Strength in numbers
Nappa grinned as he saw Kakarot's friends approach. Three-eyes was the one in front. But just when he came within distance, three-eyes zapped away.
Krillin was next. He too zapped away just as he neared Nappa.
Next, Yamcha zapped in front of Nappa and threw a punch at him.
A mild showckwave erupted. Nappa had easily blocked Yamcha's punch by his forearm.
Nappa grinned as Yamcha zapped away from his view.
From the corner of his eye, Nappa could see Krillin approaching him from the side with a flying kick. Nappa pulled his head backwards as Krillin went flying past him, inches away from his face.
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Bam!
Nappa took a step forwards as something collided with his back. Chiaotzu's headbutt had hit its target.
Tien grinned. "Way to go, Chiaotzu!"
Nappa, however, wasn't impressed. "What was that supposed to be?" he asked, turning around to face Chiaotzu who was quivering with fear now. "It sure didn't classify as an attack. Were you trying to tickle me or what?"
Chiaotzu was floating in front of Nappa, his mouth agape with fear.
With a smirk, Nappa raised his arm and casually slapped Chiaotzu away.
Chiaotzu was sent flying towards a rock but was caught mid-way. He looked upwards to have Tien's concerned face come into view.
"Are you, alright, Chiaotzu?" asked Tien.
Chiaotzu nodded, even as the impression of Nappa's slap was still visible on his face.
Tien looked seriously at his friend. "Don't go near to him, again, okay? Just use your telikinesis from afar."
Chiaotzu nodded as Tien released him.
Unknown to Tien, Chiaotzu had tried telekinesis already but the amount of energy emanating from the two Saiyans as well as his friends made it really hard to focus for him. If he really tried, he could mistakenly hit or paralyse one of his own friends which of course could prove to be disastrous in this life-or-death battle. Chiaotzu sighed. He felt totally useless.
Meanwhile, with a yell, Krillin and Yamcha charged at Nappa at the same time.
The two began to shower a series of punches and kicks upon the Saiyan.
Nappa was easily weaving out of their attacks with a grin.
Krillin was putting everything he had into his attacks. 'Come on,' he urged himself.
Nappa now had had enough. Catching a punch from Yamcha with his fist, he blocked a headbutt from Krillin with his knee.
"Ouch!" Krillin exclaimed with pain. He backed away, holding his injured scalp.
Meanwhile, Yamcha's eyes widened as Nappa proceeded to pull back his fist and implant it into his abdomen.
"Agh-..."
Saliva dripped down from Yamcha's mouth as he doubled over in pain.
Nappa gathered energy in his hand. He was about to end this. Suddenly, he could hear a yell from his side.
It was Tien. The three-eyed fighter fell upon Nappa with a series of calculated strikes in the Crane style.
Nappa was pushed backwards by Tien's strikes. The Saiyan gritted his teeth and began to block the following next blows before pulling back his fist and slamming it into Tien's chest.
Tien groaned with pain. Next, Nappa punched him right in the face.
"Ow!"
Tien backed away, holding onto his bleeding nose.
Nappa prepared to deliver a decisive kick to Tien's neck.
BAM!
Nappa groaned as a kick collided with the back of his head, causing him to fall over.
Krillin grinned at his effort. "Scores level!"
Nappa stood up, his face red with anger.
Without a word, the Saiyan began to power-up.
"Crap," muttered Krillin, shaking.
Small pebbles began to float around Nappa as his energy flared around him.
Both Tien and Krillin were finding it hard to stand straight in wake of the wind generated by Nappa's aura.
Meanwhile, Gohan watched the scene with his mouth agape. The boy wanted to help, wanted to contribute but just couldn't bring himself to it. The fall of Piccolo followed by his brief encounter with Nappa had robbed him of all confidence.
The boy gritted his teeth. He didn't want to be like this. But what could he do? What was it that paralysed him? Was it fear? Was it hopelessness? Or was it not giving a sh*t? Gohan didn't know.
The boy could suddenly feel a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see a panting Yamcha.
Yamcha smiled. "Come on, you are Goku's son, Gohan. You won't believe the things which Goku managed to do as a kid. Trust me."
Gohan nodded. He was his father's son after all. He didn't have to fear anything. The boy stood straight now as he watched Nappa continue to power-up.
Yamcha looked at the boy. Of course, Goku was much older than Gohan was when he did what he did. But Yamcha wouldn't tell that to the six-year old.
Nappa was thoroughly enjoying his power-up.
"Rah!" he exclaimed as the aura around him subsided. Nappa than looked towards his comrade. "Hey, Vegeta! What's my powerlevel?"
Vegeta sighed. "You know it's six thousand, Nappa."
With a grin, Nappa turned towards his opponents. "You heard that."
Krillin took a step back and gulped. "We are toast!" he exclaimed.
Nappa chuckled, some of his energy still flaring around him due to his recent power-up. "Well said, shorty."
Krillin took another step back as Nappa walked towards him.
Time seemed to stop for Krillin as Nappa pulled back his leg before slamming it into his side.
"Agh!"
Krillin was sent crashing into a big rock which proceeded to collapse around him. Dust was kicked up from the place.
Gohan clenched his fists even as his eyes widened. "No. Krillin..."
Tien gritted his teeth. The three-eyed fighter bent forward and concentrated.
Nappa eyed Tien with interest. Suddenly, Nappa's mouth dropped open.
A pair of arms had emerged from Tien's back.
Vegeta smiled as he watched the scene. Kakarot sure had got himself an interesting bunch of friends on this weak planet.
Nappa's expression slowly turned into a grin. "Nice trick but I am afraid it won't help much."
In reply, Tien charged into Nappa.
"Haa!"
With a yell, Tien showered punches upon Nappa with all four of his arms.
Nappa stood his ground, choosing neither to dodge nor defend, even as Tien's attacks hit his chest. Nappa's feet were pushed backwards, digging into the soil.
Tien was frustrated. 'No! I must be hurting him slightly atleast,' he thought.
Nappa's smile was beginning to change into a scowl. He was getting irritated. The Saiyan proceeded to catch two of Tien's fists.
'This was it!' thought Tien. Using each of his two extra arms, he brought a pair of pointing fingers to Nappa's throat. "Dodon R-"
BAM!
Tien was cut mid-sentence as Nappa's foot implanted into his stomach.
The three-eyed fighter doubled-over in pain. 'Curse you,' he thought miserably before dropping to the ground. The pair of extra-arms disappeared.
Meanwhile, Yamcha held his right hand extended in front of him while using his left hand to hold onto the wrist of his right hand.
The scar-faced fighter gritted his teeth as energy crackled in his palm. 'Come on,' he thought before finally a sphere of ki formed above his hand.
Vegeta calmly watched the increasing reading on his scouter with a smile. 'Let's see how Nappa deals with this,' he thought.
Nappa raised his foot upon Tien's head, preparing to squash him.
"Haa!"
'What?' Nappa thought before turning his head. 'Is that...?'
Gohan gritted his teeth as his kick collided full-force with Nappa's cheek. The Saiyan was sent flying to land on the ground near to where Vegeta was standing.
Gohan landed following his attack, his aura still flaring around him. "I am not afraid of you, anymore!" he yelled.
Nappa slowly stood up, rubbing his cheek where Gohan's kick had connected. "Hey, Vegeta," he said. "What's the brat's powerlevel?"
Vegeta chuckled. "What is it, Nappa? Scared? Anyway, there was a brief spike in his power. Now he is back to being 1250."
Nappa chuckled. The Saiyan dashed towards the boy at top speed.
Gohan fell into his stance as he saw Nappa getting near. The boy hopped above a kick from Nappa. However, Nappa proceeded to slam his fist down upon Gohan's head.
The boy crashed into the ground.
Nappa than pulled back his leg to deliver a kick but to his surprise Gohan was pulled backwards by an invisible force.
Chiaotzu stood with his hands extended. He was using his telikenesis to pull away Gohan.
Nappa scowled. 'Bunch of tricksters!' he thought.
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"Spirit Ball!"
Nappa hopped above a sphere of energy and landed on his feet.
But to his horror, he could see the the sphere change its course and head right back at him.
DISHOOO!
Yamcha grinned as his attack hit Nappa, causing an explosion. "Oh yeah!"
Vegeta looked with his brows furrowed as a reading on his scouter rose alarmingly. It was three-eyes. "NAPPA! WATCH OUT!" he shouted at his partner.
Tien floated up in the air, making a triangle with his hands. He could see the cloud of smoke where Nappa had just been through his fingers.
A vein bulged on Tien's forehead as he prepared to use his best technique.
"TRI-BEAM!"
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KADAAAAM!
The biggest explosion since the beginning of the battle rocked the area.
To be continued...