Chapter 5: A Shocking Casualty

Capsule Corp – Guest Room

Gohan finished getting dressed, putting on his left boot before proceeding to get in a few stretches. He went to open the door when it suddenly swung open nearly hitting him in the face in the process.

"Gohan!" Bulma exclaimed. "You need to see this..."

Bulma's living room.

Gohan, Chi-Chi, Bulma, and Dr. and Ms. Briefs watched on her seventy-inch plasma wide screen as a breaking news report played.

"The mysterious armor-clad individual doesn't appear to be moving." A news reported stated. "Could he possibly be related to Cell? Is Mr. Satan going to take him down? We'll keep a live feed going to keep you the viewers informed."

"His armor..." Gohan said as he stared intensely at the red armored man on the screen. Without any hesitation, Gohan bolted out to the balcony and took off into the sky towards Orange Star City.

"Gohan, wait!" Chi-Chi exclaimed trying to get him to stop and tell her what was happening but it only fell on deaf ears.

"Oh my, Gohan took off just when my cookies were almost done." Ms. Briefs pouted.

"That just means more for us, Dear." Dr. Briefs replied.

"I'll call Master Roshi's and make sure they know what's going on." Bulma stated.

Orange Star City – City Hall

Several people had fled but there were several more who hadn't, confident in the fact that Mr. Satan could dispatch any evil doer who stood in his way.

"Hey you!" Mr. Satan exclaimed as he looked up at the mysterious man in the sky. "What's the big idea blowin' up my mansion! Do you know who I am!? I'm Mr. Satan! World Martial Arts Champ and savior of the world! Why don't ya come here and I'll show you how a real man fights!"

The red armored man simply stared off into the distance ignoring Mr. Satan's words of bravado.

"Are ignoring me!?" Mr. Satan exclaimed. "Nobody ignores the champ!" Mr. Satan took out a capsule from underneath his sash. "You know what this is buddy!? It's a jet pack! Imma come up there and give you a Mr. Satan Megaton Punch! Or you can save yourself the embarrassment and surrender now!"

After a few moments of staring off into the sky, the red armored man looked down at Mr. Satan. The red armored man then proceeded to slowly descend.

"That's right!" Mr. Satan exclaimed. "I knew you wouldn't be foolish enough to challenge the mighty Mr. Satan! Only cowards use exploding tricks like that! Now how bout you take off that helmet and..."

The red armored man had landed several feet from Mr. Satan but within the blink of an eye was directly in front of him with his right hand placed firmly on Mr. Satan's chest.

Mr. Satan felt a feeling of terror run down his spine as he felt the red armored man's hand on his chest. "N...now don't do anything crazy."

"What's wrong?" The red armored man inquired, his voice distorted by the helmet. "What happened to all that bravado you had just a second ago?"

Sky

Gohan had a look of determination and hope on his face as he raced towards Orange Star City. Krillin and Yamcha trailed slightly behind having just caught up with the young Half-Saiyan. Gohan slowed down slightly to the allow them to fully catch up.

"Hey, Gohan." Krillin greeted. "We saw what happened on the news."

"He's wearing the same armor, Krillin." Gohan replied.

"I know." Krillin replied.

"If one of them is here than the others have to be close by." Yamcha stated.

"Yeah, my thoughts exactly." Gohan replied.

"Piccolo should be on his way." Krillin stated. "I don't know about Tien though. I'm not sure if he's even in a place with a T.V."

"It's just one of them." Yamcha replied. "We probably don't need Tien anyway."

"Let's hope so." Krillin replied.

The three Z-Fighters then proceeded to pick up pace as they neared Orange Star City.

Orange Star City – City Hall

"L...L...Listen, if it's Zeni ya want I got plenty of it." Mr. Satan pleaded with an incredibly shaky voice. "I...can write ya a check...Just let me get out a check..."

The red armored man tilted his head looking past Mr. Satan at his daughter who had taken cover behind a nearby pillar but had stuck her head out due to concern for her father.

"Cute kid." The red armored man stated with a slight sense of menace.

"You leave her out this!" Mr. Satan exclaimed. "You touch one hair on her head and so help me I'll..."

"You'll what?" The red armored man interrupted. "Maybe I will kill her. Maybe I won't. Depends on my mood really." The red armored man suddenly looked off into the distance as Gohan, Krillin, and Yamcha came within sight. "Well, this was fun but I think it's about time we wrap this up." A blast of red energy began to form in the hand that was still firmly placed on Mr. Satan's chest.

"Videl run!" Mr. Satan exclaimed.

The red armored man released a blast which tore a whole straight through Mr. Satan's chest just as the trio of Z-Fighters drew near.

Gohan, Krillin, and Yamcha looked on in shock and horror as they witnessed the shocking demise of Mr. Satan.

"No...We got here too late. " Krillin stated

"Mr. Satan was a blowhard but he didn't deserve that." Yamcha stated.

"Oh, no..." Gohan said upon seeing what the red armored man was about to do next.

The red armored man extended his arm towards Videl as another blast of red energy formed in his hand. He released the blast creating a small explosion where Videl stood. When the explosion cleared Videl was nowhere to be seen.

"Funny. That blast shouldn't have completely destroyed her." The red armored man stated with a slight chuckle. He looked up to the sky to see Gohan with Videl in his arms as Krillin and Yamcha floated next to him.

"Nice of you to finally join the party." The red armored man cheekily stated.

A/N

Man, shit just got real. Hope you enjoyed the latest chapter. I thought about including more but I always let my gut decide where to end a chapter and it said to end it there. Let me know your thoughts and maybe give it a follow if you haven't already and like always, have a great day ~TheUltimateMystic