Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ New Friends, Old Problems - Saiya-jin Saga ❯ Downfall of the Z Senshi. Nappa's Brutal Assault! ( Chapter 8 )
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By: Murasaki Rose 
"Not bad. Those runts have a lot of potential."
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Angst / Adventure / Action / Drama / Martial Arts / Romance / Supernatural | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.02.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 192 | Status: Completed
"Not bad. Those runts have a lot of potential."
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Angst / Adventure / Action / Drama / Martial Arts / Romance / Supernatural | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.02.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 192 | Status: Completed
Author: Murasaki Rose
Email: jianu_dbz@hotmail.com
Archive?: Go for it! Just let me know where so I can link to ya!
Title: New Friends, Old Problems - Saiya-jin Saga
Warnings: violence, swearing, character death
Couples: G/CC, D/T, Y/B
Notes: "text" = speaking, 'text' = thinking, --text-- = telepathy, #text# = English
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Chapter 8 - Downfall of the Z Senshi. Nappa's Brutal Assault!
It happened so fast most of them barely had time to process it. In less than a minute, Tien had lost an arm and been beaten to the ground, Kuririn nearly was blown away, and Chouzu had self-destructed in an attempt to destroy the brute responsible. Akira narrowed brown eyes at the laughing monster. He wouldn't get away with this.
--Minna, remember that attack we worked out?-- the boy sent to the other Guardians. When he'd received affirmation from all six he jerked his head slightly towards the airborne saiya-jin. --When he moves to attack Tien-san, we go.--
--Hai!--
The roar of the charging saiya-jin sent the Guardians into action. Ignoring the cries of their fellow senshi, they surrounded the brute, twisting in a wild pattern that would make anyone dizzy. A quick burst of ki and two of the Guardians separated from the group, Jianu and Miraku moving in dangerously close for short-range attacks meant to distract from their true purpose. The duo only got in a couple shots before Nappa snagged Jianu by the throat, swung her up into the air, then threw her straight at Miraku, driving the kids directly into one of the nearby mountains. Grinning, he looked up just in time to get a face-full of ki.
"Guardian Energy Blast!!" Five dragonball-like ki balls plowed straight into the saiya-jin from five sets of splayed hands.
"Not bad. Those runts have a lot of potential. It's almost a shame they'll never get to use it," Vegeta mused as his burly partner made quick work of the remaining Guardians and his original target.
No one was expecting what happened next.
Screaming as though her soul was on fire, Debra launched herself at the gloating bastard. Her aura exploded mid-air, pushing her through the air faster than even saiya-jin eyes could follow. With a savagery born of heartfelt agony, Debra taught Nappa two important things: One, never underestimate Chikyuu-jin. Two, a mother's rage is a frightening thing.
For every blow he managed to block, Debra snapped in with another. And they hurt! This female Chikyuu-jin had actually managed to cause him pain! Roaring in rage, he sent a punishing blow across her face, driving the woman away from him. He started to charge her, when the look on her face brought him up short. She was smiling.
Cupping her right hand behind her back, Debra focused her ki into a green, baseball-sized sphere. Kuririn gulped and grabbed Gohan by his shoulder, they REALLY needed to move.
Deciding the woman had snapped, Nappa charged, and Debra's smile changed to a smirk.
"Na-"
"NICHIBOTSU TAMA(1)!!!!" Debra roared, interrupting Vegeta's warning as she hurled the little ball straight at his partner. Nappa dodged the sphere and turned to gloat at the woman when it turned and struck him from behind.
Narrowing her eyes as the smoke cleared, Debra could see she had not been as successful as she'd hoped. However, she had wounded him. Scores of bloody cuts and scrapes littered his body, courtesy of her attack.
"You bitch!!" Nappa snarled, even angrier than before. That puny, Chikyuu-jin FEMALE had actually hurt him! Roaring he shot a bolt of ki at the woman, far too fast for her to dodge. The blast went straight through her chest and out her back, felling the woman in one shot.
"DEBRA!!" Kuririn screamed, running to his fallen friend. The former monk skidded to a halt, falling to his knees by the prone woman's head.
Gritting her teeth at the pain, Debra struggled speak to her old friend and sometimes rival. "Kuririn . . . don't . . don't let . . Jianu see me."
"You mean . . ?"
No longer having the energy to speak, Debra nodded weakly, taking one last shuddering breath before her body gave up.
"Debra?" Kuririn shook her gently in the weak hope he was wrong. It just wasn't right, they couldn't lose another friend! "GOKU, WHERE ARE YOU?!!!"
Intrigued by the remaining senshi's hope in this one named "Goku", Vegeta asked the Z senshi a few questions. After confirming his suspicions that "Goku" was in fact, Kakarott, the saiya-jin prince decided to be generous. He'd give the traitor three hours to show himself. Then they could die together. He wasn't surprised when the timid halfling argued in his father's defense, but he was surprised when the boy's words were backed up by two unexpected sources.
It seemed the brats Nappa had thrown into the landscape were tougher than he'd given them credit. Bleeding from multiple cuts and leaning heavily on one another, Jianu and Miraku limped their way back to the group. As they scanned their remaining teammates, Jianu realized someone was missing.
"Okaasan?" Failing to get a response the girl attempted telepathy, --#Mama?#--
Kuririn kneeled down in front of the little girl, "Gomen ne, Jianu-chan."
At first Jianu seemed frozen in place, her lower lip trembling and eyes tearing as she appeared rooted to the spot. Then, uttering a heartbroken wail, she launched herself into the former monk's arms, sobbing her heart out. The small senshi let her grieve, rubbing her back soothingly as hiccups began punctuating her sobs. When he felt she'd calmed enough, he decided to remind her of something she'd forgotten.
"Silly gaki(2). You know she won't be gone forever."
A tear-streaked face raised to see his.
"Your okaasan has never been brought back by the dragon before."
Jianu's eyes lit up, "Sou ka! Why didn't I think of that?!"
With this new hope in her heart, the girl shifted her focus to the damage done to Miraku and herself. They were a mess.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Three hours had never felt so short.
Sadly, not as short as their plan had lasted. Too bad these saiya-jin didn't have that tail weakness. Now Kuririn was down, and the kids were too exhausted to fight back. Piccolo had sacrificed himself to save Gohan, igniting the child's rage and power. But it wasn't enough. They had fought with everything they had and it still wasn't enough! There was a bright flash of light as Jianu made a Kamehameha with the remaining energies of herself and Miraku, but all it did was buy a scant few seconds.
Laughing triumphantly, Nappa brought his foot down on the children clinging to each other in fear. At least, he tried to.
Realizing that not only was he not dead, but he was crouched on something familiar, Gohan risked cracking an eye open. What he saw had both eyes wide open in shock. It was Kintoun(3)! In relief the remaining senshi turned their eyes skyward to see Son Goku floating above them. He was not a happy man.
After checking on his son and making the four split the last two senzu(4), Goku turned to witness his fallen friends. Eleven in all(5) and had he been any later, all fourteen would be gone. In honor of those who gave their lives, Goku struck a painful blow to the hulking warrior who had gloated over their deaths. Nappa raged at the young saiya-jin's strength. Unwilling to believe that a third-class could have become so strong, he fought with little control. It wasn't until his most powerful attack had failed that Vegeta called him to halt. Reluctantly, the brute complied, but decided to have some fun first. Charging at Kuririn and the children, he prepared to waste them with his best attack.
That was his last mistake.
Using his new Kaiouken technique, Goku took the behemoth out, snapping his spine with the force of his attack. Tossing the warrior over to Vegeta, Goku told him to leave. If he hurried, his partner could still recover. While the other saiya-jin appeared to consider this, Goku cheerfully explained to the others WHY he hadn't used that ability sooner. Apparently, if he screwed up, he'd blow himself up.
An anguished cry brought their attention back to the invading saiya-jin. Vegeta, tired of Nappa's stupidity and furious at his loss to Kakarott, had decided to end the other's life himself. With a burst of power that had Goku scrambling to get the other Z senshi to safety, Nappa was no more.
When the debris cleared from their vision, the group stared in shock at the cloud that once was Nappa. One shot and bam! No more Nappa. The smaller saiya-jin had just effortlessly blown away his partner and was now smirking up at them!
11/29/04
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1 - sunset sphere, Debra's signature attack.
2 - child or brat, depends on context, but more often than not it's brat.
3 - Nimbus if you've only seen the dub. You poor thing.
4 - Before anybody gets nit-picky with me, let me clear this up. In THIS story, Korin had three senzu, not two.
5 - For those of you playing along: In the manga Goku counts Kami-sama among the dead, so we get eleven. =P
Afterword: Holy shit, I killed a lot of people here didn't I? Even killed my own characters. Yikes. Probably the most unpleasant chapter I've ever written, which is probably why it took me so damn long to finish. Angst is not my favorite thing to write.
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Disclaimer: Here we go. I do not own any of the characters from Dragonball, Dragonball Z, or Dragonball GT. They are all the property of Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei Animation, and Funimation Inc. Jianu and her familiars, as well as any other new characters, are mine. I'm not making any money off of this, I'm just having fun. Suing me would be largely pointless as I am just a poor college student that works for the school system.
Email: jianu_dbz@hotmail.com
Archive?: Go for it! Just let me know where so I can link to ya!
Title: New Friends, Old Problems - Saiya-jin Saga
Warnings: violence, swearing, character death
Couples: G/CC, D/T, Y/B
Notes: "text" = speaking, 'text' = thinking, --text-- = telepathy, #text# = English
O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O
Chapter 8 - Downfall of the Z Senshi. Nappa's Brutal Assault!
It happened so fast most of them barely had time to process it. In less than a minute, Tien had lost an arm and been beaten to the ground, Kuririn nearly was blown away, and Chouzu had self-destructed in an attempt to destroy the brute responsible. Akira narrowed brown eyes at the laughing monster. He wouldn't get away with this.
--Minna, remember that attack we worked out?-- the boy sent to the other Guardians. When he'd received affirmation from all six he jerked his head slightly towards the airborne saiya-jin. --When he moves to attack Tien-san, we go.--
--Hai!--
The roar of the charging saiya-jin sent the Guardians into action. Ignoring the cries of their fellow senshi, they surrounded the brute, twisting in a wild pattern that would make anyone dizzy. A quick burst of ki and two of the Guardians separated from the group, Jianu and Miraku moving in dangerously close for short-range attacks meant to distract from their true purpose. The duo only got in a couple shots before Nappa snagged Jianu by the throat, swung her up into the air, then threw her straight at Miraku, driving the kids directly into one of the nearby mountains. Grinning, he looked up just in time to get a face-full of ki.
"Guardian Energy Blast!!" Five dragonball-like ki balls plowed straight into the saiya-jin from five sets of splayed hands.
"Not bad. Those runts have a lot of potential. It's almost a shame they'll never get to use it," Vegeta mused as his burly partner made quick work of the remaining Guardians and his original target.
No one was expecting what happened next.
Screaming as though her soul was on fire, Debra launched herself at the gloating bastard. Her aura exploded mid-air, pushing her through the air faster than even saiya-jin eyes could follow. With a savagery born of heartfelt agony, Debra taught Nappa two important things: One, never underestimate Chikyuu-jin. Two, a mother's rage is a frightening thing.
For every blow he managed to block, Debra snapped in with another. And they hurt! This female Chikyuu-jin had actually managed to cause him pain! Roaring in rage, he sent a punishing blow across her face, driving the woman away from him. He started to charge her, when the look on her face brought him up short. She was smiling.
Cupping her right hand behind her back, Debra focused her ki into a green, baseball-sized sphere. Kuririn gulped and grabbed Gohan by his shoulder, they REALLY needed to move.
Deciding the woman had snapped, Nappa charged, and Debra's smile changed to a smirk.
"Na-"
"NICHIBOTSU TAMA(1)!!!!" Debra roared, interrupting Vegeta's warning as she hurled the little ball straight at his partner. Nappa dodged the sphere and turned to gloat at the woman when it turned and struck him from behind.
Narrowing her eyes as the smoke cleared, Debra could see she had not been as successful as she'd hoped. However, she had wounded him. Scores of bloody cuts and scrapes littered his body, courtesy of her attack.
"You bitch!!" Nappa snarled, even angrier than before. That puny, Chikyuu-jin FEMALE had actually hurt him! Roaring he shot a bolt of ki at the woman, far too fast for her to dodge. The blast went straight through her chest and out her back, felling the woman in one shot.
"DEBRA!!" Kuririn screamed, running to his fallen friend. The former monk skidded to a halt, falling to his knees by the prone woman's head.
Gritting her teeth at the pain, Debra struggled speak to her old friend and sometimes rival. "Kuririn . . . don't . . don't let . . Jianu see me."
"You mean . . ?"
No longer having the energy to speak, Debra nodded weakly, taking one last shuddering breath before her body gave up.
"Debra?" Kuririn shook her gently in the weak hope he was wrong. It just wasn't right, they couldn't lose another friend! "GOKU, WHERE ARE YOU?!!!"
Intrigued by the remaining senshi's hope in this one named "Goku", Vegeta asked the Z senshi a few questions. After confirming his suspicions that "Goku" was in fact, Kakarott, the saiya-jin prince decided to be generous. He'd give the traitor three hours to show himself. Then they could die together. He wasn't surprised when the timid halfling argued in his father's defense, but he was surprised when the boy's words were backed up by two unexpected sources.
It seemed the brats Nappa had thrown into the landscape were tougher than he'd given them credit. Bleeding from multiple cuts and leaning heavily on one another, Jianu and Miraku limped their way back to the group. As they scanned their remaining teammates, Jianu realized someone was missing.
"Okaasan?" Failing to get a response the girl attempted telepathy, --#Mama?#--
Kuririn kneeled down in front of the little girl, "Gomen ne, Jianu-chan."
At first Jianu seemed frozen in place, her lower lip trembling and eyes tearing as she appeared rooted to the spot. Then, uttering a heartbroken wail, she launched herself into the former monk's arms, sobbing her heart out. The small senshi let her grieve, rubbing her back soothingly as hiccups began punctuating her sobs. When he felt she'd calmed enough, he decided to remind her of something she'd forgotten.
"Silly gaki(2). You know she won't be gone forever."
A tear-streaked face raised to see his.
"Your okaasan has never been brought back by the dragon before."
Jianu's eyes lit up, "Sou ka! Why didn't I think of that?!"
With this new hope in her heart, the girl shifted her focus to the damage done to Miraku and herself. They were a mess.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Three hours had never felt so short.
Sadly, not as short as their plan had lasted. Too bad these saiya-jin didn't have that tail weakness. Now Kuririn was down, and the kids were too exhausted to fight back. Piccolo had sacrificed himself to save Gohan, igniting the child's rage and power. But it wasn't enough. They had fought with everything they had and it still wasn't enough! There was a bright flash of light as Jianu made a Kamehameha with the remaining energies of herself and Miraku, but all it did was buy a scant few seconds.
Laughing triumphantly, Nappa brought his foot down on the children clinging to each other in fear. At least, he tried to.
Realizing that not only was he not dead, but he was crouched on something familiar, Gohan risked cracking an eye open. What he saw had both eyes wide open in shock. It was Kintoun(3)! In relief the remaining senshi turned their eyes skyward to see Son Goku floating above them. He was not a happy man.
After checking on his son and making the four split the last two senzu(4), Goku turned to witness his fallen friends. Eleven in all(5) and had he been any later, all fourteen would be gone. In honor of those who gave their lives, Goku struck a painful blow to the hulking warrior who had gloated over their deaths. Nappa raged at the young saiya-jin's strength. Unwilling to believe that a third-class could have become so strong, he fought with little control. It wasn't until his most powerful attack had failed that Vegeta called him to halt. Reluctantly, the brute complied, but decided to have some fun first. Charging at Kuririn and the children, he prepared to waste them with his best attack.
That was his last mistake.
Using his new Kaiouken technique, Goku took the behemoth out, snapping his spine with the force of his attack. Tossing the warrior over to Vegeta, Goku told him to leave. If he hurried, his partner could still recover. While the other saiya-jin appeared to consider this, Goku cheerfully explained to the others WHY he hadn't used that ability sooner. Apparently, if he screwed up, he'd blow himself up.
An anguished cry brought their attention back to the invading saiya-jin. Vegeta, tired of Nappa's stupidity and furious at his loss to Kakarott, had decided to end the other's life himself. With a burst of power that had Goku scrambling to get the other Z senshi to safety, Nappa was no more.
When the debris cleared from their vision, the group stared in shock at the cloud that once was Nappa. One shot and bam! No more Nappa. The smaller saiya-jin had just effortlessly blown away his partner and was now smirking up at them!
11/29/04
O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O
1 - sunset sphere, Debra's signature attack.
2 - child or brat, depends on context, but more often than not it's brat.
3 - Nimbus if you've only seen the dub. You poor thing.
4 - Before anybody gets nit-picky with me, let me clear this up. In THIS story, Korin had three senzu, not two.
5 - For those of you playing along: In the manga Goku counts Kami-sama among the dead, so we get eleven. =P
Afterword: Holy shit, I killed a lot of people here didn't I? Even killed my own characters. Yikes. Probably the most unpleasant chapter I've ever written, which is probably why it took me so damn long to finish. Angst is not my favorite thing to write.
O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O
Disclaimer: Here we go. I do not own any of the characters from Dragonball, Dragonball Z, or Dragonball GT. They are all the property of Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei Animation, and Funimation Inc. Jianu and her familiars, as well as any other new characters, are mine. I'm not making any money off of this, I'm just having fun. Suing me would be largely pointless as I am just a poor college student that works for the school system.