Chapter 25: 5th Form Cooler

Cooler started to yell and power up.

"Yamcha!" Tien yelled. "Don't let him transform!"

"Right!" Yamcha replied. Tien flew at Cooler.

"No you don't!" Turles yelled as he flew forward. Turles attempted to clothesline Yamcha, but Yamcha ducked out of the way. Turles didn't stop though. Tien neared Cooler and prepared to throw a punch. As he did, Turles grabbed his ankle and pulled him back. Tien's punched missed Cooler's nose by an inch. Turles tossed Tien behind him and then got in front of Cooler. "How much time do you need?"

"20 seconds, tops!" Cooler replied.

"I'm on it!" Tien and Yamcha both whirled around and charged at Cooler and Turles. Turles stuck his hands in front of him and a circle of energy appeared in his hands. "Kill Driver!" Tien quickly used his multi-form and split into two. They both went above and in different directions. The circle was steadily growing in size. Yamcha flew through the circle, but as he did Turles shot a blast at him. The blast hit Yamcha and knocked him back.

"Dodon Ray!" one of the Tien yelled. A blast came from above Turles on his left. It was headed directly for Cooler. Turles hopped in front of it and swatted the blast away with his left hand. The other Tien then immediately drop kicked Turles in the face and knocked him away. Tien was about to then kick Cooler, but Turles quickly recovered and punched Tien away from him. Yamcha then came rushing forward and began a melee with Turles. Yamcha knocked Turles's guard away and then hit him repeatedly in the chest. Turles gritted his teeth and hit Yamcha in the back. Yamcha was knocked down and away, but far from finished.

"Now Tien!" Yamcha yelled.

"Spirit Ball!" Out of the corner of his eye Turles saw a Spirit Ball attack coming right at him. He narrowly dodged it, but then another one hit him in the chest. Turles then found two Spirit Balls trying to attack him. He began to dodge them, but then noticed Yamcha was back up and charging a Kamehameha.

"Kamehameha!" Yamcha fired the blast at Cooler. Turles got in front of him and stuck his hands out to brace for the attack. Two Spirit Balls were coming at Turles from the side and a Kamehameha from the front.

'Not good!' Turles thought to himself. But Turles had accomplished his goal. He had bought Cooler enough time. A grate quickly covered Cooler's mouth and he was suddenly in front of Turles. Catching a Spirit Ball in each hand, he then did a flip and smacked the Kamehameha into the ground with his tail. "What took you so long?"

"I thought you wanted to have some fun." Cooler replied. Cooler gripped his hands and the two Spirit Balls were destroyed.

"Before you get started, I want to ask them something. Tien, how do you know the Spirit Ball attack?" Tien smiled.

"Yamcha taught me it. If I use it with my multi-form, then I can have a whole bunch of them going at once. I have to admit though; Yamcha's Spirit Ball is still stronger than mine."

"Impressive." Cooler remarked. "Was there anything else you wanted to ask them?" Turles nodded his head no. "Then they're mine now. Stay out of this." Cooler flew over to one of the Tiens. Tien raised his guard, but Cooler suddenly vanished and appeared behind him. With a quick kick, he sent Tien flying directly into the other Tien. The two Tiens formed back into one and the multi-form had worn off. Yamcha quickly flew over to Tien.

"Hey, are you okay?" Yamcha quickly asked him.

"Yeah." Tien said as he shook his head back and forth. "He's fast though. We'll have to be careful if we're going to beat these two."

"Two?" Cooler remarked. "You're just dealing with me."

Not too far from there, Krillin was flying through the air to meet up with Yamcha and Tien.

"Aw man." Krillin said aloud to himself. "I was supposed to meet up with them over 10 minutes ago. I'm so late." As Krillin flew closer to them he felt a power surge. Krillin smiled to himself and kept flying forward. "Yamcha and Tien must have gotten impatient and started to spar without me. Oh well, that'll just give me the advantage then." Krillin continued flying at his leisurely pace, completely unaware that Tien and Yamcha were not fighting each other.

Cooler glanced at Tien and Yamcha. Without giving any warning he then rushed forward and grabbed both of their heads. He flew right into the ground and slammed their heads hard. Tien and Yamcha's legs flew into the air before they hit the ground with a thud. 'Was all this new power just a waste?' Tien thought to himself.

'He's just too powerful for us.' Yamcha then thought to himself. Cooler lifted their heads into the air and then slammed them into the ground. Again, and again, and again he did this, until Turles came over and yelled at him.

"That's enough Cooler! We need them alive." Turles landed behind them and put the gold rings against their heads. The rings unfolded and spread out. They grabbed onto their heads and looked like veins popping out. "Your lives are ours now." Turles looked up at Cooler. "You can go fetch master Bebidi now, phase one is complete." Cooler stuck his fingers to his forehead and vanished. It was at that moment that Turles felt something behind him. He looked up into the air behind him. There floated a terrified Krillin. "Well now, this just keeps getting better."

"You!" Krllin yelled. "You look just like Goku! But you're not him and you're not his father either. That must mean that you're Turles, an enemy!" Turles floated up into the air and got on eye level with Krillin.

"So what? What are you going to do about it?" Krillin glanced down at Tien and Yamcha.

"What did you do to them?"

"They're still alive, something that you won't be soon enough." Turles charged forward and started rapidly attacking Krillin. Krillin dodged the attacks until he saw an opening and landed a right hook on his face. Turles got knocked back and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. He then noticed some blood on it. "Why you little punk. That's it! I'm going to show you my real power and stomp you flat!"

"You'll do no such thing Turles!" Bebidi yelled from behind him. Cooler was already back with Bebidi.

"But master Bebidi!" Turles looked down at Bebidi. Bebidi glared at him and Turles began to shake a little. "Okay. I'll back off."

"That's good Turles. Yoo hoo! You up there! Would you mind coming down here I'm afraid I don't know how to fly."

'This could be my chance.' Krillin thought to himself. 'If I get close enough to them I could grab Yamcha and Tien and make a break for it.' Krillin flew down and landed about 10 feet from Bebidi. Turles than landed beside Bebidi and went over to sit on a large rock. Tien and Yamcha were halfway between Krillin and Bebidi. 'They're still moving, so at least they're not dead.'

"Ahem. I am Bebidi. You are Krillin, I presume?"

"That's right. We know all about you guys, including what Mejinn power does."

"Well then, I have a favor to ask you. Would you please go get Goku and bring him here? I have an opponent or 2 lined up for him that I know he would just love to fight." Krillin smiled to himself.

"So, you guys are out to kill us all, and you're going to let me go so I can go get Goku to fight you? You guys are a lot dumber than I ever thought you were." Bebidi smiled. "Fine, I'll go get him, but it'll be your funeral." Krillin turned around, but then quickly doubled back and made a dash for Tien and Yamcha. He grabbed their arms and took off into the air. "I've got you guys! And we're getting out of here, so hold on!" Tien and Yamcha shook their wrists free and just stared at Krillin. "What are you guys doing!? We've got to go, now!" Krillin looked down at the ground, but Bebidi, Cooler, and Turles, still hadn't made a move.

"Go get Goku." Yamcha said.

"Now." Tien then added. Something about the voices and the whole situation struck Krillin as odd, so he just gave a nod. Krillin then turned around and headed for Goku.