11-07-2005, 03:01 AM
Their eyes refused to break their lock. Vegeta?s glare bore deep into the long-haired saiyan?s mind, but he refused to relent. His own eyes bore no anger towards the prince before him. He had other things on his mind at the moment. Things brought to bare by the speech he himself had given Vegeta. When had he become such a horrible hypocrite? His left arm hanging limply at his side, Vegeta opened his mouth to reply to Raditzu, but never got the chance. Darkness fell upon the arena. The only light came from the bars of energy that blocked the exits and the holding cell, and that didn?t last for long. The emerald energy flicked and was then extinguished. Noises filtered through the blackness, reaching the ears of those still in the Friend or Foe tournament. A slow shuffling. It grew in volume and was soon accompanied by low groans.
?? the hell is this?? Someone?s voice was barely audible over the growing din.
?Probably another one of Stumpy?s games,? Raditzu answered no one.
Before he could move, however, something collided with the long-haired warrior. The impact against the saiyan?s side sent a wave of pain through his body. The wound Vegeta had inflicted upon him wasn?t simply going away. Rad hit the ground: standing had lost its appeal. A voice echoed through the arena: Vegeta?s. Rad craned his head to see a fiery aura around the prince. He was insane. With the damage he had suffered, he wouldn?t last three seconds. Another powerlevel flared up: Bra?s. Then a third. It was? Trunks? Rad reached around his waist, the feeling slowly draining from his finger tips. Blood seeped into the soil around him as it continued to flow through his body. After what seemed like hours, the long-haired being found what he was looking for: a small bean. Biting the legume in half, Rad continued to crunch. As he swallowed, a wave of euphoria swept his body. He could feel the wound in his side closing up, his shoulder healing, ribs mending, and strength returning. Having only consumed half the bean, he wasn?t at 100%, but he was quite a bit better then he had been moments ago.
"Bra!" Trunks voice rang out.
Rad turned to see what the commotion was? or tried to. All around him were shuffling bodies. Grotesque, rotting corpses that had been reanimated. Whatever the people on this asteroid had discovered, it sure worked. Ducking away from a boney limb, Rad leapt into the air to get a better view of his surroundings. Bodies were pouring in from all the exits of the arena, though this was more of a guess than anything else. Raditzu wasn?t sure if he was actually making out the shuffling bodies, or if he was simply imagining them. He was sure, however, of the people moving away from the holding area. Freed from the imprisoning energy, most were very eager to leave their confines. Near the cell were the forms he had heard. Their auras were giving off a powerful light. Amongst them, one stood out brilliantly. Trunks? energy was pouring off of him. The golden aura about him bathed everything in the majestic hue.
Anger!
A voice almost screamed in his head. The waves of emotion were pouring from the ascended youth. That, coupled with the surprising level of energy that Trunks was reaching made Raditzu nervous. He must have transcended beyond a Super Saiyan; that was the only thing Raditzu could think of to explain what was going on. He prayed that Trunks would have better luck controlling his strength than he had had. Raditzu shot towards the ground, straight towards the two downed fighters near Trunks. As he approached, Rad clenched the other half of the senzu bean in his hand and shook his head. If he had ever done anything this stupid before, it escaped him. Hitting the ground, Rad took off quickly. Within moments he was standing behind Vegeta, who had pulled himself to his feet. Rad reached out and shoved a finger into the hole in the prince?s shoulder. Shocked at the suddenness of the pain, Vegeta tried to cry out. As soon as he opened his mouth, however, Raditzu slapped his other hand over it. The half a senzu bean was shoved down Vegeta?s throat, but that wasn?t Rad?s concern. He was already off and moving once more.
Leaping into the air once more, Rad traveled high above the bodies of zombies and warriors, carefully scanning them as he soared above. There! Rad hit the ground only feet away from his target. Reaching out, he snatched up the androidess? arm and yanked her in his direction. Bad move. Instinctively, 18 spun around and lodged her fist into Rad?s nose.
?Bloody hell, babe!?
?Raditzu!? She exclaimed before glomping the bulky saiya-jin.
?Raditzu?? Another form spoke up. He had been standing next to 18.
?Dad?!? Rad shook his head. ?Err? Bardock. Come on.?
The trio turned towards the nearest exit and took off. In their haste, several zombies were sent flying through the air. Normally, Raditzu would have relished the chance to artfully dispatch so many easy targets, but his little brush with death had temporarily sobered him up. Trunks, Vegeta, and Bra would be enough to handle a few zombies, and that wasn?t counting the number of other people who would probably be more than happy to get a good work-out. As they neared the exit, a voice called out.
?Going somewhere??
The Ader dropped from the sky and hit the ground running. Jack fell into line with the rest of the small group. He had probably seen them fleeing, or? who knows? it didn?t much matter just then. They approached the exit, but saw a long line of the living impaired shuffling into their path. 18 leapt forward, taking the lead. Against her own ascended power, these corpses were little more than pins to be knocked over. Before he actually shot through the exit, Raditzu stopped and turned to face the middle of the arena. He concentrated for a second, then extended an arm outwards. Moments pass and nothing happened.
?Whatcha waiting for?? Bardock strained his eyes to see through the darkness.
?Wait for it?? Rad grinned as he saw it.
Sliding along the ground, straight towards the long-haired warrior, was a large pile of silver-hued metal. Once it reached his leg, the metal slunk up his body and reformed into the shape of his armor. Though it still bore the scars of his battle with Vegeta, it was better than running around topless. That accomplished, Raditzu, Android 18, Bardock, and Bojack shot down the exit and out of the arena.
?So? what?s the plan?? Bojack extended an arm to Raditzu as they tore down a non-descript hallway.
?Well,? Rad pulled the cigar from Bojacks hand and shoved into his mouth to take a drag. ?I?m not 100% sure.?
?Typical.? 18 reached back, snagged the cigar from Rad?s mouth and crushed it in her fist.
?Hey? cut me some slack. I almost died.? 18 turned a random corner and everyone followed. ?Obviously, we should either get these collars off our necks or find a way to turn ?em off. I?m sure Stumpy would know of a way. Whatcha think, pop??
?Stumpy?? Bardock seemed almost taken aback as his son addressed him.
"I mean Brim."
?Makes sense, sure. This would be the place to look for him, too.?
?Perfect.? Rad let loose an XTREME grin.
?? the hell is this?? Someone?s voice was barely audible over the growing din.
?Probably another one of Stumpy?s games,? Raditzu answered no one.
Before he could move, however, something collided with the long-haired warrior. The impact against the saiyan?s side sent a wave of pain through his body. The wound Vegeta had inflicted upon him wasn?t simply going away. Rad hit the ground: standing had lost its appeal. A voice echoed through the arena: Vegeta?s. Rad craned his head to see a fiery aura around the prince. He was insane. With the damage he had suffered, he wouldn?t last three seconds. Another powerlevel flared up: Bra?s. Then a third. It was? Trunks? Rad reached around his waist, the feeling slowly draining from his finger tips. Blood seeped into the soil around him as it continued to flow through his body. After what seemed like hours, the long-haired being found what he was looking for: a small bean. Biting the legume in half, Rad continued to crunch. As he swallowed, a wave of euphoria swept his body. He could feel the wound in his side closing up, his shoulder healing, ribs mending, and strength returning. Having only consumed half the bean, he wasn?t at 100%, but he was quite a bit better then he had been moments ago.
"Bra!" Trunks voice rang out.
Rad turned to see what the commotion was? or tried to. All around him were shuffling bodies. Grotesque, rotting corpses that had been reanimated. Whatever the people on this asteroid had discovered, it sure worked. Ducking away from a boney limb, Rad leapt into the air to get a better view of his surroundings. Bodies were pouring in from all the exits of the arena, though this was more of a guess than anything else. Raditzu wasn?t sure if he was actually making out the shuffling bodies, or if he was simply imagining them. He was sure, however, of the people moving away from the holding area. Freed from the imprisoning energy, most were very eager to leave their confines. Near the cell were the forms he had heard. Their auras were giving off a powerful light. Amongst them, one stood out brilliantly. Trunks? energy was pouring off of him. The golden aura about him bathed everything in the majestic hue.
Anger!
A voice almost screamed in his head. The waves of emotion were pouring from the ascended youth. That, coupled with the surprising level of energy that Trunks was reaching made Raditzu nervous. He must have transcended beyond a Super Saiyan; that was the only thing Raditzu could think of to explain what was going on. He prayed that Trunks would have better luck controlling his strength than he had had. Raditzu shot towards the ground, straight towards the two downed fighters near Trunks. As he approached, Rad clenched the other half of the senzu bean in his hand and shook his head. If he had ever done anything this stupid before, it escaped him. Hitting the ground, Rad took off quickly. Within moments he was standing behind Vegeta, who had pulled himself to his feet. Rad reached out and shoved a finger into the hole in the prince?s shoulder. Shocked at the suddenness of the pain, Vegeta tried to cry out. As soon as he opened his mouth, however, Raditzu slapped his other hand over it. The half a senzu bean was shoved down Vegeta?s throat, but that wasn?t Rad?s concern. He was already off and moving once more.
Leaping into the air once more, Rad traveled high above the bodies of zombies and warriors, carefully scanning them as he soared above. There! Rad hit the ground only feet away from his target. Reaching out, he snatched up the androidess? arm and yanked her in his direction. Bad move. Instinctively, 18 spun around and lodged her fist into Rad?s nose.
?Bloody hell, babe!?
?Raditzu!? She exclaimed before glomping the bulky saiya-jin.
?Raditzu?? Another form spoke up. He had been standing next to 18.
?Dad?!? Rad shook his head. ?Err? Bardock. Come on.?
The trio turned towards the nearest exit and took off. In their haste, several zombies were sent flying through the air. Normally, Raditzu would have relished the chance to artfully dispatch so many easy targets, but his little brush with death had temporarily sobered him up. Trunks, Vegeta, and Bra would be enough to handle a few zombies, and that wasn?t counting the number of other people who would probably be more than happy to get a good work-out. As they neared the exit, a voice called out.
?Going somewhere??
The Ader dropped from the sky and hit the ground running. Jack fell into line with the rest of the small group. He had probably seen them fleeing, or? who knows? it didn?t much matter just then. They approached the exit, but saw a long line of the living impaired shuffling into their path. 18 leapt forward, taking the lead. Against her own ascended power, these corpses were little more than pins to be knocked over. Before he actually shot through the exit, Raditzu stopped and turned to face the middle of the arena. He concentrated for a second, then extended an arm outwards. Moments pass and nothing happened.
?Whatcha waiting for?? Bardock strained his eyes to see through the darkness.
?Wait for it?? Rad grinned as he saw it.
Sliding along the ground, straight towards the long-haired warrior, was a large pile of silver-hued metal. Once it reached his leg, the metal slunk up his body and reformed into the shape of his armor. Though it still bore the scars of his battle with Vegeta, it was better than running around topless. That accomplished, Raditzu, Android 18, Bardock, and Bojack shot down the exit and out of the arena.
?So? what?s the plan?? Bojack extended an arm to Raditzu as they tore down a non-descript hallway.
?Well,? Rad pulled the cigar from Bojacks hand and shoved into his mouth to take a drag. ?I?m not 100% sure.?
?Typical.? 18 reached back, snagged the cigar from Rad?s mouth and crushed it in her fist.
?Hey? cut me some slack. I almost died.? 18 turned a random corner and everyone followed. ?Obviously, we should either get these collars off our necks or find a way to turn ?em off. I?m sure Stumpy would know of a way. Whatcha think, pop??
?Stumpy?? Bardock seemed almost taken aback as his son addressed him.
"I mean Brim."
?Makes sense, sure. This would be the place to look for him, too.?
?Perfect.? Rad let loose an XTREME grin.
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