Chi-Chi's eyes were watering from the razor winds as she stood on her nimbus. She didn't care. She was pissed. Those people at the Tournament, Suno family and so many other people had been hurt by these people that they need to be stopped.
Bulma, Krillin and Roshi might have called her crazy but she needed to stop them here and now. Suno was desperate to come along but Chi-Chi was resolute. Suno didn't know any martial arts and Chi-Chi knew this was going to be one big fight.
She had no idea really of what to expect. Bulma had said something about thousands of soldiers and missile defense systems guarding their headquarters. But she had seen nothing of that sort, up to this point. She was in their home turf and they were doing nothing, something was definitely up.
Thankfully she had taken Master Roshi's advice about training with Korin there was no way she could have beaten Tao without it. But even with that edge she still let him harm Suno's family.
She was angry at herself for it. She was trying to spare him. She didn't want to kill anyone but these people, they just had no honor or mercy for that matter. They have to be stopped and stopped permanently she was sure of that.
She could see their headquarters a castle like fortress. A mix of different styles like the architect could decide on twenty century, medieval or classical designs so went with all three. Red brick and steel were everywhere. The place looked quiet, like nobody was home.
Out of her gi pocket she took out the radar and clicked the top of it. The new green screen flashed on.
Bulma was good at fixing things even if Tao aim was good. It showed the four in her backpack and the two ahead. But the two weren't in any of the big buildings but instead below. Maybe they thought they could hide them, but they were wrong.
Her nimbus flew low and she jumped off on to the airfield. She looked around to find a way below. It was a concrete box that once she bashed the door down lead to some stairs. It was some sort of fire exit. She hurriedly down the stairs as over the loudspeakers she could faintly hear some music playing over them.
It was a man sing with what seemed like to her was a frog in his throat "Come as you are, as you were. As I want you to be. As a friend, as a friend. As an old enemy. Take your time, hurry up. The choice is yours, don't be late. Take a rest as a friend, as an old Memoria."
It kept going but she was in the mind to tune it out. The stairs when she got down a few levels finally leading to some hallways. The hallways were sterile and grey.
It almost had the look of a bomb shelter but there were clear signs that this was like Bulma's and her dad's work room. This was the work area based on the glimpses she got. Half-finished projects, stale coffee and body odor permeated this place.
She didn't need to radar to know where to go know. She felt him she didn't know how but she felt him. She really didn't know what to feel. She was angry he had killed so many. She had let him kiss her. He was scum, the worst of the worst but she also suddenly felt relief. She had no idea of what had happen to him, but he was here.
Whatever else it was nice that she would finally get her fair one on one rematch with him.
She stopped as she found herself at the end. The blast door was open. She knew beyond a doubt now that this was a trap. By the looks of it this was some sort big fighting arena and waiting inside was him. Clutching her bag, she went in.
The room was dark but as she walked in the lights came on and the door behind her closed.
"Well now I have a guest."
She turned her head to the side to see that he was in the middle of the arena. His arms were folded, and his eyes fixed on her. Two dragon balls were in his hands. He had on his black, red and white armor.
"I suppose Grandpa did say it was important to entertain guests and be a good host." He seemed to expect a comeback or something, but she gave him nothing but stares. "Mad at me, are we? Well I don't blame you." Her right eyebrow went up. "Don't believe me?" She lightly bobbed her head. "I don't blame you for that either." He tossed the balls her way and she looked at him in shock and suspicion. "The man who wanted them well had to be 'let go' as I and most of the staff decide we need a change in management to yours truly. They're yours take'em." She kneeled down eyeing him all the way. He sighed. "Still don't trust me huh?"
Chi-Chi deadpan "The door shut. What do you think?"
A flicker of light came to his eyes as she spoke. "So, you still do know how to speak. I was afraid you had become a mute."
She cringed a bit at his happiness like she had fallen into some sort of trap. She looked at the balls in her hand then placed them into her pink backpack. "Where's the last one?"
Kakarrot quickly stated "Don't rightly know or care. They can't seem to find it and you have a better tracker then us it would seem. All of resources have been wasted on those magic trinkets and it doesn't seem worth it." His words oozing with disdain at the dragon balls. "I don't even know what they do. But…" She damn well knew that but was coming and she tensed up. "I think we both know that I just can't let you leave here without fight. After all a ton of people died over those and it just wouldn't be right to give them up without one."
A spark of rage came to her eyes and she yelled "Like Suno's parents!"
Kakarrot smiled and she cringed some more. He seemed to want her to get angry and show emotion. He was playing some sort of game and she was losing that was clearli.
He bowed his head. "I apologize if I've offended. But may I remind you that I knew White, Blue, Silver and Tao who was one of my masters. But White was dunk, Blue was a weirdo, Silver never wore a shirt and Tao beat me constantly. So, I guess we can call it in your favor by the looks of it. But I offer you a deal. You and me until one of us gives up. Winner gets the magic balls loser takes a dirt nap."
Chi-Chi blinked, tossed the backpack to the ground and got into stance. "I can agree to that." She said with a very self-assured voice.
He was already happy, now he looked ecstatic at her agreement to this death battle. She looked pretty happy too, anxious as she was to kick his face in after all.
Kakarrot took his stance and waited.
They stared at one another for what seemed like them a lifetime. Her Korin training told her that he had become stronger somehow since the tournament but his ace in the hole was gone and she had also gotten stronger. Neither side seemed to be willing to start the fight. Both were determined to wait until the other throw the first punch.
"Tell me how are my brothers doing?"
"Brothers?"
"Tien and Chiaotzu, I been wondering how they have been doing since they betrayed me."
"Betrayed you? You killed their master, attacked innocent people and tried to kill them."
"Number one I killed Shen the man that who beat them, starved them and was trying to kill Chiaotzu. It was self-defense. Number two I can't really fully control myself in monkey form. The moment the moonlight hits me. I practically lose all control. Number three Tien attacked me first and it didn't tickle." He said the last bit with what seemed like a hint of hurt feelings.
Chi-Chi mind seemed to be trying to absorb his excuses like a part of her wanted to sympathize with the palm haired monster.
Internally she tried to shake these thoughts off. This was a monster a killer. He killed those people and laughed about it. He had nothing redeemable about him.
"You know it's funny having you here after all this is my home. I kind always wanted to show you around, but I suppose that's impossible now." He said also sounding sad.
Chi-Chi instantly grew impatient. He was playing some game she knew and if she listened longer, she might fall into some sort of trap. She was going to shut him up before he spewed any more lies. Chi-Chi charged him.
He dodged her first punch deliver her and punch in retort that she blocked. Their fists clashed as the two were nearly on equal footing. Neither seemed to be doing much damage to the other.
Suddenly Kakarrot jumped back and Chi-Chi followed him. She managed to kick his feet up from under him and give him a heavy blow to the skull.
His face hit the ground with a thud. She had managed to hurt him by the looks of the blood on the steel. She jumped back as he got up. She was being caution after all he did like playing games. He raised his head. His nose was bleeding, and she had wrung his bell a bit. He wiped his nose and said happily.
"Damn that actually hurt. You are one powerful warrior girly. I'm not going to lie I'm having a lot of fun. Your leagues beyond that fight on the mountain. Hell, you're much strong then when you were at the tournament. I have to applaud you my warrior. You're making this one hell of a fight."
Chi-Chi tried to read some sort of sarcasm into his statement, but she couldn't. He was genuine happy that she was winning at the moment. It was a far cry from him on the mountain or the him at the stadium. She shook her head this was a trick. The same one before the tournament. He was a liar.
Chi-Chi stomped the ground and charged again this time firing a beam at him midair. He blocked it and their fists met again. He was on the defense and losing ground. He tried to knee her, but his leg was caught by her. She grabbed ahold of him and chucked him. Slamming him into a wall behind him.
He let out a pained growl as he hit the wall. The metal bent like it was a tin can even though it was some sort of special alloy by Gero. He quickly fired a dodon at her which hit her in the left shoulder. She let out a pained grunt as it bled, but she moved in.
Before he could dig himself out of the wall, she was on him, smashing him in further.
The two of them were grunting and snarling as she wailed on him. Having endured quite enough of this he used his ki as a shield to push her back and free himself from the metal. He gave her a blow to the face, and she bit his hand. He pulled his hand back and she had broken the skin. The pain didn't seem to affect him as started to punch at her some more. The fists smashing into her face.
Chi-Chi managed to push him back and catch her breath. He didn't follow as he seemed to need a breath to. Chi-Chi with the time just thought about what she had just done. It was like his mere present was bring out the very worse in her. He had lied to her she should be angry she thought but this, this wasn't her.
She hadn't wanted to kill Tao, White or Blue but Tao had just killed Suno's parent and trying to kill Suno, White was about to kill the village chief and Blue was going to kill Bulma. They had all felt her no choice. But him Kakarrot she wanted to kill him right now. That wasn't her she normally didn't want to hurt anyone. Was her heart getting in the way of this fight?
"I don't want to interfere with whatever moral quandary you're in, but we are in a fight, right?"
A bubble of rage came to the surface and she got set up for the Kamehameha. Kakarrot got ready as she said the word prepared to block it just like she hoped he would. He might think he was the only one with the tricks, but he was wrong.
At the last second, she turned then fired it off using the wave as propulsion. She went rocketing at him. He couldn't move fast enough, and she gave a kick right to the stomach knocking the breath right out of him.
His body limply smashed back into the wall. It bent loudly and his skull bounced of the steel and his body did a limp spin in the air before limply smashing on the cold floor.
To a human this would have all meant death. A broken neck and a crushed skull but Kakarrot wasn't a human.
For a hot second she had thought she had killed him, and she didn't know how to feel about that. There were tears in her eyes as she heard him cough up blood.
She went over to him and saw something that shocked her. His tail! His tail had come back limp as it was at his side. She kicked him and got him to his side. He looked unconscious with his mouth sagging and his shut eyes. He was breathing.
He did say this was to the death. The blood he spit up was possible from his lungs, so he was going to die probably as she was considering what to do his left eye opened.
Kakarrot weakly he said, "Well what are you waiting for finish it."
Her heart seemed to jump. He may have said it weakly but said it with such nonattachment. Her fists clenched but then she let her fists go.
Chi-Chi angrily stated "If you even try hurt anyone else ever again. I will finish what I started today. Do you have friends waiting to help you or should I bring you to a hospital?"
Kakarrot looking confused "I have friends."
"Strange. Someone one considering you a friend." She turned and walked for her bag and said not looking. "Don't die."
She grabbed her bag and left through the suddenly open door. She had more important things to worry about like how to find the last dragon ball she hoped Roshi or Bulma might have an idea. She didn't look back to see that look on his face.
She was gone. He could feel her leave as the medical staff poured in along with Black. They grabbed hold of him and brought him to the med bay. He was begin to drown of the blood in his lungs. Forcing them to puncture his chest to suction the blood out. The doctors worked fast not bothering with any anesthetics. Nor did he go unconscious by sheer force of will he kept himself wake.
The doctors had done their job he had survived not even needing a ventilator. They left the room as Black came in sweat pouring down his face. He had thought the boy an invincible monster but not so much know.
Black scared "How can there be this many people with these powers on the planet?"
"Pff you realize there is a virtual army of space pirate out there that could put everything she just did to shame." (Black looked at Kakarrot. He was painfully grinning.) "She's everything I ever wanted."
Black in mix of anger and confusion "You actually enjoyed that?!"
"But of course. She was strong as I would hoped she'd and she was as angry as I hoped too."
"She could have killed you."
Kakarrot chuckling beside the pain "Oh she could have, but she didn't. Just like I knew she wouldn't."
"That's called a lucky guess."
Kakarrot nearly hurt himself as he painfully sucked in air trying to laugh but was prevented by all the damage.
Kakarrot in serious pain "Lucky maybe or maybe not. My enemy has a soft heart. She doesn't like to kill." He said with contempt in his voice. "How could she kill the boy who promised to marry her? Pff I knew her bleeding heart was going to stop her. All of them might have the power but not the steel you see. Their sheep that think themselves wolfs. Never taking the opportunities before them. They are weak. I am strong about to be stronger." He stares at his twitching tail. "She believes me laid low, but it is not so. Revenge should not be rushed it needs to be seeded." His eyes wide. "Everyone who is going to die from here on out will be on her head because she didn't finish it. She could have saved them all, but she didn't. But first I'm going keep her to her promise and watch her squirm as a result. And when it's over she is going beg for death, but it won't come. You see I have learned from my mistakes and I'm about to become a chameleon of ever color. She's never going to see it coming until it comes up and stabs her in that heart of hers."
Advice for any who be hero don't let the big bad live. It normally doesn't end well. Oh, and it wasn't a typo Chi-Chi didn't kill Silver. They just think she did.
