InuYasha Fan Fiction / Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Not Your Normal 9 to 5 ❯ The Shikon Jewel vs A Super Sayjin ( Chapter 13 )
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Chapter 13: Legends Collide; the Shikon Jewel vs. A Super Sayjin
"It's true what they say; fools really do bring about their own downfall." Naraku chuckled. He had been a little worried about the turn of events. A very rare thing for him, since even before a plan was put into action, every detail of that plan was gone over meticulously. His plans didn't so much as fail, but took secondary objectives that were just as important as the primary goal. This time however the appearance of this man was something he didn't count on. The way he handled himself made Naraku wish it was him under the control of the shards. He was just about to nudge Kalin's mind to use his remaining shards when the fool had suggested the idea in his own round about way. Now Naraku could see that the game was in his favor once again. He continued to watch, chuckling under his breath.
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The wind whipped across the valley floor and Inuyasha stood in front of Kagome shielding her from the twigs, rocks, and dirt that were flying around. He saw Miroku do the same for Sango with his monk robes. She shot him a grateful look and patted Kirara, who turned her head to keep anything from flying into her eyes. Inuyasha looked down at Shippo and for the second time today he was more then a little awed at his short companion. The fox stood there without taking cover, but what amazed Inuyasha was the fact that the debris blowing around was bouncing off a small cocoon of energy around him. This time it was smaller and only around him, but the effect was the same. He shook his head and glared back at the cause for all the wind. Kalin's newest power spike was flaring so violently it was producing this windstorm. He could hear behind him, the leaves and branches being knocked around. He wished Lennex luck, because now it looked as if he was going to need it.
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"Those are exactly the words I would have used." Kalin said as he seemingly jumped forward. This time it was too fast for Lennex to follow and the result of that involved Kalin's knee doing its best to send his stomach flying out the small of back.
Lennex folded over Kalin's knee and tried to regain his wits as a blinding pain lanced down his neck. A white light flashed before his eyes, due to the pain, but when it cleared he saw the ground rushing up to meet him. He tried slowing himself down, but it was too late. He landed hard, sinking the ground around him a few feet, making another crater in this once peaceful valley. This time he didn't get up as quickly as before. He heard footsteps on the ground and saw his friends rushing over to him. He apparently had landed close to where they were watching the fight.
"It seems as if things are looking bleak again my friend." Miroku said offering his hand to Lennex. He took the hand and was helped back up to his feet. He looked at the monk and responded.
"Looks that way, but let's see if we can put things back to us winning this thing. I want all of you guys to back off a little bit. There's another wind storm that's going to hit this valley in a few moments." He shook his head to clear the lingering effects of the blow he took. He jumped back into the air and faced off once again. Kalin let his power make him cocky though because he made no move to stop Lennex. Of course Lennex wasn't attacking just yet.
"You want real power Kalin? Let me show you how it's done." The yell started low in Lennex's throat but increased as the white aura of power flickered around him. The aura flared and a hint of color started to appear. Lennex continued his shout as he felt his power reach out and caress the invisible barrier that would take him to the next level. He felt the hindrance of that unexplained blockage try to stop him once again, but Lennex ignored it. His power was his to control again and he wasn't going to give it up this soon after just getting it back. He pushed past the familiar barrier and watched as his aura expanded around him.
Inuyasha and his friends retreated back several yards and watched and felt this new show of power from their friend. He was right about the wind as it doubled in force now that Lennex was adding to it. They watched the white aura flash golden a few times, slowly going back to white until Lennex increased the decibel of his yell and it flashed gold and stayed that way. His already spiky black hair seemed to stand up straighter and it too made a transition to a golden color. He ceased his cry as the transformation was finished and looked back over his shoulder at his friends. He winked at them again in a boyish manner, and Inuyasha could see that his eyes were now an icy turquoise color, instead of the ebony they had been.
Lennex registered the surprise on his friends' faces and looked back at Kalin. The field was almost even now. The thing that worried Lennex was the fact that even though he was a Super Sayjin, from what he could feel, Kalin still had an edge on the power side of things. He hoped his experience at fighting at this high a level would help him out, but from what he had observed so far, Kalin was a very quick study.
"Well, no time like the present," He mumbled before cocking his head to the side, "or the past as it were." he amended. He shook his slowly finding it a little funny that he would be focusing on something that trivial at this point. He flew forward and engaged Kalin once more.
When they met their auras seemed to clash with each other almost as if they were having their own battle, while the two men they surrounded did their best to crush each other with their strikes. Lennex threw two punches to Kalin's midsection but both attempts were blocked by Kalin's forearms. The broke apart and flew at each other again, this time Kalin kicked out, sweeping his leg at Lennex's head. Lennex threw an arm up to block the blow. Kalin's leg stopped from hitting its mark, but the blow made Lennex's arm tingle. There was a definite power disadvantage. He was glad that this jewel was no longer around in his time. If a number of shards of the blasted thing could make a normal human in the past stronger then a Super Sayjin, what would it have done for someone like Frieza or Cell? He'd heard they were handfuls with their own power, but imagining the jewel adding extra strength made him shudder. He quickly lashed out and tried to put some space between them to regroup. Kalin however stayed with him.
If Inuyasha had not been able to hear them, and the reassurances that Shippo could still feel their power, Sango would have sworn that the two men fighting in the air had disappeared. It seemed as if what had looked like teleportation to her before was just plain speed. She had once seen Sesshomaru move so quick that the seemed to disappear for a moment, but these two were breaking that speed barrier at a constant rate. Suddenly a flash appeared in her peripheral vision and she looked to her right. The two had reappeared and she could see they were grappling for control against each other.
Lennex pulled Kalin forward and paid him back by ramming his knee up into Kalin's stomach. He let go of Kalin to bring his hands up and hammered them together on either side of Kalin's head. The man winced in pain and fell back. Lennex lifted his hand and fired a blast of energy at Kalin, connecting with the man. The blast sent him flying back but only for a moment. Then Kalin was back in control and coming back for a counter attack.
The met again seeming to disappear to the onlookers but they were quite aware of each other. Kalin was getting used to his new power and it showed as more and more of Lennex's blows stopped connecting and he was going almost on the defensive.
"Time for a trick." Lennex muttered and put his hands together like he was holding a bar horizontally. "Energy Whip." he cried and pulled his hands apart. The once empty hands were filled with energy as Lennex focused his Ki into a tightly woven coil. He released it with one hand now that it was formed and struck. He flicked his wrist and the end of the now 8 foot long Ki whip flicked forward. The lash burned through Kalin's vest and the skin under it bubbled a bit. Kalin flinched back away from the weapon. Lennex pressed forward, cracking his weapon over and over again against Kalin. Welts started to appear on his arms as he tried to block the blows. Unlike a normal Ki attack this one was extremely focused and usually broke a slandered defense. He got the idea when Piccolo had first shown him his main attack.
Kalin charged a blast and fired trying to make Lennex and his whip back off, but Lennex used the energy weapon to knock the ball away. Lennex charged forward, lashing out again. Kalin put and arm up and the whip coiled around it. Before Lennex could pull back, Kalin reached up with his free hand and grabbed onto it. The two started tugging against each other.
Lennex was amazed at what he was seeing. He could see the whip's devastating effects on Kalin's skin yet the man was still fighting as if nothing was wrong. And as each moment passed he saw him adapt to the energy, until he was holding it just as Lennex was. Lennex released the whip and it disappeared.
"Not a bad technique, but easily overcome." Kalin said charging forward. The fist that connected with Lennex's face flashed an almost reddish black color. Kalin was charging Ki into his fists, making his attacks that much more brutal. Lennex was glad to find that his head was still attached to his neck. He was sure that blow should have detached it. He stopped his uncontrolled flight through the air, only to be hit from the opposite direction. For a moment he felt as if he was in a giant ping pong match, and he was the ball. He was being knocked around so much that he lost his orientation to the ground. He found it a moment later as he crashed into it. Once again he found himself face first into the ground and tried to push himself back up.
He was almost to his hands and knees when a weight crushed down into him. He couldn't help but scream out this time. The weight was gone and he was rolled over and picked up by the front of his shirt. He was brought face to face with Kalin, who was grinning ear to ear.
"You thought you could beat me didn't you. You're like all the rest and thought you were better then me. Like all the rest, you were wrong." He heard his friends shout as the came to his assistance. He knew there wasn't anything they would be able to do. If Kalin gave him a moment to recover from his dazed state, he could figure something out. He heard Inuyasha fire off a Windscar and Kalin calmly blocked the energy attack. With one arm while still holding Lennex. Inuyasha fired again and again, each time Kalin blocked the attack with ease. Lennex grabbed onto the arm that was holding him and tried to break loose. He was still a little groggy and the pain from his back wasn't making it easy to concentrate. He appreciated Inuyasha's distraction though, even though it wasn't doing any good.
Suddenly the grip on his shit was released as Kalin jumped backwards, a blazing pink arrow flying through where he had been. Lennex's eyes scrunched up in confusion. Why would he be worried about an arrow, when an energy attack did nothing to hurt him?
His friends were suddenly there with him again. He voiced his question to them while Kalin was still regrouping.
"Probably because Kagome's purification powers would break the Jewel's hold over him." Miroku theorized.
Lennex nodded his head, the theory making sense in his mind as well as the others. "So if she hits him, this fight could be over with?"
"She'd have to hit him first." Inuyasha barked out, earning a glare from Kagome. The half demon quickly followed up. "Its not that she can't hit him, but he always seems to avoid the arrow. He always knows its coming. Probably the bastard up on the hill telling him using the link the jewel shards have created between them. Lennex smiled again and idea forming in his head. The idea was cut short by Kalin.
He floated above them his arms curled to one side, palms facing each other. "The time for talking is over. Its time to kill you all. I was saving this attack until I had fully perfected it, but it looks like it will get a small test run."
Energy started to form between his cupped hands. Lennex's eyes went wide when he heard Kalin start to call out his attack.
"Ka me," the ball of energy started to grow bigger at an alarming rate. "Ha me,” The last syllable Kalin held as he poured more power into the attack.
Lennex quickly turned to his friends. "Take cover; get out of here as fast as you can." His friends got the message and started running away from what was soon to be ground zero. Lennex turned back to face an unfamiliar enemy who was using a very familiar attack. He held his arms stretched out on either side of his body, channeling his own energy as fast as he could. Quickly brining his hands forward, pointing at Kalin. The heels of his hands almost touching as his fingers curled, pointing outward. A golden ball formed just in front of his outstretched hands as he concentrated on his energy. He had to be quick in forming this attack, but also form it correctly if he wanted to make it out of this alive.
"HA!" Kalin finished as the blazing blue orb of energy was thrust forward by his hands. The ball seemed to leap outwards, but instead of being just a ball, a stream of bluish energy followed it. Keeping the attack connected with Kalin. Inuyasha and company turned to look over their shoulders and were amazed by the size of the blast. As it left Kalin's hand the head of the blast seemed to increase to the size two village huts stacked on top of each other and two wide. And it was heading straight for Lennex.
Lennex watched the blast as he channeled more energy into his favorite master's attack. It was one of the first he had learned, and in a pinch it always came out ahead. He hoped that would remain true. It was time to find out.
"Final Flash!" Lennex shouted.
The golden orb exploded from his hands much as Kalin's attack had. And like his attack it increased in size and was continuously fed energy by Lennex.
Inuyasha's group from the valley floor and Naraku's from the cliff observed the Kamehameha wave collide with the Final Flash. The two beams fought against each other, making a large sphere of rolling energy where the two connected. Both fighters continued to feed more energy into these monstrous attacks fighting for dominance. The sphere in the middle seemed to push towards Kalin a few feet along the now connected beam of energy and then creep back in the other direction as each fighter tried their best to over power the other.
Lennex strained against the opposing energy beam, channeling more and more power through his hands. He knew both of these attacks well and almost every time the Final Flash packed more power then the Kamehameha. The other side was that while not as powerful it was easily more readied for attack and packed more then enough punch. Lennex had to hope that he was given enough time to make the Flash strong enough.
Kalin found himself reevaluating his opinion of this fighter. He was clearly more skilled in the ways of higher combat. He had thought a massive energy attack to be unheard off, but he had counteracted this special attack with one of his own. And even though he knew to be stronger, he was slowly loosing this battle. The orb of joined energy moved ever closer to him as Lennex slowly started wining the silent battle.
"Time to cut my losses." Kalin said to no one and quickly canceled his attack and flew to one side, evading the now rapidly coming attack.
Lennex felt the resistance give way and saw Kalin evade the attack. He quickly cut of the attack and watched what was left of the beam fly harmlessly into the atmosphere. He turned back to Kalin and was startled that he couldn't find him. He reached out with his senses and felt the jewel enhanced fighter standing right behind him. He threw his elbow back and connected. He turned to find Kalin turning his head forward after having it knocked to the side. Other then the movement, the attack looked like it did nothing else.
"Here we go again." Lennex said throwing out a few more punches and kicks. The hurriedly put together Final Flash had taken a lot of energy and Lennex was starting to feel the effects of fighting a stronger opponent. He could also feel that annoyance of whatever it was that was trying to overcome his powers again fight for superiority. He had to clamp down on that feeling to keep his power up, but it was all the distraction Kalin needed to break through.
He felt his feet leave the ground as he was shot upwards into the air. A blur of movement above him precluded Kalin's arrival as he moved into position to attack again, this time sending Lennex once again towards his friends.
"Let's try for a different approach." Lennex said as he crashed into the ground, his body creating a trench in the ground as his momentum kept him moving after contact He used his own power change his course just a little so he would stop near Inuyasha and the rest. Kalin didn't pursue right away which Lennex counted as a blessing. His friends came toward him but he looked up at them and told them to stop. He then made a show of trying to get up and falling face first to the ground, hiding his mouth.
"If you can hear me Inuyasha, sit boy." Lennex said quietly
"That's not even funny!" Inuyasha bit out, the rest of the group looking at him as they were unable to hear Lennex's muffled question.
"Good, now listen up, here is the new plan." Lennex continued on laying out his plan so only Inuyasha could hear. The half demon's eyes widening at what he was hearing and then his head nodded in agreement, edging closer to Kagome to whisper in her ear. Lennex finally picked himself up and turned back to Kalin. He jumped back into the air and at full speed flew towards Kalin, preparing to ram him. Lennex speared the fighter but Kalin quickly slowed their flight and hammered on Lennex's back with a fist. Lennex grunted in pain but continued to struggle against Kalin, keeping one eye on the group below.
"Pull an arrow and get it ready but don't aim it yet," Inuyasha said quietly in Kagome's ear, "don't ask dumb questions either just trust me this one time. Don't act surprised by anything that happens just be ready to aim and fire when I say so. No hesitation." he finished. Kagome turned her head to look at the half demon and spent a moment lost in the golden pools he called eyes. She nodded her head after a moment in agreement and did as she was told, placing the arrow on the bow but only holding the items with one hand, letting the string hold the weight of the arrow.
Inuyasha moved even closer to Kagome, causing the girl to turn a little red in the face at his close proximity. It also brought a few stares from those around them.
"Act natural or else." He bit out without looking at them. They turned away slowly and did as they were told. Inuyasha looked up at Lennex and nodded his head once. This plan was as ready as it was going to be.
Lennex saw the signal and broke free as fast as he could. His back hurt like hell after the pounding he had received but he tried to put it to the back of his mind. This was going to take a little timing and a lot of luck. Kalin came forward attacking and Lennex met it, trading blows and keeping even with the man. He then put some space in between them and readied and energy orb. He threw it at Kalin, who sensed the power behind the blast was nothing to be worried about.
"That's right, get cocky!" Lennex shouted as he squeezed his fist tight, a physical representation of the mental effect Lennex was using on the Ki, causing the energy orb to explode before connecting. Kalin shielded his eyes at the bright light and quickly looked for his opponent. He gazed at the ground at the group there and saw them all looking. He scanned the surrounding sky and didn't see him. Lennex had disappeared from view. He saw Naraku and his followers also looking around also trying to find a trace of him.
"Inuyasha, now!" The cry came from above. Everyone in the valley turned towards the direction of the voice, everyone except Inuyasha who quickly brought the long dark sleeves of his fire rat robes and brought them around Kagome's face, pulling her towards his chest, doing his best to cover her face. She resisted a little and he quickly barked out "Remember to trust me." And she did. Everyone else however saw Lennex floating in front of the sun, his hands up by his face, backs facing out and fingers spread wide, almost fanning his face, in an old technique that his friends in the future taught him.
"Solar Flare!" he cried out. The sun behind him seemed to explode, the entire area bathed in a piercing white light. Everyone in the valley was immediately blinded by the white light. Everyone but Lennex, and Kagome.
"Now or never." Lennex said to himself as he flew down behind Kalin, wrapping his arms around his body, pinning Kalin's arms into place. Lennex quickly brought them closer to the ground and cried out "Do it Inuyasha!"
The half demon was still blinded by the light, even though he had not been looking at it, but the sound of Lennex's voice gave him the direction to point Kagome.
"Fire Kagome!" he shouted.
The girl from the future noticed that everyone was rubbing their eyes and stumbling around a little bit, but she acted on instinct when she saw Kalin being held by Lennex. She pulled back on the arrow and took aim and then she fired. The arrow erupted into a brilliant pink nimbus as it sailed for the fighter. Kalin didn't see it coming, and continued to just struggle against Lennex instead of changing course. And with Naraku also blinded up on the cliff, there was no warning.
When the arrow hit Lennex quickly let go as a zapping feeling, like being electrocuted, hit him. It made his arms a little tingly, but nothing like what it did to Kalin. The arrow imbedded itself just under the left shoulder, and the purification energy seemed to wrap around Kalin. He screamed and clutched the arrow in pain. He fell from the sky quickly and just before he hit the ground, his chest seemed to explode outwards, numerous jewel shards flying from his body. Lennex watched him hit the ground and winced. The power Kalin had been displaying was non existent. Gone, now that the shards were free from his body. The Goku side of his brain kicked in as he watched Kalin clutch at the wound, his face a mask of pain, and he dropped down beside him.
"This will teach you not to accept help from strangers now won't it." He said picking Kalin up and flying over towards Kagome and the rest. He saw that they were just blinking the final spots out of their eyes and saw the person he was carrying.
"Did we do it?" Kagome asked looking at the injured man. Lennex nodded and set him on the ground.
"I think we did, but I'd be much obliged if you treated his wounds. After all we don't really know if this was all his choice or the bastards on the hill."
Kagome nodded and proceeded to retrieve her first aid kit from the long forgotten yellow backpack she always carried, and had left on the ground when the fight had first started. The entire ordeal had lasted for only forty five minutes tops, but it seemed like an eternity passed. Miroku and Inuyasha congratulated Lennex on a brilliant idea, and Sango piped in from Kirara's back that next time try to warn them all, being blind was not fun.
They heard a buzzing sound from behind them, and they turned to see a dozen Saimyoushou flying around Kalin's last landing site. The demon wasps were busy picking up the fallen jewel shards. A few started flying back towards Naraku while the rest continued to gather.
"Dammit!" Inuyasha shouted as he raced towards the spot sending out a Windscar. The attack incinerated some of the insects while Lennex fired small Ki blasts, killing the rest. Lennex walked over towards the spot with Miroku in tow, Sango staying on Kirara next to Kagome. The looked at the shards, not wanting to touch them until Kagome purified them.
"Looks like we got back at least the number we found on our travel hear." Miroku commented, counting several shards on the ground. They looked up at the cliff to see Naraku's hand outstretched to catch the shards the surviving Saimyoushou were delivering. After the last shard was dropped, Naraku looked down at them.
"Another time Inuyasha, and I will destroy you myself." he called down. Turning around to take his leave.
Lennex frowned at this. No way did this guy think he was getting away after all this. Lennex was suddenly gone from his place beside Miroku and Inuyasha and now standing on the cliff face. Naraku turned to regard the new threat, a surprised look in his eyes. Hakadoshi was the first to react, summoning the demon spear that was once part of Naraku's body into his hands and tried to skewer Lennex with it. Lennex picked up a foot and brought it down on the flat of the blade. The spear hit the ground and the same foot that put it there kicked upwards and caught the small white haired offspring under the chin.
Hakadoshi fell to the ground stunned, letting go of the spear. Kagura stepped up next, her fan spread out in her hands. Lennex didn't even look at her and sent a Ki blast into the ground in front of her. The combination of shockwave and dirt that sprayed up into her face sent her sailing to the ground like Hakadoshi. Kanna and Kohaku remained stationary as Naraku turned to face Lennex fully, one of his hands growing into a sharp bone trident and thrusting forward to pierce the Sayjin in the chest.
Lennex smiled as the three blades of the trident shattered when it hit his body. The bone continued to try and force its way into Lennex's body but his body was so juiced up with power that his energy wouldn't let it pass. Lennex reached forward towards the stunned man and gripped one of the bone armor plates across his chest and lifted Naraku bodily from the ground. The two locked eyes and Lennex spoke.
“Normally I don't interfere in a fight that isn't mine. But after seeing what you have put my new friends through, I'm making an exception.”
“What makes you think you can destroy me where my enemies have failed?”
Naraku responded back unfazed. Lennex glanced down at the short white haired boy that was just getting to his knees and kicked the boy again sending him sprawling.
“Who is going to stop me?” Lennex responded with a grin.
Naraku grinned back and replied. “Me.”
Lennex actually threw his head back for a good laugh and raised his other hand, a Ki ball forming in it, holding it for Naraku to see, the implications plain as day, that this would be what killed Naraku.
“And just how do you figure you can beat me when neither your attacks nor those of your helpers here could?”
“Because like everything else, you breathe.” Was the reply. Lennex eyes narrowed at the statement, but quickly widened in shock as a gaseous substance exploded out of Naraku's body. It happened so fast that he had no idea what was going on, but as Naraku said, he did breathe, and when his lungs took in the foul substance he felt his power leave, not like before when he fell through the well, but his entire body felt sick.
Lennex dropped Naraku and started gagging because he couldn't get a clean breath of air. His hair dropped from the golden color of a Super Sayjin and returned to its normal jet black color. His aura faded completely. Suddenly he was free of the gas and he felt a new pain in his shoulder. He instinctively grabbed onto the protrusion sticking out of his body and looked up into Naraku's face.
Naraku chuckled as he speared the Sayjin through the shoulder and held him out over the cliff face and spoke. “My miasma has that affect on all living things.”
Lennex gritted his teeth trying to summon his power back. He watched Naraku's other hand elongate to a point. The blow never came as both men became aware of a whirling noise.
The Hiraikotsu came flying upwards between them severing the boney spear that was Naraku's arm, causing Lennex to fall. He was caught a few feet down by Sango and Miroku, who were riding Kirara. They quickly landed by the rest of the group and Inuyasha stood in the front of them once more, brandishing the Tetsusaiga.
“Your fight is with us bastard!” he called out.
Naraku looked down at the assembled group of heroes, Kagura and Hakadoshi finally regaining their position on either side of him. Inuyasha and his friends did look battered and beaten It wouldn't take much to finish them off. Perhaps it was finally time to end their lives once and for all. He voiced his thought to those that stood beside him.
Hakadoshi agreed, as did Kagura until something caught the wind sorceress eye. Appearing every so often from the tops of the trees were the flying snake like demons called Soul Stealers. They were hovering over something that was slowly getting closer to the valley. She knew what that meant.
“Kikyo is coming.” She said pointing towards the Soul Stealers. Naraku's eyes narrowed at the news. Hakadoshi spoke up suddenly.
“Company coming from the east.” Naraku turned and saw a tornado spinning their way rapidly.
“Koga.” He said, muttering the name like it tasted foul
And then Kana was calling his attention, showing him her mirror. On its surface was the energy form of Sesshomaru, flying somewhere as fast as he could. Naraku had no doubt that if Kanna was showing him, that destination was here. Inuyasha was one thing, but adding the other three into the fight complicated things. He had not set the stage for this encounter. He had not planned the involvement of the three wildcards now coming into play. So he would walk away from this engagement and start planning anew. They would die eventually. He would grant them a few more days of life.
“We are leaving.” he told his companions and formed a barrier around them all, disappearing from view.
Inuyasha snorted at the coward's retreat, wondering what changed his mind all of a sudden. He looked as if he was going to take Inuyasha up on his offer. Then the wind changed and he smelled a few things. One scent made his heart skip a little, but he could tell that scent was getting fainter now that all traces of Naraku had disappeared. The other two scents however, were extremely unwelcome. He was sure that no Naraku and his half brother would leave. The wimpy wolf however. Once he saw Kagome, there'd be Hell in getting rid of him.
“Just what I need.” He muttered as he turned around to his friends, waiting for the company to show up.