Basawe


“Helping was its own reward.” she said as she turned to walk out of the room...

...and into Basawe and Kuji.

"'Helping was it's own reward.'." Basawe said, giving Retasu a dirty look that could probably kill a human. "Really? That's not the Saiyan creed I learned on Ninjin. The one I learned was more like "Helping is it's own reward when it benefits you." Does that sound familiar to you at all?"

Retasu waved her hand.

"Basawe, how often do we have to go through this?" she said in a patronizing tone. "You act like I'M the bad guy everytime we walk into each other."

"Not three hours ago, you threatened to blow up the planet when your ship landed at the stadium." Basawe sneered, looking past Retasu and at the now-intact Gamma on the table. The elder woman tending to him stopped and her jaw dropped when she heard Basawe's statement. Retasu growled.

"Shut your mouth." she ordered. "I have my reasons for being here, and blowing up this world isn't one of them. Now get out of my way."

But Basawe stood his ground.

"That man... robot man..." he stuttered.

"Android." Kuji and the woman tending said Android replied simultaneously.

"That Android." Basawe finished. "Why did you offer to fix him? You're a Saiyan princess. That means you're the most pompous and uncaring of all of them. You wouldn't help anyone unless it benefitted you. And don't tell me that you thought his help was needed in battle - he's already been defeated once, and you're stronger than him anyway. Saiyans NEVER help the weak."

Retasu paused for a moment, before responding.

"Then why don't you tell me why they fixed you...?"

Silence filled the room... Basawe just stood there, unsure of what he'd just heard. Retasu... was right. Why WAS he helped...? And the Android... They were both very similar to their kind, yet also very different. Was it interest in their potential that persuaded the Saiyans to assist them? A desire to know more about the unknown? That had to be it. A desire to see a stronger weapon.

Basawe knew that, for all his strange enhancements, he was NOT that weapon... Retasu's eyes seemed to silently confirm that, but not in the smug mocking way she normally would have... It was just a fact, one that she seemed almost pensive over.

"Thank you."

The silence was broken by the Android, who was now sitting up.

And addressing Retasu.

"You're welcome." she replied, smiling slightly, and then turning to leave. Kuji gave Basawe a sympathetic look before he and Victoria left as well.

Basawe just stood there for a long moment, looking through his mind much like Gamma looked over his body. He had very rarely questioned it, and certainly nobody else had. He just accepted it and went on with his less-than-perfect life. But Retasu's question had hit him hard...

BEEP BEEP BEEP

Both men snapped out of their musings when Basawe's scouter beeped. Some sort of explosive noise resounded from outside... Gamma got up and walked towards the source of the sound. Basawe ran.

The Kwalis had returned, and Shitagi had engaged them. Basawe glanced between the three fighters.

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3493.

3501.

3862.

Basawe's jaw nearly dropped. Shitagi was... the STRONGEST of the three?!

'The Chamber...' Basawe thought. He glanced down at his hand again.

2665.

'It really worked. I'm not even attempting to focus my energy and I'm already twice as strong as before...'

Basawe looked towards his... friend. He clenched his fist.

2899.

'I can philosophize later. Right now, it's time for me to prove myself.'
He jetted off into the sky after the three combatants, then pulled back his fist. It glowed with a vivid, wild orange energy, then opened. A sphere of energy congealed and began to crackle and pulse.

"BASAWE BOMB!!!!!"

Basawe flung the sphere at Kados, who didn't seem to notice it until it was right behind him. He spun around in mid-air.

KAFWOOOOOM!!!!

A scream filled the air as the attack detonated. Kamo and Shitagi stared at the cloud of smoke where Kados had just been with wide eyes.

As the smoke cleared, a shape began to emerge... Kados was still alive, but his armor was broken and battered, and his skin was charred and scratched.

"Kados...?" his brother said, a slight crack in his voice.

Kados gritted his teeth in pain, then glared up at Basawe.

"That... HURT." he snapped, putting his hands together and conjuring a ball of energy...

PWING!

The ball was struck by a dagger of pinkish energy, blowing it up. Another scream came; the other fighters looked around for the source of the attack.

There, hovering in the air beside Basawe, was Gamma, a finger pointed at Kados.

"Aaagh... Three against two isn't fair!" Kamo whined.

The cloud around Kados' body was instantly dispelled by his aura, which had flared up. Kados was PISSED.

"So they got one more weakling." Kados scoffed. "None of 'em are a match for the Kwali brothers! Let's get 'em!"


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The battle with the revived Kwalis is heating up, and it's only going to get hotter from here. Can our ragtag group of heroes use their newfound strength to defeat Kamo and Kados before they can damage the sacred Lookout? Or will the brotherly brutes use their sheer force to snuff out the last hopes of the planet? Find out next time on DragonBallZSU!!