06-02-2006, 09:23 PM
"Wake up from your naps, warriors! I won't be long!? The moment that Seventeen heard the voice of Karl Jak he couldn?t help but laugh a few times. Naps? Hell, it the cyborg hadn?t closed his eyes in at least twenty-four hours. He had been far too busy either keeping watch for the others during the last precious hours of Day Two or brooding.
The only tidbit of information that the android really cared about was the fact that over half of the competition was already dead. Of course the notion was a double-edged sword, because the rest of the contenders were no doubt the strongest fighters in the bunch. Letting out another melodramatic sigh, the machine-hybrid peered over his shoulder and noticed that several of his teammates had already awakened.
Goku Junior had been listening intently to the announcing of the danger zones, but for a moment, he turned his attention to the Seventeen. The youth smile faintly?his countenance betraying the vast amount of underlying concern the child was harboring. The cyborg turned away from the youthful saiya-jin in an effort to stave off the boy?s staring. He was never one to enjoy being gawked at, especially because he didn?t like it for such an impressionable kid to see him in such a diminished capacity. Quite frankly, it was overly embarrassing for the android to have to limp around, fighting the urge to yell out in pain every time new waves of pain exploded from his abdominal section.
Nevertheless, Seventeen knew he had to press on?if not for his own good, but for all the others as well. With yet another morose sigh, the machine-hybrid removed his assigned from its location in his satchel. Apparently, Karl had finally realized that the island had quickly become something akin to a rather bland racetrack. Nevertheless, the morning for the group of warriors was just as placid as the many before it.
After some friendly banter, Super Buu decided he needed to upstage the wounded android by transmuting a pile of eggs just to spite Seventeen. The machine-hybrid didn?t mind, and in fact, he enjoyed the random spats that Buu and he shared. With the exception of Sixteen, the towering, elastic golem of pink was probably the closest thing to a friend that the android had?especially with the disappearance of Kirano and the betrayal of Piccolo.
When breakfast came to a conclusion, the group once again packed up their amalgamation of supplies and began on their way once again. For the first few minutes, the journey was quiet and without the slightest signs of any discord. Unfortunately, the silence was shattered immediately when Violet decided to descended into another one of her always convenient emotional outbursts.
?I want a fight?now, ? the woman?s eyes began to frantically scan the group of warriors ahead of her. ?Not to the death, not to injure. Something...just?FIGHT ME!? The purple-haired female began to seethe as her body started to mutate beneath the pressure of her swelling emotions. ?Any takers?? She repeated, her voice notably altered to coincide with the partially demonic visage that she had taken up.
?Whoa, Violet...calm down,? Seventeen limped over to the infuriated female and reached out toward her shoulder to sweep away her trademark hair. ?We can?t afford any more injuries or inhibitions in our clan. There are still thirteen fighters out there, just waiting for us to do something stupid, like what you are doing, to move in and kill us all.?
?All I wanted was a little friendly fight, that is all.? Violet was glaring at Seventeen by this point, her eyes possibly betraying the fact that she blatantly understood what she was doing was selfish. ?Perhaps you would be so kind as to??
?No,? the android stated, his cold, black eyes compensating for the lack of strong, physical poise he would have if he still wasn?t inhibited by the wound in his gut. ?I am in no shape to take you on right now. Perhaps after this whole mess is over, but not now, Violet.?
Are you just simply playing pussy, Seventeen?? The words hurt?there was no denying that, but the machine-hybrid wasn?t just about to indulge Violet just because she had signed up for this game and lost some acquaintances. After all, it had been her decision to enter Dante?s Abyss in the first place. She knew the hell that was awaiting her and yet still dove headfirst into the mayhem. ?My offer still stands. I want a fight?now.?
Seventeen sighed as he walked away from the woman. There was no denying that Violet was a powerful fighter. The cyborg just wished that Dante?s Abyss would have occurred in a time period that didn?t happen to be ?Violet?s time of the month.?
The only tidbit of information that the android really cared about was the fact that over half of the competition was already dead. Of course the notion was a double-edged sword, because the rest of the contenders were no doubt the strongest fighters in the bunch. Letting out another melodramatic sigh, the machine-hybrid peered over his shoulder and noticed that several of his teammates had already awakened.
Goku Junior had been listening intently to the announcing of the danger zones, but for a moment, he turned his attention to the Seventeen. The youth smile faintly?his countenance betraying the vast amount of underlying concern the child was harboring. The cyborg turned away from the youthful saiya-jin in an effort to stave off the boy?s staring. He was never one to enjoy being gawked at, especially because he didn?t like it for such an impressionable kid to see him in such a diminished capacity. Quite frankly, it was overly embarrassing for the android to have to limp around, fighting the urge to yell out in pain every time new waves of pain exploded from his abdominal section.
Nevertheless, Seventeen knew he had to press on?if not for his own good, but for all the others as well. With yet another morose sigh, the machine-hybrid removed his assigned from its location in his satchel. Apparently, Karl had finally realized that the island had quickly become something akin to a rather bland racetrack. Nevertheless, the morning for the group of warriors was just as placid as the many before it.
After some friendly banter, Super Buu decided he needed to upstage the wounded android by transmuting a pile of eggs just to spite Seventeen. The machine-hybrid didn?t mind, and in fact, he enjoyed the random spats that Buu and he shared. With the exception of Sixteen, the towering, elastic golem of pink was probably the closest thing to a friend that the android had?especially with the disappearance of Kirano and the betrayal of Piccolo.
When breakfast came to a conclusion, the group once again packed up their amalgamation of supplies and began on their way once again. For the first few minutes, the journey was quiet and without the slightest signs of any discord. Unfortunately, the silence was shattered immediately when Violet decided to descended into another one of her always convenient emotional outbursts.
?I want a fight?now, ? the woman?s eyes began to frantically scan the group of warriors ahead of her. ?Not to the death, not to injure. Something...just?FIGHT ME!? The purple-haired female began to seethe as her body started to mutate beneath the pressure of her swelling emotions. ?Any takers?? She repeated, her voice notably altered to coincide with the partially demonic visage that she had taken up.
?Whoa, Violet...calm down,? Seventeen limped over to the infuriated female and reached out toward her shoulder to sweep away her trademark hair. ?We can?t afford any more injuries or inhibitions in our clan. There are still thirteen fighters out there, just waiting for us to do something stupid, like what you are doing, to move in and kill us all.?
?All I wanted was a little friendly fight, that is all.? Violet was glaring at Seventeen by this point, her eyes possibly betraying the fact that she blatantly understood what she was doing was selfish. ?Perhaps you would be so kind as to??
?No,? the android stated, his cold, black eyes compensating for the lack of strong, physical poise he would have if he still wasn?t inhibited by the wound in his gut. ?I am in no shape to take you on right now. Perhaps after this whole mess is over, but not now, Violet.?
Are you just simply playing pussy, Seventeen?? The words hurt?there was no denying that, but the machine-hybrid wasn?t just about to indulge Violet just because she had signed up for this game and lost some acquaintances. After all, it had been her decision to enter Dante?s Abyss in the first place. She knew the hell that was awaiting her and yet still dove headfirst into the mayhem. ?My offer still stands. I want a fight?now.?
Seventeen sighed as he walked away from the woman. There was no denying that Violet was a powerful fighter. The cyborg just wished that Dante?s Abyss would have occurred in a time period that didn?t happen to be ?Violet?s time of the month.?
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