The Three Legendary Saiyans
Chapter 15: Triple Threat
Raijin's leering eyes met the angry eyes of Trunks; though no words were exchanged Raijin instantly knew how angry Trunks was after their last verbal exchange merely hours ago at the conclusion of the Tournament; he also had surmised that it was Trunks' Half-Saiyan heritage that was driving his desire for his father to be strong, but Raijin knew he was plenty strong enough to finally put Trunks in his place.
Kicking off the ground and soaring through the rounded reflective-panelled chamber and making a direct path for the three blank-eyed Bio-Warriors while Trunks made a running break for the exit.
Back at the main entrance to The Research Laboratory; Bulma arrived and ushered the patients from the Recovery Chambers into the Auto-Car to be driven to safety back at Capsule Corp, spotting Ewan amongst the crowd of surviving scientists assisting the last of the patients into the Auto-Car.
"Ewan! You're alive… did Raijin and Trunks come through here?" Bulma screamed at the sight of her second-in-command at The Research Laboratory; her voice high and hysterical in this situation.
"Yes; Young Trunks and his friends are in The Holo-Reality Chamber and Master Raijin followed after them and most likely is fighting The Bio-Warriors" Ewan answered' being surprisingly calm in the given situation though his eyes were barely visible through his cracked glasses.
"The Holo-Reality Chamber… that's the ideal location for this fight" Bulma allowed herself to smile; the battle would be taking place in the one location that was built to endure the wild powers of a Super Saiyan, she no longer needed to worry about her husband but her son was another matter.
"Do you have any instructions for us Bulma?" Ewan asked; sweat beading from his brow as he dapped away the sweat with a pocket handkerchief.
"Yes; keep everybody safe and transport them either to Capsule Corp or to the Safe Rooms on-site, I'm going after Trunks" Bulma gave Ewan his instructions and immediately ran off into the destroyed labs and burning corridors in search of her son.
"Be careful!" Ewan shouted after Bulma; ushering the last patient into the Auto-Car and watching the Auto-Car begin its return journey to Capsule Corp and a new Auto-Car rose from under the floors to load more passengers and transport them to safety.
Raijin had begun his battle against the Bio-Warriors; the three Bio-Warriors shifted around the air and only blocked and countered whenever Raijin attacked, their blank white eyes stared emptily at Raijin as he flew through the air; Raijin charged in between the two male Bio-Warriors before spinning around and landing a double backhanded fist to both their heads; following up with a split kick to the chest cavities of both the male Bio-Warriors.
The female Bio-Warrior reflective skin shone light of the reflective panels off its own body; creating a dazzling defensive barrier against Raijin's unrestrained attacks; the two male Bio-Warriors rising back to their feet after being flattened on the ground following Raijin's assault, the first rising up and contorting its entire body like a gummy-rubbery substance while the larger of the two moved as if made entirely of liquid.
"What are you three… you don't stay down" Raijin spoke; his tone and expression were one of confusion in what The Bio-Warrior's even were and what their bodies was deigned to be.
The three Bio-Warriors remained stood perfectly still; their blank eyes staring at Raijin as their mouths opened to speak but no words escaped except for a bronchial groan.
Raijin floated down to the floor; landing upon a flight of steps and looking down on the three Bio-Warriors, instantly understanding that they yet did not have the ability to speak but their mental states allowed them to defend themselves from his attacks.
The three Bio-Warriors kept watch on Raijin while he observed them; their blank eyes slowly developing a sort of pupil in the form of a black ring within their cornea.
Raijin watched as the first male Bio-Warrior slung his arm back like a whip; striking at the ground and leaving a deep gash in the floor, while the larger male Bio-Warrior began to emit an acidic steam from his body, the female Bio-Warrior remained just as she was; her body shining like sunlight reflecting off a mirror.
"I wish Bulma was here… I could use her know-how" Raijin muttered to himself; observing the strange but yet familiar abilities of the three Bio-Warriors, Raijin clenched his fists together upon powering himself up to his Super Saiyan Full Power Form; his golden hair gleaming brightly as his aura grew larger.
An automated voice rang out across the room that distracted Raijin for only a moment, "Visitor ID Recognised: ID Match…. Raijin… Processing Environmental Status!".
To Raijin's shock the floor lit up with a blinding light as the entire room seemed to change into a perfect replica of Planet Namek; the sights of the blue grass, the green sea and even the small of the air matched Namek perfectly, Raijin noted that the gash in the floor remained and did not damage the recreation of his former home planet.
Raijin allowed himself a smile but briefly forgot the presence of the three Bio-Warriors; the larger male Bio-Warrior continued to billow out an acidic smoke screen while the female Bio-Warrior fired out a volley of ring-shaped yellow energy pulses from her palms.
Raijin jumped and sidestepped the pulses with ease; being forced into fighting defensively against Bio-Warriors and their acidic barrier, Raijin wished he knew how to fight them or why they weren't even trying to kill him like the majority of his previous foes.
"Raijin!" shouted an unmistakable voice leading Raijin to turn on the spot and witness the very entrance he'd used to enter the chamber seemed to be set into one of the many cliff faces of Planet Namek open up again as Bulma ran through the opening doorway.
Raijin instantly lifted Bulma into his arms and took off high into the air to get away from The Bio-Warrior's energy pulses and acidic barriers, "How is Ewan? Is everyone safe?".
Bulma smiled after witnessing Raijin's concern for her co-workers personal safety, "They'll be fine as long as they use the auto-cars we have in storage; but why are you fighting The Bio-Warrior's… they're only designed and programmed for defensive combat only".
"Defence… no wonder they block and counter everything" Raijin muttered; wishing he'd thought the matter through enough but had had Trunks to deal with first.
"Yes; each one was designed to be the perfect sparring partners for You, Goku and Vegeta; but it appears that Pilaf activated them prematurely… and badly messed up the system I might add, I checked on what's left of the security camera's on the way here" Bulma explained; showing Raijin a very short recording of Pilaf and Trunks badly executed activation of the Bio-Warrior's brains and causing them to wake up from containment prematurely.
"So how do I defeat them?" Raijin asked; a combination of puzzlement and amazement in Bulma's and Ewan's work standing directly below his feet, Their slowly-developing eyes staring up at Raijin and Bulma in wait for Raijin's next assault.
"We need to get them back into Containment; thankfully The Holo-Reality Chamber had Pods built into the floors… I just need to access the Control Panels" Bulma pointed to the spot where the pillar had been standing prior to the transition to Planet Namek; the necessary control panels stuck out from the central brownish-grey stone spire.
Raijin swung his right arm out and casting out a volley of small Masenko blasts forcing The Three Bio-Warrior's to retreat over the simulated water to another inlet coated with Namek's blue grass just to force them away from the Control Pillar before dropping down and letting Bulma work at her lightning-fast pace.
"Container Pod One is ready; force any one of the three into it when you can… I'll work on the other two Pods" Bulma shouted; just as Rubber-Body Bio-Warrior clashed with Raijin, their hands linked together as The Bio-Warrior's hands morphed and grasped a hold of both of Raijin's forearms; binding them both together but Raijin merely smiled.
With a blazing flame-like burst of Raijin's golden aura; Raijin smiled as he began to utilise his sheer strength in his force of will and muscles in forcing the Rubber-Body Bio-Warrior off the ground and backwards into the confines of a Containment Pod, The Bio-Warrior withdrew his grip on Raijin's forearms and immediately thrust a rubbery fist directly under Raijin's ribs; Raijin gasped with pain from the strike but grimaced through the pain and firing a point blank ki blast just as he used to do to his opponents; stunning The Rubber-Body Bio-Warrior just long enough to close The Pod.
"Good! He was designed for you Raijin; the girl will be harder to fight as she was designed for Vegeta and the big guy was designed for Goku" Bulma cried out; hitting the panel and shutting the Containment Pod for the first Bio-Warrior and lowered the Pod back down into the floor just as the second Pod rose up.
"Right; I'm going for the big guy next!" Raijin shouted; lighting crackling around his body as he fired his Zeus Storm Cannon directly at the Big-Body Bio-Warrior and the Female Bio-Warrior, Raijin's blast dispelling and dispersing the acidic barrier shielding them both before Raijin made his own blast disperse.
"Be careful; the Big Bio-Warrior is built to take hits and has acid based abilities" Bulma cried out; a nervous sweat budded on her forehead as a sulfuric haze began to fill the Chamber.
Raijin gritted his teeth as the sulfuric acid haze would quickly dry the water out of the oxygen and needed to defeat this Bio-Warrior quickly before he or Bulma could suffocate, stealing a glance at Bulma and witnessing that she'd already equipped herself with a breathing mask; mouthing the word Hurry to Raijin through the protective shield of her mask.
High above the Pillar was another room filled with Control Panels; complete with a glass floor for observation stood Trunks, Trunks watched as his father singlehandedly stood against and fought The Bio-Warrior that he, Pilaf and Shu recklessly freed; watching his father selflessly fight to correct Trunks' own mistake felt alien to him and yet… the teenager felt a renewed sense of respect for his parents while watch them work together to defeat The Bio-Warrior's.
Raijin relentlessly fired Zeus Storm Cannons and Hyper Masenko's at the Acid Bio-Warrior and The Female Bio-Warrior; each blast tearing through the sulfuric haze but only causing the haze to spread and dehydrate the air at a faster rate, Raijin's cheeks began to turn a horrible colour as he was barely able to hold his breath anymore while amidst the sulphuric haze; raising his hands to fire one more Hyper Masenko though he could barely see the Acid Bio-Warrior or the Female Bio-Warrior through the airhorn sulphuric acid, Raijin dropped to his knees just as he fired his blast; his sight fading as a groaning voice struck out from beyond the haze.
Within moments the air vents blasted clean breathable air back into the chamber and the haze vanished; Bulma's voice rang out to Raijin though Raijin's blurred vision prevented him from seeing up through the glass floors of the Observational Control Room, "Raijin! You did it! you defeated the second Bio-Warrior".
Raijin deeply inhaled the clean air; the sweet oxygen flooding his lungs like life-giving water.
"Just one more to go" Trunks spoke to himself; smiling proudly as he watched his father rise back up to his feet with the objective of defeating the last Bio-Warrior.
Raijin felt shaky on his legs; having spent great deals of his energy in powering through The Rubber-Body Bio-Warrior and repeatedly blasting away the acidic haze created by The Acid Bio-Warrior, and only one remained standing; Raijin could see her properly now as she stood with blank white eyes and long black hair, her body still refracting light particles.
"What's her ability? How do I fight her?" Raijin called out to Bulma; waiting until she removed her breathing mask before he made a step towards her.
"She's special; since she was developed for Vegeta, you cannot defeat her with fists or energy attacks as she will just counter with equal force and ferocity; you have to defeat her in a way that Vegeta never would… talk to her; ask her to go back into the Containment Pod" Bulma calmly explained the final Bio-Warrior; revealing how to defeat her.
"That's it? talking to her… clever" Raijin smirked; knowing that the very last thing Vegeta would do in battle is ask someone to bow out in defeat, Vegeta would fight, struggle and blast his way through anything that stood in his way.
Raijin took a single step forward causing The Female Bio-Warrior to focus solely on him; she watched as Raijin slowly took one step after another and drew in ever closer until she and Raijin were only an arm's length from one another, Raijin took in a deep breath; the two surrounded by the tranquil peace of Planet Namek's environment even if it was only a simulation.
"Please; join your brothers in your Pods" Raijin spoke in his softest possible voice; placing his hands on The Female Bio-Warrior's shoulders as he spoke his instruction for her.
The Female Bio-Warrior's blank white eyes closed as she nodded; slowly turned on her heels and walking directly into a Pod without so much as a word or using a surprise attack on Raijin, Bulma flipped the switches on all three Pods just as The Female Bio-Warrior entered Containment.
"You did it; you defeated all three of them singlehandedly" Bulma flung her arms around Raijin's chest; hugging him tightly now that she had the chance and the battle had ended.
"That's not quite true Bulma; I had you" Raijin smiled as he spoke; softly kissing Bulma on the forehead while running his fingers through her long light-blue hair.
Raijin and Bulma exchanged a kiss while holding each other in one another's arms; Raijin had only suffered minor wounds and burns while flying through the tunnel, the burning labs and fighting against The Bio-Warrior's, "The work you were doing here… is it all repairable?".
"It'll be tough; and we backup everything we do here on secondary servers… so Ewan and I should be able to get everything back up and running within a month" Bulma raised her tablet; the damage to the Labs had been extensive but in time; they'd resume the vital work that was necessary for today's world.
"Speaking of; what is this room?" Raijin finally had a minute to question the room; looking around himself to properly appreciate the perfect recreation of Planet Namek.
"Took you long enough; this is The Holo-Reality Chamber, it artificially recreates any location or landscape programmed into it; and its built to endure the powers of you Super Saiyans" Bulma smiled proudly at her achievement; recreating Namek down to the grass; the water and even the smell of the air; difficult work but benefited to the fact that Bulma herself had been on Namek.
"That's incredible… you and Ewan are an incredible team" Raijin spoke softly; feeling like he's stepped backwards in the flow of time; his golden hair fading back to its normal black.
"Stop flattering me so much; and everyone worked on this not just me and Ewan" Bulma scoffed; feeling that her team deserved just as much praise as she did as they constructed the Chamber while she personally had programmed the environmental data.
"Mom? Dad?" spoke the voice of Trunks; he stood in the very same doorway Raijin and Bulma had used to enter The Holo-Reality Chamber, his hands linked together while his eyes showed only remorse for all the trouble he'd caused.
Raijin and Bulma exchanged a look; not quite knowing on what to do for the punishment their son deserved for what he'd done on this night.