Chapter 9: A Near Defeat and a Desperate Training Plan
When Pearl woke up, she was feeling refreshed and ready to take on the world. "Time to continue with my mission," she said to herself. She put on a black gi top and pants with purple boots and armbands, and got to stretching. She stretched all the way back until her hands touched the floor, then stretched forward until her head was between her legs. She then balanced on her left leg and stretched her left leg straight up past her head, then put it down and did the same for her right leg. Pearl finished her stretches with some quick shoulder rolls and cracked her neck, she was almost ready. The Majin girl quickly went to the kitchen and made a large breakfast of twelve blueberry pancakes, making ten extra for Barit and Kenshiro. After eating and putting on her scouter she ran all the way to the Time Nest, exhilarated at how fast she could run without her weights on.
Pearl went in the Time Nest and saw Elder Kai and the Supreme Kai of Time looking at a Scroll. She looked over them and watched on Namek as Gohan was confronted by Frieza in his First Form along with Zarbon and Dodoria. "You idiot!" Krillin yelled as he reached Gohan, "Come on, hurry!" Gohan and Krillin flew off as Frieza turned to his lieutenants. "Zarbon, Dodoria, show me your power," Frieza said. "Yes sir!" they said, and flew after Krillin and Gohan. Back in the Time Nest Elder Kai said, "Another change in history, is it?" Elder Kai turned to Pearl and commented, "Those two will have a hard time getting away with both Dodoria and Zarbon after them. You'll just have to help them out! Go do what you have to!" "Yes sir!" Pearl said as he gave her the Scroll. In a flash of light, she was gone.
AGE: 762
Dodoria was fast on Krillin's tail, until Krillin turned around and yelled, "Solar Flare!" Dodoria took the blinding attack head on and grabbed his face screaming, "My eyes! My eyes!" Krillin smirked and turned to get away, only for Zarbon to appear in front of him. "Thought you could get away, huh?" That was when Pearl appeared and nodded at Krillin. "I'll get Dodoria, if you can survive against Zarbon," Pearl said. Krillin nodded, and then both faced their opponents. "Wh-Who are you?! Are you here to help us out?!" Krillin asked Pearl as Zarbon and Dodoria got wicked smiles on their faces.
"Krillin!" Gohan yelled from below. "Stay back, Gohan!" Krillin warned him as Zarbon and Dodoria blasted ki balls at him and Pearl. The two warriors avoided the blasts and answered with their own. Krillin yelled to Gohan, "You have to take that Namekian kid and get away from here!" "O-Okay!" Gohan yelled as he grabbed Dende and flew away. Pearl quickly grabbed Dodoria and bashed his head before stretching back and slamming her knees into his back. Zarbon blasted Pearl with a ki blast from behind and then flew over and kicked her away from Dodoria. "Dodoria go after the runts! I can take care of this myself!" "Right!" Dodoria said as he went after Gohan and Dende. Pearl sensed that Gohan was just far enough to get away, and focused instead on Zarbon. Krillin barely dodged one of Zarbon's punches and hit him with a quick Kamehameha Wave, but Zarbon wasn't badly hurt as he quickly responded by kicking Krillin into a nearby mountain.
"Hey Zarbon!" Pearl yelled, "You look like a toad with a ponytail!" "What was that!?" Zarbon yelled and turned to Pearl. Pearl immediately hit him with a Bomber DX, knocking him away from Krillin. "Listen," Elder Kai told Pearl through her scouter, "your job isn't taking that guy down. It's helping Krillin and Gohan escape. If you do enough damage, I'm sure Krillin will see his opening and run. I'm more worried about Gohan, though. Watch carefully and time your escape." "Understood," Pearl responded as Zarbon went for a punch that she quickly avoided, and she landed a kick to his face. Pearl blasted him back with Double Sunday, making Zarbon wince in pain as he flew back from her, asking, "WH-Who the hell are you?" "Someone that's stronger than you!" Pearl said, and smiled confidently. "Wh-What a monstrosity! Why do I have to deal with something so ugly!?" Zarbon said. "Hey! That's uncalled for!" Pearl yelled at him. Zarbon then disappeared, and then reappeared behind Pearl, "Uh oh."
Zarbon unleashed a massive ki blast, point blank into Pearl's back, sending her flying for twenty feet before she stopped. "Wow…" Pearl said, "That didn't hurt as much as I thought it would." "Blast it! Looks like I shouldn't have sent Dodoria after them!" Zarbon moaned. "Vacation Delete!" Pearl then yelled as she hit him with her own attack, paralyzing him. "Yeah!" Krillin yelled and flew off. "Now!" Elder Kai told Pearl. Pearl smirked at Zarbon and then flew off. Zarbon watched them leave, and as soon as he was un-paralyzed flew after Krillin. Pearl eventually flew down and noticed Vegeta and Dodoria. She quickly hid and Elder Kai told her, "It looks like Gohan got away from Dodoria. So, in the end, history will continue as normal. Shouldn't you be coming back home? Hm?" That was when Pearl's scouter went off, "I'm sorry sir, but it looks like I still have something to take care of."
Pearl turned around and saw the most-evil looking Namekian she ever saw. He was tall, muscular and wore brown boots with purple pants and a yellow shirt with leather straps crisscrossed across his chest with a blue gem in the middle, a square jaw, and a scar down his left eye. The Evil Namekian looked at Pearl and said, "You may be a Time Patroller, but you'll never survive my boundless fury." Pearl quickly flew away from Vegeta and Dodoria, not wanting to risk changing history, and the Evil Namekian followed her. "Wh-Who in the universe is that!?" Elder Kai asked. "It's the wicked Namekian Slug! He's just like Turles. Towa and Mira pulled him from another timeline!" the Supreme Kai of Time explained. Slug summoned a large ki ball to his hand and tossed it at Pearl. Pearl was ready to block it, but then the ki ball exploded, knocking her down and into the hard ground.
She quickly jumped up and charged up her ki before sending a storm of ki balls at him. As she fought the Kai's continued, Elder Kai saying, "Aren't Namekians supposed to be our allies? And why do I feel such evil from him?!" Pearl's attack stopped and Slug didn't seem worse for wear as he flew at Pearl and went for a punch that she barely avoided. "Slug is no ordinary Namekian," the Supreme Kai of Time explained, "He is much more. He is a Super Namek, born with a heart full of malice!" Pearl blasted Slug with Bomber DX, but he just smiled and said, "Is that all?" He then blasted her with lasers from his eyes, knocking her further back. "Kaioken!" Pearl yelled, and flew at Slug, throwing punches and kicks at him as fast as she could. Slug blocked all her attacks then kicked her away. "Darkness Twin Star!" Slug yelled as he summoned two ki balls from his hands and threw them right at Pearl. Pearl blocked the attacks only for Slug to then stretch out his arm and grab her, pulling her into a powerful punch right into her stomach, knocking the wind out of her. If she had a spine it would have shattered.
Pearl fell to her knees gasping and Slug laughed, "That's just a small taste of my power!" Pearl jumped back from him and yelled, "Kaioken Times Three!" With renewed power Pearl charged at Slug and got him with a hard-right hook and a kick to his stomach, then Instant Transmissioned behind him to blast him with a point blank Double Sunday. Slug was sent face down to the ground, but quickly got up and wiped the blood from his face. He flew at Pearl and blasted ki balls at her as he charged. Pearl blocked the ki balls, but didn't see Slug coming as he grabbed her by the throat and slammed one, two, three hard punches to her stomach, making her vomit out her breakfast. "Is that all you can do?" Slug laughed as he backhanded her away.
Oh man, he's strong! I gotta go even further! Please don't let me down body! Pearl stood up and spat blood out of her mouth as she yelled out with all her might, "KAIOKEN TIMES TWENTY!" Pearl then Instant Transmissioned right in front of Slug and pummeled him with a quick combination of twenty punches and kicks before blasting him back with Double Sunday. She flew behind him and hit him with Bomber DX, before Instant Transmissioning in front of him and kicking him hard in his stomach. "VACATION DELETE!" Pearl screamed as the attack hit. "Now for the last move!" Pearl yelled as she felt her body starting to give. "Special! Beam! Cann-AAAAAHHHHHH!" Pearl screamed as her body finally had enough, pushed too far past its limits as she finally deactivated Kaioken. "No," Pearl said as Slug glared daggers at her and walked over to her as she struggled to get up, every cell in her body feeling like it was going to explode.
Slug kicked her face, sending her tumbling across the dirt. He then flew at her and stopped her tumble by stomping on her stomach, making her scream in pain. Slug stomped on her over and over again, then blasted her with his Eye Beams again before summoning Darkness Twin Star and hitting her point blank with the attack. He picked her up by her throat and tossed her into the air, she landed right on his fist before he punched and kicked her eight times and sent her flying with a ninth punch, Pearl couldn't even scream as he hit her with his Eye Beams again, this time she was at the center of an explosion. "Someone," Pearl begged, "help." "Do you read me!?" Trunks yelled, "I'm heading to your location! Hang in there just a little longer!" "Please hurry, Trunks!" the Supreme Kai of Time said, "This… is all wrong somehow!"
Slug flew to Pearl and picked her up by her throat again, "I'm not going to kill you. First, I'll find out where you came from, and then I will kill everyone you love! And then, as you watch their carcasses burn, then I'll kill you!" the Super Namek sneered. Pearl felt red hot rage course through her body as she summoned up every last ounce of ki she had left and focused it into her hands. She put her hands onto Slugs chest and blasted him with the most powerful Double Sunday she could give, knocking him back from her. Pearl looked and watched as Trunks appeared over the horizon yelling, "That's enough!" Slug saw him and sneered, "Hmph…" Slug turned to Pearl and said, "Lucky for you," then flew off. Trunks saw Pearl and she quickly said, "Thank you." Trunks nodded then flew after Slug, leaving Pearl alone.
She quickly used a healing capsule on herself, and asked, "Is it over?" "Not yet," the Supreme Kai of Time told her, "You need to get back to Vegeta right away!" Pearl nodded and sensed for Vegeta's ki, then used Instant Transmission to appear next to him. That was when Pearl saw that Dodoria was double his normal power level and still rising, his power level just passed 45000! Pearl swallowed, nervous. She hadn't measured her own power level, she had no idea how strong she was. Could she beat Dodoria as he was now, even with Vegeta's help? "Dodoria's power level is rising! History will be altered if we don't act," Elder Kai told Pearl, "This is where Vegeta joins in!" "Stop mocking me!" Dodoria yelled, and then faster than Vegeta was expecting, head butted him hard in his stomach. Pearl quickly kicked Dodria in his head and yelled, "Kaioken!" She and Dodoria clashed, and while he was distracted, Vegeta kicked Dodoria with both feet in the side of his face.
"Who the Hell are you? Why are you trying to help me?" Vegeta asked. "I'm not a fan of the Frieza Force," Pearl answered. Vegeta only snorted, "Who cares? It can wait until after Dodoria is dead!" "Blast it! That conniving Vegeta! He went and brought reinforcements!" Dodoria cursed, then blasted ki balls all over. Pearl and Vegeta struggled to dodge his attacks, then separated as soon as he blasted out a massive ki wave. "It's the same with those runts too! You're teaming up with these Earthlings!" Vegeta shook his head and said, "What would Earthlings be doing here? Did you hit your head or something?" "None of that matters anyway! I'll destroy both of you right now!" Dodria roared as he flew at them. Pearl blocked his punch, while Vegeta took an uppercut that sent him flying. Pearl quickly went Kaioken Times Three and kicked Dodoria back before blasting him with Bomber DX. She followed up with Vacation Delete, paralyzing Dodoria.
Vegeta just smirked, "Go ahead, I dare you!" Dodoria's power started to drop then. Vegeta smirked at him, "We Saiyans grow stronger every time we fight. The stronger the opponent the stronger we grow. I almost died on Earth, so I'm much stronger. That's why we're a race of elite warriors!" Vegeta then kicked Dodoria hard enough in his stomach to crack his armor, then hit him with a barrage of ki balls right after. When the smoke cleared Dodoria looked well and truly frightened. "W-Wait, Vegeta! I-I'll tell you a secret if you leave me alive!" Dodoria screamed, "I'll tell you the truth about the destruction of your home planet!" "What…?" Vegeta said. Dodoria gained confidence as he said, "Don't you see, Planet Vegeta wasn't wiped out by an asteroid… Frieza-sama annihilated the Saiyan home world with his own two hands!" Vegeta was silent as he took this in.
Dodoria laughed and continued, "Shocking news, I'm sure. I'll just be going then." "Don't misunderstand me, Dodoria. I don't care about my planet or my people," Vegeta told him. Oh wow… Vegeta really was an evil jerk… Vegeta continued, "I'm just angry because your kind has used me like a slave ever since I was a kid!" "Wha?" Dodoria said as Vegeta powered up his ki. Dodoria stepped back, then flew off as fast as he could, yelling, "FRIIIEEEEZZZZAAAAA-SSSSAAAAAMMMMMAAAAA!" He wasn't fast enough as Vegeta blasted him with his power, wiping Dodoria out of existence. "Frieza is afraid of Saiyan potential, of my potential," Vegeta stated. The Prince of Saiyans looked around, and couldn't see his unwanted ally, "Who was that anyway?" Pearl took out her Scroll and was sent back to the Time Nest.
AGE: 852
Pearl returned and Elder Kai said, "Good work out there. Time has returned to its natural course." "Thank you very much," Pearl said, "But, who was that Slug guy? I don't remember ever reading about him at the Academy." Elder Kai said, "We did some research and found that the pair manipulating history are some pretty serious criminals. Turles is one of the last remaining Saiyans. He leads the Crusher Corp. in their devilry. Slug leads an army of demons and has conquered a number of planets." Supreme Kai of Time nodded and continued explaining, "Those two… Goku defeated them both in different histories. I'd say… they're probably out seeking revenge." Elder Kai picked up where she left off, "Trunks has been after them, but hasn't been able to catch them quite yet. There must be some way we can stop them." "Right… we have to think," Supreme Kai of Time said. Pearl, Elder Kai, and the Supreme Kai of Time tried to think of a solution. Pearl tried, but all she could think about was how utterly Slug had dominated her.
"But I have other things to do. You go ahead and work that out," the Supreme Kai of Time said. "Huh!?" Pearl said. "Hey! Were you even listening? We're supposed to be working together!" Elder Kai yelled. "Yeah, I know, but I'm really busy, okay?" the Supreme Kai of Time said. "With what?" Pearl asked. The Goddess answered, "Tokitoki is going to lay an egg soon, so I have to make sure that everything is ready for when it arrives!" "Huh!? I thought Tokitoki was a male! Males don't lay eggs…do they?" Pearl asked. Elder Kai however said, "Oh! How about that! Congratulations then." He then turned to Pearl and explained, "Tokitoki is a divine bird that manipulates time. His eggs hold the time for a brand new universe." "To put it simply," the Supreme Kai of Time said, "Tokitoki's eggs have the power to create time itself. That's why making sure Tokitoki produces healthy eggs is so important. It's one of the many duties of the Supreme Kai of Time."
Elder Kai laughed out, rubbing his mustache proudly and said, "To think I'll actually get to see the start of a new history…" Supreme Kai of Time told Pearl and Elder Kai, "So anyway, I've got to go now." As she was just about to leave the Time Vault Elder Kai called out, "Oh, wait, we… still don't have a plan…" Supreme Kai of Time looked back at him and said, "We'll just have to give them a good pounding the next time they fool with history, right!?" "Well I suppose but," Elder Kai said, then turned to Pearl, "Yeesh. Looks like brute force is all we've got. We've both got it rough. Just do your best." Pearl rubbed her tentacles and said, "Right." Pearl quickly left the Time Nest, then slumped down to her knees. Sensing that other Time Patrollers were looking at her, she quickly used Instant Transmission to get back to her apartment. She ran straight to hers and Kenshiro's room and went to the furthest corner from the Time Nest, and curled into a ball.
Hours later that was how Kenshiro found her after training other Time Patrollers. "Pearl?" Kenshiro asked. She didn't respond. "Pearl!?" Kenshiro yelled as he went to her. "What happened!?" That was when the tears started pouring from her eyes, "I couldn't do it. He was just so strong! I-I!" Pearl broke down sobbing and Kenshiro held her tight. "Pearl…it's gonna be okay," he said, a thousand terrible ideas running through his brain. He held her tightly and just let her cry into his broad shoulder for an hour, then she spoke again. "I was sent…to Namek. I thought that I was ready. First, I fought Zarbon and Dodoria, I distracted them so Krillin and Gohan could save Dende, but then, I faced…him," Pearl said as Kenshiro led her to bed so she could relax. He held her closely, relief flooding through him, when he first saw her, he had feared someone had raped her.
"Who was it?" he asked. "Slug, the Super Namek. He is…the most powerful Namekian born. He is pure evil. He was too much for me, I tried Kaioken, Kaioken Times Three, it didn't work. He slapped me around like I was nothing. I tried Kaioken Times Twenty I was so desperate, but just as I was about to win…my body gave out. I thought…I thought he was going to kill me!" Pearl said, and buried her face in Kenshiro's chest as she let her fear out through her tears. Kenshiro softly rubbed her head, knowing how sensitive her tentacles were, and said, "Pearl, you're still alive. Look at me." Pearl looked up at her boyfriend and he told her, "You are still alive. You were beaten. This happens to every warrior, don't forget that, even Goku was beaten. But he didn't give up. He learned from his defeats, and became stronger. You can do that too." "But…Kenny… I'm scared. I've never been so afraid before, I thought I was actually going to die. Slug told me that he wasn't going to kill me, until after he found everyone I loved and killed them in front of me, I used all I had left to make him let go of me, but if Trunks hadn't shown up just then, I wouldn't be here now," Pearl told him.
"There's no shame in that. You gave it everything you had. This is the choice we all made, that we would fight as hard as we could, and die if we had to, in order to protect history. I'll do whatever I can to help you get stronger. No matter what," he said. "But Kenshiro, what if this is it for me? What if I can't get stronger?" she asked. Kenshiro smiled at her and said, "Don't be ridiculous. The Supreme Kai of Time wouldn't have chosen you for this mission if she didn't believe you could be strong enough. It will take some time, but I promise that we'll get through this, and the next time you fight Slug, you'll kick his ass straight into a sun." Pearl smiled at that thought. Then her stomach grumbled, reminding her that her breakfast was decomposing ninety years ago and millions of miles away.
"I'll make us some lunch, you just relax," Kenshiro told Pearl. Pearl got an idea as she grabbed the remote and used the voice command, "Show the battle between Goku and Turles." The TV immediately switched to show the alternate reality in which Turles invaded Earth. Kenshiro saw what she was watching and said, "Pearl, are you sure you want to watch this?" "Yes," Pearl told Kenshiro, "The Academy only taught us about the villains of this history, not alternate histories. The Interdimensional Cable Box can show me multiple alternate realities, I can study Turles and Slug, and many others. This could help me." "Alright," Kenshiro said as he finished making lunch. Pearl re-watched the battle against Turles three times before she worked up the courage to turn to the battle against Slug. As she watched the titanic battle, Pearl started to become even more afraid, Slug had been toying with her during their fight, he could have gone giant and squished her! By the end, Pearl was even more scared than she thought she'd be at the thought of facing him again.
"Alright, I think that's enough of that," Kenshiro said, "I think we should watch something else. And I know what we can watch." Kenshiro changed the channel, and the first thing Pearl saw was an old-fashioned steam boat being attacked by pirates on planes. "What's this?" Pearl asked. "Porco Rosso," Kenshiro answered, and that's when the scene changed to a man on a beach, only to show that the man had a pig's face. The rest of the movie was actually far more compelling than she had thought, as she watched Porco struggle with his guilt over lost comrades as well as against the cocky pilot Curtis. All of it ending in one of the most ridiculous fist fights Pearl had ever witnessed, and a tender postscript that left her wanting more. "That was…brilliant," Pearl admitted, and Barit came back to the apartment. "So, what did I miss?" he asked. Pearl explained what had happened with Slug and Barit could only say, "Damn. Is there anything I can do to help?" Barit asked. Kenshiro looked inspired and said, "Actually, Barit old buddy, I think you can. Pearl?"
Pearl understood immediately and turned back to the fight between the Z-Fighters and Slug. "Study his moves, and see if you can imitate them. I want to train Pearl tomorrow and if you can imitate his style, then Pearl will be ready for him when she faces him again," Kenshiro told Pearl. "Alright, I'll do it. But I doubt I can hit as hard as he can," Barit said as he watched the battle against Slug, re-watching it about ten times before he finally said, "Yeah, I think I can do that." "Alright," Kenshiro said, then got another idea. The Earthling face palmed and said, "I'm such an idiot!" He quickly went back to his and Pearl's room and five minutes later came out with a Capsule. "I'm such an idiot. I completely forgot about this," Kenshiro said as he pressed the button on the Capsule, and instantly there was what looked like a ten-foot log with six rubbery looking bands coming out of it. "What is that?" Pearl asked. "This," Kenshiro said as he put the log down, "Is called 'The Binding Pole'. It is an ancient training device used to increase one's power. The idea is that this pole is buries about two fifths into the ground, and the bands are tied to your body. You're then supposed to walk at least twelve feet away from the pole, as the bands pull against your body, and when you can't go any further you practice your martial arts forms.
"As you advance, more bands are put on you. First, it's just your arms and legs, but eventually one goes around your waist, and finally around your throat. In the final stage of the Binding Pole's training, you have three sets of weights that you have to lift up with your fingers, and then practice your martial arts forms while holding the weights with your fingers, each set is three times as heavy as the last one. At the end, you will be much, much stronger than before, especially if we add those weighted clothes that Merch sent us into the mix," Kenshiro explained. "Are you sure that this thing will work?" Barit asked. "Dude," Kenshiro said, and took off his shirt and immediately flexed his muscles, "I didn't get this big until Mom had me use the Binding Pole. And this one was specially designed to take a ki user's super strength into account. If anything can help, it'll be the Binding Pole."
"I got another idea," Pearl spoke up and turned to Ryo vs. the Xenoverse, and re-watched the series until she found what she wanted. That was when there was a knock at the door. Pearl paused and opened the door, "Pearl, Trunks told me what happened, I came as soon as I could," Soon said. "Soon-sensei! This is great timing! Come in, come in!" Pearl invited her mentor in. "I was worried that you'd be more…well, I'm glad that you're better than I thought you'd be," Soon told her. "Kenny helped me," Pearl said, and Soon turned to the Earthling, who was currently standing up ramrod straight. "Thank you, Kenshiro," Soon told him. "I'm always here to help, sir!" Kenshiro said. "As am I, sir!" Barit said, "We were just now thinking up a training regimen for Pearl when you arrived, sir!"
Pearl explained their plan for her training, and Soon wholeheartedly approved it. "I think that I'll help you, at least for the first week. My mission hasn't been going too well, spending some time helping you train should help," the tall Namekian said. "That's not all, Soon-sensei. This Interdimensional Cable Box has shown us another universe, and we've been watching it. In it, a Saiyan-warper named Ryo became the Hero of Tokitoki City, and you helped him. This alternate version of you invented a whole new way for Namekians and Majins to power up. I was just about to study it," Pearl told him. "Well then, I think I want to see this as well," Soon said and sat down next to her while Barit sat on his chair and Kenshiro sat on the other side of Pearl, both their back still ramrod straight. "Alright guys, calm down. I'm not a drill sergeant. You guys might see something we miss, so relax, and pay attention," Soon told them. Kenshiro and Barit relaxed, and the four of them all watched Ryo vs. the Xenoverse.
They watched everything regarding the alternate version of Soon and Alternate Soon's Futten style for six straight hours before Soon said, "Alright, I think I understand it fully now. This isn't as good as actually doing it though. I'm going to go and try it out. If I think it's safe, then you can try it, Pearl." "What!?" Pearl said, "But-but-" "But nothing," Soon said, "I am your sensei. It is MY responsibility to make sure that you survive the fights you're in. If there is a technique that I don't think you're ready for, I will forbid you from learning it." "But sensei, it could be the only way I can survive!" Pearl told him. Soon looked at Pearl and put a hand on her shoulder and told her, "Pearl, you're a smart girl, one of the brightest. If this isn't the way for you, then I'm sure that you'll come up with another. That's why I decided to train YOU over the others. I'll tell you tomorrow if you may use Futten or not. For now, rest, tomorrow will be Hell for you."
With that, Soon left the apartment. A package then arrived with a robot delivering it. "A package for Kenshiro," the robot said. "Is that…it?" Pearl asked. Kenshiro took the package and signed for it, then turned his back to Barit and looked inside, quickly closing it. "Yeah, this is it. But…I don't think I'm in the mood to use it right now," Kenshiro told Pearl. "I understand," Pearl said as she took the package and headed back to their room. "What was that?" Barit asked. "Nothing a guy that doesn't have sex needs to worry about," Kenshiro said, and went into the bathroom. Barit smiled wickedly as he quickly went into his room and locked the door. "GGGYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Pearl quickly ran into the bathroom when she heard Kenshiro's scream. Kenshiro ran past her as he pulled his pants back on and ran straight for Barit's door. "YOU YELLOW EGG VOMITING HERMAPHRODITE! COME OUT AND DIE LIKE A MAN!" Kenshiro punctuated every word with a Kaioken powered fist. Luckily all the walls and doors of apartments in Conton City were designed to be nearly indestructible, nothing less than an exploding star could even dent them. Pearl went into the bathroom and wondered what was wrong, and saw The Picture. "EEK!" Pearl quickly squealed, then blasted the offending picture with Double Sunday. The Picture survived. Barit was laughing his head off on the other side of his door and said, "Oh man! If only I could see your face right now!" "Open the door! And I'll make sure you never forget it!" Kenshiro yelled, and Barit laughed even harder. Kenshiro went Kaioken Times Twenty and kicked the door as hard as he could, to no effect. Kenshiro quickly deactivated Kaioken and said, "I'm going to punch you so hard in the face that you'll be laying eggs out your ass!"
Pearl picked up the picture with her fingertips like it was a dog turd and tried to rip it up, to no effect. She grasped it tightly with both hands, and again the picture wasn't damaged at all! "Kenny! This picture is indestructible!" she yelled. Barit laughed even harder, "Oh yeah! I thought Praxtic was only kidding!" "What!?" Kenshiro yelled. "Check the box the pictures came in!" Barit said, and continued to laugh from the safety of his room. Kenshiro looked around and found the box Praxtic gave them. He looked inside and saw Praxtic had written in it. "Don't bother trying to destroy them, the copies I made are printed on indestructible paper from the Universe of Paper Masters!? What the Hell!?" Kenshiro read before exclaiming. Pearl however tried to use her tentacles to turn The Picture of herself and the futa Shurayuki into candy. "Oh, come on!" Pearl moaned as her Candy Beam had no effect.
"What are we gonna do!?" Pearl said to Kenshiro, "My family is going to visit sometime soon, I can't let them see a picture of me getting fucked by your Mom!" Kenshiro took the picture then went back to Barit's door, "Barit, can you please take this picture, and the others, and keep them in your room? Someplace they won't be found?" "Why should I? It would be a hoot to see you explain that you're screwing Pearl to her parents," Barit said, then did a crude imitation of Pearl, "Oh Kenny! Pull harder!" Then he made a sound that could only be described as a chimpanzee mating call. Pearl blushed, she tended to say that when her and Kenshiro were doing it, it helped her reach the big O. Kenshiro looked like he was going to murder someone, but then took a deep breath.
"Alright, keep these pictures from being found, and tomorrow I'll buy you three bottles of whiskey," Kenshiro said. "Hmmm…what brand?" the Namekian asked. "Shinshu Malt Whiskey, twelve years old," Kenshiro told Barit. Barit immediately opened the door and snatched the picture out of Kenshiro's hands. "Alright then. Three bottles of twelve-year old Shinshu Single Malt Whiskey. If there's so much as a drop missing, I'm mailing this straight to your grandparents," Barit told Kenshiro. "I'll go get it right now," Kenshiro told him. Pearl watched him go, then headed to bed. The day had been exhausting, and tomorrow was sure to be even worse.
Author's Note: I wish I could say I made up 'The Binding Pole', but I only made up the name. The idea comes from an old, and awesome, kung fu movie called Invincible Shaolin. Thanks yoshi3000 for making up Futten.