Surviving Together: A New Legacy

Chapter 2 - The Invasion

"Mom, are you alright?" Trunks asked after he helped his mother stand back up after the blast shook the entire room.

"I'm fine," Bulma stuttered out as she rose to her feet. "What was that?"

"One hell of a blast!" Euran called as he motioned everyone to look at the console and see what he was gaping at.

"It… It can't be!" Zarra shook her head as she saw the hideous creature floating out in space in front of the fleet. "It's Cooler!"

"No." Bulma shook her head as she covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming. 'Not again,' was all she could think as she watched the lizard like creature form another ki blast in his hand.

"How many more of those can we sustain?" Zarra looked at Bulma pleadingly.

Bulma in turn looked at Euran who was performing some calculations on his computer. "Maybe two more if we're lucky. That first blast already reduced the shield to fifty percent!" He said almost in hysterics. "We have to get out of here! We'll be killed!"

"What about our laser cannon?" Bulma grabbed the man by the shoulders trying to calm him down. "Does it have enough power to hit that bastard?"

The man looked at her blankly, before going back to hysterics. "Are you insane! He'll kill us if we attack him head on!"

"He'll kill us anyway, Euran! We just can't give up now!" Bulma argued, angered by the man's willingness to be defeated.

"No… We need to hold out another four hours." King Vernil offered as he rushed into the science lab to inform everyone of the news. "I've notified the Emperor of Coolers attack. He's sending a fleet as we speak, but we need to hold out until then."

"Then fire up the cannon!" Bulma turned back to Euran as she practically pulled the man by his collar to help her bring the device up to snuff. However as soon as the machine was reachable another blast rocked the planet. Bulma along with her assistant hit the ground hard as part of the cannon began to fall towards them. Bulma didn't have a chance to scream before her son grabbed the device and threw it away from the pair before they could suffer an injury.

"Mom!" Trunks gasped as he sped over and held his mother protectively until the planet finally stopped shaking.

"Is everyone alright?" Venril asked as he helped Zarra to her feet.

"The shield!" Bulma cried as she ran over the consol. The machine was flashing red, which could mean only one thing. Bulma blinked twice, before she numbly looked back up at the group, and with a sound of utter defeat she spoke. "He broke through."

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Vegeta sat agitatedly on the main deck of his ship as he waited rather impatiently to arrive at Merigh. "How much long?" He grunted at one of the timid pilots. "S…Seven hours, Sir."

Vegeta ground his teeth as he began to worry he'd miss the battle. "Garock!" He beckoned the man to come over and speak with him. "What word of this planet?"

Garock cleared his throat before he spoke, knowing Vegeta never took bad news well. "Well Sir, it seems Cooler's forces have invaded the planets atmosphere. Ground troops have been sent down, while what little fleet the Merighians have, has been fighting the ships still in space."

"Ground troops?" Vegeta raised an eyebrow as he rose rather enraged. "Why the hell would ground troops be sent in unless…" Vegeta's eyes narrowed as he looked at the man before him with utter fury.

"I… suppose Cooler had the same plan as you, Sir." Garok said guiltily.

"Damn it Garock, I should have just attacked the fucking planet in the first place!" Vegeta clenched his fists as he attempted to control his rage. "What word of my fleet from Dianor?"

"Two hours, Sir." Garock gulped.

Vegeta grunted angrily before he grabbed Garock by the collar. "You had better pray Cooler fails Garock, because if he doesn't, I'm taking it out on you!" Vegeta then threw the man down on the floor before he stormed off the deck to his private chamber for some rest before his battle.

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"Trunks you're not going! I won't let you be killed!" Bulma pleaded as she held her son in front of her.

"I can't stay here Mom! I can help! It's dishonorable for me wait while other people are being slaughtered!" Trunks argued with a conviction close to that of his father's.

"Please Trunks, listen to your mother." Zarra interjected. "You can't do anything by joining the battle but get yourself killed! We have to wait for the fleet to arrive!"

"It seems you won't have much choice soon enough." The King frowned as he finished his transmission. "A legion is heading here. I think Cooler might be after the same thing the Emperor was."

"No!" Euran screamed as he grabbed some capsules and some of his files. "We have to get the hell out of here!"

"What do we do?" Zarra asked at a complete loss for words. Escape was not possible with the fleet out in space, and running wasn't an option with the battle going on.

"We stay and fight." Trunks said determined as he smashed his fist into his palm.

"No sense in running at this point." King Venril nodded as he looked down at the proud child.

Bulma was to paralyzed to speak. She felt as if her life was suddenly stuck on repeat. It suddenly was exactly like eleven years ago when her birth planet was destroyed; the same overwhelming odds, the same helpless fear, and the same honorable soldiers willing to stand and fight. She almost cried as she looked down at Trunks and felt like she was relieving the same scene where Goku vowed to stand and protect his planet, both only children, but both with extraordinary power.

"Do you here that?" Zarra asked as she broke Bulma's train of thought. The next thing any of them knew a ki blast broke right through the door and standing before them was a sight none in their wildest dreams would have expected to be so up close and personal to. Cooler himself was standing before them, surrounded by twenty or so soldiers, all ready to attack.

"Well… Well… Well… Doesn't this look interesting. It seems we have men, woman and children all here to greet me." Cooler smirked as he walked further in the room.

"Cooler." King Venril hissed as he stepped ahead of the group. "What do you want?" He asked as though he didn't already know.

"You know who I am?" Cooler spoke rather suspiciously. "You must be a high standing official then, for it's not your average scientist who'd be privileged enough to know of my station."

"I'm this planet's King." Venril spoke proudly. "And I'll fight to the death to protect my people." He spat as he sunk into a fighting stance.

Cooler let out a harsh chuckle. "Is that so?" He asked as he slowly raised his hand. "Then so be it…" Before anyone had the chance to blink a ki blast shot out of the lizard's hand, speeding right through the king's chest.

"Venril!" Zarra screamed as she and Bulma rushed over to his fallen body.

"You monster!" Trunks screamed as he instinctively took to the air and charged at the arrogant murderer. Cooler didn't have a chance to react before he felt himself being kicked right in the stomach, sending him straight across the room.

"Trunks!" Bulma called as soon as she realized what her son had done. She watched in horror as the twenty or so soldiers then started attacking him. "No!" She cried as she rushed over to help him. Most of the soldiers weren't that impressive of fighters once their mechanical weapons were striped from their arms.

Trunks managed to take out fifteen of the guards before Cooler reemerged with a vengeance. "Brat!" He screamed as he planted his eyes on the boy who was currently fighting three soldiers at once. "Leave the brat to me!" Cooler growled as he stopped the men dead in their tracts. "Get the damn scientists instead!" He cursed as the three remaining soldiers charged towards Bulma. Trunks immediately rushed to stop them, but Cooler kicked him to the ground before he had a chance.

Bulma dodged a ki blast that was sent towards her as she had to think fast to get away from the three guards charging at her. She quickly formed a ki blast in the palm of her hand and fired it at the man in the middle, hitting him in the eye. The soldier immediately stopped mid-flight as he grabbed his injured eye, leaving two fighters left. She went to dodge another blast when one of the soldiers was shot out of nowhere, hitting the ground rather hard. Euran then suddenly joined Bulma in the air. "Thanks." She nodded as the two began fighting together hoping to eliminate the last threat.

Trunks stumbled to his feet as he looked back up at the being that charged at him. He bared his teeth as he prepared to attack again. "You must be incredibly stupid boy to think you, a mere child has the right to dare attack me!" Cooler hissed in a venomous tone.

"Why?" Trunks asked with a Vegeta-esq smirk. "You're nothing but a coward who has to fight children because you're to afraid to face the Emperor himself!"

Cooler clenched his teeth, as he couldn't believe this child had a death wish. He immediately charged at the small boy in a rage. He sent his first right across the boys face sending him flying across the room. Cooler was shocked to say the least when he saw the boy actually rise back to his feet after an attack like that. Trunks coughed up some blood before he immediately turned back around and formed a ki blast in the palm of his hands.

Cooler chuckled as he thought how fruitless the boy's efforts were. He condescendingly stood powered down as he watched the boy. "Give it your best shot."

"Arrogant son of a bitch." Trunks hissed under his breath as he focused his ki. "Try this!" He bellowed as he blasted the bastard right in the stomach with his most intense blast.

By the time the blast hit, Bulma and Euran finished off the last guard and turned around just in time to see Cooler sent through a wall of the science lab. Zarra who had finally pulled away from the dead king in her arms, looked back at Trunks and felt a smile come across her face. 'Just like his father.' She thought. 'Anything to protect that woman.' Zarra then looked up at Bulma who seemed completely dumbfounded by the situation.

"He got him!" Euran cheered as he lowed down to the ground.

"No." Bulma shook her head horrified. "His energy is weaker, but he's still here!"

As soon as Bulma made her realization, the group looked up to see the extremely pissed fighter come barrowing back through the wall heading straight for Trunks. Cooler sent a furious attack straight for Trunks as he hit the boy with a ki enhanced kick that sent the small boy straight through another wall himself.

Bulma screamed as she immediately sped past Cooler who stopped to control his rage as he watched with a satisfied look on his face, as the boy struggle to breath. "Trunks!" Bulma cried as she gathered the boy in her arms. "Trunks please speak to me!"

"M…Mom." Trunks barely whispered as he began to cough up more blood.

"Don't talk." She ordered as she wiped the blood running from his mouth, trying her best not to break down right there.

"I'd recommend the same thing to you woman." Cooler smirked as he wiped some blood from his lip. "I believe that you should move, unless of
course, you want to share his fate."

Bulma looked up at the beast, who'd sink so low as to take pride in attacking a child, with utter hate in her eyes. "I'd gladly share his fate." Bulma hissed with fierce determination.

"Very well." The lizard like man shrugged as he started a ki blast.

"No!" Euran screamed as he ran in front of Cooler. "You can't kill her! She's the head of the science department!" Euran protested, hoping he could save their lives.

Cooler stopped his blast as he grabbed the man before him by the neck. "You wouldn't be lying to me now would you?" He asked angrily.

"I swear it." Euran choked out.

Cooler dropped Euran as he slowly stalked over to Bulma with a smirk adorning his face. He practically kicked Trunks out of her arms as he roughly snaked his hand around Bulma's neck as he slowly lifted her a few feet into the air while pressing her body against the wall. "So… You are the scientist I've heard so much about." He grinned evilly as he looked her up and down. He slowly ran a finger up the side of her body, outlining her curves, enjoying it as she fought away from him. "You have many assets, don't you?"

Bulma narrowed her eyes as she grabbed his hand and tried to loosen his hold. "Go to hell." She grunted as she spit into his face.

Cooler's eyes widened at her open act of disrespect. "You are a foolish woman… And will suffer until you learn better." He hissed as he threw her roughly to the ground. "Get them on board my ship!" Cooler spewed at the few surviving guards, who were stumbled back over to the group. "I want all of the scientist taken!" Cooler then turned on his heal and walked over to Trunks, and grabbed the boy by his neck. "I think I'll take this little brat as well." Cooler smirked back at Bulma. "Some insurance never hurt anyone." Cooler then coldly began dragging the helpless boy's body out of the now demolished science lab as he left to board his ship.

Bulma immediately fought to stop him, but didn't have much of a chance as the soldier she had half blinded brought his fist right across her head smashing her already bruised body into the ground, causing everything to turn black.

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Author's Note: Oh poor Trunks, I love that kid! In the next chapter Vegeta's forces from Dianor FINALLY arrive, but is it too little too late? What of Vegeta's fleet? Will he get there in time to save his unknown family? And, we'll be introduced to a new character that will be playing a large part in the success/failure of our couple coming/not coming together. Who is it? Who knows, you'll all just have to wait and see!