exploded with strength… I wonder what you had waiting for us as a secret weapon." He thrust out his hand and fired a Ki blast into Raditz' stomach, sending the warrior flying away from him. He wasn't dead but it would keep him from interfering while he investigated this new curiosity. "Nappa! Leave these pathetic creatures! We have something else to seek out!"

Vegeta took one last moment to look at the two Saiyans as well as the pathetic humans before racing off, Nappa just behind him.