Yamcha struggled against his psychic bonds, but to no avail. He could barely open his mouth enough to utter "Dammit…"
Guldo laughed as he shoved a boot into Yamcha's stomach. "Now you're in for it! Jeice and Burta are on their way! Jeice's ki is higher than even Captain Ginyu's, and Burta is the fastest guy in the universe! Things aren't looking good for you, buddy!"
Almost as if on cue, two specks in the distance became the two aliens Burta and Jeice. Guldo's grin widened. "In fact, here they are now!"
Jeice landed and looked over at Recoome's disfigured corpse. "What the hell happened to the idiot?"
Guldo's smile began to fade. "Well, this guy went a little ballistic. I'm holding him with my telekinesis."
Burta walked over to the frozen Yamcha and spit in his face. "This one? He barely looks worth our trouble." Inside, Yamcha's head was spinning with rage, but even with all his new powers, the telekinesis proved to be too much. He could do nothing but watch on as he was humiliated by the strange alien squad.
Guldo nodded. "That's what we thought, but he has a power level of one hundred twenty thousand!"
Jeice smirked. "Oh? Is that so. Well, I suppose we can't have this guy running around with a power as high as the Captain's." Jeice pulled back his hand, and an abnormal amount of ki began to fill into his palm. It formed into a large red ball, and began to spin extremely fast. "Here you go, chief. Try my crusher ball!"
The energy attack whizzed through the air, leaving a streak of red as it passed. Yamcha struggled to move again, but there was no hope. The crusher ball smashed into Yamcha's chest, ripping through and right out the other side. The telekinesis was released, and Yamcha fell to the floor, clutching at the gaping hole. His lungs were destroyed, and he kept opening and closing his mouth, trying to take one final breath. His ki rapidly fell, as if it was leaking out of the wound, until it eventually hit rock bottom. Yamcha's eyes rolled inward and he died.
"Took him long enough." Jeice rolled his eyes, imitating Yamcha, and the other two Ginyus laughed.
Guru was drawing out Krillin's latent energy when he felt the death of the human warrior. Krillin obviously felt it as well, because suddenly his power shot up, rising at almost double the rate it had been before. In the privacy of his head, Guru allowed his surprise to show. This young earthling has incredible capability! I've never seen such a reaction to my unlocking ability! Simply amazing!…
Jeice, Burta, and Ginyu continued laughing at the defeated Yamcha. Suddenly, their session of fun was cut short as Jeice's scouter went wild. Instinctively, Burta dodged to the side, his movements completely invisible to the naked eye. Where he had been, a small yellow beam smashed into the ground, creating a small hole. The scouter beeped again, and Guldo drew in a breath, freezing time. He ran several meters to the side, and let time flow once again. Another beam smashed into the floor, this time where he had been standing.
Tien grimaced as he looked at the scene below him. The two creatures he had aimed at both moved so fast, he couldn't make out their movements. Further to the side, he saw the body of Yamcha. He had felt his power drop, but had hoped he was simply wounded. From what he could see, Yamcha was dead. It upset him, but death was something he was used to. The only thing he could do now was seek revenge for his friend.
As Tien's feet touched the ground, Jeice's scouter flashed a number. "Holy hell!" the red alien yelled. Burta and Guldo both gave him a worried look. "The weirdo hits 138,000!"
Burta's eyes narrowed. "I guess we'll just have to team up on him, then…"
Tien's face broke into a mean looking smirk. "Or maybe I'll just team up on you guys." His arms crossed over one another as he concentrated his energy. Suddenly, through a hazy aura, Tien split into three separate Tiens. They appeared to be of three minds, but yet, they were completely alike. Without saying a word, the three fighters lunged at the Ginyu Force.
Yamcha had been walking around aimlessly for the past few minutes, wondering where the hell he was. He remembered that attack flying towards him, and he remembered a painful struggle. But everything else was a little fuzzy. Sure are a lot of clouds here… he mused to himself. Wait a minute… With a slight fear in his heart, and growing anticipation, he gingerly reached up and felt the top of his head. Sure enough, reaffirming his suspicions, on top of his head there was a golden halo. He now recognized the small white wisps floating along next to him. He was in the afterlife! He hung his spiritual head as he continued towards the big house in the distance.
So I died after all… that figures. I guess I wasn't strong enough, even with that power up… Now I'm dead. Yamcha frowned as he moved up in the line of souls. Huh. Everyone else is just a cloud of smoke… He inspected his hands closer. It feels like I still have my body…I wonder why?… Yamcha was so lost in his thoughts that he missed his name the first three times. Suddenly Lord Enma's voice was raised, knocking plaques and things off of the walls.
"I said, Yamcha!"
Yamcha's head shot up, all thoughts dropped as he stared up at the Lord of the Underworld, Lord Enma. There was a scowl on the gigantic man's face. Lord Enma hated to be kept waiting. "Where's your head, boy?"
Yamcha scratched the back of his neck as he laughed nervously. "Uhh, sorry about that, sir. I've just never been dead before."
Enma's frown faded as he looked down at his paperwork. "Well, we've gotten a good word from the Kami of Earth, so we've been advised to send you on ahead."
Yamcha's face lit up. Maybe things wouldn't be so bad. "Kami talked to you?"
Enma nodded. "We'll see if you are strong enough to handle what comes next…"
Yamcha gulped. Even when I'm dead I don't get a break…
The three members of the Ginyu Squad each had their hands full trying to fight one of the Tiens. While Tien had a much higher power level than the other fighters, when he split into three, so did his power, leaving each Tien at about 50,000 (Its closer to 46,000, but who's counting?).
Each of the three Ginyu members had an innate ability, and Tien was getting a taste of that first hand. Guldo's time freezing was giving the psychic fighter trouble, as was Burta's super speed. Jeice was physically more powerful than the split fighter, and his ki was extremely stronger. Tien realized he needed to even the odds quickly. The Tien fighting Guldo (now referred to as Tien1) smashed his opponent's head, knocking him back.
He began to concentrate all of his energy, and after an agonizing minute of charging, he released it all in the form of two extra arms that ripped out of either of his shoulders. "Shiyo-Ken!" He yelled as the arms sprouted. "Let's see how you handle the fist of the four arms!" All four of his hands pointed one finger at the small Ginyu member, and small dots of ki began to build at the tip. Tien1 grinned as he fired the 4 times Dodonpa blast.
Guldo froze time in a reflex action, trying to get to safety. Even with the help from his power, it was still hard to dodge all four dodon blasts. His work was far from over, however. As soon as time kicked back in, Tien1 began to build up more blasts. Over and over again, Guldo managed to escape the volley of blasts by the skin of his teeth. But his breath was running low, and the three eyed warrior didn't seem to be tiring any time soon. Another set of ki was frozen en route, and Guldo tried to float to the side. But he felt a slight itch in his throat, and his breath expelled from his mouth violently in a cough. Time kicked back in rather harshly, and one of the Dodonpas ripped through his shoulder.
"Arrggghhh!" An involuntary yell escaped from Guldo's mouth as he smashed into the ground, his ability to fly severely hampered by his newly received wound. Seconds after the impact, Tien's foot slammed down into Guldo's neck, instantly killing him.
Tien1 turned his head up, trying to get an idea of how his counterparts were faring. Tien2 was taking a beating at the hands of the powerful Jeice, and Tien3 was being run circles around by Burta. Tien1 realized he needed to get back into the fight, and fast. Pushing off of the ground with his ki, he raced towards where Jeice was beating Tien2.
Tien2 barely managed to stop his momentum as he flew backwards, courtesy of Jeice's left hook. The multiform had seemed like a good idea at the time… well, too late to worry about it. Tien2 steeled his nerves and rushed forward at Jeice once more. There was a quick flurry of blows as both Tien and Jeice threw out their fists in an effort to gain the advantage. Tien put his all into the exchange, but it was obvious he couldn't keep it up for long. Sweat was forming on his brow, and his punches were losing their speed. Jeice saw the opportunity, pulled back a fist, and…
Tien2 opened his eyes slowly, still waiting for the punch that never came. To his surprise, he saw not Jeice, but Tien1 in front of him. Jeice was laying on the ground, rubbing the back of his neck. Tien1 massaged his knuckles and smiled at himself. "These guys sure have hard heads."
Tien2 returned the smile and took a second to build back up his ki. "That's not all. They have really nice hard fists too. Be careful."
Tien1 cracked his knuckles and sighed. "You seem to be having some trouble on your own. Maybe we should join back up."
There was a wordless nod between the two, and they gently brought their hands together. There was a sharp blast of light, and when visibility returned, Jeice found himself looking at only one three eyed warrior. He checked his scouter, and his fear was confirmed. "Those two merged, and so did their powers! He's up to 96,000!"
The reformed Tien grinned as he took the upper hand, bringing his knee into Jeice's stomach. Spit and blood flew out of his mouth as he clutched at his abdomen. Before he could recover, Tien's elbow smashed into the side of the red fighter's head. Jeice fell back, but managed to use his ki to right himself before he smashed into the ground. He turned his head towards Burta, and found that his partner was faring much better than he was. Using his speed to his advantage, Burta kept poking at Tien3 with light jabs that were beyond what Tien could even see. The attacks weren't doing much damage on their own, but Tien was taking a lot of them, and the damage was adding up. I've got to start dealing some damage of my own, or I'm in some serious trouble…
Tien went to throw a punch, but Burta dodged to the side, turning into a blur as he moved out of the way. He brought his knee up, digging it deep into Tien's exposed side. He fell to the ground, pangs of sharp pain shooting through his body as he clutched at his injury. His eyes began to grow heavy, and he slumped to the floor, unconscious. Burta laughed as he floated over him, preparing for a final attack to finish the human off. Suddenly his scouter cut in with Jeice's voice.
"Burta! Get over here!" Burta turned to where Jeice was fighting the stronger Tien. Using his speed, he shot towards where they were fighting and smashed his fist into the back of Tien's head. Burta and Jeice stood next to each other and began building up their ki. Burta's blue ki and Jeice's red ki began to mingle together, making a huge purple aura over them. Tien stood up, rubbing the back of his head where Burta had hit him. He looked up at the two warriors charging their power, and shuddered. "That power is enormous… " He looked around, trying to find his weaker self. He found him, lying on the ground, and he wasn't moving. Burta and Jeice began to spin around each other, and the purple aura around them began to grow even stronger.
"Purple comet!" they both screamed in unison. The two of them flew towards the ground, aiming at the unconscious Tien on the ground. The stronger Tien used all of his ki to speed towards them, hoping to intercept the Ginyu members. Tien managed to get in between them and his weaker half. He boosted his ki to his max and tried to block the attack. Right as the two Ginyus got close, Tien felt the power of the attack. It's too much! The purple comet attack smashed into Tien, sending him sprawling to the ground, where he slammed into the unconscious Tien. There was another flash of light, and Tien was complete once again. His three parts, however, had taken a serious beating, and his full form was feeling the effects of it. He got to his feet slowly, sharp flashes of pain running through his body. Burta and Jeice came around with another purple comet attack, but this time Tien was ready. He pulled his hands together and got the purple ball in his sights.
"Kikoho!" he yelled as his trademark finishing attack incinerated the two Ginyu force members. He smiled for a second, Yamcha's death having been avenged. But then his knees buckled, and he fell to the ground, his arms and legs spread in exhaustion as if he was trying to make a snow angel. The beating he had taken, combined with the extreme taxation of the Kikoho had taken it's toll on his body. I still feel two strong evil powers in the distance… but my body won't respond to me. Maybe if I just lay here for a few…
Captain Ginyu couldn't believe his eyes as he checked his scouter. All of the squad have been wiped out! That's impossible! He pressed the communication button, and got nothing but static. This can't be… who would be strong enough to defeat all of them? He pressed several more buttons on his scouter, and traced the last known location of his men's power levels. He let out a low growl and lifted up into the air. Whoever it was… they shall pay! No one has any idea how hard it was to get them to perfect those poses!
Frieza smiled as he looked at the battered body of Raditz. "No matter how much power they have… they are nothing more than ants before my might. Monkeys shall always be monkeys, it seems."
"Yes, Lord Frieza…" Frieza's head scientist bowed his head slightly. "As for the other two, we have placed them in the decomposition machines just as you have asked."
Frieza smiled as he pictured Vegeta inside one of those torture machines. They were similar to the healing pods that were used for recuperation, but their purpose was the exact opposite. Instead of restoring tissue, the decomposition machine slowly destroyed tissue layer by layer, causing extreme pain to the unlucky person inside. The tyrant and his scientist stopped in front of two such machines and looked in on the inhabitants. Goku and Vegeta were each in a chamber, looks of extreme pain etched across their faces. Vegeta's tail was twitching in agony as well. Frieza's smile faded into a frown.
"Look at that vulgar tail. All hairy and unseemly. I suppose it's fitting for the prince of the monkeys…." Frieza looked as if he was mulling over something. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and his smile returned threefold.
"I want Vegeta taken out of the chamber."
"Lord?…"
"Place a limiter on him so he cannot act out. Then…" His smile grew into a cruel grin. "I want you to remove his tail."
Frieza's scientist gave his master a confused look. "I don't follow, Lord."
"You don't need to. But think about it. Vegeta places pride in nothing more than his pathetic Sayian ancestry. Imagine the prince of all Sayians with no tail!"
Understanding dawned on the servant. "Ah. I see, Lord Frieza. You are terribly cunning and cruel."
Frieza nodded. "Flattery will get you nowhere. Now get to work."
Tien was just about to fall into a deep sleep when something flared up on the outer reaches of his perception. A great rage, and a great power. And it was coming right at him. His eyes shot open, and he struggled to his feet. The power felt no greater than his, but he was in no condition to fight. Somehow, I don't think whoever this is will care… I have to do something…
Tien began to focus himself, trying to draw out as much of his power as he could muster before the angry power arrived….
AN- Hey everyone! Hope I didn't worry anybody with this wait time. I had some finals over the past week, and I really needed to up my GPA, so it was a stressful week or two for me, and I didn't have much time to work on this. College sucks. Also, until I started writing this chapter, I didn't realize how hard it would be to write for Tien while using the tri-form. I hope you were all able to follow that part, but I did the best that I could. That was also another time consumer, as I read and re-wrote that fight like four times.
As for one or two little story notes, yes the Ginyu Force is dead. I would have liked to keep them around a little longer, but I just couldn't add any more. It's a lot of fun to write for those guys, as doofy as they are. (Actually, that's probably why they are so much fun). That's right, the Frieza saga will begin shortly. I hope everyone is excited.
The death of Yamcha. Some will be really happy, some will be outraged. I hope no one will think that I am mean to Yamcha. He actually got to do quite a bit of damage, killing both Kuwi and Recoome. Don't worry, he won't be written out of the story like usual.
Gohan. Yes. Don't worry. He'll get some action after like five or so more chapters. Like I said, all this was plotted out well before I started writing, so no amount of pleading will change what goes on. I just hope everyone enjoys how the story goes. The next chapter should be easier to write, and I have a week off before I start the next semester, so hopefully I will have another chapter for you guys in less than a week. See ya soon, and be sure to review, as always!
