Chapter 10: Off Course
IDS BA-MYU – Command Room
"That sure was some good father-son bonding eh, Gohan." Goku stated as if they'd just got back from a fun day of fishing.
Gohan didn't say a word and simply stared at the floor.
"What's the matter?" Goku asked rhetorically. "You look like you just saw a planet blow up or something. Say, how about we check in on Krillin."
"I'd rather not." Gohan replied
"Please, I insist." Goku replied before the crystal on Gohan's bracelet began to glow causing once again causing another surge of electricity to course through his body nearly making him collapse in the process.
After a few seconds, the electricity stopped and Goku casually led Gohan to the door of Krillin's torture room.
"After you." Goku said as he opened the door.
Gohan walked in and cringed as he saw Krillin hanging from a chain by his arms. His face was covered in bruises and welts making it near unrecognizable.
"G...Goku...You came to save me." A semiconscious Krillen stated
"That's right buddy I'm here." Goku replied
" I...knew I...could count on...you." Krillin stated before passing out.
"This is like the fifth time I've come in here." Goku stated with a chuckle. "He says the same thing every time. He also called me 18 a couple of times. That was weird."
"Sire, the troops have mobilized and are in place." Isol stated over the intercom.
"Great!" Goku exclaimed. "Come on, Gohan. The fun's about to start."
Somewhere in the Universe.
Piccolo and Chronoa stood surrounded by darkness not able to even see a hand in front of them as sounds of dripping water echoed throughout their location. Piccolo formed a ball of ki in his left hand illuminating the area revealing a dank cave.
"Where are we?" Piccolo inquired.
"Not where we're supposed to be that's for sure." Chronoa replied.
Before Piccolo or Chronoa could utter another word a loud roar rang out from behind them.
The duo slowly turned around to see a massive hulking troll-like creature with yellow fur and long curled twenty-inch horns standing in front of them.
"Well...Good news I know where we are now." Chronoa stated. "Bad news...We should run."
Unfortunately for Chronoa and Piccolo the only exit to the cave was behind the troll creature.
The ki ball Piccolo formed in his left grew bigger as he attempted to launch it at the troll creature.
"No don't!" Chronoa exclaimed one second too late.
The ki blast hit the troll only for it to be absorbed into his fur which began to glow bright enough to illuminate the entire cave. The fur on the troll creature's chest began glowing brighter than the rest of its body.
"Oh, crap." Chronoa stated as the troll began forming a huge ki blast in the center of its chest. "Piccolo put your hand on my chest now."
"What?" Piccolo replied.
"No time for questions just do it!" Piccolo placed a hand on Chronoa's chest before she quickly clapped her hands together twice causing the troll and everything else around them to slow down. Piccolo and Chronoa swiftly made a b line towards the exit as the energy blast slowly crept it's way outward. Upon reaching the exit way everything returned to normal speed.
"Run!" Chronoa exclaimed.
Piccolo and Chronoa ran through a long pathway as the blast exploded behind them completely spreading throughout the cavern and through the pathway. Piccolo and Chronoa reached the exit of the pathway leaping to safety narrowly avoiding the explosion save for the lower half of Piccolo's cape.
"That sure was fun." Chronoa stated sarcastically as she and Piccolo stood up and brushed themselves off.
"I'll ask again." Piccolo stated. "Where the hell are we? And what was that thing?"
"That was a Cashuta." Towa replied. "Which means we're in his backyard."
"Who's backyard?" Piccolo inquired.
"Karange, the Alpha Kai." Chronoa replied.
"Alpha Kai?" Piccolo replied.
"The very first Kai in existence." Chronoa replied. "I was hoping we'd go right to him but of course nothing can ever go completely right, can it? Looks like we've got quite a ways before we reach him."
Facing the two was a large dense forest filled with trees of various size shapes and all sorts of various colors even teal.
"We'll cover more ground if we fly." Piccolo stated.
"No can do." Chronoa replied as she pointed up towards the pure white sky. Far far up in the sky the shadow of a massive serpent-like creature twice the size of a skyscraper could be seen slowly making it's away across before fading into the distance.
"What was that?" Piccolo inquired.
"Something you don't want to mess with." Chronoa replied. "The clock is ticking. Let's go."
"Right." Piccolo replied before he and Chronoa began making their way into the forest.
IDS – Ba-Myu – Command Room
"Screen on." Goku stated before a large television screen turned on. On the screen was several split screens of several different towns and cities, including West City. Each city was filled with several Sankakukenkei troops. Nearly every section of troops were engaged in combat with military forces.
"As you can see sir, We've met some opposition with their military." Isol stated. "However we are making quick work of them. They are no match for even our weakest forces."
"Hey Gohan, want some popcorn for the show?" Goku inquired as someone handed him a comically large bucket of popcorn. "No, oh well more for me."
Goku began munching on the popcorn when two of the monitors began emitting a loud beeping sound.
"What's with the beeping?" Goku inquired.
"Sire, it appears we've run into some trouble in West City and Gingertown." Isol replied. "I am enlarging the two sectors now."
The West City and Gingertown feeds were brought up side by side while the rest of the feeds were dropped. Both the West City and Gingertown soldiers were being taken by a certain blond bombshell and three-eyed man respectively.
"18 and Tien. This just got a lot more entertaining." Goku stated before munching on more popcorn.
A/N
There you have it, folks. Chapter 10 has reached its end. I only managed to reach a little over a thousand words but hey quality over quantity. I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know your thoughts and as always have a great day ~TheUltimateMystic