[4] Group XTREME - Hospital

[Burter]

10. Android 18
13. Raditzu
14. Goten
11. Bojack

9. Cell
12. Trunks
16. Bra

4. Piccolo
6. Android 17

Trunks' chainsaw scraped the roof, covering it in zombie blood. He didn't get a chance to look over his work, as the floor caved in.

Above him, two figured who had heard the chainsaw fell all of a sudden when the now-cut roof collapsed. The young saiyan let out an "Oof!" As the two landed on him.

As everyone continued battling the zombies in the lobby, Raditzu landed in front of a passed out Bojack, shaking his head. He could hear the battle inside, but chose to wait for Goten and 18 before waking Bojack and heading inside.

(Everyone decided to go to the hospital, so I put you guys together.)

[Android-18]

OOC: I?m going to assume you?re fighting in the lobby. 18 also thinks HF is her brother, so no I?m not saying its Android 17, just that she thinks its him.

?What the hell is going on?? A puff of dust exploded into the air as the android landed quickly beside the Saiya-Jin. She had been grateful for his change back to himself; all they needed was a feline fighting with them. She glanced down at Bojack, a look of slight worry on her face, what did this? He was too late in getting to the hospital, ad from the looks of things they were not the only ones here. She could hear fighting, and talking. ?I?m gonna go see what?s going on.? She said and took off for the entrance of the hospital just as Goten landed next to Bojack?s body. She rushed through rubble and dead grass and tore open the doors. What met her eyes came as a light shock.

Her brother and the bio android were fighting like there was no tomorrow. Blood gushed from the green creature?s nose, while Android 17 stood looking disheveled and battle worn. She wanted to jump in and find out what was happening but she chose not to. She heard more fighting beyond, what was happening? They had been flung into another situation so quickly. It was then that a groaning wrinkled dead body flung itself toward her. The girl screeched and automatically slugged the monster in the face. ?What the hell!?? She jumped back while the foe staged from her powerful blow to its rotten face. Flesh had been torn and maggots wiggled from beneath the surface. ?Ugh!? The blonde gave a mighty kick to its torso sending the zombie flying into a wall and landing with a squish sound. ?Zombies! Wait?I remember what the old guy said now.? Apparently this civilization how found the secret to the undead, and it appeared that the things were once again walking the living world. That, or Brim was doing this purposely.

She ignored the living fighters and focused on the groups of groaning sluggish beings; they moved slowly but could feel no pain. How many could there be? If she were overpowered by the unfeeling monstrosities she would find herself in a bad position, she wondered also that if one bit her?perhaps that?s what was wrong with Bojack? She shook her head and raised her fists for combat; these things were no match for her. Her power spiked and flooded her body, the soulless fighters came closer, limbs limp and eyes rolled back. Their skin hung lifelessly, with holes and insects crawling from various orifices. It was likely that they would not be able to advance through the hospital unless they took out these horrid things, because they were coming at her like she was a magnet. Well, what had to bed one had to be done.

Android 18 charged in toward the group of undead. Her fist reared upward and she clenched it tight. She pushed it forward and felt the air break apart with the force before slamming into the cheek of one unsightly fellow. As she nailed the hit she turned quickly to jump and twist as she kicked her foot into another of the creature?s faces that was behind her. She landed soundlessly and did not hesitate to burry her fist into another foe?s gut, literally. She let out a sound of disgust and ripped her fist and wrist back out, covered in rotten innards. ?Do we seriously have to deal with DEAD people? Come on!? She shouted upward, if Brim was listening. She recovered, one of the mindless fools tried to cling to one of her arms and hurt her in one way or another. Perhaps it was after her brain? Tough luck, as far as she knew, zombies couldn?t chew through metal. She smashed her fist into its face and felt the skull collapse under the pressure. Quickly she fought the annoying creature from her arm and let it crumple to the ground. ?I?m going to need a shower after this.? A groan escaped her lips and she continued to pummel the helpless things, dead or not already, she?d put them out for good.

OOC: I assume there are zombies, so, yeah.

[Bra]

The halfling princess drove her elbow into the face of yet another of the living dead. A burst of crimson created a horrid design on the grimy, cracked tiled floor, splattering Bra?s arm in the process. Mortified, the cyan haired hybrid swatted the zombie away, snapping it?s neck like a brittle twig. Three more of the undead soldiers advanced, each one lunging forth with bloody, rotting hands. The heiress fought to push through her intense uneasiness, twin kienzan daggers flashing into existence with two thunderous peals. Bra rocketed forth, savagely raking her blades through the festering tissue of the fallen soldiers, searing through flesh as though it was paper. Morbid spurts of blood sprayed in all directions, painting the floor, walls, and even smattering the ceiling.

Trunks continued his own assault on the other side of the writhing mass of fallen souls, ruthlessly slashing his katchin chainsaw through meat and bone, making short work of any of the dead troopers who came close enough to the lavender haired warrior. A zombie groaned loudly as it made it?s approach from behind the prince, stretching it?s single arm out in hopes of grasping Trunks? throat. It appeared as though the dead-eyed vessel of the damned had lost it?s arm before death; probably injured in the field, or even during a training scenario. Just as the creature?s rotting fingertips brushed against it?s target?s shoulder, Trunks whirled around, slashing horizontally through the zombie?s torso, cutting cleanly all the way through, and reducing the fallen soldier to little more than a set of ribs, one arm, and a head.

Suddenly, a raven haired teen crashed into a distracted Cell, and the two engaged in a severely heated argument, most of which Bra was unable to hear as her focus was continually distracted by the encroaching living dead. Her blade sawed through the face of the nearest soldier, slashing through it?s brain and hurling the zombie back into another atrocity upon the living.

In an instant, Cell rocketed toward his opponent, slamming his elbow into the throat of... Cell? The sickeningly chartreuse doppelganger continued his ruthless assault unabated, tackling the original bio-android through a wall and driving punch after punch into his head.

The aristocratic youth allowed her blades to flash out of existence, propelling herself up and over the remaining soldiers stricken with zombism. Bra?s aura vehemently bolstered itself, pearl and azure flames licking at the air all around her deceptively fragile-looking frame. In an instant, she began accelerating at a far greater rate while her pupils and irises dissolved, replaced by eyes of jade. Her hair began to stiffen and separate, rising off her soft shoulders. Her cyan bangs lifted and separated into two arching spikes which delicately framed the girl?s youthful visage.

?Get off him, fucker!? she growled, savoring in the familiar rush of adrenaline which rushed through her veins as if through a freshly broken dam. An open palm firmly met Viral Cell?s chest, catapulting him through plaster and ceramic tiles, and into a separate room. Without missing the opportunity, the demi saiyan lunged after her opponent, flipping forward and driving her heel deep into the off-color Cell?s throat. His eyes bulged out of his sockets while he began to violently cough, orchid blood staining his lips and chin. Bra lifted her foot off the creature?s throat, stepping back. Flashes of gold began to bleed into her aura as her energy continued to spike sharply.

?Now tell me, you ugly fuck. What the hell are you??? in an instant, the ethereal flames surrounding her completely shifted hues to a brilliant yellow, while snaking blue blasts of pure energy crawled around the girl, crackling furiously. Viral Cell tried desperately to quell his painful coughing, holding his throat and shuddering with each cough.

Bra?s aura brightened to the point that it was painful to behold, becoming opaque for but a moment. As it returned to it?s normal, translucent state, the human-saiyan hybrid revealed herself, now complete with locks of gold in place of cyan, her power climbing stalwartly, eclipsing her adversary?s own power completely. The chartreuse imitation of Android 21 pulled himself to his feet, his face complete with a hateful grimace, his scarlet eyes burning with a kind of malice unmatched by anyone the girl had ever faced.

?I am...? the creature paused, as if he couldn?t remember my own name, ?You may call me Viral Cell... or better yet, call me... Death.?

?Like hell, you ugly freak. Who created you!? Where did you come from??? Bra sharply demanded, her teal eyes narrowing. The golden haired child bore her teeth and balled her fists, going to great lengths to make sure that Viral Cell knew it was in his best interest to answer.

?Who created me? I created myself, using tissue left by that idiot who I would have absorbed had you not interfered, you little brat!? he retorted, jabbing at the air towards Bra with his needle-tipped tail.

?You mean... you were formed by Cell?s tissue sample?? the halfling super saiyan?s anger faded away, becoming replaced once more by apprehension, which was becoming far too familiar for the girl?s liking.

A saiyan princess was above foolish emotions like fear. It was meant to be conquered.

?Cell? Is that what you call that pathetic form I emerged from?? the black speckled creature rumbled darkly, with a horrible laughter reeking of depravity, ?Yes. I was formed from... Cell?s tissue sample. You see, the VX he infused into the sample had been altered to react with a substance called ?Blue-23?. The child with the purple hair, he breathed that substance onto the sample, somehow. The Blue-23 reacted with the VX, re-animating the dead cells within that pathetic blob of flesh. Thanks to Cell?s amazing ability to regenerate himself, which I managed to inherit, I was able to expand and forge my body into something identical to his... though unlike him, I?m not bound to life or pain. Not clouded by emotion and thoughts of self-preservation. In effect, I?m the best of life, and the best of death, without any of the poor traits of either. I cannot die, for I am already dead. I cannot age, cannot grow old; fragile. I don?t feel pain, and therefore am not hindered by it, but despite all this, I am still animate. A walking monument to the superiority of unlife!?

?Can?t age? But if you?re dead... won?t you rot away, just like all the other zombies? You got a few years, tops.? Bra inquired, doing her best to avoid letting down her guard to the real-life horror who towered over her.

?Hah! Yes, I?ll begin to rot, just like these shambling bags of decaying flesh, but you forget, I can regenerate my cells, negating any of the less... appealing side-effects of zombism.? he stopped for a moment, bearing a wide, demented smile, ?And that, my dear child, makes me invincible!!?

?We?ll just see about that, you ugly, zombie, piece of walking shit!!? the super saiyan princess retorted, catapulting herself forward. Viral Cell?s reflexes failed him, and he was unable to defend against the savage knee which Bra thrust under the creature?s ribs, quickly following with a brutal right cross to the jaw, sending the sickly green-and-black creature backward a few steps. The halfling propelled herself into a graceful backflip, snapping her right leg up, causing her foot to collide with Cell?s chin, tossing him backwards, straight through an old hospital bed, which shrieked under his impact as metal beams were forcefully separated. Bra landed gently, placing one foot on the floor, which was now covered in dust and debris, and then setting her other foot down.

?A monument to unlife, huh? You can?t even keep up with me!! What?s the matter, huh? Or did you just decide to lay down and die?? the golden haired hybrid spoke with a smirk, folding her arms across her chest and cocking her head to the side, her aura continuing to burn brightly all around her.

?But you?re just a child!!? protested the fallen abomination unto nature as he pulled himself out of the rubble he had created in his fall. He grudgingly wiped the back of his fist across his chin, smearing blood across his face, ?I will not allow myself to be limited like those dead fools!! I won?t be subjugated by a lesser being like you!!?

Viral Cell rocketed forth, pulling his arm back before launching it forward, his fist crashing across the girl?s face, hurling Bra into yet another wall. Cracks spread out from the youth?s point of impact, becoming more prevalent as the illegitimate Cell drove his shoulder into the super saiyan?s chest. The creature wrapped his arm around her throat, applying as much crushing force as he could, while pulling back his free arm. Energy began to form in his palm as the heiress furiously thrashed about, her limbs unable to reach her opponent due to the immense reach in his outstretched arm. Finally, the girl resorted to pounding her fists onto Viral Cell?s arm, but it proved fruitless. His energy continued to substantiate, becoming more and more unstable by the second.

Bra was becoming light-headed. Struggle as she had, she could not break her adversary?s iron grip. Her vision began to tunnel severely, rendering her unable to view anything but those horrible, sadistic eyes. It was as if he enjoyed every moment of this horrid torture he subjected the girl to. Her lips were turning blue now, and her eyelids grew heavy. Her arms even heavier. It was time to go...

NO!

?FINAL FLASH!!!? she screamed despite Viral Cell?s vice-like grip, throwing her hands forth. Energy lanced out from her palms, burning into the VX-infused monster's chest. His grasp failed him, as well as his control of his energy ball, which exploded in his palm, launching Bra and himself in opposite directions. Both warriors landed painfully, skidding into, and through, objects until they came to a halt. Finally, the oxygen-deprived princess gasped for breath, her chest heaving under the new stress. She gulped down the life-giving air, unable even to open her eyes as she did so. Viral Cell would dearly pay for his actions, and Bra was determined to be the one to exact retribution.

OOC: In the hospital, duking it out with Viral Cell. Hopefully didn't step on anybodies toes. Sorry for not including most of you, but I'm mostly unaware as to what most of you guys are doing.

[Android 17]

?Shit, what was that?? Piccolo said, kneeling below the rows of gurneys. Seventeen dropped to the tile floor softly and quickly finished up bandaging his wounds. Then they both heard the footsteps?animalistic and fast. Something was scampering around the other side of the room, and whatever it was apparently wanted to meet the android and namekian.

A single, inhuman moan pierced the silent laboratory, and the brilliant overhead lighting died. Across the room, both warriors heard a glass container fall off one of the counters and shatter on the tile. The footsteps that had been making their way down the line of gurneys quickly stopped. Both the android and namekian heard the figure leap backwards to attack the container. Seventeen?s CPU switched over to night vision mode, and the machine-hybrid motioned Piccolo to follow him. Although his sight was greatly decreased, the jade alien?s hearing was far superior to anything Android Seventeen could comprehend.

A new sound piqued the anxiety?the sound of plastic being torn apart. Rising up from his crouched position, the machine-hybrid tried to locate the nearby noise. It wasn?t very hard at all to stop the bulging body bag. Through the translucent bag, two disfigured hands were trying to tear a hole through the plastic. Piccolo stood up and gasped at the stirring body. In a mad rush, the namekian tried to get to the door as fast as his Super Namekian feet would carry him. Seventeen saw his partner get tackled by a darting figure, but before he could react, something new jumped him from behind. The machine-hybrid hit the tile floor and flipped onto his back before his attacker had a chance to capitalize on the android?s vulnerability.

A surge in the room?s lighting allowed Android Seventeen to get a view of his attacker?or what was left of the man. Entire portions of the man?s flesh and muscle mass had been completely removed. Metallic wires poked out from all the creature?s joints, and strips of metal appeared painfully fused to the man?s body. From his look, the thing appeared to have been left in the room for months. The man?s hair had long fallen out, and his skin was pasty and white. Seventeen kicked the failed machine-hybrid away from him and returned to his feet. More of the creatures had awakened from their slumber, and several were surrounding the android. The cybernetic warrior raised his left hand?his only organic hand. After a few seconds, a small orb of green ki was soon floating effortlessly above it. Android Seventeen squezzed the ball into his fingers and the sphere became a cylindrical shaft. The saber hummed softly, and the machine-hybrid grinned in glee. He had always toyed with creating swords out of energy. He had enjoyed watching Piccolo and Yajirobe duel with their swords on earth.

Some of the mutants looked a lot worse then the first one that had jumped Seventeen. Several of them had broken, mechanical stumps for arms, and others?with no legs at all?were dragging themselves towards the android. The entire scene brought would have brought a tear to the machine-hybrid?s eye if the beasts had not attacked him. Now, each and every single one of them would be put out of their misery. Seventeen darted forward and swung the blade of ki at the skull of the nearest mutant. The creature?s head split in two almost instantly, and with a single gasp, the misshapen man crumbled to the ground. With another swing, the machine-hybrid cleaved the head off another mutant. Three more mutants lunged to attack but met with equally painful results. Floating above the remaining monsters, Android Seventeen looked to see his namekian friend disintegrate a large group of shambling, disfigured people. The remaining test subjects were quickly dispatched by the duo, and within seconds, both the android and namekian were sifting through the remaining corpses to find anything of interest.

?Found something,? Seventeen shouted. Piccolo jogged over, and the two of them examined the discovery. The small device bore only a black logo with the letters ?XGC?. A series of tiny markings on the back of the object could possibly hold the key to its usage. With both of them unable to figure out what it was for, Android Seventeen put the small device into the satchel tied to his belt. The two made their way to the exit of the room and calmly dismantled it. As they went to leave the room; however, a final, primal scream drew their attention back to the massive laboratory. Yet, the room was completely empty. Seventeen flexed his metal fingers and moved towards the door when the far wall of the chamber started to creak.

?What the hell is going on in this place?? Piccolo questioned. For once, the machine-hybrid was at a complete and total loss for an answer. He had been a part of this game long enough to know that Brim was never at a loss for convenient plot twists. The far wall started to split up the center, and the large storage machine began to quaver. Both the namekian and android watched the gigantic machine fall away from the wall and hit the ground. Its death annihilated everything else that filled the room?the rows of gurneys and cabinets were crushed underneath metal debris. The ceiling light shook violently, flickered a few times, but remained in one piece. Seventeen activated his ki barrier to protect Piccolo and himself from the shower of metal. However, the shrapnel was the least of their worries?the wall was quickly splitting in half. Long cracks reached up to the roof and released a shower of dust. With another inhuman roar, whatever was tearing the wall apart broke through. A massive, gray first tore through the reinforced steel and plaster walls. Amidst the chaos, Seventeen and Piccolo escaped from the laboratory.

The two stopped in the immaculate lounge just as a massive fist exploded through the reinforced window. The muscular fingers wrapped themselves around the namekian and pulled him through the massive hole in the hospital wall. Seventeen stared, wide-eyed, at the colossal hole for a few seconds before the realization of what had just happened set in. The machine-hybrid created a ki saber and prepared for whatever awaited him and Piccolo. Jumping through the crumbling puncture in the hospital wall, Android Seventeen gasped at what he saw. The monster?s foot was taller then the android?s entire body! The cybernetic warrior heard his namekian partner yelling for assistance, but Piccolo seemed to be miles above him.

?God damn monsters?god damn Friend or Foe?I?m really starting to dislike this Brim guy,? the android muttered sarcastically before leaping into the sky to assist his friend.

OOC: Yup...big giant monster outside near the back of hospital if anyone wants to know what is going on.

[Banned Dana]

Amidst the chaos, Seventeen and Piccolo escaped from the laboratory.

The two stopped in the immaculate lounge just as a massive fist exploded through the reinforced window. The muscular fingers wrapped themselves around the namekian and pulled him through the massive hole in the hospital wall. Seventeen stared, wide-eyed, at the colossal hole for a few seconds before the realization of what had just happened set in. The machine-hybrid created a ki saber and prepared for whatever awaited him and Piccolo. Jumping through the crumbling puncture in the hospital wall, Android Seventeen gasped at what he saw. The monster?s foot was taller then the android?s entire body! The cybernetic warrior heard his namekian partner yelling for assistance, but Piccolo seemed to be miles above him.

?God damn monsters?god damn Friend or Foe?I?m really starting to dislike this Brim guy,? the android muttered sarcastically before leaping into the sky to assist his friend.

Piccolo saw the fist as it soared effortlessly through the decaying wall and wrapped itself tightly around his jade body. The Namekian felt his ribs pop as the monster tore him free of the hospital and out into the wastelands once again. The sky was still as cloudless as ever and the ground, still red and massively cracked, the same as ever. This monster, however, was one of the ugliest looking beings Piccolo had ever seen. It must have been about 80 feet tall, composed mostly of dark grey flesh with bits of metal sticking awkwardly out of it?s body in the strangest of places. Looking down, the Super Namekian saw his mechanical partner escape the darkness of the hospital and stop to take in the bizarre sight of the monster.

Quite unsure as of what to do, Android 17 drove his free hand into the monsters sternum, doing no damage what so ever. Looking up after the punch, 17 noticed a free flow of purple blood flowing through the monsters fingers, there was no doubt about it, Piccolo was in serious trouble. Flipping backwards and rushing up as quickly as possible, the machine-hybrid slashed at the partially metallic monster, once again, doing only minimal damage. It seemed fruitless. Every attack seemed as if it were wasted energy, until finally, 17 decided to play dirty. Bursting straight up, now eye level with the huge monster, Android 17 thrust his sword deep into the monsters gigantic eye. Reaching up almost instantly, the monster crushed 17 against his face like a gnat. Falling to the ground, both Piccolo and 17 found themselves with mere seconds to recover before the behemoth tried to squish them like ants.

The gigantic foot came smashing down towards the two warriors. Android 17, basically undamaged at this point, escaped the collision fully, Piccolo, with his ribs poking out of his stomach and chest in all directions, stayed put, his SNS abilities fully flared. The grey foot crashed violently against the Super Namekian?s open palms. The Jade warrior was sent waste level into the ground. Pushing as hard as he could against the monsters foot, Piccolo lasted only a short time before his arms began to give away under the extreme strain. Bounding back to his feet after a dive and roll out of harms way, Android 17 rolled his eyes as he knew he had to save his overly courageous Namekian partner once again.

Taking off at a full sprint, Android 17 slid inches away from the monsters foot, catching the Namekian in a slide tackle, knocking him out of harms way, unfortunately for the machine-hybrid, the monster?s foot connected fully with the front of his body, crushing him into the ground. Lifting it?s gigantic foot, the monster smashed away at the fallen android. Piccolo, ribs fully replaced, stood proudly with a smirk planted on his face. Rising eye level with the monster, it quickly lost focus on Android 17 and turned its attention on Piccolo, however, the Super Namekian had expected this.

Racing inward at the monsters face, the Namekian soon found that the monster wasn?t as elementary as he had thought. Just moments before Piccolo?s fist would have connected with the monsters head, a flash of light blinded the Super Namekian, it seemed to be an artificial Solar Flare. Now, completely blinded, the Namekian could do nothing to escape the monsters assault.

One very hard and direct punch to the green flesh was all that it took for the monster to send Piccolo to the cracked red dirt, bouncing only once before coming to a dead stop. Android 17, who had been sent several feet deep into the cracked earth of the asteroid, finally pulled himself free of the rubble. The monster had his back turned on the machine-hybrid and it was enough for the android?s hopes to be boosted ten fold. He now had enough time to develop a plan, however, thinking one up was another story, for the monster was once again closing in on the fallen Namekian.

Finally deciding that an all out attack would be enough of a diversion for the Namekian to recover, the Android burst from his crater and landed a rather impressive kick to the back of the monsters head, sending him crashing face first against the ground. Hurrying over to his fallen comrade, 17 lifted the Namekian to his feet. A smirk grew across Piccolo?s face, but left just as quickly as the monster began to rise. Finally they could work together. Rushing directly, both warriors unleashed a massive wave of ki at the gigantic being. Once again, no effect. Why couldn?t they hurt this behemoth?

Android 17, his sword fully unsheathed, swung fiercely at the monsters flesh, tearing only small scratched into the steel hard body, meanwhile, Piccolo was going to town on the monsters face and head. A sort of mocking chuckle escaped from the monsters lips as the two warriors did little, if any damage. Pissed, Piccolo darted quickly across the monsters face and landed a crucial blow to the uninjured eye of the monster. A horrid screech escaped from the depths of the monsters vocal cords, deafening both Piccolo and 17 for a matter of moments. Swinging wildly, the monster connect fully with a left kick to Android 17 and continually missed the Namekian, who fiercely thrust his hand into the monsters other eye. Once again, a horrible cry from deep down, sending the Namekian further into deafness. Laughing, Piccolo turned from the blinded creature to check on 17, who was pointing at the Namekian, screaming something. A flash of white then ground. The Namekian had been blind sighted by the monsters right hook.

Piccolo was slow to stand up, but he did so, only to fall victim to a flurry of ki blasts via the monster. Android 17 attempted to mount some sort of offensive, flying towards the monsters face, obviously trying for the weak point, the eyes, once again. However, this time, the monster caught Android 17 in it?s gargantuan hand. Squeezing tightly, the machine-hybrid was rendered helpless as he felt the oxygen leaving his lungs. Bending over and lifting the Namekian from the ground, Piccolo too fell victim to the monestrous grip of the titan. Looking over at his partner, Piccolo saw very little hope for the both of them, so doing what he did best, he unleashed his Super Namekian powers. The Namekian?s aura burst forth, bringing new light upon the monster and two super beings. He could feel his power rising, but he couldn?t feel the strain from the colossus hands retracting and soon the Super Namekian started feeling faint. A cloud of black began to form in his mind and slowly began to take over his sight. It seemed as if the malevolent Brim was going to have his victory sooner than the Namekian had hoped, or would he?

Just as the blackness started to overcome the Namekian fully, a bright glistening light shown behind the massive monster. It?s extreme radiance shone wildly as he grew moved his hands from his sides and aimed them at the behemoth. Then, something began to happen to the monster. It?s flesh began to bubble and twist. The metal, still poking from awkward places seemed to melt away from it?s body as though it were water flowing from down a stream. The monster seemed to be in a great deal of pain, for it loosened its grip just enough for the two warriors to slide out of the death grip. Once again, Piccolo?s ribs were sticking out in all directions, but the jade warrior cared very little about his ribs at this point. Something was happening to the creature and that glistening person was doing this to it.

Piccolo?s scouter started to beep wildly as the glistening being dropped its hands, freeing the monster from the pain. Pressing buttons frantically, trying to find the answer as to who this new fighter was, a smirk spread across the Namekian?s face as the beeping stopped. Android 17 turned to face the Namekian, who?s face was cocked in both glee and pain. Turning from the Namekian, the mechanical-being needed not be told who the person was, in due time he would figure it out, besides, Piccolo seemed to know him and he trusted his Namekian partner.

The glistening warrior disappeared from view for only a second then suddenly, the monster was sent hurling through the air, crashing harshly through a wall of the old hospital. Both Piccolo and Android 17 turned from the new fighter, just in time to see the monster hurling its gigantic fist towards the two battle wary warriors. Android 17 instinctively threw out his palm to block the blow, and to his great surprise, the fist stopped instantly on impact. Turning to face the other fighter, Piccolo turn back to the monster and hoped over 17 and the stopped fist, landing a massive kick to the behemoths face, sending it standing upright, still doing little damage, but more so now then before. Then it suddenly dawned on the Namekian. The metal must have been shielding the monster from the attacks before and since it?s now gone, they actually stood a chance.

Suddenly, the mysterious warrior attacked once again, a flash of long black hair swooped past the duo and a loud smack echoed throughout the battlefield. Now, just feet away, it was obvious who this mysterious warrior was. It was Piccolo?s alliance lead, Raditzu.

?Huzzah!.? Cried the Sayajin joyfully. ?Either get attacking or step back and watch my Xtremeness.?

OOC: Ok, Raditzu has joined in on the fun. Yes, the monster is still VERY strong, however, due to Raditzu using metal binding, the monster?s metallic shielding is gone so we can finally do some damage. So now our dangerous duo has become a trio.

Note: Only Raditzu, Android 17, and myself are fighting the monster, everyone else is elsewhere...

[Raditzu]

?On second thought,? Raditzu cast a glance over his shoulder at the two warriors who had been battling this monster. ?Just stand back.? Rad?s eye caught the scouter attached to Piccolo?s ear. ?Oh, and you might want to turn that thing off, Piccolo.? The saiyan was all too familiar with who this namekian was. ?Wouldn?t want it to break.?

Android 17, though his name was unknown to Rad, stepped forward to say something, but was halted by his jade-skinned partner. With a shake of his head, Piccolo pulled 17 backwards and gave Raditzu some room. The long mane of the saiya-jin kicked about wildly as an aura of energy burst to life. His tail, which was twitching violently back and forth, was the first to feel the effects of the transformation. The soft brown fur prickled outwards and shone a brilliant gold. Rad?s long, raven mane was quick to follow. From the pool of white into which they had receded, Raditzu?s pupils shone a deep, piercing green. The shift into Super Saiyan had taken no more than a couple of seconds. Unfortunately, that was enough time for this gigantic monster to regain its footing.

Rad came to a screeching halt not too far from the hospital. Though he had been sure his amazing speed would have been enough to catch up with Bojack, The Ader was no where to be seen. He must have managed to get inside before Rad had arrived. At the moment, that was the least of his worries. It was evident something was going on inside the old building, and that wasn?t good. Various ki signatures were flaring back and forth, obvious signs of a struggle. The saiyan recognized all of them. Trunks, ? Cell, Bra, and Cell? Though it seemed peculiar, there were definitely two signatures that felt like Cell. The shifting mass of borrowed ki was hard to mistake. Cell was the only being Rad knew of who could perfectly mimic the ki of others. While Rad was busy with his ki sleuthing, 18 had snuck up behind him.

?What?s going on, Rad,? the female inquired.

?Eh! Oh? 18.? Those android?s and their ki? ?A fight, it looks like.? A frown spread across the warrior?s face. ?That?s not good, either. A hospital won?t be any use if its blown apart.?

?Mhmm.? The blonde scanned the area as she listened. ?Bojack already inside??

?Looks like it. We should go find him. Whatever the reason, he specifically sought us out.? Rad took a few steps forward. ?Shall we??

?Yeah, I gue-- What the hell is that?!?

?Hmm?? Rad followed 18?s finger as it pointed beyond the hospital. A grotesque head appeared. Presumably, it was attached to an equally revolting body. A very large equally revolting body. ?Tch? just perfect.?

?What?s perfect?? Goten landed next to 18 and Rad. ?Woah! What?s that??

?Hopefully a good workout.? Rad answered with a grin. ?18, you and Goten go check out the hospital. I?m gonna go keep our big friendly giant company.?

Piccolo winced as the giant beast?s fist rocketed towards Raditzu. The saiyan?s golden locks were whipped into a frenzy as the hand shot by, just inches from the saiyan. He could have dodged that with his eyes closed. Maybe he was wrong about getting a workout. Oh well. This would be the first time in this little game that he would be able to showcase his real abilities. He wasn?t going to let this chance go to waste. With a quick hop, the saiyan placed himself on top of the giant?s arm and with a burst of speed, he was streaking straight towards the beast?s head. With a flourish, the saiyan spun through the air and kick to the side of the monster?s head. With a lazy flip Rad landed back on the ground.

?Tch? I hope this isn?t the best you can do.? Rad flicked his hair in an offensively nonchalant manner.

After stumbling dangerously close to the hospital, the monster regained its balance and rushed towards the saiyan that had assaulted it. The ground shook with each step it took, but this merely drew a yawn from the long-haired saiya-jin. In an unexpected attempt at inflicting pain upon Rad, the monster threw its entire body into the air. Were it not for Rad?s unthinkable agility, the attack probably would have succeeded. As it was, the 80 foot giant simply belly flopped the cracking asteroid. Rad would have let out a hearty chuckle had the resulting shock not almost thrown him onto the seat of his pants. This giant monster was quickly becoming little more than a nuisance. It was obvious that the beast was no match for the long-haired wonder?s remarkable strength and mind-boggling speed.

?Guess I should just get this over with.? Rad?s aura trembled as his power quickly rose. Then, as an afterthought, he added, ?might as well try out a new trick or two while I?m at it.?

As the saiyan?s hair burst into a fine series of spikes, and blue bolts of electricity crackled across his body, katchin began to flow from under his armor. In a matter of seconds, the ascended Super Saiyan?s entire right arm was completely covered by the neigh-indestructible metal. Small vents along the outside of the metal limb?s forearm opened and closed as though they were being flexed. The Super Saiyan 2 pointed a katchin clad finger at the beast as it rose back to its feet.

?Ready for this one, big guy??

As he threw out the rhetorical question, Rad employed more katchin to create a sort of shoulder pad over his right shoulder. On the back of the shoulder was a set of vents identical to the ones on his arm. The vents opened and closed a couple times, exhausting very small amounts of ki as they did. Without warning, and with seemingly no movement, Rad rocketed from his spot. His fist shot forward, enshrouded in a mass of fiery ki. As Raditzu pushed forward, the vents along his arm and shoulder snapped open. A mass of golden energy burst outward from them, propelling the saiyan at even greater speeds.

?Here we go? Burst Knuckle!?

Spikes erupted from the saiyan?s fist as he called the new of his newly improvised technique. The results, however, were not quite what he was expecting. His katchin arm should have torn through the beat with ease, rending flesh, bone, and muscle with little resistance. Instead, his fist? stopped. Rad found his arm buried, in the monster?s expansive chest, halfway up his forearm. A deep rumble echoed from the giant?s throat. A chukle? A laugh? He was obviously not worried about the saiyan?s attempt to take his life. That generally didn?t sit well with Rad. Before he could come up with some ingenious counterattack, he was shocked to feel the metal melting away from his arm. This weird beast was drawing the katchin into itself. And, along with the metal, he was drawing on Rad?s SSJ2 strength. The katchin had been strengthened by Rad?s power. Now it was time to struggle. Rad kicked against the giant, but it did him no good. Within seconds, the katchin had been completely absorbed and Rad was of no further use to this behemoth. Gripping the saiyan with a single, monstrous hand, it threw him to the ground.

?This is just perfect.? Rad flipped through the air, righted himself, and came to a skidding halt on his feet. ?Looks like this might be a bit harder than I thought.?

Before Raditzu could strike again, something started happening to the beast. It looked like it was falling apart. Massive chunks of grey-green flesh hit the ground and piled up. Rad could simply watch, confused, as this monstrosity was reduced to little more than raw meat. Piccolo and 17 approached Raditzu, both just as confused as Rad was.

?What? happened?? The android questioned.

?Hah? it should be obvious.? Rad threw a grin to the ki-less being. ?He couldn?t handle my XTREME power.? Rad made a show of flexing one of his admittedly massive arms.

?I don?t think that?s the case.? Piccolo pointed to the pile of flesh.

Rad turned to follow the namekian?s gaze and let out a long sigh. Figured. From the ?rubble? a figure was slowly climbing out. It looked fairly humanoid, built very similarly to 17, in fact. There was a marked difference, however, in the power it was radiating. Raditzu knew his own ki when he felt it. This monster had not only taken the katchin from his arm, but it had found a way to absorb and amplify the power that the saiyan had put into his Burst Knuckle. Which was no small amount. Regardless, Rad should be able to deal with this smaller creature with the ki had remaining. The long-haired super saiyan had enough katchin left to recreate his Strong Arm, but that would probably a bad idea. Speaking of? Rad noticed the creature?s right arm. It was coated in the metal he had stolen.

?Tch. ..? Rad had never been fond of his techniques being stolen, and now was no different. ?Guess its time for me to stop playing around.?

[Hellfighter 17]

Android the 21st sniggered at his successor?the twenty-second?as he spouted out a word in his maniacal voice, ?Absolutely.? Seventeen shivered slightly and he gritted his teeth at the being with narrowed eyes. An arm rose up and within a flash of a life the android had forced his hand to be laid across the absorber?s face, throwing the black-speckled body off kilter. Cell?s body flew through the air for a moment, but it soon came under the hold of the raging android.

The humanoid wrapped his quivering arms around the foe?s torso, beginning to squeeze the parts that his arms could reach. Cell let out a low, yet audible, cough, feeling the pressure as the robot began to form energy within his palms. A glow was emitting from the now-pulsating bio-engineered creature. Moans started to erupt from the monster?s lips as his face formed a scowl as he became awfully tired of this maneuver.

Using geometry to his advantage, the belligerent absorber escaped the hold in a backflip, allowing Seventeen an ample opportunity to regain the former position. This was not allowed, though, since the green one had a little trick up his sleeve. Cell performed a, however sloppy in the moment, kamehameha wave to ward of the opponent in the mean time by thrusting his arms forwards by making a mock impression of his usual hand placement. As his fingers outstretched, the monster screeched out the word ?Kamehameha,? feeling the propulsion of his body being thrown back towards one of the plastered walls, the being smirked as he could see the robot?s chest being pummeled by the bright, blue energy.

Seventeen saw the beam flying towards him, but once he noticed the attack, it was all too late. His clothes began to singe at the impact, and eventually burned away slightly as the column dissipated. The humanoid placed a hand over his right breast, feeling a small stream of blood flow from his body. The attack was relatively week, so the damage was minor as well, but this still allowed for the robot?s anger to swell up slightly, having him ignore the cries in the room next to him.

?Agh!? bellowed Seventeen, lunging at his target, using all forces available to stop his fingers from forming a fist as they twitched slightly. The pounding in the humanoid?s head did not stop him from advancing on Cell, eventually connecting with him by a foot in the head. The bio-creature?s noggin went soaring as though it was a magnet attracted to giant ball of metal towards another one of the walls (he himself was giving the hospital a deadly beating). The creature let out a thundering yell as he used all of his power to stop in mid-?flight.? The android had already spun around and was hot on the black-speckled strategist?s toes. Cell turned around as quick as he could, already gathering energy after using it to stop himself. The first thing in the absorber?s sight was the teenager, with a writhing vein on his temple.

The green manifestation put out his hands in an attempt to stop the humanoid. Seventeen was not showing any signs of slowing down as his body picked up speed with very metre that he crossed. Noticing his killer?s hands put up in defiance, the hell fighter decided to play with this and put his out as well, ready to clash with his nemesis.

Cell clenched his body at sight of the foe?s animosity and power, and made sure that his hands stayed open to gain better leverage of the robot?s body. A thunderous clap was emitted as the powers clasped together in an ungodly surge of power that shook the foundations slightly. The murderer of the pair was pushed back immediately by the mighty force but managed to gain ground shortly after. Their eyes interlocked alongside their hands, dukin? it out mentally and physically.

The humanoid could not take his focus off of the eyes of the one who had committed one of the most dishonourable acts that the android could think of. ?You sicken me, Cell!? Pushing back the urge to spit in the creature?s face, Seventeen continued: ?I don?t know how you can think you?ll ever become close to perfect. Perfection is impossible; it is merely something for morons to believe in who are unhappy with ?imperfection.?? The humanoid?s left foot pressed harder into the ground, creating an imprint thrice that of his other foot?s.

The absorber forced back a cackle, wanting to maintain much of his energy to holding off his foe. ?Ha, obviously you are unaware of just how much perfect is really attainable.? The hell fighters piqued and eyebrow and allowed his face to relax slightly amidst the rage. ?I am nearing my completion and this little ?show? will help me achieve that. I know that you?re little ?clone,? as it would be, is running around here.? Seventeen pushed more energy to his fingertips, tightening his grip on the foe. ?Maybe I could even absorb you again?I?m sure you?d just love that.?

The android was just about ready to push the green humanoid away, when he heard a familiar yelp. The young saiya-jin Bra came soaring into the room, causing the pair of power behemoths to lose their old focus. Soon afterwards, the Cell copy came slithering in with beady eyes watching the young girl with desire. His lost to have the littlun become a part of his being after her insolent attempts to destroy him was ever-growing. The master of the undead was unable to conclude just why she kept on fighting after the impossibility of his possible death, to him, was apparent.

The two in the struggle became quite perplexed about this happening as they watched the nuisance wrap an arm around the girl?s neck. Both of their faces widened and their jaws were set loose. Their feet left the place that they had been and their hold on the other was broken; there was a greater importance at hand. Time, as usual in such circumstances, was relayed in slower detail for those present as the two hurried to save the girl.

[Android-18]

Clods of soggy flesh squished under her shoes. The horrid monsters seemed endless, where were they coming from? She shifted her weight and nailed an elbow into one figure, her fist the shot forward into another. The android turned quickly and jump kicked the next zombie before turning again and smashing through the skull of another. The rotten entrails of the fallen foes stunk putridly against her nostrils. It took all that she could to hold back from retching upon the floor, such troublesome things. She yelled as one sluggishly limped toward her with groaning sounds coming from its throat. Her fist missed to her amazement and it took a dive for her arm. She was too quick for such a creature, how foolish. She nimbly avoided the attack and watched as it dived toward the ground. She shot her knee upward to collide with the soulless beings face and caused its skull to shatter. Decomposed flesh stuck to her pant leg and sickly blood soaked through. The android shivered and let the body slump to the floor, it twitched uncontrollably. What a sick game, completely sick. Her next attack was halted by the shuttering and rocking of the building around her. The android fighter found herself struggling to keep her footing, but only ended up stumbling into a few of the unsightly creatures. She pushed off of them, the movement ceased, but her curiosity burned hotly. What the hell was going on now? Quickly the android activated her R.A.G.E upgrade, things were going to get nasty, and she had a feeling.

?Later boys!? She called and took off toward the lobby door. Whatever had shaken the hospital so violently had come from the back. It had to have been either some mighty blast or something much worse. She caught no sight of Raditzu, had he felt it too? She leapt into the air and floated for a moment, her eyes scanning the back of the building. All that she could see was a strange pile of substance. What had happened? Android 18 strained to see the different figures on the ground. She floated closer, finally noticing a green fellow and her?brother? But hadn?t he been fighting Cell? Now she was more confused. She scanned the area again, but one of the figures was gone. Raditzu stared up at her and made to yell, but it was too late. She was perplexed, but soon pain answered her suspicions. It radiated from her lower back and caused her to cough up a splatter of blood. How had he moved so fast? Who was this guy? She gritted her teeth and turned sharply to lay a punch upon his cheek. He phased out, too fast for her. He resembled an android like she and her brother, but he seemed more machine than anything. His cold eyes bore into her, and she was frozen in the air. The figure raised his hand, it was then that she felt this mans ki, it resembled that of her long haired companion. It was too late to move. His hand came down and back handed her pretty face so hard that she felt her neck stretch as she headed toward the ground, blood flew from her lips and her body was but a limp doll sailing to her doom. She didn?t hit the ground; instead she felt something rather soft. Her impact had been enough to send both herself and Raditzu cruising through the air and toward the crumbling hospital.

Who was this guy? They had to do something, they had to! Why did he feel like Raditzu? Why couldn?t Raditzu beat him? She wanted to scream, the air ripped at her body, even with her comrade trying to save her from pain. She lashed out, she was not weak! They connected with the building with an explosion. The android struggled with the Saiya-Jin, wanting him to let go. They tumbled, struggled, skidded, and then something strange occurred. ?What-

A flashing light of white enveloped the area around them. The dust and debris flew in all directions making the others on the field raise their arms and squint against the light and flying rubble. For 18, it was a magical feeling. Like being a part of something bigger, better. She became a floating existence within a pool of black, yet she knew what was happening around her. How could it happen like this? This was impossible; she didn?t have this ability?did she? Raditzu?warmth became apparent within and around her, and she knew that somehow they had done something she had not expected. How convenient, for them, another anomaly within the mess that was Radcat, and the mysteries of this decaying world. There was no time to dwell on problems, she heard Raditzu as if he were right by her. Just go with it, huh?

From within the settling dust and as the light subsided a figure shot out with amazing speed and gracefully flipped within the air. Both of the warriors watching gaped with mouths ajar, staring at the new arrival of this new warrior. The enemy was silent, it was no matter. The warrior straightened from the landing position and stared toward the foe. It was obvious that this new arrival was male, but the features were soft and held both Saiya-Jin and human-like qualities. It was then that the being turned to the two and shot out his arm. With thumb up, and a wide grin, he spoke. ?Hey,? the voice was low with a soft hint of a woman?s voice beneath the surface, like a mixture of both male and female. What the hell had happened? ?Leave this guy to me.? The figure made a pose suddenly that seemed to glow with an essence of its own. ?XTREME sexu pose.? He grinned and gave a cocky look to the silent machine being a few feet away.

?Who are you?!? One of the fighters shouted, but it didn?t matter who. With a flick of the wrist the fighter moved some of his golden hair from his face. With piercing blue eyes he looked toward the two.

?For now, you can call me Eightzu,? How original. 18?s voice sounded from within, a simple tch replied. We look pretty good, though. She could sense that the Saiya-Jin was pleased that the outcome was male, and not in-between, all they needed was to be a hermaphrodite, that would be embarrassing. Aside from being male, the overall structure of the body was built, but slender. Long spiked golden hair trailed down to almost touch the ground. He had Android 18?s sharp eyes, and Raditzu?s cocky mouth. The clothing was a pair of jeans and a set of armor to protect the body. Luckily, they had both been within their second power, so they had fused as a being within the second power as well. This will be good, part android and part Saiya-Jin, I can feel the power and?it?s big. ?Time for you to feel the pain that is my XTREME power, I hope you?re ready!? A powerful aura burst around Eightzu?s body and his power rose quickly. I just?Hope that we don?t stay like this forever, I don?t know how this happened, let?s just get rid of this guy quickly, Raditzu. She knew he would want to have fun, most men did.

OOC: *grin* I'm feeling sick, but I tried to make this good.

[Android 17]

The power ?Eightzu? was emitting was suffocating. Seventeen backed away from the bizarre warrior and struggled to understand what the hell had just happened. The android?s CPU supplied all the correct answers, but the Seventeen who was able to process rational thoughts died a long time ago. On any normal day, the android would have taken the time to ask the woman why he felt that he should know her. Was she the blonde from the dreams he suffered from? Speaking of those dreams, the machine-hybrid realized that it had been ages since he last dreamt. Android Seventeen thoughts went back to the robot from the hidden lab. It had been an eternity since the last time the android had last found on of the machine parts. Seventeen reached into his satchel and rubbed the small chips with his fingers.

A massive explosion rocked the android from his drowsiness. As of late, the android was finding it more difficult to maintain his train of thought. Every time he?d attempt to think, a dozen new ideas and thoughts would invade his mind, and Seventeen knew the exact cause?this stupid game. Friend or Foe II was taking its toll on the machine-hybrid psyche. A few yards away, the saiyan-android fusion was reveling in his ability to completely dominate the metal mutation. The creature was crumbling under the sheer force of Eightzu?s attacks. Every time the mutant would strike its opponent, Eightzu would just smack the fist or foot away and giggle. The android remembered the power of the last fused being. It was the same unnatural strength that slaughtered one his best friends with the littlest of effort. Seventeen turned to Piccolo, who was standing next to him watching the contest. After all, the saiyan-android being had told them it would take care of the metallic mutant.

?So we are supposed to just stand here and watch?? Seventeen asked the namekian. Piccolo smirked before he gave a reply.

?Don?t worry about it, Seventeen, that fighter is the combination two of the best fighters I know, Raditzu and Android Eighteen,? the android still could not fathom the need for the two warriors to combine their bodies. There was no possibly way that the mutant could have sapped enough power from the saiyan alone that it was stronger then the best fighters Piccolo knew, ?just wait for them to finish up that?thing,? the namekian said. However, the android still couldn?t understand the purpose at all. Eightzu?s power was leagues ahead of its foe, and with every successfully countered blow, the fusion would just say something that always seemed to include the word ?xtreme? or a simple ?tch.? If Raditzu and the female android had the ability to combine their power why didn?t they just do that to begin with? They could have just destroyed Brim back at the cabin and ended this madness.

?I?ve had enough,? the android muttered. Piccolo turned his head to give the android a baffled look, ?this entire thing is stupid?utterly moronic...and I?m gone?I?m going to end this game or die trying,? Seventeen?s power flared, and he exploded into the air, leaving a small crater in his wake. Shaking his head, the namekian realized that the machine-hybrid?s nature was still a complete mystery to him. The android landed on the roof of the hospital and became consumed in unbearable pain. Fresh blood was gushing from a new wound on the android?s left foreleg. Screams of anger burst free from the android?s throat, summoning his attacker from the shadows. The black figure just grabbed its stomach and mimed laughter. Whether the silent assassin was another avatar sent by higher powers, or one of Brim?s many plot twists, the machine-hybrid didn?t really care. Android Seventeen created another ki saber and pointed a synthetic finger at his foe. Madness was once again consuming the cybernetic warrior, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

The shadowed assailant flipped backwards to avoid the green blade its android opponent was wildly swinging at it. An enrage android was by no means a challenge at all. The finesse and composure of the assassin made it superior to its target by leaps and bounds. A blast of ki escaped the cloaked figures palm as it flipped away from its seething opponent. The red energy blast caught the android completely off guard and threw Seventeen back towards the edge of the roof. Quickly standing up, the machine-hybrid felt the entire building start to shake beneath him. Apparently, Eightzu was enjoying playfully creating havoc, and the hospital was taking the bulk of the attacks intended for the still-alive machine mutant. Android Seventeen charged his attacker once more, but this time he managed to tackle the assassin to the cement roof. Raising his saber into the air, the cybernetic warrior brought it back down, piercing through his assailant?s mouth. The anonymous hired gun twitched violently, and then relaxed as it accepted death.

Seventeen let go off the saber, and it fizzled into nothingness. He glared down at the nameless foe and turned around to continue on his intended path. Death, it seemed, hated the android more then any living being. The assassin stirred as life and strength returned long enough for it to pull a small dagger from its boot. With a final motion, the figure plunged his blade straight through the android?s already injured calf muscle. The machine-hybrid spun around and delivered a final, magnificent blast of ki?incinerating the assassin. Then Android Seventeen immediately dropped to the roof, both hands going to shield his bleeding right leg. The machine-hybrid bit his lip and tore the small blade from his leg. The pain was immense, but it was nothing Seventeen hadn?t already had to endure.

The cybernetic warrior pulled his scouter out of his satchel and attached it to his ear. A series of lights clicked and danced on the small, sapphire screen, but the power signatures were faint, but Seventeen knew one of them had to be Friend or Foe?s ringmaster. Locking on to the highest power he could pick up in the distance, the android launched off the aged hospital?s roof with new fury. Even if the energy source he had picked up wasn?t Brim, at least Seventeen would encounter something new. Anything was a change from the endless wastelands and the dreary old hospital.

OOC: Yea...Seventeen is once again beginning to lose the ability to think rationally, and now he's chasing a random ki signature...

[Raz]

"Hopefully a good workout." Rad answered with the usual grin playing across his face. "18, you and Goten go check out the hospital. I?m gonna go keep our big friendly giant company."

With an unmatched speed, the Saiya-jin was off, leaving the hybrid and blonde android to their own endeavors. Not even a second glance was needed to tell she had been the first between the two to move forward ahead, past the door frame and into the facilities itself, leaving the halfling in the midst of the yard that accommodated the hospital's front to lead on his own design. It was rather quiet if you forcefully removed the sound of gory going on in the background. Around curved a road near the entrance of the building as there had probably been a need for it, back when death had been a problem. Where Goten stood now several roots hug on loosely to the ground, grass gray and old from time, dirt lacking life in general from its stale solid state.

"... Hm..." The youth's head craned slowly back as he surveyed the face of the structure, eyes scanning over the blank or broken windows and battle torn walls as he was entirely oblivious to the battle royal going on inside. Even outside in the battle raging on was little more then scattered noises as he had withdrawn into himself for the moment. Outside his body he could feel those inside the building in front of him, though some of their signatures were either hard to read or oddly identical, they were there. Strange in fact was the rushes that met with him, it was that of the urges he had towards the Ader that were silenced the moment the tournament ended.

Grudges had a way of festering inside him, the smallest thing growing with the beats of his heart or the breaths passing his lips.

"Take it," Deep within the pit of his stomach a cold feeling struck, the Saiya-jin's eyes darting to the side of his head as it tilted in the direction the call felt strongest in. Something in the back of him mind remembered the voice from somewhere... it was his own, the deeper bass that had been acquired through the less embarrassing experience with puberty in the afterlife. Though there was a misleading security it installed into him, the alternate meaning those words told him. "Heh, come on, it'll be easy."

"What if you hit someone? Like a friend?" Goten's lips parted as his head bobbed back slightly, this new voice was young... inexperienced and childish. It seemed to argue with the other as if the two held different entities in some unseen convention within the Saiya-jin's body, but it didn't end...

"What happens, happens. Did you recognize the reason why we lost in that tournament? It was because you interfered, I could've killed him."

"You couldn't have! It was against the rules!"

"Fuck the rules, I decide from now on."

Within the time that it took to come to a conclusion between the two unknown pieces, Goten had emerged on the scene within the building with a blistering point of contact between the new arrival and the groups of undead. The youth's eyes had been drawn into a glare as muscles tensed throughout his body, fists gripped tightly at his sides causing them to shutter violently in a commotion which drew attention from the dead who took to him quiet fondly for the life coursing through his veins.

It didn't take long for the Saiyan to join the ranks of those whom were already slaughtering the walking corpses so it didn't define him much apart from the others, yet the only difference had been the way he was moving... killing the killed becoming a near passion for the youth who took yearningly to it.

A burst of body parts scattered themselves along the walls and across the ground as the teenager played the reaper for a time, fists and feet his scythe, a coursing glare and old colored blood his dark cloak. A swing came around with force heavy enough to split the hallowed out bone inside one of the undead's arms and rip through into it's rib cage, the rhythmic sounds of cracking filled the air as the fragile insides broke apart in a spray of crimson color.

With a turn, the demi Saiya-jin took note of his crotched position to place a perfect mark in the stomach of an impending attacker that had been approaching from behind, making quick work to grab a hold of intestines before tearing the organ out in a gutting motion. Less then a glance was given as a fist slammed against the cranium of something behind him, whatever it was the misty liquid feeling about his hand and wrist was enough for him to disregard taking any further actions in that direction. He rose with a flick of the wrist, tossing the large rope of flesh around the neck of his current target twice before tightening it to a perfect grip. With less then a smirk he pulled downward the captive downward, shattering the corpse's forehead against one knee only to drive it back down to break apart the remainder of the head.

To its knees the dead fell again, the hybrid turning to deliver another devastating swing against the side of an image's head which erupted on contact. Taking the momentum the punch generated for him to jump into a spin, one leg coming about to take out the mid section of yet another undead only to have the other come about to clear the space above it's shoulders.

Goten landed, bound into a stance with legs spread far from shoulder length and one hand set with the palm pressed against the ground completely devoid of the massive build up of flesh and gory that littered the room.

"Another," the deep toned voice spoke again, jerking the Son warrior's head to look over in the direction of the weakest feeling ki strength in the room... Cell. The reduced amount of strength felt as though he had been through hell and back, or more to the point, 'hell fighter' and back. There was another alike to the speckled fighter but at the moment seemed to be enthralled with an over zealous battle between the golden colored princess. "Take it; pick up the remains of the kill."

"No..." Sense was something of a memory now, a desperate revolt of judgment that could've been the deciding point between life or death. Though through the delberation and inner bickering, Cell had managed to devour the imposture, taking a stronger glow to himself that seem to fold his old strength and impress the rest with the new.

"Take it." It pursued.

"No."

"TAKE IT!" Lifting from his position, the youth shot forth at the original bio-android. He could see it... just before contact, Cell's face glancing over in the remaining moments before his neck had been taken hold of and driven through the wall at his side. Flying back in the grasps of the teenager for several rooms before the inertia from a sudden stop sent his green frame after him. The halt only resulted in the start of a circular swing which held twenty-one's head outward into the approaching objects within its path till a downward thrust sprawled the piece of bio machinery down upon the floor, giving rest for the moment. Light filtered through the room now as Goten spun about still with the force of the whirl controlling his movements before one hand stuck out suddenly, aimed precisely at the android as a wave of ki bolts flooded as if water from a broken damn had been released.

Though the youth knew the only reason he had been able to overcome Cell had been from the sudden and unexpected initial attack, that certain Saiyanistic ego began to grow now. Taking the form of a power to use, the only downfall being... reality itself...

[Raditzu]

?Ya know? people don?t often mention it,? the fused beings voice was gentle, but firm. The polyphonic words were surprisingly easy on the ears. ?But being this amazing sure gets tiring.?

This beast certainly did not share the saiyandroid?s sense of humor. Not that many people would find getting the proverbial shit kicked out of them funny, mind you. With a mighty roar, the creature swung its katchin limb at its fused opponent. With little more than a light giggle, Eightzu spun sideways, avoiding the blow. As he spun, the warrior threw a leg outwards. Though it looked to be a simple kick, when it landed, the once-giant monstrosity was sent hurtling through the air. Before it could even register what had happened, Eightzu appeared above the beast and halted its movements by gripping its vein-covered neck.

?I think we should give you name, what do you think?? In truth, Eightzu didn?t care what it thought. ?What about Jack? Hmm? no.? The beasty snapped a set of surprisingly sharp teeth at its captor. ?Oh! Here we go! You can be junior.?

It made perfect sense. Since it was, basically, just a smaller version of the original beast. Junior fit perfectly. A second opinion might be nice, though. Eightzu vanished, the monster still in its grip. From the sidelines, Piccolo tried to follow the fused warrior?s movements, but Eightzu was on a completely different level. He jumped back in surprise, however, when he heard the warrior whisper into his pointy green ears.

?How?s that sound, hm??

?Ah!? Piccolo whirled around to see Eightzu?s smiling face. ?Err? junior? sounds fine.?

The fact that Eightzu still held the beast in its hand was somewhat distracting to the Super Namekian. The fusion?s face lit up in a wide grin once he heard Piccolo confirm that ?Junior? was, in fact, a perfect name. Of course it was. Any name this revolting beast was given by someone who radiated magnificence would be perfect. XTREME magnificence, no less. Moving, once again with unfathomable speed, back into the air, Eightzu let go of Junior.

?Now? I think you were about to try and hit me? Junior.?

By now, the newly-dubbed creature was nothing short of absolutely livid. Whether or not its brain could fully register how completely it was being mocked crossed the mind of Eightzu as he danced away from the creature. With every attack, the beast caught nothing but air. While it was swinging away wildly, Eightzu looked as though he was hardly moving. There was no waste of motion, as he bent, spun, twirled, ducked, and maneuvered away from every attempt. Still hovering in the air, Jr. reared back with its metallic limb and prepared to strike. The strike never came, though. Lunging nimbly forward, Eightzu closed the distance between them and once again gripped the beast by its neck. Spinning his arm in a wide, windmill motion, the saiyandroid built up some momentum before hurling the beast towards the asteroid below.

The ground shook mightily as Junior was forced through the soil. Only the tips of its feet could be seen sticking from the ground. Eightzu hit the ground next to the beast and dropped into a squatting position. Reaching out, he poked Junior?s feet with an extended finger. When nothing happened, he dropped into a sitting position and crossed his arms across his chest. A frown was visible across his soft features.

?I think I killed it,? the fusion pouted.

?Uh? isn?t that a good thing?? Piccolo confessed a bit of confusion.

?I was having fun! Now Junior?s dead.?

As if waiting for its cue, the ground shook and crumbled away. Junior slowly pulled itself out of the ground and took a moment to compose itself. Eightzu practically squealed with delight as he bounded back to his feet. He knew Junior wouldn?t let him down! Catching sight of warrior that had thrown him so effortlessly through the air, Junior let loose a might roar and charged forward. In a manner very similar to a sixth grader?s, Eightzu stepped to one side and stuck out his foot. Junior, in his rush to attack, missed the movement and was sent face first back into the dirt. It quickly scrambled it feet and turned to strike once again. But Eightzu was on the attack. Just as it turned around, its face was hammered by a series of fists. Though it only saw one strike, it felt the effects of several. Sickening cracks filled the air as Eightzu continued to drive his knuckles into the beasts face. In short time, the once-mighty roars of Junior were reduced to little more than a pathetic whimper.

At the end of Eightzu?s assault, Junior was tossed to the ground. Instead of trying to get back to its feet, it crawled lamely away from the fused monstrosity before it. With a soft chuckle, Eightzu slowly strode after it. Junior cried out in pain as it felt its legs shattered under the pressure of swift kick. With a second kick, the saiyandroid rendered Junior?s other leg useless. The beast was now attempting to crawl away using only its arms. That would simply have to change. Reaching down, Eightzu grabbed a hold of the katchin arm that had previous been in its possession. With what looked to be a very minor effort, the fused being tore the limb from the beast?s torso. Junior howled in pain, but it fell upon deaf ears. The katchin melted from the beasts arm and reformed Rad?s Strong Arm on Eightzu. In the meantime, Junior?s whining was quickly growing annoying.

?Now you?re just being annoying,? Eightzu scolded. The katchin clad arm of the fusion grabbed onto the monster?s neck and lifted him to eye level. Green blood oozed from the stump that used to be its right arm. Its legs scrapped along the ground limply. ?Now why don?t we shut you up, hmm??

With a bright smile, Eightzu reached out and grabbed onto Junior?s lower jaw. Its razor-like teeth shattered against the fusion?s skin as it took a firm grip. With a mighty flourish, Eightzu ripped the beast?s jaw from its head and hurled it through the air. Piccolo had to step aside to avoid being hit by the flying monstrosity. It lay, prone and pathetic, on its back. With nothing to hold it back, Junior?s tongue flopped against his neck as blood pooled around it and flowed to the ground. A small crunch echoed through the air as Eightzu shattered Junior?s jawbone in his hand.

?Tch? isn?t this disappointing?? Eightzu looked to Piccolo. ?I thought he was going to be fun.?

?Yeah? he?s no fun at all.? Not knowing quite what to say, Piccolo didn?t dare disagree with the fusion after witnessing such apathetic brutality.

?I guess I?m done here.? Eightzu scanned his surroundings. His striking blue eyes settled upon a large chunk of wall that had been flung from the hospital.

With quick instructions, Eightzu told Piccolo to bring Junior to the chunk of concrete. From the top of the wall stuck several pieces of rusted rebar. With a light tug, Eightzu freed one of the pieces. Grabbing Junior away from Piccolo, Eightzu held him against the piece of wall and thrust the piece of rebar through the beast?s lower torso. A pathetic gurgle issued from Junior?s throat, but it was ignored. The saiyandroid bent the rebar up at the end to keep Junior from pulling himself off. With a giggle he turned his back on the beast and strode casually towards the hospital. He simply left Junior to his slow death. Hopefully it would be quite painful. Piccolo slowly fell instep behind Eightzu.

?Hey? where did that other guy go?? Eightzu looked around.

?Hellfighter? He said something about stopping the game and took off.? Piccolo waved a hand dismissively.

?He what?!?

Eightzu looked around again, almost frantically this time. As he did, a figure leapt from the roof of the hospital. No ki registered with the fused being, meaning it was probably the one he was looking for. Before Piccolo could say anything, Eightzu was gone. It looked as though the saiyandroid had simply vanished. 17, on the other hand, became very painfully aware of the fusion?s presence. The android had been flying through the air one second, and then hurtling towards the ground the next. He painfully coughed up blood as he pulled himself to his feet. His rapid descent had not given him time to right his flight path. He looked up to see the very stern frown of the fused saiyandroid.

?I can?t have you ruining things for me??

?What the hell are you talking about!?? 17?s eyes burned with anger.

?I?m not going to let some punk ruining me chances at fame and stardom. I have a duty to spread my awe-inspiring magnificence to people throughout the galaxy,? Eightzu proclaimed with a flourish.

?And you?re going to stop me?? 17 moved to walk around the fused being.

?Kid,? Eightzu gripped 17?s neck and lifted him into the air before he could finish taking a single step. ?You?re a hundred years too early to be asking me that.?

With little more than a flick of his wrist, Eightzu sent 17 skidding across the ground. 17 found himself once again slowly pulling himself to his feet and, once again, looking into the stern frown of the fused being. Eightzu helped him up to his feet by yanking on his hair, looked straight into his eyes and smiled happily.

?Now, you can either turn around and go back into the hospital, or I can get serious.? A light giggle issued from the saiyandroid. ?Which?ll it be??

[Bra]

OOC: This takes place just before Cell's post, 'kay? Awesome.

It took all the seething princess had to force herself up off her back, her arms quivering under the stress of supporting her upper body. The sickly green harbinger of death was still buried in debris. Deep cuts and gashes exuded a hideous purply-black blood. It was as think as honey, but completely opaque.

?Sick.? she sneered, her voice filled with contempt for the horrid undead Cell. The monstrosity was climbing to his feet. Bra had to take the initiative. The golden haired super saiyan pushed off the floor, catapulting herself across. Her intense acceleration tore the ceramic tiles from the blood-stained floor, hurling them through the air in the halfling?s wake. The genetic fusion of VX and Blue-23 had only the time to look up and gasp in surprise as a gloved fist ploughed savagely into his nose. A morbid crunch! sound accompanied a thick spurt of blood from Viral Cell?s nose, but it failed to phase the golden haired girl, who threw forth a flurry of subsequent punches, each one crashing about the chartreuse monster?s head devastatingly. A particularly fierce punch smashed into the side of the black speckled creature?s head, followed by a ruthless crescent kick to the temple, tossing the muscle-bound warrior to the floor like a rag doll. Bra rocketed forth, executing a perfect forward flip, before viciously driving both heels into the genetic amalgamation?s ribs, provoking a satisfying yelp of pain from Viral Cell.

?Invincible, huh? You?re so lame.? Bra taunted, hopping off of Cell?s chest, landing softly enough to avoid disturbing the dust blanketing the floor, ?I mean, seriously. You got a cheap shot in and you started to choke me. Big deal, chump!? the golden haired girl smirked mockingly, ?Come on, dammit! Get up!!?

?Shut your filthy mouth, you child!!? the zombie boomed, pounding his fist on the ground, shattering the tiles beneath his gargantuan hand. Bra crossed her arms once again, her defiant smirk broadening.

?You keep calling me that. Face it: you?re getting your ass kicked by a kid. A little girl. I guess you figured you?d get an easy target, huh? You?re a fucking punk. Talking about being so awesome, and then not getting up and fighting when someone hits you a couple times.? the demi saiyan?s anger had mostly subsided, and an overwhelming sense of superiority began to fog her mind. It had been some time since she had last ascended, and the massive, instantaneous surge of pure energy was nothing short of... exhilerating.

Viral Cell growled, pushing himself to his feet. A malevolent scowl seemed to burn into his bloodied face, his eyes alight with a kind of raw, psychotic hatred. His absolute abhorrence to all forms of life seemed to convey itself through those horrid, scarlet eyes. The monstrosity bore his teeth, emitting a low growl. Then, he began to laugh.

?You foolish cretin. Know you nothing of what I can do?? Viral Cell finally retorted, a wild grin replacing the horrifying glare, ?It?s a little something called Sai-Sei regeneration. You see...?

?Shut up and fight me!!? Bra screamed, jagged aureate flames reaching at the walls and ceiling, becoming more and more violent as the girl?s level of energy leapt once again, coming to a halt just as the hybrid?s arms fell to her sides.

?As you wish.? her adversary replied, his grin becoming even more unnerving as gashes began to mend themselves all over his body, ?Ah... wouldn?t you love to be part of this... this true perfection? Never tiring, never ailing, never feeling pain nor weakness. No need for food or rest. A deity.?

The heiress was taken aback - how idiotic of her!! She had seen Cell?s regenerative abilities first-hand, and yet she allowed herself to stand idly by as his clone did the same thing. The girl cursed loudly at her novice mistake.

?Fuckin? freak!!? the young super saiyan growled, launching herself at her restored foe. The illegitimate twenty-first android stood no chance of defending against the brutal flying kick. Bra?s fantastic speed could only be described as alacritous as her foot dug deep into Viral Cell?s throat. The princess threw forth a punch to the head, followed by a ferocious knee to the gut. Bra hurled another fist, but the black speckled anomaly managed to catch it, wrapping his monstrous hand tightly around the halfling?s fist. The golden haired girl gasped quietly in shock, throwing her other fist, only to have it caught in the same way. The two warriors struggled mightily, two auras clashing and burning against one another, while dust and even large chunks of debris swirled about, crashing into walls, tables, and anything else nearby.

?You know it?s only a matter of time before you grow weary and your strength fails you. You?ll become slow... weak. To die so pathetically. Think, if you simply surrendered now, you could die with dignity. Willingly becoming a part of the greatest entity to ever walk this wretched universe!? Viral Cell?s voice was filled with some kind of deranged excitement.

?Would you shut the hell up!? And let go of me, you bastard!!? Bra shrieked, trying fiercely to break her opponent?s grip ?Let go, you ugly piece of stinking-?

The girl stopped as an idea struck her. She leapt up, driving her feet into Viral Cell?s stomach. Using all the power in her legs and arms, the golden haired youth desperately tugged against the monstrosity?s grasp, but he adamantly refused to let go. The kick had admittedly startled the illegitimate creation, and it took everything he had to hold onto his victim?s fists. Finally, his breath caught up with him, and his eyes grew wild once more.

?Enough!!? the fearsome winged fighter boomed, his tail menacingly snapping back and forth. In a flash, the spiked appendage bore upward into Bra?s back, eliciting an agonized scream which pierced Viral Cell?s eardrums. The princess? legs grew limp, falling from there place against the undead monster?s chest and onto the floor. The creature had waited to begin the process of actually absorbing the hybrid, and instead reveled in her obvious misery. Her face was locked in a cringe of intense pain, and she couldn?t help but whimper continuously, like a wounded animal.

?Die!!? Bra roared, her eyes snapping open and palms reaching out. An intense blast of energy crashed into the face of the walking dead, launching him backwards and forcing his quilled tail out of the demi saiyan?s back. Viral Cell was thrown into the far wall, upon which the pillar of ki detonated, consuming him in flames and kinetic energy.

The young heiress stumbled, unable to maintain any form of combat stance for longer than a few seconds. Glistening blood streamed from the deep puncture wound on the girl?s lower back. It was but millimeters from her spine. Likely due to a cocky error on the false 21?s part. It was becoming difficult to see things clearly, as if a gentle fog had rolled into the room. It obscured the finer details, but was steadily worsening.

?I?ve had it with you!! I swear your death will be the most painful, excruciating experience you?ll ever have!!? Viral Cell thundered, leaping from the thick haze formed by the aftermath of Bra?s ki wave. A mighty fist collided with the defenseless super saiyan, propelling her through a massive hole in one of the walls, into yet another wall in the next room. She yelped in agony, unaware that her adversary bore down upon her once again. She bounced off of the flaking tiled wall, only to be thrust back into it by two scaly hands which clamped about her slender throat. He throttled her savagely, slamming her repeatedly into the wall as he did so. His tail rose up once again, filling Bra?s pitiful field of awareness. It plunged forward, but suddenly Viral Cell?s grasp -and presence- was gone.

?U-Unh...? she muttered, crashing onto her knees. Her spiked locks of gold lost their rigidity as a wave of cyan washed over them, restoring their original color. Her hair fell upon her shoulders as she fell upon the floor. The halfling pushed herself back up onto her hands and knees, shaking her head thoroughly in an effort to clear her vision. She leapt up, raising her fists, only to have her wrists gently grasped by a dark haired young man.

?Easy now. Cell,? he spoke the name with a harsh tone, before reverting to the soft voice he used for the distressed girl, ?He?s taking care of it. You need to rest, that cut looks real bad.?

?But... the zombies! And-? Bra protested.

?No need to worry. They?re practically all done for anyway.? the teen replied. Suddenly, the demi saiyan recognized him. Hell Fighter 17. But why was he helping her? Was it really okay to stop fighting now?

?O-Okay...? the cyan haired princess agreed, falling forward, into the android?s arms. He grunted in surprise, and then gently placed the child onto the floor, ?Seventeen!? she demanded.

?...Yeah?? came the reply, devoid of any of his typical sarcasm. Bra winced as a stab of pain rushed through her once again. As it subsided, she began to speak.

?I?m still able to fight, get me?!? she declared, almost angrily, ?I can go super saiyan if you need me!!?

?Yeah, sure.? the artificial human responded, ?I get you.?

[Hellfighter 17]

The android smiled lightly at the young girl. ?I get you.? The humanoid had set away his lust for the destruction of Cell for the time being, taking time to tend to the young woman who seemed to always be there in the past few months, well, it seemed that way to Seventeen at least. His face had relaxed since the time he was taking to bout with the continually-assaulted winged-creature, and now that his mind was off of the being the humanoid could finally ?relax,? or as close to it as he could under such circumstances. He glanced down towards the saiya-jin heiress once more before figuring just what he had intended on doing moments ago, which had become lost to him in the moment of sublimity. The robot could see the girl?s eyes begin to dart and her eyelids darted up. Seventeen raised an eyebrow and his head bobbed backwards before the saiyan made it clear.

?Cell!? she said in a high pitch, her eyes wincing in pain as she tried to lean forward, but the wound was retarding her from doing so. The android looked behind him to see what looked like a teenager grappling with his killer. The hell fighter contemplated what to do at the moment; he could step in and help the youth, or simply watch the fight whilst fending off zombies from the girl?those are the choices that the cybernetic brain was displaying. Before making a decision, though, the raven-haired ?savior? looked back to Bra, and his attention was instantly brought to her eyes. A cloudy mist was forming in the corner of her eyes, they were not necessarily tears, but they merely personified the expression on her face moreso; a quivering lip accompanied by floating eyebrows, sampled with cheeks that were flushed with colour, which could be attributed to the pain she was in, but Seventeen felt something from this either way.

When the humanoid looked back towards the male saiya-jin, he now had Cell in some form of a headlock and was threatening to squeeze even tighter with a grimace overcoming his face. ?Agh!? said the android, loud and with a furrowed brow. Why do I have to? The humanoid did not like what he was about to do; he went against most of the desires he felt throughout his wires. At least it?ll be the honourable thing to do. . .I guess.

Bra looked over to see the usually-sarcastic man racing for the aggressor Goten. Her face contorted so that her eyebrows were no longer relaxed but no raised as fair as she could muster at the moment, and her eyes were now focused on his movements. Seventeen?s body moved at fair rate, decent enough to reach the saiyan-hyrbid before he could pummel another fist into his victim. The teen was quite surprised to see that his hand did not hit the Cell?who had already been given a punch by several others that day, which could explain his inability to put up a defense that met par. The boy?s eyes then turned to see the cause; a man of medium stature and raven-black hair, adorned with no outstanding clothing save the bandana wrapped around his neck. ?Let go of me!? the teenager howled, trying to free himself of the robotic grip. His body shuffled to and fro, and his teeth grinded across the other when he was not set free.

?I can?t do that.? The android?s words were calm and soothing, trying to settle down the young warrior. He trembled some more, but eventually calmed down enough to look at his captor in the face. ?Look, I want to kill this. . .? Seventeen stumbled for a word that would not interrupt his current tone, ?. . .creature much more than anyone here, but. . .I can?t.? Through gritted teeth, the teenager allowed his eyes to look on with a glare of light bouncing off of his irises and pupils. ?That girl over there, Bra, would be really upset if something happened to. . .Cell, and I think with the state she is in and all the attacks that have been launched on him, even one by me, that he shall get his just desserts another time.? The android?s gaze turned to Cell?s face, which was watching the two of them conversing, and he scowled slightly.

Goten looked at his prey, his breathing had returned to normal from its previous heavy state and his eyebrows were no longer indented. The hell fighter simply waited for a response from the youth, unsure of what the stranger might do. ?Uygh,? grunted the saiya-jin as he dropped the black-speckled body to the ground. Cell quickly got to his feet and searched around his body to see if there were any orifices or major wounds. After the examination was over, the absorber simply used his regeneration skills to heal himself, though the pain still lingered from before.

?The only person around here you can fight is me, or onna those zombies down there. I?m sure that the zombies would be a better choice, don?t you?? asked Seventeen with a tone more deep and gruff than before.

OOC: Whatja gonna do, Goten?! This seemed like the thing that would make the most IC sense that I saw, and not just for my character. Last post.

[Banned Dana]

With little more than a flick of his wrist, Eightzu sent 17 skidding across the ground. 17 found himself once again slowly pulling himself to his feet and, once again, looking into the stern frown of the fused being. Eightzu helped him up to his feet by yanking on his hair, looked straight into his eyes and smiled happily.

?Now, you can either turn around and go back into the hospital, or I can get serious.? A light giggle issued from the saiyandroid. ?Which?ll it be??

Android 17 smirked.

?If you wanted me that badly, all you had to do was ask.? Retorted the machine-hybrid.

A look of satisfaction was spread endlessly across the half man half woman. Eightzu turned from Android 17 then disappeared within seconds into the distance. 17 now faced a dilemma, with Eightzu being over powerful he?d have great protection in the Sayajin/Android, but at the same time, this was a game, a sick and twisted game, but a game nonetheless. Heading back towards the hospital, it didn?t take long for 17 to see his Namekian partner looking dumbfounded.

17 had flown away, Eightzu had disappeared, and Piccolo was just standing there with his thumb up his butt, not a clue as what to do. There was no possible way for the Jade warrior to catch up to 17 and the fused Sayajin/Android warrior, he could now only hope Android 17 would realize Eightzu was too much of a threat and would turn around and rejoin him. Turning in mid air, Eightzu suddenly reappeared, bearing no signs of a struggle, so either he just killed him, or convinced him to return, starring into the distance, Piccolo was excited to see the machine-hybrid closing in on them. A smile came across the Namekian?s face, however, it quickly went away.

Just to the left of Eightzu, who was looking over his/her body talking to itself about its Xtremeness, was a black mass, almost like a cloud, quickly sweeping in on the three warriors. Upon further investigation, Piccolo realized that Brim must have known of the Super Sayajin/Android warrior and what would bring higher ratings than a super warrior versus a super beast, how about an army of super beasts! Piccolo?s scouter was beeping wildly. There were 120 of the monsters they had previously disposed of! Each of them carried a slightly less ki level than the first, but each had a decent chunk of it. Piccolo looked at Android 17, who was now wishing that Eightzu would have just killed him instead.

Eightzu, who?s Xtremeness must have been clouding its ki sense finally caught wind of the mass of super powered beasts and his/her face exploded with joy. You could tell the Sayajin side of the super fused warrior was currently in control, its will to fight was overbearing. Flying up to Piccolo and Android 17, Eightzu gave them firm instructions to wait a few seconds before interfering. Not in an extreme rush, Piccolo nodded as an answer for both 17 and himself. Eightzu smiled and turned from the Jade warrior, his ki exploding from his body, sending the Namekian/Android duo to the ground. Blasting off towards the army, a big cloud of dust bellowed out from Eightzu?s initial attack point. It had landed an punch to one of the beasts? face, sending it deep into the ground. Spinning around, Eightzu landed a kick to another beasts? face, this time sending him crashing into a bunch of other beasts. Just as the fused being went to attack once again, the entire army began to pile on top of him. Pushing free of the pile once, and attempting to take to the air, Eightzu quickly found himself on the ground once again, being piled upon.

It was obvious that the fusion was beginning to wear out, Eightzu?s magnificence was starting to dull, though the super fusion still had one trick up its sleeve. Concentrating its ki to one point in his head, the fused warrior sent a discharge of what looked like lightning throughout the entire army of super beasts. Finally able to break free of the beasts, Eightzu jumped high into the air and came crashing down in the middle of them smashing the ground with his fist, sending a shockwave of energy throughout the ground, sending the mass of grey flesh in all directions.

Lifting himself back to his feet, the Super Fused being smirked at his incredible series of attacks, though he had little time to check the damage, for another mass of monsters were closing in on him/her. Turning and lifting a palm in the direction of the swarming mass, Eightzu unleashed a monestrous ki blast that blinded both the Namekian and Android spectators. The wind from the massive attack knocked Piccolo off guard and back to the ground, Android 17 struggled and just barely stayed aloft.

Every last monster in that direction had been instantly incinerated. It was obvious of the Xtreme power that was Eightzu, however, each and every attack was draining the fused warrior and Piccolo could see it as his vision began to return. The Sayajin/Android fusion wasn?t as composed as it was earlier. Its chest was slightly heaving, so either it was overly excited or it was beginning to run low on time. Piccolo had heard of fusion before and that it isn?t permanent like the Namekian fusion, though he had no idea how long it lasted for he had never seen it.

Eightzu turned to the sidelined duo and waved them in. Piccolo lifted himself off the ground and took off towards the fused being, being closely followed by Android 17. The jade warriors scouter was hard at work, Eightzu had defeated 100 of the monsters already, but that left 20, who were in the distance, charging towards the three beings with blazing speed. Piccolo and Android 17 landed near Eightzu, waiting for instructions, however, instead of speaking, the Super Sayajin/Android warriors aura burst forward, a barrier of energy protected the trio, however, Eightzu didn?t stop there. Pumping more and more energy into the barrier, Piccolo could see the struggle to not allow the barrier to explode in size.

The grey monster army was now just feet from the trio and that?s when Piccolo turned to see Eightzu smirk. Unleashing one last burst of ki into the barrier, the protective shield lunged out, tearing apart everything in it?s path, the fallen monsters, the ground, little brush, and even the last of the 120 monsters. Another burst of blinding light came from the immense power of the ki barrier and as it began to subside, Piccolo was awe stuck in the size of the crater left in the ground. It had to have been half a mile in diameter and about fifty feet deep.

Eightzu laughed and lept into the air, traveling back towards the hospital, both Android 17 and Piccolo stayed back for a moment to assess the damage, it was difficult to comprehend. Such massive energy was hiding in that fused warrior, so why doesn?t he/she just kill Brim and allow us all to go home? That?s when it came to Piccolo?s mind, maybe he was in on it. But why? Both Android 18 and Raditzu were his alliance leaders, why would they be in on Brim?s little sick game? Though those thoughts plagued Piccolo?s mind another one did too, maybe they wanted the glory all to themselves. That seemed more like a reasonable theory than Brim brain washing the Super Sayajin and Android, so that?s the theory the Namekian was sticking with. Besides, Piccolo had a trump card for if it came down to Raditzu, Android 18 and himself fighting to the death.

Turning towards 17, Piccolo motioned for him them to follow the Super Fusion. It wouldn?t be long now, he was sure of it, however, something else was there too, a force that wasn?t friendly, one that wanted the Android/Namekian duo dead, but what, why, and most importantly, who?

OOC: Yeah yeah, Eigthzu roughed up an army of 120. Awesome power...blah blah.

Post number 2

[Drake]

Trunks didn?t even notice as his make believe chainsaw?s teeth tore through the ceiling, similar to the way a shark would rip through it?s prey, for he was too busy making sure he sliced through some undead flesh. It wasn?t until a few bits of destroyed tile, and the tell-tale groaning of supports, that the lavender haired saiyajin knew what he?d done.

?Holy crap?? Was all he could utter before the whole thing came tumbling down on Cell, Bra, Cell?s twin brother, and the hybrid. Trunks wanted to say ?Holy crap, that?s cool? but such things weren?t possible when a few tons of cement and various building materials were about to come crashing down on you. Interestingly enough, it wasn?t only the roof that came down, but the other part of group ?XTREME? which they had been separated from not too long ago.

It appeared that the tables had turned towards their favor now that they?d been reunited with their group, not that they need much help in dealing with the zombies who had suffered severe losses when the ceiling collapsed; however, for the fight against Viral Cell, they were a welcome addition.

?It sure is starting to get crowded in here.? Trunks thought after a quick re-examination of battlefield. The collapse, countless corpses, and new additions to the group caused the Halfling to begin thinking- which wasn?t a good thing since it caused his brain to hurt. With Raditsu?s previous game of ?Kick the Nuke?, Bojack?s ?Doors? We don?t need no stinking doors!?, and finally the destruction of a roof on his own part- things weren?t looking good for the base. One had to wonder how much longer this place could support the battling super powers located within it?s bowels before the whole thing came down like a deck of cards.

But that was something best left for the other people to worry about, Trunks had better things to do.

?Har! Die? again! Zombies? Laughed the boy manically as he cut a path of destruction through the remnants of the undead army, sending gore every which way without a care in the world.

[Burter]

END OF ROUND

Fighting, zombie-killing, arguing, taunting. All of it stopped. Interutped.

They were all gone.

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