Day One: Early Morning

[Burter]

Face to Face

Android 18

Bardock

Dante's Abyss TV Network had a special program called the VIP Pass. Once you bought it, you could track every person in the game on your television and watch them through your television. Right now, 96% of the viewers were on one area as two dots on the map got closer...and closer...

Bardock kept his arms folded over his chest as he stood by his bag, which rested next to a fountain. His old eyes scanned over the tombstones in front of him, as if contemplating the reason for them being there. It was ironic that here in the plains of death, he felt the most calm and peaceful.

That was when he saw a figure out of the corner of his eye. He immediately turned, clenching his fists at his side and preparing his legs. A familar womanly figure greeted him, standing in a similar position in case of a strike. She had been walking along innocently, contemplating life as a plant, when she had stopped to see who the figure was nearby.

Neither of them were particularly happy to see the other. Their last encounter in this game of death had resulted in both of their elimination. It was Eighteen who fatally wounded Bardock. It was Bardock who had killed Eighteen.

The saiyan father turned all the way and charged up only slighty to show his power. "Prepare yourself," he demanded. There would be no fake friendship this time. No more idle chitchat about teddy bears about romance. He was done with that bullshit.

As if on cue, a slew of wind blew past Eighteen as she dropped her bag. Her minor scuffle with the young saiyan earlier had been a warm up. Her blonde hair shuffled in the breeze, eyes sparkling with determination. She wanted to say something witty, like something Raditzu would say...but silence said it best. She was ready.

Bardock moved first, using a tombstone to leap into the air with a kick. Eighteen was faster, so she backed up to avoid it, using a wrist to stop it. When Bar landed, he used three jabs to her face to keep her back, only to be returned with an elbow to his gut. He tried blocking one punch, but her other hand countered and hooked him right in jaw.

Holding his aching chin, Bardock stumbled sideways. He could feel driplets of water begin to drop down, but he paid no attention. "Nice shot," he grimaced, and then used his hand to crack the joint in his jaw. All fixed.

"Thanks," Eighteen said, finally speaking. She then lept forward, using one of her legs to kick up the saiyan, but missed due to his flexibility. This time, it was Bardock's professional punches that shattered Eighteen's stance and threw her back after colliding with her chest, right between her breasts. She rolled back up very quickly.

The rain started to come down alittle harder, but neither paid any attention. Both moved forward at a walk, but once they collided, both exchanged punches. They didn't bother with defense, so the jabs got through, breaking into Bardock's ribs and gut, and Eighteen's side and thighs.

Finally, Bardock turned and ran a few steps towards the fountain in the middle of the aisles of stone. He jumped up onto the railing, spinning to face Eighteen. She had followed a couple steps, but then halted. Ki channeled into his hand fast...too fast for Eighteen to react. "HA!" He grunted, releasing the quick ball of energy.

As the blast connected into the face of Eighteen, she released a quick shot of her own. Bardock's upper left area of his head took the chi, causing a loud crunch into his skull. He fell backwards into the fountain, causing it to turn red with his saiyan blood.

Eighteen stood groggily for a moment. She held the spot the ki had hit. It hadn't hit particularly hard, but the rain coming down hard now had come into contact with the insides of her head. Upon feeling the area, she realized she had lost a small portion of her mechanical skin, and was now a mess of wires and blood.

With a sudden realization of the rain, she turned and spun off, leaving Bardock for dead, lying in a pool of his own blood. Once she made it into the forest with her bag, she suddenly stopped.

She would have kept going, if it wasn't for the sudden spark that exploded in her head, causing her to pass out and fall into the mud.

44 Remain

Bardock's lost vision in one eye and has been scarred up around that area. Minor injury

Android 18 has had her head bashed in, and has amnesia. Fun! Minor injury.