Chapter 11
The Battle; Part 2
Just as I was getting over the sudden fear of facing an 8 on 3 battle, a sudden power level made itself known behind me. I jerked lightly in surprise, looking behind me just to see a tall man with three eyes and a smaller man with pale skin drop from the sky.
'Who the hell are you? Geez, I need to pay more attention to my surroundings..' I thought, groaning quietly at my reaction.
"Tenshinhan! And Chaotzu!" Krillin yelled excitedly, happily appraising the new arrivals. Then, next thing I know, another dark-haired guy drops next to me, much to my surprise. I schooled my expression so I-hopefully- looked undisturbed by their presence. I looked the latest newcomer over with a curious look, taking in his familiar orange outfit and unruly dark hair.
"Sorry I'm late!" He announced nonchalantly.
"Yamcha!" Krillin said again, looking over Yamcha with a relieved expression. I rolled my eyes lightly and looked back to the Saiyans, just barely catching wind of their conversation.
"They just keep coming, don't they?" commented Vegeta.
"Like a swarm of gnats." Nappa agreed, looking over the newcomers hungrily. The apparent humans didn't hear these comments, though I'm sure Piccolo heard them just fine. I mentally agreed with them, though. I just thought that it was only going to be us three against these eight. 'I'm glad that I was wrong this time..'
"Weren't there supposed to be only two saiyans?" Tenshinhan complained, glaring harshly at the group ahead of us. I jerked in surprise and whirled to face him head on.
"Wait what?! How did you know?!" I squeaked in awe and confusion. Tenshinhan looked at me in his peripheral and raised a brow in confusion.
"What do you mean..?" I felt my eyes widen and I released a shaky breath.
"Oh, you were talking about the Cultivars. I thought you meant me for a moment." I trailed off, laughing nervously and facing the two saiyans again. I tilted my head a bit and looked back over to them, smiling as I met his awed face.
"I'm Melon, by the way."
"T-tenshinhan. You're a saiyan?" He asked. He tensed when I nodded but I only looked back at the group ahead of us with a determined grin.
"Yup. Don't worry, I'm on your side." I comment. He nodded and turned back to the opposite group, giving them a heated look. Vegeta chuckled quietly and looked between the Cultivars and us a few times.
"Seven of them, just about the same number as these Cultivars.. How perfect! How about if each of you fights one at a time? –For sport!" Vegeta announced, adding on 'for sport' as an afterthought. I blinked at this suggestion and opened my mouth to comment, but Piccolo angrily spoke over me.
"A game? How absurd! Quit playing and let's get this over with!" He yelled. I swiftly turned and glared at Piccolo, with Krillin following my lead.
"No! This could work for us! Goku's not here yet!" Krillin said, trying to soothe the battle-hungry Namekian. Piccolo scoffed and I managed to catch his eye. Piccolo turned to me, and I gave him a stern look.
"We need to stall as long as we can, Piccolo." I commented lowly. Piccolo frowned but huffed in resignation. I took this as his reluctant acceptance and I happily turned my head back to the group before us. "Just kidding! We'll take you up on your offer!" I said. I started to head forward to start the first match, but Tenshinhan swiftly strode forward, using his arm to push me back lightly.
"I'll go first." I immediately widen my eyes and look at him in surprise.
"What? But-!"
"Melon, save your strength for later. Let me deal with this for now." Tenshinhan stated, turning his head to me and staring hard into my eyes. I slumped in defeat and retreated a step, crossing my arms huffily and shooing him onward.
"Humph. Whatever, have at it." I said grumpily. Tenshinhan gave me a small smile before turning and striding into the battle ring. Nappa laughed gleefully as he watched Tenshinhan pause in the middle of the ring.
"I think the Cultivars'll surprise that little man!" He bellowed gaily. Vegeta turned his attention to a random cultivar and he gave him a simple order. The cultivar nodded and walked forward, it's step proud and confident. Both Tenshinhan and the Cultivar eyed each other in a predatory way, both pausing a good few feet from the other.
"T-Tenshinhan! Good luck!" Chaozu yelled. I merely relaxed my arms and my body, fully intending on playing the spectator. The match started with the cultivar charging forward with a yell. Tenshinhan retaliated by raising his hand and holding his palm up with only two fingers and a thumb tucked in. He yelled back, and some invisible force smacked into the cultivar and threw him back.
The Cultivar swiftly recovered and flipped into a crouch, aiming its head at its opponent. Suddenly, its head split open and a green acidic liquid burst out. Tenshinhan immediately dodged, which made the acidic stuff fly towards us. I swiftly ran out of the way and pushed Gohan back simultaneously, making sure that we were not anywhere near the liquid. I looked down at Gohan and noticed him gawk in fear as he looked over my shoulder at the now-sizzling grass. I winced and pushed my hair back, looking back to Gohan with a sheepish smile.
"Well, I'm glad we missed that." I joked. Gohan looked up at me and I stood up from my kneeling position, turning back to the fight just to see the cultivar on the ground and Tenshinhan calmly walk back. I pouted at the confident look.
"Aww, I missed the ending." I whine, crossing my arms in disappointment. The other smaller z fighters happily rejoiced, however.
"He did it!" Chaozu squealed.
"That's Tenshinhan for you!" Krillin replied back, causing me to roll my eyes lightly. I refocused my gaze on the cultivar, however, when I noticed he was weakly standing up.
"Tenshin- Behind you!" I shouted, leaning forward in worry. Tenshinhan spun quickly, prepared for the attack, but it was all for naught. Vegeta immediately interfered and pointed two fingers at the Cultivar, killing it off mercilessly. The Cultivar exploded, his guts and body falling to many pieces. I- along with everyone else- gasped in disgust and horror.
"What… what.." Tenshinhan asked disbelievingly, staring at the perpetrator.
"Aw, sick!"
"Aw m-m-man.."
"V-vegeta.. Why?" Nappa asked in confusion.
"The earthling had already had him beaten. It would've been a waste of time." Vegeta commented, crossing his arms in a commanding way. He looked down at the nervous group of Cultivars and gave them a stern look. "Your comrade under-estimated his foe.. Didn't I tell him to go all out?" He asked rhetorically. Nappa calmed down and nodded his head once in an understanding way before he looked down at us again, his cocky smirk restored.
"Who'll be next? This time, hit them with everything!" Nappa commanded, grinning as they all shivered. A braver one straightened and walked out into the field, fully prepared to win or die trying. I swallowed and looked at everyone, wondering who would be volunteering.
"Uhm, I guess I can go next-" Krillin got cut off by Yamcha, though, who walked forward with something akin to arrogance.
"Let me do it. I'll teach them that playtime's over." He stated. Krillin blinked and gave him a look.
"Are you sure? Cause I can-" Krillin trailed off as Yamcha paused and turned to him, giving him a confident smile.
"You've already been restored to life by the dragonballs. You don't get another chance." He said, before stepping into the ring, grinning down at the cultivar. "Now try me!"
"Ah, a hot shot." Vegeta muttered knowingly with a smirk. 'Geesh, is he always smirking?' I wonder in curiousness, before shaking my head and refocusing on the two fighters. Nappa yelled something again, but I ignored him and watched as both instantly charged. They were fighting fist to claw, each successfully blocking the other. A small gasp from my left quickly drew a glance from me, and I noticed that Gohan was staring at the field in blank surprise.
"They're- They're gone!" He yelped.
"They're fighting at super speed, idiot! Feel their chi! Everyone can see them but you!" Piccolo barked harshly, keeping his eyes glued to the fight. I gave a startled Gohan a quick reassuring smile before my attention was back on the fight. I came back into the fight just as the cultivar flew back into a small hill, before using it to launch him back at a steadily approaching Yamcha. The cultivar gargled happily, opening it's arms wide so it could glomp Yamcha. Yamcha, however, smirked at the obvious move and flash-stepped above the confused creature. He swiftly shot an energy beam at him, which hit the cultivar and created a small crater. The cultivar was breathing heavily, winded, as Yamcha calmly landed on the lip of the crater, gazing down at him in triumph. He looked up at the Saiyans and opened his mouth to address them. I immediately squeaked and waved my arms at him to tell him to shut up.
"These monsters aren't as fearsome as they look. I'll clean up the other four by myself!" Vegeta glanced down at the cultivar in the hole then looked up at Yamcha cockily, grinning in amusement to himself. I groaned loudly and face palmed at his words. 'I swear to god, this guy's so stupid. Doesn't he know that we're trying to stall!?'
"Heh, seems it's your turn to underestimate." Vegeta stated. Yamcha blinked in confusion and tilted his head lightly, uttering a "what?" before the cultivar gave his last attack. He leaped out of the dirt and grabbed Yamcha, pinning his arms to his body- rendering them useless. I gasped in horror but remained in my place, watching as the creature looked up into Yamcha's fearful eyes before they both were gone in a small explosion. I flinched, watching with bated breath as the cloud slowly dissolved. All that was left was the fallen form of Yamcha, who lay unmoving on the ground.
I covered my mouth in sympathy as Krillin uttered a cry and darted to Yamcha, leaning over him and checking his vitals.
"I-it just… It self destructed…" Piccolo stated blankly- the shock momentarily numbing him. When I heard Krillin utter he was dead, I turned to the smug Vegeta and gave him a glare.
"Hey! Self destruction is cheating!" I shouted, fisting my hands and taking a step forward. Vegeta turned from Krillin and gave me a look, cocking an eyebrow in curiousness.
"And? What are you going to do about it?" He asked, looking me up and down. I huffed in anger and rolled my eyes, running my fingers through my hair in exasperation.
"Huh. Men."
"Settling for a draw!? This is pathetic!" Nappa yelled in annoyance.
"Pick up your trash, little man." My eyes snapped open and I glared up at the insensitive beasts, but before I could pull anything else, Gohan came up to me, grabbing my arm and gently tugging me back into the group. I looked down at his worried face and sighed lightly, following him back in a stiff manner.
"Shut.. your..mouth!" Krillin seethed, standing up and getting into a stance. I paused and turned my head to him, watching in wonder as the little man's rage started to boil over. I blinked when I realized that that was his friend, and he has every right to be angry.
'Woah, okay Melon. You need to calm down andfocus.' I thought, releasing a tensed breath.
"Get back all of you!" Krillin directed us, "This is what I've been training for!" Krillin spat, swiftly thrusting his arms up, palms upward. We all took a simultaneous step back- well, except the group of aliens across the field, and we all watched as a large light exploded from krillin's hands, slowly approaching the surprised Saiyan group.
"Chaozu, get back! It'll blow you to pieces!" Tenshinhan yelled in surprise, flying up and out of the way. I blinked in slight disappointment.
"Please tell me that it does something else too? Besides being super-slow." I asked Piccolo. Piccolo ignored me and murmured in surprise, "Tremendous power- but no speed! It's like a sign saying 'get away'!" I rolled my eyes but watched, wanting to see what would happen. I discreetly powered up a strong but small power ball in the tips of my fingers, watching as all the Cultivars leaped to safety. Krillin grinned sadistically at this, much to my surprise, before he threw down his arms. Immediately, the power-ball- which was hovering above the saiyans- swiftly dispersed into six separate beams, all descending on the surprised aliens with sudden speed. I watched in surprise as the attack hit every single enemy- except for one cultivar.
All that was left after the attack was a giant dirt cloud, which engulfed me and most of the field. I closed my eyes when the cloud surrounded me, and I calmly held my breath so that I didn't sneeze or anything. Krillin collapsed onto one knee in tiredness, I'm guessing, while the other z fighters- minus me and piccolo- whooped in victory.
"He did it!" yelled chaozu.
"Wow.. wow krillin!" Gohan yelled impressed, distracted by Krillin's show of power. The cultivar that was hiding in the dirt cloud took its chance and charged the child, screaming in anger. Gohan gasped but before the cultivar got too close, I pointed at it and shot it- creating a hole straight between it's heart. I paused before releasing three more shots into it's body- just to make sure it was dead. It collapsed on the ground, and I walked out of the dirt cloud, kicking the dead body in anger, before looking up at a surprised Gohan. I looked him over sternly for a moment, checking for any injuries.
"You okay?" I asked. Gohan swiftly nodded his head, and I nodded in satisfaction before looking back up at the group. Piccolo- who was originally going to intercept the alien, relaxed and gave me a satisfied nod. The other fighters were looking at me in surprise, but I just shrugged them off and walked behind Gohan, tensing my body and keeping my gaze on the cloud.
"Nice shot." Tenshinhan uttered disbelievingly. I gave him an amused glance but said nothing.
"Are you guys ready to battle?" I asked calmly. Chaozu gave me a confused look, as did Krillin.
"What do you mean?" A low, seductive chuckle rang through the field, and I shivered lightly when I recognized it to be Vegeta's voice.
"You did say you wanted playtime to end, didn't you?" Vegeta asked rhetorically, stepping forward and out of the dirt cloud.
"I'd rather still play." I said quietly. I swiftly looked him and Nappa over, realizing that they both were relatively unhurt except for a few scratches on their armor. Krillin gasped lightly, and I could feel the tension radiating through the air.
"Haw haw.. Now it's time for the real thing!" Nappa shouted giddily, thumping his fists together in excitement. All that was heard was the guffawing from Nappa and the worried murmurings from the group, when suddenly a silent blue light shot out and hit Nappa in the head, forcing him to stumble back in surprise. Dead silence rang out in the field, as we all looked at Nappa, who lifted his head and glared angrily at us. On his forehead was a burn mark about the size of a dollar-quarter.
"Who did that!?" He shouted angrily, blowing steam through his nose in anger. I felt rather than saw Piccolo's reluctant stare as he looked over at me. I pulled my hand- which was shaped like a hand-gun- and brought it to my lips, smiling coyly as I locked eyes with Nappa.
"Oops. My hand slipped." I said teasingly. Nappa's eyes darkened in hate, and I saw his form tense up. Piccolo sighed next to me and I know he probably pinched his nose in annoyance.
"Dammit Melon, Can't you just behave?" He grumbled in annoyance. I grinned and shoved Gohan in his direction, watching as Nappa started to shake in anger.
"Nah, you just can't take me anywhere now-a-days." I responded sarcastically before leaning forward so I could charge Nappa.
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A/N: Another chapter- over and out! Muahahaa~ this is kinda fun- I like writing fight scenes.. kinda..
Please tell me that these scenes actually make sense.. I don't want to be writing utter nonsense. X3Oh, and I only got three reviews on the last chapter. Why? Was it really that boring? :/I hope I'm not losing my touch…
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