Dragon Moon Z! – By Ocramed
Disclaimer: SM, R1/2, DBZ and other properties belong to their respective owners.
Note: This story is a multi-genre story. C&C are welcome.
Special Note: This story is part of the SMST/TRT series, and is inspired by Team Four Star's Abridged Parody series.
Part 16: "Tree of Might Saga" (II)
A day later…
"I wonder what Roshi will think of my new hover car?" said Lunch, as she flew over the forest towards the ocean, where Kame House was located. Thanks to Sailor Moon's healing powers, Lunch no longer had a severe case of split personality syndrome. Ergo, "Gentle Lunch" was more assertive, while "Mean Lunch" was a bit mellow. And since then, Lunch has more or less accepted Roshi as a "dirty old man" rather than just an outright pervert. In fact, Lunch was starting to take a liking to the Turtle Sage…
"Well, I really hope he likes it, since I sunk all my money in it-"
Suddenly, Lunch's car is hit by scattered debris, thanks to Turles' men.
"Ahhhhh!" Lunch said, as she careened out of control…
"What was THAT?" said one of Turles' men. They had creature a fissure in the earth for their work.
"Never mind that," said the field commander, as he examined the fissure they had just made. "Just plant the seed."
"Okay," said another of Turles' minions, as he opened a sealed case. In it was a harmless-looking seed that could pass as an apple seed…
"In you go," said the minion, as he dropped the seed into the fissure.
"You know, as many times we plant these trees, I never get use to the death and destruction these things cause," said another of Turles' men.
"Yeah, isn't it great?" said another minion.
"Sir," said the field commander, as he spoke on his wrist communicator. "We have planted the seed."
"Excellent," said Turles, as he watched from above the planet Chikyuu on his ship. "Now, let the Tree of Might do its job, so that we can harvest the energy of this little planet!"
Once the seed of the Tree of Might was planted, it begins to sprout. As it grows and blossoms, its massive roots run through Chikyuu, causing mayhem amongst the unsuspecting populace…
"…And in breaking news, a giant tree of some kind is causing mayhem amongst the unsuspecting populace," said the KBC anchor, on the television. "Scientists are baffled as to how this tree is able to drain energy from both plants and animals. To what effect this will have on the planet's ecology, no one knows…"
"This is really bad," Bulma said, as she studied the sensor readings, which were taken of the alien tree, from her lab at Capsule Corp. They had been warned by King Kai of the presence of an alien tree that was sucking the life out of Chikyuu. Unfortunately, the tree's existence was now public knowledge, as its roots tore through West City...
"At the rate of growth, it's only a matter of time before all life on the planet is compromised," Bulma said, as she turned towards her best friend.
"We're facing an extinction-level event, Usagi," Bulma said, as Usagi feeding Tho-Ohki, her pet cabbit. These days, either Bulma or Bulma's mother Pantsu Briefs were looking after Usagi's pet, while Usagi goes through her mourning period.
Usagi looked up to look at Bulma.
"That bad, huh?" Usagi said.
"Yeah. And here's the kicker: you know about Lunch being attacked earlier today, and got her hover car wrecked? It happened where that tree is growing."
"Then what's happening isn't a natural occurrence," Usagi said with a sigh. "Okay, I'll go get Goku and the others, so we can investigate this."
"Well, just be careful," Bulma said. "We don't have the Dragonballs accessible at the moment, nor do we have our full complement of Z Warriors to back up the rest of you guys."
"We'll do," Usagi said with a smile. "For all we know, that weird tree of yours could be the result of one big misunderstanding…"
A few hours later…
"Wow, look at that!" Krillin said, as he and the other Z Warriors stood at the base of the alien tree. "That thing is BIG!"
"I'll say," Gohan said. "It clearly reaches the stratosphere…"
Goku examines the alien tree before turning to his adopted mother.
"Mom, what do you think?" Goku asked. "You're kind of experienced with things that suck."
"Funny," Sailor Moon said. "Well, the last evil tree I dealt with was the Doom Tree."
"'Doom Tree'?" Krillin asked.
"Yeah. It was a tree from a pocket dimension that had become corrupted, resulting in its need of life energy in order to survive."
"How did you deal with it?" Goku asked.
"It actually asked me to destroy it, so that it could be re-born whole and free," Sailor Moon said.
"Grandma, are we dealing with the same thing here?" Gohan asked.
"I don't sense any sentience in it, Gohan," Sailor Moon said. "But I do know from Bulma's analysis that this tree has to be taken down immediately, or the devastation to this planet will become irreversible."
"You heard her," Goku said. "This tree is going down!"
"Oh, can we sing the 'Lumber-Jack Song'?" Krillin asked.
"Yeah, sure, whatever…"
With that, Goku, Sailor Moon, Krillin and Gohan used their power in an attempt to blast the tree by the base. Unfortunately…
"Ah!" Goku said. "The tree is still up!"
"Why didn't YOUR powers work on it, Bunny?" Krillin said.
"I'm not sure, but it might have to do with all the energy that the tree has already sucked up," Sailor Moon said. "That bark is like armor."
"Maybe we should blow it up from within?" Gohan offered.
"What do you mean, son?" Goku asked.
"Well, see those holes at the base of the tree?" Gohan said, as he points to the base of the tree. "From what I know of trees, those holes serve as tubular air ducts that are designed to allow trees to live in swamps or watery environments. That way, the tree can avoid wood rot."
"Wow," Krillin said. "All that nerd stuff really paid off."
"Um, thanks?"
"Hey!" yelled someone from above. "Get the hell away from our tree!"
"Huh," Goku said, as he looked up. "It looks like we might have found the guys responsible for this…"
The Z Warriors float to a higher elevation, until they see a group of dangerous men, some not even human…
"Didn't we say for you to get the hell away from our tree?" yelled one of the aliens.
"Well, we might have heeded your request, if, well, you weren't destroying our planet," Goku said.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" Sailor Moon asked.
"I am 'Almonds', the field commander of this little operation," said the reddish man who possessed a pony tail.
"I am 'Oates'," the man with the crew-cut hair cut.
"I am 'Cocoa'," said the robotic like entity whose face looked like melted clay.
"And we are 'Raisin' and 'Bran'," said the short aliens in unison, who could pass as blue berries.
"And why do I have the urge to go to the store for some breakfast cereal?" Krillin said.
"As for why we're here, we only want to plant seeds that will bear fruit for our master," Almonds said.
"Aw, that's wonderful," Gohan said.
"Trees that suck the life out of planets in the process!" Dates said.
"Well, that's no good…"
"I'm sorry, but we can't let that happen," Goku said. "So, if you stand aside, we'll just get rid of this tree."
"That's what YOU think!" Almonds said. "Boys?"
"Everyone, stay on your guard!" Goku said.
And that's when the fight between the latest batch of alien invaders and the Z Warriors began…
The fight between the Z Warriors and the alien invaders go as expected.
Goku takes on the field commander Almonds, since he is was the strongest.
Krillin takes on the mutant-looking Cocoa, much to his dismay.
Gohan had to take on both Raisin and Bran, but, having been taught the Multi-Form Technique recently, the son of Goku was able to handle his opponents.
Unfortunately, that left Sailor Moon to deal with the pervert, as usual.
"BODY TACKLE!" Oates yelled, as he slammed his body against Sailor Moon, and up against the Tree of Might.
"Oof!" Sailor Moon said, before she was held to the tree by Oates.
"So, baby," Oates said. "You smell nice…"
Oates then licks Sailor Moon's face, much to her disgust.
"Ew!" Sailor Moon replied.
"Taste nice, too. I bet I can do for you what your boyfriend or 'old man' can't."
"Oh, I bet you can't, big boy," Sailor Moon said. "And there's something else I have to say about THAT."
"Oh, and what's THAT?"
"Kaio Ken: Sailor Star Knee!" Sailor Moon yelled, as her battle aura burst while she delivered a solid knee to Oates' "pride".
BOOOM!
"Ooof!" Oates said, as he clutched himself.
"Was it as good for you as it was for me?" Sailor Moon said with a smirk.
"You…witch!" Oates said. "I'm going to kill you, after I have-"
"I don't think so," Sailor Moon said, as she prepares to snap her fingers at her opponent. "And THIS for Ranma. Kaio Ken X2: MAD LOVE DROP!"
SNAP!
A giant heart suddenly appears over Oates. With double the intensity, the giant heart falls on Oates, who was caught underneath the giant, glowing, neon-red colored heart.
"Arrgh!" Oates said, as he sees the ground rush him. "I can't be killed by something THIS stupid-!"
THOOM!
Upon impact, the heart explodes, taking Oates with it.
"And…scene," Sailor Moon said. She then scanned the area…
"I took care of my guy," said Krillin, as he meets up with Sailor Moon. Incidentally, he was covered in some sort of pink goo.
"Krillin, why are you-?" Sailor Moon began to ask.
"Don't ask."
"I took care of Almonds," Goku said. He then looks around.
"Have you seen Gohan…?"
"If you're looking for this kid, I have him," said a voice from above.
All eyes turn towards a Saiyan, who was holding Gohan. However, there was something strange about this particular Saiyan…
"Wait, doesn't that guy look like you, Goku?" Krillin said.
"He does," Sailor Moon said, as she took a look at her adopted son, and then at the man holding Gohan.
"Yeah, he looks meaner and more muscular," Krillin said. "If he had a goatee, he'd be practically EVIL…"
"Krillin?" Goku said.
"Yes?"
"Shut up."
"Um, okay…"
Tbc.