Revenge
Chapter Seven
The whole planet was in chaos. Everything that had been touched by the controlling mist had gone berserk, turning with animal ferocity on those that had been fortunate enough to have been missed by the evil cloud. Even Freeza's men had been submisive to the cloud, and joined the humans in the search for more slaves. The stronger and smarter of Freeza's troops had joined together, forming a group of about 25. They continued to scout the planet, destroying any fellow former allies they encountered along the way. They had all heard via scouter the effects of the evil cloud, and were determined not to allow their former allies make them succumb as well.
Meanwhile, Gohan had flown along, heading on a straight course to Freeza's location. He had sensed Vegeta's KI, and knew he was headed there as well. Another KI was also proceeding towards the location, but Gohan didn't recognize it. Looking down, he saw whole cities being destroyed by its inhabitants. What the hell is going on? He thought. It must be that mist Piccolo-san mentioned.
Increasing speed, Gohan sped toward Freeza.
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"Something is odd, Freeza's troops aren't normal." Kuririn remarked, wiping his forehead.
"You expected them to be?" Tenshinhan replied.
"Well, no, of course not, however these are unusual. Reminds me of one of those Vampires from Outer Space movies. Did you notice the fangs?" Kuririn fired back, feeling uneasy about the situation. They had fought and killed all of the soldiers they had fought so far, but Kuririn couldn't remember any of his encounters on Planet Namek being like this.
'Kuririn!! Look!" Yamucha shouted.
Looking down hastily, Kuririn saw a group of people rush toward another pair, who were running away as fast as they could.
"Nani? What's going on?" Kuririn asked.
"Look at their eyes!" Chausu yelled.
Looking closer, they all saw the same features they had seen on the soldiers they had been fighting. The lone pair appeared to be normal.
"It must have been that cloud! Those people are in danger." Kuririn yelled and flew towards the two as fast as he could.
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The two, a man and woman in their mid-twenties, knew there was no escape. Their aircar had run out of gas on the very edge of the town, and mobs had chased them nearly a mile so far. Jack tripped, gasping for breath. His wife, stopped, attempting to pick him up and help him to his feet.
"No!! Run Amy!! They're coming!"
"Not without you!" Amy snapped back.
Stumbling to his feet, Jack took off after his wife in a shambling run. I never should have let myself get into such bad shape, he thought.
Looking back, he saw the mob was gaining, now only about 100 feet behind them. How can this be? Don't they ever get tired, he thought.
Finally, they both completely lost their stamina. Acquiesing defeat, they hugged each other tightly, ready for the worst. Please, let death come quickly. Jack thought.
Suddenly an explosion nearby made them both look up. When the smoke cleared they saw what appeared to be four figures blocking the mob's way to them. Amy smiled, her eyes welling with tears of hope.
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Looking into the massive group of people, Kuririn saw they were not alone. He also saw a small motley crew of Freeza's soldiers, and even cats, dogs, and mice.
"This is insane!!" Yamucha muttered.
Suddenly the group attacked. Clutching any weapon that was readily onhand, they came at the Z warriors with knives, bats, even kitchen accesories. Kuririn, Yamucha, and Tenshinhan fought them off. Chausu guarded the two unharmed humans.
Shock overcome, the warriors fought relaxed. Careful not to hurt the group too badly, they pulled their punches, simply knocking the humans out. Freeza's men were not so lucky. Knowing they would be a danger no matter the situation, they were each incinerated by an energy blast.
Tenshinhan split into four versions of himself, thus multiplying the effect of his attack. He dove into the mass, attacking everything he saw. Yamucha leapt into a group of about twenty and laughed as he tossed the beings about like rag dolls. But, he got a little overconfident. Suddenly, a man jumped onto his back and sank its fangs into his neck.
"Aaaahhh!!!!" Yamucha screamed. The rest piled up on him, and he was lost in a flurry of bodies.
"Yamucha!!!!!!" Kuririn yelled.
"Kuririn, we've got to get out of here!" yelled Tenshinhan.
Extending his hands to his eyes, Tenshinhan yelled "Taiyouken!!"
A blinding light emerged, blinding everyone.
Including Kuririn.
"Aah..I can't see!" He yelled.
"Don't worry, it was a weak burst, your eyes should clear any second."
They did, flying as swiftly as he could, Kuririn scooped up the two humans, who were blind and screaming in terror, and flew off into the clouds.
"What do we do with them? Nowhere on Earth is safe for them, Kuririn." Tenshinhan remarked.
"Yamucha....." Kuririn said softly. "You're right, nowhere on 'Earth' is safe for these two. Let's take them to heaven's palace. Kami-sama shouldn't mind."
"Right, let's go!!" The trio picked up speed and flew as fast as they could.
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The mob had completely recovered. One man, lay on the earth, still unconscious. Waking, blinking his eyes, he suddenly snarled, revealing very sharp fangs. His eyes glinting evilly, Yamucha rose to join his fellows.
To be continued next chapter....