[4] Group 3 - Market

[Burter]

20. Olibu
22. Vegeta
23. Reijin
25. Uub

"Well, this is just lovely," Vegeta noted as he stepped over the corpse of Metal Koola, his tone dripping with sarcasm. He scanned behind the cart, seeing nothing unusual but the changling's scattered blood.

"Looks like he was torn apart at the neck," Olibu noted. "Bitten?"

"Yes, bitten. And he was quite tasty, too." The four fighters turned around all of a sudden. They were face to face with a small nerdy looking human, covered in more of the changling's blood.

"My name is Dexter. I'm a werewolf."

"Oh, this just gets better and better," Reijin's sarcasm hit the air almost as hard as the saiyan prince's had.

"Don't worry," the nerd told them. "I've had my fill. I'm not hungry."

"We were sent to this stand," Uub butted in, taking over. "Are you the one we were supposed to run into?"

"I imagine so," Dexter sat against the cart behind him. "That idiot Brim didn't believe me when I told him the werewolf potion would lead to disaster. Now he uses me as a some kind of attack dog."

"This is getting old, doggy," Vegeta chimed in.

"Okay," the nerd held his hands up in his defense. "I'll help you, but I want something out of it. I want Brim."

"Help us first, then we'll talk," The saiyan prince spoke back.

"Go to the Kala Mountains. There are some survivors there. They'll help you. Come back when you got your clue so you can help me get Brim."

The four watched the nerd walk off. He hadn't given them a clue at all, just telling them to go to another clue. It was up to them what to do...stay, or go somewhere else and come back later.

[Sammah]

?Odd.? Vegeta whispered to himself as he slowly treaded into the darkened room. His left hand groped the nearest wall to him, searching for the light switch. Upon finding it, he pressed on it hard and in response, the room was completely lit. His eyes began to focus to the sudden illumination, almost hurting in doing so but he noticed something still foggy. The room was empty, completely empty; there was nothing inside except white walls. ?Crazy room to be kept locked.? Vegeta spat on the ground and walked out, heading down towards another door on the right side of the hallway. His hand grabbed the knob tight, again, it was locked. He cursed trying to wiggle it open, but quickly decided that completely ripping the doorknob off would suit his time schedule better. Tossing the knob onto the ground, he elbowed the door open, giving sight of yet another office. This one seemed important, a desk in the center, a full wall window which looked over the entire market, and a computer made from a futuristic looking material.

Vegeta stepped in slowly, scanning his surroundings carefully before touching anything. The book shelves and desks were covered in dust, obviously not touched or cleaned in quite some time. His eyes caught something blinking on the monitor, so he walked around the table and gazed into the screen. It read ?To continue, press the enter button.? The prince shrugged and slammed his index finger onto the enter key. Instantly the computer screen became a haze of red, and a three dimensional figure of a young girl no older than 7 years appeared on the screen. Her eyes blinked a few times, then seemed to focus on the prince of Saiya-jins. Vegeta took a step back, then began shifting his weight from the left to right, watching as the figure in the screen followed him.

?Hello Vegeta.? The girl?s voice rang out from the attached speakers like the calling of death. The Saiya-jin jumped back in amazement.

?How the fuck?? He cursed towards the fake image of a girl.

?You must leave here Vegeta. You must go now.? She seemed to speak with the same tone all the way through.

?Say what? What are you talking about?? His reaction was still in disbelief.

?You must leave here now, all of you. Otherwise you will all die down here.? She seemed to warn him yet to be honest, it was seriously freaking the Saiya-jin prince out.

?Us die? From what? I sure hope you?re not talking about those pitiful zombies back there.?

?You will all die down here.? The girl persisted.

?How do you know this? How do you even know who I am? This must be another trick from Brim?s illusions. That?s bastard. Tell me, who or what are you?? Vegeta wouldn?t stand for being played around with.

?You will all die down here.? The figure repeated itself in a response that didn?t answer a single question from the prince.

?Huh? Is that so? Fine then, you will be the first.? Vegeta extended his arm out towards the monitor and released a sudden blast of Ki energy that shattered the screen into pieces on contact. He gave a low growl to the remaining pieces. Just then, the building began to shake with an incredible force, it appeared to come from a sort of explosion, but it didn?t make any sense to the Saiya-jin.

?Reijin.? He wondered. Perhaps something had happened to them. He darted out of the room and back down the hallway towards the first door he was in. It swung open with incredible force, enabling the prince to see his allies in plain view, except for one.

?What the hell was that?? He questioned looking around the room. He noticed something on the windows, and Reijin turned around to confirm it. It appeared to be blood that was splattered all over the windows, every single one of them.

?Well? Would anyone care to explain this?? Obviously no one else had a clue of what was going on. Uub turned to them.

?Is it a Saiyan trait to demand answers from other people when they know very well that no one else knows the answer either? Take a look over here. All of the windows are covered by that stuff. I?d almost say that some large creature just exploded his guts all over our building, or the building is bleeding, or something?? He looked around puzzled for a moment. ?You know what? Fuck it, let?s just go out and look.?

Reijin grinned and walked over to the human fighter stating some sort of smart remark. Vegeta didn?t quite catch it though as he was still stunned at the blood covered glass.

?All aboard! Next stop, the ninth and final circle of Hell.? Uub motioned for them to go out and peered out while he waited. He could see nothing outside of the ordinary from his inside point of view. Finally, Olibu cracked his knuckles and stepped outside obligingly. The others gave a grave look around, and then the group quickly exited the room, stepping outside to look at the house and to find Metal Koola.

Vegeta knew that the metallic fighter loved to fight, enjoyed watching a blood bath rain down at point blank range. No doubt that he would?ve tried and go at it alone. Apparently they had found a clue, and MK wasn?t one to waste any time. Vegeta exited the building and looked up, no doubt about it, the building was completely covered in blood. ?Arg, let?s go.? Vegeta took off at an alarming rate towards the market place, and the others were quickly following.

It wasn?t long until they arrived at the scene. Number 51 was the lucky number. He noticed Metal Koola?s body laying on the ground in a puddle of his own blood. ?Well this is just lovely.? His sarcasm was noticeable to all as he stepped over the body, looking around and into the cart. He didn?t notice anything strange or unusual, except for the changeling?s blood everywhere.

?Look?s like he was torn apart at the neck? Olibu was in a squatting position over Metal Koola?s body, examining the injury very carefully. ?Bitten?? He questioned as he looked up for a second opinion.

"Yes, bitten. And he was quite tasty, too." The four fighters turned around all of a sudden. They came face to face with a small nerdy looking human, covered in more of the changling's blood. ?My name is Dexter, I?m a werewolf.?

"Oh, this just gets better and better," Reijin's sarcasm was just as noticeable as Vegeta?s earlier comment.

Don't worry," the nerd told them. "I've had my fill. I'm not hungry."

"We were sent to this stand," Uub butted in, taking over. "Are you the one we were supposed to run into?"

"I imagine so," Dexter sat against the cart behind him. "That idiot Brim didn't believe me when I told him the werewolf potion would lead to disaster. Now he uses me as a some kind of attack dog.

?This is getting old doggy.? Vegeta butted in without hesitation. He was becoming very irritated at the fact that one of his team mates were just killed in a matter of minutes, laying dead in front of him and the one who did it stood there without a care in the world.

"Okay," the nerd held his hands up in his defense. "I'll help you, but I want something out of it. I want Brim."

Vegeta was astonished at how much gall this human had to say something like that, especially after killing Metal Koola. "Help us first, then we'll talk," The Saiya-jin prince replied forcefully.

"Go to the Kala Mountains. There are some survivors there. They'll help you. Come back when you got your clue so you can help me get Brim." With that the human turned and began walking away.

?You?ve got to be fucking kidding me.? Vegeta spoke out in rage. ?I should kill him now, while his back is turned.? The prince began to surge with energy, forcing it downward into the palm of his right hand. ?Useless piece of..? Vegeta was cut off as he felt Reijin?s hand pull back on his arm.

?No, there?s no point, he may be able to help us.? The Saiya-jin warrior seemed a bit skeptical, but he knew this was their only chance. ?If you kill him, we?ll just end up farther away from figuring out this game than we are now. Perhaps he could be of use.? Reijin glared over at the human as he became smaller and smaller along the horizon. Vegeta?s ball of ki slowly began to evaporate.

?Bah, fine.? He spat on the ground next to his feet and turned his back on the werewolf in order to not tempt the true beast that resided in the prince. His arms found their way tightly across his chest. ?So what is it then, shall we go to this mountain and search for yet another clue??

[Burter]

EVENT

A stranger stepped out from the shadows of the now familar marketplace. His body was bright, literally, as if it was glowing by some transparent light. He was the man who they had seen before, just before Vegeta had opened the door that unleashed the living dead.

"You!" The saiyan prince pointed an accusing finger at the bright man. "Time for some explaining."

He turned around, away from the group. "I apologize for not warning you about the Door of Death. I will...explain." The four warriors all shared a look together, then back to the man. "My name is Gabriel. You may not believe me, but I'm an angel."

"I believe it," Said the formerly dead Olibu.

"Me too," Vegeta chimed in.

"Heh," the angel smirked, "So I see. The people here played with death...they tried to toy with how long someone lives. But once you are dead...you stay that way. Unfortunetly, they found out the hard way."

"So you mean all these people were brought back by the people who lived here?" Uub asked.

"Not exactly. The government used the people here for experiments...and what resulted was unwilling zombies, who promptly turned on their creators. The mayor here toyed with the Book of the Dead, a holy transcript, to try and get back at the government. But he too fell victim to the logic sense: Once you die, you stay that way."

"So that big horned guy...?" Vegeta asked out of nowhere.

"Yes. He is now known as Satan. He is far from the real lord of the underworld, but he earned the name by the fear he struck here."

"Why are you telling us?" Reijin was suspisicous. "There's a catch."

"I apologize for getting to the point," the angel said. "I know you are playing this game. You will find, as you go, there is more then meets to eye...to everything here. You unleashed Satan and his army of the dead again...so I must ask you to join my cause."

"Your cause?" This came from Olibu.

Gabriel nodded, turning back to face them. This time his face was dead serious. "The second war of the worlds is here. Heaven and Hell will battle. We must fight, and you must help! Come to the watchtower!"

"Hey, wait a min--" But the angel was gone before Vegeta could finish. "God DAMNIT, what have we gotten into!?"

[Reijin]

Reijin watched as the crowd of Xero Tolerance members filed out of the doorway grimly. Noone really knew quite what to expect, though all had an idea of what could have happened. Everyone cautiously glanced from side to side, keeping their eyes out for any strange activity and keeping their guard up. Reijin exited the room, and a bright flash of light seemed to temporarily blind him. Almost by reflex, he threw his arm up to cover his eyes, but the action was unnecessary as his LENS had already shielded the burst back to a normal level. Everyone looked around and Reijin could see toppled stands of market chairs at every corner. The Saiyan youth turned and looked at the side of the building, and indeed saw a large stream of blood running down the side of the blood, looking rather flesh.

Several thoughts ran through his mind, none of them very lively, as he saw a mangled corpse hanging limply over the roof of the building. He didn?t recognize the form, and shook his head gravely as he continued to look around at the various stands. He saw that many of them were now covered in various amounts of blood, but soon he found the stand that they had been looking at from inside of the building. Reijin heard Vejita randomly muttered something in a distasteful voice from a small distance, and he saw the group of fighters begin to walk forward a bit more boldly.

He quickly jogged up to them as he saw Vejita step around the corner of the crimson soaked stand 51. His Prince?s eyes opened a bit wider than usual, and he had taken a step back for a moment. It took Reijin a moment to allow his eyes to trail down to what the others were now looking at?

?Well this is just lovely,? was his only vocal reaction, dripping with sarcasm, as he simply stepped over the body of what appeared to be a shredded Metal Koola. Reijin could see that he had been eviscerated across several portions of his upper torso, most notably at the neck.

Olibu leaned down for a moment to give a more scientific view of the situation. ?Look?s like he was torn apart at the neck? Reijin could tell now why the man was more suited for battle than he was for stating the obvious. ?Bitten?? he asked, looking up at the others for agreement. Reijin rolled his eyes in a manner that he had picked up from Videl. Captain obvious had struck again.

"Yes, bitten. And he was quite tasty, too.? Reijin?s eyes flew to the nerdy young man standing before them covered in blood. Most of the blood was smeared around his mouth, and Reijin was caught a bit off guard despite his normal reserve. ?My name is Dexter, I?m a werewolf.?

Reijin nearly snapped right there. They were fighting supernatural computer programmers of the stupid variety, it seemed. "Oh, this just gets better and better," he let slip, looking around in annoyance.

?Don't worry," Dexter hastily replied. "I've had my fill. I'm not hungry."

The tanned human warrior boldly strode forward and stepped up to the former lycanthrope. "We were sent to this stand. Are you the one we were supposed to run into?"

The human seemed unsurprised by the bluntness Uub had portrayed, and simply shrugged. "I imagine so. That idiot Brim didn't believe me when I told him the werewolf potion would lead to disaster. Now he uses me as some kind of attack dog.?

Vejita nearly cut him off as a quick flash of energy seemed to spark around him, nearly invisible to any that had not already been looking for such things. ?This is getting old doggy.? He stepped forward threateningly, although Reijin was sure that noone else had seemed the tiny amount of energy that Vejita had allowed himself to contact.

Regardless, the human seemed to take him seriously as he threw his hands up defensively. "Okay. I'll help you, but I want something out of it. I want Brim."

The Prince seemed to give him an eye as if he were nearly offended by such a comment, and then tightened his lips a bit. "Help us first, then we'll talk," He glanced down at the corpse of his fallen former ally, and then back up at the nerd that seemed to so casually have dismissed their teammate as dead.

On cue, the human gave a trademark shrug and spoke up rather blandly. "Go to the Kala Mountains. There are some survivors there. They'll help you. Come back when you got your clue so you can help me get Brim." Then he turned and began to simply walk away.

Reijin nearly fired a blast down the line to sever the ties between the human?s cranial tissue and his upper torso, but Vejita unknowingly stepped in front of him. ?You?ve got to be fucking kidding me.? The Saiyan Prince threw his fist into the air in anger. ?I should kill him now, while his back is turned.? Suddenly his palm began coursing with energy. ?Useless piece of..? Reijin found himself compelled by his own Gaean training to keep his wits in this situation, and he found himself replacing his anger with patience, overlaying his normal Saiyan instincts to reach out and grab Vejita firmly by the arm.

?No, there?s no point, he may be able to help us.? He couldn?t believe what he was saying, but he was pretty sure that attacking the human was what Brim would want. Either that, or following the human.. ?If you kill him, we?ll just end up farther away from figuring out this game than we are now. Perhaps he could be of use.? The two Saiyans coldly gave a lifeless stare at the back of the retreating lycanthrope as Vejita finally allowed his energy to dissipate in cold anger.

?Bah, fine.? He spat into the ground and then turned and looked at the three beside him. ?So what is it then, shall we go to this mountain and search for yet another clue??

No sooner had the words left Vejita?s mouth when a glowing form of familiarity stepped forward from the shadows. Vejita spun around in preparation until he realized where he knew the brightly lit humanoid from. "You!" The Saiyan?s finger stabbed at the glowing creature. "Time for some explaining."

The tall being turned its back to the group. "I apologize for not warning you about the Door of Death. I will...explain." Everyone exchanged a look before realigning their concentration on the glowing form before them. "My name is Gabriel. You may not believe me, but I'm an angel."

Reijin was a moment away from simply leaving the area over the largest load of crap he?d ever heard when Vejita and Olibu spoke up in agreement. Persuaded a bit, Reijin crossed his arms and leaned up against the blood soaked stand.

The glowing creature turned back to the rest of them. "Heh," the angel smirked, "So I see. The people here played with death...they tried to toy with how long someone lives. But once you are dead...you stay that way. Unfortunately, they found out the hard way." His eyes seemed to lose focus a moment, as if recalling an accident of the past.

"So you mean all these people were brought back by the people who lived here?" Uub asked.

Gabriel shook his head. "Not exactly. The government used the people here for experiments...and what resulted was unwilling zombies, who promptly turned on their creators. The mayor here toyed with the Book of the Dead, a holy transcript, to try and get back at the government. But he too fell victim to the logic sense: Once you die, you stay that way."

The group seemed to allow this to set in silence, before Vejita suddenly broke the silence. "So that big horned guy...?" He had heard something before about Earth beliefs.

"Yes,? Gabriel confirmed. ?He is now known as Satan. He is far from the real lord of the underworld, but he earned the name by the fear he struck here."

Reijin was sick of all the games being played. He knew that with everyone throwing promises around like candy that there had to be a catch, and he meant to call this guy on it. "Why are you telling us? There's a catch."

"I apologize for getting to the point," the angel said. "I know you are playing this game. You will find, as you go, there is more then meets to eye...to everything here. You unleashed Satan and his army of the dead again...so I must ask you to join my cause." He looked at the group a bit sternly.

Olibu cleared his throat and then spoke up before Reijin had a chance. "Your cause?"

The angel nodded. His facial expression receded into a rather serious tone and he looked them each in the eyes. "The second war of the worlds is here. Heaven and Hell will battle. We must fight, and you must help! Come to the watchtower!"

Vejita stepped forward quickly as the being seemed to suddenly fade from view. "Hey, wait a min--" But the angel was gone before Vejita could finish. "God DAMNIT, what have we gotten into!?"

Reijin turned to look at the others for an opinion, but before he could get a word out he saw Olibu leap into the sky, enveloped by his blazing aura as he burst off into the direction of the mountains. The Saiyan?s eyes followed him for a moment and then he spoke up about his opinion. ?I guess he wants to go after doggy-boy?s clue. Does anyone else want to go there? It seems we either go fetch some dog food, or we play righteous zealot for the glow in the dark action figure.? He gave them all a level glare. ?I personally do not like this either way, as something reeks of bullshit here. Do any of us even know where this watchtower is? At least I know where the mountains are.? He turned and pointed off in the direction Olibu had burst off towards.

Reijin saw Vejita pull out a map to locate their two destinations. Perhaps the watchtower was actually within these mountains?

[Old Dave]

?This shit is getting weird, fucking werewolves, dead bitches, and an Angel.? Uub shook his head, it could have not been more annoying. ?So what do you all want to do?? he uncrossed his arms and hovered into the misty air ready to go at a moments notice.

?I want to go help the Angel guy!? Olibu said flexing his hands in eagerness. ?I mean we did unleash those creatures.? Uub?s human companion spoke looking at Vegeta, a look of determination on this face.

?We'll go to the mountains, maybe the Tower is there as well.? The saiyan prince looked down at his unrolled map. ?It?s a vast range of rock, caves can?t be the only thing there.? he rolled the map up and spun on his heel to face Reijin. ?What should we do with the body?? he tilted his head toward the metallic mess of metal and blood.

?Leave it, we have no time to spare.? Reijin walked past his Saiyan prince with a passive glance at the body. ?We have more important things to do then bury a body of scrap metal.?

Scratching his head Uub smirked. ?Rude son of a bitch ain?t he.? he murmured as he raised an energy filled palm. ?The least we can do is incinerate the remains and let them scatter in the wind.?

Vegeta nodded as he watched a flash of energy envelope the corpse and turn it to dust. ?We finished with the sentimental shit?? he asked. ?Good because I don?t want to be on this shit hole waste of rock any longer then needed.?

?I suppose, let?s roll, I came from the mountains, breaking away from my initial group, I think I saw a crimson tower to the east of the range about fifty miles.? Uub pressed a button on his scouter recalling the mapped route he had taken. ?Yeah, fifty miles, though I wonder why it?s unmarked on the map??

Reijin shrugged ?Maybe for a reason, this is some shady shit...this could be a trap.? he let his aura surround his frame. ?But it?s the first chance for some real excitement.? he rose slightly in the air looking at Vegeta. ?What?s your call my Prince.?

Vegeta clenched his aquiline jaw. ?We follow Uub?s lead, maybe it is the Tower the Angel mentioned.?

Uub bowed and let his obsidian aura burn to life. ?Like strings on a marionette we are controlled, and when the string be pulled we dance into action .? his face became set in stone as he recited the quote his surrogate father had told him so many years ago. ?Alright then, follow me.? and the four vanished to the winds.

[Sammah]

A stranger stepped out from the shadows of the now familar marketplace. His body was bright, literally, as if it was glowing by some transparent light. He was the man who they had seen before, just before Vegeta had opened the door that unleashed the living dead.

"You!" The saiyan prince pointed an accusing finger at the bright man. "Time for some explaining."

He turned around, away from the group. "I apologize for not warning you about the Door of Death. I will...explain." The four warriors all shared a look together, then back to the man. "My name is Gabriel. You may not believe me, but I'm an angel." Vegeta glanced up and down at what he was saying. Shit I mean he sure did look like one, but hell, why doubt now.

"I believe it," Said the formerly dead Olibu.

"Me too," Vegeta chimed in. Although he said it with a slight hint of disbelief. This was definitely the first time he?s ever seen an ?angel? before. Not sure what to expect from Gabriel, or this God-forsaken asteroid.

"Heh," the angel smirked, "So I see. The people here played with death...they tried to toy with how long someone lives. But once you are dead...you stay that way. Unfortunetly, they found out the hard way." Vegeta remembered about the dragonballs. Perhaps this angel wasn?t really an angel. Wouldn?t an Angel know just about anything? Then why didn?t Gabriel know that the dragonballs had the ability to wish someone back to life? Because of this, someone who was dead, did not have to stay dead.

"So you mean all these people were brought back by the people who lived here?" Uub asked with a confused expression on his face. It didn?t make much sense, but just how much of the recent happenings did?

"Not exactly. The government used the people here for experiments...and what resulted was unwilling zombies, who promptly turned on their creators. The mayor here toyed with the Book of the Dead, a holy transcript, to try and get back at the government. But he too fell victim to the logic sense: Once you die, you stay that way." Again he spoke that phrase. It?s not true, Vegeta knew it deep within his heart, and now he brought a tense feeling of doubt.

"So that big horned guy...?" Vegeta interrupted as he quickly thought about the enemy he fought not too long ago. He was definitely strong, but the prince didn?t think twice about being the dominate force within that room.

"Yes. He is now known as Satan. He is far from the real lord of the underworld, but he earned the name by the fear he struck here." Vegeta smirked underneath his skin. For sure there was no way he could be the real Satan anyways, he was too weak. The Saiya-jin remembered his time in hell, and he could sense the immense power that the demon held without even being anywhere near him. There was no question, a large difference in power.

"Why are you telling us?" Reijin was suspisicous. "There's a catch." His eyes sort of thinned out as he insisted on the answer. There?s always more than what meets the eye. That could easily have been the motto for this ?Friend or Foe? television game.

"I apologize for getting to the point," the angel said. "I know you are playing this game. You will find, as you go, there is more then meets to eye...to everything here. You unleashed Satan and his army of the dead again...so I must ask you to join my cause." The prince heard Gabriel speak the same phrase he was just thinking. Perhaps he read his mind or something, maybe the supernatural powers of an angel?

"Your cause?" This came from Olibu. He was obviously one of the weakest fighters in the group, but his bravery and courage stood out. Just the mere existence he held tightly onto with Xero Tolerance had shown the warriors that he was up to the challenge, no matter what it was.

Gabriel nodded, turning back to face them. This time his face was dead serious. "The second war of the worlds is here. Heaven and Hell will battle. We must fight, and you must help! Come to the watchtower!" A battle between Heaven and Hell? This was more than expected for the prince. He?s been in some tough battles before, even fights to take over planets in his past years, but now they were talking about something even more serious. Angels vs Demons, a battle for the afterlife. How was this to be accomplished?

"Hey, wait a min--" But the angel was gone before Vegeta could finish. "God DAMNIT, what have we gotten into!?" His words slipped out from his lips with such vibration.

?This shit is getting weird, fucking werewolves, dead bitches, and an Angel.? Uub shook his head, it could have not been more annoying. ?So what do you all want to do?? he uncrossed his arms and hovered into the misty air ready to go at a moments notice. Uub was the new comer, but he was no doubt a team player. Up for a challenge, more than likely he wanted to just jump right into it.

?I want to go help the Angel guy!? Olibu said flexing his hands in eagerness. ?I mean we did unleash those creatures.? Uub?s human companion spoke looking at Vegeta, a look of determination on this face. Vegeta just glared back, knowing that it was their act that unleashed the wannabe-Satan from the locked room. He knew it as well as anyone else still alive. His eyes slowly shifted down to Metal Koola?s body. There was a hint of remorse for the fallen fighter. The Saiya-jins hand slithered into his pocket and pulled out the map that he was given in the beginning.

?We'll go to the mountains, maybe the Tower is there as well.? The saiyan prince looked down at his unrolled map. ?It?s a vast range of rock, caves can?t be the only thing there.? he rolled the map up and spun on his heel to face Reijin. ?What should we do with the body?? he tilted his head toward the metallic mess of metal and blood once again remembering the difficult feat of beating someone with such incredible power.

?Leave it, we have no time to spare.? Reijin walked past his Saiyan prince with a passive glance at the body. ?We have more important things to do then bury a body of scrap metal.? Vegeta was almost surprised, but then again, not really. Reijin was a Saiya-jin after all, and his blood lived for fighting and death. This was nothing new for the two Saiya-jin warriors, a dead body laying there in the middle of the battle field. They?ve seen quite a lot of deaths in their time, but then again, the town hall that was cluttered with them was something of the abnormal.

Scratching his head Uub smirked. ?Rude son of a bitch ain?t he.? he murmured as he raised an energy filled palm. ?The least we can do is incinerate the remains and let them scatter in the wind.? It was a plan after all, that way if anyone else comes across his body, there would be no way they could desecrate it. The prince knew if he would be the one to die, he?d rather be incinerated than anything else.

Vegeta nodded as he watched a flash of energy envelope the corpse and turn it to dust. ?We finished with the sentimental shit?? he asked. ?Good because I don?t want to be on this shit hole waste of rock any longer then needed.? There was no reason too, there was a much more important task to be dealt with once they arrive back on Earth. The hunt for the dragonballs wasn?t anywhere near being accomplished. He would occasionally brush his hand up against his dragonball to make sure it was still there. And it was, every single time he checked.

?I suppose, let?s roll, I came from the mountains, breaking away from my initial group, I think I saw a crimson tower to the east of the range about fifty miles.? Uub pressed a button on his scouter recalling the mapped route he had taken. ?Yeah, fifty miles, though I wonder why it?s unmarked on the map?? Vegeta had the mind to correct the human, because the watch tower was indeed on the map. Although the map had a few tatters and tears on it from when the prince engaged in battle with ?Satan? but there was no doubt about it, the tower was on the map.

Reijin shrugged ?Maybe for a reason, this is some shady shit...this could be a trap.? he let his aura surround his frame. ?But it?s the first chance for some real excitement.? he rose slightly in the air looking at Vegeta. ?What?s your call my Prince.? A hint of eagerness could be spotted on Reijin?s face. The same as always when a Saiya-jin earns the chance to engage in some sort of combat. With every battle, the power of a Saiya-jin fighter grows greater and greater. A chance to fight is like a chance to win more battles. It was fun, almost like a hobby for them.

Vegeta clenched his aquiline jaw. ?We follow Uub?s lead, maybe it is the Tower the Angel mentioned.? He remembered the spot that the tower was at on the map, and of course it was in the same direction, close to the mountains.

Uub bowed and let his obsidian aura burn to life. ?Like strings on a marionette we are controlled, and when the string be pulled we dance into action .? Vegeta glared over at Uub wondering just what in the hell he was talking about. The human noticed Vegeta?s curious glare and turned around towards the mountains. ?Alright then, follow me.? The warriors erupted into a large flare of power and vanished into the air. That?s when Vegeta noticed Olibu?s presence awry.

?Must?ve taken off without us.? He mumbled to himself as he pressed the intercom button on his alliance communicator. ?Olibu, where in the hell did you go? We?re on our way towards the tower, slow down and meet up with us if you want to check this shit out.? With that the transmission was cut off and he awaited a response. A battle for the heavens, now was this some outrageous bullshit or what? If what the angel was saying is true, then why should Vegeta trust Gabriel? Why not trust the fucker who killed his team mate? Either way, something smelled rotten, and it wasn?t just the moldy asteroid. He?d get to the bottom of it, whether Brim likes it or not.

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"I don't see a watchtower, but here are the mountains," Olibu told them when they landed. They stood in front of the entrance to the caves Group 4 had taken. They were clearly not the first people there.

"Well," Reijin began, "Let's go in."

But they were then teleported elsewhere.