Author's Notes- Hey guys, we got another chapter here. I wanted to release both at the same time, but I figured I'd give the last chapter a day or so before I posted this one. Once again, this chapter features Nomu's third person POV. Enjoy!
I don't own any of the characters or anything, except for my OC's.
Super Saiyans Among the Stars: Bojack Saga
Chapter 10- Kale
Nomu moved quickly to dodge the Gigantic Press that Kale attempted to hit him with. He looked over after he dodged, and was relieved to see that Caulifla had also dodged the attack. But they had no time to celebrate. As they moved away from the now rabid Kale, the Super Saiyan girl charged a green ki blast ball in each hand. Kale performed a Blaster Shell, tossing those ki balls at Nomu and Caulifla and then charging even more to throw. Nomu tried to use one of his own blasts to parry one of Kale's, but Kale's blast was too strong. Nomu's blast was dissolved and the Namekian had to dodge the blast, which luckily couldn't follow him.
"Caulifla, we need to get away from her." Nomu said.
"But-" Caulifla started to protest, but Nomu cut her off.
"You will not be able to help her if she kills you while under the effects of the virus, and she will likely feel guilty about it for indefinite amount of time afterwards. Please!" Nomu pleaded. Somewhere in his mind, he knew that that was what Cut would have said in this situation.
He flew away from Kale. He knew that Caulifla was reluctant to do the same, but fortunately, she followed him. As they ran, a huge explosion knocked them both forwards. Nomu looked back as he got up, and Kale was there. She was chasing them, and she was too fast.
To make matters worse, Nomu saw some of the other prisoners heading their way. He could tell by the dark gray in their eyes that they were rabid. They were weak, but stopping to fight them meant ceasing to run from Kale, which could be deadly. Thinking quickly, Nomu fired energy waves from each of his hands as he flew past the rabid prisoners. The blast curved around and hit the group of prisoners, getting them off Nomu's and Caulifla's backs. But Kale was still hot on their trail. As he saw an even larger group of prisoners round a nearby corner, he simply flew past them, hoping that they could distract Kale long enough for him and Caulifla to escape.
"Nomu, we're heading for the area where most of the prisoners' cells are. We need to avoid that, since there are countless infected prisoners." Caulifla told him as they ran.
"Do you have another way? I'm attempting to run in the direction of the criminals who may have the cure. I sense energy similar to the ones we just saw. They are this way!" Nomu told her.
Caulifla offered no more argument. It would cause problems to run into hordes of infected prisoners, but Nomu felt that there was no other way to make sure they got the cure. There was no telling what would happen if they didn't get it.
They eventually approached what Nomu assumed was the main cell block. Kale had simply bum rushed the other prisoners that they had come across and was still close behind them. As they approached the area with a large amount of infected prisoners, yet another problem arose. Not only were Cut and Scallio there, but Corono and Lazuli had woken up as well, and all four of them were wreaking havoc with the other prisoners. This area had some guards, but they only had blaster guns, no projectile restraints. The blaster guns would not work on Nomu's and Caulifla's infected friends, as they were too strong.
Behind them, Kale went for another Gigantic Press, and once again, Nomu and Caulifla both dodged. This time, Kale ended up plowing into Cut and Scallio, and all four infected Saiyans, as well as Lazuli, began a violent brawl.
"Caulifla, we must go now. Those criminals are getting away!" Nomu commanded. He wasn't used to taking charge this way, but it seemed to be what was needed in this moment.
Nomu continued to fly past the infected prisoners, occasionally using his blasts when he needed to. Caulifla followed close behind. Eventually, Nomu could sense four energy signals similar to the ones they had encountered earlier straight ahead. As the two closed in on the criminals, they heard a slight bit of conversation.
"It wouldn't surprise me if Borigo screwed this up. I mean, it's not like he's really one of us." A woman's voice said.
"We need to focus. Hurry and let's go!" A male voice said.
"Stop!" Nomu shouted to the criminals. All four turned around.
"We should deal with them. They're weak." One of the criminals who hadn't previously spoken said. His head was covered in some kind of headdress. Besides that, he had a red top and white pants, and that was all Nomu could tell about him.
"Are you kidding me, Buujin?" The woman scolded. She had big puffy orange hair, a white sleeveless jacket with a blue halter top underneath, and white pants. She wore long armbands. "We waste time on this and we might get caught. We need to go now!"
One of them hesitated. He had darker skin than the rest, and unlike the others, his ears were not pointed. He had black looking skin, orange hair, and a matching goatee. He wore a black shirt and white pants.
The female did not take kindly to it.
"Well, get moving! Ugh, you're such a failure." She spat.
The last criminal had a purple bandanna that went around his forehead, but didn't cover the top of his head like the boss's did. He had a black top and white pants, and some kind of red thing across left side.
That criminal fired a blast towards Nomu, who was blown back by the force of it. The criminals then made a run for it.
"Split up!" The criminal who fired the blast shouted. The criminals began to run in different directions.
"We must follow the one that looks different. That must be Borigo, and he has the cure." Nomu told Caulifla.
The two of them flew after the one Nomu identified as Borigo. The others had left him by himself. Two of the others were together, while the other also went off by himself. Nomu and Caulifla were fast enough to catch up to him fairly quickly. Nomu fired an energy wave, and had it fly past Borigo and turn around, that way it would hit him and send him backwards. Caulifla quickly phased to the other side of him so that he was trapped.
"Stop. We know you have the cure. You must give it to us." Nomu told the criminal.
"I can't…" Borigo said. Despite having a rather deep voice, his words were laced with timidity.
"Why not?!" Caulifla demanded. "Do you have any idea how many people you're hurting by doing this?"
"You don't understand. I don't want to do this. I have no choice." Borigo said.
"What do you mean?" Nomu asked.
"I don't have enough time to explain. I cannot give you the cure!" Borigo insisted. Using a shockwave to blow Nomu and Caulifla away.
His power level didn't feel as strong as the others. Nomu wasn't sure if he was hiding some of his power, but he hoped that Borigo wouldn't be too strong for them.
Nomu fired an energy wave. Borigo dodged, but of course the energy wave followed him. Not expecting it, he was hit. Caulifla took the opportunity to begin a physical assault on Borigo. She did a three punch combo, then followed it up with a barrage of kicks. But Borigo suddenly caught her leg and threw her away. Nomu extended his arm and used it to stop her from slamming into the wall.
Borigo went to attack Nomu while he was occupied catching Caulifla. The Namekian was caught with an unexpected punch to the face. As he went down, he felt Borigo's boot connecting with his face, and he went crashing into the wall.
Caulifla fired a blast at Borigo, but he deflected it. Nomu charged up a full power energy wave and fired it. Borigo tried to dodge, but once again, the blast homed in on him. Borigo was actually knocked down from the blast this time. Caulifla readied a full power energy wave of her own, but Borigo recovered quickly and phased right in front of her, and he punched her before she could fire the blast. Borigo then rushed at the downed Saiyan girl and punched her again. He jumped up and kicked her, and she went crashing into the wall again, this time crumbling to the floor in the process.
Nomu charged up another energy wave, but Caulifla's words to Borigo made him hold his fire.
"Look, we get that you want to escape. But why do you need to permanently poison everyone here? Just give us the cure and go." She pleaded.
"I… I…." Borigo stammered. He was considering giving them the cure.
"I didn't do anything wrong to get locked up in here. My friend Kale didn't either, and your friends used her by beating her and me until she snapped. My other friend Corono didn't do anything wrong to get locked up here. I bet half the people here are innocent. I couldn't care less if people escaped this place. Just please give us the cure!" Caulifla begged him, almost in tears.
A long silence stretched between the two of them. The only sounds were the chaos from down the hall. After about a minute, Borigo reached into his pocket and pulled out the cure.
"Here. You'll need to put it into the ventilation system in the room that's right next to the security office. That's how the virus was spread, and that's the only way the cure can be administered to all of the infected." Borigo explained.
"Thank you." Caulifla said to him, taking the cure.
"This is the only time I can do this. Next time we meet, I won't be able to show you any more mercy." Borigo said.
The criminal turned and ran before either Nomu or Caulifla could reply.
"Hurry, we must find the ventilation room." Nomu urged her. Caulifla nodded, and began running, while Nomu flew.
But Caulifla hadn't run long before she collapsed, panting very heavily. Nomu floated down from the ground next to her.
"Caulifla, I know you are tired, but we must hurry." Nomu told her.
"Nomu, I'm not sure I can do it." Caulifla responded breathlessly.
"I understand that you are tired, but we simply must persevere, no matter how painful it is to do so. We are the only ones who can get Cut and the others back to normal." Nomu explained. His eyes briefly widened at his own words and the fact that they matched what Cut had recited to him exactly. But Caulifla didn't seem to notice.
"You're right. I need to be strong." She declared, getting up.
"You know this facility better than I do. You would know where the room with the ventilation system is, yes?" Nomu asked.
"Well, I know where the security office is located, so if the ventilation room is right next to it, I should be able to lead you to it." Caulifla explained.
Once again, the two of them took off, this time with Caulifla leading the way. As the two once again approached the area where the hordes of infected prisoners would be, Nomu prepared himself for a fight. Little by little, the two began encountering the infected prisoners, and they dealt with them rather easily.
However, the biggest danger to their mission turned out not to be the possibility of being overwhelmed by the volume of infected prisoners. As they ran, they came across Kale and their infected friends yet again. Kale was still fighting with them, but now she seemed to be losing. Lazuli, Cut, and Scallio were all pulverizing Kale at the same time. One of them would not have been a problem for Kale, but the three of them together were clearly overwhelming her. Corono had been trying to help her, but the others were easily brushing him aside.
"No, Kale!" Caulifla exclaimed, seeing her friend being attacked by the three infected warriors.
"Caulifla, we must go." Nomu said.
"No, she's in trouble! I have to help her!" Caulifla insisted.
"But we need to-" Nomu started, but Caulifla cut him off.
"No! She's my friend! I won't leave her!" Caulifla snapped at Nomu. Nomu stepped back, realizing what might now happen.
"Get off of her!" Caulifla shouted at the warriors. They all ignored her.
Caulifla summoned a full power energy wave and fired it at Kale's attackers. But when the dust cleared, nothing had changed. Kale was still being beaten by all three of them.
"I SAID STOOOOOOOP!" Caulifla bellowed.
Nomu watched in horror as Caulifla's face twisted in pure rage. Her power began rising. Her energy began to spike, and her hair flashed blonde for a second. After a few seconds, her hair flashed blonde again, and this time, a powerful yellow aura accompanied it. In a few more seconds, her hair flashed blonde a third time. Then a fourth. Finally, she let out an angry, bloodcurdling scream, and her hair became blonde and stayed that way, and the yellow aura also returned. Nomu had seen the same happen with Cut some time ago, so he knew. Caulifla had just transformed into a Super Saiyan for the very first time.
Unfortunately, the same rage that helped Caulifla unlock her Super Saiyan form had also triggered the virus, and the whites of her eyes now showed the dark gray tone. Nomu watched as, with another scream, Caulifla charged in and punched the closest one of the attackers to her, which happened to be Lazuli. The two females began a violent struggle as Cut and Scallio still tangled with Corono and Kale.
Nomu flew in the direction he and Caulifla had been moving in before, but he had a major problem. Without Caulifla's help, Nomu had no way of finding the ventilation room. As he flew, he tried to assess how big the prison was. Perhaps he could search each room until he found it. Then it occurred to him to ask the guards. Would they trust him? Possibly they would not, but they were in a crisis, and they should want to help him if he could get them through it.
Just as he turned around to find one of them, he bumped into someone. He took a step back and looked up at who it was that he had bumped into, and he was surprised.
"Commander Chauff!" Nomu exclaimed.
"You! You're one of the Cut Crew! What are you doing out of the holding cell?" Chauff demanded.
"As you may have noticed, this entire prison is in a crisis." Nomu said.
"Yeah, the riot is happening. That still doesn't explain why you're out of your cell!" Chauff said accusingly.
"The riot is taking place because the prisoners are infected with a virus that turns them into rabid animals for an unknown amount of time. You may have noticed their eyes change color." Nomu explained.
"Hmm… that does make sense. But so what?" Chauff responded.
"I have the cure, but I would need to put it into the ventilation system in order for it to work on everyone in the prison." Nomu told him.
"Why should I believe you? How do I know this isn't just a cover for your friends who have injured my guards?" Chauff asked suspiciously.
"I have no motivation to do such a thing. Otherwise I would have simply escaped in the confusion much like the criminals who released the virus did." Nomu said.
Commander Chauff was silent for a moment, most likely thinking. After a few seconds, he spoke. "Fine, I'll take you to the ventilation system, but you and all the others I brought in today are going to have a meeting with me as soon as this is over, are we clear?" Chauff told hm.
"Yes." Nomu said simply.
"Alright, come on." Chauff said.
Chauff led Nomu down the hall, and before long, they arrived at a room that Nomu would not have been able to tell was the ventilation room. They ran into no infected prisoners on the way there. Chauff opened the door and pointed to a machine in the room.
"Just put it into the top right there, and it should spread throughout the entire prison within minutes." Chauff told him.
"Okay." Nomu said.
Nomu pulled out the cure, and he emptied the liquid into the hole that Chauff had pointed to. Once all of the cure had been put into the ventilation system, Nomu relaxed. The infected would all be cured in just a few minutes.
…
Corono suddenly found himself lying down in the area where most criminals are held. He looked around and saw Lazuli, Cut, Scallio, and… Kale? And Caulifla too.
"Kale!" Corono exclaimed. He rose to his feet and ran over to her.
"Corono…" He heard a sleepy girl's voice. He turned and saw Caulifla picking herself up.
"Caulifla, you're okay!" He said with relief, coming to her. "What happened? The last thing I remember was getting beaten by Cut and Scallio, and then I just kind of blacked out."
"All of the prisoners here were infected with a virus. Corono, it made violent people become more violent. Nomu and I were the only ones out of all of us in that room who didn't get infected right away." Caulifla explained.
"But I got infected. I'm… violent?" Corono asked.
"You are a Saiyan. It is in your nature to be somewhat violent." A voice said. Corono turned and saw Nomu walking over towards them. Lazuli, Cut, and Scallio were now awake as well.
"Why didn't you get infected?" Corono questioned the Namekian.
It was Cut who answered this time. "Nomu is the least violent out of all of us. He is peaceful, so if there was a virus that affected violent people, he wouldn't have been one of them."
"Lazuli was the most violent, so she was infected first. Then Corono, then Cut and Scallio." Nomu explained.
"Wait a minute, I turned second, right?" Corono asked. "That means I'm the second most violent?"
"He can't be! I know that Bido guy said that, but it isn't true!" Caulifla insisted.
"The virus can also be triggered by the person getting angry. But Corono, unfortunately, I believe you are the second most violent person here." Nomu said. "Remember when you and Cut were fighting for the bounty, and you continued to attack him after he was down? He came to take revenge upon you because you were unnecessarily violent that day."
Corono looked down. He didn't think he was more violent than Cut and Scallio. How did this happen?
Nomu continued. "Being Saiyans, and being angered by the infected Corono's attack, Cut and Scallio became infected as well."
"What about Caulifla?" Corono asked. Said girl looked down in shame.
"I was supposed to help Nomu spread the cure through the ventilation system, but we came and saw Kale being attacked by you guys. I just lost it." Caulifla explained.
"Wait a minute, cure?" Corono inquired.
"Alright, I think it's about time you guys had a meeting with me in the security office." A new voice said. Corono looked in the direction of the voice and saw Commander Chauff. "I'll explain the rest there, as well as your new assignments."
"New assignments?" Caulifla asked.
"Please do not resist." Nomu said. "I told him that we would have this meeting in exchange for helping you all become cured of the virus."
So the seven of them began to follow him, but Chauff turned around soon after they started walking.
"Not you." He said, pointing at Kale. "You can just go back to your cell. The terms for you haven't changed."
Chauff pulled out a walkie-talkie and called some of his men to escort Kale back to her cell. Corono felt a stab of anger at this, but he thought it best not to say anything. It may have made their situation worse. Chauff led the rest of them to the security office, and all except Nomu had a seat once they got there. Nomu probably thought that sitting down in the office would be too presumptuous.
"Okay, so as you know, a virus was spread throughout the prison, which is what caused the riot. And whether you were infected with this virus or not, the fact is that most of you participated in the riot, which resulted in the escape of a high level criminal, and one of his henchmen." Chauff told them.
"But it wasn't our fault." Caulifla argued.
"You still did it!" Chauff barked. "So here's what's going to happen. Since your Namekian friend helped clean up this riot mess, I'll give you guys a chance to make this right. You have one year to catch those two that escaped, plus the four others working with them. If you do, the six of you are free to go, provided that no other terms have been violated. If you fail to bring them to justice in the next year, you're all going to be locked up here for the rest of your lives!"
"There's six of us, so we should be able to get it done." Cut said.
"About that, Cut." Chauff interjected. "That psycho girl in your crew? You're not allowed to travel with her for at least the next three months. She looks like an Earthling. Take her back to Earth. My associates are watching all over, and if any of us see you with her before three months is up, you and she are spending the rest of your life behind bars here, regardless of what happens with the escaped criminals. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes." Cut said.
"Wait a minute! She kills multiple people and gets some weird kind of probation, but Kale has to stay locked up here?! She's only even accused of killing two people! That's not fair!" Corono complained.
"What? Really? Commander Chauff, why?" Caulifla chimed in.
"Because I'm better and more beautiful than her, obviously." Lazuli laughed.
"Why you!" Caulifla shouted, assuming Super Saiyan form.
Wait, Super Saiyan? Caulifla? Corono gasped.
"Alright, calm down." Chauff ordered. Caulifla settled down, though Corono could tell she was still angry. "Your friend Kale was initially here for killing her parents, but we found out that someone matching her profile has wiped out countless planets. And plus, she's more dangerous than Lazuli, so yeah, her punishment is a bit harsher. I know you're saying she didn't do it, but until you can bring us the guy who did, she stays here. If I were you, though, I'd focus on those other criminals first."
Corono looked down and nodded. It wasn't fair. He felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked over to see Caulifla, who had returned to base form.
"Don't worry, we'll save Kale." She whispered to him. He nodded.
Chauff walked over to the largest monitor in the room and activated it. The screen showed a blue skinned guy with a purple headdress on. "Okay, let me give you the info that we have on these guys. This guy here is named Buujin. He has some kind of telekinesis. I think most of them do, but this guy excels at it more than the rest."
Chauff pressed a button and the screen switched. Now it was showing Bido. "This here is Bido. Aside from having a little bit of the telekinesis that they all have, he's just a brute."
Chauff pressed another button and the screen switched again. This time it showed a woman with blue skin, puffy orange hair, and pointed ears. "This is Zangya. She might not look like much, but she has some serious fighting technique. She uses a combination of telekinesis and martial arts against her opponents. You'll want to be careful with her."
He pushed another button and the screen changed again. Now it showed a guy with normal looking orange hair and a goatee. But his skin was black, not blue like the others, and his ears weren't pointed. "This is Borigo. As you can see, he seems a bit different from the others. His strength was augmented and he's a top level fighter, but he doesn't have the telekinesis like the rest do."
The commander pushed another button and the screen changed again. Now it showed a guy with a purple bandanna tied around his forehead, and he also had blue skin, orange hair, and pointed ears. "This is Kogu. I don't know if he has the telekinesis or not, but he's a swordsman, and a deadly one at that."
He pushed another button and the screen changed again. Now it showed a massive guy, even bigger than Bido. He had blue skin and long orange hair, and he wore a black bandanna that covered the top of his head. "And this is the head honcho, Bojack. His strength is massive and he's a dangerous, cunning one. We believe that he orchestrated the riot today so his goons could bust him out. Don't underestimate him."
Chauff turned the monitor off. "I don't know where these guys hang out or anything, but I know a couple of you have info watches. I updated the database on there with this information so you can use it as reference. Remember you've got one year to do this. Good luck. Oh yeah, I also had my men confiscate your spaceships. They're right next to where ours are by the landing pad, so you can take them."
With that, Chauff walked out of the security office, leaving the group to carry on. As they were escorted by guards to the landing pad, Cut spoke to Corono and Caulifla.
"I know you want to catch that Super Saiyan and all, but we need to do what Chauff says. You won't be able to get your friend out of here if you're locked up in here, too." Cut told them. "I've got to take Lazuli back to Earth, and take Nomu to Namek. After what he's been through, he deserves a rest. After that, I'll help you guys with those criminals. I'll also try to help you catch the Super Saiyan if I can."
"Thanks for helping." Caulifla told Cut. "It's pretty lousy that you let Lazuli do what she wants, but you don't seem like a bad guy besides that. And your friend Nomu really took charge when we needed him to."
"He took charge? Impressive, I wouldn't have thought he would. He's a great friend though." Cut responded.
"Hey bro, you sure you don't want to come with us? You'll be by yourself, if what you were sayin' is true." Scallio offered.
"I've got a lot to do, but thanks. I'll be seeing you guys again, though. And I'll let you know via the info watch if I find anything about those criminals or the Super Saiyan you guys are after." Cut told him. "Also, I did take the treasure we were both trying to get earlier. I'll give you guys half of it, that way you should be able to sell it and not worry about bounty hunting when we all have bigger fish to fry."
Corono nodded. He was grateful for that.
"Scallio, would you mind letting Caulifla join us on our base on planet Flora?" Corono asked him.
"I'm cool with that. We've got plenty of room, and you seem like you like her." Scallio responded. Corono blushed at that last part.
"Um… we're just friends…" Corono stammered, laughing nervously.
"Sure." Scallio replied with a sly smile.
"Okay, Caulifla, just follow us." Corono told her.
"Thank you guys. I didn't really have anywhere to go." Caulifla responded.
Scallio led Corono and Caulifla to his ship, and the three boarded it. After that, they took off to planet Flora.
- On planet Flora -
Corono was very excited to show Caulifla the place that he had been staying in with Scallio. He knew it wasn't fancy, but it was still better than the prison. Amazingly, the clothes that Caulifla had on when they were first arrested were still perfectly intact. As long as she washed them, they were fine for her to wear. And when they arrived at what Corono now considered their base, Caulifla was very grateful for the (sort of) home she was given.
They had just stepped back outside after showing her the place and Scallio showing her where her room was.
"Caulifla, you can go Super Saiyan?" Corono asked her.
"Yeah. It happened at the same time the virus in me was triggered." She told him.
"It feels awesome, doesn't it?" Corono asked.
"Yeah, but we've got to keep training and getting stronger." Caulifla told him.
"That's a good idea! Hey, maybe sometime we can do the little sparring matches kind of like the ones we did back in Universe 6?" Corono asked.
"Sure thing! I wouldn't want you to get too weak on me." Caulifla joked.
Corono laughed. Sure, he still needed to save Kale, and now he was under the gun with catching Bojack and his crew, but for some reason, having Caulifla there with him made it feel like everything would be okay.
Author's Notes- Okay, so that's the end of chapter 10. We're about at the halfway point here, so it's probably a convenient time to take a small break. Like I mentioned in the last chapter, I'll continue writing the story as soon as I get back from vacation, which will be a little less than two weeks from now. So chapter 11 should be out about a week and a half after I get back. Anyway, reviews are appreciated, and stay tuned!
Next time: Caulifla joins Corono and Scallio on their adventures. What will happen?