Title: A Legend reborn

Author name: Trugeta

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by Rumiko Takahashi and VIZ as well as Akira Toriyama and many others. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Note further that I don't own any of the trademarks mentioned in this story.

This story takes place after Movie 10 of Dragonball Z and at the beginning of the Ranma series. It's an AU, and reviews are welcome and appreciated.

Chapter 11: Enter Vegeta

Invisible and undetectable but to a scant few Piccolo stood on the rooftop of Furinkan high; right now the tall Namek was ready to rip his customary turban to shreds. Not only had he sensed Vegeta's energy signature, but also Gohan's. What in Dende's name were those two thinking?

Piccolo resisted the urge to groan as he watched the two golden streaks he knew to be Gohan and Vegeta grow larger. However, he could understand their motives for coming here. It was not every day that two new Saiyans were found, and most probably purebloods to boot. Hmm, it seemed as if he'd have to be the voice of reason in dealing with the male Saiyan named Ranma Saotome, like so often.

-.-

Standing in the schoolyard Ranma Saotome did something he despised verily, but of which he knew was necessary in a good warrior: he waited. Internally he was readying himself for battle so as to be prepared for anything, but Ranma was also asking himself the question what he could do against such overwhelming odds should those two individuals prove to be hostile. However, his innate stubbornness made it impossible for him to back down, and he would go down fighting if necessary.

Though yet another energy-signature made Ranma roll his eyes; had the kami decided to make this into the annoy-Ranma-Saotome-day or what? The Saotome youth growled threateningly, and his father dropped his invisibility. "What do ya want, pops? I'm busy here."

"I know, boy. I felt them too." Genma Saotome said in a touch of unusual earnestness as he looked skyward.

Ranma didn't know what he should make of it. Had his father come here to help him, or had he other motives? Was he somehow connected to those two powerful individuals, and if so, had Genma once more made one of his deals and the results were now coming to haunt him, Ranma?

Be it as it is, Ranma knew that if the going got tough he'd be on his own, like always. Nodding briefly towards his father the pigtailed young man watched as the golden streaks drew nearer and nearer until one overtook the other; then they suddenly met in mid-air, only to come to a full stop.

-.-

Vegeta growled in annoyance at the other Super Saiyan that had overtaken him; his irritation was not only caused by this fact, but mostly lay therein that Gohan was in SSJ2 mode, so as if to scream 'I'm the stronger fighter!' in his face. The Prince of all Saiyans had not given up on his goal to become the strongest warrior alive, not even after Kakkarott had sacrificed himself. And here was this brat, Kakkarotts spawn, half as old as he was, but nearly twice as strong as him. It was an injustice!

Appropriately to his mood Vegeta growled "What are you doing here, brat?"

Gohan looked puzzled, and Vegeta felt the urge to growl again. This brat was so powerful, yet he lacked the warriors' spirit of a Saiyan nearly completely. And from what he'd heard from the woman it had only gotten worse after Kakkarotts death, seeing as the harpy had forced the brat to concentrate on his o so important studies.

Piccolo had also complained about his lack of training lately, and if the Namek uttered a complaint it meant something. Silently the Prince of all Saiyans hoped that this situation would allow him to rise above the brat in power, but first he had to overcome that damnable barrier that prevented him from ascending.

"I'm here to investigate, Vegeta. I felt two new Saiyans this time, and the gold fighter had to come!" Gohan exclaimed and struck a pose worthy of the Ginyu force.

Vegeta barely resisted the urge to blast the next best building. It was a reassurance (regardless how weak) that the brat had not decided to come in his guise of the Great Saiyaman. Generations of Saiyan warriors had to rotate in their graves because of the travesty. And his onna had even helped in this! Inconceivable!

But the brat was at least curious, which could be interpreted as bravery. Ah, the heck with it. Time to clarify things. "I will test him." Vegeta stated.

"Test him?" asked a confused Gohan. "What do you mean by this, Vegeta?"

"For a supposed genius you can be quite slow, brat. As the Prince of all Saiyans it's my duty to find out his exact origins and intentions. I have to find out if he's loyal to his Prince. It's a pity that the female disappeared, else I could have tested them at the same time." Vegeta stated.

Gohan had progressively smirked throughout Vegeta's explanation. "You're just itching for a good fight, Vegeta."

That remark surprised the Saiyan Prince, but he hid it well. "Whatever, brat." he said and resumed flight towards his destination.

However, when he noticed that the brat was following up close a half-smirk tucked at his lips. It seemed as if the harpy had not succeeded in humanising Kakkarotts first spawn completely. Good.

-.-

From above Ranma could hear surprised shouts from his fellow students as they too noticed the flying, golden glowing individuals for the first time. As they drew ever nearer Ranma felt reminded of what he'd learned about the Cell Games. There, too, several golden fighters had played a not distinguishable role. All that was known was that two of them, one older man and a young boy, had fought this Cell before the monster had supposedly met his end at Hercule Satan's hand. In between there had also been at least four other golden fighters, according to Akane, and several human fighters.

Looking at the golden glowing figures here Ranma could not help himself but to agree with Nabiki's opinion of Mr. Satan; how should he, a normal human being have been able to defeat a being that had proven to be stronger than these powerful fighters at that time? It was ridiculous.

Ranma noticed that Nabiki and Akane as well as the other students wisely remained in the school-building; good, that was one worry less for him, even though he doubted that anyone would be able to do anything should these powerful individuals decide to attack the school.

Finally the time of waiting was over, and the two golden figures touched down onto the ground. The shorter of the two, a broadshouldered and overly muscled man with spiky golden hair surveyed him like one would survey an insect under a microscope, which was quite irritating.

The other golden fighter, as Ranma had dubbed them for lack of better terms, seemed to look friendlier. He was taller than the broadshouldered golden fighter by nearly a head, and not as muscular built as the other one. However, his hair was standing up on his head like a crest of knives, which was a difference to the other warrior; as he was also the stronger of the two it might be of relevance, and Ranma filed the differences between the two away for future reference.

Ranma noticed how his father edged away from his position beside him slowly, and the Saotome youth barely contained a snort. As he'd expected, if the going got tough he was on his own. However, in face of these two powerful fighters he could nearly understand where his father was coming from. Genma wouldn't stand a chance in hell in a fight.

"Boy, it saddens me to admit it, but I can't be of any help to you. Just remember that there's no shame in using the Saotome final technique when its needed." he said and joined the growing crowd.

This caused a raised brow from both Vegeta and Gohan, but Ranma simply nodded towards his father, understanding the older man. Vegeta on his part had finished his eye-evaluation of the new Saiyan. He was tall, even for a Saiyan, and very muscular built. The Prince of all Saiyans felt vaguely reminded of Brolly, but he discarded that comparison fast. Brolly had been an exception that appeared only every 1000 years, according to Saiyan legends, and now probably never again.

The similarities between Brolly and this young Saiyan were only a coincidence, Vegeta thought. However, how was it possible that this Saiyan was so young? Had he been deep-frozen for a mission and had somehow ended up on Earth? Those were questions Vegeta wanted an answer to.

"I am Vegeta, Prince of all Saiyans. State your rank, designation and mission."

That was not what Ranma had expected, but he'd learned something: this Vegeta guy was apparently a member of his new race, or so it seemed. "Rank? Mission? What do ya mean?"

"What Vegeta means is 'who are you'?" Gohan supplied.

"Why didn't he say so in the first place? I ain't got no rank or mission. As for the name, I'm Ranma Saotome."

Gohan ignored the growl from Vegeta at Ranmas' comment. "Nice to meet you. I'm Gohan Son."

-.-

In the classroom above Akane gasped. "Did he just say Gohan Son?"

"Yes." confirmed her sister. "Why do you ask, Akane? Should one know him?"

"If I'm right then he might be the son of a martial arts legend, Son Goku." Akane exclaimed excitedly. "Son Goku was the winner of the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, and one hell of a fighter!"

"And this guy might be his son? So why is he here, and what does he want from Ranma?" Nabiki mused to herself.

"No idea, sis. And the hair-colour of this Son Gohan is all wrong. Son Goku had deep black hair, so he might not be the son of Goku after all."

Nabiki contemplated the situation. "Seeing as these two 'golden fighters', how they were called by the media, haven't acted hostile yet I'll find out what they want." she said and walked out.

Akane just shrugged and followed her older sister.

-.-

"Likewise." Ranma answered, took the outstretched hand and gave it a firm squeeze.

"Now that the sissy stuff is done with, how in the name of Ter'luch did you end up on this backwater planet?" Vegeta growled out.

"Huh? Whaddaya mean by 'end up'? I was born here." Ranma answered.

"WHAT!" Vegeta exclaimed. "That's impossible! There was no Saiyan on this planet aside from Kakkarott when you were supposedly born, and the baka was much too young back then. How old are you, brat? Were you deep-frozen and only look this young?"

Ranma grew more and more irritated, and Gohan noticed this. "Vegeta, we should relocate this to a more private environment. This discussion should not be overheard by privy ears." he said and looked upwards.

Vegeta growled in annoyance. "Humans! Shall they overhear what we have to say, brat."

"Overhear what?" asked Nabiki, who just walked towards the strange group with Akane in tow.

"Who are you, woman?" asked Vegeta, crossing his arms over his chest.

Nabiki was slightly taken aback by his tone of voice and attitude, but her face and posture conveyed nothing; with her ice-queen mask in place she regarded the short man. "I'm Nabiki Tendo, one of Ranmas potential fiancées. So every business you have with him you have with me." she stated coldly, and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Is that so, human?" Vegeta asked in a dangerous tone.

That caused Ranma to growl, and the Saiyan Prince deduced from that that the young Saiyan had feelings for this human girl. Good, that might make it easier for him to goad the boy into a fight.

"Yes it is. And now stop threatening my sister!" Akane exclaimed.

"And who are you?" asked Vegeta, regarding her as if she were insignificant.

Needless to say, that ticked off Akane's temper verily. "I have you know, I'm Akane Tendo, and Ranma is my sensei. So stop treating us like we're nothing."

Vegeta smirked. "To me you are nothing, human.

"Vegeta," Gohan said, while Ranmas growl became louder and more threatening, "stop acting like that and act like a Z-fighter. With responsibility."

"What!" Akane exclaimed, "B… but the Z-Fighters are only a legend!"

Vegeta snorted. "Human, the Super Saiyan was likewise only a legend until it was proven true."

"Super what?" asked Nabiki.

Vegeta growled in annoyance, and in ways of an answer he flared his battle-aura, emphasising his Super Saiyan status. "That, human, is a Super Saiyan. And now get out of the sun, you're stealing my light."

"That's enough! Who do you think you are?" asked Akane and Ranma in unison.

"The Prince of all Saiyans, and also your Prince, brat." Vegeta said to Ranma with a superior air.

"Ya ain't my Prince." Ranma growled out. "No one is my better, No One!"

"We shall see about that, brat."

"VEGETA NO BAKA!" suddenly rang out, and Akane swung a really large mallet at the Saiyan Prince. The youngest Tendo girl had finally been really fed up with how that arrogant ass had treated them, and had acted like she'd always done with annoying males.

But Vegeta just raised a brow and stopped the mallet with his pinkie finger; then he yanked the mallet from the grip of a surprised Akane. Shouts of surprise could be heard from above, and also Nabiki was very surprised. Nobody except Ranma had ever defeated mallet-sama! And considering the enormous strength of her sister that guy had to be monstrously strong to stop that mallet with his pinkie finger!

They watched with trepidation (except Ranma who watched in growing anger, and Gohan, who just sighed) how Vegeta studied the blunt weapon, snorted and used his ki to flash-incinerate it. "Pathetic, girl." he finally stated. "Let's see if you can take as well as you can dish out, shall we?" the Saiyan Prince asked with an evil gleam in his eyes.

"Vegeta..." Gohan warned, but was ignored by the Saiyan Prince; Vegeta fired a quick ki-blast at Akane, carefully gauged and based on the information he had on the human girl and the Saiyan boy. Normally the brat should be able to deflect the blast.

The Saiyan Prince watched how the other human girl yelled out a warning, and he waited what would happen; the blast was only strong enough to cause minor damage, and its primary purpose was that of a test. Vegeta ignored Gohan's annoyed growl, and was soon rewarded with the expected reaction.

Ranma turned into a blur only visible to Vegeta, Gohan and the still hidden Piccolo (who'd limited himself to observation, seeing as he'd caught on to Vegeta's intentions). The pigtailed Saiyan then caught the blast in the palm of his hand without visible effort and threw it into the air where it exploded in a wave of light.

The pigtailed Saiyan whirled around and faced Vegeta with an angry snarl. "Now you've done it. Now I'm really angry." he said and cracked his knuckles. "Akane, Nabiki, into the building." he commanded.

"But..." both sisters started.

"No buts." Ranma growled without any patience, his battle-aura flaring around him. "That's an order from your sensei. Now move, for things will get hot soon."

Vegeta smirked and switched into basic Saiyan mode, augmenting his power-level to that of Ranma. He too cracked his joints and knuckles, ready to do battle. With a smirk and a come hither gesture the Saiyan Prince tried to provoke Ranma further, and it worked. With a snarl Ranma blurred from view and delivered the first attack.

Above the students were watching spellbound, and Akane and Nabiki who had heeded Ranmas warning just arrived in Nabiki's classroom to see how that arrogant man called Vegeta blocked Ranmas punch to the gut without effort. Soon blows were traded, and the Tendo sisters hoped that Ranma would make it out of this fight intact, for this Vegeta obviously was of an entirely different calibre than Genma, even considering what an excellent martial artist the father of Ranma he was. And, furthermore, this was no spar…

-.-

Down in the schoolyard that served as the battle-field Ranma growled in annoyance. That arrogant bastard just kept on blocking everything he threw at him with an uncanny ease that was utterly frustrating. At the same time his deff was under constant siege, and his anger at his inability to land a blow grew.

Ranma noticed that the anger seemed to increase his ki, and he concentrated his ki in his right fist and threw a fast punch; the attack missed the Saiyan Prince by a few inches and Ranmas massive fist ploughed right through an until then undamaged section of the wall, completely annihilating said section. As debris flew around and dust rained down Ranma whirled around with a growl and deflected an open palm-strike, instantly switching to offence again.

Vegeta on his part scanned the ki of his 'sparring partner' and noticed that it had grown; internally shrugging the Saiyan Prince augmented his own power-level once more and blocked a particularly vicious blow to the ribs. He evaded the follow-up by somersaulting backwards.

Landing smoothly several yards away from Ranma, Vegeta used his ability to fly to up one on the young Saiyan he was combating. Shooting forward like a bullet Vegeta indeed managed to surprise Ranma and the Saiyan Prince landed a strong blow to the face of his opponent that sent the young Saiyan flying.

Due to his quick reflexes Ranma managed to rebound from the wall instead of destroying it any further, and it couldn't be said if he was remembering some things from his fight with Brolly inside the spring or if he just managed to copy Vegeta's move on the fly, but Ranma managed to manipulate his ki in a way that allowed him to fly.

A bit unsteady at first, but the pigtailed young man shot towards Vegeta quite fast. The Saiyan Prince was somewhat surprised and impressed in spite of himself; this Ranma really was a worthy opponent, and now it was time to see how far he would be able to keep up if he turned it up a notch.

The time of probing and testing was now over, and as Vegeta blocked a high kick he increased the pace and countered with a rapid feint punch to the abdomen only to follow this up with an equally fast punch to the face.

However, Ranma was still able to keep up and deflected the attack, much to the relief of the Tendo sisters, who were watching this incredible fight in silence. Needless to say, their classmates were likewise baffled and silence ruled in each and every classroom. Everyone was watching the fight, and not one teacher even considered continuing the lessons; nor where students reprimanded in any way by teachers, seeing as every single one watched the fight him/herself. The fight had already drawn a considerable crowd outside, and both Akane and Nabiki were surprised to see their older sister among the watchers. Without hesitation the Tendo sisters rushed downstairs to join Kasumi, thus ignoring Ranma's order.

On the battlefield Ranma had just blocked a roundhouse kick aimed at the right side of his ribcage when he jumped backwards and fired a large energy blast. "Wildfire!" rang throughout the compound, and a yellow-green ball of energy that was about the size of a beachball raced towards Vegeta.

The Saiyan Prince caught the blast like Ranma before, but he was surprised by the energy contained in said blast. Having to access his Super Saiyan powers briefly his eyes turned teal and he threw the blast high up into the air, where it exploded at a height of two miles. The concussive blast from the explosion rattled a lot of windows, and the surprised students of Furinkan High asked themselves just how powerful Ranma really was. For this was getting a bit… scary.

In the meantime Vegeta was asking himself a similar question: just what was the potential of this young Saiyan? In the time they had fought his power had grown considerably, from 300.000 up to about 500.000, and it seemed to be growing still. The Saiyan Prince had only witnessed such a phenomenon once before, and he was once more reminded of Brolly. But that could not be, Vegeta thought as he blocked an incoming fist and countered with a kick, only to have it blocked again.

No, Vegeta decided, that was just a coincidence. Brolly had been the Legendary Super Saiyan, the only Saiyan warrior whose power not only grew when he healed from injuries, but also during a fight. And Brolly was dead, dead and buried. That this upstart seemed to be able to raise his power-level during a fight had to be a coincidence.

Having disclosed the matter Vegeta initiated another attack with a growl, intent on coaxing the max out of this fight and by proxy out of this young Saiyan.

-.-

Gohan, who had watched from midair, had now landed on the rooftop of the building where he'd sensed his old sensei. That Piccolo had not intervened told him that he at least approved of what Vegeta was doing. He could see the logic in it too, but at the same time he figured that they could have found better ways to introduce Ranma to the Z-Gang. But as the saying goes, there was no reason to cry over spilt milk.

"Hello, Piccolo-san." he greeted the mid-morning air.

"Hello, Gohan." came back the greeting.

"I see you found Ranma before us. Anything you'd like to share?"

"Only that Vegeta is as impatient as ever. I had planned to present this Ranma and the other Saiyan, the female, with some challengers from our ranks to further their progress. Krillin and Yamcha, for starters. But Vegeta," here Piccolo snorted, "had to charge ahead like a bull. Bah, no finesse at all. However, I have to admit that it seems to have been the right idea. Have you noticed it, Gohan?"

The son of Goku nodded. "He has gotten stronger, although that should be impossible. If he continues to improve at this rate he might reach the Super Saiyan Level soon. And could you drop that invisibility of yours now? Do you have any idea how stupid it is to talk to thin air?"

"Not stupider than running around in that Saiyaman costume of yours." Piccolo muttered.

"Hey! I heard that!" growled an irritated Gohan.

"Good." Piccolo stated, and did as his first pupil had asked. "There, better?"

"Yeah. What do you reckon, Piccolo, how much potential does he have?"

"From my estimation he has as much potential as you, Gohan, if not more. And how it looks he's willing to use it." 'in contrast to you.' was left unsaid, but received none the same.

Gohan nodded. "Then I hope Vegeta will leave Ranma intact. I'd like to talk about training." he said with a smirk.

That surprised Piccolo. "Aren't there any studies the harpy you call your mother wants you to conduct?"

The young Saiyan waved that away. "Videl has finally made me see it. I've probably studied enough to last me a life time and I'll pass all my courses with both hands tied behind my back. Seeing Ranma and Vegeta fight like that has reminded me how it was before Cell, when we used to fight and train together, especially dad and me. If my mother has any problems with me training seriously again she might be pleased to hear that I'm making friends around my age at least."

Piccolo barely hid a smirk. "Good to hear that, kid. It was high time that you stopped slacking off."

Gohan grinned. "Even if my mother hits me with that darn frying pan of hers, I am going to start training again. I want to help Ranma to become better, and if he has as much potential as you think he might be a great asset to the Z-Fighters. Can't hurt to have more powerful fighters in our ranks now, can it?"

"Glad you see it that way, kid."

-.-

Down below on the battlefield Vegeta was hard pressed not to go Super Saiyan in order to stay ahead of Ranma; it was incredible how the young man managed to keep up with him, and to be honest, it should have been impossible. But now it was time to give the young upstart a good dressing down.

Vegeta raised his power-level and went into the offence, and Ranma barely managed to block the first barrage of punches the Saiyan Prince had thrown at him at a super-fast pace. The pigtailed boy was however able to return the favour with an open palm strike-kick-punch-blast combo; this proved to be ineffective however, seeing as Vegeta weaved and dodged around the attacks.

Vegeta shot forward in a blur and scored two fast hits to both sides of Ranma's body, following that up with an upper-cut that sent Ranma flying. The pigtailed boy managed to bring his flight back under control through a somersault assisted by a realigning of his ki that utilised his new ability of flight. He hadn't even heard the worried shouts from somewhere down below, seeing as he'd been much too concentrated on the fight.

He steadied himself with a growl and was ready to resume the fight, but Vegeta had now had enough; with a yell he ascended to Super Saiyan level and sent shockwaves of pure power throughout the area. The Prince of all Saiyans had increased his muscle-mass considerably, and Akane found her worldview under duress. "That… that can't be. That has to be some trick!" she exclaimed, and a lot of the other students were nodding their heads. They had to be dreaming!

Nabiki shook her head, however. "Sis, that is real. As real as you and I. And if only one of these two fought at the Cell Games Hercule can't have been the one to beat Cell. Couldn't it be that this Gohan was the young boy who fought Cell? Remember, the boy everyone thought to be the delivery boy. He could have been around that age. So it seems very unlikely that Hercule beat Cell. Do you see that now?"

Akane slowly shook her head. "I… I can't believe it. Hercule... a fraud? And how can anyone be that powerful?" she asked as she looked at the suped-up Vegeta.

Her older sister shrugged, but internally she was giddy at the prospect that Ranma might become as powerful as this Vegeta. Ranma had been able to hold his own up till now, and that had proven beyond a doubt just how strong he was. "I have no idea, sis," she said finally, "but its good that this Vegeta and Gohan don't seem to be hostile."

"Maybe not hostile, but destructive nonetheless, sis." countered Akane, pointing at the wrecked compound.

"As is Ranma, sis." Nabiki replied with a smirk.

"And so manly." Kasumi added with a blush and a sigh, which brought her incredulous stares from both her sisters.

"That too." Nabiki finally replied, overcoming her facefault.

-.-

Vegeta had given Ranma the opportunity to notice the changes he had undergone in the meantime. Then he charged with a look of concentration on his face, and that fact alone told Gohan and Piccolo how serious he took Ranma. And the pigtailed young man impressed them further by blocking the initial attack of Vegeta, an earth-shattering double-fisted hammer-blow to the head.

But the Saiyan Prince didn't let up, and by using the speed-advantage that the Super Saiyan level offered he was able to penetrate Ranmas defences, landing a hundred blows in ten seconds. Ranmas tough body managed to soak up a lot of these blows, but it weakened him considerably. He suspected inwardly that he was no longer a match for Vegeta (and most probably never had been in the first place), but he refused to give up just like that. Ranma Saotome never gave up, even though it looked as if his motto 'Ranma Saotome doesn't lose' would soon be history.

Reaching deep into his reserves Ranma managed to coax more energy out of his aching body, and set himself in motion; the pigtailed Saiyan sent a flying kick to Vegeta's face, which the Saiyan Prince blocked with a double armed block in front of his face; Vegeta then used all of his speed and countered with a punch too fast to be seen by Ranma. This punch sent Ranma straight through the wall and all the way to an empty lot that was located behind the school building.

The pigtailed boy landed in a heap, but instantly propped himself up on his elbows with a groan. "Damn, now I know how oyaji feels after our spars. Ain't nice ta be on the receiving end."

That said he got to his feet, only to be kicked in the head by an unseen force. Vegeta had zanzokened right in front of him, using all the speed the form he had reached before his fight with Cell in his second Imperfect form offered. Ranma never stood a chance and was once more kicked over the lot. This time Vegeta followed his attack up suit, moved into Ranmas flight path, and hammered Ranma into the ground with force.

To the others it looked as if Vegeta had just appeared out of thin air over fifty yards away from his prior position, and shouts of disbelief were uttered. Down below the Saiyan Prince was in the process of ending the evaluation. "Well fought, brat." was his only comment before he fired an energy blast that rendered Ranma unconscious.

-.-

Having just witnessed how her love interest and sensei got kicked over the compound Nabiki hurried towards him to find out what had happened to him, Kasumi and Akane hot on her heels. The last she had seen was that he had been blown straight through the school-wall, and came there hell or high water, she would not stay away, Ranma's warning or not.

She noticed how Akane and Kasumi followed her at a quick pace, but she didn't care. For the first time in long she was worried about someone else than a member of her family, and it was a strange feeling. Sure, she'd liked Ranma from the start, but could it be that she was already falling for him? And if so, would that be so bad? While Nabiki contemplated these questions she was hurrying over the school compound and soon reached the empty lot behind the school building.

Kasumi, Akane and she arrived just in time to hear Vegeta's words towards Ranma, and saw the pigtailed boy slump when the energy blast hit him.

That caused Nabiki to hurry over. "What did you do to him?" she asked venomously, while Akane cracked her knuckles despite her prior experiences.

Vegeta smirked. "Worried much, woman?"

"Yes, we are." Kasumi stated defiantly, kneeing down to get a better look at Ranma.

The Saiyan Prince was just about to respond with a biting retort when a voice spoke up from behind. "Vegeta, stop that." Gohan said. Then he turned to the sisters, ignoring Vegeta's growl. "Ranma's just unconscious and will wake up soon."

"You're a spoilsport, brat." Vegeta growled, crossing his arms over his chest.

"YOU!" Akane exclaimed, clearly annoyed with the Saiyan Prince.

However, Nabiki decided to take the wind out of her younger sisters' sails. "Sis, don't. Remember what he did to your mallet."

"A sound advise." a voice said from above, and the Tendo sisters gasped.

"Am I seeing things or is there a tall green man floating in midair?" asked Nabiki and blinked her eyes rapidly. However, the tall green man remained. And as she didn't drink that meant that she was either hallucinating or that the pod-people had invaded...

"Err, yes, sis. I see him too." said Akane.

"Me too, imoutouchan." Kasumi said, rubbing her eyes.

"Figured as much." stated Nabiki, using her ice-queen-persona to suppress her feelings of disbelief and confusion.

"Don't worry," Gohan snickered, "Piccolo gets that often."

"Very funny, kid." Piccolo growled as he landed.

"I... I remember you!" exclaimed Akane, "And you too!" she then said, looking at Vegeta. "You were all at the Cell Games!"

"Is that true?" demanded Nabiki.

"Oh my!" Kasumi exclaimed, excitement obvious on her face.

"Woman, who are you to demand anything from the Saiyan Prince?" the Saiyan Prince asked with a glare in Nabikis' direction.

"Vegeta, not now." Gohan stated with his ki backing his voice. "Yes, we were all at the Cell Games."

Before anyone could say anything further a groan came from Ranma. "Ohh damn, whadda hell hit me?" he asked, sitting up.

"That would have been me, brat." answered a smirking Vegeta.

"Grrr, next time I'll get ya." promised Ranma as he rubbed his head, eliciting smiles from Nabiki and Akane.

Especially the older Tendo daughters were very relieved that Ranma was okay. "Hey hotshot, take it slowly."

"Nabiki is right, Ranma-kun. You might have suffered a concussion, so get to your feet slowly." Kasumi advised, giving him a smile.

"Listen to your women, brat. They seem to know what they're talking about." Vegeta advised with a smirk.

Both Nabiki and Kasumi blushed at the blunt comment, and Ranma growled, jumping to his feet. Before things could get out of hand Gohan stepped in. "How about we take this to a more appropriate place? We have much to discuss."

The middle Tendo daughter looked at Ranma, who shrugged, then at her sisters, who nodded. "Good. But we'll have to get excuse slips for school."

Gohan nodded, while Vegeta growled in annoyance. Humans!

Little later the three teens had received the necessary forms, seeing as the school administration had sunken into real chaos thanks to the happenings; school had been cancelled anyway as repairs had to be conducted. "And where to now?" asked Ranma.

Gohan grinned. "How about we visit the kami of Earth? You're up to it?"

to be continued...

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