10-21-05

Hybreed’s eyes opened up and he rolled over onto his back, he coughed up a splatter of purple blood. “You got rocked” a familiar voice said, laughing. Hybreed sat up and looked at Aydin, who stood over him. “You would have been messed up too, namek” the icer said as he pushed himself to his feet. “Where you wanna go now?” Aydin asked as Hybreed wiped the blood away from his mouth. “I’ve heard rumors about an army looking for the dragon balls. I think we should check that out” Aydin smiled and nodded “Right” he said as the two floated into the air and rocketed off through the sky.

Leth hugged Saiyaness “I’ll give you a call when I get home” He said as the two separated. Saiyaness smiled and waved goodbye “I’ll head to Roshi’s to pick up my things, then I’ll go home.” She replied, turning to enter the taxi Roshi was saving. Leth grinned widely and flung his pack over his shoulder. The young man turned around and noticed two older men that wore black sunglasses and had black suits on. “Can I help you guys?” Leth asked as they began walking toward him.

“We’ll relax for a few weeks, then get back to our training.” Miguelito said as he and Morach walked back to their Champion’s room. The namek nodded and opened the door, only to have a herd of reporters trample him on their way to Miguelito. “How does it feel to win, champ?” one asked “Do you have a significant other?” another butt in. Miguelito smiled and brushed one of his curly locks out of his eyes. “It feels great, and I am currently available.” The response drew gasps from the females that were being held back by security. A long green arm wrapped around Miguelito’s neck and yanked him into the dressing room. The door swung shut behind him and Morach locked it.

“We took notice of you in the tournament” the man on the left said. “We would like to have a few words with you” A black van pulled up between a couple taxi’s “Lets get going” the other man said, the side door of the van slid open and the three stepped inside. “I hope this is a good decision” Leth thought as another man slid the door shut.

Gilgamesh made it to the north side of the island. He was weaving through back alley’s, trying to find a pier with a ship heading to the mainland. “Hey!” Gilgamesh called out to a sea man “Where can I find a ship that’s headed to the northern mainland?” he added, running up to the burly sailor. The sailor looked down at the boy, with his one good eye “Yarr, well, there’s a boat headed there in fifteen minutes. Go to pier eight to find it.” Gilgamesh smiled and bowed, noticing the sailor also had two peg leg’s. “Thanks sir!” Gilgamesh shouted as he ran passed pier three, on his way to number eight.

Leth was unable to see out of the tinted windows as the van drove along. “So, you guy’s wanted to ask something?” there was silence, then the van pulled to a stop. The sliding door opened up again and the driver got out. The door slid open and Leth made his way out, as well. They were inside a large hangar, the men in black suits motioned for Leth to sit down in a chair next to the van. “Let’s get down to business” a previously yet unseen man said as he got out of the van’s passenger seat.

Saiyaness and Master Roshi stepped up onto the airplane that would take them from Papaya airport, back to the island she, Leth, and Gilgamesh had trained on earlier. “Don’t do anything perverted on the flight, old man.” Saiyaness ordered as she sat at the window seat. “No problem” Roshi responded, noticing only old women and men on the flight. Roshi began to sit down next to Saiyaness, when she plopped a suit case down in the seat “Keep at least one seat between us, geezer.” Master Roshi sighed and sat down in the third seat.

Magus ran along the side of the road, heading eastward. “I’ll swim the mile or so gaps between the islands, then run until I can’t run anymore” he said, grinning. Up ahead, there was another person, in robes, running along, as well. Magus caught up to him “Oh, you’re Pikoron!?” Magus exclaimed when he saw the small namek. “Where you headed?” Magus asked as they ran side by side. “I’m going to Master Roshi’s house.” the namek responded. Magus’ face lit up “Awesome!” he shouted “Me too!” Pikoron smirked as the two ran together, before jumping off a cliff, into the water, to swim to the next island.

“Do you feel a responsibility to your fans to be a role model for the younger generation?” a reporter asked at the Tenkaichi Budokai victory press conference. Miguelito sighed, then responded; “Well, I will do my best to present myself in a positive light. I won’t be doing things that will make anyone ashamed of me.” Another reporter raised his hand “Mark Figh, Central City News” the reporter said “With reports of the Teal Tie army growing in size and strength, do you think it would be necessary to step in and stop them before they get too large?” Miguelito glanced at Morach, who was standing at the back of the room “If it gets to a point where it’s needed, Morach and I will step in to put them in their place.”

Gilgamesh was out of breath as he slowed his run to a light jog, just passing pier seven. A large ship was docked at the pier in front of him. A blue symbol beneath the official name ‘S.S. Ridd-Zakum’. Gilgamesh jogged over to the boarding area to ask to come aboard.

“Oh..” Leth said, reading the papers “You want me to join the CCIA?” the man that had just exited the van nodded his head. “The Central City Intelligence Agency has been monitoring your progress as a fighter, for some time now. We want you to join our elite fighting team.” A smile grew on Leth’s lips as he remembered the first person shooter’s he played when he was a kid. “What are the benefits?” Leth questioned, his smile still in place.

Magus and Pikoron pulled themselves up onto the beach of the next island in the string of Papaya islands. They were both huffing and puffing after that twenty mile swim so they plopped down on the sand to take a short breather. “How’d you hear about Master Roshi’s training?” Magus asked between breaths. Pikoron wiped the sweat off his forehead “Master Roshi is highly regarded on Namek, so I came here to train with him.” Magus smiled and looked out over the ocean “Yeah. I read in an old book, that some of my ancestor’s trained with him, several hundred years ago.” Pikoron nodded and got back to his feet “Ready to go?” the small namek asked. Magus chuckled, jumped up, and took off toward the east, prompting Pikoron to chase after him.

Gilgamesh made his way closer to the boarding ramp. Blocking passage onto the ramp was a very tall, muscular man with long brownish-red hair. He had bright blue eyes and skin tanned from years of being on the ocean. The man wore a red and white, horizontal striped shirt and khaki shorts. On the left side of his chest, there was the same bluish symbol that was on the ship. Around his waist was a long bushy tail. “Hey!” Gilgamesh shouted as he drew closer to the man, drawing his attention “Is this ship going north? To the large continent?” The man nodded his head, signifying Gilgamesh’s face to light up.

“Alright!” Gilgamesh shouted, pumping his fist. “But you’re not allowed on.” Gilgamesh stopped his celebration and stared up at the man. “This ship is only for Teal Tie personnel.” Thinking quickly, Gilgamesh gave the man a ‘peace’ sign with his left hand “I’ve been a member of the ‘Tea Tile Army’ for like, eight years.” Gilgamesh grinned and started for the ramp. The man extended his leg, to block the boy’s passage. “Hey Cap’n!” A voice shouted from aboard the ship “Cap’n Riddick! A transmission from HQ just came in!” The large man started backing up the ramp. “Fine, kid, come on up, but if you get in my way while aboard, you’re gonna walk the plank!” Gilgamesh smiled and nodded, following Riddick up the ramp as a loud whistle blew, signifying the ship’s departure from the port.

“I never thought we’d get out of there” Miguelito said, rubbing his aching neck “Almost makes winning not worth it.” Morach laughed “I know you love the attention” Miguelito grinned and nodded “Yup, that’s true.” the human patted the championship belt that was around his waist. “So, we going to do anything about the Teal Tie army?” the namek asked as they kept walking down the hall to their room. “No” Miguelito replied “we stick to our plan, for now. Train, train, train--unless some of them get in our way, then we take action against them.” Morach nodded and opened the door to their room. Leaning up against the wall opposite the door, was a very tall man with dark green hair, and piercing yellow eyes. He was wearing black boots, a pair urban camouflage pants, and a gray vest that showed off his muscular arms “ ‘bout time you got here” the man said, as Miguelito and Morach entered the room, the door slamming behind them.

After the sixteen hour flight, Saiyaness and Master Roshi’s plane finally landed at the airport of their training island. The master reached into his pocket and pulled out a car capsule “Let’s go get the house, then we can go back to my island, for a little R & R” the master said, glancing back at Saiyaness. “Uh, no” Saiyaness said, getting into the passenger seat “We get your house, go back to your island, then I leave.” Master Roshi groaned as he got into the drivers seat. “Pichi-pichi girls these days are no fun” he muttered as he started the engine and started the drive to his house.

Leth signed his name to the contract “Excellent” the leader of the CCIA said, standing up and extending his hand out to Leth. The halfbreed stood up and shook the pudgy man’s hand. “Let’s get you introduced to the other member of the team.” the hangar door slid open as Leth stared at the pudgy leader “other member? Singular?” he asked to the nodding man. “The two of you will be plenty, trust me.” A large jet was outside the hangar, getting refueled “Once you two get to know each other, we’re all heading back to CCIA HQ.” the leader, and the other CCIA members started walking to the jet. “Go say ‘hi’ RJ” the leader ordered the figure just outside the hangar door. Leth squinted, but was unable to make out the face of his teammate.

Magus and Pikoron raced through the forest, avoiding the spears thrown at them from the native cannibals. “Hey!” Magus shouted back to Pikoron “would it be cannibalism if those guy’s ate you?” he added, as Pikoron ran up along side him. “I don’t think so..” Pikoron responded, as they jumped atop crocodile heads that popped up in the river they had to cross. The pair made it to the other side of the river, thwarting their pursuing cannibals. “Just six hundred miles to go!” Pikoron cried as they made the jump off the second cliff and into the ocean.

Gilgamesh sat on the deck of the Teal Tie ship, yawning and looking up at the starry sky. “Good thing the moon isn’t full” Riddick said to his underlings as he watched Gilgamesh on the deck below. “We received new orders. We’ll be going to West City. When we get there we’ll meet up with another battalion to plot out our next moves.” Gilgamesh used his arm as a pillow and lay himself down to sleep. “We’ll throw him overboard in a day or two.”

Miguelito and Morach looked back to see two other men, blocking the exit. One of them a light-skinned namek, wearing a large red vest with white pants. The other man had short black hair, black eyes, and pale skin. The man with black hair had a bright red ball, protruding from each palm, he wore a white shirt, blue jeans, and had a black trench coat on over them. They each had a Teal Tie insignia on the left side of their outer clothing. “Allow me to introduce myself, and my associates” the man with green hair said, stepping toward the pair. “The namek is Barkon, the Android, is Tarvi, and me?” The large man grinned and flicked a speck of dirt from his shoulder “I’m Tetsago. The three of us were sent here to make you an offer you couldn’t refuse.” Miguelito and Morach stood shoulder to shoulder, as their three guests grinned wickedly at them.

Saiyaness and Roshi pulled up to the ‘Kame’ house, the turtle was outside on the porch, awaiting their arrival. “You learn to cook since we’ve been gone?” Roshi asked, as he got out to make the house a capsule. “Have you stopped being a pervert?” the turtle replied, sliding out toward the ocean. “So you still can’t cook?” Roshi asked again, pressing the button to miniaturize the house. Roshi pocketed the capsule and followed the turtle, and Saiyaness down to the beach to get his boat capsule out.

Leth and RJ met at the back side of the van “Wassup?” RJ asked. Leth shrugged his shoulders and looked RJ over. He had spiky red hair, not much muscle definition, and had light green eyes. RJ wore a pair of baggy green camouflage pants, with a tank top and jean jacket. “How old are you?” Leth asked. RJ eyed Leth over “19” the man replied. Leth smiled “17” he said, not waiting for the question to come. “So, why did boss man say the two of us would be more than enough?” Leth asked, his question drawing a smile from RJ. “Guess I’ll show ya” he replied, his entire body becoming tense.

“That’s South City!” Aydin shouted to his comrade, as the two continued flying, high above one of the highest populated cities on Earth “Okay, let’s land, and try to find out some information on this army.” the icer said, drawing a nod from his Namekian friend. The two lowered themselves to the sidewalk along a busy street, no civilian seemed to pay them any mind.

Riddick reached down and grabbed Gilgamesh by the tail. The young halfbreed’s eyes quickly opened as Riddick lifted him into the air. “What are you doing!?” Gilgamesh shouted while Riddick walked over to the side of the ship. “Now it’s time to say good bye, kiddo.” the large halfbreed muttered, before laughing and releasing his grip on Gilgamesh’s tail. A loud surge of laughter filled the ship before Gilgamesh struck the icy water. Gilgamesh swam to the surface and breathed in deeply “A few hundred miles and you should get to shore!” Gilgamesh frowned and looked around, spotting the mainland in the far off distance. “At least I can see it” he thought while he started swimming toward shore.

Master Roshi’s island finally came into view, the tiny boat crashing against the waves before it pulled up onto the sandy beach. Master Roshi tossed the capsule into the middle of the island. A big puff of smoke shrouded the island, and when it subsided, the house was in it’s normal place. Saiyaness rushed into the house to collect her bags. Mastea sense of security. “Yeah, like I’d leave my underwear here. In your house.” Master Roshi snapped his fingers and shuffled over to his television set. “Later old man” Saiyaness said, waving and stepping out onto the beach.r Roshi and the turtle climbed into the house to see Saiyaness lugging her bags down the stairs “You could have left them here, and picked them up the next time you stopped by.” master Roshi said, trying to give Saiyaness

Tetsago dwarfed Morach and Miguelito, who stood at 6’2” and 6’3” each. “Well, what is it you guys came to offer?” Miguelito asked. “Well, there is a bit of a tradition with the Budokai Champion, and the Teal Tie army. We’d like you to come with us, to one of our offices near West City.” Miguelito smiled “Morach and I will go there when our training is done, give us the address and we’ll check it out.” Tetsago smiled back at the human, then the door was opened by Tarvi “We‘ll contact you.” Tarvi, Barkon, and Tetsago exited the room, slamming the door behind them. “Let’s get some rest, then start our training tomorrow, okay?” Miguelito asked. Morach nodded, then the two exited the room to go back to their hotel.

RJ’s entire body tensed up, he was grimacing and groaning for 15 seconds before the technique finally occurred. Leth took a step back, while another RJ pulled itself out of the original’s body, then another, and another. The original RJ was breathing heavily as the other three were laughing and smiling. “This is why the two of us is more than enough.” The four said in unison. “Wow.” Leth said “I’ve never seen anything like that.” He added. The original RJ nodded “Split Form x4 is a difficult move to master, but, it’s worth it once you get it down.” the three other RJ’s walked over to the original and melded back into him. “Let’s get going” RJ said, turning toward the jet, and motioning for Leth to come along.

Gilgamesh pulled himself ashore and fell to his stomach on the beach, trying to catch his breath. Gilgamesh looked up and spotted a pineapple tree up the hill. The halfbreed’s eyes lit up as he jumped to his feet and raced toward the tree. Gilgamesh jumped through the air and kicked the side of it, forcing two pineapples to fall into his grasp. The boy smiled widely and heard the loud noises of a construction site “Sounds like when we were doing that construction work during the old timer’s training” he thought, reminiscing about his training with his two friends. Gilgamesh went a bit further up the hill and found himself on a road that was being worked on. Gilgamesh cracked the pineapple open on the road and started eating while watching the men jackhammer into the asphalt.

Tetsago, Tarvi, and Barkon stepped into the Teal Tie limousine that was waiting for them outside the exit of the tournament grounds. A monitor dropped down from the roof of the car as the three sat down. The screen lit up and a voice called out to Tetsago “What was his response” the young man with thick glasses, on the monitor asked. “We’ll call him later with the office location information.” Tetsago replied, the limousine stopping at a light. “Alright” the man on the screen responded “Come back to base for an upgrade, then have someone give him the information. He’ll be treated as a guest until we know what side he wants to be on.” Tetsago nodded and the screen lifted up. The limousine pulled to a complete stop and the three got out, a private jet was waiting for them. Overhead, the CCIA jet was just taking off.

Hybreed kicked in the door of a rundown warehouse in a crummy neighborhood of South City. “Looks like they recently pulled out” Aydin said, stepping through the door. Hybreed grinned and shook his head “No” he said walking back down the steps and into the street “Get back, Aydin.” the icer commanded, before the floor of the building caved in. A large dark-skinned man jumped up out from the floor and into the street, where Aydin and Hybreed were waiting. The skin on the man’s face was peeling off, revealing metal underneath. “A Cyborg? Or something?” Aydin asked, striking a fighting pose. The Cyborg let out a mechanical cackle “Unit Z-3v5 transmitting fight sequence with target’s three and six.” Hybreed squinted at the machine. It had tattered green shorts and a shredded gray tank top stained with blood.

Magus and Pikoron collapsed on the beach of another island. They were both exhausted from the days of swimming and running they were doing. “How much further do you think we need to go?” Magus asked between breaths. Pikoron lifted his head up and looked at the surrounding islands “I think this is the island he trains his pupils on. His house is about 100 miles north of here.” Magus smiled as he lay his head down on the sandy beach. “Let’s take a nap before we go on ahead..” almost instantly, Magus was snoring. Pikoron nodded and lay down as well, the two began napping in the afternoon sun.

Saiyaness took a capsule out of her suit case and tossed it on the beach. A hovercraft appeared after the smoke settled. Master Roshi walked out onto his porch, waving goodbye to his student as she raced north over the ocean. Master Roshi smiled perversely “She left some clothes in the washing machine” he thought, his eye twinkling.

“With this advanced technological jet, we’ll get to CCIA HQ in six hours” the pudgy boss told RJ and Leth. The two were smiling and Leth looked out the window “So…We’ll be fighting terrorists…or what?” Leth asked. The boss glanced at Leth “When we land, you two will be briefed, then head out on your first mission.” Leth nodded “Don’t worry” RJ said “I’ve already done one, it’s cake.” Leth yawned and sat leaned back in his chair “okay” the halfbreed responded “Let me catch some Z’s, though” Leth shut his eyes and began his nap.

Gilgamesh finished the fruit and stood up again, patting his stomach. The boy then walked toward the three construction workers that were trying to fix the road. Gilgamesh waved as he drew closer and the men stopped their hammering. “Which way to West City?” the halfbreed asked. The three men pointed down the road “Just follow this road” one said “read the signs as you go along until you reach it” another added. Gilgamesh nodded and waved goodbye “Thank you!” he shouted, before turning to begin his run. “Is he gonna run there?” one of the construction workers asked, glancing at a sign that read ‘West City- 878 Miles’.

Miguelito and Morach slept soundly through the night and awoke at the crack of dawn. The two friends awoke to find a note near the phone, giving directions on where to find the Teal Tie offices. “four thousand three hundred miles North-west of West City” Miguelito said, reading aloud. “What should we-” Morach started to say “How about we get to the mainland, then run there, as our training?” Miguelito asked. The namek smiled “Why not?” Morach said, laughing. Miguelito gave his friend a thumbs up “alright then, let’s get to the airport.”

The CCIA jet slowed down on the runway of Central City, prompting Leth to wake up. “Oh, crap!” he shouted, remembering his promise. “What is it” the boss asked, as the CCIA agents stood up. “Uh, could I get you guys to let a friend of mine join the CCIA, too?” the halfbreed asked, standing up. “We’re planning on meeting with Saiyaness shortly, she should be on her way to Central City as we speak.” Leth let out a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. “I feel like a weight has been lifted from me, thanks.” The boss smiled and nodded, “Let’s get you two prepped.”

“Z-3v5?” Hybreed said aloud “You’re after us?” he continued. Aydin and Hybreed heard sirens in the distance, unrelated to what was happening to them. “Affirmative” the Cyborg responded. “Destroy it?” Aydin asked, not taking his eyes off the robot. “Heh, of course” Hybreed responded, scratching his nose. The namek and icer darted toward their assailant to begin the fight. Hybreed punched forward, slamming his fist against the side of Z-3v5’s face. The impact tore the remaining flesh from the mechanized malcontent’s face. Aydin jumped through the air and kicked the thing in the chest, sending it back into the building it burst from, moments earlier.

The jet carrying Tetsago, Tarvi, and Barkon landed at the airport in West City. The three Teal Tie members exited the plane and stepped out onto the runway. Within three seconds, a long black limousine pulled up and the three went inside. Another screen dropped down from the ceiling “The upgrades for Tarvi and yourself are ready.” the man with thick glasses said. “Head to the infirmary as soon you arrive to have them installed.” Tetsago smiled and the screen lifted back up. Tetsago glanced over at Barkon “I’ll meditate while you two are under the knife” Tarvi nodded and looked at Tetsago “What are we getting this time?” the lower ranked android asked. Tetsago grinned “We’ll be getting some good stuff for our assault on the City.”

Saiyaness’ hovercraft made it to the mainland after a few hours of driving and she noticed a large shadow overhead. The halfbreed pulled the craft to a complete stop and looked up to see an unmarked hover jet above her. The craft landed beside her and a man in a black suit exited. “Leth would like it very much if you were to come with me.” the man said. Saiyaness jumped from her craft and pressed the capsule button. “There any proof?” she asked. The man pressed play on a tape recorder “Hey Sai! Come with this guy to meet me in Central City! We’re gonna do something really cool!” Leth’s voice stopped and the man got back in the jet. Saiyaness sighed and followed after him.

Gilgamesh continued running at the same pace he started out at. As he ran, the roads got progressively better, and he started seeing cars again. “Hmm, West City 396 miles…” he said to himself, passing by some of the cars that were going the speed limit.

“There was a hurricane, just to the north of us” Morach said as he walked over to Miguelito, whom was trying to disguise himself from crazed fans. “It took out most of the roads along the coast, but we can get on a flight that’s just about to leave.” Miguelito smiled “Then let’s get going” the human said, standing up. Morach looked around the terminal, then pointed to a set of double doors “Through there, then out onto the runway.” Morach said, the two started for the doors, when someone shouted “It’s Miguelito!” their eyes grew wide and they took off in a full sprint out the doors and towards the plane, being followed by a horde of groupies.

Leth and RJ exited the van that brought them from the airport, to the CCIA base of operations in Central City. The two were escorted down a maze of hallways, passing several offices along the way until their escorts opened a door, and allowed the two entry. Leth went in first, and saw Saiyaness standing next to the boss that signed him up. “Sai!” he shouted running over to her. Saiyaness smiled as Leth hugged her. “Zed just signed me up” Saiyaness said, as Leth released her. Leth glanced at the boss “Zed?” the halfbreed asked. The boss nodded “Yea, name’s Zed.” RJ was nodding as he walked over to join the pair of halfbreeds. “Let’s get you three suited up, and briefed.” Zed said “Then we’ll send you out on your first mission.”

Bright lights shot out of the building and Z-3v5 rocketed out and into the street once again. “Target’s 3 and 6 resisting termination” the Cyborg transmitted. “This thing’s annoying” the icer said, raising his right hand, pointing at his attacker. “Dodonpa!” Hybreed cried, releasing a red beam from his fingers. The beam slammed against Z-3v5’s head, knocking it back a few paces. Aydin stretched his arm out and wrapped his fingers around the back of the Cyborg’s head. The namek retracted his arm, bringing their opponent with it. Hybreed jumped forward, slamming his knee against the robot’s stomach. The icer moved aside, then thrust the tip of his tail up through the chest of their attacker.

“Barkon is meditating, Tetsago and Tarvi are being upgraded as we speak” the man with short blond hair and thick glasses said. Riddick nodded “We’ll be coming into port shortly, I’ll meet up with them and we’ll plot our plan of attack.” the man with thick glasses grinned and nodded “Good luck with the attack” he said, before the monitor went black. Riddick cracked his knuckles and looked out the window over the ocean. The port near West City was just now coming into view, drawing a smirk from Riddick.

Magus’ stomach was roaring and he sat straight up. The sun was setting to the west while he jumped to his feet and began looking around for a fruit tree. The halfbreed’s stomach groaned again, waking Pikoron. The small namek sat up and rubbed his eyes “There’s a coconut tree over there” the namek said, yawning. Magus raced over to the tree and kicked it, dropping three to the ground. “Awesome!” the halfbreed shouted, punching one of them, to open it up. Pikoron fell back against the soft sand, again, and closed his eyes, listening to the soothing sounds of the ocean, and the furious chomping of his halfbreed companion.

Gilgamesh marched up a steep hill, gasping for breath he plopped down when he finally reached the top. The Sun was still high in the sky as smile grew on his face “There it is” the halfbreed said to himself, spotting West City in the distance. “Gotta keep moving” he said to himself as he raced down the hill and toward West City.

Miguelito’s and Morach’s plane touched down in the West City airport. The two exited the craft, and noticed a black van zip pass them. They began stretching for their long run. “This will be fun” Morach said, looking over to his companion. The human nodded. “You ready to go?” Morach hit his fists together “Hell yeah” the namek responded, streaking north across the tarmac. Miguelito grinned and chased after him.

The room Leth and RJ met Saiyaness in is now darkened, a screen has been pulled down and a projector is playing slides while Zed is giving the briefing. “We’ve received reports that the Teal Tie army is planning an attack on West City. Your orders are to stop the attack, at all costs.” Another man in a similar black suit spoke up as the slide changed to a picture of Riddick “This is Riddick, he’s the Teal Tie Naval General. Age-19, height 6’8”, halfbreed, he has trained in many forms of Martial Arts and has grown incredibly powerful. He knows several ki techniques, so be wary of them.” The slide changed to a mug shot of Barkon “This namek is Barkon. Age 16, height 5’5”. We don’t know much about him, just that he joined with the Teal Tie Army almost immediately after coming to Earth.” The slide changed again “This is an Android named Tarvi. Age 17, height 5’5”. He’s been modified several times since we’ve received our last data on him. All we know is that he is capable of flying.” The Slide changed once more “Tetsago. He’s the leader of Barkon and Tarvi, and is now in command of the attack against West City. Age 17, height 7’3”. He’s been upgraded several times..” the slide changed to a picture of Tetsago with a gatling gun for an arm “Flight, Gatling Gun, and the ability to absorb energy through little balls on his palm’s. That’s what we know.”

“forty-three Hundred Miles north west of West City” Z-3v5 said in a low mechanical voice. Hybreed whipped his tail out of the Cyborg as a bright light shot from the being’s eye sockets, blinding the pair of aliens. When the light subsided, Aydin and Hybreed looked around, but couldn’t find a trace of their attacker. “Should we go there?” Aydin asked. Hybreed stared at Aydin “Of course.” The icer said, floating into the air “These people are a real threat to my plans.” Aydin sighed and floated up to tag along.

Barkon snapped out of his meditation as Tarvi and Tetsago stepped out of the O.R. “looking good” Barkon said, Tarvi shifting his left arm into a Gatling gun. The android smirked “I can’t wait to try this out” Tetsago smiled “It is a lot of fun to bring down a row of people in a matter of seconds. But we have to get work done, first. Let’s go meet with Riddick” Tarvi and Barkon nodded, then followed their leader out the door and to their Limousine.

“Just keep following the coast” Gilgamesh said as he made it through West City, without being taken in by any sights or attractions. Gilgamesh passed through the opposite side of the city he had entered through half an hour earlier. The loud engines of a plane overhead caught his attention for a moment, but he continued on, passing the air port on his way north.

“There’s someone ahead of us” Morach said, stopping in the clearing of the forest they were running through. “small footprints” Miguelito said, leaning over to examine them “It’s just a kid, we don’t need to worry.” Morach nodded in agreement and the two raced on, following the tracks.

“Take these Armbands” Zed ordered, handing them black armbands with ‘CCIA’ written in white letters. “They’ll identify you as CCIA operatives for this mission.” RJ, Saiyaness, and Leth wrapped them around their right biceps, and saluted Zed. “You three will be dropped off over West City, at the last known location of a Teal Tie base.” the door to the room swung open, and a man in black motioned for the three of them to follow. “Good luck” Zed said to them as they followed after their escort.

The Sun was rising behind them as the pair of young warriors were just waking up again. “We need to get going” Pikoron muttered to his companion. Magus nodded his head and forced himself up. Pikoron stood up and walked further inland, to find a river. The namek leaned down and took a drink of water. Magus sat down beside him and cracked another coconut. “We’ll get going after I finish this” the halfbreed said, cramming the fruit down his throat.

The S.S. Ridd-Zakum pulled into port at West City. The low ranking sailors set up the ramp leading to the docks and Riddick made his way down. “Watch over the ship” Riddick ordered “I may not be back for some time, so just be careful” Riddick made it onto the dock and looked back at the second in command “You got me?” Riddick asked again. The first mate nodded and saluted Riddick. “Good.” the large halfbreed said, turning toward the city.

Gilgamesh looked down over the side of the cliff and saw a beach soaked in sunlight, hundreds of people swimming and relaxing near the waves. He sighed and continued running “Maybe there will be a beach in Karin?” he wondered as he moved further inland to avert his eyes from the fun.

Morach and Miguelito were running on the cliff Gilgamesh was on minutes earlier. Morach turned his head toward the beach and glanced out over the water, before stopping in his tracks. Miguelito stopped as well and looked back at his namek friend “What’s wrong?” Miguelito asked, Morach lifting his hand from his side and pointing at the ocean. There was a large shadow under the water’s surface that was moving toward the beach. “We need to get them out of the water..” Morach said, the two of them floating into the air.

Leth, Saiyaness, and RJ boarded a non-passenger plane at the airport in Central City. “What the hell?” Leth asked, the three of them sitting on boxes that are being shipped to grocery stores “Why are we with cargo?” Saiyaness shrugged. RJ smiled “It’s so no one knows we’re coming.” the human said “We’ll jump out of the plane at a certain time, and no one will know we’re there. We can drop in unannounced on the bad guys for a surprise attack.”

“This is where the house was” Pikoron said, noticing the grass was pressed down where ‘Kame’ house stood, a few days prior to their arrival. Magus was walking along the grass towards the northern beach “This way, right?” the halfbreed asked, looking back to the namek. Pikoron nodded and followed after his companion. They were on the beach and looked out over the ocean. “We’ll reach the Master by sunset” the namek said, taking a step into the waves. Magus grinned “I can’t wait.” he said, following the namek.

Riddick pulled out of a warehouse in a black limousine, courtesy of the Teal Tie army. The driver took him through the city and pulled up to one of the armies’ legal front, buildings. “The Teal Tie Army owns ‘S-Mart?” Riddick asked himself as the driver stopped near the front door of the massive building. Riddick got out of the limo and walked up the steps as his ride pulled away. The halfbreed stepped through the automatic doors and was immediately greeted by a clerk “Your associates are waiting for you upstairs” Riddick nodded and started for the elevator “Type in the code ‘1337’ to get taken there directly” the clerk added, prompting Riddick to nod as he continued walking.

Gilgamesh continued running and made it back to the side of the cliff, the beach he saw was now a speck on the horizon. “well, the cliffs are starting to turn westward” the boy said, trying to cheer himself up. “hopefully I can get there soon.” Gilgamesh again went deeper into the forest to avoid the temptation of jumping into the water.

Morach and Miguelito hovered a dozen feet over the beach “Get out of the water!” Miguelito shouted “Something’s coming!” Morach added. Some people began getting out, while others remained skeptical “Shark!” Miguelito exclaimed, that word got the attention of the nonbelievers and the last remaining swimmers left the water. Miguelito and Morach stood at the water’s edge, while the people were further back on the beach. “Clear the water” Miguelito said, glancing at a nodding Morach.

Aydin and Hybreed set down in a clearing after flying for several hours. “We’ll rest here for the night” Hybreed ordered, sparking a fire on the ground with his left hand. The two had flown over the large ocean gap and were now about 8,000 miles south of their destination. The sun had already set, and the only light came from Hybreed’s fire. Aydin and Hybreed stared up at the night sky “You’ll follow me, right?” Hybreed asked the almost asleep Aydin. “Yeah… just as long as you don’t do something too evil…” the namek responded.

“We’ll be entering West City airspace soon” RJ said “Start preparing yourselves for combat” he added. Saiyaness and Leth nodded “These guy’s are very strong, so we’ll need the element of surprise to succeed.” Leth formed a fist “We did pretty well in the Tenkaichi Budokai” Leth said “these guys shouldn’t be a problem.” he added. RJ grinned “Well, it might be a surprise for you, but the last Tenkaichi Budokai winner is currently employed by the Teal Tie Army.” Leth’s and Saiyaness’ eyes grew larger “The only reason he didn’t compete in this one, was because he is on a secret mission, and no one knows his whereabouts.”

Pikoron and Magus crashed through the waves on their swim to the old man’s house. The sun was still high in the sky “We’re still good for sunset” Pikoron thought, swimming faster. Magus kept pushing himself to keep up with the namek “I hope we get there soon… I should have used the toilet on that island, it’s hard to crap in the ocean.”

“The halfbreed should be in soon” Barkon said, throwing a dragon ball up into the air, then catching it on it’s way back down. Tetsago nodded and glanced at the elevator on the opposite side of the room. The three friends were in a board room, with a long rectangular table and chairs set up all around it. There were two other dragon balls, besides the one Barkon was playing with on a bowl on the table. Tarvi was shifting his arm between the Gatling gun and his hand, over and over again. “Having fun?” Tetsago asked his fellow android. Tarvi grinned “It’s just really cool” he said, before the elevator doors slid open and the burly halfbreed, Riddick, stepped into the room. “Let’s get down to business” Riddick said, plopping down in a chair and using the expensive table as a footrest for his dirty boots.

Gilgamesh grabbed a green apple from a tree and continued running, taking a few bites every couple seconds to preserve his stamina. The sun was beginning to set, so Gilgamesh walked into a cave and sat down against a hibernating bear “Don’t mind me, bear” the boy said to the unaware mammal. Gilgamesh made himself comfortable “He won’t wake up for a few months, so I should be okay.” he said to himself, before closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep.

Morach thrust his right palm toward the ocean. A violent wind pushed the water back several hundred feet. Morach then quickly raised his left palm, forcing the sand from the ocean floor to form a dam to keep the water from flowing back. Without the water’s cover, everyone was able to see the Teal Tie submarine that was now on the sandy bottom. “Damn it!” a man yelled as he opened the hatch and jumped out. He looked back down the hatch “Get up here! We’re taking the beach!” he shouted to his allies. Countless Teal Tie soldiers began pouring out of the submarine and lined up next to it. “Prepare for the assault!” the commander shouted. The people on the beach began taking steps backward to get to their cars. “Attack!” the leader ordered. Miguelito smiled “Drown them” the human said to his nodding friend. The wall of sand came crumbling down and an immense flow of water crashed down on the Teal Tie soldiers.

“Ten minutes and we’ll be over the drop point” RJ said, looking out the window. “Do we have parachutes? Or something?” Saiyaness asked. RJ looked at her funny “Don’t you guy’s know how to fly?” he asked. Leth and Saiyaness looked fairly embarrassed. “Great! Thank you Zed for sticking me with the noob’s!” Leth frowned “Do you know how to fly?” he asked. RJ scratched the back of his head, and his face turned a bright red “no…” he replied, looking out the window again.

“There it is!” Pikoron cried, trying not to swallow the salt water. Magus laughed and the two cheered as they continued swimming toward the speck on the horizon. Pikoron was smiling widely as he began imagining how the Master’s training would be.

“…then order the men on your ship to open fire on the city with the cannons. “ Riddick nodded and set a walkie-talkie onto the table “No sweat” the halfbreed replied. Barkon dropped the dragon ball into the bowl with the other two. “Reinforcements, four dozen soldiers, will be dropped off from the air every half an hour to continue the assault. We should also be getting some from the north, after their landing at Turtle Bay Beach. We keep up the attack until the City is taken.” Tetsago stopped talking and looked at his two friends “You two stick together. I go alone, as does Riddick. We’ll do more damage to the city this way.” Riddick looked at the Balls in the bowl “We bring those to Commander Heret once the City is Taken.” Riddick chuckled “How come that nerd is in charge?” Barkon rolled his eyes. “That ‘nerd’ is in charge because he supplies the army with it’s technology.” Tetsago said. “He also upgrades us in exchange for working for him” Tarvi added.

Miguelito and Morach were laughing as the unconscious bodies of the Teal Tie Soldiers began washing up on the shore. The two heard sirens blaring in the distance and the Police showed up to arrest the soldiers. The crowd of beech goers began chanting Miguelito’s name. A white van with a green soda can logo on the side pulled up behind the crowd and a crew of camera men and business man came rushing through the crowd. “Hey champ!” A short pudgy man shouted, running up to Miguelito and wrapping his arms around him “You left before we could hammer out the endorsement deal!” Miguelito grinned “Sorry about that, I just-” the pudgy man interrupted “Don’t worry about it, Champ.” he said pulling a contract from his back pocket “Just initial here and we can start giving you boat loads of money!” Miguelito’s face lit up and he signed the contract. Morach sighed as no one cared to look at him.

The sun rose up on the clearing where Hybreed and Aydin slept. Aydin sat straight up and saw Hybreed already doing his morning stretches. “We’ll get some water from the lake, then continue our travels’ the icer said, turning to walk through the forest to the lake.

“Three….Two…..One….. Now!” RJ shouted as he lifted the latch and the three of them were sent flying out the doors and into a free fall toward the building’s roof. “This is awesome!” Leth thought as he began doing spins during the fall. “I need to learn how to fly” Saiyaness thought, trying to position herself to land on the right building. RJ pointed to the roof of the building with the large tower with a blinking red light. The three aimed for the tower, Saiyaness was the first to hit, grabbing hold of one of the bars before it was too late. RJ was next, slamming his midsection against one of the bars to stop his fall. Leth missed the tower and slammed against the roof of the building, before it crumbled around him and he fell in on the board room. “Idiot!” RJ shouted, jumping down to join him, followed by Saiyaness.

Tetsago and Barkon looked up at the top of the building from the city streets below “Seems the CCIA sent someone to stop us.” The android said, looking around at the crowded streets. “No matter, they can’t stop us.” the halfbreed said, aiming his palm at a taxi, racing by. A bright red beam shot from his palm and hit the gas tank, causing a large explosion, and forcing blood-curdling screams from the citizens. Riddick lifted his walkie-talkie to his lips “Fire at will” the halfbreed ordered “Roger that” a man replied. The four large cannons aboard the S.S. Ridd-Zakum took aim and began firing on the city. Three dozen of the Soldiers aboard the ship armed themselves and left the ship to assist their leader. Tetsago glanced at Barkon and Tarvi as the floated into the air and down a street to continue the carnage. “Good luck Riddick” Tetsago said as the halfbreed walked down the sidewalk, blasting pedestrians and laughing.

“Drink Sprunk!” Miguelito shouted, holding up the can of soda and gulping it down “Ahh! Sprunk has the lemon-lime flavor, and energy booster I need to battle evil and become the Champion of the World!” Miguelito gave a thumbs up to the camera and a large grin, his pearly teeth sparkling. “Cut and print!” the pudgy man exclaimed “You’re a natural! That’s all we need from you now, so keep training and we’ll shoot another in a few months.” Miguelito smiled and nodded “Thanks, we’ll see you later.” The human with long curly hair turned around and walked to his namek friend “Can we leave now?” Morach asked. Miguelito smiled “Yeah, just needed to get that over with” Morach rolled his eyes and floated back up to the cliff while the people below began chanting the human’s name again.

Pikoron and Magus washed up onto the beach of the Turtle Hermit island. They were both gasping for air and plopped down on their backs to look up at the sky “We finally made it” Magus said, looking over at the namek. “Yeah.. I hope he accepts us.” Pikoron forced himself to sit up and turned to look at the house “Let’s go inside” the namek said, standing up. Magus nodded and jumped to his feet. The two walked up the steps and pushed the door open. “Oh yeeeeaaaahhh! Feel the burn ladies! Heh heh heh.” the perverted old man shouted, his face practically pressed against the screen. “Is that the master?” Magus whispered to the namek.

Gilgamesh yawned as he rubbed his eyes. The sun was peeking into the cave he had spent the night in “Thanks for being my bed, bear” he said as he walked out of the cave. “I should be near the land of Kari” he said to himself, pausing as he looked around for a fruit tree. The halfbreed’s stomach grumbled when he finally spotted one in the distance. Gilgamesh raced over and jumped against the side of the tree. The impact tipped the tree over, sending it over the cliff it was near, along with Gilgamesh.

RJ ran over to the window and peered out at the streets below “Crap!” the human shouted, one of the sky scrapers in the distance being hit by Teal Tie’s naval cannons. Saiyaness rushed over and looked out “The three of us are supposed to stop all of this?” she asked, several explosions occurring as she asked. Leth stumbled over to the window, rubbing his head “We just jumped out of a plane, we can handle these guys!” the halfbreed exclaimed, punching the glass. Leth looked over to Saiyaness and winked “Let’s go!” Leth jumped from the 32nd story of the building down to the streets. Saiyaness shrugged and jumped as well, followed by RJ.

Barkon and Tarvi were giddy as they barged into a grocery store “Might as well get rid of some Saveway competition!” the Namek cried, firing a blast from his mouth into the produce section. Tarvi shifted his arm to a Gatling gun and mowed down a row of shoppers. “This is pathetic!” the android laughed “Where is the resistance?” A loud whistling sound wafted into Barkon’s ears. “Right here!” Saiyaness shouted, her Kame Hame Ha sending Barkon into a display of canned pickles. “Damned girl!” Barkon shouted, pulling himself out of the debris. Tarvi and Barkon stood side by side and glanced at Saiyaness, who was standing on one of the checkout counters. “Give up now, before it gets ugly!” she commanded “Maybe we’ll make you ugly” Tarvi replied aiming his Gatling Gun arm at the halfbreed.

“General Riddick!” a troop called, trying to catch up with his commander. Riddick blasted the entrance to a movie theater, crushing several dozen people beneath the rubble. Riddick turned to see his platoon from the ship running to him. “Here to assist your leader?” Riddick asked, shouting so they could hear him. The platoon of Teal Tie soldiers was on the other side of the street, and began crossing when there was a loud explosion. Riddick and his platoon looked up to see a giant billboard falling off the roof of the building they were under. “No! Men, run!” Riddick shouted, but it was too late. The billboard crushed the entire platoon that had come to assist Riddick. Leth looked down at the street, smoke rising from his palms “Too bad!” Leth shouted down to Riddick, who glared up at his opposing halfbreed. “You’re dead!” Riddick exclaimed, his eyes filled with rage.

Tetsago grabbed the first person he saw by the face and threw him through a window and into a hardware store. Tetsago tilted his head and grinned “This is great” he said, aiming his hand at a school bus “Good news, kids. You won’t have to do homework anymore!” the android chuckled and fired a blast from his palm at the bus. Another energy blast came from above and sent Tetsago’s into the ground before it destroyed the bus. The android frowned as RJ dropped down from the sky “Going after kids?” the human asked, shaking his head. Tetsago shrugged “They’d all be killed by me eventually, so it might as well be now” RJ glared at the smiling android. Tetsago’s smirk faded when one of RJ’s clones elbowed him in the back, sending the android sprawling forward. “You have a twin?” Tetsago asked, looking back at the other RJ. The android looked over and saw two other RJ’s join the original “Quadruplets?” Tetsago asked, standing up straight.

“I guess it’s just straight north, from here” Morach said, he and Miguelito landing on the cliff they were on before their spat with Teal Tie. “Still a ways to go, though” Miguelito said, starting to jog. Morach smiled and chased after him “We should get there in a few days” the namek responded, passing Miguelito. “I just hope we don’t get sidetracked again” Miguelito said, passing the namek again as they ran through the forest.

Gilgamesh pushed himself away from the apple tree as he fell through the air toward the ground below. “I wish I knew how to fly” Gilgamesh thought, watching the tree crash against the ground. The halfbreed braced for impact and landed hard on his feet. Gilgamesh staggered over and scooped up some squished fruit. The halfbreed gulped down the apple and noticed he was on a dirt road. Gilgamesh looked around and saw a sign up the road a bit. He ran up to it and read it “K-k-a-” he paused “Karin!” he shouted and sprinted up the road.

“Uh, Kame-sennin…” Pikoron said, trying to get the old man’s attention away from the exercise program. “Damn turtle, it’ll be over in a minute!” Roshi responded, without knowing who was bothering him. Magus left the living room and entered the kitchen, where turtle was preparing dinner. “Hi” Magus said, waving to the turtle as he opened the refrigerator and pulled out a ham. The turtle stared at Magus as he finished the ham almost instantly “another halfbreed…great.” the turtle said, sliding himself into the living room. “Roshi, we have more visitors that are seeking your infinite wisdom.” the turtle said, unplugging the television.

Tarvi opened fire on Saiyaness, who jumped and rolled along the ground to avoid the stream of bullets. Saiyaness stood up straight and used an after image, Tarvi aimed at it and fired, the bullets passing right through it. Saiyaness appeared in the air above Tarvi and slammed her elbow down against the android’s forehead. The gatling gun shifted back to his normal hand as Tarvi fell against the ground. “Bitch!” Barkon exclaimed, slamming his shoulder into Saiyaness’ back, throwing her into the glass jar display. Saiyaness cried out as the shards of broken glass sliced up her arms and hands.

Leth jumped from the building and landed on the sidewalk “You pissed?” Leth asked “I didn’t mean to kill them, honest.” Riddick’s muscles tensed, he had several inches on Leth, and was much more muscular “I’ll peel your skin” Riddick said, walking out into the street, towards Leth. Fires from the several explosions were still raging around the city, several police officers, and fire fighters lay dead amongst the piles of debris. “You and your crew killed countless people today” Leth said, Riddick drawing closer to him “All of you deserve to die” Riddick pulled his fist back and threw a punch at Leth’s face.

The original RJ glanced down at Tetsago’s palms as the android stood straight up “You absorb energy through those balls?” RJ asked “I guess I can’t use my special energy attack then. But I’ve recently mastered the move my old teacher tried to teach me.” Tetsago smirked “Bring it on then” the android said “Wussy man” he added, mocking RJ. The four RJ’s lined up together and all got into the same stance “Roga FuFu-Ken!” they all shouted, running at Tetsago. The android’s eyes grew big as four wolves lunged at him.

Gilgamesh had been sprinting for an hour and a half when he started slowing down. His breathing became harder, but his face lit up and he stopped in his tracks when he saw a giant tower reaching up toward the heavens. “Wow!” he cried, his jaw agape. “That’s Karin tower” a deep voice said behind him. Gilgamesh spun around and got in a fighting stance. A very tall, very muscular man with long dark hair, tied back was standing there, a humongous fish on the ground behind him. The man had a dark skin tone and a feather in his hair “Relax, young one. I do not wish to harm you.” Gilgamesh dropped his fighting pose and looked up at the man. “I am Dora, help me carry my fish and I’ll take you to the village.” Gilgamesh nodded and helped the native with the giant fish.

Morach and Miguelito stopped at the shore of a large lake “Wanna run across it?” Miguelito asked, smirking at Morach. The namek nodded “Let’s go.” he said, they took off across the top of the water, leaving large waves behind them. Miguelito hit the other side first, barely beating out the namek. “Almost got me, Morach.” the human said, giving his friend a thumbs up. Morach nodded and leaned over to drink from the lake. Miguelito smiled and kicked the namek in the back, sending him into the water. The human was laughing, until Morach sent a giant wave crashing down on Miguelito. The water receded back to the lake and Morach walked up to join his soaked friend “Let’s get going” Miguelito said, spitting water from his mouth..

Master Roshi frowned and jumped up “Fine, what is it you two want?” the old man asked, glancing at the two hopeful trainee’s. “We want to train with you!” the two youngsters said. “I haven’t trained a Namek in awhile” Roshi thought “Hmm, another halfbreed, eh?” he though looking at Magus’ tail. “Fine, Turtle, get the boat ready, we’re going back to the training island.” Roshi commanded. The turtle scuffled out onto the beach while Pikoron and Magus high-fived each other. “This won’t be a walk in the park, you two. So be ready for intense training.” Master Roshi stepped out onto the beach, his two new students following him.

Saiyaness grimaced, blood dripping on the white tile floor of the grocery store. Barkon reached down and picked up a bloody shard of glass that slid over near his feet “I’ll slit your throat next, girlie.” the evil namek said, licking the blood off the shard “Guess I’ll try this move out…” Saiyaness thought, raising her right palm up, then thrusting it out at Barkon. A violent burst of wind shot from her palm and against Barkon, pushing him back through the air and out the large glass window. Saiyaness grinned and chased after him. Tarvi shook off the effects of Saiyaness’ elbow and stood up “Damn her” the android said, stumbling after the female halfbreed.

Leth moved to the side as Riddick threw his punch. Leth then latched onto Riddick’s wrist, then punched up into Riddick’s arm. The evil halfbreed let out a scream of anger and kicked out into Leth’s stomach. Leth released his grip on Riddick and was launched back against the building he was atop moments earlier. “Dodonpa!” Riddick shouted, firing a beam out at Leth. The good halfbreed dove to the sidewalk as the beam broke a large hole in the wall. “Punk.” Leth said, jumping to his feet and using an After Image. Riddick fired another beam that whipped through the after image and blew another hole in the wall. “What the fu-” Riddick’s swear was cut off when Leth drove his knee deep into Riddick’s back. The evil halfbreed was sent sprawling forward and into the pile of bricks from the holes in the wall.

Tetsago’s body was being battered by the four wolf fists until he was finally sent to the ground. The four humans were laughing together while Tetsago shifted his arm to a Gatling Gun. The android aimed up and opened fire, blasting two of the clones in the chest. The two clones were merged back with the other two, and Tetsago floated up to his feet “So it was a technique, you’re not brothers.” Tetsago said, aiming his gun at the humans again. The two RJ’s eyes began glowing white and they each said; “Kaiten” at the same time. The two human’s spun around at an incredible rate, deflecting all the bullets fired at them. Tetsago sighed and stopped shooting, forming his arm back to normal. The two humans stopped spinning and grinned at the android “Too bad you’re an android, I have some other skill’s I’d be able to use on you if you were another race.” Tetsago chuckled “Lucky for me then.” Tetsago responded.

Gilgamesh and Dora carried the giant fish through the forest. Gilgamesh started hearing voices, and could smell cooking from the direction they were traveling. “We’re here, Gilgamesh.” Dora said, stepping into a large clearing in the forest. There were dozens of teepee’s set up on the ground, and a large number of Dora’s people were farming, cooking, skinning animals, and feeding livestock. “This is your village?” Gilgamesh asked as they set the fish down in front of Dora’s teepee. The large native nodded “My people have lived here, at the base of Karin tower for centuries.” Gilgamesh smiled and looked at the giant tower in the center of the clearing. “It is said that if you manage to climb the tower, all the way to the top, Karin will offer you a drink of sacred water, which will make you much more powerful than before.” Gilgamesh’s face lit up and he pounded his chest “I’m gonna climb it!” the halfbreed proclaimed.

Miguelito and Morach dropped firewood in a pile, the namek blasting it to start the blaze. “We’ll get going at dawn again.” Miguelito said, putting a couple fish on sticks over the fire. “Do you want some?” the human asked pointing at the fish. Morach shook his head “No thanks. Don’t need it.” Miguelito shrugged as he watched the fire dance and cook his food.

“I’m getting too old for this training” Master Roshi thought to himself as the boat floated up onto the beach of the training island. “I’ve been training fighters for centuries” Master Roshi said, jumping out onto the sand “I think you two will be my last pupils.” the two warriors jumped out onto the sand to join their master, they bowed their heads to him “We appreciate your training us, Master” Pikoron said, smiling. “We’ll do our best to make you proud” Magus added. Master Roshi smiled and walked further inland to set up his house.

Saiyaness fired another Wind Burst at Barkon, throwing him further down the street, the wind putting out some of the raging fires as an added bonus. Tarvi came rushing out of the grocery store at Saiyaness. The halfbreed spun around and kicked Tarvi on the side of his face, knocking him to the ground. “If I let you guy’s go, you’ll just kill more people…” she paused and looked down at Tarvi, as he rubbed his cheek “I guess I don’t have any other choice…” she said, before a large explosion erupted two blocks over. A large cloud of smoke came wafting in and Riddick was thrown into view, skidding along the ground and near Saiyaness. Leth walked through the cloud, a solemn expression on his face.

Tetsago’s wrist opened up and he talked into it “Tarvi, status report” the android said, getting a response of static “Respond Tarvi!” Tetsago commanded. “Maybe your men are dead?” RJ asked. Tetsago glared at RJ and pressed a couple buttons on his wrist. The android closed his wrist and a jet black military car pulled out from behind a corner. Tetsago jumped into an open door and the car was a blur as it whizzed down the street. “What the hell?” RJ asked as the car took a turn and was out of his view “Hey!” the human shouted, chasing after the vehicle.

Dora smiled down at the young halfbreed “Eat with us, first, then start your climb” Gilgamesh grinned and nodded “That’s a good idea” Gilgamesh responded, staring at the fish. A woman stepped out of Dora’s teepee with a plate of cooked meat. Gilgamesh’s jaw dropped and snatched the plate away from her “Uh, meet my wife, Tula” Dora said, Gilgamesh cramming the meat down his throat. “I don’t think he heard you…” Tula said, watching the halfbreed tear another piece of flesh off a bone. Gilgamesh dropped the plate and chugged down a large amount of water “Ahh! Thanks a ton!” the halfbreed exclaimed, patting his bloated stomach. The halfbreed jumped to his feet and Dora walked him over to the Tower. “Good luck, Gilgamesh. You’ll need it. No one has been able to climb the tower in two hundred years.” Gilgamesh smiled and looked towards the top “I better get started then” he said, jumping as high as he could, then grabbing hold of the tower, and beginning the climb.

“7.3 seconds. Very nice run Pikoron.” the namek smiled and waited next to his Master for Magus’ time. Master Roshi looked down at the rock, marking the 100 meter distance “Ready!? Go!” Magus took off as fast as he could toward Roshi. “Hmm, 6.9 seconds. It seems you two are further along at the start of the training than my last students.” the master said “You’ve almost surpassed normal limitations.” Pikoron and Magus gave each other a thumbs up. “My time won’t blow these guy’s out of the water…I guess I won’t run..” Roshi thought as his pupils celebrated.

Miguelito and Morach woke up at the crack of dawn and continued their northward run. “We should be there in a few days” the namek said, looking up into the sky, two figures high above them passing them, heading in the same direction. “Who are they?” Miguelito asked as the two unknowns rocketed north.

“We have to kill them, Sai.” Leth said, Saiyaness walking over by his side. Tarvi made it to one knee, Riddick forced himself up, but he was breathing heavily. Barkon was lying in the middle of the street in the distance. “We need to finish them quick, so they can’t hurt anyone anymore” Leth continued. The city was filled with screams and explosions were still going off. The sleek, black, military car Tetsago was in appeared down the street and rocketed toward the group of fighters. Tetsago reached out of the vehicle and grabbed Barkon as he drove, pulling his namek into the car. Saiyaness and Leth jumped out of the way as the Car passed by. Riddick, and Tarvi jumped into the car and Tetsago stared out at his two adversaries. “Forty-three miles north west of here we have a base. Go there and we can settle this.” the android said before he slammed the door and raced off toward the airport.

RJ was chasing after the car, when he heard the cannons from Riddick’s ship fire another shot. The human shook his head and ran down an alley that led to the docks. “Fire!” a man shouted, ordering the cannon to shoot again. RJ formed a ball of energy in his palm and threw it at the hull of the ship before it could fire again. Almost immediately, the battleship started sinking. The man that ordered the shooting jumped over the side to escape the sunken ship. “You sank my battleship!” the man shouted, looking up at RJ. RJ shrugged and took up the chase of Tetsago again.

“We need to get faster” Hybreed said to his friend as they flew “Our top speed is just under 90mph” the icer added. Aydin looked back at his companion “We’ll be there in a few days” the namek said, calmly. Hybreed stared coldly at Aydin as they continued flying. Hybreed and Aydin noticed two figures in the forest below, but kept flying “Hmm, think they’re headed our way?” Aydin asked. “It doesn’t matter” Hybreed replied, looking northward again.

Gilgamesh looked up the tower “I still can’t see the top?” he asked, the sun barely peeking over the horizon “I’ve been climbing all day!” he added, sighing. “I can barely even see the ground anymore” he thought, forcing himself to continue climbing. “I should probably try to sleep” he said to himself, stopping his climb to prepare for an uncomfortable rest.

Saiyaness dropped to the ground, huffing for air as Tetsago’s car disappeared around a corner. Leth took off his CCIA armband and wiped away the blood from Saiyaness’ forehead “How are your arms?” he asked, noticing shards of glass still embedded in her skin. “I’ll be okay” she replied, looking herself over. Sirens were sounding all over the city, fire fighters and police officers from suburbs have been pouring in to help with relief efforts. A powerful gust of wind caught the pair’s attention and they looked up to see several CCIA helicopters begin their decent into the city. “Hey!” RJ shouted “Glad you guys are alright!” he continued, running up to them and looking up at the helicopters, as well.


Next Time:

In the Next segment; Tetsago, Riddick, Tarvi, and Barkon make it back to Teal Tie HQ to find an old 'friend' has returned. Hybreed and Aydin take the fight to Teal Tie, followed closely by Miguelito and Morach. Gilgamesh makes it to the top of Karin tower to begin his trainingLeth, Saiyaness, and RJ rest up and start for Teal Tie HQ to put them out of commission; once and for all.