Chapter 19
Prelude
Eighteen ran up to the bridge. She saw the hologram of the planet of the ice-jins and, seeing the lights and blasts, easily realized they were ki blasts.
"I knew Krillin was in an enormous battle, but I didn't know it could be seen from so far away" she said
"Wait, you KNEW they were in battle?" Trunks, who had joined the scene, asked
"Yes, but I only found out a few minutes ago"
"When were you planning to tell us?" Vegeta growled
"Right away, but I got distracted" Eighteen replied
"I see" Dr. Briefs said "This changes things. They have become far more dangerous, but I believe we still may have the element of surprise"
"Hmm, it would seem things have become dire. They may be going strong now, but they'll need help soon" Trunks said
"Krillin said he doesn't know if they'll last two days" Eighteen said "There're a lot more ice-jins than they thought"
"So, what should we do?" Yajirobe asked
"I may have a solution" he said, walking to the control panel. He spoke into the intercom.
"Attention, please report to the nearest secure seat" Dr. Briefs said "We'll be leaving hyperspace and shifting to trans-hyperspace in approximately five minutes" the lights on the ship took on a red tint and seats rotated out of the floor and walls.
Vegeta grinned at the change, and looked at Dr. Briefs, who was typing in calculations.
"I didn't know trans-hyperspace drives had been invented on this planet" Vegeta said
"I didn't know you could shift into trans-hyperspace without losing your skin" Trunks added
"They have, and you can" Dr. Briefs said "Please strap in. I can't say you won't be blown through a wall otherwise"
Gohan looked left and right, his eyes widening as the announcement was made. Goten just looked confused. Seats shifted out of the wall and floor, and Gohan got Goten buckled in, giving him a Senzu bean, taking one himself and eating it as well. He sighed at his gi. He wished he'd be able to change. But in theory, they should adjust to trans-hyperspace quickly and he'd have time. Of course, that was theory. He didn't even know a trans-hyperspace drive existed until the announcement. He gulped. He hoped SOME theories about it WEREN'T true.
"trans-hyperspace? What the heck is that?" C. Trunks asked from his spot in his room where he'd been staring at the ceiling, feeling forlorn. His friend had abandoned him and his future self was busy. Now he looked around as the lights shifted and a seat rotated out of his wall. He took it he was supposed to strap in and darted over to it, securing himself.
Tien and Piccolo looked up from where they were meditating, noticing Eighteen hadn't returned. The seats shifted out and they strapped in.
"I hope they know what they're doing" Tien said "Bulma said she'd been working on trans-hyperspace for a while, but she hadn't perfected it"
"You should remember that Bulma gets her genius from her father, but she is not EVERY bit the genius that he is" Piccolo replied
Yamcha and Goku jumped, looking left and right as sirens and lights began to go off. After Dr. Briefs' announcement, they quickly strapped in.
"I hope this ride isn't TOO bumpy, I just ate" Yamcha said with a chuckle. Goku laughed out loud.
Dr. Briefs strapped himself in as the final countdown to trans-hyperspace began. He looked to the others and said, "Hold on, there will be some turbulence"
The final number was said and outside the ships windows the stars quit going by, and the group would have flown forward if they weren't strapped in. Then, the stars began going by faster, quickly speeding up to and surpassing the speed they'd seen all together. They felt themselves pressed with unrelenting force against the seats until they thought their lungs would be crushed. Then, finally, the computer spoke.
"Applying anti trans-hyperspatial effect property. Activating, now" the pressure was suddenly relieved and Dr. Briefs sighed, taking deep breaths.
"I'd advise you all to breath deeply, but you may go about the business of preparing for battle" he said into the intercom "Ice planet ETA 15 minutes"
"A true Saiyan is always prepared for battle" Vegeta snorted
"I don't need preparation time" Seventeen said
"Don't worry about me, I'm not going out THERE" Yajirobe added
"I'm always ready for battle" Trunks said in a somewhat echo to Vegeta's statement
"I'm ready" Eighteen said darkly "I have been for a long time" Goku, Yamcha, and C. Trunks burst into the room
"What's going on? I thought we wouldn't get there for two DAYS" Yamcha said
"There's been a change in plans. It would seem they've started the battle without us" Vegeta said
"WHA?!" Trunks yelped "I thought they had some sort of old Saiyan ki suppressing technology on"
"They did, somehow they got it off" Vegeta replied
"I'd better get ready" Yamcha said, dashing out. He returned a few minutes later along with Goten and Gohan.
"Get ready" Dr. Briefs said "ETA 8 minutes"
"Destructo disk!" Krillin launched the controlled spinning projectile, cutting through the three ice-jins who had surrounded him
Chi Chi's eyes glowed as she called on the abilities granted to her as Yemma's special enforcer
"Hungry planet!" she stomped her foot and the planet opened beneath a group of ice-jins, sucking them into its depths. The hole closed as if nothing had been there.
Videl delved into her memories of her father training her and combined it with her own abilities, creating an attack of old and new.
"Megaton Punch!" ki gathered around her fist in visible form and she slammed it into the nearest ice-jin, pushing the ki outward so it blew a hole clear through it. The ice-jin screamed in agony as the ki burned through it, and she followed up with a ki blast.
"Spark missile!" Bulma called out. She gathered energy into her palms and created several slender orbs of energy, sending them firing at the ice-jins. The energy exploded on contacting them, creating pillars of burning energy.
"Pressure blast!" Teal leapt into the air and fired dozens of marble sized blasts. The blasts hit several of the ice-jins in specific places, causing them to instantly drop to the ground, dead.
The ice-jins were dropping left and right, but there still seemed to be more
"This is insane" Krillin said
"I hope they show up soon" Videl sighed, panting
"I can't believe how many of them there are" Chi Chi gasped. They were all back to back, and they seemed to be growing weary.
"What can we do? We have to get out and regroup" Teal said
"Shield your eyes" Krillin called "Solar Flare!" the attack spread far and wide, blinding them all. The group took to the air, suppressing their ki as much as possible until they reached a high cliff where they could regroup.
"Strap in, we're not making a graceful entry" Yajirobe said
"You've got Wild Boar and Mountain Man at the controls, and we're going in for the plunge, guns blazin' and both thrusters wide open Yeehaw!" Oolong said with a grin. Yajirobe laughed wildly
"Whose idea was it for them to pilot again?" Gohan asked, sweat dropping. They quickly cleared the atmosphere and Dr. Briefs unbuckled his seat belt.
"Oolong and Yajirobe, would you please fire the rail guns and the mass drivers? It won't be much, but it should get there attention"
"When did you install THOSE?!" Gohan asked
"Not long ago" he replied. They heard several explosions and Oolong called out
"We're coming up on the city"
"Good, good, prepare to disembark" he said to the Z Senshi "Seventeen, lead them to the doors"
Vegeta looked at him sternly
"You stay here" he growled. Dr. Briefs waved his hand in recognition.
"Don't forget to give them the IT rays and the patches, in case they find anyone they need to send to the ship"
They heard the doors open and the Z Senshi flying off, then Dr. Briefs shuffled towards the coffeepot.
"Steady as she goes" he said to the pilots.
"Right, Doc" Oolong said. He poured himself a cup of coffee and drank it in one gulp then opened three capsules, each containing a battle suit with the latest weapons for ki warfare developed by Dr. Briefs, Bulma, Seventeen, and with contributions from both Trunkses, (Bulma and M. Trunks had a correspondence going), Vegeta, and Eighteen. Needless to say, it could do damage.
"Will you be leaving Doctor?" 24 asked
"Not just yet, find a place to land. We'll find the ones who are still in hiding first, and then I'll be joining the battle"
"What?! Do you know what Vegeta will do to me if I let you go?"
"I have an idea he won't do anything to you or me" Dr. Briefs said. Yajirobe sighed.
"Now come along" he said as the ship landed "Lets find our loved ones."