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Chapter 4
The trees in the outer edges of the forest shook by the force of the blast that had claimed another two lives. Yamcha looked from behind a row of trees and sighed.
'Thank you, Tien and Launch,' he thought, 'we escaped safely.'
He turned back to the others, examining the small group of people they had left. Kami was, for the second time, helping Bulma and Chi-Chi regain consciousness. He sighed. Kami was a healer, which meant that although he was a valuable addition to the party, his fighting skills were seriously lacking. His once being one with Piccolo could be an edge though, and every edge they could get their hands on they got. Bulma was, he grudgingly admitted, the brains. She could outsmart any one of them, yet, also, not a fighter. With Chi-Chi still shaken by what happened, that left him as the only warrior in the group. Since his skills were honed in the desert, where there wasn't much room to hide, his survival skills should keep them unnoticed.
"Okay, right now we're safe," he said as he approached his two companions, "but we need to think up a plan. Any ideas?"
"Korrin's Tower and my Lookout are off-limits." Kami said, "That's undoubtedly where Piccolo is now, since he'll be looking for me."
"True. Hey Bulma," Chi-Chi said, "Isn't Capsule Corp HQ in the nearby city?"
"Huh? What?" Bulma said, getting her bearings, "Yeah, it's in the Western Capitol, east of here, why?"
"Well we need a base of operations," Yamcha said, "and besides, that's where your lab is. Maybe we can find a way to stop Piccolo."
"Hey you're right," Chi-Chi said, "and we can meet up with the others there!"
Yamcha only nodded, because he knew that if he tried to speak his voice would give him the lie. If he were to give Chi-Chi the news that they were the only survivors of the group who witnessed the battle between Goku and Piccolo, he'd tell her when they wouldn't be out in the open like this.
The four of them stood up, and started their journey eastwards, towards Capsule Corp.
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Chiaotzu woke up in a soft bed, feeling like he fell off of a mountain. He looked down on his body and noticed all of his wounds (and there were quite a lot of them) had been neatly bandaged. When he attempted to get out of bed, he felt a bit light-headed, like he lost a large amount of blood. Carefully, so as not to become dizzier, he lay back down, thinking on what happened that he ended up in here.
The Tenkaichi Budokai. He was fighting some strange cyborg, which looked vaguely like his old sensei, the Crane Master. They got into a fighting stance. When the gong was sounded, signalling that the preliminary battle was to begin, the cyborg blurred from vision and it seemed to Chiaotzu like something was trying to pound him through the floor. The last thing he remembered before passing out was hearing one of the Budokai officials shouting he should be transported to a hospital.
"So that's where I am," Chiaotzu mumbled, pressing his hand against his head, "No wonder I didn't recognise this place."
He stretched out his senses, but much to his surprise couldn't find any of his friends. The dizziness faded a bit, making it possible for him to focus his sight, and get his bearings. He got out of bed and walked into the hallway, to find someone who could fill him in on what had happened.
"I see you're finally awake," a man's voice said, "but then again, you've been out cold for the past two days."
Chiaotzu turned his head quickly to see who spoke, and immediately regretted it. The dizziness slammed home in his head and his knees almost gave way from under him. He put a hand to his head and looked at the one who spoke, turning his head slowly this time.
"Although not completely recovered yet," the doctor added with a smile, "still, I'm impressed. Most people with wounds like those don't get up during the first week. Hi, I'm doctor Garudo"
"Pleased to meet you, I'm Chiaotzu. Wait..." Chiaotzu managed, "did you say I was out for two days?"
"Yep, you're lucky you were one of the first to be brought in." Garudo replied, "It's been madness ever since."
"What's happened then?" Chiaotzu asked, alarmed, "What do you mean, one of the first?"
"I don't know what happened," Garudo said, "but we've got a lot of wounded people coming in because of the recent earthquakes from that area. The Earthquake Shields can only handle so much damage"
"I have to go now," Garudo said, finishing his notes, "like I said, its madness out there."
"One more question, if I may," Chiaotzu said, "Where is this place?"
"This is the West City Hospital," Garudo said, without slowing down, "In West City."
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A/N
Augh!! Yes i noticed my chapters getting shorter... I'm trying to stick to an average of 1.000 words per chapter, but the last two were shorter than that...
Thing is, i've been trying to make it all end in nice cliffies for you ppl that took the time to read this fic of mine...
Anyway, please leave your review after the beep...
*beep* :P
Chapter 4
The trees in the outer edges of the forest shook by the force of the blast that had claimed another two lives. Yamcha looked from behind a row of trees and sighed.
'Thank you, Tien and Launch,' he thought, 'we escaped safely.'
He turned back to the others, examining the small group of people they had left. Kami was, for the second time, helping Bulma and Chi-Chi regain consciousness. He sighed. Kami was a healer, which meant that although he was a valuable addition to the party, his fighting skills were seriously lacking. His once being one with Piccolo could be an edge though, and every edge they could get their hands on they got. Bulma was, he grudgingly admitted, the brains. She could outsmart any one of them, yet, also, not a fighter. With Chi-Chi still shaken by what happened, that left him as the only warrior in the group. Since his skills were honed in the desert, where there wasn't much room to hide, his survival skills should keep them unnoticed.
"Okay, right now we're safe," he said as he approached his two companions, "but we need to think up a plan. Any ideas?"
"Korrin's Tower and my Lookout are off-limits." Kami said, "That's undoubtedly where Piccolo is now, since he'll be looking for me."
"True. Hey Bulma," Chi-Chi said, "Isn't Capsule Corp HQ in the nearby city?"
"Huh? What?" Bulma said, getting her bearings, "Yeah, it's in the Western Capitol, east of here, why?"
"Well we need a base of operations," Yamcha said, "and besides, that's where your lab is. Maybe we can find a way to stop Piccolo."
"Hey you're right," Chi-Chi said, "and we can meet up with the others there!"
Yamcha only nodded, because he knew that if he tried to speak his voice would give him the lie. If he were to give Chi-Chi the news that they were the only survivors of the group who witnessed the battle between Goku and Piccolo, he'd tell her when they wouldn't be out in the open like this.
The four of them stood up, and started their journey eastwards, towards Capsule Corp.
---===***===---
Chiaotzu woke up in a soft bed, feeling like he fell off of a mountain. He looked down on his body and noticed all of his wounds (and there were quite a lot of them) had been neatly bandaged. When he attempted to get out of bed, he felt a bit light-headed, like he lost a large amount of blood. Carefully, so as not to become dizzier, he lay back down, thinking on what happened that he ended up in here.
The Tenkaichi Budokai. He was fighting some strange cyborg, which looked vaguely like his old sensei, the Crane Master. They got into a fighting stance. When the gong was sounded, signalling that the preliminary battle was to begin, the cyborg blurred from vision and it seemed to Chiaotzu like something was trying to pound him through the floor. The last thing he remembered before passing out was hearing one of the Budokai officials shouting he should be transported to a hospital.
"So that's where I am," Chiaotzu mumbled, pressing his hand against his head, "No wonder I didn't recognise this place."
He stretched out his senses, but much to his surprise couldn't find any of his friends. The dizziness faded a bit, making it possible for him to focus his sight, and get his bearings. He got out of bed and walked into the hallway, to find someone who could fill him in on what had happened.
"I see you're finally awake," a man's voice said, "but then again, you've been out cold for the past two days."
Chiaotzu turned his head quickly to see who spoke, and immediately regretted it. The dizziness slammed home in his head and his knees almost gave way from under him. He put a hand to his head and looked at the one who spoke, turning his head slowly this time.
"Although not completely recovered yet," the doctor added with a smile, "still, I'm impressed. Most people with wounds like those don't get up during the first week. Hi, I'm doctor Garudo"
"Pleased to meet you, I'm Chiaotzu. Wait..." Chiaotzu managed, "did you say I was out for two days?"
"Yep, you're lucky you were one of the first to be brought in." Garudo replied, "It's been madness ever since."
"What's happened then?" Chiaotzu asked, alarmed, "What do you mean, one of the first?"
"I don't know what happened," Garudo said, "but we've got a lot of wounded people coming in because of the recent earthquakes from that area. The Earthquake Shields can only handle so much damage"
"I have to go now," Garudo said, finishing his notes, "like I said, its madness out there."
"One more question, if I may," Chiaotzu said, "Where is this place?"
"This is the West City Hospital," Garudo said, without slowing down, "In West City."
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A/N
Augh!! Yes i noticed my chapters getting shorter... I'm trying to stick to an average of 1.000 words per chapter, but the last two were shorter than that...
Thing is, i've been trying to make it all end in nice cliffies for you ppl that took the time to read this fic of mine...
Anyway, please leave your review after the beep...
*beep* :P