Chichi stood ready for battle, her anger over rid her fear as the strong beings looked down at her. She readies her stance, prepared to fight as many as it took to get to Raditz. A saibaman entered the small area they were using as the combat zone. A small amount of silence before the Saibaman charged, only to be met with a sudden impact to his abdomen. Chichi's foot firmly planted there and sent him back into a rock formation, already unconscious from the single blow. The saiyans, beside Raditz, are surprised by how simple of an act this was for her. And the same happened four more times as a Saibaman could not get a chance to attack Chichi, as she would simply take them out without trouble.
One Saibaman left, Vegeta gives it the command to hold. "It is proven that Saibaman will not be enough for you. Raditz, why don't you go." He said Raditz face grimacing at the command, vegeta noticing that Chichi seemed to grow excited that she was getting to fight Raditz.
The one-armed Saiyan flew down to meet his opponent, Chichi's stance tightening as he got ready for a real challenge. Her eyes burned with fury, as it seemed she took his betrayal very seriously. The moment Raditz put himself in a fighting stance, Chichi was already on him. Light punches to distract and make him defend with his arm, followed by rapid heavy kicks. Raditz held his own against her though, striking back when her guard was open.
The two continued a flurry of attacks on each other, Chichi's seeming more effective only because she was not missing a limb. Her main disadvantage was she could not, or at least would not use energy attacks. Raditz could try to pull away and blast at her, which would force her to expend stamina just dodging.
"She moves pretty well, huh Vegeta. To bad she is not a Saiyan, she has a fire I wouldn't mind." Nappa commented on the young woman with fire still in her eyes, and plenty of skill to show off.
Chichi forced to back away, Raditz held his hand up ready to try and blast her. "You all focus so much on getting stronger and your little energy blasts. Let me show you what I came up with myself. Ready yourself Raditz, for my Deadly Dance!" Chichi's body began to emit a small aura of energy around her body after she spoke. Vegeta and Nappa's scouters chiming as the power level she had increased above Raditz, but just barely.
Chichi then rushed toward Raditz, Chichi's speed seemed to have increase from the small glow around her. The ground exploded behind her as she moved closer, leapt to the air, and comes down with a flying axe kick aimed for Raditz's head. Raditz brought his arm up to defend, feeling the impact dig into his arm. Almost as sudden as the attack made contact, the energy on her leg surged though and intensified the attack. Raditz instead had his guard broken, Chichi instantly switched to a rapid series of side kicks (Think Chun Li from Street Fighter). Each strike was strong itself, but a burst of energy exploded with each one as well.
Raditz's new armor cracked and pieces fell from it, the saiyan warrior grabbing her leg to stop her attacks. The energy once more exploded out and repelled his grab. Raditz retreated away, tried to get distance on her as she now equaled his strength and speed. He attempted to knock her away, and while his punch did make an impact and pushed her back. The energy on her body still erupted and damaged his hand.
"How do you like it Raditz?" Chichi said with a smile on her face. "You boys focus on throwing your energy around. I found a way to make it an offense and defense. You cannot attack me without harming yourself, and your blocking only leads to more pain. That is this technique, Rose Thorn Armor. Coupled with my quick attacks, it becomes the Deadly Dance. Bet you wish you stayed on our side now."
But unfortunately for Chichi, with it being a relatively new technique, was unaware of the weakness to the technique. It burned through her Ki reserves like crazy and was a drain on her stamina. Vegeta and Nappa looking at their scouters and watched as her power level continued to drop more and more.
Raditz could not just allow her to attack him and hit, instead he dodged the incoming attacks the best he could, and withstood the ones he could not evade. The attacks erupted energy slowly diminished to being only a slight tingle. Chichi began to show exhaustion, sweat beading down her face and body, her Rose Thorn Armor technique faded from her. Raditz took this advantage and rushed her, his hand met with her stomach and followed it with a blast that sent her back and toward her friends. Chiaotzu catching her with his powers before she slammed into a rock formation herself.
Raditz showed to be badly injured, but lifted his stance to show he was capable to fight. His armor badly damaged, he was surprised by Chichi's advancments. After all, when he first met her, she was weak and didn't know Ki control. Now she had a style that made her his equal at the very least.
"Raditz, you looked like you had some trouble there. You sure you don't want to back out and let Nappa have a turn."
"Yeah, I came to play. Not watch your sorry ass get beaten up." Nappa mocked with a wild smile.
"No, I can still fight. I will prove how much more powerful I have become to serve, Vegeta." Raditz said though his body was showing some fatigue still. "Send your next fighter, Tarble!"
Yamcha looked at Chichi's beaten body, he saw just how much effort she put into fighting Raditz. Only for her to be beaten by him, and now she looked so out of it she most likely would not wake for a week without a Sensu bean. His time with her did make him care for her, just not love her. Yamcha stepped forward now, his eyes focused on Raditz. "My turn, Raditz."
And with that, the battle continues to rage on. More and more powerful opponents are being placed out, so why is Vegeta holding back one of his Saibamen? The ruthless prince must have some sort of plan. But first, we will find out how Yamcha fairs in this alternate timeline. In the next Chapter: Rise of the Wolf Hermit, in comes Nappa!