An Adventure of a Lifetime
A/n: School has started so, I won't be able to update as frequently. But please read and review. This will be an epic, with many villains...but one main villain. Confused? Don't worry you will see. The first mini villain will make an appearance.
Chapter 7: Tests
Vegetta and Gohan flew as fast as they can to the look out. They can sense Goku, and Piccolo was already there. Looking at one another they pushed harder. Upon arrival, Vegetta walked towards Dende and grabbed him by the collar of his robe.
"This had better be good, I was on the verge of beating Kakarot's brat." A strong hand clamped on his shoulder.
"Put him down Vegetta," Goku said rather sternly. Vegetta complied, shrugged Goku's hand off him and walked a good distance away. Able to breathe, Dende started to explain.
"They are 4 of them. Not much is know, but King Kai has traced them as former employees of the Cold Empire. Think Ginyu squad except more powerful, and not stupid," he started off. Vegetta gave a little snort and Goku laughed a bit.
"According to King Kai, three of them are comparable to Frieza in his 3rd form," the teenaged guardian said.
"So in other words 3 million or so? Well that is no problem to us, but I think the boys should handle this," Piccolo said. The others looked at him like he was crazy.
"They will be killed. They are not ready yet," Goku said very alarmed. Him and Piccolo argued back and forth, with Vegetta and Gohan putting in their opinions. Dende struggled to get control of the situation, until he lost his temper.
"SHUT UP!" Everyone stopped and turned to him with shocked look on their faces. Dende looking embarrassed continued, "Now like I said there are 4 of them, the leader is rumored to be as powerful as Frieza at 50% power. I know that that is nothing compared to your power, but what about Ranma and his friends? How can they hope to compete with that?" he asked Piccolo and Vegetta.
"Simple, we will make them ready," Vegetta replied.
"Can it be done in 2 weeks?" the namek asked. Piccolo nodded.
"But we need for them to use the time chamber. Luckily we prepared for just this thing. All three of them can go in and then we can train them harder than before when they return. We should go get them now. Goku will you do the honor?" Goku nodded and put his fingers to his head, after concentrating for a moment he frowned.
"They are all together, but Ranma is fighting someone weak, but they are good though. Maybe we should wait until he is done." Piccolo thought on it for a second.
"Yeah, your are probably right, I did tell him to settle old scores. Wait until he is done and bring them back. We have work to do." With that Piccolo turned around and went to the edge of the lookout and began to meditate. Vegetta flew off the lookout and went back home, and father and son began to spar.
Nerima: place of the duel
"Well Son in-law, you have improved greatly. I never expected for you to be so good," Cologne said. She had many cuts on her wrinkly face. Her staff was long gone and she was panting heavily. "However I can't allow a young man like you to defeat me." With that she reached into her robe and produced a bottle with blue liquid. Ranma scowled at this.
"Hey, what's the big idea. I said no potions or stuff." Cologne cracked a grin at that.
"You said no spells or potions before the fight, and not to involve anyone else. This is not violating any rules." She quickly downed the liquid. Almost immediately she grew in height and her white hair became black as night. In fact she looked like Shampoo's older sister.
"Well this is interesting. Who knew she would go to such lengths to gain victory," Malik said blandly.
"Now Son-in law, let me show you why you are 100 years to soon to beat me." Upon saying that she rushed at the pig-tailed martial artist. Dozens of punches were thrown; all of which were blocked or dodged. Narrowly avoiding a nerve strike to the neck Ranma rolled and did a leg sweep, which was promptly jumped over.
The two fighters jumped sideways then upwards and met in the air. A flurry of punches and kicks ensued, with neither person giving an inch. When they landed, they bounded away from each other.
"Well Old ghoul, looks like that youth boost did you some good. However I have been holding back a good amount. I'm stronger than you can ever no. This fight is over, now!" Releasing his battle aura, he rushed at Cologne so fast he was a blur. The first hit was dodged, and the second was blocked as a testament of her skill, but the 3rd, 4th, and 5th hit all connected. The force of the blows sent her through a large boulder. Akane and the rest of the Nerima squad were in shock. They all thought the same thing, 'How strong is he now.'
The elder was bloodied and battered as she struggled to her feet. 'Gods, he is fast and strong. His skill hasn't diminished a bit. But I can't lose to this pup.' She stood and dusted her self off, and tried to hide her injuries. "Well Son-in law, that was quite a display."
"Cut it, Cologne you can't beat me so just give up."
"Airen, why you fight great-grandmother. Just come back with Shampoo to china, and Shampoo give you many strong babies, yes?" He simply leveled a gaze at her, which she backed up from and started to cry. His guard went down at that, and the elder fully pounced on it. She fired a large, blast by her standards at him. It hit him full force and threw him into a mountainside.
"Not even a warrior such as you could hope to fight against 3,000 years of history and hope to win," She cockily said.
"Masenko-ha!" he yelled from the rubble. A beam of powerful energy shot forth and hit her in the shoulder and spun her around in the air, making her scream in agony. Ranma walked out from the rubble, unharmed and not breathing hard. "And that wasn't even fully powered up, you old hag."
"Don't you think you overdid it a bit Ranma?" Ryouga asked. Shampoo while crying tended Cologne's injuries.
"Nah the old ghoul had it coming her. I appreciate the stuff she taught me but, no one forces me to do something I don't want to do." He stopped as Akane came up to him and hugged him. He looked embarrassed at the public affection, but he didn't fight it.
"Oh Ranma I'm so happy," she said smiling. "Now we can just be happy." He looked at her face and then leaned down for a kiss, when he felt a rush off energy by his side. His head snapped up and he saw Goku with a serious expression on his face.
"Ranma, I'm sorry to come for you so early, but we have a problem. This concerns all three of you." He turned to Malik and Ryouga and said, "Grab on." Their respective girlfriends were as confused as the boys were.
"Malik I don't understand. I thought you had a few days left?"
Ukyo asked distressed. He took her in his arms and whispered something in her ears and kissed her softly. Ranma and Ryouga did similar things, then grabbed onto Goku and disappeared. Shampoo lay sobbing over a battered Cologne, while Mousse clenched his fist swearing revenge. The rest of the ward, stood in shock at the proceedings.
A stunned Nabiki went around and collected her winnings, and everyone went back to life as normal, wondering what had just happened.
Hurtling through space:
"When the hell are we gonna get to Earth. I'm bored over here," a large man grumbled to himself. He was doing push-ups in the center of a room. Near him a smaller green man shadowboxed. A medium sized yellow-skinned man sat in the corner and meditated.
"Patience man. We will get there when we get there. The big boss knows what he is doing," the boxer said. The other man simply grumbled. All three resumed their work out and headed for earth.
On a planet:
Tempest stood on the blood soaked ground. All around him people lay dying or dead. His arms had pieces of bones and flesh stuck to it, all stained with the color of blood.
"Blast those traitors. I know they transferred the bulk of my power and sealed it away, but where?" He heard a man running up fast behind him and turned. He had a sword in his hand.
"Murderrrrr!" The man swung the weapon at Tempest, who caught it and punched a hole through his chest. He looked on the corpse without any emotion. Floating in the air a whitish aura surrounded him. Black orbs started floating from certain dead bodies and were absorbed by his white aura. For a full 5 minutes he floated and absorbed.
"Mmm, there a lot of strong fighters on this planet their life-force will serve me well, when I regain my lost power." He powered up and fired a massive blast into the planet's core. His aura flared about him and he took of, leaving the planet to explode.
King Kai's planet:
"OUCH!" The blue Kai's antennae crackled as a surge or power went through him. "So dark and twisted, I fear for the earth warriors. This coming fight will be nothing to what lies ahead." Thinking for a moment, he decided to contact earth.
"Dende, can you hear me?" the blue man asked.
"Yes I can hear you King Kai. What is going? Is there any more information on the warriors head to earth."
"No, I'm afraid not. However I picked up a massive energy signature a few minutes ago. I think it might be the leader of them. He may be more powerful than I supposed."
"Yes, Goku and Gohan each went pale a few minutes ago. They said the power was so dark and twisted. It almost felt like it was feeding, they said."
"Oh dear, they should train hard then. I will be in touch."
"Thank you King Kai. Bye." The Kai simply stood with a worried look on his face.
The lookout:
Ranma, Malik and Ryouga stood in shock at what they just heard.
"You mean us three, have to spend one year with each other?" Ranma asked. Piccolo and the others nodded.
"That's right you three. This room has been redesigned. It can hold up to 3 people, and now you can spend three years insideā¦but not at one time. The elements will be random and extreme. Also the stronger you get the more the gravity will increase. Enemies will appear at certain times to test your skills; they too will grow in strength. So try and stay alive in there," Piccolo finished with a smirk. Ranma and company got a determined look in their eyes.
"Of course we'll stay alive. I'll make sure we do, and after we come out I want a match with you Goku," he said and stared at Goku. Goku grinned and nodded. Ranma turned to Malik and Ryouga and asked, "Well you guys ready to go?" They nodded eagerly. As one they go to enter the room. Piccolo stops them again.
"The clothes you have now will not suffice. We want you to be as strong as possible when you come out, so we can train you harder." He pointed his fingers at each one of them and their training outfits appeared, with one difference.
'Oh my god Piccolo, I can hardly move," Ryouga strained to say. The other two nodded unable to talk properly. Piccolo only nodded.
"Get used to it," he said and walked away. The three teens looked at each other and more or less walked into the time chamber.
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Wow, I am so sorry for the delay. School, writer's block and my old so very old computer all caused this. I will try and get chapters out faster. But a little feedback would be nice. R& R.
