Chapter 37: Taylor and Kotari are Up Next

Kotari and Taylor pulled back into their fighting stances as did their opponents Shayu and Ryu.

"BEGIN!" the ref shouted out.

Taylor lunged at Ryu throwing her fist forward into her face. She hit dead on. Ryu stumbled back placing her hand onto her nose. Taylor then leapt into the air swinging her leg slamming it down onto Ryu's shoulder. Ryu was knocked off of her feet and thrown into the ground.

Kotari leapt backwards as Shayu's fist missed its target. Kotari then slammed her knee into the youngfemale fighter. Shayu created a V formation as she placed her hands onto her sides. Kotari then grabbed onto the back of her neck throwing her into the ground.

Taylor and Kotari then leapt into the air as they came side to side with each other. They pulled their hands back to their sides then throwing them forward. "HAH!" they shouted as their attack left their hands and fused together.

Shayu and Ryu looked up to see the attack but it was too late. The gigantic ki beam hit them full force. Kotari and Taylor peered through the cloud of smoke that was created astheir attackhit the concrete of the ring. They looked at each other as the cloud sat there.

"That was easy." Kotari said.

"Yeah… just a little... too easy." Taylor stated as she looked at the cloud of smoke. Suddenly, launching out of the cloud ofsmoke was Shayu and Ryu. They had leveled their fists with their hips as they lunged up at them.

Taylor and Kotari began to dodge and block a series of punches and kicks. Taylor was then hit in the face by Ryu's foot. Her head was tossed backwards with blood splattering out of her nose. She straightened her head only to get punched in her stomach. Taylor's body jerked forward creating a sideways V.

Taylor had then disappeared before Ryu could slam her elbow into the back of Taylor's neck. Taylor reappeared behind her opponent. She grabbed onto her head as she flipped her over her head and into the ground below. The young saiyan turned looking down at the cloud of dust. She squinted her eyes to see Ryu standing there looking at her nails.

"Oh my god! You broke my nails!" Ryu shouted looking up at Goku's daughter. "You're going to pay for it!" she shouted.

Kotari had hit Shayu in her face causing her bottom lip to break open and bleed. Then Shayu slammed her fist into Kotari's stomach. Kotari seemed unphased by her opponent's attack for she looked right up at her as her body jerked forward. Kotari had straightened herself throwing her fist into Shayu's stomach. She then swung her leg upward hitting the girl underneath her chin. Kotari then placed her hands together launching a ki beam out of them. Shayu was knocked back with her shirt being ripped.

She looked down at her shirt. Her eyes widened as she grabbed the ends pulling it outward looking at it entirely to see holes and rips in it. She looked up at Kotari and began to growl.

"This was my favorite… SHIRT!" a burst of energy appeared around Shayu. Kotari covered her face from the light of the energy as it roared around Shayu. She then lunged at her opponent, Kotari.

Taylor dodged all of Ryu's punches and kicks. She then blocked a kick that was going to hit her in her right side. Taylor threw her fist forward hitting Ryu in her face. Ryu's head turned to the right with a smirk on her face. Taylor blinked a few times since she didn't understand why Ryu was smirking.

"HAH!" Ryu threw her hand forward launching a ki beam at her opponent. Taylor was hit and was lunged into the ring. Taylor heard Kotari call her name out of worriment. Taylor sat up placing her hand onto her head as a few rocks fell out of her hair. She looked up to see Ryu hovering there in the air with a lot of ki gathered in her hands. "TAKE THIS!" Ryu shouted throwing her attack forward. Taylor placed her hands out in front of her as she caught the attack. The attack had forced her into the ground. Taylor struggled to keep her arms outward and away from her chest.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Taylor shouted as her eye flickered a little bit of teal in them. "HAH!" Her power suddenly rose turning her into her super saiyan state. She was able to throw the attack back at her opponent unleashing some of her power into it.

Ryu's eyes widened as she watched the attack fly backat her. "MOVE!" she heard Shayu call from the ring. But she didn't. She then suddenly felt someone's arms wrap around her as they then both disappeared.

Taylor huffed and puffed as sweat trickled down her forehead. She then stood upright with a smile on her face as Kotari appeared next to her looking at her. "Wow." Kotari said. "What amazing power!"

"Thanks, that's all the joy of being half saiyan." Taylor said to her friend with a smile on her face. Kotari returned the smile. Her smile was then wiped off of her face when she had looked forward.

"Look out!" Kotari shouted pushing Taylor to the side. Taylor stumbled and then fell onto the ring as an attack hit her. She screamed out of pain. Taylor's eyes widened as she looked up to see Shayu and Ryu.

They hovered next to each other holding hands. Their free hands were pointed at where Taylor once standing but since Kotari had pushed her out of the way it looked like that Taylor was all that was left. Taylor turned facing them putting up her dukes as the two girls landed in front of her. She watched as the girls smiled still holding each other's hands.

"Why are you holding hands? What are you… a couple?" Taylor asked raising an eyebrow.

Shayu smirked. "As if." She said.

"This is when we're at our full power saiyan." Ryu said.

"Holding hands with a sibling makes us stronger." Shayu finished.

"And anyone that happens to be in our way… is finished."

"And that means you saiyan."

Taylor's eyes widened when Shayu and Ryu disappeared. Taylor looked around as she then felt pain from her back and then from in front of her. Taylor looked around as they continued hitting her staying out of her sight. She began to panic. She was then punched in her face causing blood to splatter out of her mouth. Her body was thrown around as the two girls ran around her hitting her constantly.

Just from a couple of minute from this going on Taylor's face was covered in blood and bruises. Taylor wiped her mouth off from the blood as she looked around. She then saw Ryu lunge at her kicking her in her stomach. She then disappeared again. Taylor coughed as she dropped to her knees. She placed her hand onto her stomach. She continued to cough till blood had finally rose into her throat causing her to spit it out.

"Oh no! Auntie Taylor is getting creamed!" Pan said as she looked closely at her aunt.

"And without Kotari… she's done for." Loji spoke from the sidelines. Jakx turned looking up at his family member.

"Don't say that about Kotari. She's the best! She'll help Taylor." Jakx said to him. Loji looked down at the little boy. He lifted his head looking at his mother Talli. Talli nodded her head as she got down onto her knees looking at her son in the eyes.

"Jakx… Kotari's gone." Talli said to her. Jakx shook his head as he then wrapped his arms around his mother.

Borox looked away at the battle continuing to watch Taylor being bounced around like a rag doll. "She's going to lose at the rate she's going." He said.

"Taylor won't lose." Goku said looking at him. Borox turned his head looking at him to see a smile on his face. "She's a wonderful fighter. She'll make it out of there, trust me."

Borox let a low growl come out of him as he looked forward. "Besides Borox." Borox turned his head looking at Piccolo. He stood there with his arms crossed watching the battle. "Since Kotari is gone…" he turned his head looking at him. "You're going to have to relay on Taylor to win this on her own."

Taylor continued to get pushed around. She finally stood in the middle of the circle that was created around her. Her teal eyes searched the placefor the siblings. Taylor exhaled deeply as she closed her eyes searching for the sounds of their feet. She then quickly turned to her left shooting a ki beam out of her hand. Her ki beam hit the sisters knocking them into separate directions.

Taylor lunged at Shayu who was still on her feet. She punched her repeatedly in the face knocking her head from the right to left back and forth. She then leapt away a little bit blasting a beam at her chest throwing her into the ring. She then turned lunging at Ryu doing the same thing from there.

Taylor stood in between them as they slowly got to their feet. Taylor exchanged glances at them. 'I can't let them hold hands again. For if I do I'm done for!' Taylor thought to herself.

"Very good Saiyan." Shayu called getting to her feet. Taylor turned to face her as she stood up. "You're the first girl to actually make us let go of each other's hands."

"I'm not as weak as you thought I was." Taylor said to her. Shayu smirked as she wiped blood that trickled down the side of her mouth.

"You're correct about that. But still, you will not win this match." Shayu said.

"You'll go home without a planet!" Came Ryu's valley girl voice. Taylor turned her head looking behind her to see her getting up. Taylor looked back at Shayu who had lunged at her. She leapt backward as Shayu's hand went into the ring. Taylor then felt someone wrap their arms underneath hers locking her in a tight hold. She struggled trying to get out of it but it was no use. Shayu then lunged forward punching her repeatedly in the stomach.

Blood began to find its way out of her mouth as Shayu's punches to her gut continued to fly at her.

"COME ON TAYLOR!" She heard Gohan's voice.

"You can do it Auntie Taylor!" Pan called out to her.

"Come on sis!" Goten shouted.

"Taylor! You can break out of that hold!" Her father shouted out. She didn't hear Piccolo or Vegeta for they kept silent but she knew they were cheering her on silently.

Taylor narrowed her teal eyes down on Shayu who continued to attack her. She then powered-up letting a burst of energy surround her. Ryu was thrown back towards the edge of the ring. Taylor turned her head looking at her as she looked back at her other opponent.

Shayu took a couple of steps back as she watched Taylor approached her. She began to throw series of blurred punches to the girl that had attacked her. She then spun slamming her forearm into her face and then she dropped kickedShayu in her face knocking her onto the ring. Taylor turned lunging at Ryu. She began her assault on her.

Ryu was thrown about as Taylor attacked. She then had thrown her towards Shayu on accident letting her rage cloud what she had done. When she saw Shayu and Ryu stand up and lock onto each other's hands she knew she was in danger.

Taylor's eyes widened as the two girls lifted up their free hands. A ki beam began to form that was then launched at her. Taylor took a step back seeing the attack proceed to her. The attack was far to large to evade and block. She was done for.

"TAYLOR!" her team shouted.