Chapter 11: Resistance

IDS – Ba-Myu Command Room.

Goku watched with a grin on his face as 18 and Tien dispatched troop after troop even with the black aura surrounding them.

"They're managing to defeat our soldiers even in their blackout states." Isol stated.

"I see that." Goku replied with glee. "They've both gotten a lot stronger. This oughta be interesting."

"Sire, you sound...pleased." Isol replied.

"Of course I am." Goku replied. "I thought this was going to be easy. Which would have been reeeally boring. Tuse, Quil, go keep my friends company, and make sure to put on a good show."

"As you wish." Tuse replied .

"Dibs on the triclops!" Quil exclaimed.

Gingertown

"Where is Goku?" Tien inquired to the last conscious foot soldier. However, the soldier remained steadfast in his silence.

"Trust me when I say you won't get a single word out him!" Quil exclaimed from a distance.

Tien dispatched of the soldier and turned his attention to the approaching Quil.

"Me on the other hand." Quil continued as he landed near Tien. "I'll talk up a shitstorm!"

"Where is Goku?" Tien inquired.

"Oh shit, not allowed to actually tell you that." Quil replied. "No no no no nope. Nooooot allowed to tell you that."

"Fine then." Tien replied. "I'll just have to beat it out of you."

"Oooh, that sounds fu..." Quil began to say before being cut off via Tien's fist in his face.

Tien immediately followed up with an elbow to the face before finishing his combo with an uppercut sending Quil several feet upward. Quil quickly recovered before doing a few quick backflips to gain some distance.

"You're a lot lot lot lot loooot stronger than the last human I fought." Quill stated. "Broke his neck like it a twig. I think his name was Chumcha...No no no, not Chumcha. What was it? Timtam...No no, it definitely started with a Y...Yamman...Yamchad?"

"...Yamcha." Tien replied.

"I'm sorry, didn't catch that." Quil replied.

"His name..." Tien replied as he moved closer to Quil within the blink of an eye before ramming his fist hard into his stomach. "Was Yamcha."

West City

'Dr. Briefs truly is a genius. I'm nearly twice as strong as I was before.' Android 18 thought to herself after defeating the last soldier. "These guys are like chump change now."

"If you're looking for a better challenge..." Tuse stated in his tranquil voice as he landed near 18. "I will oblige."

"Oh god, what chemical factory did you crawl out of?" 18 mockingly inquired.

"I am Tuse of the Sankakukankei." Tuse simply replied.

"San kooky king kai?" 18 replied.

"Doesn't matter." Tuse replied as he took his fighting stance. "I'm not really one for small talk. So if it's all the same to you..."

"Fine by me." 18 replied as she took her fighting stance.

Gingertown

Quil barreled towards a nearby small abandoned cafe, crashing head first into a large plate glass window. But before Tien could make another move a barrage of Quil's mohawk projectiles shot out of the broken window towards Tien who responded with a kiai sending all off them back through the window.

"Ow ow ow ow ow ow!" Quil exclaimed as he was bombarded with his own projectiles.

Tien's pointed his right index finger towards the window as it began to glow with a bright yellow-orange energy.

'Oh, shitty shit shit shit. I better do something. Don't wanna die before reaching my blackout state.' A badly cut up Quil thought as Tien prepared to fire his Dodan Ray. Quil looked around in a panic before he down at the ground and smiling.

"Dodan R..." Tien began to shout before being cut off by several mohawk projectiles which burst through from the ground below followed by Quil who attempted to hit Tien with an uppercut as he dodged the projectiles, however, Tien was able to dodge both the projectiles and Quil. Tien hit Quil with a haymaker knocking him before blasting the projectiles away with an energy wave.

Tien looked down at a battered Quil as the ominous black aura of the sankakukankei began to swirl around him.

West City

18 and Quil locked hands in a test of strength neither one moving an inch for well over a minute until Quil began to push 18 back by the slightest of an inch.

"You're strong." 18 stated. "I'm stronger."

18 let out a loud booming yell as her power began to increase causing Tuse to be pushed back several inches.

"...Interesting." Tuse stated. "I was told you cyborgs couldn't increase your power level to this extent."

"I got a few upgrades." 18 replied before hitting Tuse with a flat palm strike to the chest knocking him back several feet. 18 quickly followed up with a knee to the gut before attempting to hit Tuse with a side snap kick only for Tuse to grab her by the leg and toss her into a nearby fire hydrant causing her blue denim vest and skirt, dark blue tights, brown belt, brown boots, and black shirt to all get drenched from the water gushing from the ground. 18 let out a sigh as she tossed her jacket to the ground before taking off her skirt and tossing it to the ground as well. Leaving just her top, tights, and boots on. "This was my favorite outfit..."

"My apologies." Tuse replied in a tone that was impossible to tell if he was being sarcastic or not.

18 fired a quick ki blast at Tuse who easily deflected it but just as he did 18 was on him hitting him with a right hook causing him to spiral several feet away before crashing through the walls of a large abandoned bank. Without hesitation, 18 extended both her arms with palms outward towards the bank. Pink energy orbs began to glow in both hands before she fired a barrage of pink energy blasts. Once 18's attack finished the once large building was reduced to nothing but a pile of rubble.

"So much for a challenge." 18 said to herself.

"Believe me..." Tuse stated from underneath the rubble as his black aura began seeping outward before Tuse emerged completely surrounded by the foreboding energy. "This is far from over."

IDS BA-MYU – Command Room

"Oh damn!" Goku exclaimed. "This is getting good. What do you think Gohan?"

Gohan didn't say a word but a slight glimmer of hope could be seen in his eyes.

"Sire, do you think Tuse and Quil have a chance of losing?" Isol inquired.

"Hmm, maybe." Goku replied. "We'll just have to wait and see."

AN

Will Tien and 18 be triumphant over Tuse and Quil? And what exactly is this mysterious blackout state? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z! Hope you enjoyed the latest chapter of Strained Bond and as always, have a great day ~TheUltimateMystic