Time Patrollers Chapter Four: Return of the Saiyans! Saibamen Infestation!
Age: 762...
Tien swung his arm around in a vicious arc, hitting a Saibamen and sending it careening. Behind him, Yamcha blasted another one with the Kamehameha Wave attack. However, no matter what they did, the plant-like aliens continued to surround them and press their attacks. Both warriors were starting to get worn out. And Piccolo, Krillin and Gohan were busy dealing with their own group of Saibamen.
Tien found himself wishing that Goku were here to help them. But he had yet to return from his training with King Kai in Otherworld. He prayed they could hold out long enough. Still, the odds were stacked against them. The Saibamen were proving difficult and even if they managed to defeat the bizarre aliens, their masters, the Saiyans, were waiting nearby. Even now, Tien saw them standing on the sidelines watching, enjoying every moment of the fight. Tien wasn't so sure they'd have the strength to defeat one Saiyan, let alone two. And even if they were at full power and not exhausted, it still probably wouldn't matter. They needed a miracle. As he prepared himself to fend off more foes, Tien suddenly saw a bright light manifest itself. Everyone present, Saibamen, Saiyans, and Earth's Champions, stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to the light. For one brief moment, Tien wondered if maybe this was Goku finally arriving. Then the light faded and there stood not Goku, but four unknown figures. Tien stared in disbelief. Three of the mystery figures were, without question, aliens. In fact, one resembled Piccolo, except for the fact he was red. The fourth looked like a female human. Then Tien noticed a tail curled around her slim waist. His eyes widened in surprise. The two Saiyans had tails like that, too. Was this woman a Saiyan as well?
"Them, again."
Tien turned in Piccolo's direction. "You know these guys," he asked.
"I saw them a year ago," Piccolo replied. "They helped Goku and I against Raditz. But they disappeared afterwards."
Tien glanced back at the four figures. Aside from the Namekian and Saiyan, he had no idea what the other two were.
"So, they're on our side," Yamcha asked.
"I'd say, yes," Piccolo said. "Hopefully, they can help us out until Goku arrives."
Tien nodded. He wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth. If these four were allies, then so much the better. He just hoped they would be enough.
"Vegeta," Nappa said, panic tinging his voice. "That one guy! He looks like Frieza! And...is that girl a Saiyan? How is that possible? Besides us and Kakarot, there aren't any other Saiyans!"
"Calm down, Nappa," Vegeta said. "Regardless of who or what they are, if they interfere, we'll kill them as well. Don't forget, you and I are among the elite of the Saiyans."
Nappa nodded, a confident grin spreading across his face.
"Yeah, you're right," he said. "Those guys won't stand a chance against us. Assuming they can even make it past the Saibamen."
"Exactly," Vegeta replied. "Now, let's sit back and enjoy the show."
Frost gazed over at the two Saiyans. He could tell immediately they were way stronger than Raditz. They would have to be fought with great caution. He turned his attention back to the Saibamen. First, they would have to be dealt with.
"We take out the Saibamen first," he said. "Once they're out of the way, we can focus on Nappa and Vegeta. Remember, no matter what, Vegeta must remain alive."
Everyone nodded. Then they flew down to the ground and took up fighting positions. Frost looked around the area. There were a lot of Saibamen. The little green aliens leered and cackled at the warriors, quivering with barely contained malicious glee. Then, without warning, they surged towards them. The patrollers met them head on. Frost alternated between two Saibamen, lashing out at one and then grabbing the second with his tail and slamming it into the ground. Sorbet and Scarlet got back to back and launched a series of ki blasts, while Belias knocked aside several Saibamen with a sweep of his massive arm. The Z-Fighters, meanwhile, had gotten their second wind and were now attacking with renewed vigor.
Out of the corner of his eye, Frost saw several Saibamen converge on Sorbet. The female Maijin fought back but was being overwhelmed. Frost reacted quickly. He zoomed after the group and plowed through the green aliens, scattering them in different directions, allowing Sorbet some breathing room.
"Thanks," she said.
"We're a team," Frost replied. "We have to look out for each other."
Sorbet nodded. Then she glanced over his shoulder and fired off a ki blast. Frost heard the shriek of a Saibamen as it disintegrated.
"Just looking out for my team mate," Sorbet said, grinning.
Both warriors turned to face the remaining Saibamen. They flew at them, striking hard and blasting them with their strongest ki attacks.
Elsewhere, Scarlet and Belias were mopping up the remaining Saibamen in their area. The battle hadn't exactly gone so well. They had suffered three casualties: Tien, Yamcha and Chaozu. The Saibamen had resorted to cowardly tactics and had self-destructed, killing Yamcha. Chaozu had been overwhelmed and slaughtered. Tien, enraged at the loss of his friend, had attacked with such ferocity. However, already drained from the earlier bouts, he had expended way too much of his ki energy and literally had dropped dead from exhaustion. The only remaining warriors representing Earth were Krillin, Gohan and Piccolo and so far they were holding their own quite well, leaving Scarlet and Belias to mop up the rest.
Scarlet obliterated a Saibamen and turned just in time to intercept another one. She slammed her fist so hard into it's face that it went all the way through. The Saibamen dropped to the ground in a limp heap.
"Ugh! I hate these little creeps," she griped. "Hey, Belias? Have you seen Frost or Sorbet?"
"Not at the moment," the giant Namekian replied, pulverizing his opponent. "We must have been separated from them. I'm sure where ever they are, their doing their part."
"Oh, I'm sure they are," Scarlet said. She wasted a Saibamen with a ki blast. "At least we're making progress here."
Belias spared a moment to glance at the Saiyans. "Don't relax just yet," he said. "The real battle is yet to come."
After a few more minutes, they finally finished off the last Saibamen. Scarlet took a moment to catch her breath.
"Finally," she gasped. "That takes care of them."
"Brace yourself," Belias said. "Here comes our next opponent."
Scarlet looked up and saw Nappa lumbering onto the battle field. The large Saiyan warrior strolled confidently towards the fighters. A broad grin spread across his face as he stopped several feet from them. Scarlet noticed that, besides her and Belias, Krillin, Piccolo and Gohan were the only ones remaining to face the giant Saiyan warrior. It was five against one, but she was under no illusions that that necessarily meant they had the advantage. The fighters readied themselves as Nappa prepared to attack. Scarlet found herself wondering: Where were Frost and Sorbet?
The Saibamen had surrounded Frost and Sorbet. Though there were fewer now, a new batch had appeared. Two different types of Saibamen, one grey, the other lite-purple and blue, now mixed with the original green ones.
"Where did this bunch come from," Sorbet wondered. "I thought there were only green Saibamen."
"Remember," Frost said, "history has been altered. Things are happening that weren't supposed to happen. We need to defeat these creatures and regroup with our team mates."
Sorbet nodded. Time to show them who they were dealing with. Powering up, both Frost and Sorbet charged into the Saibamen, striking hard and fast, making sure their opponents never got a chance to retaliate. The new Saibamen proved to be a bit stronger and more durable as opposed to their green brethren. Nevertheless, the two warriors pressed their attack, both showing no quarter to the malicious plant creatures.
Nappa glanced over each of the fighters before him, sizing them up.
"So, who should I kill first," he said. His eyes fell upon Gohan. "Well, let's start with the runt of the litter."
He charged at Gohan with incredible speed. Just as he was about to land an attack, Scarlet rushed in and intercepted him. She lashed out and caused Nappa to fumble his charge.
"How about you pick on someone your own size," she challenged.
"Ha! Like you," he said.
Suddenly, a large red fist slammed into his face, sending Nappa flying. He halted himself in mid-flight and glared at the hulking Namekian.
"I'm more your size," Belias said.
Both Belias and Scarlet charged at Nappa. The Saiyan met them head on. The three warriors fought, lashing out with a flurry of attacks. Off to the side, Krillin watched and then got an idea.
"If I time it just right," he said to Piccolo and Gohan, "I might be able to hit him with my Destructo Disk attack."
Piccolo nodded. "Okay. Gohan, you and I will help those two. Krillin, ready your attack."
Krillin nodded, then began gathering the energy he needed for his attack. Piccolo and Gohan flew towards the three combatants. Nappa had pulled back for a second, leaving himself wide open. Both Piccolo and Gohan took advantage of this and launched a barrage of ki blasts. The attacks slammed into Nappa, taking him by surprise. Belias and Scarlet followed their example and added their own barrage as well. After a moment, they halted their attack. The dust cleared away revealing Nappa. Apart from being a little battered, he was still standing.
"Was that supposed to stop me," he sneered at them.
"No," Piccolo said. "But this might. Everyone move!"
The warriors didn't question the command. They dodged out of the way. Nappa stared in confusion, wondering what was happening, when...
"DESTRUCTO DISK," Krillin shouted, hurling the whirling disk-shaped attack at Nappa.
The disk sailed through the air towards the Saiyan. Nappa stood his ground, totally confident he could handle this.
"Nappa! Don't let it hit you," Vegeta called out.
Nappa glanced at his leader and then hastily moved to the side. The disk sailed past, just barely missing him. However, it left a small scar on Nappa's face.
"Damn," Krillin muttered.
"You...How dare you," Nappa glared at the fighters and then powered up. Raising his hand, he sent a wave of roiling energy straight at Gohan.
Gohan froze. He watched the wave of energy surge towards him. Then, just before it hit, Piccolo moved in front of it. The Namekian screamed in agony as the energy tore into him. For a moment, he remained standing, then he collapsed, dead.
"Mister...Piccolo," Gohan said, shocked at what he had just witnessed.
Belias also stared in horror. He had just witnessed a fellow Namekian die. Behind them, Nappa scoffed.
"Hmph. He ruined my kill," he said.
Belias whirled around, rage burning within him.
"You're going to pay for that," he snarled.
"Aww, what's wrong," Nappa mocked. "Upset that I killed one of your own? Don't worry, you'll be joining him real soon."
A bright red aura surrounded Belias, and, with a cry of pure rage, he charged at Nappa. The Namekian warrior's fist slammed into Nappa's stomach. Nappa gasped as the wind rushed out of him. Belias didn't stop, he lashed out with more punches, pummeling Nappa without mercy.
Scarlet watched, awestruck. She had never realized just how strong the Namekian was. A moment ago, they were barely making any headway against Nappa, but now...
Scarlet suddenly glanced to her left as someone screamed with rage. It was Gohan! The young boy was surrounded by an aura of power and Scarlet could feel his power rising higher. She stared wide eyed. This kid was packing some major power. Then, he flew towards Nappa and Belias. Scarlet watched as Gohan slammed into Nappa, catching him off guard.
"You...killed Mister Piccolo," Gohan raged, lashing out at the surprised Saiyan. "I'll make you PAY!"
"My God," Scarlet said. "Those two are incredible."
"Scarlet!"
The female Saiyan looked up and saw Frost and Sorbet overhead. Both warriors landed next to her.
"Where have you two been," she asked.
"We just finished off the last of the Saibamen," Sorbet explained. "Once they were all dead, we hightailed it back here."
They turned and saw the battle between Nappa, Belias, and Gohan raging.
"Is that...Gohan," Sorbet asked. "I didn't know he was that strong."
"He's enraged," Frost said. "And Belias, too. What happened, Scarlet?"
"Nappa tried to kill Gohan," Scarlet explained. "But Piccolo threw himself in the way and took the hit. I'm afraid he's..."
Frost looked and saw the dead Namekian sprawled on the ground.
"How unfortunate," he said. "He died honorably."
"After that, Belias and Gohan went berserk," Scarlet continued. "I've never seen anything like it before."
"Uh, hey, there."
They turned and saw Krillin walking towards them.
"So, if you don't mind me asking, just who are you guys?"
"I'm afraid we can't reveal that," Frost said. "All you need to know, is that we're here to help."
"Um, okay," Krillin said, uncertainly.
They turned their attention back to the battle. Nappa had regained the advantage and was now pressing the attack. He lashed out and caught Gohan, sending him flying backwards. Sorbet acted quickly and caught Gohan in mid-flight.
"You okay," she asked, as she set him on the ground.
"Y-Yeah," Gohan said. "Thanks."
Sorbet smiled and ruffled his hair.
The battle now consisted of Belias and Nappa. The two titans had locked grips and were trying to over power each other. They strained and pushed, neither giving ground, their muscles bulging, veins throbbing, the very ground shaking and crumbling beneath them. Finally, they broke off and staggered back to get their second wind.
"H-How are you...so strong," Nappa gasped. "I'm an elite warrior. No one can beat me."
"You arrogant bastard," Belias said. "You think you're invincible because you have yet to meet someone capable of holding their own against you. Well, today that changes. I'm going to make you pay for the deaths of everyone here."
Nappa snarled in rage. "I REFUSE TO BE BEATEN BY SOME LOWLY SCUM LIKE YOU!"
Belias tensed, ready to attack. However, just as Nappa was preparing to launch himself at the Namekian, they felt a large power heading their way. Everyone looked up and saw a blue light streaking towards them. And in the light was a man with spikey black hair and wearing an orange fighting gi. The man landed on the ground among the gathered fighters.
"D-Dad," Gohan cried.
It was Goku. The Saiyan warrior of Earth had finally arrived.
End of Chapter Four...