Side Story The Second Cell Games

[Takumi]

Fwoosh! Shnk!!

Chink- BAM!!

Many of Freiza's remaining henchmen would find themselves stabbed by hard almost crystaline like blood being controlled by Noah from a cut on his left wrist. His right hand returning his pocket knife to it's place in his pants pocket. From there it would move swiftly to throw any other remaining henchmen into others attacks and when needed form a half cacoon around Noah for protection. The man's heart monitor, however, gradually changed colors the longer he fought. Gradually turning from blue, to yellow, and if it didn't end soon it'd turn red, the line visible on it seeming to spike slightly.

'Ah, this isn't good...' he thought, sighing.

Meanwhile Aiden cast simple ice and fire magic without much problem, summoning some of his chains to shoot out and grab onto some of Freiza's goons and slamming them into the ground and even slamming a few into Cloe's attack.

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[Ver]

"Blow it out your ass, creep! I'm nothing like you!" Naoto growled in response to Jedah from nearby, glaring back at him briefly. The boy might have been more aggressive than before, but he'd attribute that mostly to being in the midst of battle; his blood was boiling, adrenaline spiking through his body as he threatened to get lost in the fight. The guise of a mild-mannered high school student had fallen, and out came the shadow that waited inside him.

The hunter.

"Let's just take care of these goons before the game drags on for too long. If anything happens to Dende and the like, I'm willing to bet we'll have that much of a harder time getting home!" Naoto exclaimed, his wording deliberately structured more to appeal to what he imagined was Jedah's self-serving mien.

With that, the boy returned his gaze to Zarbon, just in time to witness his unsightly transformation. Naoto paused for a moment, clicking his tongue as he examined Zarbon's new form. The boy's Eye of the Hunter registered that Zarbon's life-value had increased drastically; that transformation wasn't just for show.

Tch, so what if he can transform anyway?! I can too... or close enough, but hopefully, I won't even need it...! The boy thought to himself, plotting out which move to use next.

"Just try it, ugly!" He mouthed off in response to Zarbon's threat, dashing forward at the same time as Eldridge, flanking the lieutenant's other side. With his super-strengthed artificial arm, Naoto threw a tight yet carefully aimed punch toward his enemy's gut with that!

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[Jeremi]

"Blow it out your ass, creep! I'm nothing like you!" Naoto growled in response to Jedah from nearby, glaring back at him briefly. The boy might have been more aggressive than before, but he'd attribute that mostly to being in the midst of battle; his blood was boiling, adrenaline spiking through his body as he threatened to get lost in the fight. The guise of a mild-mannered high school student had fallen, and out came the shadow that waited inside him.

The hunter.

"Let's just take care of these goons before the game drags on for too long. If anything happens to Dende and the like, I'm willing to bet we'll have that much of a harder time getting home!" Naoto exclaimed, his wording deliberately structured more to appeal to what he imagined was Jedah's self-serving mien.

With that, the boy returned his gaze to Zarbon, just in time to witness his unsightly transformation. Naoto paused for a moment, clicking his tongue as he examined Zarbon's new form. The boy's Eye of the Hunter registered that Zarbon's life-value had increased drastically; that transformation wasn't just for show.

Tch, so what if he can transform anyway?! I can too... or close enough, but hopefully, I won't even need it...! The boy thought to himself, plotting out which move to use next.

"Just try it, ugly!" He mouthed off in response to Zarbon's threat, dashing forward at the same time as Eldridge, flanking the lieutenant's other side. With his super-strengthed artificial arm, Naoto threw a tight yet carefully aimed punch toward his enemy's gut with that!

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"You are correct, boy. The power of blood is the only thing we have in common, you lack the proper vision to use your power to its full effect. Like a blind man stumbling in a hurricane." Floating above the two Jedah watched the fight between Naoto and the one called Zarbon with interest.​

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[Raynar Saassin]

"W-What?! How?!"

Golden Frieza was simply panicking from the display in front of him; someone was actually walking through the beam-clash to approach him! He kept on intensifying the beam but it wasn't working, Ben's new appearance seemed to continue absorbing energy.

"Incredible... Now it's my turn!"

Pomada then charged up several green orbs akin to Legendary Super Saiyan Broly's Eraser Cannons but smaller, flinging them into Ben to charge him up even more.

@Crow
As Eldridge continued to ram into Zarbon alongside Naoto's gut punch attacks, they'd find he wasn't phasing so much as he did when he wasn't transformed. His ground was being moved slightly but not enough to make significant difference. Dodoria was beginning to get back up while all the remainder of the Frieza Force goons were either defeated by everyone's combined attacks, or whatever gas Cloe was releasing upon them. Everything looked to be going their way!

...

Or not. All of a sudden, one individual made their appearance known in front of Zarbon and Dodoria.

"Who the hell are you?"
"Think of me as an ally. I've brought a Gift."

Turles then reached out to Zarbon and Dodoria with a certain item in his hands:

"Eat it."

Seeing as they considered themselves an ally to them, Zarbon and Dodoria took a bite out of the "fruit" that they were given by Turles, and all of a sudden everyone around could feel their power rise rapidly and their bodies even began to grow a darker shade followed by a dark purple aura both around them and shining in their eyes.

"Now we're gettin' somewhere."
"I hope you're all ready now."

With a smirk from Turles, he then vanished from sight as now the group had to deal with a charged up Zarbon and Dodoria by the Fruit from the Tree of Might!

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[Crow]

"What comes around..."

The crystalline being, additionally boosted by Pomada's attack, charges a blast and fires it at Frieza! Due to being boosted by Golden Frieza's very own energy, as well as Pomada's, it was actually going to hurt!

"... goes around!"

@Crow @Raynar Saassin

"Enemy... hate..."

Eldridge activated her skill once again. Her, as well as any frontline or midline fighters fighting Zarbon & Dodoria, including Naoto would turn invisible. Backline fighters would not have the same privelege, staying visible. With ridiculous evasiveness, Eldridge would perform the same trick, going inbetween the two to fire her torpedoes and guns at the two, where attempts to aim at her would cause their attacks to seeming phase through!

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[Macy Moretti]

"W-What?! How?!"

Golden Frieza was simply panicking from the display in front of him; someone was actually walking through the beam-clash to approach him! He kept on intensifying the beam but it wasn't working, Ben's new appearance seemed to continue absorbing energy.

"Incredible... Now it's my turn!"

Pomada then charged up several green orbs akin to Legendary Super Saiyan Broly's Eraser Cannons but smaller, flinging them into Ben to charge him up even more.

@Crow
As Eldridge continued to ram into Zarbon alongside Naoto's gut punch attacks, they'd find he wasn't phasing so much as he did when he wasn't transformed. His ground was being moved slightly but not enough to make significant difference. Dodoria was beginning to get back up while all the remainder of the Frieza Force goons were either defeated by everyone's combined attacks, or whatever gas Cloe was releasing upon them. Everything looked to be going their way!

...

Or not. All of a sudden, two individuals made their appearance known in front of Zarbon and Dodoria.

"Who the hell are you?"
"Think of me as an ally. I've brought a Gift."

Turles then reached out to Zarbon and Dodoria with a certain item in his hands:

"Eat it."

Seeing as they considered themselves an ally to them, Zarbon and Dodoria took a bite out of the "fruit" that they were given by Turles, and all of a sudden everyone around could feel their power rise rapidly and their bodies even began to grow a darker shade followed by a dark purple aura both around them and shining in their eyes.

"Now we're gettin' somewhere."
"I hope you're all ready now."

With a smirk from Turles, he then vanished from sight as now the group had to deal with a charged up Zarbon and Dodoria by the Fruit from the Tree of Might!

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Mason & Date

With Dende and Mr. Popo safe, Mason focused his attention on Zarbon and Dodoria. He ran towards the pair. With a flash of purple aura, a new scythe appeared in his hand, although it appeared to have elements of a rifle as well. The scythe's blade trailed behind him, and he had one hand ready on the trigger. However he came skidding to a halt behind the group fighting them.

He looked on, confused as to what was happening with Turles's sudden emtrance and exit. The sudden dark energy that surrounded the pair told him all he needed. "Powering up, huh? Shouldn't be too much of a problem."

"Don't push... ourselves..." Macy's voice warned him in his head. Mason responded with a confident chuckle. He twirled his scythe around him in circles before planting the tip of the scythe in the ground of the lookout. The ground, (or was it floor,) had been torn up by battle already. The tip of the scythe's blade entered a crack in the ground with a solid thunk.
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"What comes around..."

The crystalline being, additionally boosted by Pomada's attack, charges a blast and fires it at Frieza! Due to being boosted by Golden Frieza's very own energy, as well as Pomada's, it was actually going to hurt!

"... goes around!"

@Crow @Raynar Saassin

"Enemy... hate..."

Eldridge activated her skill once again. Her, as well as any frontline or midline fighters fighting Zarbon & Dodoria, including Naoto would turn invisible. Backline fighters would not have the same privelege, staying visible. With ridiculous evasiveness, Eldridge would perform the same trick, going inbetween the two to fire her torpedoes and guns at the two, where attempts to aim at her would cause their attacks to seeming phase through!

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He stared down the scope, his head resting against the scythe's handle. It pivoted on the tip of the blade as he set his crosshairs on Zarbon. Then, his allies in front of him disappeared.

"Looks like there's a clear shot now. Hopefully nobody's invisible and in the way..." He pulled the trigger and fired a bullet of aura towards the powered-up Zarbon.

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"Change of plans. I don't believe bullets will be effective with those two in this state."

"Tell that to the kod with a scythe rifle. Who do you think it will work on?" Date asked, releasing the wires from his previous shots.

Aiba quickly began running simulations of the possibilities available, taking into account the shifts in power and new abilities shown by the group. After coming to a conclusion, she urged Date, "Load Evolver with spherical bullets. Then, aim towards the rubble at the center of the lookout."

Without question, Date took aim at the large pile of rubble that was once a bery nice building and fired. The bullet went on a very precise series of ricochets, before flying towards Golden Frieza's face.

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[Raynar Saassin]

As Ben plowed the absorbed energy into Frieza, he screamed in pain as his own energy amplified by Ben's own abilities as well as the constant array of Ki Blasts from Pomada and the last minute bullet by Date led to Frieza suffering an un-measurable amount of damage!

"C-Curses... CURSES!!!"
"It's time to end this."

Pomada then formed a famous expression of hands as she charged up a Ki Wave.

"Kamehameha!"

And released it straight onto a severely weakened Frieza, causing him to immediately vaporise into bits. Taking a deep breath, she relaxed for a moment.

"I knew Golden Frieza was incredibly powerful, but this is just asinine..."

@Crow @Alex Azure

As Eldridge and Mason began their attacks towards Zarbon and Dodoria, they too made their own moves as they fired a barrage of Ki Blasts each towards any and all directions in an attempt to hit everyone.

"What is going on? I don't recall Dodoria or Zarbon possessing such strengths."
"It's the Fruit from the Tree of Might. Turles must of had it enhanced by the power of the Demon Realm, I recognise these auras perfectly."
"You mean to tell me that the Tree of Might is responsible for their power increase? That low class scum wouldn't have the power to do such a thing."

@Crow @Alex Azure @Z&D​

 

[Ver]

"Two power-ups?! You gotta be kidding me!" Naoto exclaimed at the unwelcome appearance of Turles, who left just as quickly as he appeared as though with the deliberate intent of further inconveniencing the group, to put it lightly.

To Jedah, the boy only continued to scowl. "If you've got time to talk shit, don't you have time to help out too?! Or are you afraid of getting your hands dirty?!" He called out heatedly, but before he could say much more, it was then that Eldridge's effect took over, rendering the boy invisible before he knew it, taking over his attention.

Looking at himself, or rather where it would be if it were visible, he took a moment to marvel at the effect, almost finding it surreal despite everything else at that moment. "Whoa... Well, better not put this to waste!" He murmured to himself, before leaping toward Zarbon with that once again, not letting himself be stopped by the villain's transformations!

Doing his best to dodge Zarbon's and Dodoria's blasts, no stranger to such enemies who could fire projectiles as they liked, Naoto dashed behind Zarbon and made his move, reinforcing his artificial arm with solidified blood to give himself an extra bite as he slipped underneath Zarbon's field of notice and jabbed him fiercely, focused mostly in the face, delivering quick yet sharp punches toward his jaw, his nose, and more, before just as quickly pulling back, hoping his invisibility would keep him safe.

"C'mon! Right here, ugly!" Naoto taunted Zarbon, side-stepping him in hopes of pulling his attention elsewhere and letting anyone else catch him off-guard.

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[Raynar Saassin]

As Naoto went for his attacks, Zarbon quickly felt jabs against his face as he and Dodoria noticed that all of their attackers had gone invisible!

"What kind of cheap trick is this?"
"I don't know, but it would appear what we're doing is not phasing them."
"What should we do?"
"We're just going to have to defend until their silly little trick wears off."

Nodding to each other, Zarbon and Dodoria remained in defensive stances while everyone were attacking them. Unfortunately for Zarbon, Naoto's constant attacks and jabs against his face left him wide open for another aggressor to make a strike.

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[Jeremi]

"Two power-ups?! You gotta be kidding me!" Naoto exclaimed at the unwelcome appearance of Turles, who left just as quickly as he appeared as though with the deliberate intent of further inconveniencing the group, to put it lightly.

To Jedah, the boy only continued to scowl. "If you've got time to talk shit, don't you have time to help out too?! Or are you afraid of getting your hands dirty?!" He called out heatedly, but before he could say much more, it was then that Eldridge's effect took over, rendering the boy invisible before he knew it, taking over his attention.

Looking at himself, or rather where it would be if it were visible, he took a moment to marvel at the effect, almost finding it surreal despite everything else at that moment. "Whoa... Well, better not put this to waste!" He murmured to himself, before leaping toward Zarbon with that once again, not letting himself be stopped by the villain's transformations!

Doing his best to dodge Zarbon's and Dodoria's blasts, no stranger to such enemies who could fire projectiles as they liked, Naoto dashed behind Zarbon and made his move, reinforcing his artificial arm with solidified blood to give himself an extra bite as he slipped underneath Zarbon's field of notice and jabbed him fiercely, focused mostly in the face, delivering quick yet sharp punches toward his jaw, his nose, and more, before just as quickly pulling back, hoping his invisibility would keep him safe.

"C'mon! Right here, ugly!" Naoto taunted Zarbon, side-stepping him in hopes of getting his attention and letting anyone else catch him off-guard.

@Crow @Alex Azure @York @Jeremi @Raynar Saassin @Z+D​

"I have sullied my hands enough by this filth. I will not waste my power on these foes more then I have to. Isn't that why you're here?" It was obvious for Naoto that Jedah was not going to help unless the Dark Messiah himself was getting attacked.

As Naoto went for his attacks, Zarbon quickly felt jabs against his face as he and Dodoria noticed that all of their attackers had gone invisible!

"What kind of cheap trick is this?"
"I don't know, but it would appear what we're doing is not phasing them."
"What should we do?"
"We're just going to have to defend until their silly little trick wears off."

Nodding to each other, Zarbon and Dodoria remained in defensive stances while everyone were attacking them. Unfortunately for Zarbon, Naoto's constant attacks and jabs against his face left him wide open for another aggressor to make a strike.

@Ver @Alex Azure @York @Jeremi @Z+D​

One attack they could see though was the corpse of one of the Frieza Force being flung at them with surprising speed. "Hi guys!" The duo would find Noi standing on a small pile of Frieza soldiers that have been beaten to different stages of brutality. "I figured you'd want your people back." She flung another towards them. "So here you go!"

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[Raynar Saassin]

As the Corpses were being flung at them, they found themselves deflecting their own soldiers to the ground. What kind of sick monster would do such a thing to fling dead soldiers back at the attackers?

"You're seriously messed up."
"Even I have to admit that took a sharp turn..."
"As if you know what this is, boy."
"Remind me again why we're not helping them out?"
"It's Zarbon and Dodoria. These fighters want to prove that they can hold their own? They fight. Not even worth a proper challenge. Why don't you go and fight them, Namekian?"
"Hmph. I'm watching them to actually study how they fight. However that one who's sitting out doesn't seem like much."

Piccolo exclaimed as he shot a look towards Jedah.

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[Yun Lee]

"Hmhmhm...well, well. Aren't you easy on the eyes?"

Cloe zeroed in on Zarbon, a sultry smirk on her face. She started for him, arms outstretched. "Come closer, my darling. Into my arms..."

The skeketal being, meanwhile, had taken to scrounging around the battlefield, stabbing into soldiers and draining what blood it could. "Still fresh...I must feed while it's still fresh...!"

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[Jeremi]

As the Corpses were being flung at them, they found themselves deflecting their own soldiers to the ground. What kind of sick monster would do such a thing to fling dead soldiers back at the attackers?

"You're seriously messed up."
"Even I have to admit that took a sharp turn..."
"As if you know what this is, boy."
"Remind me again why we're not helping them out?"
"It's Zarbon and Dodoria. These fighters want to prove that they can hold their own? They fight. Not even worth a proper challenge. Why don't you go and fight them, Namekian?"
"Hmph. I'm watching them to actually study how they fight. However that one who's sitting out doesn't seem like much."

Piccolo exclaimed as he shot a look towards Jedah.

@Jeremi @Z+D​

The cowards speak. "This is not a fight, this is pest control." Jedah's voiced boomed as he now turned his attention towards the peanut gallery.

"Perhaps I shall remind you that your cowardice and lack of power have brought this battle to your doorstep, and now you stand there judging your saviors! I only have one word best to describe you. Hypocrites." The final word Jedah spat out with all the vitriol and disdain he could muster. "I am not your dog and I do not do tricks on command."​

@Raynar Saassin

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[Crunch]

"I have sullied my hands enough by this filth. I will not waste my power on these foes more then I have to. Isn't that why you're here?" It was obvious for Naoto that Jedah was not going to help unless the Dark Messiah himself was getting attacked.



One attack they could see though was the corpse of one of the Frieza Force being flung at them with surprising speed. "Hi guys!" The duo would find Noi standing on a small pile of Frieza soldiers that have been beaten to different stages of brutality. "I figured you'd want your people back." She flung another towards them. "So here you go!"

@Crow @Alex Azure @York @Jeremi @Raynar Saassin @Z+D

"W-What?! How?!"

Golden Frieza was simply panicking from the display in front of him; someone was actually walking through the beam-clash to approach him! He kept on intensifying the beam but it wasn't working, Ben's new appearance seemed to continue absorbing energy.

"Incredible... Now it's my turn!"

Pomada then charged up several green orbs akin to Legendary Super Saiyan Broly's Eraser Cannons but smaller, flinging them into Ben to charge him up even more.

@Crow
As Eldridge continued to ram into Zarbon alongside Naoto's gut punch attacks, they'd find he wasn't phasing so much as he did when he wasn't transformed. His ground was being moved slightly but not enough to make significant difference. Dodoria was beginning to get back up while all the remainder of the Frieza Force goons were either defeated by everyone's combined attacks, or whatever gas Cloe was releasing upon them. Everything looked to be going their way!

...

Or not. All of a sudden, one individual made their appearance known in front of Zarbon and Dodoria.

"Who the hell are you?"
"Think of me as an ally. I've brought a Gift."

Turles then reached out to Zarbon and Dodoria with a certain item in his hands:

"Eat it."

Seeing as they considered themselves an ally to them, Zarbon and Dodoria took a bite out of the "fruit" that they were given by Turles, and all of a sudden everyone around could feel their power rise rapidly and their bodies even began to grow a darker shade followed by a dark purple aura both around them and shining in their eyes.

"Now we're gettin' somewhere."
"I hope you're all ready now."

With a smirk from Turles, he then vanished from sight as now the group had to deal with a charged up Zarbon and Dodoria by the Fruit from the Tree of Might!

@Crow @Ver @Minerva @Jeremi @Gummi Bunnies @Lucky @Yun Lee @Alex Azure @York @amwexia @Takumi @Z&D​

"You and me both, pal."

A sly chuckle and puff of smoke heralded an approaching Hol Horse, who also chose to abstain from much of the fighting. One would think he didn't do much battle at all if it wasn't for the small trail of corpses lying several meters away from the cowboy, their blown-open brains splattering the ground beneath them. His corpse trail looked pitifully small compared to the pile of pierced bodies Polnareff left in his wake.

Hol Horse didn't mind, seeing as a happy grin was fastened on his face. He idly twirled Emperor in his right hand while watching the 'heroes' take on the big boys. "I follow a particular motto in my line of work; 'it's always better to be No. 2 than No. 1.' Why would I ever stick my neck out when the man in charge is more than willing to do that for me, hm?"

Hol Horse glanced at Jedah, sheepishly smiling at the Dark Messiah. That's when a bead of sweat dropped to the ground next to his shoe.

T-This damn 'Jedah' guy... I don't even think he's human! My skin is crawling just by lookin' at him - why is this feeling so familiar?! He probably isn't even that much more powerful than I am, b-but... if he isn't bothered by this Frieza guy, then he must be the strongest one here.

His subconscious gaze turned in the direction of Polnareff, who was standing on the sidelines of the battle with the all-powerful duo. I'm not sticking my neck out just to one-up you, Polnareff! I stand by the strongest guy and make my escape when the job is said and done!

Hell, if I'm lucky, this guy might even take care of you next.

"... Sounds like a good motto, huh?"

@Jeremi

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"Y-You've gotta be kidding; they got even stronger?!"

The wielder of Silver Chariot stared in disbelief at the scene unfolding before him. The other fighters made their best efforts to zero-in on the empowered lieutenants of Frieza's invading force. Still, even Polnareff could sense the raw power pushing him away from the empowered duo. Still, seeing that kid Naoto slip in between their clumsy blows instilled some hope in Polnareff's heart. If that kid could use speed to his advantage, then so could he. That's when he noticed their eyes go unfocused, as if...

"...They can't see us, huh?"

That kid has the right idea once again!

Polnareff snatched the opportunity once it appeared, his feet already moving towards the disoriented duo. Though not as fast as Naoto, Polnareff sprinted around to Zarbon's exposed flank, placing himself well within Silver Chariot's active range of attack. The Frenchman stood resolute, clapping his hands at the performance of the boy.

"Merci, Naoto! SILVER CHARIOT!"

Polnareff charged Zarbon like a cavalier on horseback, Silver Chariot materializing behind him and plunging it's rapier forward over his shoulder. Polnareff punched the air, beckoning Silver Chariot's arm to shoot forward and attempt to impale Zarbon's open spot with a vicious jab, followed by a rapid flourish of sword strikes.

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[Kaykay]

"Sneaking around like this kinda feels like cheating but, you guys pulled the sneak attack first so!"

By the time Samrukh was speaking, she had already positioned herself behind Dodoria. Being more of a frontline fighter herself, she ended up rendered invisible as well. And if the enemy couldn't detect them while they were invisible, no matter what kind of defensive posture they put up it was possible to smash through an opening. While Naoto, Polnareff and some others tried to open up Zarbon, Samrukh decided to focus on the other one.

She raised her leg high into the air before bringing it down, a diagonal axe kick flying down towards the back of Dodoria's neck.

@Crunch @Crow @Alex Azure @York @Jeremi @Raynar Saassin @Ver @Z+D​

 

[Jeremi]

"You and me both, pal."

A sly chuckle and puff of smoke heralded an approaching Hol Horse, who also chose to abstain from much of the fighting. One would think he didn't do much battle at all if it wasn't for the small trail of corpses lying several meters away from the cowboy, their blown-open brains splattering the ground beneath them. His corpse trail looked pitifully small compared to the pile of pierced bodies Polnareff left in his wake.

Hol Horse didn't mind, seeing as a happy grin was fastened on his face. He idly twirled Emperor in his right hand while watching the 'heroes' take on the big boys. "I follow a particular motto in my line of work; 'it's always better to be No. 2 than No. 1.' Why would I ever stick my neck out when the man in charge is more than willing to do that for me, hm?"

Hol Horse glanced at Jedah, sheepishly smiling at the Dark Messiah. That's when a bead of sweat dropped to the ground next to his shoe.

T-This damn 'Jedah' guy... I don't even think he's human! My skin is crawling just by lookin' at him - why is this feeling so familiar?! He probably isn't even that much more powerful than I am, b-but... if he isn't bothered by this Frieza guy, then he must be the strongest one here.

His subconscious gaze turned in the direction of Polnareff, who was standing on the sidelines of the battle with the all-powerful duo. I'm not sticking my neck out just to one-up you, Polnareff! I stand by the strongest guy and make my escape when the job is said and done!

Hell, if I'm lucky, this guy might even take care of you next.

"... Sounds like a good motto, huh?"

@Jeremi

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"Y-You've gotta be kidding; they got even stronger?!"

The wielder of Silver Chariot stared in disbelief at the scene unfolding before him. The other fighters made their best efforts to zero-in on the empowered lieutenants of Frieza's invading force. Still, even Polnareff could sense the raw power pushing him away from the empowered duo. Still, seeing that kid Naoto slip in between their clumsy blows instilled some hope in Polnareff's heart. If that kid could use speed to his advantage, then so could he. That's when he noticed their eyes go unfocused, as if...

"...They can't see us, huh?"

That kid has the right idea once again!

Polnareff snatched the opportunity once it appeared, his feet already moving towards the disoriented duo. Though not as fast as Naoto, Polnareff sprinted around to Zarbon's exposed flank, placing himself well within Silver Chariot's active range of attack. The Frenchman stood resolute, clapping his hands at the performance of the boy.

"Merci, Naoto! SILVER CHARIOT!"

Polnareff charged Zarbon like a cavalier on horseback, Silver Chariot materializing behind him and plunging it's rapier forward over his shoulder. Polnareff punched the air, beckoning Silver Chariot's arm to shoot forward and attempt to impale Zarbon's open spot with a vicious jab, followed by a rapid flourish of sword strikes.

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Menacing...

Hol Horse could feel an aura of evil intent when Jedah turned his gaze towards the would-be cowboy. "There is some truth in your words, human." Jedah knew of Hol Horses kind well, yes men only out to save their own skin, but perhaps... "The 'man in charge' as it were are these beings." He motioned towards Piccolo and the others. "Yet here they are judging us on the sidelines. You are right in doing nothing. In fact by doing nothing you are empowering yourself. Commendable."

Hol Horse couldn't tell what Jedah's words actually meant despite the positivity that his words brought with them, his eyes still hid behind them that hate and malice.

@Raynar Saassin @Crunch

Meanwhile Noi was getting low on corpses. "There's the last one!" She shouted flinging it at Zarbon specifically. "Guess I gotta get closer now." She started to bridge the gap with a cheerful smile on her face. The trained fighters there found that Noi's guard was completely open. If anyone attacked her then the blow would hit instantly.

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[Raynar Saassin]

"This is ridiculous! We can't even fight back with this invisibility nonsense..."

Exclaimed Dodoria as people started focusing him now as both were taking heavy flak. After everyone's long and hard thought time against the Frieza Force, eventually they prevailed as Zarbon and Dodoria fell to the ground with two loud thuds.

"They actually did it."
"Hmph. Then they might actually stand a chance."
"For once, we are in agreement."
"The fact you didn't jump in Namekian disgusts me. I have my pride to consider and I won't waste it on fighting prior opponents."
"Your 'pride' is the reason you're really a coward, Vegeta."
"What was that?!"

Returning from the rubble of the lookout, a damaged Dende and Mr. Popo commended everyone for their hard work.

"It seems it's all finally over..."
"For now. Something's at play here..."
"It's Towa for sure."

Spoke the words of Pomada as she had flew down from up-top where she and the others had fought Frieza.

"Who else would power up with the power of the Demon Realm? Turles and Slug worked for them, remember?"
"You're right... Which means if we want to defeat Cell, we need to hurry."
"Although... We've the lookout in such a state..."

Taking a look around, the entirety of the lookout was covered in rubble, the central structure in ruins and the greenery shattered. The top of the lookout was covered in dead Soldiers and scorched blasts, all the while Eliza was draining blood out of them while it was still fresh.

"I don't think we can stay here until we go after Cell... Everyone must be exhausted."
"That's because I've been witnessing your little spectacle up here."
"!!!"
"That voice...!"

Everyone looked towards the source of the voice and it was none other than Perfect Cell.

"So! This is the motley crew of thugs who you've gathered to fight me? Honestly compared to me right now, I'm not impressed. I wasn't expecting you to hold out as long as you did against Frieza, that much was unexpected."
"You mean you knew about him?!"
"Let's just say a little birdie told me all about this. Trunks, you are clearly forgetting my ability to sense energy from all of your friend's DNA that's inside of me. Frieza's lit up like a Christmas Tree and so I just had to see it for myself. I must say, in comparison to a Perfect Being such as myself, you all combined might actually give me a challenge! But, alone? Hmhm~ You probably don't have the guts to try it. So, how about you all just show me how strong you all are. Once you've all rested and recovered, come see me at my Cell Games Arena. I rebuilt it especially for us and I think you'll marvel at it's majesty. I'll be looking forward to our date as I can assure you it'll be fun."

Cell then placed two fingers onto his forehead and vanished from sight.

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[Crow]

The invisibility applied by Eldridge's skill was vanishing, which meant those it affected were doing the opposite!

Fortunately, that was when all the fighting was good and done, but a new adversary appeared.

"So you're Cell, huh?" Ben reappeared, frowning and sarcastic as a flash of green light previously engulfed the crystalline being, "you look a little different than I thought, but if you're so politely asking for us to kick your butt, we'd be happy to oblige."

"Cell... bad?" Eldridge comments as she begins to spark. "Cell... destroy..."

As Cell disappeared, Ben asks Dende, Vegeta, Trunks, Picollo and the other inhabitants of the realm, "Cell Games? Is that a glorified Olympics?"

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[Yun Lee]

"No!" The skeletal being had vanished during Cell's arrival, and Eliza ran forth. "Curses! My Life Gem!! I could smell it off him!!" She could smell more too, but...the others needn't worry over that.

Cloe merely huffed and crossed her arms. "This is a waste of my time," she grumbled. "Freaks like that are immune...should've just locked me away when she had the chance..."

@Anyone​

 

[Raynar Saassin]

"The Cell Games was Cell's way to test his new found Perfect Form by threatening the Earth."

Trunks explained.

"It's clear to us now that he's following his past actions but there wasn't any sort of announcement this time around, he came straight to us..."
"Well whatever the case, we plan on kicking his ass. All of us plan on kicking his ass."
"Pomada, you mean you're staying here with me?"
"I am, Trunks. It's clear that Towa and Mira are involved somehow, and I plan on defeating them here if they reveal themselves again."

It was then that Eliza jumped forward and mentioned the life gem, catching the eyes of the other fighters.

"Speak, woman. What do you mean by "Life Gem"?"
"And why does Cell have this gem of yours?"

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Back in the alternate timeline Earth...

"It would appear that the Fruit didn't do as much as I had hoped."
"We weren't counting on those unknown warriors. They must of come from the Dragon Balls."
"More able fighters are going to defeat Cell? Tell us more about them..."
"While you're doing that, I'll get my little surprise present ready for our Time Patroller friends there."

Meanwhile at Cell's Arena...

"I recognised one of them. Eliza... So, you've come after me now have you? Intriguing. You must of had the Trinity's help, that's for certain. Should of known they'd find a way to betray me. If I ever do return there, I'll make sure they pay for this."​