Chapter Nine

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No, people, I haven't died. Here's an update! I want

to thank Lexi for telling me to work on this story!!

Otherwise I never would have thought about updating

it! Thanks Lexi!And my friend Magali for posting it!!!

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Somewhere up in heaven....

Catie watched the battle rage on from her perch on

King Kai's planet. *Damn, they're losing.* She

snickered at Lindsey's remark about the beans, but

sobered as she saw Trunks jump back into the fray.

She turned to Bubbles and glared, "Get the heck away

from me," She snapped at him. She hated monkeys. They

were creepy.

He glared at her and hobbled off before she could

chuck a rock at him. "This sucks," she murmured

angrily.

"What sucks?"

She looked over to her right and spotted King Kai

walking toward her, "This," she repeated. "Here I sit,

watching my friends get their butts kicked and I can't

help." She picked up a dirt clod and aimed at Bubbles.

"No reason to take it out on my monkey!" Kai said as

he smacked the ammo out of her hand.

She glared daggers at him and looked back down.



Back on Earth...



"Ow..." Jenny rubbed her arm and frowned. *This is

the longest, most dumb battle I have ever been in.*

Up above her, the sky rolled in turmoil as if it felt

the pressure of the tension below.

Sabriena and Leelee were currently sprawled on the

ground, debating whether to get up again. Radmis and

Goku stood locked in an evenly matched duel of will

power and strength.

"Someone should seriously just summon the dragon and

wish him away," Lindsey muttered as she limped over to

Jenny.

Gohan shook his head, "That would be the easy way

out. We're warriors, remember? We have pride."

"Yea, until you die." Sabriena spat bitterly. Gohan

scowled, "Why don't you go ask Radmis to kill you?"

"'Cause I'm a warrior and 'I have pride'", she

mimicked.

Jenny rolled her eyes and sighed. "Everyone in favor

of combining our attacks, say 'I'." A chorus of "I's"

went up and she set to work. "Leelee, you combine with

Sabriena. Lindsey, you with me. Gohan, you and Trunks.

Goku, you and Vegeta. Seventeen, you with Piccolo.

When all you guys are in pairs we'll combine two at a

time, got it?"

Several nods answered her and she and Lindsey powered

up.

Vegeta and Goku looked warily at each other before

agreeing and did the Fusion. (a/n : Why didn't I think

of that earlier? Good gosh, I'm dumb.)

In seconds everyone was paired up and slowly joining

with another pair. "Jenny, go easy on the water,

you're extinguishing my flames here."

"Just cooperate, all right?" Trunks called over,

irritated by the girls' banter.

A moment later they were writhing with light as their

best defenses were called forth from their very cores.

Gogeta was the first to launch his strike at Radmis

who fired his own blast to counter act his opponent's.



Gohan and Trunks came next and after them, Piccolo

and Seventeen. The girls followed suit and released

their pent up energy.

Radmis enlarged his sphere of bloody red power to take

on the multitude of attacks. Sweat beaded his scarred

and weathered face as he volleyed for victory against

the mortal fools. He could not lose. He would not.

With renewed vigour, he pushed his level of endurance

to the breaking point.

Leelee gasped for breath as she and Sabriena poured

their strength into perhaps the only way to save

themselves. How long had it been since the battle had

begun? Minutes? Hours? Time had lost its meaning in

the ruthless fight for domination.

A choked cry came from her left and she looked over to

see Gohan shouting to the others, "It's not enough!"

He screamed above the deafening waves of ki.

Lindsey and Jenny exchanged desperate glances. So

this was how it was going to end.

A snarl could be heard from Radmis on the other side

of the phenominally large ball of energy and all eyes

turned to see his origin of frustration.

Something had wrapped its way around his neck and was

strangling him mercilessly. Another length of the

substance coiled itself around his wrists and pulled

forefully up and around so that his palms faced

outward to his head.

The others watched in mute fascination as more and

more of the snake-like things appeared out of nowhere

and entwined painfully with their prisoner.

"What in the name of screaming souls condemned to

HFIL is going on?" Piccolo bellowed.

Radmis had lost his focus in his scruff with the

creatures and directed his attention to them, leaving

himself less guarded.

While the Z-Fighters increased their effort, another

blast came screeching in to join with their's, adding

to the devistating blow.

With a gruesome scream of agony, Radmis leaped forward

in a last, vain attempt to bring down his tormentors.

A flash of blindingly bright light errupted with an

ear splitting noise. Everything was lost within its

reign, save the anguished cry of rage from Radmis, who

was no more.

All was silent.