Chapter 28: Tiencha's Moves
"Yaaaaaaahhhh!" Goku threw a fierce punch at Tiencha. Tiencha, though expecting Goku's attack to be fierce, was still surprised by it. Tiencha raised his arms for a cross block and Goku's fist hit them right in the center. Goku then punched at Tiencha's arms again, this time with his left arm. Tiencha's guard still held. Goku continued hitting his arms with alternating punches. Every time they hit, Tiencha shook a little. Goku then pulled his right arm back far. "Yaaaahhh!" With another fierce yell, he punched forward, but this time, he broke through Tiencha's guard. Tiencha's arms were knocked down and Goku started to rapidly pummel him. Tiencha seemed helpless against Goku's furious onslaught as he was hit by one attack after another. Goku then raised his arms above his head and did a double hand smash to Tiencha's head. Tiencha went hurtling towards the ground and slammed hard into the Earth. Goku went flying down at full speed in a drop kick. Right before it hit though, Tiencha rolled out of the way and did several back flips to get away from Goku. Tiencha stopped about 15 feet away from Goku. Goku stood there breathing heavily while Tiencha also took a moment to breath in deep.
"Good Goku." Tiencha said to him. "We can tell you aren't holding back. You really do respect us as a fighter."
"Of course… I do… I always… have." Goku said between breaths. Goku took a deep breath and stopped panting. "But I'm still going to have to beat you."
"Goku, I've got moves you've never even dreamed were possible. Remember, I take the best of Yamcha and Tien, combine it, and make it even better."
"Oh yeah, like what?"
"Well, why don't I give this new move a try?" Tiencha stuck his hands behind him as if he was about to do a Kamehameha, but his hands were fists, except for his two pointer fingers which were extended. A yellow glow started to form between his fingers. Tiencha started smiling again. He then stuck his hands out in front of him, with his two fingers coming together. "Dodohameha!" A thin yellow beam shot out towards Goku. It was aimed right at his head. As the beam was about to hit Goku, he leaned his head to the right and it went past him. Goku moved his head back and Tiencha went back to standing normally.
"I see. You combined Tien's Dodon Ray with Yamcha's Kamehameha. It looks neat, but it's no better than either one of them." Tiencha cracked another smile. Goku then smiled back. "I get it; you were just showing off, weren't you."
"Guilty as charged. That move isn't impressive, it's just meant to show you what I'm capable of. But…" Tiencha slid back onto his back leg and raised his hands up with his fingers spread out like claws. "…this next move isn't just for show. So be careful."
"Thanks. I will." Goku examined the stance that Tiencha had taken. 'He looks like he's getting ready to do a Wolf Fang Fist, but he's probably got some sort of twist added to it now.' The tips of Tiencha's fingers glowed faintly white.
"Here we come!" Tiencha started running forward. "Wolf Flare Fist!" Tiencha aimed for Goku's face, but Goku stepped to the side and his hand missed his face by inches. Goku was about to counter back, but then there was suddenly a bright flash and Goku could hardly see. Goku took a blind swing at Tiencha, but missed. Tiencha then immediately kicked Goku in the side. Goku stumbled back and looked back at Tiencha. His blindness was already gone and he saw Tiencha coming at him with another attack. His fingertips glowed a bright white.
'He's combined the Solar Flare with the Wolf Fang Fist!' Goku quickly thought to himself. Goku saw the next attack coming and raised his left arm to block it. Goku quickly found himself getting hit in the face. He stumbled back again. Tiencha let up for a moment. Goku stared menacingly at Tiencha.
"I can tell by that look in your eyes that you've figured out what my move is, but have you figured out a way to counter it?" Goku raised his guard again. "No, you haven't, have you? There is no defense from my Wolf Flare Fist! The Wolf Fang Fist is coated with a Solar Flare, so even if you dodge the attack, you're left temporarily blinded. Blocking the attack doesn't work either. The Flare surrounds the fist as it moves and makes it so you can't tell exactly where the attack is coming from. You have a general idea, but it can still barely scrape by a defense you put up."
"I know that!" Goku yelled in frustration.
"I can probably beat you with that, but…" Tiencha trailed off. He looked up at the sky with a blank stare. He then flew up into the sky so that he was a decent distance above the trees. Goku followed him into the air.
'Just keep talking like this! You're only wasting your fusion time.' "But what?"
"I just wanted to show you this move in the air, that's all." Tiencha then started flying in a circle around Goku. He was moving so quickly that he was leaving a constant stream of afterimages. To Goku, it looked like there were 4 Tiencha around him. "What's wrong Goku; can't you tell which one is me?"
"Sure I can." Goku said confidently. He put his hands behind him and began to power up a Kamehameha. "You're right there." Goku turned to the Tiencha image on his right and stuck his hands out. The images stopped appearing blurry and Tiencha was in front of Goku.
"You're only a quarter right." The Tiencha in front of Goku put his arms up to block, but suddenly the 3 other afterimages leapt at Goku. Goku was about to be hit when he vanished and appeared behind them all.
"Kamehameha!" Goku fired the blast and hit all 4 of the Tiencha. The smoke cleared and the 4 Tiencha were floating there annoyed. "I knew that you were trying to lure me into attack one of your afterimages so you could try and get the drop on me. But there were no afterimages! You started off moving real fast and creating them, but while you were doing that, you also used your multi-form. That way I would attack one and get hit by the other 3. But you didn't count of me being ready to do a Warp Kamehameha!"
"Very nice Goku, but that wasn't the real move. That was just another little trick, like the Dodohameha."
"It seems all you can do is cheap tricks. That Wolf Flare Fist has some potential, but it seems to me like that's all you got."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah." Goku replied smugly. The 4 Tiencha went in different directions.
"Tri Spirit Ball!" One of the Tiencha stuck both his hands out and a Spirit Ball formed in each one. A third one then appeared in front of his third eye. He threw all 3 of them at Goku.
"Three Spirit Balls at once!" Goku yelled in surprise as he narrowly dodged all three of them.
"No! Not three, twelve!" Each of the other Tiencha's then repeated the technique and threw their Spirit Balls at Goku as well. Goku quickly found himself swarmed by 12 Spirit Balls. Goku frantically moved about in every direction he could, trying to dodge them. He weaved in and out with absolute focus, dodging each of them by only millimeters. Goku had been keeping it up for almost 10 minutes, when one of them finally hit him square in the back. After that, the rest of them all started to hit him. Goku was knocked around like a rag doll by the dozen Spirit Balls. He couldn't move and he couldn't dodge anymore. "I knew you'd tire eventually Goku."
'No, I can't give up. I have to save them!' "Yaaaahhhh!" Goku stuck his arms out and was suddenly surrounded by an energy field. The Spirit Balls all collided with the sphere of energy surrounding Goku.
"Not bad Goku, but how long can you keep it up? And besides that, if you want to beat me, then you'll have to attack."
"I plan to!" Goku then vanished from inside the sphere and the Spirit Balls all crashed into each other. Goku reappeared behind one of the Tiencha and kicked him hard into the mess of Spirit Balls. He the warped behind the others and did the same to each of them before the first one even hit the center. The Tiencha all smashed into their own Spirit Balls before finally hitting each other. The Spirit Balls vanished and a lone Tiencha was left there. He was bruised and obviously dazed. It was the perfect time for Goku to attack him, but instead, he landed on the ground beside Krillin. Goku fell back onto his butt and started panting.
"Goku!" Krillin began. "What's wrong with you? Now is the perfect time to attack him."
"I can't Krillin." Goku was still panting. "I'm just too tired. There no way I can keep this up." Goku then fell onto his back.
"Goku! No! You gotta get back up!" Krillin said as he began to shake him.
"I just need a minute to rest."
"We don't have a minute, but we do have this." Krillin reached into his pocket and pulled out a Senzu bean.
"It won't work. He's a Mejinn fighter that means that wounds have to heal naturally."
"I know that, but are you really wounded."
"What do you mean?"
"Did his attacks really wear you out that bad or is just being in this Super Saiyan 3 form for so long that's got you worn out?" Goku closed his eyes and thought about it.
"I don't know. What are you getting at Krillin?"
"I have a theory. This Senzu Bean might not make you perfect, but it might restore that energy that you yourself used up."
"Oh, I get it Krillin. I'm exhausted because of my Super Saiyan 3 form, not because of his Mejinn attacks."
"Exactly! So take the bean, it's bound to help somewhat."
"Can't."
"Well why not?"
"It wouldn't be fair; he doesn't have a Senzu bean." Krillin lost it at that point. He grabbed his hair and was about to make himself bald again when he got an idea.
"That's true Goku, but this fight hasn't been fair to begin with. Tiencha is a fused being, you're not. I'd hardly call that fair." Goku thought about it for a little.
"Hey! You're right." Krillin saw that he was finally getting through to Goku.
"Of course I am! Just think of it as an extra you. You used one of you, now the Senzu bean it like the second you. It's the only way this match can be completely fair. Besides, if you really do respect Tien and Yamcha, then you'll give them a fair match like this."
"Okay Krillin, I'll eat the bean."
"Alright!" Krillin yelled as Goku grabbed the bean and stuck it in his mouth.
"Goku! Krillin!" King Kai yelled to them from up on his planet. "You might want to hurry it up. Tiencha isn't dazed anymore!"
"Goku, you stay put. I'll hold him off until the Senzu bean fully kicks in." Krillin flew up into the air and stopped in front of Tiencha. "Hey! Tiencha! How about you give me a try now?"
"Krillin?" Tiencha said confused. He then started to laugh. "You can't possibly take us on as we are now."
"Oh, I get it. You're scared. Well I would be too if I had to face me."
"Fine Krillin, I'll play with you for a little bit, but not too long. I need to get back to Goku." Krillin got into a fighting stance.
'I don't know how long it'll take for the Senzu bean to work with that Mejinn power interfering, but it shouldn't take too long.' "One minute, that's all I need."
