Chapter 8
Yamcha was still having difficulty holding back the large masses of people attempting to break through his ki barrier. They were standing on each others shoulders now, trying to climb over it.
"Get back!" Yamcha screamed to the citizens of the city. "You could get hurt if you go in there! Don't you understand? Can't you see all the explosions?" But it was no use. The people were not paying him any attention, and merely wanted to see what was going on amongst their homes.
Yamcha let one hand loose from the ki shield and fired a blast into the sky. It distracted the people long enough for Yamcha to topple the tour of people standing on each others shoulders, by extending a roof over the structure.
"Ha ha! You might be 200 years younger then me, but I've still got it where it counts!"
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Across the city, Tien was having equal difficulty. His people didn't want to go back either, and, instead of climbing on each others shoulders, they were trying to push their way through the shield. It was getting difficult to maintain a solid border, while making sure it wasn't strong enough to kill anyone who touched it at the same time. Many people had recieved minor burns or broken arms from ki zapping from the barrier.
"You people might have gotten more peaceful, but you sure have gotten stupider! Stop trying to get through, it's not doing any good. Just back up!" Tien tried to reason. But it was as if they couldn't even hear him.
"Goku... you need to hurry. I'm not sure how long these people will last if they keep trying to break through my shield."
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Meanwhile, Gotenks was still trying to find a way to defeat Zanji, but to little avail. Zanji was even starting to look slightly annoyed at the fact that Gotenks wasn't a challenge. He had tried many useless attacks, including the Super Ultra Gotenks Attack, the Ultra Mircale Bull Fighter move, the Ultra Super Mega Gotenks Punch, and another that Zanji didn't even pay attention to. Gotenks was busy on the ground now though, trying to recover from Zanji's counter of a ki blast to the stomach. So far Gotenks was in MAJOR trouble.
"Hurry Goku and Vegeta... I'm almost out of energy. I don't know how much longer I can hold him off..." Gotenks said quietly just before being engulfed in a huge wall of ki fired from Zanji. It knocked Gotenks back 50 feet and bank onto the ground. It tore almost all his clothes off, leaving just enough for modesty. The blast was so powerful, that it tore down the last of Gotenks' powers and left him in his regular saiyan state. He was no longer a Super Saiyan 3, and that meant he no longer would be any help in the fight.
Goku was about to rush to his side, when Vegeta grabbed him roughly.
"Do not help him, Kakorott! We must finish this fusion. Gotenks cannot die since he's already dead, so he is in no danger except a few cuts and bruises! Now then, I'm ready to perform the dance. Let's go," Vegeta said roughly. He was obviously bitter about having to resort to multi-person tactics to defeat Zanji.
"All right, Vegeta. We'll fuse. I can sense Piccolo approaching right now, he'll be able to give Gotenks his full power back, and wake Gohan up. Then we'll be able to finish Zanji off for sure." That last part made Goku crack a small smile. His home world would be safe at last, it would be only a matter of time. Of course, then he would have to go back and face the Grand Kai's wrath, and maybe even the Supreme Kai. Crap.
Yamcha was still having difficulty holding back the large masses of people attempting to break through his ki barrier. They were standing on each others shoulders now, trying to climb over it.
"Get back!" Yamcha screamed to the citizens of the city. "You could get hurt if you go in there! Don't you understand? Can't you see all the explosions?" But it was no use. The people were not paying him any attention, and merely wanted to see what was going on amongst their homes.
Yamcha let one hand loose from the ki shield and fired a blast into the sky. It distracted the people long enough for Yamcha to topple the tour of people standing on each others shoulders, by extending a roof over the structure.
"Ha ha! You might be 200 years younger then me, but I've still got it where it counts!"
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Across the city, Tien was having equal difficulty. His people didn't want to go back either, and, instead of climbing on each others shoulders, they were trying to push their way through the shield. It was getting difficult to maintain a solid border, while making sure it wasn't strong enough to kill anyone who touched it at the same time. Many people had recieved minor burns or broken arms from ki zapping from the barrier.
"You people might have gotten more peaceful, but you sure have gotten stupider! Stop trying to get through, it's not doing any good. Just back up!" Tien tried to reason. But it was as if they couldn't even hear him.
"Goku... you need to hurry. I'm not sure how long these people will last if they keep trying to break through my shield."
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Meanwhile, Gotenks was still trying to find a way to defeat Zanji, but to little avail. Zanji was even starting to look slightly annoyed at the fact that Gotenks wasn't a challenge. He had tried many useless attacks, including the Super Ultra Gotenks Attack, the Ultra Mircale Bull Fighter move, the Ultra Super Mega Gotenks Punch, and another that Zanji didn't even pay attention to. Gotenks was busy on the ground now though, trying to recover from Zanji's counter of a ki blast to the stomach. So far Gotenks was in MAJOR trouble.
"Hurry Goku and Vegeta... I'm almost out of energy. I don't know how much longer I can hold him off..." Gotenks said quietly just before being engulfed in a huge wall of ki fired from Zanji. It knocked Gotenks back 50 feet and bank onto the ground. It tore almost all his clothes off, leaving just enough for modesty. The blast was so powerful, that it tore down the last of Gotenks' powers and left him in his regular saiyan state. He was no longer a Super Saiyan 3, and that meant he no longer would be any help in the fight.
Goku was about to rush to his side, when Vegeta grabbed him roughly.
"Do not help him, Kakorott! We must finish this fusion. Gotenks cannot die since he's already dead, so he is in no danger except a few cuts and bruises! Now then, I'm ready to perform the dance. Let's go," Vegeta said roughly. He was obviously bitter about having to resort to multi-person tactics to defeat Zanji.
"All right, Vegeta. We'll fuse. I can sense Piccolo approaching right now, he'll be able to give Gotenks his full power back, and wake Gohan up. Then we'll be able to finish Zanji off for sure." That last part made Goku crack a small smile. His home world would be safe at last, it would be only a matter of time. Of course, then he would have to go back and face the Grand Kai's wrath, and maybe even the Supreme Kai. Crap.