You Will (NOT) Survive!
"It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change." ~Leon C. Megginson
"So many are gone!" Zeno says out loud scrolling through the Godpad remembering each warrior who fought and lost. "Yeah! So many are gone!" Future Zeno replies in an excited tone. Zeno glances over at his future self saying nothing then back down at the Godpad. "Soon it'll be over!" Future Zeno said looking over at his younger self who was looking at the blacked-out images of the warriors and universes that now no longer exist with a curious look. "It'll be over?" Zeno says in an almost sad tone looking at his future self coming to realize very slowly that those warriors and those universes are no longer going to be around to entertain him anymore. While the Future Zeno didn't seem to care at all.
"Their numbers have dwindled, but now the Tournament of Power's real thrill begins" The Grand Priest tells Zenos give curious looks at him. "The fight between the stalwart's of the last three universes is finally about to start" The Grand Priest tells them with great interest.
"Oh really?" Future Zeno said in an almost sarcastic tone that caught the Grand Priest off guard but he didn't show it while the younger Zeno says "That sounds fun!" trying to get his mind off the horror of his actions and the growing realization he was starting to have. "I'm so excited" Future Zeno says in an innocent but sinister sounding tone. The way Future Zeno said it made his younger self give Zeno an uncomfortable look.
Down below on stage Korn clenched his fists tightly about to burst with utter rage after listening to their conversation. Korn took in a deep breath to calm himself, opening his eyes staring up at them realizing there were growing differences between the two Zenos.
"We managed to remain until the end" Ea said from the stands of Universe 3 adjusting his glasses. "That means our Universe 3's survival tactic was correct" Ea praises himself to his team. Mosco says something in a robotic voice which the angel of Universe 3 Kampari translates for everyone.
"Mosco says there is no time for celebrating! The real fight has already started" Kampari points down to Kakunsa, Zirloin, and Prum fighting the three robots from Universe 3 while Dr. Paparoni watches from a safe distance. "With decreased warriors now is our greatest chance" Kampari translated for Mosco once again.
Kampari bears the resemblance with the rest of the angels with his blue skin, purple eyes, white hair and a halo floating around his neck. He has a large nose, cheekbones and a fairly large mouth. His hair is slicked back and tends to wear a somewhat smug face. His attire consists of a dark orange robe, a black cuirass with the same two white and orange triangles pointing downwards decorations as Mosco and an olive green sash. He wields a staff in his right hand -possibly meaning this is his dominant hand- in which the staff's shaft is white in colour.
While Mule is a tiny pale-red, imp-like creature with black horns, a long thin tail, and wears a green, black and white striped version of the typical God of Destruction outfit, along with a pair of brown shoes with golden braces around the heels.
Mule primarily operates inside an old large pale-green robot named Mosco, with a singular golden eye that also wears the same coloured God of Destruction attire. Mosco has a round hatch on its stomach that allows Mule to enter and exit from, as well as a small oval window that he can look out from.
"You're absolutely right!" Ea agrees with them. Mosco blue orbd sensor starts to buzz and hum. Down on stage Dr. Paparon's staff responds and resonates with Mosco. Dr. Paparoni glances at his staff and smiles.
"Mosco commands us! Assemble warriors of Universe 3!" Dr. Paparoni spins his staff and calls for his reaminging allies. "Listen! The fate of Universe 3 is in your hands!" Dr. Paparoni tells them. They try to regroup but Kakunsa, Zirloin, and Prum block each robot warrior and keep up their relentless attacks on them. While Narirama rejoins Dr. Paparoni on the hill overlooking the fight with Universe 2 going toe-to-toe with Universe 3. "First we will take down the universe with the most warriors, Universe 2! GO!" Dr. Paparoni orders.
Meanwhile, Korn stood silently alone across the stage hearing Dr. Paparoni's voice echoing across the stage. Korn uses instant transmission to teleport across the stage on a hill adjacent from Dr. Paparoni on an opposing side looking down at his team fighting Universe 3. Kakunsa slides back looking over her shoulder sensing Korn.
"Stay back! We got this! Use this time to rest and recover for our fight with Universe 11!" Kakunsa yells up at Korn who looks down at her and acknowles her silently crossing his arms watching intently. Korn watches Koitsukai firing a massive green beam around the edge of the stage blowing his team back. Zirloin is the first to recover only to get slammed into by Panchia as they slide into a stone wall becoming lost in a cloud of dust. Bolla uses his massively long balled arms like whips at Prum keeping him separated from the rest of the team. Korn scuffs annoyed.
"Kakunsa...get the team back in formation!" Korn scolds.
"These guys are going wild!" Zirloin said spartan kicking Panchia away.
"You guys alright?" Kakunsa calls with a blue-ish black aura around her as she rebounds from the rubble knocking Koitsukai away like a volleyball.
"No time to worry about the others! Focus on the enemy before you!" Prum yells out with Narirama breaking threw the stone wall behind him going on the attack. Prum uses Yacchina Fists to fight back while trying to avoid Balla's attacks. Korn holds out his right hand and fires a ki blast at Bolla forcing him to break away from his attack on Prum so Prum can focus on Narirama.
Prum throws fast punches building up his attack power and power hits Narirama into a giant stone pillar. When the dust fades away Narirama stands their unschathed.
"Such attacks wont work!" Narirama tells Prum who looks on afraid and without Hermila to back him his confidence on winning was low. Korn just narrows his eyes already working out a plan in his to defeat that one should he need to step for Prum.
"He is going to be a tough one, but you can do it Prum!" Hermila encourages his best friend from the stands. Prum looks up realizing he is not alone and nods taking a fighting stance. Prum races forward unleashing a brutal Yacchina Fist pushing Narirama back. Prum's attacks get stronger and more focused with each hit.
"Viara boasts one of the highest defense powers in Universe 3! He'll tire his enemy's out and turn the tables on them! It's all according to plan!" Ea laughs out loud telling everyone in the stands. Korn glances up at him.
"If that's the case then Prum is the perfect opponent to take him down" Korn says to himself with an evil grin.
At the same time a sharp dark blue aura races across the stage. Kakunsa moves at unreal speed roundhouse kicking Bolla who is forced to jump away as she shatters a boulder trying to keep Bolla from attacking Prum in the back.
"What?!" Kakunsa looks over her left shoulder in surprise that Bolla could dodge her attack. Bolla swings his massive arms driving Kakunsa into the stone wall.
"This is bad. They are starting to read their movements" Heles tells the group as she watches intently with her hands tightly in her lap.
"Their warriors have survived this far. It wont be easy defeating them" Pell replies to Heles.
"What?!" Zirloin watches Panchina fire into the air like a rocket and then nose dive at him. Zirloin catches him with both hands and uses his massive strength to hold back the rocket force of Panchina. "Dammit!?" Zirloin starts to slide back under strain. Korn glances over at him and narrows his at him having mixed feelings toward Zirloin. Korn hated Zirloin because he was a mutant among the Tuffle race and he was a Tuffle in general the race that nearly wiped out his race. Korn hated Tuffles with a passion just like Peppa but given the gravity of the tournament Korn did not want to see Zirloin lose. Any other time he would take great delight in seeing the Tuffle suffer.
Zirloin powered-up spinning around and hurled Panchina away from him then fired a Pretty Cannon at him all the while Korn watched Koitsukai scan and analyze him. This annoyed Korn and so he quickly fired a fast Black Rose Kamehameha at him forcing him to fall back. Korn looked deeply annoyed. Explosions went off to the right of Korn that caught his attention. He saw Kakunsa on one knee and Prum shielding her with his body taking the ki blast with his belly and redirecting them via his floating orbs back at Bolla and Panchina.
"Way to go Prum" Hermila crosses his arms and watches his best friend fight on proudly.
"Panchina, Bollarator, defeat them with coordinated attacks" Kitosukai says in a robotic voice.
"Roger" They both reply.
"Come on you scrap metal pieces of crap! You're my prey and I'm going to break you apart!" Kakunsa says out loud.
Bolla and Panchina leap up and switch to physical attacks. Kakunsa catches their punches powering-up. She forces them back leaping up in the air hurling a ki blast at both of them blowing them back. Korn watches on pleased. Kitosukai lands between a defeated Bolla and Panchina. Kakunsa takes a fighting stance.
"Come on Universe 3! I'm your opponent! Prepare yourself!" Kakunsa stands protectively in front of Prum who was down on one knee catching his breath and Zirloin as well in the distance.
"Guess it's true...magical beast warriors really do have near unlimited stamina" Korn looks on amused watching Kakunsa's blue monkey tail wiggle about around her. "Kakunsa you better not lose or when this is over I'll kill you myself!" Korn grins evilly.
"Does Kakunsa intend to fight alone?!" Vikal asks out loud.
"Once they're gone, it'll be the final showdown with Universe 11" Peppa says in an intense voice. Brianne looks over at Peppa knowing her battle-crazed saiyan is tortured by the fact he was knocked off and he can't be there right now in the thick of battle. Sitting here in the stands Brianne knew must be eating at Peppa fiercely. Brianne knew her Peppa, more then anything win or lose she knew he wanted to fight Jiren as a Super Saiyan 4 to test the limits of his power and see how far he has grown in the minutes that had past that felt like an eternity between fights.
"Kakunsa, probably plans to have the other three save their stamina for Universe 11, there going to need all the rest and energy they can save up because Jiren and Toppo have barely been hurt or used any energy or power thus far" Su Roas reminds the group.
"I see, I believe that's an accurate assessment Su Roas" Sour chimes in. Heles and Pell look at each other noting that Sour has been much more inclined to talk more then usual.
"That's my Mistress Kakunsa! Thinking about what best for everyone else. Isn't she amazing!" Vikal says with a deep blush.
"I have to stand firm for the others. I can't let them use unnecessary stamina with Universe 11 waiting in the wings..." Kakunsa says outloud glances back and at exhausted Prum and Zirlion then up on the hill at a battered Korn. Then Over at Jiren and Toppo who look as they did at the start of the tournament.
Kakunsa breaks ground first darting forward with Panchina taking the lead swatting her hand away firing a volley of ki blasts at her. Kakunsa leaps in the air advising most of them and twirling in the air to miss the rest. Kakunsa hits the ground violently doing a rolling dodge to one knee looking up to see Kitosukai already high in the air firing a massive green energy beam at her.
Kakunsa leaps in the air kicking Kitosukai to the ground next to Panchina. Kakunsa lands in front of them with a grin when Bolla appears behind her. Kakunsa quickly turns around bending back missing the massive strike from him. Kakunsa quickly catches his tubular ball bearing arm.
"If I can catch you, your MINE!" Kakunsa says in a nasty tone. Kakunsa spins Bolla around and tosses him into the wall. Korn helps her out a bit by holding out his right hand firing weak ki blast at Bolla to keep him pinned down so Kakunsa isn't getting overwhelmed by too many opponents.
"That maiden of ours is doing well against opponents stronger then her '' Peppa grins evilly from the stands impressed with this side of Kakunsa.
"She is amazing! She withstood the enemies coordinated attack! We may just pull this off!" Pell stands up clenching his fists tightly with excitement.
"Keep it up Kakunsa!" Brianne and Su Roas hold up their pink wands and cheer for their fellow maiden.
"I can't believe she read our movements!?" Ea said with a panicked look.
Kakunsa dashes forward attacking Narirama violently bruising her knockings against his metal body but knocks him back.
"It's pointless, you can't hurt me" he tells her. Kakunsa gives him a nasty look constantly eyeing the area around her for his other three comrades and making sure they don't attack hers while they are resting.
"I'm going to smash you to pieces tin can!" Kakunsa tells him powering-up with a dark blue aura firing a ki blast at him.
"I told you it's pointless" Narirama tells her again. He knocks her attack away but she quickly uses her speed to get behind him leaping up in the air sending the attack stronger back at him. He knocks it away and she quickly speeds in front of it knocking it back at him like a sick game of hot potato. Korn watches amaused and effortlessly fires ki blasts to keep the other three robo warriors pinned down so they don't intervene.
"Such an attack wont work!" he tells her as they continue to bat this massively growing energy ball back at one another.
"I see, this is exciting! You make excellent prey!" Kakunsa tells him. Kakunsa noticed he was getting slower. "Something wrong? I thought you had this?" Kakunsa mocks him. Kakunsa smiles evilly grabbing the massive energy ball and runs it into Narirama the force blows Narirama off the stage as kakunsa does a backflip landing on her feet sliding back across the ground with a proud grin on her face. She looks back up at Korn and gives him a thumbs up for keeping the other three pinned down while Prum and Zirloin took that precious time to rest. Korn holds his fire and holds a thumbs up with his right hand.
"Universe 3's Narirama has dropped out" The Grand Priest announces to everyone. The Zenos search for his display picture under his universe in the Godpad and black it out.
"Impossible?! Viara lost?" Ea said in a panic stricken voice. "Doesn't that woman get tired at all?!" Ea said with anger in his voice adjusting his glasses. Kakunsa just stands there taking in a deep breath very pleased with herself not even looking the slight bit winded. Korn wished he had her stamina.
"Beast warriors have nearly unlimited energy and stamina" Heles laughs outloud mockingly taking pride in her beautiful maiden.
"Good going Mistress Kakunsa!" Vikal encourages from the stands. Kakunsa looks up at Vikal and waves at her.
"It's over, Kakunsa has Universe 3 on the run" Peppa laughs evilly outloud. He couldn't wait to see Universe 3 get wiped from existence.
Bolla, Kitosukai, and Panchina stand before Kakunsa about to go on the attack when Mosco speaks in a robotic signal.
"Mosco says now is the time for plan X" Kampari translate.
"Plan X?" Ea looks deeply disturbed. Korn looks up, catching wind of this. "At last," Ea says adjusting his glasses.
"This is the end of Universe 3!" Kakunsa tells them powering-up magically some more, living up to the name magical beast warrior. A blue beam comes out of nowhere from Dr. Paparoni forcing Kakunsa to jump back and dodge out of the way. Kakunsa looks up intently at Dr. Paparoni from his high place.
"The end? It's only just begun Universe 2! Are you ready?" Dr. Paparoni tells them.
"What?!" Kakunsa asks outloud.
"Plan X, programming phase! Begin!" Dr. Paparoni yells out spinning his cane pointing it outward sending a signal to each robot warrior.
"Plan X order received" they all said outloud. Kakunsa looks at them confused. Korn just narrows his eyes ready for anything. They watch Panchina, Bolla, and Kitosukai form together into a giant robot warrior. Kakunsa takes a step back with a horror struck face. Korn's eyes widened in surprise.
"Their combinating together?" Korn says out loud. Everyone in Universe 2 looks on with extreme worry.
"They merged!" Future Zeno says excitedly. "They're really big!" Zeno tells his future self. "Yeah, there big!" Future Zeno tells them.
"Function fully unleashed at 1256 percent! This is Universe 3's modified warrior Koicharator!" Dr. Paparoni explains outloud.
"Their energy suddenly increased…" Korn notes to himself looking bothered by this new fusion warrior. It seems fusion has been a last resort trump card these past few minutes for the universes trying to hold on. Even, Korn wanted to use the Potara Fusion with Peppa to unleash Koppa on the Tournament of Power in hopes he would be strong enough to defeat the remaining warriors.
"Kakunsa can take care of that ugly hulk" Heles says confidently and laughs outloud.
"Looks like Universe 3 was saving a rather bothersome trump card" Toppo comments to Jiren as they watch from a safe distance. Jiren just grunts in reply to Toppo's comment.
"By modifying and merging the three of them Dr. Paparoni has made the ultimate warrior equipped with speed, power, and defense!" Ea proclaims to everyone remaining in the stands.
"Now our victory is guaranteed!" Kampari translate for Mosco.
"Let them feel the fruits of technology! Now is the time to show them your true power!" Dr. Paparoni says outloud. Korn just scuffs thinking about No.17.
"Ugh, if it's not weird people with bizarre powers its androids or robots. I'm starting to really hate androids and robots…" Korn mutters to himself.
"GO!" Dr. Paparoni commands outloud.
Koicharator attacks Kakunsa with his massive arm, but she dodges out of the way as he breaks the ground up. Prum blind sides Koicharator firing continuous ki blast at his left side. Prum holds his fire waiting for the dust to seattle. Kakunsa was horrified to find after the dust had settled Koicharator was standing their unharmed.
"What?!" Korn uncrosses his arms stepping close to the very edge tilting his head at the merged Robot Warrior.
"It didn't work…" Kakunsa says in an annoyed tone.
"Go Koicharator! Your enemy is shaken!" Dr. Paparoni commands.
Koicharator attacks Kakunsa who dodges out of the way flipping over him and attempts to attack him from behind but he moves to quickly appearing behind kakunsa and fires a massive green energy beam at her.
"Foolish girl! Koicharator isn't just big his speed has also increased" Dr. Paparoni proclaims. The dust disperses as Kakunsa powers-up and lunges at Koicharator.
"Then let's fight head on!" Kakunsa yells out.
Kakunsa and Koicharator exchange powerful blows. Korn watches her continue to bruise her knuckles even more trying to hurt Koicharator in vain. Kakunsa loses her footing and forces herself to catch the massive claw-baled hand of Koicharator.
"No!" Heles says out loud while Brianne and Su Roas looks on with horror as Kakunsa struggles desperately under the overwhelming strength and power of Koicharator.
"How much can you stand warrior of Universe 2?" Dr. Paparoni mocks Kakunsa. Korn clenches both fists tightly blue lighting sparking around his body.
"Look out!" Pell warns Kakunsa seeing her get driven into the ground.
"Look out girl!" Heles calls out to her. Both Pell and Heles had intense looks on their faces.
"Come on Kakunsa knock him away!" Korn yells out wanting to respect Kakunsa wish by handling it herself so he can rest but the other part of Korn, the saiyan part of him wanted to desperately jump in and fight the so called ultimate warrior of Universe 3.
"Do it, Koicharator!" Dr. Paparoni commands.
"I wont lose! They're all counting on me!" Kakunsa yells out remembering Prum, Zirloin, and Korn. She powers-up and forces the Koicharator back. Zirloin and Prum fly overhead and strike hard and Koicharator together as they land on either side of her. Koicharator goes flying back and slams into the ground. Korn calms himself seeing Zirloin and Prum back up Kakunsa.
"Guys?" Kakunsa looks at them.
"Sorry to barge in while your are fighting so hard" Zirloin tells her.
"But thanks to you we have recovered a bit" Prum adds in.
"Were not about to let him hit you and get away with it" Zirloin says in a protective tone. Kakunsa smiles shaking her head throwing an arm around each of them and rubs their heads.
"My boys! You truly are my knights" Kakunsa compliments them lovingly.
"They merged three warriors, the three of us should be able to take him down" Zirloin says in a serious tone stepping away taking a offensive guard. Prum does the same.
"We fight together now and buy Korn as much time as we can '' Prum says.
"After all he is our remaining ace" Kakunsa smiles taking a fighting stance with them. They all power-up while Koicharator struggles painfully to get back to his feet.
Koicharator fires a massive green energy beam, Prum smiles leaping in front of the others protectively using his body to take the massive beam attack and reflect it right back at Koicharator to the surprise and shock of Universe 3.
"Go Prum! Show them all how beautiful your self-sacrificing love is!" Hermila cheers. Prum yells out with his yellow trench coat flapping all over the place as he stands his ground.
"What?! He is being pushed back!?" Dr. Paparoni says out loud. Korn looks over at him with an evil smile crossing his arms.
"Are you surprised? You can never hope to beat what we are. Our love will conquer!" Korn mocks him evilly.
"My greatest masterpiece can't possibly lose in strength?!" Dr. Paparoni looks over to Korn and proclaims.
"Your masterpiece is just a robot it does not know love so it can't fight harder or longer then they can!" Korn points at his team. Zirloin and Kakunsa race to either side of Prum and fire ki blasts of their own to help him push back Koicharator. Dr. Paparoni gets really mad.
"Koicharator, push them back!" Dr. Paparoni commands. Koicharator increases the beam but this only strengthens the beam being reflected back at him while his left side is being bombarded by pink heart shaped ki blasts and his right side blue-ish white ki blasts are striking him forcing him back. Prum leaps up expelling all the energy and blows everyone back in surprise. Everyone watches silently for the dust to clear.
"Prum released all that energy in hopes of blowing Koicharator off the stage" Hermila assumes outloud his intentions for doing that to the group. As the dust clears Koicharator stands tall and proud. Prum was down on one knee breathing hard. To Prum's right Zirloin stood with a sharp dark pink aura around him. To Prum's left Kakunsa stood with a dark blue sharp aura around her.
"Fools! Now you see the power of Universe 3's merged warrior! Go on and defeat them!" Dr. Paparoni laughs outloud.
"You sure about that? You're the fool" Korn mocks. With Korn and Dr. Paparoni standing on opposing hills with the battle down below them looked as if they were playing a live game of chest with real people.
"What?!" Dr Paparoni looked at Korn in surprise. Korn points at Zirloin who had leapt up building massive energy waves in his hands. Zirloin fires the wave as it forms into a giant pink heart. Koicharator catches it while Zirloin hovers above him holding out his hands forcing the heart to push Koicharator back. Prum and Kakunsa watch with intense looks.
"See, With your puny strength, there is no way you could ever break through Koicharator;s defenses!" Dr. Paparoni yells over at Korn who just smirked evilly.
"Our Universe 2 is going to win! We are going to survive!" Zirloin yells out. The heart grew bigger and bigger cracking the hands of Koicharator to Dr. Paparoni.
"How?!" Dr. Paparoni looks horrified.
"Like I said before, love conquers all" Korn laughs evilly at Universe 3's plight.
The heart became massive swallowing up Koicharator and the heart goes dragging its point across the stage toward Dr. Paparoni.
"IMPOSSIBLE?!" Dr. Paparoni yells out. It looks as if they are blown off the stage in a spectacular display of a giant heart going off the stage and bursting into hundreds of little hearts that sparkle and fade away in the darkness of the void. Zirloin lands on his feet hitting the ground behind Prum and Kakunsa exhausted.
"Awesome job! That was beautiful!" Kakunsa tells her knight who nods his head. Prum looks over his right shoulder and gives Zirloin a thumbs up. Korn looks down at them then looks up at the stands where Universe 3 is and notices Dr. Paparoni and his robot warriors had not appeared. Korn narrows his eyes then looks back down at the stage uncrossing his arms.
Korn scans a toward the edge of the stage where the dust cloud was heaviest to see Dr. Paparoni face down in the ground with his cane within arms reach of him. Korn narrows his eyes holding out his right hand getting ready to blast him. Kakunsa looks up to see Korn holding up his right hand looking like he was about to fire a ki blast. She quickly looks infront of her to see where he was aiming at when she sees Dr. Paparoni on the ground.
"Guys look!" Kakunsa points to Dr. Paparoni with her left hand. Zirloin looked frustrated and Prum looked surprised Dr. Paparoni was still on the stage after an attack like that. "Wait Korn! He is our Prey!" Kakunsa gets to her feet holding up her right hand. Korn looks down at her. Something was telling Korn he should fire now but out of respect and not wanting to steal their win Korn lowers his right hand unsettled about something.
"We thought you fell off, but you barely managed to cling to the fighting stage" Kakunsa, Prum, and Zirloin walk up to Dr. Paparoni who lifts his head looking up at them.
"You were an amazing opponent for us, you have our respect, but I'm sorry…" Kakunsa pauses looking down at Dr. Paparoni meeting his eyes with hers. "But we're going to have you drop out now" Kakunsa informs him. Dr. Paparoni starts to laugh out loud to everyone's surprise as they watch him struggle to his feet.
"I didn't want to use this...but you leave me no choice" Dr. Paparoni tells them in a threatening voice with Korn narrowing his eyes at him. "I shall drop you from the fighting stage even if it costs me my life!" Dr. Paparoni holds out his left hand and his cane goes flying back into his hand. A bright blue light shines from the orb of the cane blinding Kakunsa, Zirloin, and Prum as they back up shielding their eyes. "Observe! Universe 3's most powerful and final secret technique!" Dr. Paparoni tells them.
"Yeah no!" Korn says firing a ki blast at Dr. Paparoni, from the cloud of dust behind him Koicharator's arms emerge and swat the ki blast away revealing he had not been knocked off the stage either. Korn clenches his fists lowering his hand stepping close to the edge of his high place looking down at them all. "Just what is your Universe 3's final and secret technique?" Korn wonders to himself in his head. Korn glances at the taks and realized they only had 7 more minutes left before everything would be decided...