SZ: We back, and a lot happened last time. Tell 'em what happened, Ollie.
Ollie: Tails and Bulma made a ship!
SZ: then what?
Ollie: Metal Knuckles' stole it!
SZ: Then what?
Ollie: Vegeta and Sonic competed for it!
SZ: And after that?
Ollie: They went to Namek!
SZ: Then what?
Ollie: Knuckles encountered Thrash!
SZ: then what?
Ollie: Goku got caught and can't get out!
SZ: Thank you Ollie.
Z0: I give that show flack...but I oddly still love that bit. But this is not the place for...that...topic.
GT: Agreed. Because we need to get back to Namek and what's going on.
Z0: We saw what happened to our Knuckleheads...ba-dum-tss. Now lets see what the other team is doing.
SZ: Aye...we own nothing aside from original content, so...begin!
"Almost...almost…" Tangle whispered, hanging off the edge of a tall plateau as her tail reached for a large Dragon Ball, "Seriously...did not expect these things to be so big…"
"We should have taken Piccolo's word on that," Sonic spoke as he and Roll were keeping watch to help Tangle if anything happened.
"Hai," Roll agreed, "Though it's also nice out here. I was worried that we may have had to wear space suits."
"Huh? But Piccolo breathes just fine on Mobius...Earth...When's that vote again?" Sonic pondered, earning a shrug from Roll.
"Got it!" Tangle cheered as she pulled her tail back and tossed the ball up and let it roll over to Sonic's feet.
"Wonder why they are all spread out like this anyway…" Sonic muttered.
"Emergency action if the villages are ever under attack," Piccolo's voice got their attention as he floated down with two Dragon Balls under his arms.
"That explains why I found this one within a frog colony, kyu," Miyuki explained as she walked over, a large trail of ice on the water behind her as she held onto another Dragon Ball, "Oh good. You have one as well you three. That's just three left, kyu."
"...Wait...Emergency action if they're ever under attack…" Roll repeated before her eyes widened, "Oh no."
"I'm afraid so," Piccolo frowned, "Namek has been attacked enough times for my people to know to hide these. Even if you need to speak Namekian to activate them, it's still better to make sure invaders can't collect all 7 like the time with Frieza."
"..." Sonic said nothing as he quickly pulled a communicator out, "Tails, Skye, please tell me you saw that knucklehead with Goku and Vegeta.""
=Yes and no…= Tails answered =Yes, we have encountered Knuckles and Vegeta. No, on Goku because...he got kidnapped=
"...He what?" Piccolo deadpanned.
"...Tails...What happened?"
=Well, Skye's currently talking with Vegeta and Knuckles, mainly Knuckles, and the reason he got caught is...well...Thrash is here=
"Thrash?" Piccolo repeated, narrowing his eyes, "That Tasmanian Devil that threw the last of Knuckles' people, his mate, and their friend Saffron into a Charged Warp Ring?"
=Yup...and from what Knuckles and Vegeta told us, he's targeting the Namekians as well to prevent another Demon King Piccolo from happening=
"...But Piccolo's Piccolo and he doesn't seem like a demon king," Sonic noted.
"My father was named Piccolo and he's the Demon King they refer to," Piccolo explained, "When Kami first came to Earth...he tried to attain the title of Guardian of Earth...but to do so, he needed to expel the evil in his heart. However for us Namekians...that...is a bit more literal. When his evil was removed, it became another being...my father Piccolo, the living embodiment of evil that was banished from the God of Earth's heart."
"Mao...to...Kami-sama…" Roll muttered following along.
"Correct. My Father was one of Goku's enemies back when he was a kid. He was about Sonic's age, maybe younger." Piccolo went on, "Chaos began to swallow the Earth...he abolished laws and let evil take hold of humans' hearts. It would have been the end of civilisation itself. But then Goku came back to fight him. This was the first time we saw one of Goku's Saiyan traits take effect...the Zenkai boost. After the horrible beating he got from my father, Goku came back even stronger...and fought my father to the death. Ending in Goku punching a whole through my Father's torso...in his final acts...he was able to spit out me as an egg. And so I was born...Piccolo Jr. Goku went and trained with Kami...and I began to mature and grow, I inherited my father's power...actually even more...and his eternal youth it seems..."
"Wait, you have what?" Sonic blinked.
"Eternal Youth," Piccolo added, "In 500 years, I'll still look like this...and probably be raising all of your descendants so they don't screw up the planet." he lingered on Sonic and Roll for a moment there, mostly Sonic.
"...So...this Thrash Guy is capturing Namekians because he doesn't want another version of your dad to happen?" Tangle asked, "Wow...talk about paranoid."
"...Are there children among the Namekians living here?" Miyuki asked in a serious tone.
"Most likely."
"...He's targeting children as well," Miyuki scowled as the ground began to freeze beneath her, "Unforgivable…"
"Hai," Roll snarled, eyes narrowed.
"First priority," Piccolo spoke, "We protect these and find the surviving Namekians. As long as Elder Moori is alright, so will the Dragon Balls be." he began walking, he then reached up and removed his turban, letting his antennae lift up and twitch around a bit. The Mobians blinked and watched as they twitched before stopping, "I found them. They are hiding in a cave all the way on the other side of the planet." his antennae twitched again, "Oh and they have some echidnas with them as well."
"Then we better head out and find them before Thrash does," Sonic spoke, "...and pray he hasn't found any Dragon Balls as well."
"How are you feeling, Goku-san?" Stratovari asked, currently helping to give one of the more elderly Namekians and Echidna some food.
"As long as I don't try to exert too much ki...I'll be fine." Goku spoke, sitting cross legged on the ground with several Namekian elders.
"It would appear this space is meant to deprive living life forms of needed resources…" one elder spoke.
"Thankfully, we Namekians have a different biology to the Mobians," another spoke, "But this means we are the most vulnerable…"
"Ah...If we want to break out of here, we either need that ring...or find out some way for me to use my Ki just long enough for a trick my son and his friend discovered." Goku added.
"Do you think it would work?" an elder asked Goku, as they seem to all be telepathically linked at the moment.
"I'm not sure...but they used it once to escape the Time Chamber...this place is a bit like that. So it could work," Goku nodded, "If not...well hopefully the others will find the Dragon Bals and wish us out."
"Sorry mate...that I'm afraid won't work."
"?!" Goku and Stratovari tensed as they looked up, seeing Thrash looking down on them while holding onto a Dragon Ball.
"You see...while I've recovered here, I've learned a thing or two about the Dragon Balls, specifically the ones on this planet," Thrash explained before tossing the Dragon Ball in, making Goku flinch as he hurried to catch it, "And if one goes missing...the dragon can't be summoned...meaning no one can use them for evil."
"...You are insane," Startovari frowned, "You have a wish you want granted, do you not? Something deep within your heart that you want?"
"..."
"You claim you are doing this for justice...but look at this," he stated as he motioned to the Echidnas and Namekians, "These are innocent people...none who had anything to do with your kind's past, nor the Earth's! This is not justice...this is genocide."
"...Well now they know what my people went through...what the people of Earth went through with Demon King Piccolo," Thrash frowned, "And while it is tempting to make a wish...bringing the dead back and restoring the Devil Dogs to normal? That's disrespecting the dead...and the damage is done. Nothing can turn them back to normal...so it's best for everyone if I made sure the Namekian Dragon is never summoned...and when I am done here on Namek...I'll head to Earth and add a part of its Dragon Balls to here."
"You don't have to do it like this!" Goku spoke up, "You can't blame all these people for what a few evil people did! I'm Son Goku, the man who killed Demon King Piccolo!" he declared, "But his son is nothing like him….he was born with good in him and learned to love and care for someone. Some people are evil and can't be saved...but if you don't try...all you'll do is deprive them of the chance to learn how to be good...how to be a hero, to find love and happiness!"
"...Hate to break it to ya, mate...but any love and happiness I had?" Thrash began as the ring began to close, "Finitivus took that from me...all that's left now is revenge for my kind...and judgement on both Finitivus and Demon King Piccolo's species."
"Wait!" Goku called out as the ring vanished.
"It was a good effort, Goku," One elder spoke, "But that one is too far gone to accept your Kindness."
"For now, rest back up. Hopefully this trick you mentioned will work," Stratovari suggested, 'Elder Moori...please stay safe.'
"...Man. It's like a ghost town here…" Tangle whispered as she and the others followed Piccolo through an empty Namekian village.
"I can't imagine how long this jackass has been at it," Piccolo sighed while he walked up to a cliff wall; he tapped what looked like a giant section of moss...only for him to move right through it.
"Whoa! What is that?!" Sonic asked in shock before Piccolo's hand shot out, grabbed him by the ear, and dragged him in, "Owowowowowow!"
"A mystery wall~!" Tangle awed as she grabbed Roll by her tail and charged at it, "YAHOO!"
"Be careful! Who knows what traps are waiting, kyu," Miyuki advised as she followed, holding the other Dragon Balls in her tails.
"I doubt there are traps that c-" Piccolo began before flinching when a laser shot grazed his cheek, "?!"
"Don't move…" a female voice spoke as a pair of eyes appeared from within the dark, a blaster being held by the figure as they cautiously approached.
"Woah, woah! We're good! We're good!" Tangle yelped as she raised her hands up, her tail following suit.
"Most of you don't seem familiar...are you w-Sonic?"
"...Julie-Su?" Sonic blinked as a female Echidna with lavender/pink fur walked out of the shadows, wearing a black and blue top with a brown belt and black hip-hugging pants that went into steel-toed boots.
"...Oh thank Chaos. It is you," she sighed in relief as she put her blaster into the holster on her belt, "What are you doing here?"
"Well...That is a story…" Sonic muttered.
"He and Eggman screwed up the multiverse, your world merged with ours, we fought a Space Demon that killed a bunch of people. We kinda wasted our Dragon Ball wishes before the demon arrived to find you guys...and now we're here to collect all you Echidnas, use Porunge to bring people back to life. Also your Knuckles is here...and he is stressing me out cause he's a goddamn idiot." Piccolo listed quickly.
"Knuckles is here?" she asked, "Oh thank Chaos…"
"Neat blaster, by the way," Sonic added.
"It's a replacement for the one I lost when Thrash beat me and Saffron up," she replied, "Apparently, it's a leftover from this Freeza's army, so it's stronger than my old one….thank the creators I found it, too. That Stratovari guy entrusted me to help protect the Elder and the other Namekians and Echidnas."
"Stratovari?" Roll repeated, "Like the stradivarius violin?"
"That's what I thought," Julie-Su nodded, "...Wait. Who are you?"
"Know what you and Knuckles have?" Piccolo asked, getting a nod, "Basically the same thing."
"You...are really good at this…" Sonic muttered.
"I deal with Goku...I have mastered the art of getting to the point," Piccolo sighed.
"Roll Sakurai," Roll introduced, "These are our friends Tangle and Miyuki Prower."
"Yo/Greetings, kyu," Tangle and Miyuki greeted.
"A pleasure," Julie-Su nodded before hurrying to close the cave entrance, "Now come on...The Elder can explain what's been happening...and hoping that Thrash won't find us."
"He's really that dangerous, huh?" Tangle asked.
"He's a danger to the Namekian people due to their weakness to loud and high-pitched sounds," she explained.
"Super scream," Sonic explained.
"Oh~" the trio noted with nods.
"Yeah," Julie-Su nodded as she pulled her blaster back out, pressing something on it as a light flashed from it, "Now come on..the Elder and the others are at the back of the cave."
"Right!" the group agreed as they followed after her.
"Okay...So we know that Thrash will do whatever it takes to put them in a place that he feels their 'evil' can't spread out," Skye muttered as he paced, "He's spent time here and gotten to know a few things...meaning he most likely knows about the Dragon Balls…" he stopped pacing and turned to them, "He's more than likely gotten rid of one of them and put it with the trapped Namekians and Echidnas."
"WHAT?!" Knuckles and Vegeta exclaimed.
"That's it...When this is all over, I'm going to murder him...Tails...stay on the ship. You don't want to see what I plan to do," Vegeta ordered.
"Y-Yes, sir," Tails gulped.
"So if he did put one in there, what do we do?" Knuckles asked.
"Simple: he got rid of one. We need to get rid of six," Skye stated.
"...English. Speak. English," Vegeta seethed.
"We need the remaining six, my daughter, and Thrash himself," Skye stated, his eyes giving a dark glint as he walked off while pulling out a Dragon Radar, "He wants to get rid of things, we'll pull it right back at him on a greater scale."
'...Thrash is here…' Lien-Da thought as she hid in a nearby storage closet, her hands trembling with anger, '...Good...It's about time I pay him back. But first, I need to get out without being seen.…'
"Alright, I'll go with Skye. Tails check in with Bulma back home, tell her we're gonna be a while dealing with...all of this. Knuckles...go find Sonic and the others. They might have found your people," Vegeta ordered.
"Really?"
"I sense a huge gathering of energy on the other side of the planet, our idiots and the Namekians plus what I can assume are Echidnas since I don't recognise it."
Everyone blinked. In place of Knuckles was a cloud shaped like the echidna that was slowly dissipating.
"...Huh. He didn't even use Ki to amplify his speed," Vegeta noted after a moment.
"Never underestimate a man on a mission," Skye noted as he put on a fez, "Well come on then. Allons-y!"
"For the record...I prefer the one with white haired...he's edgy," Vegeta spoke, following him, earning a few looks, "What...I need something to watch while doing nothing in bed...you know...besides the obvious…"
"True. He was rather smashing," Skye agreed as they left, "...Tell me, can you sense anything like Thrash? That it feels like him in a way, but not at the same time?"
"You're going after what his people became?" Vegeta asked.
"Yes, but not how you're thinking. For you, it will be rather disappointing, but for Thrash..." Skye smirked, "It will be a hell unto itself what I intend to do."
"So, Julie-Su, how many echindas are, well…"
"With cybernetics?" the pink echidna questioned, "A few...In all honesty, a lot of us were, well, in shock for a few days when every echidna that went missing over the year before we got exiled were suddenly...there. As if nothing had ever happened. We were glad that these Namekians explained about the Dragon Balls and how someone must have wished them all back."
"That was Roll," Sonic stated, "She heard what happened and wanted to bring them back everyone that died in the Egg Grapes."
"Everyone?"
"Everyone," Sonic nodded.
"Saffron's going to be elated on hearing that," Julie-Su spoke as they soon exited the tunnel.
"We kinda went a little nuts looking for you on Earth...Knuckles more than once bashed his head against a rock...sad part is...the rock won," Piccolo sighed, "You wouldn't believe the amount of brain damage I've needed to heal that guy from...so much brain damage."
"I've been trying to build a spaceship myself...but it kept getting destroyed," Julie-Su admitted, "Built it on the shore? Sea monster ate it. Built it in the middle of a field? A flock of cattle ran it over with the Sheppard chasing them. On a cliff? Cliff broke. I even did every single thing I could to not let something happen...and it still got destroyed by a kid's ball hitting a weak spot on it."
"I honestly wonder if my people don't use technology due to tradition...or if Namek itself just hates the stuff…" Piccolo admitted.
The group entered a cavern. Within it was a large group of Namekians and Echidnas. Some of the Echidnas had one or several parts of their bodies replaced with cybernetics. Amongst them, babbling was a little baby echidna with a stone rattle in yellow footy pajamas being held by a female echidna in yellow robes and brown hair as a female Bee Mobian wearing an aviator's jacket over a pink dress was hovering by her and spotted them.
"Oh!" she gasped as she flew over, "Sonic! It's good to see you again!"
"Hey, Saffron," Sonic greeted, "You got stuck on this planet with the Echidnas?"
"I was trapped in that same pocket Zone with them because I was 'corrupted' by Julie-Su," the bee huffed, "...Is Charmy alright?"
"He's as okay as he can be," Sonic replied, "The guys have managed to keep him distracted from what I've heard, but he misses ya."
"Don't worry...we plan to take you home." Piccolo added, "But first...we kind of have a total psychopath to deal with...and I've lost track of how many times this has happened to Namek."
"Yeah, Thrash," Julie-Su scowled, "We kinda know that already since we're all hiding in here from him and his damn charged up Warp Ring."
"I come back to life only to be afraid of getting thrown into a ring. Oi vey," an elderly echidna nearby noted, playing some sort of checkers-like game with an elderly Namekian.
"Could be worse."
"How so?"
"Could be a wedding ring," the elderly Namekian joked before the two started to laugh.
"It concerns me how well your people get along with my people…" Piccolo spoke to Julie-Su.
"Agreed," Julie-Su concurred.
"How did you all get here, anyway?" Saffron asked.
"We've got a big ship," Sonic replied, "We came here to get the Echidnas back home and to get a wish from the Dragon here. We already got a lot of the Dragon Balls, too. A lot bigger than the ones back home."
"Don't make the jokes…" Piccolo spoke up.
"What?" Sonic asked.
"You were thinking it…" Piccolo sighed.
"What no I...no yeah I totally was…" Sonic laughed.
"Roll…" Piccolo sighed as she slapped Sonic upside the head, "Good girl, you are a great help."
"Ow…" Sonic muttered, rubbing the back of his head.
"Oh..I see you've recovered some of our Dragon Balls," an elderly Namekian in a red vest spoke as he walekd forward, noticing the Dragon Balls in Miyuki's tail.
"...Let me guess, the Elder/leader of the Namekians?" Tangle guessed.
"It's the wrinkles isn't it?" he smiled.
"Eh. Just a hunch and you have that whole 'wise elder vibe' to ya," Tangle shrugged.
"That's a pretty common look in these parts. But you are right." he smiled once more before turning to Piccolo, "It has been a while, brother." he smiled.
"Likewise." Piccolo bowed his head.
"Brother?" the Mobians asked.
"It's something not easily explained." the elder replied.
"Best not to ask," Piccolo added.
"Fair enough then, kyu," Miyuki nodded.
"Still, I am glad you have found us when you did," the elder spoke as he sighed a bit, "I just hope Stratovari is okay…"
"I'm sure he'll be fine...Goku is out there after all…" Piccolo sighed, "I give it a day at worst till he does something that works."
"Does he have to scream so loud?!" an echidna screamed as he and his fellow prisoners covered their ears while Goku was screaming his lungs out.
"It's...an...idea to use his ki to strengthen his lungs and vocal chords to project the energy out and shake the air and alter vibrations to break through the dimensional veil." a Namekian explained.
"HE CAN DO THAT?!" several Echidnas asked.
"Eh…" one Namekian shrugged.
"Ah...ahh….ah man…" Goku panted as he stopped screaming, "That's not working...if only I can go Super Saiyan...then that might help."
"Even then, this place will just drain you before you could even attempt it," Stratovari pointed out as he walked over.
"I've never felt this weak before…" Goku spoke up, "I've spent my whole life seeking strength...to fight powerful people...to protect my friends. I was the first to train and Master the Super Saiyan form...and now it's useless to me…"
"...I feel your pain," Stratovari spoke, clenching his fist a bit, "After the original Namek was destroyed, I felt so...weak. Lost...knowing that Guru was no longer there. But after seeing your friend Piccolo and his will to fight...I trained myself to protect Elder Moori...to protect my people. I even studied the ways of the sword to help further strengthen myself."
"But...you don't have a sword," Goku pointed out.
"...Hmm," Stratovari chuckled a bit before lifting one of his hands up as he kept it straight, a crimson red ki surrounding it, "My hands are my swords. To protect my people, I've honed my body to the point where I can defend them...the ultimate shield if you will while my hands are the ultimate blades to pierce down those who seek to harm others."
"You're a real strong guy, arent'cha!" Goku smiled, "I guess we can't give up then, can we? ...Even if just for a moment...I can transform...I might be able to do it."
"Then rest up," Stratovari smiled a bit, "Once you gain enough strength back, you can try again. Hopefully, your comrades on the outside can hold their own."
"Ah," Goku nodded.
Piccolo sighed as he exited the secret passage. He walked out and looked up before looking down as Knuckles landed in front of him.
"Took you long enough." Piccolo spoke up.
"They're in there, aren't they?" Knuckles guessed, looking behind Piccolo at the concealed secret entrance.
"Yes. But I'd take a second to think over what you want to say first when you meet who's inside," Piccolo offered.
"...Tch...damn it. You're right…" Knuckles sighed, "It's just...I was so scared that I truly was the last of my kind..and yet here on Namek...my people are alive again…" he began to grip his fist as he growled out, "And Thrash is trying to harm them again...all because of what happened in the past!"
"Your people are here," Piccolo said simply, "You don't have to concern yourself with the past anymore. If I did, I'd always worry I'd return to being what my father was. But...I can't, and never will." he walked forward, "We Namekians have a rare ability: Fusion. Where a Namekian absorbs another into themselves...preserving their memories, and enhancing your power with theirs. I've done it twice...now I have Nail, a busybody who bothers me constantly...and Kami who is the embodiment of good…all up here in my head 24-7."
"...That could also explain why I've been hearing Tikal talk to someone so late at night," Knuckles muttered.
"She can somehow pick up on my telepathic signature and talk with them…" Piccolo sighed.
"Given how she can understand Chaos, it's not that far out..." Knuckles muttered.
"Knuckles...you are surrounded by friends who drive you up the wall, you have to help save the world every other week...but beyond that...you're not alone anymore. Things are bad now, but if there is one thing I've learned...it's that Saiyans are an annoyingly unstoppable species. You don't have to worry as much anymore. You got one of the galaxy's most dangerous weapons in your corner...and Vegeta…"
"...Heh. That's that's true," Knuckles admitted with a small chuckle, "Normally I just have Sonic and, at times, Shadow to deal with, but now...I have more people I can trust...more people to help me grow...and make sure no one can steal the Master Emerald," he muttered that last part to himself, "But more importantly...thanks to the Dragon Balls, I can finally see my people again."
"I think for you...this does matter more than it ever did to me, or Goku," Piccolo added, "We spent our time on Earth alone as the only warriors of our kind. The difference was...Goku was raised, and fought for people. He has no memories of the Saiyans...save for bad ones like his brother...Vegeta ironically might understand how you feel...he knew his people and had a life with them. But he also used to be evil...Goku has this...annoying ability to beat that out of you."
"Heh...I never thought I'd feel like I shared anything in common with that guy," Knuckles smirked, "It'd be like saying Shadow and I suddenly get along. But I guess I should see one thing Goku is better at then we give him credit for...he can make his enemies into good people."
"I don't get it...but I think as long as me and Vegeta are proving him right...he won't stop showing even beings of evil mercy," Piccolo went on, "The number of times he's actually buckled down and tried to kill an enemy...where the times he knew not even humility would help them. Monsters of evil with no chance to redeem."
"Like Eggman...Sonic keeps giving him chances, but he'll never change…" Knuckles sighed, "Same with Metal Sonic."
"I'm sure Goku will try...but if Eggman proves Goku's kindness is wasted…" Piccolo spoke, "Goku won't make the same mistake again."
Knuckles nodded in agreement before tensing, feeling something in the distance, "...Tch. Damn it...he must've sensed me."
"Go in and tell Elder Moori they need to evacuate," Piccolo spoke, "They have a secret tunnel that leads to another shelter. Your people are amazing diggers…"
"That we are," Knuckles nodded in agreement as he opened up the secret entrance, "Just be careful. Thrash is someone you don't wanna underestimate."
"Don't worry...I don't underestimate. Namekians don't have that fault like Saiyans," Piccolo spoke as he removed his Turban and tossed his cloak aside, causing the ground to break a little when they landed on it.
Knuckles nodded as he walked into the entrance, closing it behind him as Piccolo took off into the air.
"I sense something big and angry heading this way…" Sonic muttered, "Also someone short and angry."
"Big and angry?" Tangle repeated, "...is the short and angry one Knuckels?"
"More than likely," Sonic shrugged.
"I HEARD THAT!" Knuckles' voice barked
"...yup. That's Knuckles," Julie-Su sighed.
"...If he's here and not with Piccolo-san, something must've came up," Miyuki spoke, finishing in bandaging up a Namekian's arm as she stood up.
"...That might be the big and angry one then," Sonic said.
"Hai," Roll nodded before Knuckles came rushing in.
"Sup Knu-!"
"Out of my way!" Knuckles rushed past Sonic, sending him tumbling into a wall.
"...I'm okay!"
"Knu…!" Julie-Su began before Knuckles soon grabbed her into a tight embrace, "?!"
"Seems he has his priorities," Roll noted, her tail wagging a little at the sight as she helped Sonic get out of the wall, "Daijobu?"
"After the Gravity room...that was a love tap…" Sonic muttered, "I still can't stand in the thing, but remarkably things hurt less now." he looked over at Knuckles, still hugging the pink echidna, "...Eh, I'll let it slide for now."
"...Um, Knuckles?" Julie-Su spoke, earning the red echidna's attention, "As great as it is to see you again...don't you have anything important to say?"
"...oh! Right!" Knuckles recalled as he stopped the hug, "We need to get everyone out of here...Thrash is somewhere nearby."
"So soon?" one Namekian asked as most of the Echidnas and Namekians began to worry.
"Yes," Knuckles replied, "But don't worry...I'll make sure nothing happens to you all."
"What about Piccolo?" Sonic asked.
"He went to hold him off so we can get the Echidnas and Namekians somewhere safe," Knuckles explained, "We should hurry, he's buying us time for a reason."
"Hold…" Miyuki spoke as she walked over to the entrance of the hideout, taking a deep breath as she put her hands on the floor, causing ice to form until the entrance was blocked up by a thick wall of ice, "That will buy us time, kyu."
"Then...how are we gonna get out?" Tangle asked.
"There's one thing we echidnas are good out," Knuckles answered as he walked over to a nearby wall, digging his fist into it as he began to dig up some dirt, "Any echidna who is able come help!"
"Come on, Men! We can't sit by and do nothing!" one male Echidna shouted as he and a few others ran over and began to help Knuckles in digging, "Help the Avatar!"
"Stop calling me Avatar!" Knuckles barked.
"I sure hope Piccolo will be okay." Sonic muttered, looking back.
"Hmm...the Namekian has found Taz…" Vegeta noted, looking off to the side, "At the very least...he's smart."
"Indeed," Skye nodded.
"So tell me…" Vegeta motioned to the feral-looking Tasmanian Tigers that were currently surrounding them, "How did you know he had these things here?"
"It's part of his personality. He needs validation for his cause," Skye stated calmly as if they weren't surrounded by feral beasts, "Therefore, he keeps his colony with him for that validation." he looked before pointing at two, "Those two are more than likely his siblings."
"There's a small similarity in ki," Vegeta noted, "So what now?"
"Leave those two to me and you can have a field day on the rest. Just no killing. We want them alive," Skye stated.
"Very well…" Vegeta smiled as his aura flared out, "But...I can't promise they won't wake up with a bitch of a headache."
"That's perfectly fine," Skye replied as he looked at the two, 'First, the one of the right will lunge. Counter with moving to the right and uppercut to the chin, dislocating the jaw. The left will pause for a moment in registering her sister receiving damage that fast. Kick to the face, heel directly on the nose to break. Grab by tail and, with proper momentum, throw at the other as they recover from the hit. Lastly, Capsule in the right pen protector pocket labeled 'II' to deal knockout. Physical recovery, 2 weeks for broken nose to stabilize and 6 weeks to fully heal while several hours from Capsule II; four to eight weeks for the dislocated jaw. Mental recovery, eleven months.'
The one on the right lunged at Skye after a moment. He moved to the right and delivered an uppercut to her chin, making her yelp as she flipped in the air and landed on her back, her jaw dislocated. While the one on the left let out a startled yelp before Skye's right foot slammed into her face, specifically his heel to her nose. A sickening crunch went off and she yelped out in agony. While still moving, Skye grabbed her tail and spun around, throwing her at the other as they were getting back on their feet. He pulled out a black and yellow Capsule with a 'II' on it before clicking it while moving towards them.
*BZZZZRAP! CRACKLE~!*
"Far too simple," Skye shook his head as he wagged a spent taser at the two sparking, twitching, unconscious Devil Dogs.
"Ah good you're done," Vegeta spoke as he sat on a pile of them while drinking an energy drink, "Not bad, I must say." he then slapped one upside the head as it tried getting up, "Heel!"
"Fantastic," Skye smirked, "Now all we need are the Dragon Balls and then it begins and ends."
"...They're nearby…" Thrash whispered as he walked through an empty field, cautiously looking around, "But where...As soon as I can get rid of them, the safer the galaxy will b-" he paused as he stopped in his tracks, seeing Piccolo glaring at him from a distance, "...Well now...this is quite the treat…G'day….son of the Demon King."
"Piccolo is just fine," he replied, "And you are Thrash, gotta admit...never met a Mobian this big before. I've also never met one so dumb...but that's just because I thought Sonic was dumb as they come."
"..." Thrash just frowned at his response, "Rude and ruthless...much like your father from what I've read…"
"Cut the crap...where are the Namekians and Echidnas you've taken?"
"Heh...like I'd tell you," Thrash grinned, "And don't bother wishin' for the Namekian Dragon...can't summon it if the set isn't complete. Besides..." his frown soon returned, "This way no one can use 'em for evil…"
"You know, my dad was messed up, but that's just because he was the evil Kami ejected from his heart." Piccolo spoke, "And in the end all my Dad got for his machinations...was a 15 year old kid...literally punching a hole in him. I'd say he got what was coming his way, but my people...the people of Namek. They just want to live in peace...and are getting real tired of weird aliens coming here and messing up their home. So before we go on...take a long second to look at things here...who's the poor people being hurt by one selfish person...and who's the evil invader from another land?"
"...My people did nothing wrong...the Echidnas corrupted them...made them unrecognizable," Thrash growled, "Because of them, I'm the last Mobian Tasmanian Devil...and you claim I'm the evil one here?! ...Know what? I was gonna make you the last of your species to live for what your father has done..but like with Knuckles once I've rounded up the Echidnas and Namekians...I'll make it so the entire species goes extinct. Never to harm anyone ever again."
"Oh shut up…"
"?" Thrash raised a brow as he turned, seeing Lien-Da floating-not walking...floating-down as she landed behind him, "...Oh...It's you. Here to pay me back for last time?"
"Yes...immensely so," Lien-Da scowled before looking at Piccolo, "...Even if it means working with one of Sonic's allies."
"I thought it was weird I heard another heartbeat…" Piccolo sighed, "I just thought one of the girls snuck a pet on board." he frowned, "You're different. Before I could sense something living about you...but now...you're like 17 and 18...nothing."
"Well you can thank Dr. Eggman for that," Lien-Da stated, lifting her hand up as bits of electric energy formed in it, "While you were busy with that space bug demon, he found the lab of this Dr. Gero character."
"Oh god damn it…" Piccolo whispered in annoyance.
"And he took his technology and decided to upgrade the Dark Legion...not Egg Army. Dark. Legion."
"That sounds more like a 'you' issue...and I'm not pulling the pin on that grenade…" Piccolo muttered.
"Oh trust me...you can't fathom the amount of annoyance and hate I have for that fat idiot the moment he decided to add 'Egg' to the Dark Legion's name," Lien-Da scowled before glaring at Thrash, "For now...I'll vent on the bastard who stuck me in that hell hole."
"...heh. And you think you're strong enough to stop me still?" Thrash asked with a grin.
"...I dunno…" Lien-Da began as she reeled her arms back, moving them as if she was ready to pull something away, her hands crackling with electricity, "Let's test that theory. Also you may want to move, green man...this might get shocking."
"?" Thrash raised a brow before Lien-Da made a quick swinging motion, sending out a massive electric cutting wave at the Tasmanian Devil, "?!" he tensed as he quickly brought hiss arms up the block, wincing as the attack phased through him; the Tasmanian Devil grunted in pain as electricity coursed through his body.
"Why does everyone try to do a version of Krillin's move?" Piccolo asked, jumping over the cutting wave, "At least it's not a disk…" he landed and watched as Lien-Da continued to test her new abilities, forcing Thrash to dodge each time, "I see...just like us, he can't sense her...and if he can't sense her, he can't predict her attacks' directions."
"Tch...Bloody hell that hurt..!" Thrash growled out as he dodged another electrified ki blast.
"I'm not the same as before...and trust me…" Lien-Da began as an electric aura began to surround her, "If I wanted, I could make it as if a 50 million bolt of lightning hit here...and you at the center of the crater."
"Like I…" Thrash growled before letting out a shockwave in a roar, "CAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRE!-!-!-!"
"Gh!" Piccolo grunted, covering his ears.
Lien-Da smirked and held out her arms as a red dome of energy formed to block the shockwave, "I just learned I could do that, too...I wonder what else I can make happen?" she asked in a taunting tone, "If you want to have a size contest with a woman...you must have a cruel handicap."
"Ah right...men and women find a way to make this so awkward…" Piccolo grunted, "Man, I'm glad I don't have to deal with that...thank you evolution…"
"If you're not gonna make a move, then just sit there and be a good 'Yoshi'!" Lien-Da shouted.
"...I know that felt like a jab, Nail…" Piccolo muttered to himself as his eye twitched, "Shut up, Kami...I don't care if Goku said it, too…"
"I will never understand aliens…" she sighed before aiming at Thrash, "As for you...my turn~" she smiled while forming a ball of red energy before it suddenly exploded out as a wide beam of energy.
"?!" Thrash tensed up before pulling out a Warp Ring, tossing it out as he quickly jumped into it, causing the beam to pass through as it vanished.
"...Damn. Forgot he had those things," Lien-Da frowned, keeping a close eye out before she quickly rolled out of the way of Thrash's attempted slam with his arms, "As long as he has those things, he can dodge any attack easily..."
"Gee...It's almost like I was trying to think of how to deal with that," Piccolo called out in an overly dramatic sarcastic tone.
"Oh shut…" Lien-da began before she realized what he said, "...you're using me as bait, aren't you?"
"Oh what? No...I'd never do that...I'm the good guy…" Piccolo replied, still in his sarcastic and condescending tone.
"...oh gee then. I guess I won't tell you about the giant flying purple people eater over you," Lien-Da countered in her own sarcastic tone.
"?!" Piccolo tensed at that before he quickly rolled out of the way of Thrash's sound blast from above, "...yeah. I know she played me there, Nail...I know, Kami! That's why I was waiting for the right moment…!"
"Bloke's crazier than that duck fellow from the Hooligans," Thrash muttered before dodging another energy blast from Lien-Da.
"I wish it was that simple…" Piccolo groaned, "Ever since you Mobians showed up, Nail and Kami have been talking more and more...Yes, I'm blaming Tikal, you two."
"What are you talking about?!" Thrash asked, getting annoyed.
"I have my own problems!" Piccolo shouted, appearing above Thrash and slamming his elbow into the back of his head, sending him falling to the ground, "We Namekians have our own means to keep our people alive, this...seems to be a side effect of it. I blame the sweet Echidna ghost girl…"
"Hey. How about being a little less chatty and more dealing with this giant purple lunatic before he gets away?!" Lien-Da argued as she fired more Ki Blasts at Thrash, prompting him to roll out of the way.
"If you want me gone so bad, Sheila...all you had to do w-" Thrash began, reaching for the bag that held the Charged Warp rings before wincing when a ki blast from Piccolo grazed his hand, making him wince as he ended up throwing the bag to the edge, almost causing it to fall into the water, "Gah! Bloody hell!"
"Yeah...no," Piccolo replied as his hand stretched out and grabbed the bag, "Bet you didn't know we could do that?" he smirked, retracting his arm, "With this, I have what I was actually after." he opened the bag and pulled out a handful of rings.
"Give those back!" Thrash growled.
"Hmm…" Piccolo thought on that as he put the rings back in, "I could...or…" he tossed it up...and opened his mouth as he swallowed the entire bag.
"Da hell!?" Thrash gawked.
"You gotta be kidding me," Lien-Da gawked.
"Oh don't worry...my kind don't eat. So it's not like it's being digested," Piccolo explained, "Besides...I just did the most unexpected thing neither of you would ever think of. We call that...'Pulling a Goku,'" he chuckled, "Sides...unlike you, I can spit it out anytime I want. And if you want them back...well you're either gonna have to ask...or try and get them back...but I warn you...I'm a lot more durable then I look."
"...But not your ears," Thrash grinned, "That's the thing I noticed with your kind...you can't take loud sounds very well, especially high pitched ones like whistling."
"Right…" Piccolo smiled, "And you think I'm dumb enough to stick around?" he charged up his aura...and took off.
"..."
"Well...that happened," Lien-Da blinked...before glaring at Thrash, "And now it's just you and me...as it should be."
"Ah crap…" Thrash realized.
"It pains me the Green man used me as a tool in all this, but...now you can't pull any more bullshit...and I'm going to skin you...and use your pelt as a bathmat…" she held her hand up as it crackled with electric energy, "And I am gonna enjoy every...single...moment."
"...Fine…" Thrash frowned as he stood ready, "Then I'll make sure your brain is nothing but absolute mush...and you're bleeding from your ears when I'm done with you."
"Then come get it~"
"RAAAGH!"
"Okay...I think I rested up enough," Goku whispered as he walked forward, "Okay...gonna try again!"
"Got it!" Stratovari nodded as he and the other Namekians and Echidnas covered their ears, "Go for it!"
"Hai!" Goku nodded as he changed into Super Saiyan, "I only got a short amount of time, so…" he paused as he took a big inhale, taking in as much air as he could before he let out a huge, ear piercing roar, the entire area shaking as he screamed his lungs out.
"Dear Chaos, how has his vocal chords not given out?!" an echidna screamed.
"I think they did, but Saiyans can heal and adapt to whatever hurts them!" a Namekian shouted.
"Oh, I can only imagine what Death Metal sounds like from them!" another echidna panicked.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHhhhhhhh….!" Goku screamed until he lost his transformation, panting heavily as he stopped screaming, "Damn...even that didn't work...okay...this might kill me, but...I'll have to try Super Saiyan 3." he whispered, about to transform before…
"Ahem!"
"?" Goku blinked as he looked up...seeing Piccolo staring at him from the Warp Ring floating before him, "Piccolo?"
"Tried the same trick me and Gotenks did to get out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?"
"Uh-huh," Goku nodded,"Was about to go Super Saiyan 3 before you stopped me," he added before blinking twice, "Wait. But how did you…?"
"Managed to get the location from him the one time I managed to make physical contact," Piccolo explained, "It was at the top of his thoughts."
"Cool beans…" Goku huffed, "Speaking of beans…?"
"You're lucky I have some on me," Piccolo muttered, pulling out a bag of Senzu Beans before taking one out and flicking it at Goku.
"You're the best, Piccolo…" Goku smiled as he caught it.
"Yeah yeah. Start helping the elderly, the young, and the hurt out," he ordered, "I can probably keep this up for so long while Thrash is distracted with that Lien-Da girl."
"It's best we do," Stratovari nodded as he walked over, carrying the Dragon Ball underneath his arm.
"Why was…" Piccolo began to ask before frowning, "Thrash threw it in here."
"Yep," Goku replied.
"Well at the least I can get this out of here," Piccolo sighed as he took out a handful of Warp Rings and handed them over to Stratovari, "Just focus on where you want to go before tossing it." he explained as he took the Dragon Ball.
"Understood," Stratovari nodded as he took one of the rings, closing his eyes as he began to focus on his thoughts. After a few more moments of silence, he tossed the ring before him, causing it to enlarge and show a clearing outside the abandoned Namekian village, "Here...I can feel Elder Moori will appear here."
"That would be a good place to catch up with them," Piccolo spoke, "I'm gonna go deal with the idiot…"
"Hey!" Goku complained.
"For once I don't mean you…"
"Oh. ...Sonic must be in for it, then."
"I get the feeling someone just called me an idiot when I haven't been one," Sonic frowned.
"Too easy…" Knuckles muttered.
"Hey!" Sonic barked.
"Eh heh...s-seriously, can we hurry up?" Tangle asked...hiding behind Roll as she panted a bit, "I...really don't do well in closed-up spaces...like safes."
"Please hurry. I got stuck with her in a safe before we met...not pretty," Roll cringed.
"How did you get stuck in a safe?" Sonic asked.
"Tou-san was testing if someone could trip on a banana peel if the peel falls in the right way," Roll replied, blushing, "We weren't paying attention."
"This sounds...like a real weird story…" Sonic muttered.
"I think I see some light ahead," Miyuki spoke, seeing a bit of light poking out from the dirt the echidna men were digging up.
"Finally!" Knuckles smirked as he broke through the last layer of dirt and stone, letting fresh air fill the tunnel, "Ah, I always love that feeling of fresh air when you dig your way back out!"
"It is rather nice," one of the Echidna men noted.
"Now we just need...mm!" Knuckles began as he walked right into Stratovari, "This guy is big…"
"Mr. Stratovari!" Saffron gasped as she flew over, "You're okay!"
"Ah...the one known as Piccolo was able to free us by stealing the Warp Rings from Thrash." he smiled as he motioned to the portal as the younger Namekians were helping others out.
"Oh...I missed you so much grass…" Goku groaned, face first on the ground.
"That's a relief," Knuckles noted with a sigh of relief, "Wait...Where is he?"
"He got that Lien-Da lady to distract Thrash," Goku recalled, his voice slightly muffled from his face in the ground.
"The Commissar is here?" one of the Echidnas with cybernetics asked.
"Oh yeah…" Goku muttered as he lifted his face up finally, "Piccolo said she snuck onto the ship...we can't sense her anymore 'cause she's an android...you know like 18-san."
"How?!" Knuckles and the others asked.
"Eggman…" Goku said simply.
"Of course," Sonic facepalmed, "Guy likes to swipe tech from other scientists to use as his own at times."
"I guess Gero had another...secret lab…" Goku muttered, "Scientists confuse me, honestly...Bulma's like my sister...and I still don't understand her."
"Tou-san confuses most at times when he goes too far in his science talks, too," Roll noted.
"Eh, I tend to just space out and only half listen at times," Sonic shrugged, "Only time I regretted it was when Rotor was talking about these milkshakes he was making and I had one, blacked out, and came to stuck in the ceiling and Freedom HQ a wreck. Ant still doesn't want to do anything with dairy after that day."
"Sounds like that Bachelor party thing Krillin made me go to…" Goku muttered, "I still don't know how we kidnapped the President of Earth…it's also why Chi-Chi doesn't let me drink that beer stuff anymore..."
"This is why I like Goku...I feel like he gets me." Sonic smiled.
"Yes...you're both idiots." Knuckles sighed.
"Y-hey…"
"So did Piccolo go off to deal with them?" Knuckles asked.
"I think so. Gotta be honest, Piccolo doesn't like telling me his plans fully...it gets annoying since that last time he blew a hole in my chest…" Goku muttered earning a few stares, "Oh don't worry...I got him back." he smiled, "I had to charge an attack for a while and had him tag in for me."
"Oh…fair I...guess?"
"I mean...wouldn't you if Shadow made you do something that hurt?" Goku argued looking at Sonic.
"...touche Alien Monkey man...touche…" Sonic chuckled.
"Alright...I got the new Cyborg Bitch that way…" Piccolo turned to his left where he saw an explosion go off, "Vegeta and Skye are that way...and Tails is alone on the ship...which honestly might be the safest place at the moment. So...I won't have to deal with his mother later...now what to do. Eventually Thrash will lose stamina against an Android...if his sound based attacks don't take her down first. I could just let Vegeta kill them...but they seem to still care for this Lien-Da...meaning I'd better stop them before they die." he sighed flying off, "Hopefully whatever scheme those two have going on works."
"Nonsense, that's not what happens when you go into a Blackhole!" Vegeta argued with Skye.
"Oh you've been into one before?" he argued back.
"No of course not, I've shot into one before!"
"And did you destroy it?"
"Well no...but everyone knows you can't destroy a black hole!"
"Well I mean...technically they die…" he muttered, unsure how to actually correct/counter, "N...Nevermind. Just help me get the Devil Dogs to the sip"
"Fine fine…" Vegeta sighed as he began forming a pile of them he lifted with one arm.
"Thank you."
"Whatever…"
"Okay...where are you?" Lien-Da whispered as she cautiously looked around for Thrash, "How somebody as big as him is able to hide himself, I'll never know...especially with all these pleat-" she quickly rolled out of the way of a loud roar coming from the side, "Found you!"
"Damn it!" Thrash growled as he jumped out from behind a rock formation, Lien-DA's electric blast destroying it as he sent out another sonic soundwave at her, "RAAAAAAAGH!"
"This is almost getting boring." Lien-Da sighed, summoning another barrier to block, "That fat idiot meant for me to become a challenge for Goku...I guess in the grand scheme of things...you don't compare to an alien monkey who has enough energy to blow up a solar system…"
"Shut up! Y-"
"Oh no don't tell me. You're gonna counter with 'oh but my kind was mutated by Finitivus and many other bad Echidnas, so I must purge all Echidnas from existence except for one,'" Lien-Da mocked in a faked hurt tone, "Oh boo freaking hoo! I was killed by that psychopath Enerjak, brought back and had to serve under a fat idiot who was obsessed with Sonic, served his just as crazy nephew for a bit, and then I was sent to literal hell by you!"
"And clearly it didn't stick ya daft bitch!" Thrash snapped.
"Yeah...blame a couple of nerds for that one…" Lien-Da countered, "Oh...and here's a little bit of info I found out in my downtime thanks to Metal...turns out had Eggman fully succeeded in interrupting Sonic in fixing our world...Not just me and the Echidna you despise so much, but you...you and your entire damn species would've been erased as well!"
"YOU LIE!"
"What would I get from lying to you...I hate you and your goddamn grape flavored face…" she argued almost amused by this conversation now, "I mean...I get nothing out of making up that story. And honestly my life has been a literal hell since the world changed...a freakin man child with more power than a Super Nova has been bothering us every god damn week...and we can't even fight back cause again...he has the power of a celestial explosion packed into one...surprisingly good looking frame. Too bad each time he talks I wanna rip my hair and brain out. To make matters worse that kind of stupid has reproduced twice...and I've met one...it's just as stupid...so we're doomed."
"Tch…"
"Oh ho! And don't get me started on mister egomaniac...who's just as strong as the idiot!" Lien-Da snapped, "And to make it worse...he actively tries to kill us! He once randomly shot into the air just to try and hit us...and he did! And it was my god damn room he blew up!"
"Just shut u-"
"Oh I ain't finished!" Lien-Da snapped, "And the other son of the idiot..he's smart. Like legit smart! And besides him, we have a Namekian who trained him, and a literal bubblegum demon who can turn anyone into candy!"
"You have to have made that one up…" Thrash muttered.
"Oh trust me...I ain't!" Lien-Da exclaimed, "Also speaking of said Namekian...he's heading right for you."
"Wha-GAH!" Thrash gawked as he was kicked in the side and sent flying.
"So...Vegeta did hit something...he's gonna be riding that one for a week…" Piccolo sighed, "For the record, we never asked for you idiots either." he crossed his arms and looked at Lien-Da, "We fought off an intergalactic tyrant, the ultimate bio-android, and a Bubblegum demon…" Lien-Da motioned at him while giving Thrash a 'I told you' look, "We have all died several times over. Now we have the embodiment of human eating disorders and baldness leading an army of mechanized animals...so if anything, I should be the one complaining. Because you just make my life freaking hell...And to top it off, you're Androids now. You're one of the most annoying things I've ever dealt with, and sadly this time it's not just two of them."
"Not our fault you have a guy with enough power to rival a goddamn sun and need to level the playing field," Lien-Da replied.
"I was happy with our time of peace...but I guess Sonic and Goku on one planet just doubles the magnet for trouble," Piccolo sighed, "I swear to god if Goku doesn't kill Eggman soon...I'm going to do it myself."
"Trust me..I would too if it weren't for whatever 'bomb' Eggman put in me and the other Grand Masters," Lien-Da muttered.
Thrash's eye twitched madly, 'They're...They're just acting like I'm not even here, aren't they?'
"But right now, let's address the loud mouthed 'elephant' in the room," Lien-Da spoke as she turned back towards Thrash, "And I'd like to pay back the asshole who threw me and my Legionnaires into that literal hell."
"Fair enough," Piccolo noted before all three heard a very loud screeching noise, "GAH! BITCH!"
=Hello? Hello, hello? Is this thing working? Oh, blast it all, we did too good a job soundproofing the ship, didn't we, Tails?=
=I think so. Let me open a window=
=And blow out our own eardrums?=
=WILL YOU GET TO IT ALREADY!?= Vegeta's voice snapped =MY EARS ARE BLEEDING FROM STANDING OUT THERE!=
=Oh, thanks for validating it works!= Skye thanked =Alrighty then. Hello, Thrash the Tasmanian Devil. I do hope you're listening...or in range of this to hear it. If any Namekians are in the vicinity, sorry for the ringing in your heads and for what you hear next= with that, whimpering and yelping were heard mixed with a cage rattling =I'm sure you know these sounds, Thrash=
"?! You…" Thrash began with a growl, "What are you planning to do to my people?! ...wait...you're an ally of Finitevus, aren't you?!"
=If you can hear this, you're probably thinking I'm an ally of the Echidnas. Well, I am an ally to Knuckles through my daughter and her mate being his friends. So, let's get straight to the point. I'll release them in trade for one simple thing: run away=
"What?"
=Run away. I want you to be infamous for running away from everything. I want you to run to the very edge of existence and never come back. I want children to one day come upon where you reside once you have run away and go 'Look. There's the home of Thrash the Run Away.' And when they knock and ask why you're called that, you tell them that it's because you made the grave mistake of targeting children in your petty, idiotic, illogical, pathetic, and downright pitiful vendetta!=
"How dare you…"
=Now before you go challenging me on this...I would like to remind you...I have a Vegeta=
=I swear to whatever god is listening these things will burn if they don't shut the hell up!=
=I'll give you, oh...three minutes before Vegeta makes a roast from them. I'd say 'five,' but he's had a long day and no meat since breakfast. All you need to do in three minutes is be here. Tick-tock, Mr. Pitiful= Skye informed before another screeching went off =Okay, I think I turned it off=
=Uh, Uncle Skye? The light's still on= Tails pointed out.
=Oh blast it! Then what button did I just hit?=
=Why did a muffin land on my head?= Vegeta demanded.
=Oh. That was the muffin button= Skye chuckled sheepishly before it turned off.
"..." Thrash said nothing as he stood there, processing all the information that was dropped onto him, his fist clenching up.
"I suggest you listen to him," Piccolo spoke, earning his attention, "Because unlike me...Vegeta won't hesitate in killing you."
"He's incredibly violent…" Lien-Da agreed.
"...Damn it...fine…" Thrash growled out, giving a sigh in defeat, "To make sure my people are safe...I'll leave...and never bother any of you again."
"How can you be so caring...but unable to understand…" Piccolo sighed, "Just like with you, the people you mostly hurt are innocent. I am the rare example of being part evil. But my people only want peace. The Echidna's have some real messed up people...look at this bitch…"
"I can hear you!" Lien-Da snapped.
"But are children really evil for the act one bastard caused?" Piccolo asked.
"...No…" Thrash sighed as he began to walk off, "Just...promise me one thing mate...if you ever see an albino echidna by the name of Fnitivus…" he looked back at Piccolo with a growl, "Let me know…"
"Given what I know of him...if he ever shows his face in our parts...good chance we'll kill him." Piccolo replied with a serious look, "That's one thing my friends do...they don't forgive true evil. And so far we have three threats to the Galaxy itself burning in hell to prove it. That is if androids even have souls..."
"Hmph...if ya do kill 'em, let me know…" Thrash grinned a bit as he flew off.
"...Hmph...I supposed you'd stop me if I tried anything." Lien-Da spoke to Piccolo.
"If I don't, Goku would…" Piccolo responded, "Given Goku wants to believe everyone can change for the best...do you really want to pull that pin and do the one thing that is sure to piss him off? I can tell right now you're as strong as 17 and 18 when we first met them. But you might want to start training...cause that just barely brings you to the same level as the brats Goten and Trunks."
"They're the two who hang out with that fox kid that has that really fluffy fur, right?"
"Not sure why that is important...but yes."
"Good. Just wanna make sure," Lien-Da nodded as she walked off.
"...let me guess, Eggman would plan to kidnap them."
"Given how opportunistic he is...eeyup," Lien-Da nodded as she began to fly up, "Now if you'll excuse me..I got some Legionnaire's to get back, and then head back to base...and hopefully don't come to find the planet's been shattered," she sighed as she flew off.
"I'm not sure if these ones can be made good...but I wouldn't be able to stop Goku from trying." he sighed, "My life just gets harder and harder."
"...Is this really necessary?" one of the Echidnas in cybernetics asked as he and the others that had cybernetics on them were tied up by Tangle's tail.
"Sorry...just wanna make sure the moment your boss lady comes, you don't suddenly pull out blasters on us," Sonic shrugged, "Also nice knot work, Tangle."
"Hee hee…" Tangle gave a v for 'victory' at that as she gave a sheepish chuckle.
"This is humiliating...beaten by children…" one muttered.
"Ah that's nothing new. I took down an entire army when I was 12!" Goku laughed, "I don't even know why they hated me. All I did was stop them from taking over the world and blew up their bases…"
"...you're bluffing."
"Nope...just be thankful he wasn't around when Eggman took over," Sonic chuckled.
"I'm very stubborn," Goku admitted, "Also I could not hold back as a kid…" he muttered.
"...I think we may have dodged a massive bullet, sir," one echidna that was tied up spoke.
"Ugh shut up, Lar-Ry!"
"There's always a Larry…" Sonic and Goku chuckled in amusement.
"Oh god it's idiot in stereo!"
"Oh that's just hurtful," Sonic chuckled.
"I am glad you are okay, Elder," Startovari spoke, kneeling before Elder Moori, "Thank the gods you and the others got to safety in time.."
"I'm fine child, we've made many new friends, and thankfully old ones came to our aid." Moori sighed, patting Stratovari's shoulders to calm him, "I am proud of how well you protected and led our people while imprisoned. Truly you are the rightful successor to Nail's legacy as our champion."
"Thank you...my Elder," Stratovari nodded with a small smile.
"The Namekians truly do care for him," Miyuk noted as she and the others watched as the other Namekians began to praise Stratovari.
"Of course they do," on elder Echidna spoke as he walked over, "From what we were told, he took his job seriously...and to live up to the legacy of Guru's guardian Nail."
"Really?"
"Yes...when it came to Namekians injured from field work, or when nearly harmed by the beasts that live underneath the water, he's immediately there to respectively help and defend them."
"Namek might not have a lot of problems like our home. But it is still an alien planet." an Echidna noted, "The crabs here are...horrifying…"
"Well worry not, folks. We got a ship to help take ya to Mobius...er..Earth…" Sonic spoke, "...it's complicated, but it's still technically Mobius."
"But also Earth…" Goku added, "It's easier to understand when smart people tell it."
"But we assure you will get there safely, kyu," Miyuki added.
"Hai," Roll nodded in agreement.
"Sucks that we have to leave so soon after we find the Dragon Balls here," Tangle muttered, "I never got to find any gems for Jewel's museum."
"Gems?" a Namekian asked, "We have tons of crystals in our world...we don't know what to do with 'em...we kinda just dump them in the ocean after we dig them up during harvest."
"...Tangle no," Roll spoek as she grabbed Tangle before she could run, "You're still guarding the Legionnaires."
"Aw man…"
"If it makes you feel any better.." the group tensed as they looked up to see Lien-Da floating down, "I can take them off your hands…they're my men anyways."
"Commissar!"
"Yup..I had a feeling you'd be coming for them," Sonic noted as Lien-Da landed, "Let me guess, Eggman wants you.."
"Zip it, blue boy," Lien-Da cut him off, "I came for my men, and to settle a score with that asshat Thrash. And considering he ran off so his kind could be released, I have no more business here."
"So Piccolo was right...you're an Android now…" Goku spoke up as he smirked with an excited gleam in his eyes, "I can't sense ya...but I can tell your way stronger now."
"...yeah no. I'd like to get out of here now, so…" Lien-Da began as she walked over to her men, undoing the knot in Tangle's tail.
"Wh-OW!" Tangle yelped as her tail smacked her right in the face, "Jerk…"
"You think we're gonna let you just…" Sonic began before Goku held his arm out, "Huh?"
"Alright…" Goku smirked, "You can go."
"Oh...I have a horrible feeling about where this is going…" Lien-Da noted, seeing the expression on Goku's face hadn't changed.
"Eggman can make Androids now right?" he asked, "He said he'd give me something more fun to fight. I hope you can deliver on that promise, cause Androids were some of the hardest fights of my life. I'd hate to be dissapointed. But don't get it wrong...your my new challenge...so...don't aim at the wrong people," his smirk grew even larger as his eyes began changing green, "Otherwise...your not worth keeping around."
"...okay you guys have a good day," Lien-Da whispered, pulling out a Warp Ring as she tossed it out, letting it grow in size as she and the Legionnaires ran into it before it vanished.
"And that...is how you deal with bad guys." Goku smiled to the others, his expression returning to goofy.
"..." the Mobians just stood their slack jawed and staring at the normally happy Goku and how he just became the scariest person in the galaxy for a moment.
"You, uh...you really got mixed up in a lot, huh?" Julie-Su whispered to Knuckles.
"Yeah...yeah we did…"
"This is why Goku's enemies aren't around, isn't it…" Sonic chuckled nervously, "Oh boy I'd hate to see an actually angry Goku…"
"Hai…" Roll and Miyuki added with wide eyes.
"Ugh...okay. I'm back a-" Lien-Da began as she walked into the room...seeing a very frantic Eggman, "...what did you do?"
"Huh?" Eggman blinked as he turned, "Oh! Eh heh...Lien-Da...hey. I was hoping…"
"Zip it. What...did you do?" Lien-Da demanded.
"...Ok. Now don't be angry…"
"Getting there…"
"But it seems me interrupting Sonic while he was repairing our Zone may have made a rather...big side effect," Eggman explained, "Now you see...when two worlds magically fuse into one that's one thing...but when our weird chaos filled world merges with another magically filled one with alien super monkey men...the planet...has a few...hiccups."
"...what...kind of hiccups?" Lien-Da cautiously asked.
"...whatever you do, don't look at the screen."
"What are you talking ab-" Lien-Da began as she looked at a few screens of the planet...cracked into several large pieces with dark purple energy seemingly pouring from it, "...WHAT THE FUCK!?"
"I KNEW YOU'D GET ANGRY!" Eggman panicked.
"Angry?! Oh ho no...I am absolutely livid!" Lien-Da snapped, "I leave and I come back to the goddamn planet in pieces?!"
"N-now hold on! M-maybe we can salvage fom it!" Eggman bargained.
"Salv-THE PLANET IS IN FUCKING PIECES! WH-" Lien-Da snapped before the two tensed, swearing the say an eye appear from within one of hte cracks for a moment, "...what was that?"
"I...do not know…" he admitted, "Oh I should also warn ya...remember Goku's kid? The smart one?"
"What about him?" she sighed.
"Well about a few minutes after this happened...a tail sprouted out of his behind...and once he looked into the darkness….he...uh…" he paused and pointed to a screen, "Turned into that."
=RRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!= a giant black furred ape with a tail and snout roared as it swung it's fist and demolished an entire building, before opening its mouth and blasting fire like energy out setting the ground ablaze.
"What...the...hell is that…?" Lien-Da asked with wide eyes.
"Right...so as I learned...Saiyans are born with monkey tails...and when they look at anything that produces Blutz waves...basically a form of radiation made of planets and moons bouncing off light, they grow...into a giant kaiju monkey of pure destruction...oh and it's got a ten times power multiplier."
"..."
"But! But...we can take advantage of this Dark Energy coming from the planet!" Eggman held his hands up.
"..." Lien-Da took a deep calming breath as she spoke through her teeth, "Enlighten me…"
"Come on..pick up pick up…" Sally whispered, trying to work the computer as the outside of capsule Corp was pitch dark and surrounded by monstrous figures, "Anything on your end, Bulma?"
"Nothing yet…" she sighed, "All this...is making it almost impossible to get a signal out." she groaned, "We need the others back fast…"
"Agreed...Shadow and the others can only hold those creatures back for so long," Sally added with her own sigh, "And Gohan…"
"I can't believe his tail grew back...whatever this...is...it has some effect on Saiyans." Bulma muttered, "The only Saiyan I know who can control that form is Vegeta...Goku however…"
"Is just as bad as Gohan while he's like this?"
"We need to deal with those tails…" Bulma explained, "It's the fastest way to change them back."
"If we even can…"
=Sally, Bulma, I'm managing to pick up a signal from Tails= Nicole spoke
"Oh thank Kami...quick see if we can boost the signal." Bulma spoke as she and Sally began typing away.
=Already doing so…= Nicole nodded as a separate screen began to show a hazy yet clear image of Tails.
=Sally? Bulma? What's wrong?" Tails asked =I just got done talking with Sonic and we saw the distress signal go off=
=Did the fat man try and blow up my house again?= Vegeta demanded off screen.
"Well...that's a big old kinda…" Bulma muttered, "But not important! We need you back here yesterday!"
=I'll go get Kakarot…=
=What's happening?= Tails asked in concern.
"Okay...so...we might have an issue with the fact...the Goddamn planet is literally breaking apart!" Bulma snapped out of stress.
=What?= Tails asked, totally shocked.
=Come again?= Skye and Vegeta asked, the latter poking his head over to the screen.
"It's true. Our world...is literally falling to pieces," Sally sighed.
=...show me=
=Showing now…= Nicole spoke as an image was sent on their end
=...well...this is new= Skye noted.
=...kid, cover your ears= Vegeta ordered as Tails quickly did so =WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!=
"RIGHT?!" Bulma agreed with her husband, "And now monsters are appearing all over the world. Even with all our friends...we're running thin. And...it gets worse."
=How can it possibly get any worse?!= Vegeta snapped as he motioned for Tails to uncover his ears.
"Well...Gohan looked at the thing on the screen...and...his tail grew back...and then...he changed into a Great Ape…"
=Oozaru…= Vegeta corrected.
"Whatever!"
=It i….WAIT, WHAT?! HOW?!=
=We're thinking the dark energy seeping from the planet might have something to do with it= Nicole surmised.
"The point is...please hurry back," Sally sighed, "Because knowing Eggman, he's going to try and take advantage of this crisis."
=Agreed, but how's about you tell us from the beginning what happened so we can tell it to the others once they get back= Skye suggested
"Well it kinda began once you left…" Bulma sighed.
SZ: Well..things escalated rather quickly on Earth/Mobius.
Z0: If you think 'bout it...that's normal. Keep in mind in the manga the entire Buu saga happened within the span of...24 hours give or take.
SZ Eeyup, so next time we're playing pick up right after Sonic and co left the planet. Read and review folks and z0? Sign us off!
Z0: Later folks! *blasts the screen with a ki beam*