Area D: Day Two

[Toshiro]

OOC: 8o 8o At least while I got split form done, I'm gonna do it where I spilt the post up..

IC:

Pikkon + Pan;
The demon snickered wickedly as it stood, wiping away blood from his lip's. The dome behind the emerald being was still there, cackling away. Janemba smiled wickedly, looking around, he saw the girl, Pan, racing for him. Standing firmly, he awaited the time to strike, his mind had formed a perfect plan which he was hoping to pull off. The girl was ready for attack, & the emerald warrior looked to still be formulating his plan. Leaping upward's, just as Pan reached striking distance, he threw a spin kick. His greater speed caught on, catching her in the side of the heaqd, she went soaring toward's the emerald warrior.

Instinctivly, Pikkon, catched the girl. A burst of crimson blue light caught ahold of his eye's. The demon's body was engulfed in static. Chanelling it in to his hand's. The energy erupted in to a powerfull orb of energy, a maical smile spreading across his lip's.

May the luck of the demon's be with me.. He roared out the attack's name: "Hadoken!!" It surged forward, Pikkon reacting with just a bare split second, he spun around, then released what he stared in to. His own grenade which was planned for the demon. Cursing under his breath, he knew he had to protect the girl, his sense of honour was with him. But as he went to drop the girl, the orb of crimson blue energy slammed in to his back. Crying out in pain, the warrior was propelled in to the dome of energy.

Chuckling, Janemba watched them enter, with the last ounce of strength, Pikkon threw the girl out of the dome's reach. He had secrectly whispered his plan of action in to her ear, in case he didn't make it..

Goten;
The demon was caught off guard as the midget saiya-jin threw a punch for his jaw. Propelling him backward's. Using his own power to stop him self, the demon surged forward's, growling as he collided with the midget. A flurry of punches & kick's ensued, Janemba was thrilled, teasing the midget, letting him think they where evenly matched. Then, Goten, got a punch in. Doubling the demon over, he took advantage, & procedded to throw a flurry of punches at the demon's face.

Growling loudly, he threw his tail harsly in to the side of the half saiya-jin. A small yelp of pain was heard from Goten, the demon then threw a punch in to the same spot. Another yelp of pain. Flipping up & over the child, he threw a kick in to the back of his head, sending him rolling forward. Shooting forward, after him. Janemba balled his fists then procedded to attack the lower back, the kidney's, of the child warrior.

The two crashed down on to the ground, the child still under the demon. Punches still flying chaoticly in to his lower back. Forcing the child to spew out blood. But the momentary victory was short lived, the child roared with power. Shocked, the demon was flung backward's. More focused on beating the child then having a defence agasnt him. The child leapt up, then shot forward. Growling wildly, almost like a possed warrior. He balled up his fists then pulled up, a hue of energy emiting from his hand's. Reaching a set hight, he cryed out as he began to throw orb after orb of energy down at him.

Kirano;
The blonde human sneered up at the demon, he was caught off guard by the orb of energy, but launched upward's. Growling, he sparked up his white aura, charging straight at the demonic form in the sky. Kirano's aura flickered with spek's of green, jsut as the demon's had once. Putting two & two togther, he knew that he would stand little chance getting this human to use his full power. Attempting to lower his energy to be level with the human's, the two being's collided in the air. A powerfully flurry of punche's & kick's arose from the duo.

Neither backed down from the on slaught, both where straining to not use their full power's of yet. The two locked stare's, a powerfull punch from each collided with their jaw's. Their twisted from it, turning & floating apart. A small break in the action was all that was needed. Slashing open a quick portal, the demon threw his hand threw it. Timing it perfectly, a punch connected with the back of the human, sending him forward. Rushing forward, Janemba rose a knee, colliding with the ached human.

Growling, the human gathered up all his energy, then threw a orb of energy straight in to the demon's face. Rolling backward's. The demon growled, hungry for blood now. Stopping him self, the two warrior's locked gazes. Energy crackling around them. The human, Kirano, cupped his hand's a his side, the back's of his hand's togther. A purple aura lashing up around him, energy gathering to his hand's. The demon cuppedh is own hand's at his side, crimson & blue energy gathering to his hand's.

Snarling, the two warrior's roared the attack's. "Galic Gun!!" Kirano yelled. "Hadoken!!" Janemba roared. The two blast's surged forward. Slamming togther in the middle of the two warrior's. Their where equally matched. The demon had a minical grin on his lips, which was hidden by the cackling of energy. The human Kirano growled faintly, straining to out do the demonic warrior.

Letting out a sharp roar of power, the demon flared ot his max, pouring it in to the Hadoken blast, it over powered the Galic Gun, surging though the pinkish beam, Kirano stared, wided eyed at the blast comign toward's. Barley having enough time to react, he cryed out as he surged in to SpiritKen. The orb hitting him powerfull none the less.

The demon grinned, staring, hoping it had done the trick, but as the smoke cleared, he watched as the human stood their, hurt, but not badly. The real fight between them was on.

[Hellfighter 17]

The character that stood before seemed to not even notice his arrival, he was most likely focusing on the fight happening not to far away. The android decided to leave him be, he was probably on call for one of the fighters involved, so it would be best to not interfere with their plans.

It then struck the nadroid's mind that it was getting dark, and if he did not enter a bunker soon, he might deaterialize. Thankfully there was a bunker not to far away so he just zoomed in. While in there he grabbd a bottle of water and quickly darted back out.

The fight had mor eparties involved now, he decided to go over and watch what was going on over there. One of the parties was Pan, another was Kirano, who he briefly met, a small boy, a green warrior and a red demon. All of the others seemed to be fighting the demon, but he was holding up his own. The black-haired android noticed that the demon wasa using split form, very intersesting.

ooc: I enetered and exited the North west bunker in Area D. I am watching the fight, but am NOT in it.

[Raz]

The rain of energy flew from Goten's hands, one after another as the blasts fired away with every thrust of his fiery fists. The crimson demon's sight had gone from small to wide in little less then a second as he was faced with an onslaught of small orbs careening through the sky, destined to make mark upon his body... if he could do something to stop it. The Janemba copy spread a grin as his mind concocted a pain, his hands swirled up from his sides to just in front of his face till his fingers curled. With a vicious tear at the sky he had ripped something open, for a tearing sound filled the air, it was... an opening into the sky, an opening into another dimension. The first of the ki bolts to enter his area of space were suddenly sucked up into the space, an opening popping up to Goten's right where the blasts were quickly exhaled out of at him.

"Huh!?" The small hybrid's jerked to the side to catch the multicolored dimensional rip just as the blasts had exited, having zero to no time to react he was slammed heavily with his own attack. Gritting his teeth as his head shot back quickly to the storm of ki blasts heading directly towards Janemba's direction, a wicked grin on his face as the demon looked skyward toward the on coming blasts... his movements were like liquid running along a marble surface... hands darting here and there with fingers curved to slice open multiple openings into that alternate dimension of pure rainbow-like colors.
"Change of winds, boy." Janemba said with a confident smirk, the orbs of ki entering in through all the slices, disappearing from view.
"Err..." The demi Saiya-jin's teeth gritted as he prepared for an attack on his right... when it hit him... the demon wasn't attacking the child from the side, but all around him. Dimensional rips opening up like eyes to peer upon Goten, the youth was surrounded. The ki bolts poured out of the holes likes ants out of a drenched hill colony at Goten who squinted his eyes at the shine of the energy upon his face.

"Just like the turrets!" Goten told himself as he convinced himself that this was exactly alike to the movements and dodges of the turrets that he had avoided from before, the little incident at the second bunker told him now not to get ahead of himself. The hybrid's body bent slightly as the blasts neared at breakneck speed till... he jerked backwards suddenly, a collection of energy blasts that were coming from his side crashing into each other in front of him as he flew back. He would have to sense his own ki signature, for each of these attacks were his own. A good thing he was playing about with his senses all throughout the tournament, for he could now distinguish his energy apart from the others because of that saiyanistic little 'ping' that came along with his and every other Saiyan's energy level.

A blast from behind, Goten envisioned as his body bent backwards in a curve as he pulled back over the blast in a back flip, the bolt skimming along his arched back only slightly before he regained his stance. Another bolt streamed away at his left that he dodged narrowly by bending forward, his small body whirling about with his right leg extended to catch the loose flying blast with a force to send it careening away and out of the vicinity.
"Geez, how many did I throw?" The youth groaned as he tilted his head back to see a handful of blasts coming towards him, bending back to allow the attacks passage as they singed past his chest. Goten would get no where dodging these little orbs, he needed to get strait to the main fighter.
"Hehehe..." The demon chuckled as he observed the youth's dance about the ki blasts; there were more then enough flying between dimensions to keep the child busy for a nice long time till he noticed Goten's quick rush-and-break from the confinement of the rips he had created about the child. The hybrid rushing at the demon with determination in his eyes, Goten's hair flying wildly back as he descended closer... and closer till his small right arm reared back, lurching forward suddenly with a punch that the red demon dodged with a tilt of his head. Bringing his right knee up quickly that would have made its landing in the gut of the young Saiyan warrior, but was instead pushed to the side by the child's free hand. Taking the momentum he had gathered from the push, Goten spun about to extend his right leg that glided over Janemba's head as the demon ducked.

The crimson fighter rose upward with his fist flying high into the same area that his knee would have landed upon Goten, but was stopped by two small hands that were poised together. The punch pushing the child into the air higher instead, the demi Saiyan rolling forward off Janemba's fists into the air. Goten's hands positioning down at the demon's head, the bottom of his palms touching each other.
"Kamekame Ha!" Goten yelled quickly as he was floating directly over Janemba who was below him, a quick energy gathering in his palms before it was sent forward down upon the demon's head...

[Toshiro]

Snarling, the demon quickly threw up his hand's, mummering some sort of spell, a rip in space opened, wide enough to take the blast. It slipped in with ease, then a roaring sound was read in to the distance behind them, a blue light engulfing the back ground beyoung him. Grinning faintly, the demon was indeed impressed with the midget warrior. Leaping to the sky, the demon rushed at the midget with near break neck speed, then disappeared jsut at the last point, the child having thrown up a defence.

His head being nocked forward, the demon having appeared behind the warrior with his foot extended. Rolling forward form the moment, the midget turned in mid roll, straigthening him self. The two warrior's locked gazes, the demon's held a small mocking flame, while the boy's was filled with the thrill of combat. Then, they fired forward. Their firey aura's blared in to life, & they slammed agasnt each other. The demon's fist had connected, the midget had a foot stretched out for a kick., which had fallen short of it's mark.

The boy growled, throwing a arm up to bat away the demon's arm. Then spun forward, sending a harsh kick in to Janemba's jaw, sending him sidewards. Growling, he spun then fired ablast, the boy slipped forward then rushed after him. The two began to exchange a flurry of punches, turning in the air. Finally starting to use his full bodied power, Janemba threw a snapping kick in to Goten's side, the shin slamming in to place.

Floating in close to the child, he rasied a hand & grinned, a flickering orb of energy appeared & he fired. The boy's upper body was engulfed in the blast, sending him rocketing backward's. The demon didn't stop. He stretched his upper body, lengthening, & hole's appearing, letting out a menicing cry, the demon let forth a flurry of attacks. A few of them shot past, but a multitude of them slammed in to Goten. Soaring backward's, the demon slowly let off, cupping his hand's at his side. Crimson energy scattering around his body, pulsing togther. Channeling it togther, thou his body, in to his arms.

Growling, the energy burst in to his hand's. Watching the child slowly regain focus & looking toward's the warrior, he cupped his hand's at his side instinctivly, blue energy forming & pouring in to them.

"Kamekame.." The child called out, loud as his voice could carry. Both warrior's stared, eye's locked.

"Hadoken!!" The demon roared, the child crying out; "HA!!" The blasts surged forward, slamming togther in the middle of the two warrior's. Almost to an invisable dance, they began turning, spiralling around their energy blasts.

[Ruhiel]

Android 20 flew across the rocky molten landscape of Area D. Flows of magma littered the surface as 20 flew above it. His scouter map told him he was nearing the northwestern bunker of Area D. It was also very close to the huge firefight going on between multiple fighters. He didn't need to get involved right now, but it would be fairly entertaining to watch. He decided to stay low, so that he wouldn't attract too much attention from other fighters. He shot along near the surface. He could feel the heat radiating off the ground. He neared the bunker, and slowly decreased his speed. As he reached the door, he pulled upright, and threw his arms out to his sides, dropping his aura. He then stepped inside the air-conditioned bunker, gladly welcoming the change in temperature.

He quickly deactivated his beeping collar. As he did so, he couldn't help but feel a slight twinge of uneasiness, but he figured that if he did nothing, he would dematerialize anyways. Looking around the bunker, he noticed several different figures. But the bunker wasn't what interested him, it was the fight above. He could barely make out some of the fighters. One of them was Kirano.

"Wow, he's still alive." Gero thought, making sure that it really was Kirano.

His glanced shifted to some of the other fighters. Two small saiyan children for sure, and a namekian-looking figure as well. They were all fighting a reddish-hued demon. But off to the side, he saw another figure. A fighter he could never forget.

"Can it really be... Android 17?" he thought.

OOC: Entered northwestern bunker in area D.

[Toshiro]

Janemba looked to his tall saiya-jin friend, then returned his gaze to Kirano, now shocked at the sudden apprence of Nappa. The two friend's didn;t hold still for long. Their launched forward. Two orb's of energy ready in their hand's. Rushing forward the the best of their speed, they fired their blasts straight in to the ground before Kirano, sending smoke pluming up infront of him. Their fist's landed straight in to postion, a red one in Kirano's face, a meety white one in his stoumach. The human was flung backward's from the force & abruptness of the attacks.

Barely giving any time to the thought, Janemba leapt apon the warrior, his fists bared & began to launch a flurry of punches in to his body. Nappa quickly rushed to his friend, but the moment was short lived, jsut as the large warrior had reached them, Kirano had flung Janemba off. Changing his tatic, Nappa threw a punch for Kirano's head, ducking it, Janemba threw a blast at the crouched warrior. The blast struck home on Kirano's back, sending him face fist in to the ground. Rasing his foot, Nappa stomped down, smashign in to the blonde human's lower back. A cry of pain escaped his lip's.

Fighting back the full power of the blow, Nappa raised his foot to stomp again, taking the advantage, Kirano flung him self forward, rolled & fired a blast at Nappa. The blast smacked in to the bulky warrior's side, sending him toppling on to his left. The demon swooped down, like a jet, his chest had a glow to it, & he fianlly erected hi mself at the last minute, Kirano ready to throw a punch, but was meet with a flurry of ki blasts from the demon's chest. With out time to form a defence, the blonde warrior was sent propelling backward's.

Stopping the flurry of blasts, the demon dropped to a knee, panting heavily. The toll of the battle hitting him. He had exhausted most of his energy, but he was determined not to give in. Thinking rapidly, he saw they where close to a steam vent. Smirking the demon slowly stood, looking to his large saiya-jin friend as he stood from the ki blast. The two warrior's stared for a minute, then looked toward's Kirano, the demon then switched his gaze to the near by vent. His mind was working thing's out, & hoped that he would be able to pull it off with ease..

[Tami]

"Hey, 16," Bulma called, looking back at her metallic companion. "A bunker. We need to get to one before midnight!" Immediately, the woman took off away from him, heading down the hill towards it. She quickly slipped in without any resistance, leaving the door open for the android to walk in.

[]16/Bulma in southern bunker in Area D. I'll let 16 rp us doing whatever now. I wanna fight []

[Ruhiel]

Android 20 watched the all out melee taking place in the sky and on the ground with mild interest. He did not wish to get involved in this fight, for he had no reason to. Besides, that would tip the balance of the fight to an unfair advantage, and fairness is something he believed strongly in.

He continued to watch the brawl, until his scouter beeped. The large burly saiyan that killed Krillen came hurtling down on Kirano, his blood red aura flaming. The saiyan began to pound Kirano mercilessly. Android 20 was furious with the saiyan. He wasn't able to kill that monster last time, but this time, he would exact vengeance for Krillen, and give Kirano a fair fight against the demon. He unleashed his white aura, and shot off towards the saiyan.

Nappa was standing alongside the demon, both having just beaten the crap out of the blond human, when both of their scouters gave a warning of a rapidly approaching energy signature. Janemba saw it coming and ducked, but Nappa was far too slow, and the real target. Android 20's fist plowed into his visage, and he was sent hurtling away. Gero turned to Kirano and the demon.

"I hate people who don't fight fair. Good luck Kirano." the android spoke, and then shot off after the saiyan whom he had hated for so long.

Nappa was getting to his feet hurriedly, when he saw the doctor coming at him again. The android was upon him instantly, throwing punches and kicks faster than the eye could see. While Nappa was too slow to block many of them, he had a way to stop the relentless attacks. He threw his arms out to his sides, and a green energy barrier exploded from him, sending the android spinning backwards.

"I don't know what your problem is. Why did you get in the way of that fight?" Nappa barked.

Android 20 shot at him again, engaging him in hand-to-hand combat once again. As they fought, Gero spoke.

"Because. Of. Krillen."

The two fighters were brawling furiously. It was evident that Nappa was stronger, and the android faster. It would be more of a battle of determination and wits to decide who would come out on top in this battle.

As Nappa was about to launch his green energy barrier again, Gero fired two thin beams of energy from his eyes, slashing across the saiyan's chest. The saiyan took a moment to pause and look down at what had just cut him, but the android wasted no time. Launching a furious frenzy of attacks, Nappa getting mercilessly beaten. But before the android could deliver a two-handed smash, Nappa grabbed the android by the head, and flung him backwards, and smashed him to the rocky ground.

Nappa jumped in the air, and brought his fist down with amazing force, but the doctor rolled out of the way at the last second, the saiyan's fist smashing through the igneous rock, and creating a small crater.

Both fighters stared each other down, waiting for the other fighter to move.

OOC: Your turn Nappa.

[Raz]

The energy varied between the two, deciding not the winner of the bout but more to the point... the survivor. Relentless was the pursuit of the child's energy as he pressure back the attack, trying desperately to keep with the demon's power as it seemed he had raised his strength by a fold or two. It seemed lost on the child's mind that he would end up like he had seen so many before, dead and forgotten in the heat of battle. But his mind quickly clicked over to land upon an option that may change the tide of the battle... Oosaru... his sight flipped over to Nappa who he had sensed before. Goten played a little rhyme over in his mind with a small innocent smirk on his lips. "A Saiyan as well, but lacking a tail." He had heard this from somewhere before, alas it was not the time to be remembering something like that though.

With a dead set mind he pressure more energy into the blast, narrowing his eyes as he let out a sudden yell. Raw power streaming from his finger tips back at Janemba's consistent wave, pressuring it back to give the youth just enough time to cascade himself down to the ground, the beam rushing over his head just bearing hitting. The child set himself down on the ground, the demon growling at how it seemed as a mocking gesture.
"Scared you, didn't I? Little boy." The crimson fighter smirked as he looked down upon Goten as little more then a mere annoyance... but that was soon forgotten as a small ball of energy lit up in the young Saiyan's hand, his tail unraveling from about his waist to wag impatiently behind him. "Hm, that won't be enough to stop me, boy." Janemba continued, unknown to the miniature warrior's intentions.
"I know, lemme get ready." Retorted the demi Saiya-jin as he reared his hand back far, almost as though he were pitching a baseball, to then throw it up high into the air. It dashed by Janemba while the demon gave an awkward look.
"Missed, punk." The demonic fighter chuckled as he turned his head back to the boy... but it wasn't a boy anymore...

Goten's mouth gapped as the pupils and iris of his eyes faded from sight, his knees buckling under him to force him to kneel down onto the ground. Hands pressed heavily upon the earth as his fingers dug into the dirt, his hair pulling back as his nose and mouth became one in a snout, piercing razor sharp teeth now filling his gums where there had once been normality.
"What... in the... hell?" Janemba floated speechless as the transformation continued, Goten's small body bulking up as muscles rippled under his expanding clothing. The collar he wore beeping a continuous green color as it was forcefully expanded wider and wider to accommodate the child's neck, Goten's clothing had the same effect as he now stood a towering monster. The demi Saiyan's tail wagged to and fro behind him with a huge up roar of wind. The ape rose up on its hind legs and tilted its huge head back to let out a piercing yell of primal power, beating its chest with massive fists twice before turning to the red demon with its own large crimson eyes... watching with teeth gleaming in a thick saliva which Janemba force a glare at.

"Come on the-!" But Janemba's words never reached Goten's ears, he was swatted out of the sky by a massive swing from the colossal monstrosity, touching down in the raw earth beneath him as another roar filled the air. The Oosaru Goten was on the approach, leap by leap... bound by bound to take out the fighter who he had been in a power battle not a second ago with...

[Toshiro]

His eyes widened, the sight of the huge monkey had gotten to him. The power he could sense from it was immense, but he was confident of his own power. Growling, his firey green aura flared up in to life, his fists clenched tightly. Bursting forward, he raced toward's the large ape like being. Despite this being his first ever encounter, he wasn't afraid of such thing's. His mind had once been littered with thing's which where more frightening. Leaping upward's as the ape threw a first toward's him. It barely missed, the demon fired a blast, aimed straight for his chest.

The blast merely made the beast stumble backward's. Growling, snarling more. It swatted down the demon, slamming him in to the ground. Before the demon could react, the ape had slammed his foot on to his lower body. A cry of pain escaped the lips of the demon, the sheer weight was nearly enough to crush him. Struggerling slightly, the demon's mind, conflicting with pain & normal thought, he strained, trying to fight out the pain. His mind was working over time to try & think of a way to get out of this.

If he had had his sword, he could attempt to dismember the child. But he didn't, that had been taken from him at the start of the tornament. His eye's scurred about, trying to find either a copy of him self, or some way to gain the upper hand. Suddenly, his eye's skimmed over the orb that hovered in the sky. For a moment, ever thing had been faded away. His mind running over the fact's that had presented them selves to him. First the tail, then the orb... That was it! The orb! He could destory it!

A sadistic grin covered the demon's lip's, the large ape like being looked to him, eyebrow rasied at the change of look. The demon's upper body seemed to stretch, fighting off the pain, small holes appeared in his chest. It was perfectly set, half his body was under the foot, & he chuckled faintly. Then, with a cry of power, his firey green aura burst up, shatterign the ground around him & he began the attack. Firing multiple blasts in to the ape's foot.

The blasts in to the ape's foot made him topple backward's. Falling flat on his butt. But he didn't stop. He kept firing the blasts away. They where shattering down on to the ground around them, covering them with smoke. Taking a quick advantage. His body returned to normal, rasing a hand to the orb in the sky, a orb flickered to life. Roaring, he fired the blast. IT shot upward's, but was meet with a large, ape like hand. The demon's eye's widened as it happened.

Trying to get up, the monley had arisen, then gaped his mouth open wide. Flickering static bursts of energy engulfed his mouth. Moment passed, & a orb of crimson like energy had appeared. The demon shuffled as quick away as he could. Flipping on to his back, he looked stairght up, the ape's mouth was poised for attack, straight at him. His gulp was loud, echoing, the ape roared powerfully, pulling its head back, then throwing it forward, firign the blast.

For a split second, his mind raced to the images of those of his friends. Their death's. Shaking his head, he threw his hand, in a slicing arch, all the way across from one side to the other, a gap in the fabic of time & space had been opened, & the blast slipped inside, smirking faintly. He had set his mind on the destination. Looking up, the demon laughed, mockingly at the child. A blinding flash of light engulfed the air behind him. The orb in the sky shattered, the child ape spun around, then roared.

Turning to the demon, going to attack, the transformation had once again begun. Shaking & slowly shrinking, reverting to his normal form. The demon watched as the child dropped to his knees, slowly turning back to his normal self. Once it had happened, the demon slowly managed to float up & over to him. The child had wasted alot of energy on the transformation. Cupping his hand's at his side, the demon was ready to end this little game once & for all..

OOC: Guess all the fight's are safe to be ended.. If any of the other fighter's wish to continue, then so be it..

[Toshiro]

The two demons that had been fighting Kirano & Goten, looked after the two. clamping their hands togther, they merged, slowly, back in to one being, with 2/3's his normal power. He was beaten, but was ready for anything. His gaze was like daggers, pericing thou the two warrior's that had escaped. With a powerfull roar, his firey aura lashed in to wild life, then glowed green. With a roar, the ground under his feet caved in, throwing him self up toward's Kirano & Goten with as much speed as he could muster.

In a flash, he was before them, his fist embedded inside Kirano's stoumach. He spun around, his tail slapping him away from the young child. He grabbed Goten by the thoart, growling. The child attempted to throw a punch at him, but it was caught, thrown aside & then punched clean across the face, sending him from the demon's grasp in to the ground.

Kirano was back on his feet, snarling at the demon. All that was returned was a look of pure hatred. Launching forward, the two warrior's slammed their fists togther, then in a flare of power, the demon had slammed his fist in to Kirano's face. Roaring with hatered, the demon threw a flurry of pwoerfull punches & kicks in to Kirano's form. Dropping down, Janemba formed a powerfully orb of energy, roaring, he fired it straight in to Kirano's abdomen, sending him flying skyward.

With little delay, Janemba charged after him, hatered's fire burning brightly in his eyes. He punched him in the face, but formed a firey energy orb in to his face, firing it powerfully. Propelling the human away, his face burnt. Slamming in to the ground, the human slowly stood, wincing, growling. He roared in to his powered up form, & the two warrior's faced each other, hatred burning in the demon's eyes. He wanted death.. Kirano's death..

[Tami]

It had been several minutes before Bulma stood up from her seat in the bunker. Thus far, this tournament had been extremely uneventful for the young woman. Even 16, who had not yet been in a fight, had alittle taste of the action. Quite frankly, she was bored. Beyond bored. Not only that, but she was seperated from the one person she wanted to protect.

"16..." Bulma said, looking over at him as he too stood, "Whats the date?"

"I'm not sure," he replied. The 20th, I think."

Bulma nodded. She was right. "Lets go." With that, she grabbed her suit and walked out, to find her daughter. 16 followed her without a word as they headed north. Today was suddenly more significant then she thought it be.

Her daughter was growing up. Bra was now 12.

[]Heading to B, PLEASE rp, 16 []

[Ruhiel]

Android 20 stood, arms clenched and facing the saiyan warrior. Gero hadn't been hurt much, as in feeling pain, but if he kept hitting at his brain canister... that would be trouble. He didn't want to see the android taking control again, and him NEVER being able to regain it.

As he was busy worrying in his head, Nappa shot at him like a cannonball, aiming his shiny, bald, head at the android. Gero leaned backwards, and as soon as Nappa was directly above him, the android pulled his feet up, and slammed them into Nappa's abdomen. The saiyan was rocketed upwards, quite vulnerable to attack. The android disappeared and reappeared above the saiyan, and held out an elbow at a sharp angle. As Nappa approached, the android was about to bring it swinging into the humanoid's spine, but Nappa turned around, and fired a blast of energy at the doctor. 20 was caught in the left shoulder by the attack, sending him twirling like a top. Nappa followed in pursuit, and once again, attacked the diamond-plated shield. As soon as Nappa's hand hit the diamond, Gero, reached both hands backwards, and grabbed onto the saiyan's arm.

"Ergh, android LET GO! What the hell are you doing?" Nappa protested.

Then, a strange nauseating feeling coursed through the saiyan, as it felt like his very soul was being sucked out. Realizing what was happening, Nappa let his green energy barrier erupt, scalding the doctor, and sending the android flying forward.

Nappa opened his mouth, and began charging a greenish ball of energy within it. He roared loudly, and the beam tore from his mouth, and shot towards the perfectly still doctor. Nappa's mouth blast went straight through the doctor, but it wasn't the doctor. It was nothing more than an after-image of him. Realizing his folly too late, Nappa spun around to see the doctor, with his palm open, facing him.

"You are about as smart as a brick. Using such a powerful attack at a time like that... You saiyans are all alike." Gero admonished.

Nappa grumbled several curse words under his breath, and then flung himself at the android. Gero responded by lunging to the side, and firing an energy blast into Nappa's back. The armor that protected him chipped and splintered. Flying in behind him, Gero threw multiple punches into the almost shattered armor, but Nappa spun around, and slammed his forearm into 20's face. Before hurtling away, the mechanoid managed to hook his feet around Nappa's outstretched arm, and perform a backwards flip, sending Nappa to the ground. When the saiyan met the surface, the sharp igneous rocks slammed into him, cutting apart the back part of his armor, and sending multiple stones into the air.

Nappa came roaring back and caught the android by surprise. The bloodlust for battle had consumed Nappa, as he began pounding on the old doctor. Gero managed to begin blocking some of the attacks, and then the two engaged in a lightning quick fist battle. The android being much quicker, managed to nail the saiya-jin being multiple times, but Nappa being stronger, got one punch in, knocking Android 20 away.

The two fighters stared each other down. They were both beginning to show the tire of battle. Nappa's saiyan armor had cracked, and his brown bushy tail flipped around nervously. Android 20's diamond-plated dome that protected his human brain, had spider-like cracks running through it, sparks randomly flying off. The two warriors unleashed their respective auras, Nappa red and Gero white, and engaged in battle once more.

Clashes of red and white exploded about as the two fighters fought furiously. Punches met wrists and forearms, neither fighter scoring a blow. Then roared, and pulled his arm back, and flung it forward with enough force to break the doctor's bones in two. But to Nappa's horrible dismay, it passed through nothing but air as the android leaped over him. Then, he felt it.

"AAAAH!" Nappa let out a bloodcurdling scream. "AAAAAH! LET GO! AHAHAAA!"

Gero was tugging on Nappa's one true weakness, his tail.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Does that really hurt?" Gero spoke, with a voice full of sarcastic innocence.

He pulled at it again, and Nappa yelled out in pain. But Nappa could stand no more. He unleashed his blood red aura, and flew backwards, so as not to damage his tail, and to also slam back first into the unsuspecting android. The two collided, and Nappa kept on going. Closer and closer they came to the side of a solid rock cliff. Then, at the last second, Nappa stopped, and the momentum kept Gero going, and he was flung into the cliff face, the surface exploding on impact.

"Well, that takes care of that." Nappa muttered, as he softly touched his aching tail.

"I beg to differ." came a voice.

From out of the rubble, Android 20 arose once again, in a fighting stance, his white aura dancing about him wildly.

"This battle isn't over yet." 20 yelled at Nappa and shot at him with incredible speed


OOC: Whew! That one took me a while. Sorry for pulling your tail =P. I hope this was a good post, I worked on it for a while.

[Hellfighter 17]

After the saiyan transformed into the mammoth ape, it became apparent that he should leave. As he had no intentions of entering the fight because he did not want to interrupt the girls fighting. So he decided that he would leave to another sector in hopes of finding some more competition, a one-on-one fight would do it for him.

So he took off into northwest, towards Area A. He was quick on his launch and he could already see the border between the two. It was not majorly apparent to tell the difference, and there wa sno real border, but you could tell between the two areas somehow. He could see a lake in the distance and some fighters nearby, a couple of them not engaged in heavy battle. This would prove to be a interesting thing for the android, new competition. He chose this area since it was obvious that there had been a fight or two lately. So hopefully he would not be disappointed.

ooc: Entering Area A

[Raz]

Goten rose slowly... the effect of the tail swipe was a clean cut across his left cheek. Even though his punch succeeded in eliminating the grip Janemba held upon him, he still hadn't eradicated the crimson fighter as he wished to do... no... Far from it. For now Goten looked up to watch as the demon trailed his new friend back through the air. Kirano had saved him? It seemed like it was always happening for the hybrid. He was neither old enough nor experienced enough to be fighting among the ranks of these paramounting power houses of energy, but he didn't want Kirano to be hurt anymore. It had passed from Goten's save to his, and the hybrid wasn't about to let this blonde haired warrior who had newly rescued him to die before his true story could continue.

His small hands slipped down to take up a small green bean from the folds between his shirt and his belt, popping it into his mouth. If now was anytime to use all his energy it was now in this attack.
"Ka... Me..." The half blood muttered as his hands fell back at his side, his small legs moving back and forth as he began to pick up speed. Faster and faster he went, the rushing wind from both the on going battle and the raw area about him began giving resistance. Desperation... dedication... and determination drove him to move, move faster, move stronger till his teeth bore. Kicking off from the ground with his hands drawn back to his side as an orb of energy vibrated brilliantly between his palms.

Janemba forcefully drove a blast of raw energy into Kirano's face, slamming him down below into the ground weakly as Goten dashed through the air.
"Ka... Me..." It was going to be hard to sustain this blast... maybe even enough to weaken Janemba for the blonde's kill, for it would be containing most of the energy the demi Saiya-jin was packing. With his hair whipping wildly the child dove just as Kirano was standing up from Janemba's last attack upon him, Goten's dive landed him just underneath between the legs where the demon was.
"You little fuc-!" The crimson fighter roared as his eyes gained deep maroon veins, hating every inch of the youth which had been below him... the second slowed to a crawl...
"HA!" The undisciplined little warrior threw his hands up at his cherry colored opponent, a blue flowing flame leaped from between the youth's palms up from underneath at Janemba. Blasting away from his crotch up in a sudden wave of unchanneled energy...

(Staff beautification of the ending please.)

[Bardock]

Strange though it seemed, night had come and gone. Frozen in time, Bardock had not been in any action the first two days of the tournament. In fact, he was rooted to the same spot. Something was not quite right. His idleness could not possibly be attributed to cowardice, but merely a queer form of lethargy. The Saiyan just was not feeling the lust of battle. The draw, the pull, the magnetism toward a fight was undoubtedly absent. Bodies of great power had come and gone by him, and he had not challenged them to a duel of death. Yet standing before him was a stranger unlike any he'd ever seen: a humanoid creature with green skin and a cocky attitude. Perhaps Bardock merely needed the taste of fresh blood on his lips to endow him with the animalistic rage that thirsted for destruction and mayhem. Unfortunately, that all too familiar warmth that emanated from the metal collar around his neck was back. How long had it been since his visit to the southeastern bunker? He desperately needed deactivation, but the prospect of a kill and a fat wad of zeni was far more alluring than his eventual demise. A quick battle, and then he would secure his future for another day. This time, he would go all the way. No more pussyfooting around.

"Who might you be?" Bardock called, lowering his arm.

"Name's Kayoden. I'll be the thing that kills you," the man bantered.

"Nah. You're just a warm-up," the Saiya-jin shrugged. He spread his feet out in a ready stance, eagerly putting up his guard.

OOC: Short, damn, I know, been busy. NPC fight: Bardock vs. Kayoden

[Reijin]

Janemba vs. Pan, Pikkon, Kirano, and Goten.

The six of them breathed heavily in the dry, hot air. The two Janemba's gave each other a sideglance, and then laughed as they clasped their hands together, merging back into one while the others stared out of breath. Kirano growled in anger at the red demon, and lost his temper. "Just fucking die already!" he screamed.

The others made a noise of agreement, but lost their hope when the demon's Ki suddenly exploded in a fury of energy from his Spiritken. It was higher than they'd seen. Pan touched her scouter, and looked to the others. "Guys, this isn't good."

Kirano gave her a sarcastic look. "No, you think?"

The child Saiyan Goten gave a puzzled look. "Does this mean the fight isn't over yet?"

Sighing, Pikkon braced himself. "It would not appear so."

The red hell creature before them laughed, his voice echoing throughout the ash filled sky. He raised his arms, and steam burst from the dry ground, firing into the air in a triumphant symphony. "This is the very essence of Hell itself! I am fighting with a homefield advantage! Do you not see it?" he finished, giving them a look.

Goten just scratched his head. "See what?"

Pan rolled her eyes and then gave Janemba a defiant glare. "So is my hypothesis correct? Are you feeling the effects of ALL of your forms' injuries?"

The demon's eyes narrowed, refusing to answer, but giving all the information they needed. Kirano laughed. "Let's rock his world." He leapt into the sky, and rushed the demon.

Though weakened, the demon was still strong from the merger. He growled, his ki rushing to enormous proportions. "Kirano!" Pan screamed in warning. Unable to hear her over the steam explosions below, he closed in on the demon. He threw his punch, and it was met with nothing but warm air. "Fuck!" he screamed, spinning with his own Spiritken empowered foot. The demon faded back out of the way, and then fired a quick beam into Kirano's side. It struck him full force, and propelled him to the ground.

The human struck the earth hard, landing near a cracked portion of ground. The demon laughed as he landed gently beside the fallen warrior. "Little creature, you shall perish in your folly!" he taunted him. Kirano coughed into the dirt, his breath expelling small amounts of ash, and then he pushed himself to his feet.

Kirano saw the others rushing towards him, and Janemba spun around, his tail striking the human across the face. He hit the ground again, and tried weakly to rise. Janemba leapt towards him, grabbing him by the face and slamming it hard into the ground. Noticing the crack in the ground, he began to grow a gleam in his eye. He touched his hand to the ground, and the ground began to shake. Pan threw out a quick ball of energy to try to disrupt the fight, but a large crevice suddenly opened between the two warriors and the others. Pikkon and Goten leapt into the air as the ground beneath them gave way, and tried to join Pan in her rush, when the steam from the crevice suddenly erupted upwards, swallowing their attacks whole. The demon grabbed Kirano by the throat with one hand, and placed his other hand upon the ground. "Noone can help you now, human!" he hissed, the ground around them opening. Kirano tried to struggle, to fight his way out, when his eyes fell to the side, spotting a rock nearby. His arm flailed out, grabbing the rock, and he brought it around to Janemba's head. Janemba howled, releasing Kirano, and staggered back. The ground burst open further, revealing pockets of flowing lava underneath.

Kirano stepped forward, covered in sweat, as he tried to overcome the heat. "...Goten?" he managed through dry lips. He could see nothing beyond the steam and ash, and felt the heat from all around. He began to feel faint, and his Spiritken died away. He looked up, and felt a red clawed hand clasp around his throat.

"The others will follow."

The demon picked up the helpless human, and turned, slamming him into the ground. Kirano tried to fight his way up. His training and discipline demanded it. But this heat was so overwhelming... He was growing tired... Darkness began to grow around him, and he looked to the ground, noticing the lava nearby... Maybe, just maybe... Suddenly the lava seemed to tilt up in the air, and Kirano was met in it's embracing kiss.

Nearby, Pan was covering her eyes to the steam. "I can't get through this! This is too damn hot!" she cried out.

Goten looked around, trying to find a way around the steam pocket. "There! I think it ends just down there!"

The green warrior shook his head. "No time! We have to get through." He closed his eyes, channeling his energy forward. He brought his hands forward, clasping them together as he spun around in the sky. "THUNDER FLASH!" he screamed, eyes flashing open and his energy bursting forward. His attack fired through the steam pocket, seeming to suck the heat in and pull the steam and ash into the center of the vortex, clearing out a path for them, even just momentarily. "Quick, through there!" he yelled.

Without a moment's hesitation, Pan and Goten burst into the air, flying straight into the circle shaped hole within the steamcloud. Pikkon followed behind them as quickly as he could. As the three rushed through, the steam began to close back around them, and they fought to sheild their burning skin. A searing heat began to boil underneath them, and they saw the air turn red. Screaming, Goten burst through the cloud first, striking the ground and rolling, snatching back a seared arm. Pan soon emerged behind him, landing on her feet while trying to rub badly wounded eyes. Moments passed as the two tried to nurse their wounds, and they heard a voice behind them. "So nice of you to drop in..."

They turned, and Goten's eyes absorbed the sight of Janemba holding Kirano's body by the back of the throat, his head submerged with the rushing river of magma. The child's eyes widened, and the demon laughed, pulling back the body to reveal half of a skull, the rest melted away. He rose to his feet, discarding the body to the ground, and then began to walk to them. Pan rubbed her eyes, and screamed into the air. "Goten! What is it? What has that demon done!"

Goten took a step back. "Kirano's gone... That demon killed him!" he screamed, his aura bursting around him. Almost on reflex, Pan's aura expanded around her blinded body. "That bastard killed him!"

Pan turned, finding it hard to walk as the demon approached. She focused herself on the ki of those around them, and then froze. "Goten," she trailed off. "I don't feel Pikkon anymore. Where is he?"

Goten turned, and looked behind him into the steamcloud. The air was the color of hot burning cinders, and Goten realized that the steam pocket had quickly become a guyser of lava. How he and Pan had made it out before... "I don't think he made it out of the steam, Pan..."

Her voice caught in her throat as she shuddered, feeling a chill within the heat. "No." was all she could get out.

The young male half-Saiyan turned to the demon, his seared arm hanging at his side. "You are going to pay for this! Those were my friends!"

The young female half-Saiyan dropped to her knees, a tear finding its way to the ground, evaporating immediately. "Kirano... Pikkon..." She snatched her head up, screaming into the sky as her Ki enveloped her. She tried to feel the Ki signatures of those around her, but the heat was making it hard to sense anything. If anything, it made her feel delerious.

She suddenly felt a Saiyan Ki rushing forward, growing in strength as it approached the hellish aura. Goten engaged the demon, bringing a quick knee up underneath to its chin. She quickly reached for her pockets, unable to see. She felt around for a moment, and then pulled out what was supposed to be a senzu bean. It felt like a dried raisen. She took a warm breath, and popped it into her mouth, but immediately spat. The heat had turned their senzu beans to ash. She screamed, rising up, and tried to make sense of the blinding white images moving in front of her.

Janemba dropped to the ground, quickly spinning around with its tail, striking the child warrior across his wounded arm. Goten hit the ground, screaming, and quickly thrust himself back up to his feet. He was not through yet. He rushed the demon, throwing a flurry of quick kicks as the demon stepped back, parrying each one. The demon stopped one kick, and Goten suddenly changed tactics, spinning around and striking the demon's cheekbone with his good fist. Pan held both of her arms in front of her, and powered up an energy blast. "This is for our friends!" she screamed, as a wave of blue energy engulfed her.

Goten saw the demon strike the ground, and his eyes shot towards Pan. She was blind, how could she aim? He quickly burst backwards, his form seeming to dissappear to the eye as he phased back in a few feet back. Pan screamed towards them "MASENKOOOOOOOHA!" The beam ignited, shooting fowards towards the two others. Janemba looked up, startled, from the ground and flung an arm up, his hand bursting out his own energy. He managed to stop the attack, and struggled to rise up from the ground, but felt his legs give under him. The fight had taken its toll on him as well. The demon growled, and pushed back on his energy. He would have to destroy the girl before he could get a moment to recollect himself. Then he would destroy the other child, Goten. He was beginning to overcome the girl's energy beam, when he frowned. Goten? He spun his head around quickly, and found the male Saiyan child hovering next to him, a pair of cupped hands within his own gut, a massive light around him as a ball of energy expanded from his palms.

The demon's eyes widened as the soft blue light illuminated him. "I'll send you back to Hell, demon!" Goten screamed, and thrust his arms foward, the wave of energy slamming into the spent demon. Janemba screamed as his body began to disentigrate within the force of the blast, and the energy wave struck the ground, exploding a wave of energy into the air. Pan hit the ground hard, and laid there, groaning from her injuries. A wave of ash washed over them, and then all grew quiet...

Moments later, the male child warrior approached the female, extending his hand. Pan lay there for a moment, crying, and then Goten realized that she was blind. He reached down, and grabbed her by her hand. "It's me." was his only words. She allowed him to help her up, and then leaned on him.

"I can't see." she sobbed.

He looked around at the battle torn wake around them. He shook his head of the blood across the ground, and the corpse of their nearby friend, and finally that of the skeleton of Pikkon. Sighing, he nursed his wounded arm while she leaned on his good one. "You wouldn't want to."

Verdict:
Goten: +2 points, +5000 zeni, 3rd degree burned arm and blistered side. -1 Senzu bean.
Pan: +1 point, Blinded. -1 Senzu bean.
Kirano: +1 point (Bravery got the crowd riled up), +1 Ticket to the Afterlife
Pikkon: +1 Death
Janemba: +2 points, +10,000 zeni (You physically killed Kirano, and you created the firewall that engulfed Pikkon and the others) -1 Life

I hope everyone likes it, I tried hard, and rather enjoyed the hell out of that post.

[Raz]

Trudging alone the two part Saiyans were... making their way along the rocky crops of stone that littered their paths. Goten's arm still hung loosely with the burns he had received from in battle, small droplets forming at the sides of his eyes. The loose strands of his blue long sleeved shirt hung to brush against the exposed skin every few steps to cause another rush of pain to enter his body. Pan at least was a little better... Her steps were slow going, still getting used to the fact that her eye sight had left her, still leaning against the small youth at her side as a small crutch to help support her. The battle that they had went through was intense, the most brutal thing that Goten had been through this entire tournament yet it was strange... there was an echo in the back of the hybrid's mind.
"...Goten?" the sound of Kirano's last words had pierced through that continuous momentum of noise and entered the child's ears and now drifted about his mind. The tears grew as Goten sniffled his emotions back, how could he have let his friend down? The one that saved him and he had let him go...
"Goten?" A female voice replaced that of his dead friend's suddenly; realizing that it was Pan's he turned his head suddenly.
"Oh... sorry." Was all that the child could muster out of him as he bowed his head slightly, it wasn't the end of this tournament yet, not by a long shot.
"It's alright, are we close to a bunker? My last senzu bean was too dry for me to eat so I don't really have the strength I once had."
"Um." Goten's head rose and glanced about, there was a small building not too far from their position, it had been the final bunker that Pikkon had visited before the large battle had taken place. With a small nod Goten turned his glance back, speaking with what enthusiasm he could find. "Yeah, it's close too."
"Good."

It had been a while since Goten had last talked to his father, not since they were all sent out to each individual areas to begin the tournament. The memory of Goku placing in his Q-wave signature suddenly popped up into the young warrior's mind; maybe he could send a message? Just so he knew he still had his Dad was still there for him. There was much that had happened in such a short amount of time... it was funny to think that just a few hours ago he was walking with Bulma and 16 through the forests around Area C, now he was trailing in dirt after some forsaken fight that could have been the end of him.
"Gotta make it quick..." Goten muttered as he remembered that, even if the turrets weren't set, he'd much rather make it a quick dash in to that of being caught half way in a hail fire of loose energy blasts.
"We're that close?" Pan asked surprised tilting her head up slightly.
"Yep, think you can fly?"
"Where there's a will there's a way." She responded as her legs bent slightly under her, the hybrid female now knelt beside the small one of opposite sex. Goten had already been close enough to a kneel as he stood bearing the weight of the elder female fighter, kicking off from the ground as they both rushed on head first into the bunker, landing with a grunt on the hard wood floor. A groan escaping Goten as a rush of unbearable pain filled his senses... obviously he had landed on the wrong arm.

The adolescent male hybrid stood up, looking over to where the senzu beans dispensed, thinking it better to do it in an order then have Pan take her own. Snatching one up he ate it, taking the next and handing it to the sightless girl he had came in with, then taking a third to slip in between his belt and pants for if he needed it for later. The rush of new energy into his body was more then what he needed, not feeling the fatigue that bore upon his body yet still feeling something from the bruise upon his arm.
"I'm gonna go out real quick, ok Pan?" Not waiting for a response the child took flight out of the bunker with his new energy in a hazy aura about his body, his hair waving as he flew off to the spot of the battle.

Grounds had already settled as the dusty winds blew about the area, the ruffling of dirt was heard a little ways down from where crimson liquids stained the rough earth. Goten shoved a final pile of rock over a bump in the earth itself, standing to dust his hands off on his clothes before looking back at the two mounds in a silent gesture, tilting his head forward slightly. Upon the earthen mounds small rocks had been organized in specific locations... one reading "Pikkon" and another "Kirano"... a moment of silence filled Goten's mind as he looked upon the resting spots for his friends, his small eyes couldn't perceive death yet for hadn't experienced anything quite like the feelings he had inside. His head turned to wipe his eye on his shoulder before turning about completely to sit on the ground, Goten's hand that hadn't been injured reaching down into his small pocket to draw up a scouter, placing it on his ear.
"Q-wave please." He asked calmly.

Initializing_...
Q-wave activated_...
Inbox 0_...
Sent 0_...
Contact List_...

"Contact list." Goten had a little trouble pronouncing 'contact' for a moment till he figured a 't' sound went between the 'con' and 'act'. A list scrolled down, and from this the youth selected the one that read his father's name. For a moment it waited till it had a small 'user is away' sign pop up on the screen. Goten sighed, but then decided to send a little mail like feature that had been along the side panels, the small image on the right bottom hand side said simply 'speak' and so he did.

"Hi Daddy, it's Goten, I wanted to talk to you but that's Ok. I won a big fight thingy today too. I sorta got beat up... but that's Ok too! Oh and someone name Rad said to say hi for him, who's that? I'll talk to you later then, bye."

Goten was happy with this little message, saying 'send' as the next word to watch the words on the screen slip away into a box that read 'sent'. He rose slowly... there was still a lot left of the day but he had wasted too much of his energy already, even with the power of a senzu bean there was still this mist of laziness that hung about him. Turning his head he darted off again, leaving the graves of his friends as he began a return to the bunker he had left Pan at...

[Bardock]

"Damn."

The day had dwindled, and Bardock fully realized that he was about to die. The bunker was nearby, but there was no way to get there with an opponent standing not twenty feet away. Soon his collar would dematerialize his body, sending him back to the desolate dimension from whence he came. It really was a tragic waste. But then again, life was full of its little disappointments.

I'll just have to take out my anger on him. Fuck, I didn't even get a chance to do what I came back to life for, he mentally cursed. Without warning, he charged like a mad bull. Every step, every action would determine his own judgment. If he tried hard enough, he could put it off for another day. Kayoden met his advance with a solid stance.

Five bare knuckles flew through the air in the blink of an eye, aimed straight at the humanoid's face. With lightning reflexes, the adversary moved his own outstretched arm and grabbed the flying fist. Applying the appropriate crushing force, Kayoden had halted the attack easily. Bardock was not discouraged. In these situations, it was best to use one's head, and that's exactly what he did. The Saiya-jin smashed his skull into his opponent's with crippling force. A single moment of distraction was all it took to free himself. Springing backwards with an almost casual flip, Bardock quickly rebounded the second his toes touched the ground. He leapt high into the air and extended his leg, executing a savage spinning back kick. The heel of his boot connected with the stunned Kayoden's temple, knocking him to the ground. Bardock had claimed that little scuffle. The black-haired fighter retreated backwards a few jumps to prepare an energy attack.

Kayoden's head lolled to one side strangely as he staggered to regain his stature. Dragging the upper half of his body upright, the competitor's cranium drooped down onto his chest. Bardock was nearly ready for his next assault. Energy sizzled and crackled in his eager palm, alive with plasmic power. Suddenly, Kayoden's head snapped forward, and within a single breath was several yards away, and then several centimeters away. The Saiya-jin was completely startled. Such speed was beyond his ability to perceive. Two colossal hands reached out, and before Bardock could react, his throat was enclosed in a vice grip. The gathered energy in his hand was scattered, the required degree of concentration for its maintenance lost. All that mattered was extrication.

[Bardock]

Through his own strangled choking and gasping, Bardock could hear the determined growling from Kayoden. Somehow the Saiyan had sent him into a rage after two measly shots. Desperate fingers pried at the hands that eagerly embraced his throat below the ring of metal that circumvented it. His collar was being forced upward, putting dangerous pressure under his jaw. The Saiyan wasn't in a position to be worrying about it, but he feared that the motion might be considered as tampering to the collar, and consequently set it off. To make matters worse, although the evolved ape's opponent was not tall enough to successfully lift him off the ground, having his feet on the terra firma gave him no better chance of escape. Bardock's face was turning a deep shade of purple from lack of oxygen. He was liable to pass out soon, or worse, his collar would activate, and then he would surely die. His whole head shook and rocked, the blood vessels in his eyes becoming more and more apparent in the tell-tale sign of slow asphyxiation. It was only a sheer epiphany that saved him. Digging his heels deeper into the crusty soil, Bardock threw all of his weight backwards. Kayoden was so intent on placing all of his applied pressure forwards, his balance was completely bollixed. Relieved, the Saiya-jin felt himself tumbling back-first. With impeccable timing, the oxygen-deprived dueler lifted up his powerful hindquarters and thrust them violently into the chest of Kayoden, effectively pushing him off.

Whatever wind was left in Bardock was subsequently knocked out of him when he landed hard on his back. His body squirmed uncontrollably as he gasped for air. He wasn't the only one. The strange humanoid he had knocked down was also gulping for the vital gas. Fortunately, the accursed collar had not detonated. Unfortunately, Bardock could already feel the tender bruises forming on his bastardized neck. Even more unfortunate, Kayoden recovered first, for he suffered the lesser of the two damages. The man rushed over, chest heaving, never to be the same until total recovery repaired the temporary affliction. He stooped low and grabbed a fistful of Bardock's rugged black hair, dragging him along. With a mighty heave, Kayoden tossed the Saiya-jin soldier through the air until he landed again, harder this time. Whatever that was supposed to accomplish was completely unknown, for he had wasted a perfectly good opportunity to crush the monkey.

Bardock rolled over, now kneeling on elbows. Thunderous footsteps told him of his enemy's approach. Automatically, his scouter honed in on the precise location of the impending lifeform. The Saiya-jin lashed out with a hasty blast of energy, meant to be nothing more than a momentary delayment. The old man's endeavor was successful. A moment was all he was granted. A moment was all he needed. Kayoden hesitated as he brushed aside the pitiful collection of Ki. When his sights were refocused on his struggling target, the humanoid discovered that he was no longer there. The alien quickly put up his guard, expecting attack. Much it would have been to his dismay had he known Bardock did not intend for a suprise attack.

The Saiya-jin reappeared a good distance away, knowing full well his antagonist could cover the distance much quicker. He still did not have a full lung. All Kayoden's attack had accomplished was momentarily slowing him down. Once Bardock had his rythm back, he would be able to more successfully battle this obstacle. What the scrapper needed, however, was a plan of attack. By now Kayoden would have gathered that Bardock wasn't coming. Bardock couldn't deny that he was a bit thick. In a battle declared completely even by all other standards, the born fighter would be bested by merit of brilliance. Nevertheless e was not so thick as to not know how to go about the destruction of opposition. A fighter must find their opponent's vulnerability. As far as Bardock could tell, Kayoden did not have one at present that was manipulatable. Perhaps the best way to discover a weakness was through prolonged combat, and time was certainly no ally to the Saiyan. Through this thought, Bardock was able to formulate a strategy. The one thing they both shared was fear of the oxide halo that threatened their mortal existence. If it was tampered with, it would activate. If Bardock could find some way to set off Kayoden's collar, he could end the fight much quicker and hasten to the bunker.

"There's no room for gutless wonders in this tournament," a voice bellowed behind him.

A sharp pain to the base of his skull told the warrior Saiya-jin that the fight had resumed. He wobbled forward unsteadily. Bardock summoned his Ki Sense. Lunging forward, the gladiator reintroduced his hands to the ground, bending his elbows to absorb the impact. His body was at a diagonal angle from a side view. His Ki Sense told him Kayoden was still behind him, moving in for the follow up. Once again using the power of his legs, Bardock coiled up and sprung backwards, knocking the humanoid squarely under the jaw. Kayoden fell flat backwards, and Bardock straightened himself in midair using the force of Ki, landing on his opponent's chest. Whatever form of sternum the alien had was cracked. The Saiya-jin used as much pressure as possible when lifting off his opposition's pectorals. Before even landing back on the ground, Bardock ignited both hands, shouting, "EXPLOSIVE FISTS!"

Pure fire, not a manifested apparition, burned freely from his fingertips down to his wrists. The fire danced in marvelous reflection in his eyes. Bardock had never felt more alive as before the final decision of a scrap. He intended to go all-out or die...never an intelligent ultimatum. Kayoden rolled into a crouch and then finally stood. Bardock fixed his gaze on the enemy's collar, staring through the shimmering heat waves before his face. Before his final charge, Bardock whispered, "Burn."

OOC: NPC fight...final judgment.