*****************Episode 28*******************
**Attack of the Cave Dwellers; Extra Special Training**
"Well," said Panbukin frankly as the thousands of tiny warriors flew their way, "I guess we found the Lomes!"
The Sayins sprung into action. Bardock, with his incredible accuracy, started punching and kicking the Lomes, not the bats. He yelped in pain and ducked behind a stalactite. Welts appeared all along his arms. The tiny people were firing weapons.
"HEY," yelled Bardock to his teammates, "they don't kill, but the weapons hurt a Hell of a lot! Watch yourself!"
"Got it," Tora confirmed. Keeping to the sides of the creatures, he fought to destroy the people. Totepo and Panbukin powered ki into their hands. "No blasting," yelled Cole from the sidelines. "Keep the area intact!"
"Easy for you to say," responded Fasha, canceling out a blast.
The fight continued for several minutes, but to the five Sayins fighting, it felt like days! The speedy Lomes darted back and forth on their bats, making them near impossible to hit.
More then once, Totepo was forced against a stalactite, covered with welts. His size and lack of speed hurt his chances of a good defense. Tora tried to help his teammate, but the proud veteran shoved the teen away.
Bardock gritted his teeth, surveying the situation. Fasha stubbornly continued her assault, but the girl had her limits. He and Tora did most of the work, while Panbukin, Fasha, and Totepo took too many hits. "Zucina, come on!!"
Zucina hadn't moved, frozen on the spot. When Bardock called her name, she snapped out of her frightened trance and immediately grabbed her sword. Swinging it like a mad woman, she ran through the flock . . . al least, under them!
Cole cursed at her. "Zucina!! Head for the center!! The center!!"
Bardock sprang to his friend's aide. He took Zucina's arm and flew her to the middle of the battle. She struggled to get out of his grasp, but Bardock held her firmly. "Zuni-chan! Open yer eyes!"
Zucina did so, and stared right back into Bardock's. Their noses were only millimeters apart. "C'mon, Zucina," he whispered. "I'm right here. I won't let anything happen to ya."
She hesitated, then nodded reluctantly. Bardock signaled for Tora to come down towards him. He Zucina's right forearm, and Bardock took Zucina's left. As if rehearsed, they launched the armed girl into the flying fray. Zucina spun like a top, swinging the Idsa Sword with her. Tora and Bardock, with minor difficulty, developed Ki Katanas in their hands, and did the same.
The effect was perfect. Within seconds, the entire swarm was diced. The three landed, and the remains sprinkled around them like rain.
Totepo applauded from the air. Fasha cheered and whooped.
"Where'd that come from," Panbukin asked.
Tora grinned. "In STP, we had to create our own combo strategies. Zucina taught us the Ki Katana and, well, you saw it!"
"Excellent!"
"Yes, it was," injected Cole. "You say Zucina came up with that combo?"
Tora realized his words and nodded. "Yeah, it was her."
"So, maybe she is good for the team?"
"Maybe, but she has got to cool her jets when it comes to jokes!"
"Zucina, do you promise? Zucina?"
The girl was again frozen, blue in the face. She, Tora, and Bardock were covered in bat/Lome guts from the shower. "I," she stated fiercely before shouting, "absolutely, and utterly, HATE ANIMALS!!!!"
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[Commercial Break]
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The seven Sayins split up into teams of two/three to see if they can find any more Lomes scurrying about. Zucina agreed to group with Tora and Fasha, but not to speak to him. She fumed over the fact that he wanted he off the team. Panbukin and Totepo took another route, leaving Cole and Bardock together.
Bardock trusted his scouter, searching for any movement at all. Cole snatched it off of the youth's head. "HEY!!!"
"Only use scouters for communication purposes." Cole put the device in his pocket. "Never rely on machines to do the work best accomplished with your eyes."
"Scouters are easier!"
"Do you want to train or not?"
Bardock gnashed his teeth. "Ya know, I noticed you kickin' back durin' the Lome ambush. Why didn't you help us out, if yer do damn powerful an' smart?"
Cole put a finger to his lips, warning Bardock to hush. He stuck out his arm to the left, and waved his hand. A rock five meters away rolled to the side. Three Lomes, unseated from bats, rushed for cover. Cole formed his hand like a gun and shot all three Lomes in one beam, with pin-point accuracy. The deed done, he blew on his fore-finger and holstered it [he's so cool!]. "Well?"
The other's eyes bugged out and his face blue. "I withdraw the question. What's yer power level?"
"That doesn't matter."
"It makes all the difference in the world!!"
Cole smirked and shook his head. "Kids! Close your eyes." He did. "And feel your ki coursing through your body. Visualize it, in your mind, circulating through your blood. Inhale deeply, hold it a moment, then exhale." He did. "Again." He did, realizing that the exercise relaxed his body and spirit. With Cole guiding him, Bardock felt his ki rush through him, and out of his form with incredible ease. The distractions disappeared, and Bardock no longer sensed the room nor the floor he stood upon. He was at one with his spirit.
"Now," said Cole's voice from a distant area in the back of his mind, "using your spirit energy, spread out around the caves."
Bardock expanded his energy, vaguely sensing other beings around him. Two figures moving quickly about five kilometers away; three figures, two he recognized as Tora and Zucina, moved slowly around another gallery three kilometers further. Five smaller powers scampered about only a few feet away.
"Do you feel them?"
"Y-yes. Over there, at seven o'clock."
Cole smiled and blasted the five remaining Lomes. "That's that!"
Bardock released his concentration and fell face first into the hard ground. He pushed up and rubbed his nose. "How'd I do that?"
"What, after about five zurals in STP, you still don't understand ki energy?"
"That kinda trainin' ain't in the normal classes."
"It ain't in any classes, 'xsept mine," said Cole, imitating Bardock's sloppy dialect.
Bardock stared at his teacher. "Who taught you that?"
"My father."
"Was he a freakin' genius or somethin'?"
"Yeah. *grin* He and Saladus grew up learning different techniques from the aliens that immigrated to Vegetasei before and after the Tsufuuru War."
"But, we were still in the dark ages before Lord Freiza."
"Maybe, but the Tsufuuru sure weren't! My pop used to sneak into their cities as a kid and trained with the foreigners. It may have been traitorous, but the things he learned were worth it, don't you agree?"
"I guess." Bardock hesitated. "Why are you teaching me this technique? Are you gonna teach Zucina?"
"Yeah, later."
"Why?"
Cole paused. "Just in case."
"Of what?"
"Just-in-case!"
"Of what?"
"Dammit, Bardock, don't you get it," Cole snapped impatiently. "I've had a mate for over two zurals, and not one kid!! I may never have a son to pass my father's techniques down to!! Uncle Saladus doesn't have any offspring, and my brother died a long time ago!! If I die, my father's zurals of dedication to the art of fighting will have been for naught!!!" The speech seem to take a lot out of Cole, and he panted.
Bardock stood tall and proud. "Cole, you are the closest thing to a dad I've ever had. I'm honored to learn your skills, and I know Zucina is too. I swear that it'll not die out."
Cole gave his pupil a comforted pat on the back. "You're a good man, Bardock. Better then any Sayin alive. I can give you no higher praise then that."
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Hey! Bardock here!
Stinky informs me that I got a call on the communicator during the Lome battle. WHAT?! CELIPA?? What does that bitch want!? I don't CARE if Mother is dying! Cole thinks so, though. What am I gonna do?
Next time on DragonballBC: Family Affair; "Girl Talk"
Olivia: Don't worry, Bardock! I'm here for you!!
Fun Fact - Before I saw the Bardock Special, I figured Bardock would be a rebel against Lord Freiza and King Vegeta. I followed the stupid clip from Season 3, where FUNamation made the soldiers around Bardock appear to be other rebels. 3$%# FUNimation! Anyway, I started writing a story about Bardock as the leader of a band of Sayins, sort of like Robin Hood. But when I saw the special, I stopped.
**Attack of the Cave Dwellers; Extra Special Training**
"Well," said Panbukin frankly as the thousands of tiny warriors flew their way, "I guess we found the Lomes!"
The Sayins sprung into action. Bardock, with his incredible accuracy, started punching and kicking the Lomes, not the bats. He yelped in pain and ducked behind a stalactite. Welts appeared all along his arms. The tiny people were firing weapons.
"HEY," yelled Bardock to his teammates, "they don't kill, but the weapons hurt a Hell of a lot! Watch yourself!"
"Got it," Tora confirmed. Keeping to the sides of the creatures, he fought to destroy the people. Totepo and Panbukin powered ki into their hands. "No blasting," yelled Cole from the sidelines. "Keep the area intact!"
"Easy for you to say," responded Fasha, canceling out a blast.
The fight continued for several minutes, but to the five Sayins fighting, it felt like days! The speedy Lomes darted back and forth on their bats, making them near impossible to hit.
More then once, Totepo was forced against a stalactite, covered with welts. His size and lack of speed hurt his chances of a good defense. Tora tried to help his teammate, but the proud veteran shoved the teen away.
Bardock gritted his teeth, surveying the situation. Fasha stubbornly continued her assault, but the girl had her limits. He and Tora did most of the work, while Panbukin, Fasha, and Totepo took too many hits. "Zucina, come on!!"
Zucina hadn't moved, frozen on the spot. When Bardock called her name, she snapped out of her frightened trance and immediately grabbed her sword. Swinging it like a mad woman, she ran through the flock . . . al least, under them!
Cole cursed at her. "Zucina!! Head for the center!! The center!!"
Bardock sprang to his friend's aide. He took Zucina's arm and flew her to the middle of the battle. She struggled to get out of his grasp, but Bardock held her firmly. "Zuni-chan! Open yer eyes!"
Zucina did so, and stared right back into Bardock's. Their noses were only millimeters apart. "C'mon, Zucina," he whispered. "I'm right here. I won't let anything happen to ya."
She hesitated, then nodded reluctantly. Bardock signaled for Tora to come down towards him. He Zucina's right forearm, and Bardock took Zucina's left. As if rehearsed, they launched the armed girl into the flying fray. Zucina spun like a top, swinging the Idsa Sword with her. Tora and Bardock, with minor difficulty, developed Ki Katanas in their hands, and did the same.
The effect was perfect. Within seconds, the entire swarm was diced. The three landed, and the remains sprinkled around them like rain.
Totepo applauded from the air. Fasha cheered and whooped.
"Where'd that come from," Panbukin asked.
Tora grinned. "In STP, we had to create our own combo strategies. Zucina taught us the Ki Katana and, well, you saw it!"
"Excellent!"
"Yes, it was," injected Cole. "You say Zucina came up with that combo?"
Tora realized his words and nodded. "Yeah, it was her."
"So, maybe she is good for the team?"
"Maybe, but she has got to cool her jets when it comes to jokes!"
"Zucina, do you promise? Zucina?"
The girl was again frozen, blue in the face. She, Tora, and Bardock were covered in bat/Lome guts from the shower. "I," she stated fiercely before shouting, "absolutely, and utterly, HATE ANIMALS!!!!"
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[Commercial Break]
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The seven Sayins split up into teams of two/three to see if they can find any more Lomes scurrying about. Zucina agreed to group with Tora and Fasha, but not to speak to him. She fumed over the fact that he wanted he off the team. Panbukin and Totepo took another route, leaving Cole and Bardock together.
Bardock trusted his scouter, searching for any movement at all. Cole snatched it off of the youth's head. "HEY!!!"
"Only use scouters for communication purposes." Cole put the device in his pocket. "Never rely on machines to do the work best accomplished with your eyes."
"Scouters are easier!"
"Do you want to train or not?"
Bardock gnashed his teeth. "Ya know, I noticed you kickin' back durin' the Lome ambush. Why didn't you help us out, if yer do damn powerful an' smart?"
Cole put a finger to his lips, warning Bardock to hush. He stuck out his arm to the left, and waved his hand. A rock five meters away rolled to the side. Three Lomes, unseated from bats, rushed for cover. Cole formed his hand like a gun and shot all three Lomes in one beam, with pin-point accuracy. The deed done, he blew on his fore-finger and holstered it [he's so cool!]. "Well?"
The other's eyes bugged out and his face blue. "I withdraw the question. What's yer power level?"
"That doesn't matter."
"It makes all the difference in the world!!"
Cole smirked and shook his head. "Kids! Close your eyes." He did. "And feel your ki coursing through your body. Visualize it, in your mind, circulating through your blood. Inhale deeply, hold it a moment, then exhale." He did. "Again." He did, realizing that the exercise relaxed his body and spirit. With Cole guiding him, Bardock felt his ki rush through him, and out of his form with incredible ease. The distractions disappeared, and Bardock no longer sensed the room nor the floor he stood upon. He was at one with his spirit.
"Now," said Cole's voice from a distant area in the back of his mind, "using your spirit energy, spread out around the caves."
Bardock expanded his energy, vaguely sensing other beings around him. Two figures moving quickly about five kilometers away; three figures, two he recognized as Tora and Zucina, moved slowly around another gallery three kilometers further. Five smaller powers scampered about only a few feet away.
"Do you feel them?"
"Y-yes. Over there, at seven o'clock."
Cole smiled and blasted the five remaining Lomes. "That's that!"
Bardock released his concentration and fell face first into the hard ground. He pushed up and rubbed his nose. "How'd I do that?"
"What, after about five zurals in STP, you still don't understand ki energy?"
"That kinda trainin' ain't in the normal classes."
"It ain't in any classes, 'xsept mine," said Cole, imitating Bardock's sloppy dialect.
Bardock stared at his teacher. "Who taught you that?"
"My father."
"Was he a freakin' genius or somethin'?"
"Yeah. *grin* He and Saladus grew up learning different techniques from the aliens that immigrated to Vegetasei before and after the Tsufuuru War."
"But, we were still in the dark ages before Lord Freiza."
"Maybe, but the Tsufuuru sure weren't! My pop used to sneak into their cities as a kid and trained with the foreigners. It may have been traitorous, but the things he learned were worth it, don't you agree?"
"I guess." Bardock hesitated. "Why are you teaching me this technique? Are you gonna teach Zucina?"
"Yeah, later."
"Why?"
Cole paused. "Just in case."
"Of what?"
"Just-in-case!"
"Of what?"
"Dammit, Bardock, don't you get it," Cole snapped impatiently. "I've had a mate for over two zurals, and not one kid!! I may never have a son to pass my father's techniques down to!! Uncle Saladus doesn't have any offspring, and my brother died a long time ago!! If I die, my father's zurals of dedication to the art of fighting will have been for naught!!!" The speech seem to take a lot out of Cole, and he panted.
Bardock stood tall and proud. "Cole, you are the closest thing to a dad I've ever had. I'm honored to learn your skills, and I know Zucina is too. I swear that it'll not die out."
Cole gave his pupil a comforted pat on the back. "You're a good man, Bardock. Better then any Sayin alive. I can give you no higher praise then that."
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Hey! Bardock here!
Stinky informs me that I got a call on the communicator during the Lome battle. WHAT?! CELIPA?? What does that bitch want!? I don't CARE if Mother is dying! Cole thinks so, though. What am I gonna do?
Next time on DragonballBC: Family Affair; "Girl Talk"
Olivia: Don't worry, Bardock! I'm here for you!!
Fun Fact - Before I saw the Bardock Special, I figured Bardock would be a rebel against Lord Freiza and King Vegeta. I followed the stupid clip from Season 3, where FUNamation made the soldiers around Bardock appear to be other rebels. 3$%# FUNimation! Anyway, I started writing a story about Bardock as the leader of a band of Sayins, sort of like Robin Hood. But when I saw the special, I stopped.