Chapter 9-Scrap Metal:
Tien watched Nine, anticipating what Nine would do. The android stood in front of Tien, looking down at him. "Hit me," the android demanded.
"Huh?" Tien stared at the android as if it had just spoken an alien language.
"I said hit me, fool," Nine said aggresively. Tien looked bewildered, but his expression quickly changed into a serious one. He allowed himself to smirk a little bit at Nine's cockiness. Tien cocked his fist back and slammed it into Nine's cheek. Nine stumbled back a few steps before regaining his balance.
"Is that all you've got? I suppose I couldn't expect much more from an organic," Nine taunted before driving his foot into Tien's gut. Then Nine's left elbow caught Tien in the jaw, a spray of blood flying from his mouth. Nine's leg swung upwards, punting Tien into the air. Nine followed him into the air, dodging Tien's right fist.
Tien fired a quick energy blast, but Nine easily avoided it and landed a double fist that knocked Tien away. Nine lunged forward and grabbed Tien's head, repeatedly slamming his knee into his face. After the fifth hit, Tien flared up his energy into an explosive wave, causing the android to let go of him.
Tien raised his forearms into an X to block a punch before lurching forward and head butting Nine in the head. Nine simply grabbed Tien by the head in response, flinging him downwards. Tien stopped himself in time to see Nine charging him, and he dodged the first attack, elbowing the android in the face and following it up with a spinning kick that launched Nine away.
Tien flew at Nine, launching a ki blast from each of his outstretched hands. Nine jumped over the attacks and Tien zoomed towards Nine, throwing a punch at the center of Nine's chest. Nine swerved to the side and let Tien pass under him, slamming a doublefisted attack into Tien's back, pushing him down a few feet from Nine.
Tien flipped backwards to avoid an attack from above, and the two began to trade blows, shaking the ground below them with powerful punches and kicks. Nine cocked his head to the side to avoid a jab from Tien and countered by driving his fist into Tien's ribs.
Tien staggered back, but quickly recovered and leapt forward and swung a few punches at the purple skinned android, all of which Nine barely managed to dodge. Tien quickly circled around Nine, slamming his knee into the side of Nine's abdomen, leaving him open for a doublefisted blow to the back of the head.
Nine was sent hurtling downwards, managing to stop himself a few feet from the ground. Nine moved swiftly, heading back into the air after Tien and began hammering him with dozens of blows. Each hit was remarkably powerful and made Tien stagger back, leaving him open for even more blows. Nine swung his fist out and caught Tien square in the ribs, sending him tumbling head over heels away.
This time Tien was ready when Nine lunged at him again, and swiftly ducked under a powerful arcing punch from the android. Tien rammed his fist up into Nine's gut with such force that he caused the android to cough up a dark, liquid substance that could only be assumed to be oil of some sort. Tien quickly followed it up with a flurry of kicks, striking all over Nine's body. Tien quickly spun in a complete circle, kicking Nine away. As Nine soared away, Tien took aim with his finger and fired a Dodonpa after his opponent.
The attack struck Nine head on and generated a small explosion. The attack left Nine with a few scorch marks on his body, but Nine simply grinned maliciously. "Impressive. You're making this quite enjoyable for me," Nine remarked. The two came charging at each other again, the two clashing once more. Their blows rocked the entire island, and the crowd watched in awe as the fighters slowly climbed into the air.
Tien rammed a fist into Nine's face, which was quickly replied with an elbow to the chest. Tien rammed a knee into Nine's gut, and a kick found its way to the side of Tien's head. The back and forth continued, with neither fighter giving way to the other. The two fighters separated, putting space between one another. Tien stood panting, getting tired, but Nine seemed perfectly fine.
Tien sped towards Nine, fist cocked back for an attack. Nine braced himself as Tien neared, but suddenly, he shouted "Multiform!" and split into four copies. Unprepared for the sudden use of the technique, Nine was battered by the four copies for a few moments before he got into the rhythm of blocking and dodging. "Why...can't...I...hit you?!" Tien shouted, aggrivated at being unsuccesful.
"It's simple really. While using the technique provides you with multiple copies, it has to evenly disribue your strength. Therefore, with each copy you make, you're dividing your strength by that much," Nine explained, more than happy to point out his foe's mistake.
'Dammit, I didn't realize that,' Tien chastised himself. "Well, that's not all I've got!" Suddenly, each copy sprouted an extra pair of arms. He had used the Witches Arms technique last year too. With all the arms barraging him, Nine wasn't able to block or dodge all of them. Nine found himself sailing through the air. The four Tien copies began hitting him back and forth, almost like a volley ball.
"HYAAH!" Nine was slammed into the arena stage by a joint hit from the four copies. They landed on the tiles before forming into one Tien. "I'm going to end this match," Tien said sternly. Energy began crackling on the tip of his finger. 'Time to show the results of my training!'
"SUPER DODONPA!"
The finger beam shot from his finger. It looked slightly different from the regular one. The beam appeared to be a pale yellow, almost white color, and seemed to sparkle with energy. Nine didn't have time to dodge the attack, and he appeared fearful for a moment. The attack connected, and there was an explosion that shook the entire island, shockwaves revertabrating through the air.
A cloud of smoke filled the air, obscuring the results of the attack from everyone. 'Damn, I can't see anything through the smoke, and without ki to sense, I don't know how my attack affected him.'
Tien fired a kiai, clearing the smoke. It revealed Nine with scorch marks up and down his body, and a small piece of his face missing, revealing the wiring and parts inside. A look of extreme rage was plastered onto his face. "I'll kill you!" Nine shot forward, and Tien and Nine engaged in a small trade of blows before Tien landed a heavy blow atop Nine's head. There was a slight 'SCREECH' as Tien's fist dented Nine's head, pushing the metal inward and launching him out of bounds.
The crowd was in awe at the fight. The announcer had been silent watching the stunning match, before realizing Nine had lost, and regained his composure. "Ladies and gentlemen, your champion, Tien!"
Tien set down onto the stage and walked over to the rest of the fighters. "Congrats, Tien!" Chiaotzu said. Just as Tien opened his mouth to reply, Nine rose into the air, fuming.
"Bastard, I'll make you pay!" Nine fired a large, crackling energy orb at the crowd. Tien's eyes widened and he quickly took to the air, interceting the attack with a Kikoho, while flying towards Nine. Both of his boots collided with Nine, launching him away from Papaya island and sent crashing into another island.
Tien quickly flew after Nine, leaving a streak of white in the air. Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu were quickly to follow. As they arrived, Nine was pulling himself out of a large crater. Nine surveyed all his opponents before coming to a conclusion. "I'll have a lot of trouble fighting all of you together. Looks like I have to activate all my power reserves," Nine said.
"No, that foolish android. If he does that, his programming will be messed up and he might shut down from an overload!" Hundreds of miles away, Nine's creator watched him on a screen, observing everthing.
The z fighters tensed up as Nine began glowing, and sparks of electricity began surrounding his body. With a deep growl, his artificial energy exploded outward, flattening all the trees on the island and blowing the z fighters away. "Now, I'll kill you all!" Nine's voice sounded somewhat distorted now.
"Uh, guys...since we can't sense energy, we can't be sure, but uh...I think he just got a lot more powerful," Krillin said, worry in his voice.
"Correct, puny human," Nine confirmed, before shooting forward like a bullet. CRAAK! Nine's fist slammed into Tien's ribs with an audible crack. Tien went flying backwards, winded and with broken ribs. Nine flew after him, but Tien managed to leap over this one and flew higher into the air.
Tien prepared to fire a Kikoho, but his opponent was too fast, and was behind him in an instant. Tien was kicked downwards, slamming into the ground and creating a huge crater. Nine began flying towards the downed Tien, cackling. Krillin burst forward, charging at Nine. Nine simply extended a hand and blasted him away.
Chiaotzu flew towards him, a fully charged Dodonpa at the ready. As soon as he was in range, he fired the attack. Nine simply swatted the attack out of the air and back at Chiaotzu, striking him and knocking him away. Yamcha quickly dashed at Nine, unleashing a flurry of blows. Nine simply dodged them all before slamming an elbow into Yamcha's abdomen and knocking him away.
Tien flew upwards, firing a few ki blasts. Nine didn't even dodge or block them, simply flying through them. Tien raised his forearm in an attempt to block but was easily punched back downwards. As Nine tried to follow him, Yamcha appeared again. "WOLF FANG FIST!" Yamcha managed to knock him away, sending Nine flying through the air.
Krillin flew to attack Nine before he could recover, slamming him downwards with a double fist. Chiaotzu was waiting, firing a Dodonpa at the unguarded Nine. It exploded on impact, launching Nine away. But as Chiaotzu tried to follow it up with a punch, Nine stopped himself in the air and kicked Chiaotzu into a mountain on the island.
Krillin charged again, managing to land a kick on its face, knocking it back. He appeared under Nine and landed an uppercut under Nine's chin. Nine dodged Krillin's next attack and knocked him away. Yamcha and Chiaotzu flew in together, attacking him from both sides. Nine parried all the attacks, but when Krillin joined them, Nine found himself struggling.
Nine was sent hurtling downwards, where Tien was waiting. He was using the Witches Arms technique again, forming diamond shapes with both pairs of arms. "TWIN KIKOHO!" Tien fired two Kikohos upwards at Nine. Nine could only raised his hands in front of him and try to block.
"No, no! It can't end like thiiiisssssss...!" Nine was reduced to a bunch of scattered parts by the attacks.
As they flew back over to Papaya, Tien told them about Nine. "Huh, I guess we still have to worry about the Red Ribbon army along with Piccolo," Yamcha said. The group touched down in the arena. The crowd and the announcer had been confused by the sudden exit, but the announcer didn't bother to ask as he gave Tien the prize money. After the Z-fighters left, the crowd began to disperse, and everyone left the arena. All, but one...
Piccolo Junior sat, thinking about what he had seen that day in his head. "It seems I'll have to keep track of those fighters. They aren't a problem now, but they could be later. And it also seems I have a new enemy to deal with. The Red Ribbon Army, huh...?" The demon mused.
And that concludes that. I dont have much to say. I think we are going to get to the Saiyan Saga soon, but I'm not sure how soon. Maybe a chapter or two more.
Power Levels:
Tien[Kikoho]-600
Tien[Super Dodonpa]-800
Nine[Power Reserves]-800 and rapidly decreasing
Tien was already tired at the time that he used the Super Dodonpa, hence why it is weaker than in its last appearance.
Q&A:
Q:I figured that android number nine was created for the sole purpose of killing King Piccolo and his children but as it stands now he is no match for them. Piccolo JR might be able to be defeated but I'm not entirely sure. Android number nine could be holding back though so we're just going to have to wait and see how you make things turn out. As for the battles I think if they were well done and very entertaining. I'm interested to see how the final fight between android number nine and Tien Will turn out. I can't believe that the story is already eight or nine chapters and by the time that this review is seen in the question-and-answer section LOL. Keep up the amazing work and I can't wait for the next update.
A: Thanks for the support!
Q: great story keep on going! How long have you planned to continue this story for
A: Thanks, and regarding the length of the story, it's gonna go on at least up to the Frieza Saga. I'm still working out the plot right now.
