The Z-Team by Elbereth in April and Kazam
Chapter 6
Dr. Gero looks at his watch and turns to the four androids. "It is time," he tells them.
They walk down the halls of the convention center to the storage room where they left the Z-Team. Dr. Gero pauses in front of the door. "Where's that theme music coming from?"
# 18 looks at him blankly. "What?"
#17 ignores them and reaches for the doorknob. Suddenly he hears a strange rumbling. That gets louder, and louder.
Kaboom!
A large armored vehicle bursts through the door and the wall. It has a steel ram on the front and steel plating on the sides. It has tank tire treads. Spikes protrude from the hubcaps. Machine guns are mounted on the roof. V.A. is driving and Bulma is riding in the passenger seat. Piccolo, Yamcha, and Goku are on the roof, madly firing the guns.
Dr. Gero and the androids leap frantically out of the way. #17 and #18 fire ki blasts at the vehicle, which bounce off the armor. The Z warriors are still firing the guns, missing the androids completely, but severely damaging the walls of the building.
"What are these things again? Bulma just said, pull the trigger," Goku says.
"I can't hit anything. I've never shot a gun before," Yamcha complains.
"We're not allowed to hurt anyone anyway," Piccolo reminds them. "This is the American Funimation version."
"Why can't we just ki blast them?"
"Um. . ." Piccolo sweatdrops.
The androids run down the hall, the vehicle in pursuit. They reach the large main room of the convention center.
The scientists see them coming and start to scream. They run in all directions. Dr. Chong, onstage, yells, "Don't panic! Oh dear me! How can this be happening?" His eyes roll back in his head and he passes out. Workers number one and two pick him up and run backstage.
The vehicle veers abruptly and runs into the wall, rights itself, and runs into the wall again.
"Hey!" Piccolo calls down to V.A. "What are you two up to down there?" He leans over and peers into the window. Bulma and V.A. look at him innocently. Bulma is latched onto V.A.'s arm again. "Do I have to separate you two?"
V.A. scowls at him. Piccolo smirks and sits back up.
"Wait!" Yamcha says frantically. "Stop! Go back!"
"Why?"
"Didn't you see that girl we just passed? I need to get her phone number!"
"Keep firing, Yamcha!"
The bad guys reach the far end of the room. The armored car pulls up by them to block the door.
"Let's get them!" Goku yells excitedly, and jumps off the roof.
"Might as well," Piccolo says, and he and Yamcha jump off the roof as well, landing on Androids #17 and #19. Goku is beating up #16, while V.A. comes running up and attacks #18.
After a number of energy blasts, kicks, and punches, #19 is once again unconscious and the other three androids have surrendered.
"No!" Dr. Gero screams. "This isn't over! I refuse to give up!"
Bulma gets out of the car and stands in front of the Doctor, with her arms crossed and a smirk she picked up from V.A. "You can't win," she says triumphantly. "The Z-Team is too strong a force."
"I have a last resort! A secret weapon!" He cackles madly. He pulls out a communicator and speaks into it. "Cell! Come join us!"
The Z-Team get back into fighting crouches. They all wait. After a moment Bulma begins to tap her foot impatiently. "Well?"
"I don't understand." Dr. Gero frowns. "I had him in an incubator in the storage room. Why isn't he coming?"
Goku raises his hand.
"Yes, Goku?" Piccolo sighs.
"What did it look like?"
Dr. Gero thinks. "Well, it was a large glass test tube with a green creature growing in it, hooked up to a computer."
Goku grins widely. "Oh, I saw that!" Then he rubs the back of his head sheepishly. "I'm afraid I broke it. Then V.A. ki blasted it after I threw that Frisbee at him. Sorry."
Everyone falls over.
The Z warriors and Bulma get back up. Dr. Gero remains on the ground, weeping.
Suddenly the girl Yamcha was ogling shoves her way through the crowd to stand in front of them. "I'm Videl Satan, and you five are under arrest!"
The scientists all applaud.
"What's more, you'll never invent anything bad again," Bulma declares. "We're all on to you now." She indicates the other scientists. "We'll be watching."
Videl begins to lead them away.
"Wait!" Dr. Chong materializes, and hands Dr. Gero a piece of paper.
"What's this?"
"It's the bill for the damages to this center."
Dr. Gero begins to cry again.
"Wait!"
They all look at Yamcha. He is giving Videl his most charming smile. "Miss Satan, could I take you out for dinner Saturday?"
Videl just gives him a look. "I already have a love interest. Goodbye."
She takes Dr. Gero and the androids away. Yamcha sulks.
Piccolo looks around the room, a very satisfied expression on his face. "I love it when a plan comes together."
"Do you think there's any food left?" Goku whines.
"Baka," V.A. mutters.
Suddenly an alarm begins beeping on Bulma's watch. She turns it off and looks at her miniature computer and security monitor. "Oh no!" She looks at the guys with wide eyes. "This is terrible!" she moans.
"What is it?"
"You've been discovered! You have to get out of here!"
"Oh no!" Yamcha cowers behind Piccolo. "Frieza's found us?"
"Even worse! It's Chi-Chi! She's on her way right now!"
The Z-Team members exchange looks of horror. Piccolo throws down a capsule. "Everybody! Back in the van!"
"Call that Roshi and tell him that his island is safe and his once again. OK, Bulma?" Piccolo says. They pile in to the van. V.A. guns the engine.
"OK. Good luck!" Bulma waves and blows a kiss as the van plows through another wall on its way to the main road.
"Why do we even have this van, anyway?" Yamcha can be heard saying as they drive out of sight.
Theme music once again plays. . .
______________ ____________
Dr. Chong has finally recovered from his state of near collapse after watching that van destroy three more walls, a buffet table, and two air- cars. The scientists had decided to continue showing their inventions on what was left of the stage. Dr. Chong and his two workers were opening a (different) door to the storage room.
The door opens. Dr. Chong looks inside. His eyes roll up in the back of his head. Worker number two manages to catch him as he passes out.
"I think we're going to be working overtime for this," says worker number one. "We'd better get paid extra."
Scene fades. . .
Roll credits.
Chapter 6
Dr. Gero looks at his watch and turns to the four androids. "It is time," he tells them.
They walk down the halls of the convention center to the storage room where they left the Z-Team. Dr. Gero pauses in front of the door. "Where's that theme music coming from?"
# 18 looks at him blankly. "What?"
#17 ignores them and reaches for the doorknob. Suddenly he hears a strange rumbling. That gets louder, and louder.
Kaboom!
A large armored vehicle bursts through the door and the wall. It has a steel ram on the front and steel plating on the sides. It has tank tire treads. Spikes protrude from the hubcaps. Machine guns are mounted on the roof. V.A. is driving and Bulma is riding in the passenger seat. Piccolo, Yamcha, and Goku are on the roof, madly firing the guns.
Dr. Gero and the androids leap frantically out of the way. #17 and #18 fire ki blasts at the vehicle, which bounce off the armor. The Z warriors are still firing the guns, missing the androids completely, but severely damaging the walls of the building.
"What are these things again? Bulma just said, pull the trigger," Goku says.
"I can't hit anything. I've never shot a gun before," Yamcha complains.
"We're not allowed to hurt anyone anyway," Piccolo reminds them. "This is the American Funimation version."
"Why can't we just ki blast them?"
"Um. . ." Piccolo sweatdrops.
The androids run down the hall, the vehicle in pursuit. They reach the large main room of the convention center.
The scientists see them coming and start to scream. They run in all directions. Dr. Chong, onstage, yells, "Don't panic! Oh dear me! How can this be happening?" His eyes roll back in his head and he passes out. Workers number one and two pick him up and run backstage.
The vehicle veers abruptly and runs into the wall, rights itself, and runs into the wall again.
"Hey!" Piccolo calls down to V.A. "What are you two up to down there?" He leans over and peers into the window. Bulma and V.A. look at him innocently. Bulma is latched onto V.A.'s arm again. "Do I have to separate you two?"
V.A. scowls at him. Piccolo smirks and sits back up.
"Wait!" Yamcha says frantically. "Stop! Go back!"
"Why?"
"Didn't you see that girl we just passed? I need to get her phone number!"
"Keep firing, Yamcha!"
The bad guys reach the far end of the room. The armored car pulls up by them to block the door.
"Let's get them!" Goku yells excitedly, and jumps off the roof.
"Might as well," Piccolo says, and he and Yamcha jump off the roof as well, landing on Androids #17 and #19. Goku is beating up #16, while V.A. comes running up and attacks #18.
After a number of energy blasts, kicks, and punches, #19 is once again unconscious and the other three androids have surrendered.
"No!" Dr. Gero screams. "This isn't over! I refuse to give up!"
Bulma gets out of the car and stands in front of the Doctor, with her arms crossed and a smirk she picked up from V.A. "You can't win," she says triumphantly. "The Z-Team is too strong a force."
"I have a last resort! A secret weapon!" He cackles madly. He pulls out a communicator and speaks into it. "Cell! Come join us!"
The Z-Team get back into fighting crouches. They all wait. After a moment Bulma begins to tap her foot impatiently. "Well?"
"I don't understand." Dr. Gero frowns. "I had him in an incubator in the storage room. Why isn't he coming?"
Goku raises his hand.
"Yes, Goku?" Piccolo sighs.
"What did it look like?"
Dr. Gero thinks. "Well, it was a large glass test tube with a green creature growing in it, hooked up to a computer."
Goku grins widely. "Oh, I saw that!" Then he rubs the back of his head sheepishly. "I'm afraid I broke it. Then V.A. ki blasted it after I threw that Frisbee at him. Sorry."
Everyone falls over.
The Z warriors and Bulma get back up. Dr. Gero remains on the ground, weeping.
Suddenly the girl Yamcha was ogling shoves her way through the crowd to stand in front of them. "I'm Videl Satan, and you five are under arrest!"
The scientists all applaud.
"What's more, you'll never invent anything bad again," Bulma declares. "We're all on to you now." She indicates the other scientists. "We'll be watching."
Videl begins to lead them away.
"Wait!" Dr. Chong materializes, and hands Dr. Gero a piece of paper.
"What's this?"
"It's the bill for the damages to this center."
Dr. Gero begins to cry again.
"Wait!"
They all look at Yamcha. He is giving Videl his most charming smile. "Miss Satan, could I take you out for dinner Saturday?"
Videl just gives him a look. "I already have a love interest. Goodbye."
She takes Dr. Gero and the androids away. Yamcha sulks.
Piccolo looks around the room, a very satisfied expression on his face. "I love it when a plan comes together."
"Do you think there's any food left?" Goku whines.
"Baka," V.A. mutters.
Suddenly an alarm begins beeping on Bulma's watch. She turns it off and looks at her miniature computer and security monitor. "Oh no!" She looks at the guys with wide eyes. "This is terrible!" she moans.
"What is it?"
"You've been discovered! You have to get out of here!"
"Oh no!" Yamcha cowers behind Piccolo. "Frieza's found us?"
"Even worse! It's Chi-Chi! She's on her way right now!"
The Z-Team members exchange looks of horror. Piccolo throws down a capsule. "Everybody! Back in the van!"
"Call that Roshi and tell him that his island is safe and his once again. OK, Bulma?" Piccolo says. They pile in to the van. V.A. guns the engine.
"OK. Good luck!" Bulma waves and blows a kiss as the van plows through another wall on its way to the main road.
"Why do we even have this van, anyway?" Yamcha can be heard saying as they drive out of sight.
Theme music once again plays. . .
______________ ____________
Dr. Chong has finally recovered from his state of near collapse after watching that van destroy three more walls, a buffet table, and two air- cars. The scientists had decided to continue showing their inventions on what was left of the stage. Dr. Chong and his two workers were opening a (different) door to the storage room.
The door opens. Dr. Chong looks inside. His eyes roll up in the back of his head. Worker number two manages to catch him as he passes out.
"I think we're going to be working overtime for this," says worker number one. "We'd better get paid extra."
Scene fades. . .
Roll credits.