Episode 23 – Burning City Battles
"It has been a day now," said T3, standing in New West City, "I guess I have to start my killing spree. Sad story, really. I wanted to give them a chance to lose for their final time. I wanted to see that they were helpless when the world depended on them. I guess I can't have everything my way." Then he flew at a calm pace to Bulma's house, looking back to see if they arrived.
The scene shifts to the lookout with the Earth's only hope walking outside. "I'm glad you came out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber now. I tried to concentrate on the scenery below and managed to catch T3 flying toward your home," said Mr. Popo, as they continued to walk outside. Lee's hair was short. It seemed, he had chopped off his long hair again and Trunks hair was his usual long hair (same from after his first Hyperbolic Time Chamber experience). "Are you ready?" asked Lee. "A Saiyan is always ready, are you?" he asked back. "No need to ask. By looking at me, you know I'm born prepared to kick some metal ass," he replied.
Trunks turned toward Mr. Popo and said "Thanks again, Mr. Popo. The time chamber helped us once again." He nodded and said "Now go! The freedom of the Earth from the hands of that cyborg depends on you." They both nodded with a smile. Both of them walked to the edge and looked down. "What are you doing?" asked Mr. Popo curiously. "We're trying to find his home," replied Lee, while pointing at Trunks. Mr. Popo walked to the edge on his left and stared down. "Right there," he said pointing to the forest, "May I ask why?" Trunks and Lee ran over to him. "Are you sure? It look like one empty space surrounded by trees to me," said Trunks. "You have a very low memory span, don't you? Have you forgotten that I put your home in the forest? Let's go with no more time's waste. I can't let that son of a b live any longer. The revenge for my mom and sensei must start now," yelled Lee. Then he jumped down from the lookout with his foot first. "Sheesh, haven't it started already but you just couldn't do anything about it before," he whispered to himself. Trunks turned toward to Mr. Popo and saw his questionable look on his face. He took a closer look at it and jumped up. "Oh I forgot. Your question was why, right?" he asked back. Mr. Popo nodded. "Oh, we are trying to go directly to our destination with lesser energy used. We would need every last drop of it against T3," he said. "So you're going to jump off like him, too?" he asked. "Yep, see ya," said Trunks, while waving good-bye. He went for a head first dive to below. "Good luck," Mr. Popo whispered as they dropped below.
The scene changes again at T3 walking closer to Bulma. Chi Chi was laying on the floor knocked out to the hands of T3. "You should blame your coward of a son for this misfortune. I gave him a chance, but he didn't take it. Don't worry, I will kill him and his friend, right after I kill you," he said, while walking even closer. Lee was dropping to the ground full force, a little bit ahead of Trunks. He got into a kicking position and kicked T3, making it step back. Trunks flipped in the air and kicked him once more with another couple of steps back.
"So a whole day's wait and that is all the power you got," said T3, following with a laugh. "We weren't even using our energy, you pile of nuts and bolts," said Lee with a smile. T3 stopped laughing. "So are we going to go fight, princess?" asked Lee in a mocking soft voice. T3 stepped back, while nodding and said "You still won't be strong enough to defeat me, so there won't be any chances of you killing me. Meet me in the place where we first met, if you dare." Then he flew toward New West City.
Trunks ran over to his mom, to check on her. "Are you okay mom?" he asked. "I'm okay, but Chi Chi...," said Bulma pointing at her fainted best friend. Trunks looked at Chi Chi and took out the Senzu bean bag out of his pocket. He opened it and saw only one bean left. He hand it over to his mom and told her to give it to Chi Chi. He threw away the bag. "What about you? It will be okay for her, she'll wake up soon. But you and Lee will need it during your fight," she said in a worried voice. "Father, once told me that Senzu beans give disgrace to true Saiyans during fights. I' am a true Saiyan and I don't plan on using it. And you and Chi Chi had lot of sudden "surprises" lately. If it keeps on happening, it would be more stressful to your bodies," said Trunks. She replied with "But what about Lee?" Lee was leaning on a tree. He rose his hand and said "I'm cool, Mrs. Briefs. Now let's go Trunks. We have no more time to waste. It is a do or die." Bulma made a sound of shock and insist them on bringing the bean with them more. "Lee, just shut up, would you?" Trunks shouted. In a softer tone he said "Mom, we're going to be alright. We will win. You believe in us, right?" She just stood there helpless, not able to get through with them. She reluctantly nodded. "Bye," he said and flew off with Lee toward New West City.
Bulma watched them leave her sight and walked over to Chi Chi. She put the Senzu bean in Chi Chi's mouth and her fainted friend slowly woke up. She jumped up with refreshed energy and asked "What happened?" "I might lose someone else I love," Bulma replied in a sad voice with tears in her eyes, as she see them leave her sight.
Trunks and Lee arrived at New West City. "It is time for the Burning City Battles to begin," said T3 loudly. "What?" they both asked at the same time.
Then darkness grew, filling all of New West City. Shadowy figures appeared on both sides of where all the fighters stood. Flames came out filling the whole city with unbearable heat. It looked like another version of hell! The ground of Burning City was greatly disturbed with flames coming out of some of the cracks and the land looked like it was dug up and dirt put back on to it again. The area beyond New West City was like the time chamber but infinite darkness and flames, instead. They looked around and saw an old man chained to a wall of darkness. Shadowy figures pounded him, heavily and it looked like an extra impact of pain from inside his body.
The heat made both Trunks and Lee feel uneasy. "I can feel my energy dropping," whispered Trunks, while sweating heavily. "I feel mine's doing the same, too," he whispered back, while wiping his sweaty face with his hands that felt like it was on fire. "Of course, since I'm a pile of nuts and bolts, I can't feel the torture of the heat. But it is a whole different story for you. Anyways, here are the rules of the "Burning City Battles". Losers of this fight, which will be you guys, stay in Burning City for the rest of their lives. There aren't anymore second chances this time. Also, we will be fighting one on one. I'm not used to my amazing superior strength yet, so I don't want to finish you guys off so fast. You will probably be the only slight challenge I will have in a lifetime, so I want to remember it as not a 3 second battle, maybe 4," said T3, following with another one of his evil laughs, "So..., who will be my first victim?"
"It has been a day now," said T3, standing in New West City, "I guess I have to start my killing spree. Sad story, really. I wanted to give them a chance to lose for their final time. I wanted to see that they were helpless when the world depended on them. I guess I can't have everything my way." Then he flew at a calm pace to Bulma's house, looking back to see if they arrived.
The scene shifts to the lookout with the Earth's only hope walking outside. "I'm glad you came out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber now. I tried to concentrate on the scenery below and managed to catch T3 flying toward your home," said Mr. Popo, as they continued to walk outside. Lee's hair was short. It seemed, he had chopped off his long hair again and Trunks hair was his usual long hair (same from after his first Hyperbolic Time Chamber experience). "Are you ready?" asked Lee. "A Saiyan is always ready, are you?" he asked back. "No need to ask. By looking at me, you know I'm born prepared to kick some metal ass," he replied.
Trunks turned toward Mr. Popo and said "Thanks again, Mr. Popo. The time chamber helped us once again." He nodded and said "Now go! The freedom of the Earth from the hands of that cyborg depends on you." They both nodded with a smile. Both of them walked to the edge and looked down. "What are you doing?" asked Mr. Popo curiously. "We're trying to find his home," replied Lee, while pointing at Trunks. Mr. Popo walked to the edge on his left and stared down. "Right there," he said pointing to the forest, "May I ask why?" Trunks and Lee ran over to him. "Are you sure? It look like one empty space surrounded by trees to me," said Trunks. "You have a very low memory span, don't you? Have you forgotten that I put your home in the forest? Let's go with no more time's waste. I can't let that son of a b live any longer. The revenge for my mom and sensei must start now," yelled Lee. Then he jumped down from the lookout with his foot first. "Sheesh, haven't it started already but you just couldn't do anything about it before," he whispered to himself. Trunks turned toward to Mr. Popo and saw his questionable look on his face. He took a closer look at it and jumped up. "Oh I forgot. Your question was why, right?" he asked back. Mr. Popo nodded. "Oh, we are trying to go directly to our destination with lesser energy used. We would need every last drop of it against T3," he said. "So you're going to jump off like him, too?" he asked. "Yep, see ya," said Trunks, while waving good-bye. He went for a head first dive to below. "Good luck," Mr. Popo whispered as they dropped below.
The scene changes again at T3 walking closer to Bulma. Chi Chi was laying on the floor knocked out to the hands of T3. "You should blame your coward of a son for this misfortune. I gave him a chance, but he didn't take it. Don't worry, I will kill him and his friend, right after I kill you," he said, while walking even closer. Lee was dropping to the ground full force, a little bit ahead of Trunks. He got into a kicking position and kicked T3, making it step back. Trunks flipped in the air and kicked him once more with another couple of steps back.
"So a whole day's wait and that is all the power you got," said T3, following with a laugh. "We weren't even using our energy, you pile of nuts and bolts," said Lee with a smile. T3 stopped laughing. "So are we going to go fight, princess?" asked Lee in a mocking soft voice. T3 stepped back, while nodding and said "You still won't be strong enough to defeat me, so there won't be any chances of you killing me. Meet me in the place where we first met, if you dare." Then he flew toward New West City.
Trunks ran over to his mom, to check on her. "Are you okay mom?" he asked. "I'm okay, but Chi Chi...," said Bulma pointing at her fainted best friend. Trunks looked at Chi Chi and took out the Senzu bean bag out of his pocket. He opened it and saw only one bean left. He hand it over to his mom and told her to give it to Chi Chi. He threw away the bag. "What about you? It will be okay for her, she'll wake up soon. But you and Lee will need it during your fight," she said in a worried voice. "Father, once told me that Senzu beans give disgrace to true Saiyans during fights. I' am a true Saiyan and I don't plan on using it. And you and Chi Chi had lot of sudden "surprises" lately. If it keeps on happening, it would be more stressful to your bodies," said Trunks. She replied with "But what about Lee?" Lee was leaning on a tree. He rose his hand and said "I'm cool, Mrs. Briefs. Now let's go Trunks. We have no more time to waste. It is a do or die." Bulma made a sound of shock and insist them on bringing the bean with them more. "Lee, just shut up, would you?" Trunks shouted. In a softer tone he said "Mom, we're going to be alright. We will win. You believe in us, right?" She just stood there helpless, not able to get through with them. She reluctantly nodded. "Bye," he said and flew off with Lee toward New West City.
Bulma watched them leave her sight and walked over to Chi Chi. She put the Senzu bean in Chi Chi's mouth and her fainted friend slowly woke up. She jumped up with refreshed energy and asked "What happened?" "I might lose someone else I love," Bulma replied in a sad voice with tears in her eyes, as she see them leave her sight.
Trunks and Lee arrived at New West City. "It is time for the Burning City Battles to begin," said T3 loudly. "What?" they both asked at the same time.
Then darkness grew, filling all of New West City. Shadowy figures appeared on both sides of where all the fighters stood. Flames came out filling the whole city with unbearable heat. It looked like another version of hell! The ground of Burning City was greatly disturbed with flames coming out of some of the cracks and the land looked like it was dug up and dirt put back on to it again. The area beyond New West City was like the time chamber but infinite darkness and flames, instead. They looked around and saw an old man chained to a wall of darkness. Shadowy figures pounded him, heavily and it looked like an extra impact of pain from inside his body.
The heat made both Trunks and Lee feel uneasy. "I can feel my energy dropping," whispered Trunks, while sweating heavily. "I feel mine's doing the same, too," he whispered back, while wiping his sweaty face with his hands that felt like it was on fire. "Of course, since I'm a pile of nuts and bolts, I can't feel the torture of the heat. But it is a whole different story for you. Anyways, here are the rules of the "Burning City Battles". Losers of this fight, which will be you guys, stay in Burning City for the rest of their lives. There aren't anymore second chances this time. Also, we will be fighting one on one. I'm not used to my amazing superior strength yet, so I don't want to finish you guys off so fast. You will probably be the only slight challenge I will have in a lifetime, so I want to remember it as not a 3 second battle, maybe 4," said T3, following with another one of his evil laughs, "So..., who will be my first victim?"