Chapter Six - Demonic Evolution
Goku back flipped over the blue stream of energy that Yamcha had just sent his way. As his feet planet themselves firmly in the ground again he swung out his right fist and slammed it into the other's jaw knocking him back. Yamcha hit the ground hard but managed to get up quickly. He aimed a kick at Goku's head but the spiky haired teen threw his arms up and blocked the kick.
Brolly and Krillin watched the spar with interest. Yamcha had come along pretty well over the past month, which was good since the tournament was only two and a half months off now. The other good news was that none of them had seen a single Saibaman since they're meeting a month ago. Still, they didn't envy him right now. Especially after a hard left hook slammed into Yamcha's stomach.
"Oh, that's enough for me." Yamcha said holding his stomach. Goku just stood there grinning. They'd trained on Roshi's island for a few days but had returned to the city and were using the backyard of his small house there.
"Hey guys!" Chi-Chi called walking out of Roshi's house with a try of food.
"Bulma didn't cook that, did she?" Krillin asked tentatively.
Chi-Chi shook her head. "No, I did. And they're pretty good if I do say so myself."
"Ah, Thanks Chi." they said in unison, each taking a sandwich from the tray.
"Um... guys!" Bulma's voice came from inside the house. "I think you should see this!" Everyone went inside and Bulma pointed at the TV news.
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Vegeta glared daggers at each of the little green freaks around him. He despised all demons but these things he loathed with every fiber of his being. A group of strong Saibamen had killed his father, the only surviving one from that battle had killed his sister. If he did nothing else with his life the only thing that would matter was seeing every last one of the foul things dead. /Thirty-nine, forty, forty-one.../ he continued to count them as he watched for any of them to attack.
He'd never seen so many in one place before, something was definitely up and he doubted it had anything to do with the people they'd been scaring before he'd arrived. Counting the last of them, sixty-two in all, he spotted a news truck pull up a few blocks away. He ignored their presence, as he'd been ignoring the police's calls for him to take cover.
Glimpsing a few to his right shifting he called up his energy in a brilliant flare of purple thrust his arms out sending a shockwave in all directions. The Saibamen were knocked off balance for a second and Vegeta lunged into the closest group. His first punch went straight through the chest of his target but his second intended victim dodged nimbly around his attempted blow.
Suddenly he felt several hands and feet slam into him in various places as the other Saibamen launched into the offensive. Vegeta spun quickly backhand several of the little green demons and knocking them away. He lifted into the air and aimed his arms down firing off a rapid volley of purple KI blasts. Several Saibamen fell to the ground dead with holes through their bodies. Unfortunately it wasn't enough.
The Saibamen launched up at Vegeta yet again with more ferocity than before. Two pulled up beside him and tried to kick him in the face. While he was distracted by them another rammed into his stomach head first at full speed. Vegeta was knocked several hundred feet into the air as his eyes bulged out from the blow. /That hurt! Damn it, that one's a strong one./ He looked around for any sign of which one had hit him but he couldn't tell. A sudden green glow danced across the back of his arms and he turned to look above him. At least ten Saibamen were firing rapid energy blasts down at him. Quickly he brought his arms up to block. As the blasts drove him down into the ground he cursed at himself for being caught off guard like that.
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"We have to go help him." Goku said watching the fight. "He's good but he can't take that many alone."
"Right, he's only a few minutes away." Brolly said walking from the room.
Yamcha and Krillin followed the other two out and as they were about to take off Roshi came up. "Hold it a second. I don't know if this is a good idea. What about your Dragonballs? If you all go then they'll be able to get them easier." He glanced from Krillin to Goku. "One of you should stay back."
Yamcha frowned... "Goku, give me your ball. I'll stay behind. The rest of you go." Goku looked at him for a moment before handing over his ball.
Roshi watched his three pupils speed off into the city toward the battle and wished he could go help. But he was right, letting one ball within reach of the Demons was bad enough, but if he went that would give them to within reach.
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Vegeta had managed to erect a KI barrier shortly after hitting the road and was able to hold off the incoming blasts for now but it was beginning to buckle. As his frustration built he began to charge energy in his palms. Maybe he'd get lucky and kill them with a quick enough blast. However he didn't need to fire it. He heard a voice call out "Dodon Ray!" and then, suddenly, the attacks ended.
As the glare from the energy faded Vegeta caught sight of a bald man fighting with the Saibamen in the sky above him. /What the hell?/ he wondered as four Saibamen fell from the sky as a single energy beam tore through them all. /Who the hell is this guy?/
"You going to take a nap or get up here and help me?" he called down.
Vegeta growled and launched into he air dodging an energy blast on the way. He lashed out with his right fist and the attack tore off the head of the Saibamen he hit. Spinning he landed a hard kick to another's head but it just floated there laughing. /This one must be the leader of the group, it seems to be the strongest./ He began to swing his fists madly but the Demon kept dodging him with ease. "Damn you, hold still so I can vaporize you!" he cried. The Demon's red eyes flashed suddenly and Vegeta was launched backward yet again. He was beginning to get annoyed at that.
Just as he went to attack again a new voice called out. "Tien!" Vegeta turned and saw one person he recognized, Brolly, and two he didn't. He figured Tien must be the bald man who'd arrived earlier. The distraction ended up costing him a kick to the chest that cracked a rib. "Ahhh! Damn you!" he shouted grasping at the injury.
Suddenly a fist came from no where and slammed into the Demon sending it crashing into the ground. Before Vegeta could say anything Tien's voice called out. "Everyone, move aside!" The prince looked up to see Tien floating up higher into the air, his arms in front of him, hands cupped like a triangle. Something told him to do as the man side and he quickly slid to the side. "Tri-Beam!" Tien cried firing a large golden beam down at the group of Saibamen. The blast drove them into the ground and caused an explosion that shattered nearby windows. As the smoke cleared it revealed a small crater about three feet deep filled with bits and pieces of the Demons which began to disintegrate almost instantly. /That's some power.../ Vegeta thought looking up at the Tri-clops.
"Hey Vegeta!" Goku called down with a wave as he approached. "I'm Goku..." he stopped as a shrill shriek echoed through the air. Everyone looked down as rocks shifted in the crater and a single, very pissed, Saibaman. It stared up at the small group panting for a moment. Then another shriek erupted from its throat as it threw its arms back and its green aura exploded out about it. The green armor on its chest began to crack as the muscles in its arms and legs began to bulge.
"What the hell?!" Vegeta cried. He'd never seen this before.
"Damn!" Tien yelled readying for battle. "It's ascending!"
"Ascending?" Krillin asked with a bit of fear in his voice.
"All Demons have the power to evolve into stronger Demons. This one's evolving..."
Goku looked over to him. "Any idea what it's evolving into?"
Tien nodded solemnly. "A Bakor. Saibamen are fairly weak Demons in the big picture but they have the most powerful evolutionary path."
"Oh, that's just perfect!" Vegeta shouted.
Below them the previously three and a half foot tall Saibaman was now five foot tall. It was now a very light blue color and had a tail as well as two very small horns poking out of its head. The previously exposed brain was now covered by an orange plate. They could all feel the increased power of the Demon. It was nothing radical, nothing a Human couldn't attain. Hell, there were probably a few Humans out there that could have torn the thing to shreds without trying. Unfortunately, none of them were present.
The Saibaman, or rather, Bakor, smirked. "Now this is nice." it said in a somewhat female sounding yet raspy voice.
"Oh yeah," Tien began. "I forgot to mention that they get smarter too." /I also didn't tell you that the current King of Demons, Frieza, is evolved from these things./
Brolly and Goku glanced at each other before grinning. They turned down toward the Demon and in a flash of blue the two surged head on at it. The Bakor just stood there grinning at them as they neared. At the last second it swung at them but its fists passed through nothing but thin air. As the images vanished its face met with Tien's knee.
Goku back flipped over the blue stream of energy that Yamcha had just sent his way. As his feet planet themselves firmly in the ground again he swung out his right fist and slammed it into the other's jaw knocking him back. Yamcha hit the ground hard but managed to get up quickly. He aimed a kick at Goku's head but the spiky haired teen threw his arms up and blocked the kick.
Brolly and Krillin watched the spar with interest. Yamcha had come along pretty well over the past month, which was good since the tournament was only two and a half months off now. The other good news was that none of them had seen a single Saibaman since they're meeting a month ago. Still, they didn't envy him right now. Especially after a hard left hook slammed into Yamcha's stomach.
"Oh, that's enough for me." Yamcha said holding his stomach. Goku just stood there grinning. They'd trained on Roshi's island for a few days but had returned to the city and were using the backyard of his small house there.
"Hey guys!" Chi-Chi called walking out of Roshi's house with a try of food.
"Bulma didn't cook that, did she?" Krillin asked tentatively.
Chi-Chi shook her head. "No, I did. And they're pretty good if I do say so myself."
"Ah, Thanks Chi." they said in unison, each taking a sandwich from the tray.
"Um... guys!" Bulma's voice came from inside the house. "I think you should see this!" Everyone went inside and Bulma pointed at the TV news.
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Vegeta glared daggers at each of the little green freaks around him. He despised all demons but these things he loathed with every fiber of his being. A group of strong Saibamen had killed his father, the only surviving one from that battle had killed his sister. If he did nothing else with his life the only thing that would matter was seeing every last one of the foul things dead. /Thirty-nine, forty, forty-one.../ he continued to count them as he watched for any of them to attack.
He'd never seen so many in one place before, something was definitely up and he doubted it had anything to do with the people they'd been scaring before he'd arrived. Counting the last of them, sixty-two in all, he spotted a news truck pull up a few blocks away. He ignored their presence, as he'd been ignoring the police's calls for him to take cover.
Glimpsing a few to his right shifting he called up his energy in a brilliant flare of purple thrust his arms out sending a shockwave in all directions. The Saibamen were knocked off balance for a second and Vegeta lunged into the closest group. His first punch went straight through the chest of his target but his second intended victim dodged nimbly around his attempted blow.
Suddenly he felt several hands and feet slam into him in various places as the other Saibamen launched into the offensive. Vegeta spun quickly backhand several of the little green demons and knocking them away. He lifted into the air and aimed his arms down firing off a rapid volley of purple KI blasts. Several Saibamen fell to the ground dead with holes through their bodies. Unfortunately it wasn't enough.
The Saibamen launched up at Vegeta yet again with more ferocity than before. Two pulled up beside him and tried to kick him in the face. While he was distracted by them another rammed into his stomach head first at full speed. Vegeta was knocked several hundred feet into the air as his eyes bulged out from the blow. /That hurt! Damn it, that one's a strong one./ He looked around for any sign of which one had hit him but he couldn't tell. A sudden green glow danced across the back of his arms and he turned to look above him. At least ten Saibamen were firing rapid energy blasts down at him. Quickly he brought his arms up to block. As the blasts drove him down into the ground he cursed at himself for being caught off guard like that.
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"We have to go help him." Goku said watching the fight. "He's good but he can't take that many alone."
"Right, he's only a few minutes away." Brolly said walking from the room.
Yamcha and Krillin followed the other two out and as they were about to take off Roshi came up. "Hold it a second. I don't know if this is a good idea. What about your Dragonballs? If you all go then they'll be able to get them easier." He glanced from Krillin to Goku. "One of you should stay back."
Yamcha frowned... "Goku, give me your ball. I'll stay behind. The rest of you go." Goku looked at him for a moment before handing over his ball.
Roshi watched his three pupils speed off into the city toward the battle and wished he could go help. But he was right, letting one ball within reach of the Demons was bad enough, but if he went that would give them to within reach.
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Vegeta had managed to erect a KI barrier shortly after hitting the road and was able to hold off the incoming blasts for now but it was beginning to buckle. As his frustration built he began to charge energy in his palms. Maybe he'd get lucky and kill them with a quick enough blast. However he didn't need to fire it. He heard a voice call out "Dodon Ray!" and then, suddenly, the attacks ended.
As the glare from the energy faded Vegeta caught sight of a bald man fighting with the Saibamen in the sky above him. /What the hell?/ he wondered as four Saibamen fell from the sky as a single energy beam tore through them all. /Who the hell is this guy?/
"You going to take a nap or get up here and help me?" he called down.
Vegeta growled and launched into he air dodging an energy blast on the way. He lashed out with his right fist and the attack tore off the head of the Saibamen he hit. Spinning he landed a hard kick to another's head but it just floated there laughing. /This one must be the leader of the group, it seems to be the strongest./ He began to swing his fists madly but the Demon kept dodging him with ease. "Damn you, hold still so I can vaporize you!" he cried. The Demon's red eyes flashed suddenly and Vegeta was launched backward yet again. He was beginning to get annoyed at that.
Just as he went to attack again a new voice called out. "Tien!" Vegeta turned and saw one person he recognized, Brolly, and two he didn't. He figured Tien must be the bald man who'd arrived earlier. The distraction ended up costing him a kick to the chest that cracked a rib. "Ahhh! Damn you!" he shouted grasping at the injury.
Suddenly a fist came from no where and slammed into the Demon sending it crashing into the ground. Before Vegeta could say anything Tien's voice called out. "Everyone, move aside!" The prince looked up to see Tien floating up higher into the air, his arms in front of him, hands cupped like a triangle. Something told him to do as the man side and he quickly slid to the side. "Tri-Beam!" Tien cried firing a large golden beam down at the group of Saibamen. The blast drove them into the ground and caused an explosion that shattered nearby windows. As the smoke cleared it revealed a small crater about three feet deep filled with bits and pieces of the Demons which began to disintegrate almost instantly. /That's some power.../ Vegeta thought looking up at the Tri-clops.
"Hey Vegeta!" Goku called down with a wave as he approached. "I'm Goku..." he stopped as a shrill shriek echoed through the air. Everyone looked down as rocks shifted in the crater and a single, very pissed, Saibaman. It stared up at the small group panting for a moment. Then another shriek erupted from its throat as it threw its arms back and its green aura exploded out about it. The green armor on its chest began to crack as the muscles in its arms and legs began to bulge.
"What the hell?!" Vegeta cried. He'd never seen this before.
"Damn!" Tien yelled readying for battle. "It's ascending!"
"Ascending?" Krillin asked with a bit of fear in his voice.
"All Demons have the power to evolve into stronger Demons. This one's evolving..."
Goku looked over to him. "Any idea what it's evolving into?"
Tien nodded solemnly. "A Bakor. Saibamen are fairly weak Demons in the big picture but they have the most powerful evolutionary path."
"Oh, that's just perfect!" Vegeta shouted.
Below them the previously three and a half foot tall Saibaman was now five foot tall. It was now a very light blue color and had a tail as well as two very small horns poking out of its head. The previously exposed brain was now covered by an orange plate. They could all feel the increased power of the Demon. It was nothing radical, nothing a Human couldn't attain. Hell, there were probably a few Humans out there that could have torn the thing to shreds without trying. Unfortunately, none of them were present.
The Saibaman, or rather, Bakor, smirked. "Now this is nice." it said in a somewhat female sounding yet raspy voice.
"Oh yeah," Tien began. "I forgot to mention that they get smarter too." /I also didn't tell you that the current King of Demons, Frieza, is evolved from these things./
Brolly and Goku glanced at each other before grinning. They turned down toward the Demon and in a flash of blue the two surged head on at it. The Bakor just stood there grinning at them as they neared. At the last second it swung at them but its fists passed through nothing but thin air. As the images vanished its face met with Tien's knee.