Day Three: Afternoon

[Burter]

Face to Face

Android 18, Raditzu, Zangya

Zangya wanted to sneak up the couple, spooning under the bright sunlight in their grassy fields. To be honest, it made her sick. Here she was, her head busted open and her torso shot up from a pistol, but these two were relaxing like they were on their honeymoon. What gave the right to relax while she was out here dying?

Unfortunetly, she was in no condition to be fighting anyone hand to hand, especially two people with seemingly no injuries at all. Thinking quick, she grabbed the weapon she had stolen off of the poor Bojack, gripping the shuriken. With careful precision, she knelt into a solid stance behind a bush and flung the starry blade.

Down on the spread blanket, Raditzu was looking at Eighteen in the eyes, as if about to kiss her. "So, when do we go to the show?" The woman was asking dreamily.

The long-haired saiyan warrior's hand flicked up and grabbed the star without even looking to see where it was coming from. He grinned, creeping Eighteen out who turned to see Zangya. "Looks like the show found us," Rad grinned. He stood up and dropped the shuriken, walking over to the Aderess.

"Where are you going?" She asked calmly, grabbing the sniper and the pistol, each in one hand.

Inwardly, she was happy that she would finally get to compete in the game, but she couldn't help but feel like this interrupting her time with her boyfriend. They had three entire days to themselves...just her and him. That couldn't happen anywhere else. In all honesty, it was paradise. Raditzu, however, didn't answer her directly. Instead, he just said, "Love ya, babe."

Zangya immediately ducked behind a tree near her bushes, grabbing two of the tiny shuriken. It looked like this was a bad idea, but it was too late to run away now. She was already injured and this was a former Dante's Abyss Champion. She looked over to see he had taken the long way around the bushes, grinning.

"Hi there," he said with a chuckle.

The Ader swallowed nervously. "You don't scare me," she said confidently. "You don't. You don't."

"That's okay," he told her, "You don't have to be scared to get your ass kicked."

With that, the saiyan moved forward suddenly. Zangya jumped out, swinging the shuriken down. At that moment, just as she came into view, she realized Eighteen was nowhere to be seen.

Then she heard the gunshots.

Three shots knicked her in the torso, while the fourth shot connected with her shoulder. She could see the saiyan warrior jumped in front of her, taking two shots into his back. He, however, did not share her look of anguish. He was grinning.

Both warriors dropped. Eighteen let out a sudden, blurted cry. "Rad!?"

Zangya was dragging herself backwards, trying to get to the tree where she could recline. Eighteen had lept over the bushes and knelt down next to Raditzu, who taken two shots near his heart. "OhmiGod!? Did I...Rad, I'm sorry! Raditzu! Rad!"

"Shh..." He said, still grinning. "C'mon babe, you're a better shot then that. I didn't...you didn't miss." He let out a cough, shifting uncomfortably. "I didn't come into this...to win. I came here...for you to win."

Eighteen's eyes were getting blurry. This isn't how their vacation was supposed to end. This wasn't how things were supposed to go. Where was her happily ever after?

"So, just bite the bullet...you don't need me to win this."

"Rad..." She whispered, but it was too late. His self-sacrifice allowed him to pass on peacefully, out of the game and back into the real world. He knew, even if she didn't, that if she was going to get any further, she was going to have to stop relying on him to always be there. It was going to have to be just her from here on.

The woman stood up, holding the pistol in her tiny palm. Zangya's eyes went wide as she nursed her wounds, looking to find the woman aiming at her. "Wait!"

The gunshot erupted into the air. Zangya's forehead opened up to the ki bullet and her brains splattered across the tree.

Two stories were over, but someone's was just beginning.

[SIZE="5"]#12 Raditzu DEAD
#01 Zangya DEAD[/SIZE]

10 Remain

Eighteen has the deck of cards and the throwing stars.

Heading out for a bit, next F2F up later