pter XVII
Goten felt Pikkon's green blast absorb cover him, blocking the air from his lungs and scorching his skin. But Goten had already prepared, and already had two fingers to his forehead. Goten disappeared from the eye of the ki and appeared behind Pikkon. Still worn from using the kaio-ken at such a high level, his adversary didn't notice his ki dematerialize behind him. Goten pulled back one elbow and thrust is towards Pikkon. When it connected, Pikkon's eyes opened side, his mouth gaping in surprise allowing spittle to fly from it. While he was stunned, Goten twisted around and introduced his leg to the side of Pikkon's head, sending him crashing into part of the bridge, impacting a small crater.
Pikkon opened one eye weakly, his body strained to it's max and beyond. The kaio-ken x10 had definitely taken it's toll on him, Pikkon could feel his energy slipping faster now, Goten's attacks only serving to speed up the inevitable. Pikkon knew his kaio-ken technique wouldn't help him anymore, he could barely summon the strength to stand on one foot, let alone unleash one of the most coveted power up techniques in the universe. As Pikkon lifted himself slowly to one knee, Goten flew straight down at him. Pikkon couldn't see the attack coming however, and was defenseless as a foot came crashing into his back, breaking his spinal cord.
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Tien moaned, his body lying limply on a small island. He was in a large swamp; most likely the entire area of the planet was covered by swamps, which was why they built their cities in the sky. The human looked around, amazed to be alive. Everything was foggy, he could barely see his way a few dozen feet ahead of himself. What he could see, however, was green water. Everything he saw was green, trees sprouted on small masses of land littered randomly on the surface. They were covered with moss entirely, the only free areas of the trees being the very tips, still growing. The trees were small, only a couple dozen feet in length, but they were thick. It was almost as if they were stumps of larger objects, he had never seen something like this. But then again, he was never so happy to see. He was alive.
Tien looked down, feeling his back emerged in water. He was right, the ground had given way to his weight and was sunken slightly in, allowing water to seep through the hole. The marsh was very soft, it probably acted as a cushion for his fall, much as trampolines. Except this thing was very flexible, much more then the trampolines, which didn't help in falls very much despite belief of the contrary. Tien was grateful of this, despite he was still in more pain then he'd felt in more years then he could remember. Probably around one hundred. His ribs were still cracked in several places, and his arm was dislocated from the fall. It felt like he probably sprained his ankle too, and the bruises were still in place. The blood had dried a little, leaving his khaki pants crusty in parts where it had been stained. His ki was drained tremendously as well, but other then that, the human felt like he could live a little while longer.
"Damn it... That was pure luck, the ground of this planet being so soft. I was sure I was going to be erased, but I guess after helping to save the universe a coupe times, you get a break every once in a while. But... Pikkon. It's impossible for him to be so strong! He defeated me like I was nothing, barely even using any effort. That's pretty darn embarrassing. I can feel him out there too with Goten, but his ki is much weaker. Goten must have really laid a beating on that bastard. At least someone did," Tien thought to himself, "I need to get some help. I have enough ki to maybe send out one small burst, and hopefully someone will come. I can't use shunkiado, that's for sure. I definitely don't have the ki left for that. One quick burst, that's all. That's all I can spare..."
Tien scrunched his face as he gathered his ki, bringing himself ready to send out the signal.
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Trunks' head snapped up, he felt a weak ki signature flaring somewhere in the distance. It was even weaker then his father's, who's side he hadn't left since he found him. But the ki he felt now definitely needed more help then Vegeta did. The energy suddenly disappeared as quickly as it had come, making Trunks even more worried. He couldn't scout it out unless it appeared again, so he waited, eyeing his father. He had stopped bleeding finally, but Trunks had no way to heal a broken arm. In Other World maybe, but he didn't want to take the chance of leaving the battlefield just yet. He might need to go and help fight first, and his father wasn't in any danger for a few hours yet. The internal bleeding would be slowed by his own saiyan DNA's healing powers.
The ki flared again, weaker this time. Trunks was able to sense it clear enough to get an accurate reading of where it was though, and he was also able to determine that it was Tien in trouble. Trunks put two fingers to his forehead, concentrating on where he felt the ki emanating from. After a brief glance to his father, the young demi-saiyan disappeared.
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Diamao's flight faltered as another stabbing pain erupted in his gut, causing him to scream in pain. Piccolo refused to give up the fight, constantly trying to over-ride Diamao's mental blocks. He had succeeded this time, and was able to distract the namek while he tried to gain control again. But, even though Diamao was in throws of pain, he didn't let his son gain control of any part of his body. Despite the waves of pain crashing throughout his being, he remained solid, not allowing Piccolo access to anything. If Diamao wasn't such an evil being, it would have been almost admirable...
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Tien searched his surroundings for any ki, but found none yet. No one was close enough to sense that his power was diminishing, he figured. As Tien sunk in and out of consciousness, he could hear his old friend, Chout-zu, comforting him. The small emperor assuring him that it would be alright, that he would be with him to the end. Tien wasn't alone, he never would be. Tien felt a smile cross his lips as his vision faded again, as he closed his eyes, he could have swore he saw Chout-zu appear just ahead of him, despite he was a bit taller then normal, Tien smiled even wider. His old friend did come to see him off, after all.
Goten felt Pikkon's green blast absorb cover him, blocking the air from his lungs and scorching his skin. But Goten had already prepared, and already had two fingers to his forehead. Goten disappeared from the eye of the ki and appeared behind Pikkon. Still worn from using the kaio-ken at such a high level, his adversary didn't notice his ki dematerialize behind him. Goten pulled back one elbow and thrust is towards Pikkon. When it connected, Pikkon's eyes opened side, his mouth gaping in surprise allowing spittle to fly from it. While he was stunned, Goten twisted around and introduced his leg to the side of Pikkon's head, sending him crashing into part of the bridge, impacting a small crater.
Pikkon opened one eye weakly, his body strained to it's max and beyond. The kaio-ken x10 had definitely taken it's toll on him, Pikkon could feel his energy slipping faster now, Goten's attacks only serving to speed up the inevitable. Pikkon knew his kaio-ken technique wouldn't help him anymore, he could barely summon the strength to stand on one foot, let alone unleash one of the most coveted power up techniques in the universe. As Pikkon lifted himself slowly to one knee, Goten flew straight down at him. Pikkon couldn't see the attack coming however, and was defenseless as a foot came crashing into his back, breaking his spinal cord.
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Tien moaned, his body lying limply on a small island. He was in a large swamp; most likely the entire area of the planet was covered by swamps, which was why they built their cities in the sky. The human looked around, amazed to be alive. Everything was foggy, he could barely see his way a few dozen feet ahead of himself. What he could see, however, was green water. Everything he saw was green, trees sprouted on small masses of land littered randomly on the surface. They were covered with moss entirely, the only free areas of the trees being the very tips, still growing. The trees were small, only a couple dozen feet in length, but they were thick. It was almost as if they were stumps of larger objects, he had never seen something like this. But then again, he was never so happy to see. He was alive.
Tien looked down, feeling his back emerged in water. He was right, the ground had given way to his weight and was sunken slightly in, allowing water to seep through the hole. The marsh was very soft, it probably acted as a cushion for his fall, much as trampolines. Except this thing was very flexible, much more then the trampolines, which didn't help in falls very much despite belief of the contrary. Tien was grateful of this, despite he was still in more pain then he'd felt in more years then he could remember. Probably around one hundred. His ribs were still cracked in several places, and his arm was dislocated from the fall. It felt like he probably sprained his ankle too, and the bruises were still in place. The blood had dried a little, leaving his khaki pants crusty in parts where it had been stained. His ki was drained tremendously as well, but other then that, the human felt like he could live a little while longer.
"Damn it... That was pure luck, the ground of this planet being so soft. I was sure I was going to be erased, but I guess after helping to save the universe a coupe times, you get a break every once in a while. But... Pikkon. It's impossible for him to be so strong! He defeated me like I was nothing, barely even using any effort. That's pretty darn embarrassing. I can feel him out there too with Goten, but his ki is much weaker. Goten must have really laid a beating on that bastard. At least someone did," Tien thought to himself, "I need to get some help. I have enough ki to maybe send out one small burst, and hopefully someone will come. I can't use shunkiado, that's for sure. I definitely don't have the ki left for that. One quick burst, that's all. That's all I can spare..."
Tien scrunched his face as he gathered his ki, bringing himself ready to send out the signal.
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Trunks' head snapped up, he felt a weak ki signature flaring somewhere in the distance. It was even weaker then his father's, who's side he hadn't left since he found him. But the ki he felt now definitely needed more help then Vegeta did. The energy suddenly disappeared as quickly as it had come, making Trunks even more worried. He couldn't scout it out unless it appeared again, so he waited, eyeing his father. He had stopped bleeding finally, but Trunks had no way to heal a broken arm. In Other World maybe, but he didn't want to take the chance of leaving the battlefield just yet. He might need to go and help fight first, and his father wasn't in any danger for a few hours yet. The internal bleeding would be slowed by his own saiyan DNA's healing powers.
The ki flared again, weaker this time. Trunks was able to sense it clear enough to get an accurate reading of where it was though, and he was also able to determine that it was Tien in trouble. Trunks put two fingers to his forehead, concentrating on where he felt the ki emanating from. After a brief glance to his father, the young demi-saiyan disappeared.
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Diamao's flight faltered as another stabbing pain erupted in his gut, causing him to scream in pain. Piccolo refused to give up the fight, constantly trying to over-ride Diamao's mental blocks. He had succeeded this time, and was able to distract the namek while he tried to gain control again. But, even though Diamao was in throws of pain, he didn't let his son gain control of any part of his body. Despite the waves of pain crashing throughout his being, he remained solid, not allowing Piccolo access to anything. If Diamao wasn't such an evil being, it would have been almost admirable...
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Tien searched his surroundings for any ki, but found none yet. No one was close enough to sense that his power was diminishing, he figured. As Tien sunk in and out of consciousness, he could hear his old friend, Chout-zu, comforting him. The small emperor assuring him that it would be alright, that he would be with him to the end. Tien wasn't alone, he never would be. Tien felt a smile cross his lips as his vision faded again, as he closed his eyes, he could have swore he saw Chout-zu appear just ahead of him, despite he was a bit taller then normal, Tien smiled even wider. His old friend did come to see him off, after all.