DRAGONBALL Z meets Sly Cooper
LEMON RAGE
Sly's thoughts…
"OK, so clearly in order for the Guru to join our team officially, we would firstly need to thin out the Australian population a bit. That, I mean by disposing of these miners and clearing out their base of operations. It was obvious that getting rid of all the miners and purifying the lands won't be easy, but the gang and I were willing to do it for the greater good, and of course we might be getting an extra set of hands for the Cooper vault operation. Once we got back to the safe house with the Guru in tow, Bentley and the rest of the gang began putting together a plan that would inevitably lead to the departure of the miners. If they didn't want to go quietly, then we may as well result to forceful evacuations. But there was just one problem. There were seven of us and an army of over a hundred miners. Though the odds may be stacked against us, we were determined to complete this next objective."
"However, as it turns out more misfortune was to follow when Bentley and the Guru made a startling announcement. Unfortunately while the miners were digging and drilling into the sacred place for opals and oil, in so doing they had somehow managed to unleash the Mask of Dark Earth. This powerful entity was long believed to have been concealed since the beginning of time and was watched over by the Guru's ancestors, them being entrusted with the task of guarding it. They had passed on this task for generations, only for the Mask to be discovered and was now roaming free. Though neither of us really believed in such supernatural stuff, what we had encountered in the past surely changed our opinions and thus we were not going to rule it out as not a threat just yet. If we do happen to encounter it along the way, then we might as well try to destroy it."
"Anyway, after hours of grueling scouting and reconnaissance, Bentley finally managed to cook up a plan that would thoroughly ensure the success of our operation. It was a small map, but if executed well, we would certainly take away the moral of the miners and drive them out of here. Of course, when we heard about it we were absolutely thrilled. Over the time we were here we had discovered a bar that the miners and soldiers went to for a bit of rest of relaxation until they were called into service again. Bentley concluded that if we show some muscle towards these chumps and drive them out of the bar, then we'd certainly get them out of here. One way or another, if inside the bar turns into a brawl then we would be forced to take each and every miner down single handedly. This was an assignment I was going to enjoy: a full on fight alongside my best friends. However, because the Guru was the peace loving mystic he was, he said he didn't want to get involved as he lacked the physical stamina. Instead, we gave him a different task. While we take on the bar patrons, in so doing call in the rest of the miners in the surrounding area, the Guru would use his abilities to take down the gyrocopter. Because it has landed for the night for refueling, it was the perfect time to strike at it."
"After we had driven the miners out, Gohan, Videl, Carmelita and Bentley will get to demolition work, destroying every single drilling machine in the entire area. But, if we can manage to get the message through to the miners' heads, maybe they wouldn't need to take out the giant drills. Whatever the case, it would be a quick and soon enough victory. If this plan is successful, then we are home free and the Guru would surely be on our team."
Outside the miners' tavern
The giant wooden shack acting and designed to be the bar housing the miners' gaming, drinking and relaxing pleasures was booming with lights. Coming from the inside of the tavern was the tone of outback music and classic rock as well as the chatter of the many miners who were stationed here right now. It was a wonderful night, and with all the shifts being postponed, the guards were using the time they had for their own reasons. Most of the miner guard had set up shop here for the night and were enjoying a nice time with their mates, drinking, gambling, and all the things a hard working miner would do in his free time.
As for the Cooper gang, tonight was the perfect time to strike. Gathering on the porch under the cover of shelter, Gohan, Sly, Murray, Bentley, Videl and Carmelita stood side by side in front of the entrance. The bar doors were closed but because they were designed like the swinging doors from the old West, the gang could see inside perfectly. From the looks of it, the miners were still sober. This meant that they were conscious enough to intimidate. Once the entire gang was assembled outside the bar, Sly turned to the entire group and grinned, clenching his fists and holding it up in determination.
"OK gang, look tough and get angry, its time to intimidate the locals", stated the young raccoon, his eyes twinkling in mischief. Gohan smirked and clenched his fists, tensing them up at his sides and locking his eyes on the entrance of the bar.
"This is going to be cake", exclaimed the young Saiyan quietly. Videl nodded in agreement and, tightening the gloves on her hands, pulled them on so that they were nice and secure, clenching and unclenching her hand in anticipation.
"Well then, lets get started", said Videl. Bentley, seeing the serious and determined expressions on his friends' faces gulped and shook in his wheelchair.
"I'm not sure that I can do this. How do you guys get angry", asked Bentley. Sly and the other turned to Bentley and looked at him oddly, seeing the nervous look on his face. They thought nothing of it though but were a little surprised at the turtle's questions. However, Murray, being the encouraging and enthusiastic type decided top ease Bentley's pains with a little bit of his advice and knowledge of the subject. Before he could do so Carmelita spoke up.
"Bentley it's easy to get angry", said the vixen with a smile on her lips, trying to find a light to Bentley's uncertainty. The turtle sighed and glanced down at his feet before looking back up. Murray nodded in agreement to Carmelita's words and, fisting his right hand slammed it against his chest.
"Yes, all you have to do is find the match, deep inside of yourself. Light it, and let the fire burn up your gut and BOIL YOUR BLOOD", yelled the hippo, balling his fists and tensing his biceps, his expression getting angrier and his muscles bulging against his bones. Sly, Gohan and the rest of the gang looked over at Murray in puzzlement, and seeing the hippo perform one of his poses, leaned away. They may be used to 'the Murray' but it was taking a while to adjust to this new Murray.
"Uhh… yeah I usually do the same thing", said Sly. Videl nodded; sweat dripping down her forehead while Gohan merely sweat dropped in comparison like he did when he reacted to these sorts of things.
"Yeah, no questions asked".
Gohan, having returned to reality sooner then the others shook his head and smirked, glaring back over at the entrance to the bar. Murray soon enough came to his senses and returned to his original state while the rest of the gang took their time to compose them. "Alright, look guys, our goal here is to drive away these miners and hopefully purify the landscapes in doing so. If we are lucky, we won't need to do any demolition demonstrations today and add more damage to the land", said Gohan. The other nodded in agreement and together, barged into the bar with their symbo0lic tough person's expressions and moods.
Inside the bar
The inside of the tavern wasn't all that bad. All around the rectangular shaped drinking bar were the local patrons and drinkers. As expected, the entire inside of the bar was made of woods, the walls, the roof, the tables and the bar where the sell drinks itself. Behind the bar were shelves, all stacked with bottles of all sorts of alcohol. Though all of the furniture was made of wood as well as the walls, the floor wasn't. It was made of good old solid dirt and hardened concrete. There was also a stage where a line of tables were set up and an electrical fence surrounding it. Electrical fence was actually electrical as it had currents of blue high voltage electricity shooting from one power pole to the other. A power generator was built in the corner to feed power towards the fence and the lights inside of the bar. It also powered the juke box that was currently playing in the corner. The stage of course was set on one side of the bar while the doors to the bar were across the room from it on the other side. The bar from the entrance of the bar was built on the right along the length of the tavern and the seats and tables were set up on the left side, meaning there was a wide space in the centre of the tavern.
As for the patrons, most of them consisted of the breed of grey fur dingoes who served as security and the miners. They were the same guards who wielded the whips that they used for defense and attack, showing their authority through brute strength. There were also other guard types. Those included the kangaroo guards and the spot light guards. The bartender was just an ordinary human soldier and was at that moment, busy cleaning some empty beer cups. Things were acting as per normal. Groups of guards were sitting around the tables while others walked around by themselves, taking n the scenery. There were quite a lot of decorations up including paintings and hunting trophies. Of course, they were really impressive displays to observe.
However, all of this fun, relaxing and games stuff was soon to end when the doors suddenly burst open and spilling from the outsides were the six Cooper gang members. At the front of the gang stood Sly, then beside him to his right was Gohan and to the raccoon's was Carmelita. To Gohan's right stood Videl and beside her was Bentley while beside Carmelita to her left stood Murray. The gang was all ordered up and stopping several meters beyond the entrance, stood and glared at everyone in sight. The slamming of the doors certainly caught the attention of some of the tavern goers but what was soon to come would certainly attract the attention of more guards.
"Listen up dirt bags", Sly called out, "time to clear out, from now on this bar is Cooper gang turf", he declared with seriousness and toughness in his voice. That definitely did not sit well with the miners standing around who were listening. The other bar members also caught wind of this too and turned in the Cooper gang's direction. Seeing the six ranking outsiders, they soon became aware of the competition. With their bar at a risk of being lost, a group of miners approached the gang. The closest of the lot, who had three stripes on his vest above his left pocket (meaning he was a Sergeant) approached the troop and stood before them, soon to be accompanied by five more of his buddies. They all glared at the six of them who glared back. Bentley though was still trying to look and act tough.
"Tough talk Wagga!" the leading miner growled in a very outback Australian accent. His henchmen nodded in agreement. "But you ain't got no respect with us. We boys are known around these parts for our drinking skills", he continued in exclamation, rubbing his belly after he had said that and grinning at the lads behind him. The other dingoes smirked back and nodded, patting their bellies. The lead guard turned back to the Cooper gang in front of them and glared hard. "And of course lads, this just happens to be the best lemonade bar in all of the entire mining theatre!"
Gohan and Videl raised eyebrows and glanced at each other while Bentley gulped, feeling a little intimidated himself. "Sly, I'm not sure this is such a good idea", whispered Bentley. Murray glanced over at his friend and gave him the thumbs up.
"Keep it together pal", whispered the hippo. It was during this time Carmelita was in deep though. After rubbing her chin and looking about the bar a couple of times, she looked up at the miners in front of her and stepped forward, catching the attention of her friends and the dingoes.
"If a lemonade drinking contest is what you had in mind, then the six of us will take on the best six lemonade drinkers you've got!" stated Carmelita, pointing at the leader dingo. Sly smirked and nodded in agreement, looking back at the troops of dingoes in front of them. The Sergeant of the miners was looking over this with careful thoughts but eventually, a grin spread across his facer and he looked back up at the Cooper gang, a twinkle of mischief in his eyes.
"Fair Dinkum then mates. It just so happens that we're the best drinkers in the bar. The contest will, be up on stage. Losers have to clear out!"
With that, the six dingoes turned on their heels and began stomping up to the stage all in a single file with the Sergeant in the lead. The cooper gang followed with Sly at the front and Bentley at the back. In a line of there own, they filtered themselves through the bar, across the wide open space and stepped up the steps leading up onto the stage. The electricity fence built up in front of the stage had died down and all that was standing were the power poles that channeled the high voltage power to each other. This allowed the miners and the Cooper gang to gain access to the tables on the stage. Already the bartender had placed huge mug full's of flowing beer in the bar cups and had set them in rows in two columns down the length of the line of tables: six mugs in a single column, all on either side.
With the Cooper gang filing along the back to the wall and the dingoes taking their places in front of them with the fence poles switched off behind them, they stood in an orderly fashion. The Sergeant was to take on Sly while the other dingoes were assigned to every other Cooper gang member. Sly was first up, then Gohan, then Videl, followed by Carmelita, Murray and finally Bentley. The gang continued to look tough, but Bentley was inwardly shivering in his boots.
Once they were all saddled up, both the dingoes and the Cooper gang got into starting positions and, with all of them eyeing their opponents, twitched their fingers. They were edging as they waited for the yell to go. However, because they were to go in an orderly fashion, they just had to wait. The Sergeant looked down the isle at each determined face, his nose itching and his dog like ears twitching. With the clock ticking he started the count down.
"Ready… steady… GO!" he shouted finally, grabbing his cup. Sly immediately made a grab for his and lifting the glass to his mouth began sculling it. It would be in these types of situations where you would hear 'chug-chug' in the background, but this was to be a fair and competitive competition where no cheering from the crowds was to be heard. Apparently, this was something quite serious going down between the Cooper gang and the miners. But that didn't mean the entire bar couldn't watch.
With very little of the lemonade spilt, the two drinkers continued pouring the bubbly liquids down their throats. Of course, the Cooper gang was smirking as they saw that their good friend Sly was winning. The Sergeant was outmatched by the raccoon whatever the case. Murray cheered and Carmelita crossed her arms. Gohan gave his friend the thumbs up.
"Suck it in Sly, keep it up", said Gohan. Murray fisted his hands and pounded them on the table, rattling the cups.
"Go Sly! GO!"
Bentley gulped when he saw how good drinkers they were. "Uhh… yeah go Sly. Umm… I think I'm allergic to lemonade", stuttered the turtle. Carmelita and Murray, who were closest to Bentley turned to him and gave him and odd look. The dingoes across from Bentley also gave him an odd look but turned back to the competition when they suddenly heard a clang of a cup. Looking back, they saw that Sly had finished and that the Sergeant was still going, unfortunately having some trouble getting it all down his throat. When Sly wiped his mouth, Gohan grabbed his and immediately began drinking it down.
Because Gohan could drink faster then he ate and was definitely the fastest consumer here, he finished his drink in less then five seconds. The cups of course were pretty big and could hold a substantial and satisfactory amount of drinkable liquids, so it would take the rest of the gang a long time to drink. For Gohan, it was like taking a sip out of a cup of coffee. By the time the Sergeant was done, it was already Videl's turn and she had consumed at least one third of her cup.
The next dingo up started drinking. He was a bit faster then the Sergeant but still drank at a steady pace. As for Videl, she drank at the same rate Sly did and before the second dingo could finish, she was done, and slammed her cup down on the table in front of her, letting out a satisfied sigh. At the sound of the cup, Carmelita picked up her beverage and immediately started pouring it down her throat. The sounds of gulping was apparent from both ends and as the competition raged on, every member of both gang's started encouraging the person drinking with shouts and cheering.
"Come on Carmelita. You can do it", shouted Gohan. Videl clapped for her.
"Yeah! Go! Go!"
"Clock is ticking", shouted Murray. Sly grinned and crossed his arms, watching his girl drink it down to the last few milliliters.
"You can do it Carmelita", he shouted.
A few seconds later, Carmelita had finished and slammed her cup down, wiping her lips and smirking. Together, the gang that had already drunken their fill turned to the next competitor in line. It happened to be Murray, the second biggest eater and drinker of the gang. When Murray started drinking, the third dingo was already half way to finishing. Unfortunately for him, Murray was as fast a drinker as Gohan and within a time limit of eight seconds, Murray's cup was empty.
With the cup down time on their side, Bentley started drinking. Taking the cup in both hands because of its size, Bentley put the rim to his lips and tipped it over, opening his mouth wide and swallowing the entire contents. By the time Bentley had drank the cup to half way, the dingo supposed to be up against Carmelita started drinking. As the seconds past, Bentley continued drinking and the dingoes were catching up. Bentley wasn't really the one for these sorts of competitions, but by the time he had drunk two thirds of his cup, the dingo across from Murray had started.
"Come on Bentley", Sly shouted in encouragement.
"You can do it buddy", shouted Murray.
"Yeah, drink that stuff", shouted Videl.
Bentley's friends spurred him on and he drank faster. From the beginning of his drinking time, Bentley had spilled a large amount of his lemonade and up to this point he was still spilling it, the bubbly substance seeping down from his lips and spilling onto his chest armor plating's. But, just as the dingo across from Murray had finished, Bentley finished. The turtle slammed his cup down on the table with both hands and after taking in a large intake of breath, let out a loud belch. Gohan and Carmelita chuckled at this while Murray cheered.
The competition stopped there on in and the dingo supposed to verse Bentley didn't make a move for his cup. Bentley of course, placed his hands on his hips and looked proudly over at the Sergeant on the other end of the table. "We win", Bentley stated in a gurgle toned voice as his stomach slowly digested the drink. The Sergeant wasn't impressed. In fact, the lead dingo of the troop was looking pissed.
"That's cheatin'! The turtle spilled more then he drank! Around here there's only one thing we do with cheaters", the Sergeant hissed angrily. Glancing over to his right towards the dingo on the far end of the table, the lead miner nodded to him and as soon as the dingo received that nod, he turned on the switch on the power pole behind him, the fence lighting up with currents of electricity. "Turn on the fence Bruce! Its time we gave these cheaters a beatin'!"
Slamming their fists into their palms and cracking their knuckles, all the miner dingoes lined up in front of the Cooper gang pulled out their whips and leapt onto the tables. Howling in anger, they all glared down at the gang in front of them with malice, fangs bared. Looking at each other, the Cooper gang didn't need telling twice and responded to this with just. As soon as the miners had jumped onto the tables, Carmelita drew her shock pistol and Videl pulled the shot gun from her back behind her. In sync, the two girls blasted the dingo in front of them on the table, the blasts from their guns and the impact of the projectiles knocking their targets back and sending the into the fence. As soon as they made contact with the electrical currents, they were deep fried and their bodies were reduced to ash before their very eyes.
The rest of the gang also reacted to this. Sly and Gohan together leapt up onto the table to meet their opponents head on, and with quick, fatal blows to the chest's of their targets with one well placed punch, two more dingoes were thrown into the high powered electrical fences. Both of them were electrocuted and reduced to ash. Murray and Bentley meanwhile went for another approach. Together, the two of them lifted the table up in front of them, tossing the dingoes off and sending them into the electrical fields as they slipped and fell. Their screams died down within seconds.
With those dingoes dispatched with, the Cooper gang turned to the rest of the bar patrons. Of course, they were unable to move with the electrical fence obstacle in their path. But that too was quickly removed when all Gohan had to do was kick it away with a shock wave blast. When the electricity died down and the power poles were out of the way, the Cooper gang leapt over the tables and onto the other side, all of them dropping into their familiar fighting stances. Videl cocked her gun at the same time Murray cracked his knuckles.
As soon as they saw their fellow workers get pounded, the miners left at the tables all got up and charged at the gang before them, all of them pulling out their weapons and letting out howls and battle cries. The bartender meanwhile got onto the phone and immediately called in of a bar brawl occurring, calling in the security and guard forces all around. Things were about to light up at the bar right about now.
Outside
Somewhere in the mining camp
At the helicopter pad on the far side of the camp away from the bar, the gyrocopter sat resting right on the 'H', its pilot sitting outside smoking a cigar and watching the area around the pad. The pilot was the same time of dingo as the muscular spot light guards but he wore a pilot's uniform rather then the singlet and jeans. With his ears up and eyes lurking about, he knew how to keep his wits about.
He had recently heard of a brawl erupting at the bar and was ordered not to move from his post and resulted in him watching the commotion going on up at the bar. He could see guards from every corner of the camp rushing up their and entering the bar via the double door entrance. Though he couldn't see what was going on up there, he certainly knew what was going on down here. Nothing! The sky was dark and starry and the drilling machines in the distance sounded. The machines were fully operational and the rumbling noise they made as they drilled into the ground or into the sides of cliffs were perfectly audible. It completely blocked out all other sounds. That meant bad news for him but he was confident on everything else going on around here.
As he sat on the bench set up beside the helicopter pad and watching his beautiful machine in all its glory, he failed to notice a certain rock behind him start to sparkle purple. With all the noise going on, he failed to hear the murmuring and chanting of a distant person. It was like something out of a myth or fantasy story. However, this was no ordinary hocus pocus. This was real camouflage magic being performed by a certain special Cooper gang operative.
As soon as the purple sparkling aura grew brighter, the rock began to glow pink. It seemed as if it was about to explode, but after a few more seconds, it suddenly burst into smoke and powder, the blinding smoke screen dying down to reveal the small form of the Guru. The purple furred mystic now stood behind the chopper pilot who was still sitting in his chair, his eyes glaring up at him and his cane held firmly in his hand. The Koala's ear twitched as his eyes moved between the pilot and the helicopter and in that time, the Guru began making careful observations of the thing's he was dealing with. However it soon became clear to him as what he should do. With a smile on his face, the Guru dashed forward and quickly clambered up the chair.
His climbing made a light rattling sound, barely audible. However, the pilot could feel something climbing up the chair and fearing for the worst, jumped to his feet. Unfortunately for him, the Guru had clambered onto his back and was now on his shoulders. Before the pilot could do anything, the Guru suddenly clamped one of his clawed hands onto his head and the other one he held in front of the man's face. In a flash, the Guru began chanting again, his cane held under the hand he had pressed against the guys face while his other hand made waving motions in front of the pilot's eyes. It was during this split second time did the pilot fell out of consciousness and into a deep trance, his eyes becoming swirly and his limbs falling limp.
The Guru smirked as he noticed his chanting had already kicked in and, using this to his advances, sent his thoughts into the pilot's minds. As soon as the pilot received these messages, he let out a howl and sprinted forward at an amazing speed. Before he did so, the Guru managed to leapt off and land just in time to see the pilot charge straight into the helicopter. The strength he used was amazing as the pilot rammed straight into the helicopter's side, breaking a hole into it and almost knocking it over. Instead, a chain reaction occurred with the helicopter bursting into flames before exploding into oblivions, smoke and debris flying everywhere.
A bright flash of light engulfed the Guru for only a couple of seconds, and when it died, all that remained of the gyrocopter was the flaming wreckage of it and a giant, smoking crater. The Koala smiled and tapped his cane to the floor, letting out a satisfied cheer.
"That is that", he exclaimed.
Back inside the tavern
A vicious brawl and fight had erupted quickly into an almost full scale war if you look at the competitors and the people involved in it. Around the entire tavern everything had been reduced to splinters and wrecks. All the tables and chairs have been smashed to bits and were now lying around in pieces, meaning that those still fighting had to walk over them. Those who weren't fighting because they were either dead or unconscious were lying in bloodied up heaps and looked to have suffered a real beating. To join the bodies and destroyed furniture was the cracks developing in the ground and walls and the bar, first piled over with glasses, cups and bottles was now trashed with broken pieces of glass everywhere. The shelves behind the bar where the bartender worked were all torn down. The bartender meanwhile was no longer behind the bar as he had to move because of the issuing fight and the chaos all around him. He has surprisingly lasted this long and for a couple good reasons.
For starters, he was hiding on the other side of the long stretch of desks and tables making up the bar, ducking for cover as bullets and shock pistol rounds rammed against the bar itself. Already his end was decorated in holes and burn marks from the incoming rounds of one's Carmelita and Videl. He was constantly ducking in and out, giving off suppressing fire before hiding again. This was turning into a nuisance for both Videl and Carmelita as the pair was hiding behind some upturned tables up on stage. While Carmelita was busy picking off some straggling miners, spot light guards and other military soldiers, Videl was continuously hammering the bar with shot gun rounds in hopes that she might hit the bartender. Why they were hiding was another good question and can be explained through the fight itself.
Not only was the bartender constantly returning fire with his Mossberg shotgun every time Videl needed to reload her 12 gauge, there were also the soldiers themselves who have deposited themselves around the bar and were now firing across the room directly at Carmelita and Videl's position. The spot light guards had also hidden themselves and were using their Mossberg shot guns to try and gun down the two thieves. Carmelita was trying to take out the soldiers and Videl was too but was more concerned with the bartender as he was a damn good shot and the spot light guards were becoming a nuisance as well. The humanoid soldiers were using Enfield rifles and M16 assault rifles. They were giving off quite a barrage, their bullets cutting across the empty spaces of the room, landing on the upturned tables. But, every now and then when they attempted to show themselves, they would eventually be hit by one of Carmelita's shock pistol blasts or the pellets of Videl's accurate shot gun.
Sly, Gohan, Murray and Bentley meanwhile were fighting it all out in the middle of the room in between Carmelita, Videl and the miner soldiers. Fortunately, the four of them were quite immune to bullets as the soldiers were busying sniping, as well as Videl and Carmelita and had little to fear. Fighting on their own in close quarter combat and hitting anything that approaches them, they were all making short work of the miners and the people who approached them.
From Murray's perspective, he was doing a fine job sorting out his opponents. Right now, he was overpowered by two dingoes and two kangaroos as they were all throwing everything they had at him. He did little to avoid the blows and easily took them, approaching the dingo in front of him with his guard up and hammering the guy across the face with a well placed hook. When a kangaroo guard attempted to grab his shoulders and toss him over, Murray sent an elbow into the guys gut, knocking the wind out of him before spinning around and sending another hook elbow across the kangaroo's face. This blow sent the guy falling to the side and turning into another mat for the fighters to walk over. The dingo circulated around Murray and, tightening his whip in his hands, threw it back before sending it forward, the knob end soaring through the air straight for Murray's face. While Murray had the kangaroo guys firmly caught in his grip as he had the guy by the throat, he suddenly sensed the attack coming from behind and while his left hand was raised to pummel the guy was throttling, Murray spun around to look behind him and grabbed the whip flying through the air. The whip coiled around him and the guard attempted to yank it out of his hand. However, before he could even though he wouldn't be able to, Murray suddenly pulled him forward and with the same hand he held the end of the whip in, he jabbed out with it, knocking the guy's teeth out as well as out of the conscious world. The guy fell over like a ton of bricks.
Murray smiled as the sounds of fighting and brawling echoed all around him. This boiled his blood and spurred him on even more to continue. With the death defying gun fight, the grunts and sounds of punches from both the miners and his friends, the howls and screams of agony, it was like what he always dreamed of. It was outrageous, he had never been in such close quarter fighting like this and from 'the Murray's' perspective, he was having the time of his life. The hippo grinned before finishing the kangaroo guard he held in his hand by sending a devastating blow to his face.
"Oh yeah! Feel the powerful wrath of 'the Murray'. I shall not be trifled with", he yelled. The Kangaroo slumped to the floor with a bloodied up and bruised face with the Murray stepping over him to handle another two dingoes running at him from the back way entrance to the bar, whips at the ready and fang bared. Sly and Gohan, who were holding two guys up by the collars with their right hands and their left fists held back, saw Murray take on the two dingoes in an almost wrestling like match, breaking one guy's leg and pummeling another guy in the face. Though gruesome as it was, was an amazing sight. Gohan grinned before smashing the guy he held off the ground, sending him careering into the wall and creating another wall mark and imprint. The guy fell to the ground dead.
"Well struck Murray", called Gohan, ducking a whip sent by a dingo before standing back up and sending a ki blast directly at the guy who attacked him, punching a while right through his chest and sending him into the bar where he crashed into the shelves before falling back to the ground and disappearing beyond his sight. Sly nodded in agreement and went on to punch the dingo he held in his hand, smacking him across the face and stomach even though the guy had lost consciousness a long time ago.
"Nice work big guy", exclaimed Sly before he spun the guy around and tossed him into two thugs surrounding Bentley. The two guys were knocked over and buried under the weight of the guy who was on top of them. Sly, seeing Bentley taking on another two guys called out to him before two kangaroos and another dingo came up to him from behind where he had to dispense with them. "How are you holding up Bentley?!"
"I'm fine Sly, watch your back", replied Bentley, sweating slightly as he kicked his wheelchair into action. Fortunately, his wheelchair had an extraordinary way of attacking and unleashing a hell of a lot of surprising attacks. Even though Bentley lacked in the physical area, his technology and brains definitely made up for it. For starters, whenever he needed to jump, all he had to do was jump with his seat as his wheels were built with springs, enabling him to jump to heights impossible for a normal person. Another thing was that whenever he wanted to excel to another height in a double jump move, all he had to do was hit the rocket boosters that propelled him upwards. Another handy thing was, the joysticks he used were equipped two boxing gloves on steel extenders. By using this, he was able to throw strong punches at quite far distances, allowing him to attack without even using his own fists, they were incredible. Also, whenever he was surrounded and needed to go into a full on attack, his seat had side boosters that popped out of the wheels and spun the seat in full 360, very sharply and very strongly, allowing Bentley to take out a guard with ease.
By now, Bentley had disposed of a lot of thugs. The two dingoes in front of him were met with painful blows to the gut, chest and face as Bentley pushed his joysticks into action. These joysticks were extended as well, able to be pulled up out of the arm rests and used with great efficiency; they were made to Bentley's arm lengths. It sort of resembled those joy sticks used in the APU's in Matrix revolutions but these were far more flexible. The gloves, though soft, were hard underneath because of the steel fists Bentley had installed. They delivered a mind boggling punch and could send anyone into unconsciousness. These glove extenders came up and out of the arm rests, as if they could inflate and deflate to different sizes. After sending upper cuts into the two dingo's he was hammering at, Bentley pulled back his right fist and sent a hook straight across the two' hitting them in the face with two resounding thuds occurring.
After seeing the two fall Bentley sensed another competitor behind him and, before the kangaroo guy behind him could throw one of his kicks, Bentley sent a hammer blow behind him with his right glove, smacking them guy in the face and knocking him back, as well as out cold. The turtle grinned and, spinning his chair around, pulled both his hands up, controlling the gloves and holding them in defense. His chair seemed to be moving in tone with his mind and was certainly proving to be a vital element to the turtle's advantage. Seeing another dingo coming up to him who sent a whip slash directly at him, the turtle blocked it by merely raising one of the extended fists. The dingo continued circulating around him, attacking with slashes and whip attacks whenever possible. Bentley would usually side step a number of the attacks and come back with punches of his own but would mostly block them. When the guard was preparing to unleash another attack, Bentley came in with a jab to the guys face, knocking him senseless. However, before Bentley could finish him, another dingo came up behind him. Wrapping his arms around the turtle's neck, he started to strangle him and Bentley tried to pry the arms off by grinding his chin and teeth into the guy's hands. But seeing no effect to that, Bentley pressed a button on his arm rest and suddenly, one of his rockets ignited behind him, burning the guy at the waste down.
The dingo he hit howled in pain and attempted to put the fire out, but before long, he was suddenly hooked across the face by Bentley who spun around after dealing with the guy in front of him. Both his opponents were floored in seconds. Seeing more guards, miners and soldiers enter the barn, the turtle growled and glanced over at Gohan and Sly, seeing them take on an entire group of miners singe handedly. Murray was wrestling another dingo to the ground, knee digging into the guys back and hands twisted behind him. "This is tense, are you guys alright", asked Bentley, raising his hands and ducking another whip strike by one of the miners.
"We're fine Bentley", said Gohan, blocking a punch from one of the kangaroo's in front of him and grabbing his wrist. Yanking the guy forward, he sent an elbow across the guy's face before spinning him around and kicking him in the tale, sending the guy flying into the two dingoes in also fighting him. The guy he hit fell dead on the floor while the dingoes attempted to get up. The other kangaroo fighting him was free to engage and began lashing out at Gohan with swift, strong punches. Gohan, retaining his fighting stance blocked all the punches with one hand, dodging a couple of kicks before sending another punch to the guys gut, knocking him out with a couple of knees and letting him fall so he was free to take on the dingoes. Swinging himself around a couple of bodies at his feet as well as avoiding a straight punch thrown by one of the miners he was fighting, Gohan quickly sent a hook across the guys face then an elbow with the same left side, knocking the guy out or perhaps breaking the guys neck. Whatever the case, he was out.
When that guy was dealt with, Gohan turned to the other guy, avoiding the whip attack sent at him. When he ducked to avoid it, Gohan sent a low right kick to the guy's legs, hitting him hard enough to hurt him before standing back up and sending another two round house kicks at the guys face. The first one came from the same right kick and when he passed the guy with his foot still going in an anti-clockwise motion, Gohan came back by sending a left roundhouse kick to the guy. The knocked the guy spinning through the air before he fell to the ground unconscious. Sly saw this while he was taking on a kangaroo and a dingo, his cane held firmly in his right hand a serious fight expression on his face. Seeing Gohan take down those dingoes before engaging another three of them by swiftly moving into the circle and begin effortlessly dodging attacks and returning them, the raccoon smirked.
"Stick it to them Gohan", shouted Sly. Bentley, having disposed with another kangaroo by chopping at the guy's neck and sending one or two upper cuts to the guys gut, turned to Gohan and cheered, fisting his hands before returning to another brawl with another dingo.
"Nice shot Gohan!!" the turtle encouraged, sending a misguided punch to his opponent's face.
Sly smirked as he continuously and effortlessly dodged the whips and punches thrown by the two miners he was engaging. Using his thief like reflexes, he was able to see things most people couldn't, thus enable the raccoon to see in almost complete and utter slow motion. Ducking under a punch thrown by a kangaroo, Sly pulled back the cane in his right hand and, gripping it in two hands, charged an attack. The end of his hook glowed gold for a second and, just as the kangaroo was about to attack, Sly sent his hook forward, jabbing the guy in the gut before bringing it up to the guy's chin in an upper cut motion. The guy was hit severely and was knocked unconscious.
Ducking low to avoid a hook thrown by the dingo behind him, Sly spun around with his cane still gripped in two hands and attacked. While spinning around, Sly sent the hook directly into the side of the unguarded dingo behind him, hitting the guy hard and perhaps breaking a few ribs. The miner howled in agony before being silenced by an elbow sent by the raccoon as Sly shot at him and attacked at close quarters. The guy was on the floor with the other guys soon enough. With those two disposed, Sly turned to dispose with a couple more kangaroos, seeing them hopping towards him with their hands fisted and held up in boxing defenses. Sly met them half way and, pulling his cane back with his right hand struck out at them with slash attacks. The raccoon hit them hard across the gut and chest, sending them back. They jumped back to their feet soon enough and reengaged the raccoon in another fight, circulating around him. Sly however was far more cunning and smarter then that though.
Leaping into the air, the raccoon gripped hold of the light dangling down from the roof and, swinging forward, sent a straight kick into one guys face. The kangaroo was knocked senseless from the hit but before he was able to fall backwards from the force of the blow, Sly sent a quick roundhouse kick with his right foot across the guy's face again while still suspended in mid air and hooked on. The guy fell over sideways and unconscious and just as the kangaroo was making a grab for Sly, Sly swung back and released. Spinning through the air, Sly landed away from his opponent before rushing forward like a bullet and sending a punch directly at the guy's face, knocking him back and unconscious. Smirking, the raccoon left to engage another dingo making its way around Bentley who was busy dealing with two other dingoes.
Meanwhile, while all this fighting was going on, Carmelita and Videl were still pinned behind the upturned tables. They could see the fighting going n between the boys and the miners and right now were growing steadily frustrated. That bar tender and few soldiers were becoming an annoyance and they wanted to get into the fight more over as well rather then hold off these guys. While ducking behind their table again, they looked over at each other. Carmelita, who had her shock pistol in hand nodded to her right while Videl, who was on Carmelita's left nodded towards the bar.
"You hold off those soldiers and lay down suppressing fire while I take care of that asshole behind the table", said Videl. Carmelita nodded.
"Agreed partner. Ready?!" replied Carmelita, pulling back the hammer on her weapon. Videl nodded in return and, after reloading her shot gun and throwing it into the holster on her back, pulled out one of her Desert Eagles, loading it.
"Ready", Videl replied. Carmelita smiled.
"On three… one… two… THREE", she shouted. Together, the two of them ran their separate ways and, wheeling back into the fight, sent suppressing fire in the direction of their targets. The soldiers and spot light guards immediately ducked behind the tables they were hiding behind and the bar tender did the same. Videl laid off continuous rounds with the pistol in her left hand and after making it off the stage, jumped onto the bar and ran across it, continuing to fire directly at the tables in front of her. Carmelita had to sprint through the fight the boys and the miners were engaging in, at the same time fire at the tables as she ran to the other end of the room. To her far left on the bar end of the tavern, she saw Videl running alongside at the same speed across the bar desk itself. The two of them worked exceptionally well and performed this in sync.
When Videl reached the end of the desk, she had already emptied her pistol but quickly made up for it by reaching behind her and grabbing her shot gun. Stopping above the cowering bar tender, she pulled her shot gun out and pointed it at him while holding it in one hand. When the guy looked up, he was immediately met with the muzzle of the heavy weapon. The last thing he saw was a bright flash and the sound of a loud gun shot. His body keeled over backwards and slumped to the floor on his back, gun falling from his grip. Videl raised her smoking weapon and blew on it before dropping from the desk and holstering her Desert Eagle. Pulling her shot gun up and back into actions, Videl started walking sideways and into the fight itself, at the same time peppering shots away at the upturned tables the soldiers and spot light guards were hiding behind. A couple of shots and a couple of careless soldiers were struck. By this time, Carmelita was already at there end and finishing off the spot light guards and shocked soldiers.
As soon as she had emptied her weapon, Videl flung it onto her back right away and, seeing Bentley in need of assistance as he was surrounded by five miners consisting of dingoes and kangaroos, the girl sprinted into action. Aiming for one of the kangaroos behind Bentley, the raven haired girl grabbed the guy's shoulder, spun him around to look at her before nailing him across the face with a swift hook and elbow. The guy fell over unconscious as Videl dropped into her fighting stance, catching the attention of two dingoes.
"Come on, lets have it", shouted Videl. The two dingoes she managed to get a hold off howled and charged at her, whips at the ready. Videl smirked and just as the two reached her, she leapt into the air. The miners looked up, following the girl with their eyes only to get hit when the girl spun through the air and sent a roundhouse kick across the faces using her right foot. She had to spin around the gain the strength and momentum as she had to do to pivot on the ground to gain the same strength with an ordinary kick. The guys were shocked, and just as they were staggering backwards, Videl landed and ran forward, sending a powerful jab at the guy to her right and a right elbow across the guy to her left. Both of them tripped over the bodies of their mates before hitting the ground, out cold. Videl smirked and spun around, sending a well placed side kick into the chest of an attacking kangaroo. When Gohan saw Videl enter the fray and start engaging three miners, he smirked, ducking underneath another failed whip attempt from the guy he was fighting before kicking the guy, sending him hurling through the air before he crashed into the stage.
"Go Videl, nicely played", shouted Gohan. Videl smiled, grabbing a punch thrown by a dingo and yanking the guy forward, sending a right upper cut into the guys gut and pushing him back.
"Thanks Gohan!" shouted Videl, grunting as she threw a strong right punch directly in the face of the guy she had just assaulted before moving onto the other two miners circulating her. Murray grinned, sending a powerful hook across a dingoes face and clothes lining a kangaroo who had decided to charge him down.
"Your on fire today Videl! YEAH!" yelled Murray, blocking a punch from one of the kangaroo guys and returning it with a well placed elbow of his own. Bentley heard this, and with the continuous outpour of miners and guards onto the bar's turf, continued brawling. Ducking and avoiding a couple of attacks thrown by a pair of dingoes working together to bring him down, Bentley pushed forward and sent a single hook across both their face before coming in with a left jab to the guy on his left, knocking him flying back.
"Nice going Videl. Way to put a number on the soldiers", yelled Bentley, pointing out the dead spot light guards and mercenary military personnel behind the upturned tables lying dead in their own blood. At the same time, the turtle avoided a whip throw from the valiant dingo in front of him. The dingo in fact ended up hitting the kangaroo making its way up behind Bentley. The guy let out a scream and staggered backwards, gripping his pained face.
Videl nodded, ducking and backing away from a couple of punches and hooks thrown by the dingo she was engaging in front of her before she returned and sent a good left knee up into the guys chin before coming down with the same leg onto his head with an axe kick. She knocked the guy away with a quick right roundhouse kick. "Thanks guys. How are you doing Carmelita", asked Videl.
Carmelita, now taking on three dingo goons was actually doing splendidly. Her combat experience was still fresh in her and she hasn't forgotten about the rules of fighting just yet. Grabbing the wrist of the dingo that was in her sights, she twisted it sharply, breaking it and earning a pained howl from her opponent. Pulling him forward, she used him as a human shield from the dingo behind her who was sending a kick that was supposed to be at Carmelita's back. Unfortunately he ended up hitting his friend in the chest, knocking the wind out of the unfortunate worker. With the guy pinned in front of her, Carmelita drew her shock pistol from her holster and fired two rounds into the two dingoes in front of her, killing them both with the two of them being sent hurling back through the air from the force of the blasts. When they were disposed with Carmelita pushed the guy forward, at the same time turning him around. When the guy turned to face her, Carmelita spun on the spot, pivoting on her left foot before sending a powerful backwards round house kick across the guys face. He was knocked falling to the side and almost dead.
When the vixen heard her friend call to her, at the same time she started fighting off against two more competitors, she replied, grabbing the kangaroo's large foot that had been thrown at her in a kick. "I'm fine Videl! Just great! Nice work with the bartender", replied the vixen with a smirk, twisting the kangaroo's foot and spinning the guy. The miner fell to the floor in agony, letting out a grunt when Carmelita jumped on him before she jumped into the air, as if using him as a trampoline so to gain extra height in the air and send a good right kick into the dingo's face she was battling with as well.
"Thanks", replied Videl, grabbing a terrible punch thrown by a kangaroos from behind her. While gripping hold of it with her other hand, she suddenly spun around, pulling the guy forward. With her back against the guys arm and her left hand gripping his wrist, she reached into her holster, drew her other Desert Eagle and hammered rounds into two dingoes just coming in through the doors. The two guys met with a barrage of bullets before falling dead. With those guys dealt with, Videl quickly holstered her weapon and worked her way back to where she held the guy before. When she was back in front of the kangaroos she had grabbed, she sent a right chop at his neck a couple of times then a elbow with the same arm both ways across his face then a final right hook, knocking the guy out and sending him falling backwards. This attack was initiated without flaw and ended up in a perfect finish.
The fight in the bar continued on for what seemed like hours but were indeed minutes. Because the Cooper gang members had reflexes, strength and agility beyond any other person in the world, everything seemed to be dragging on for a long time. As well as that, the guards and miners continued pouring into the bar, all of them willing to engage the gang in the brawl. However, with every guard that confronted any member of the Cooper gang, they were met with pain and soon a new darkened world. Groups and individuals were dispensed with easily and quickly and within moments, the guards had just lost it. The last guys to come in were a pair of dingoes, all of them watching the defeat of their comrades and mates and were then brought into the fray. They battled valiantly against Sly and Gohan but failed miserably.
By the time all the miners and workers were done away with, the gang gathered in the centre of the bar in an area where there weren't many bodies littering the place. Together, they all let out a triumphant cheer when they saw that the miners were defeated. Murray roared the loudest, tensing his biceps and flexing them before returning his fists to his sides.
"YEEESSSS!! The Cooper gang rules the roost. We're the king's of the hill, the totally maxed out, undisputed and undefeated, heavy weight champions!" exclaimed the hippo, doing one of his famous poses. Gohan, Sly, Carmelita and Videl chuckled at Murray's performance while Bentley crossed his arms and shook his head as if he was disappointed. But it was clear that he was thoroughly amused. He may be sweaty and tired from the fight, but he was certainly satisfied with the work they have accomplished.
"Those guys won't be showing up here anytime soon", said Sly. Videl and Carmelita grinned and high fived each other then a low five, exclaiming their success together.
"Yes!! Well done Carm", Videl congratulated. Carmelita smiled at her friend and nodded.
"You too Videl. You did great", replied the vixen. Sly and Gohan smirked at each other and looked down at their girl's and friends.
"You all did great", Sly spoke up.
"There is no denying that all of you have contributed and played your part in this brawl. Well done", said Gohan. "It is clear now that nobody would want to stay on these grounds for long!"
Suddenly, the gang heard a loud bang and a howl coming from in front of them. In their shock, they all turned to the entrance to the bar to see what was making such a racket. It was in fact the bar doors themselves that had made that loud banging noise and the person who was responsible for that howl was another miner dingo. However, this guy was different. He was not a spot light guard or any ordinary soldier; he was basically a miner only five times bigger and far more aggressive. Standing in the doorway with the doors shattered from his entrance, the giant, oversized dingo was sniffling and twitching rather feverishly. He still wore the green vest and jeans, but he was also wearing something more.
Bentley gulped and pointed the guy out. "Umm guys… I think the miners have saved the big guy for last", said the turtle nervously. Sly and Gohan were shocked while Videl was busily pulling out her shot gun. Carmelita had her shock pistol out and was glaring at the giant dingo while Murray was looking at the guy oddly. When he noticed what the dingo was wearing on his face, he gulped. Pointing a shaking hand up at the guy, Murray turned to his friends.
"He's wearing that dark spirit mask thingy! He must be so jacked!!" shouted Murray. The rest of the gang noticed the mask too and they were indeed surprised. The guy was twitching and moving about for many reasons and despite his size, was moving pretty quickly. He was sniffing the air and his ears were perking up every now and then. The mask he wore was golden in color and had feathers on it. It also had symbols and carvings all over its surface and resembled a mask almost like the guys back in Venice but was far bigger and was glowing in some purple aura. This was certainly not good.
The dingo it was attached to was hyperactive and super energetic, explaining why he was moving and twitching like the way he was. He was also bigger then the ordinary miner guards but wielded no whip or anything else. His form and size was also something else to question. At this point, he was built like a Legendary Super Saiyan Broly, his muscles bulging but his form was far larger then even Broly. He stood twice as high as Gohan and from what the young Saiyan could sense his ki level was dramatically and dangerously high. He had never sensed such raw, evil energy before.
The dingo let out a tremendous, lung booming howl, the echo of it shaking the earth and tavern. The ceiling rustled, dust falling from the cracks and emplacements in the solid wood work. Gohan had to cover his ears from the howl, but as soon as the vibrating stopped, the young Saiyan glared up at the dingo with eyes crossed angrily and teeth clenched in aggravation. He saw the dingo huffing as it stared down at the troop, steam issuing from his nostrils every time he breathed. When he was done huffing, the hound pointed at them and grinned. "Yasshuta Ies ned ton landarak checkus zekus!! GRRAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!" howled the dingo.
Murray glanced over at Videl and Sly. "What did that guy say", asked the hippo. Videl and Sly turned to the hippo and shrugged, their expressions puzzled just like everyone else's except Gohan's whose was still portrayed as serious and anger.
"Don't know", replied Sly.
Gohan at this point had just about enough. Stepping in front of his friends and pushing them back lightly; the young Saiyan drew one of his swords from behind him and held it up in defense, his form dropped into a fighting stance. His eyes remained locked on the dingo glaring down at them in front of him. "Get back guys, I'll handle him", Gohan said.
After seeing the dingo bare its fangs menacingly, the gang behind Gohan backed up at a safe, distance, avoiding the bodies lying on the floor. They certainly did not want to get involved in another fight, especially when it concerned a being wearing a dark entity of power that increased his strengths far beyond there own. They had to trust Gohan's judgment on this one and did not ask any questions. The important thing at this time was to stay alive and see what would happen next.
Sensing his friends back up, Gohan drew his second sword with the sound of a sharp slice. Just as Gohan drew his secondary weapon the dingo stomped up to him and, overshadowing the young warrior beneath him, cranked back his right fist behind and over him before bringing it down at great speeds towards his opponent. The giant fist however collided with the ground when Gohan leapt back and out of the way. The punch struck the ground with great force, creating a shock wave and a small crater in the ground where his fist lay embedded. A loud sonic boom was also heard and the gang stepping back into the corner cringed at the sound and sight. Gohan clenched his teeth, his eyes widened in shock but still dropped into a fighting stance. He was certainly not expecting that and became truly aware of the danger he and his friends were in. This guy was certainly packing some serious heat and was now on a rampage through the bar.
When the dingo noticed his opponent had moved, he dug his left knee into the ground and with great effort, pulled his fist free. Looking up, the dingo clenched his fists tightly, his biceps and other muscles bulging as his teeth bore in malice. With a bark, the dingo leapt at Gohan with amazing strength and speed, his form blurring before remerging and solidifying directly in front of Gohan. Again, the dingo reared back and sent a left hook straight down at Gohan, only to strike the young Saiyan's sword blade when the black haired warrior held it up to block it. No powerful effects were made and the fight continued. Gohan stepped back and raised his other sword, only to turn it over and grip the handle differently and contacting his fist against the dingoes right fist when it came soaring out of no where. A shock wave definitely followed that one and as soon as their fists made contact, the dingo and Gohan pulled their fists away from each other and once again, the dingo attacked.
Gohan had to side step to his right to avoid a left strike from the dingo when the goon came in with a slash attack, his claws digging into the floor boards and sticking him to it. This was the mistake Gohan was looking for and the weakness in the muscle bound dingo's attacks. Using the element to his advantage, Gohan spun around in his side step and quickly slashed his blades across the exposed skin of the dingo's neck, his blades cutting straight across him. However, when the dingo let out a howl of pain and Gohan spun his swords back up into proper grips, the young Saiyan was shocked when he saw that his slashes had left very thin scars, not the deep one's they should have left. It was like scratching the guy. His skin was as hard as steel itself.
When the dingo shook his head, he glared up at his opponent beside him and, with his left hand still stuck in the ground, he let out a agonized and angered growl before pulling it free, and swinging it straight at Gohan, hitting him in the chest. Gohan grunted in shock and from the force of the blow as he was sent into the wall on the far length side of the tavern. The young Saiyan crashed into the wall before falling from it and hitting the solid ground below. After the young Saiyan had landed and was buried under a dust cloud, the mask wearing dingo miner leapt to his feet again, unclenching his fists and baring his sharp claws, teeth clenched and bared in malice as he glared into the area where Gohan had fallen. The gang watched on with eagerness and nervousness while Videl looked on with worry, her eyes wavering almost on the edge of tears. She didn't want to see Gohan get hurt and was concerned for his safety.
After a few seconds of lying in the piles of wrecked tables, chairs and stacks of bodies, Gohan emerged a second later, swords still grasped in his hands and body slumped over. He shook his head and opened his tightly shut eyes, looking back up and at the man who had hit him. He saw the dingo take a couple of steps towards him, arms out with claws bared and legs spread out for balance. The dingo looked quite intimidating, but Gohan wasn't worried. Bruises, cuts and dirt now added new scars to his gi and body as he pulled himself out of his predicament, but despite these minor wounds, he was still battle ready. When he was out of the mess he was thrown into, the young Saiyan jumped and charged at his opponent, right sword cranked back in attack and left sword held out for defense.
In return, the dingo stepped forward to, holding his right fist back and preparing to send it at his opponent. He did so just when Gohan reached him. But to his misfortune, the miner missed and ended up hitting air. He missed because Gohan was sprinting directly passed him and, using the right sword he had cranked back in his run as he ran passed the miner at the guy's right side, the young Saiyan struck across him, bringing his sword forward and across in a powerful slash attack. Though the attack didn't do much, it did make the dingo growl on discomfort and send him staggering forward a bit from the blow to the side. But when Gohan passed him, he stopped behind his opponent and spun around, swords up and in his symbolic fighting stance. The dingo miner also turned around but in a clockwise motion and by doing so, pulled his right hand over his left shoulder before swinging it out at his opponent. Gohan ducked that and stepped towards his opponent, pulling back his right sword and slashing up and across at the dingo. Unfortunately, the giant hound bloked the blade strike by holding up his left arm over his chest, deflecting the blade and neutralizing the effects of the attack. All that occurred was a loud slice sound and a grunt of aggravation from Gohan. When that attack failed, Gohan pulled his right sword back and stabbed up at the guard's other peg with a left forward sword strike. The guard knocked Gohan's attack away by parrying the blade of the sword away with his left palm. Once again Gohan's attack had failed him.
When he saw the young Saiyan step backwards and drop into a defensive stance, clearly at his mercy because of his superior strength, the dingo put both his hands together into a hammer and brought it up above his head. In a chopping motion, he brought his fists down in a jackhammer attack, sending it into his opponent's head or where it should have been. Gohan saw this though when the miner slowly strengthened and formulated the move and was able to super speed out of the way, easily sliding under the miner's unguarded left side and out of the way. The miner struck the ground again, causing a large shock wave and forming another huge crater in the tavern's floor.
Quickly recovering, the miner pulled his hands out of the ground and spun around, raising his fists in a threatening manner towards his opponent who stood behind him in his fighting stance. Gohan at this point had his legs firmly spread out to even his weight and his left arm extended to his side and downwards and right hand holding his sword behind his head. It was a peculiar stance but one that suited his purposes well. But it wouldn't serve him much good at the moment because it was the dingo who attacked first. Stepping forward, the dingo began throwing punches, hooks, upper cuts and other attacks which Gohan avoided or blocked easily. The punches, though strong and powerful were slow. The guy's muscles were too bulky and prevented a lot of free movement to be performed. It was the same weakness Trunks had when he fought against Cell. However, just because the guy was slow didn't mean he lacked endurance and the ability to cause a lot of damage. Gohan had to back off with each attack the guy threw, moving his swords round to be able to block the blows or put them into the right position to avoid the attacks. The young Saiyan quickly grew tired and frustrated at his inability to attack and so started to plot a way of beating the guy.
His thoughts were stopped however when he was suddenly backed up against the wall and he growled lowly in worry and displeasure. The dingo though continued attacking forward and with a powerful punch, sent his right fist into Gohan's face, only to hit the wall when the young Saiyan side stepped it quickly to avoid it. The blow left a small crater, caused a shock wave and ironically left the guy's fist embedded in the wall as it did with the floor in the past. Gohan thought wrongly though when the guy suddenly yanked his fist quickly out of its place and grabbed Gohan by the gi. The young Saiyan yelled in shock when he was suddenly pulled towards the guy before being sent into the wall when the guy pushed him into it. Gohan screamed in agony when he hit the wall, his body digging into it to form a large man sized hole. This was where he lay limp, arms falling to his sides and swords falling out of his hands. Before Gohan had time to look up, the dingo had pulled back his left fist and sent it into his stomach, a loud thud and shock wave following the impact of the blow to his stomach.
Gohan did not react well to this and instead of screaming as he was denied of it because of the wind being knocked out of him, coughed up blood and spit. Before the red drops good hit his chest, he was suddenly hammered across the face with the same left fist but in a hook, more spit flying free from his mouth when he was knocked to the side. The dingo kept him where he was, embedded in the wall with his right hand firmly gripping on the young Saiyan's shoulder and pushing him into the wall while he pummeled him with his left fist. More shock waves followed when the dingo continued driving painful blows into his victim, a grin on the hounds face as he did so. Punches to the gut, chest and face were to follow and Gohan was starting to lose consciousness. All the while, his thoughts of what this guy would do to his friends kept him conscious.
Glaring up at the dingo with blood dripping from his lips and an angered scowl on his bruised face, the young Saiyan growled. "I can't… I can't let it end this way!! Not now! I will not lose!!" Gohan thought hotly before getting pounded in the gut again, making him choke and cough up spit. When the guy pulled his fist back, Gohan glanced over at his friends, seeing them standing their helplessly on the far side of the room, watching with fear, anger, frustration and sadness. The look on Videl's face caught Gohan's attention, and when he saw tears in her eyes, it suddenly brought him into reality. He could not lose now, not when his whole life and meaning was at risk. He had to end this!
Glaring back at the dingo who was bringing his left fist back and preparing to punch him again, Gohan brought himself back into the fight. With the guy's right hand now pressed against his chest, Gohan pulled his hands up and sent a chop into the guy's arm, knocking it free and dropping to the ground, just as the dingo's punch struck the wall where his face was supposed to be. Shocked, the dingo didn't realize Gohan get back to his feet and jump up at him where his arms weren't there to guard him.
Letting out a yell, Gohan pulled his right fist back and sent a upper cut into the guy's chin, smacking him hard and sending the guy staggering backwards uncontrollably. He was only able to stop when he hit the still standing bar stool, his weight almost crushing it beneath him. When Gohan landed, feet spread to shoulder length apart and arms fisted at his sides, the young Saiyan focused his best death glare at the giant dingo and yelled though his teeth. At that same time, Gohan powered up and in a flash, a golden aura burst around him and his hair flash gold. The young warrior reached his Super Saiyan form instantly, his eyes now glowing teal under the waves of his golden energy. His transformation had left a small crater beneath his feet as its explosive occurrence was quite immense.
"THAT'S IT! I'll finish this", yelled Gohan. The Cooper gang was quite shocked at these turn of events, but out of all of them, Videl was the brightest now. Seeing Gohan transform made her smile and she cheered.
"Go Gohan!!"
With his opponent all in shock, Gohan flew forward, propelling himself through the air using his flight technique and, when he reached the dingo, he pounded the guy. Sending a right punch directly across the guys face, he knocked him staggering back, crushing the bar under his feet and hitting the shelves behind him. When the guy was imprinted in the wall, Gohan continued his assault. Dropping to the ground, Gohan sent a left jab into the guy's gut, hitting him hard before bringing his right up into the guy's chest in an upper cut. Just like the miner had done before, Gohan repeated with a similar assault, pounding the guy into the wall and inflicting as much pain and damage as he could on his opponent. He could tell for with each resounding shock wave from the blows that made contact with his victim, he could hear the dingo cough, choke and howl with pain. This prompted Gohan to continue.
His attacks shook the entire house, almost toppling it over from the force of his attacks. However, when Gohan figured the guy had enough, he leapt into the air to the guy's height, and just as the dingo looked up at him with blood leaking out of the corners of his mouth, Gohan threw a right roundhouse kick across his face, knocking his teeth out ad knocking him unconscious. The blow was tremendous and the shock wave that followed issued a loud sonic boom to echo all around. As if in slow motion, the dingo toppled to the side, bringing the shelves behind him down on top of him as he fell flat onto his stomach face first into the dirt, dust hurling into the air from his fall. When the thud from his landing ended, it was over.
Hovering in the air with his aura glowing all around him, Gohan glared down at the dingo lying on the ground. He had managed to floor the guy, and when he saw that he was unconscious, powered down, his aura dying own and his form returning to its original state and color. With the fall of his energy, he landed on the ground and, letting out a breath of air, turned to his friends standing on the side lines. Seeing their shocked expressions, he smiled and gave them the thumbs up, indicating that he was finished. Upon seeing their friend throw them that triumphant sign, the gang lit up with cheers and applause, the whole lot of them rushing over to congratulate him.
Videl was the first to reach him and encased the young Saiyan in a tight hug, holding him close. Gohan, though was very sore from his fight returned the hug before being bombarded by his friends. Sly gave him a pat on the back as Videl slowly released Gohan from her grip but kept her arms around his neck and her body pressed against him. Gohan winced from being hit on the back but smiled nonetheless and turned to the raccoon.
"Way to go Gohan, you surely gave that guy something to think about", said Sly. Murray grinned and pounded his fists together before raising one of them in success.
"Yeah Gohan! That was like totally awesome! Radical and outrageously dangerous to the max", cheered the hippo. Carmelita nodded to Gohan with a smile, placing her hands on her hips and looking over the young warrior, clearly impressed.
"I see you still haven't lost your touch after all these months. Nice going", she exclaimed. Bentley was also singing his praises and was jumping for joy in his seat.
"Strong work Gohan! Excellent I should say. This mission turned out to be a success after all… GAH! LOOK! T-the mask", shouted Bentley, suddenly pointing over Gohan's shoulder. Because, Gohan and Sly had their backs turned because they were standing side by side, they had to spin around and turn their attention in the direction where Bentley was pointing, which was at a height somewhere at the top of the half destroyed shelves. When they saw the thing Bentley was pointing at, they gasped in shock, hearing the same breaths of surprise from the rest of the gang.
Floating several meters of the ground behind them was the Mask of Dark Earth, its soulless eyes glaring down at them and its purple aura surrounding it glowing intensely. It was making a strange mumbling sound as it glared down at the group and was currently trembling with what looked to be rage. However, when it saw that it was clearly outmatched here it suddenly turned and made a break for the exit, floating at a very slow speed towards the double doors.
Sly pointed at it in shock. "The Mask! It's getting away?!"
Murray gulped. "But how can it?! I wish mine could!"
Though most of the gang questioned this, it certainly did not sit well with most of the gang members. Immediately after seeing the mask start to float away, Carmelita took aim with her shock pistol, her left eye shut and right eye looking down the length of her weapon. When she caught it in her sights, she smirked and fired, the blue bolt of electrical energy soaring through the air before hitting the mask in the back. The bolt electrified the Mask, forcing it to turn around. When it did, it let out a loud rumble before charging at the ground, purple aura glowing bright but accompanied by blue electrical sparks from Carmelita's pistol.
When Videl saw it, she pulled out her Desert Eagle and, joining Carmelita at her side began hammering away at it with deadly shots. All the shots struck the mask, punching holes through it or burning it. However, no matter what they did, it continued approaching them. It was only when Gohan stepped in between the mask and the two women did he manage to stop it. Holding up his right hand, Gohan powered up a high powered ki blast and, with little effort sent it directly at the Mask. The impact immediately engulfed the mask in a ball of golden fire as the blue ki blast consumed it. In a small explosion that sent burning sparks everywhere, the mask was gone. With its solid form gone, purple shiny particles floated into the air before vanishing and all that remained of the ask was instantly extinguished.
Lowering their weapons, Carmelita and Videl breathed a sigh of relief while Gohan glanced behind him and smiled, lowering his arm. Murray, Sly and Bentley were a little shocked and a bit shaken from that sudden attempted attack by the mask but were inwardly relieved. Murray gulped silently and nodded to Gohan. "T-That was a little…weird", said Murray. Bentley nodded in agreement just as Videl and Carmelita turned towards the rest of the gang with Gohan joining their circle seconds later.
"I agree…maybe its time we head off. What do you say guys", suggested the turtle. The entire gang nodded to the turtle's suggestion and not needing to be told twice, the gang rushed out the front doors of the bar. Within seconds, they were all out of there, leaving the tavern in its rotten and battle torn state. There was going to be a hell of a lot of clearing up to do.
Sly's thoughts…
"The events that had occurred not long ago were a bit off track and a bit dramatic I should say, but eventually the gang had accomplished the impossible. Within the minutes of our entrance to the lemonade bar, we had taken down the entire working muscle of the mining colony here, and with most of them badly hurt, we knew that they would be out of here by day break. Sometimes to achieve the things you want, you not only have to rely on yourself, but of the confidence and strengths of your friends. By working together, we managed to beat back the miners and teach them a lesson they will never forget."
"By the time we had left the tavern, the first thing that hit us was the silence that prevailed. It was clear that all the mining equipment and machines have been switched off, and we discovered to our shock that the whole place was deserted. This of course gave us easy passage back to the safe house where the Guru was surely waiting for us. And indeed he was, and when he heard about the Mask of Dark Earth's destruction he was absolutely thrilled. Finally, he was relieved of the duties to protect the mask and in the absence of this, he was able to breathe freely. But after that little heart warmer, we sat around the lounge room of the safe house throughout the night. While Gohan took the double couch with Videl there to help clear his wounds and injuries, the rest of the gang scattered. We sat where we were for hours on end, talking. It was until Carmelita found her old Interpol camera did something really start to become more enjoyable."
"Her camera proved to be a real source of entertainment as we each took turns posing. If Interpol ever showed up too late, then we didn't want them to go home 'empty handed'. We all had a good time, even the Guru as we passed around jokes, made impressions… it was all a good laugh. We only fell asleep at around midnight."
"Morning broke, and we got a clear shot of the landscape. It was beautiful…empty of the miners that have been digging and drilling into the sacred place. The birds sung, the cool breeze blew, the sun lit up the sky and lands and the desert and bush for far and wide glowed in a healthy aura. We stood upon the ridge of a cliff outside of where the mining colony once was and took a moment to take in the sights before us and bask in all its glory. The Guru stood at the front of the group, almost in heavenly bliss as he breathed in the fresh air and as the light of the sun reached him. It was also a time for me and Carmelita to enjoy the scenery and serenade in its beauty. Gohan and Videl did the same, indulging in the magnificence of the outback and expressing some pent up affections in that time."
"The moment was broken when Interpol finally showed up and the gang prepared for another quick exit. When we managed to flea on a truck bound for Sydney and away from Interpol's lights, it wasn't just the six of us. Another historic moment has occurred amongst our ranks as we picked up the newest and most unique member of our gang. The Guru, needing to pay of his debts to the Cooper gang and with the possibility of wanting to tag along anyway, he placed his hand in our circle and from that day forward, the team would never be the same."
Cooper gang:
Sly Cooper: 1,500
Murray: 1,950
Bentley: 325
Carmelita Fox: 1,100
Videl Satan: 1,200
Gohan: 210,000,000
Super Saiyan Gohan: 420,000,000
Super Saiyan 2 Gohan: 650,000,000
Super Saiyan 3: 2,800,000,000
Super villains:
Octavio: 2,100
Octavio (sonic waves): 1,000
Mask of Dark Earth: 5,000
Mask of Dark Earth (dingo miner): 300,000,000
Other:
Octavio's spotlight guards: 250
Octavio's pigeon guards: 150
Octavio's riot guards: 160
Vincinette gang members (each): 1,000
Australian Army Mercenary's: 300
Miner spotlight guards: 260
Miner dingo guards: 200
Miner kangaroo guards: 210
Interpol:
Lt Gronk: 550
Mercenary apes (each): 400
Interpol officers: 215
Interpol cops: 200
Interpol Riot police: 350
Interpol Special forces: 850
TO BE CONTINUED…