Dragon Ball FS: Dominion {we begin} limited LSU's

[Master Rudy]

Sorry about this guys! >_<
I would have gotten around to finishing this up much sooner but each time I planned to get my butt over here something came up. First off was the fact that this had to be the weekend from hell. Next up was the fact that what little time I've had here over the weekend was not nearly enough for me to get to work on a good post. Finally add in a tiny bit of writer's block and you've now got someone who has turned into a retard from not being able to think straight. I've narrowed things down to two possible endings for the fight but now the problem is finding out which one to use. The first is a bit overdone when you have two characters equal in power while the other would leave Makura looking slightly overpowered. I've come up with a good excuse for the second one but after considering things it wouldn't make much sense without a bit of work. In other words I'm a bit stuck. For now I'm going to get a start on things and then by tommorow I should have everything ready for the last post ^_~

Rudy Summers
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Makura clearly wasn't happy about the way things were going for her. First off Hamma managed to get away with her Dragon Ball. Next was the fact that despite her best efforts Makura was having trouble fighting me. She may have had more experience in fighting but anyone could see that we were equals in this battle. At this point in the battle I was playing defense. Makura's strikes were packing a ton of power but in her anger she was attacking me blindly. As temping as it was to take advantage of the situation I was not one to take an easy way out. I had always been taught to fight fairly and with honor.
After blocking one of her punches with a quick forearm I quickly grabbed her arm with her free hand and went to hit her in the face. However at the last possible moment I pulled back and then let go. Expecting her to come at me again I got ready. However she had stopped. Makura just hovered there and was clearly confused by my actions. After a few moments of silence she asked me "Why is it that your treating this as nothing more than a game?" Getting out of my stance for a moment I just simply said "It should be obvious by now. While I may have tricked you with that Dragon Ball I will not resort to such things in a fight." This confused her even more. As Makura got ready once again she said "You may want to keep things fair but it is somewhat foolish of you to do so. Even if you manage to beat the odds and survive this fight you will soon learn that there are others who are not as forgiving as me. They will take advantage of how you act. As you stand now your way too soft to pose much of a threat." As this point I also got back into my fighting stance. "That may be true but in the end I feel that the way I fight and do things will one day pay off in the long run."
Makura just got more and more confused with each thing I said or did. "Your a strange one. I'm afraid I'll never figure you out on my own so just do me one favor and tell me why it is you fight?" With a slight smile I said "That's simple. All I really do I fight for what I believe is right." Once again I caught that look of confusion on her face. However it wasn't long before it became serious again. "Like I said before your a bit odd kid. However enough with the small talk. It's time to end this." With a quick nod I replied "Your right. There is nothing more to discuss." As i rushed at Makura I remined myself it wasn't true. That wasn't the whole reason why I fought. However I didn't want to go into the details because in the end she wouldn't understand. All I wanted to do now was get this over with......

[Bear]

Since you're probably itching for something to do Mike, I'm going to attempt to bring your character into this post. However, I forget which side you are on, so I'll leave it a bit vague for you to finish up.

Hamma
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Despite the difference in species and moods, I think Dina and I had come to a mutual understanding. I was more surprised to find out that she had a REAL Dragonball and the other one was a fake. But I pushed that out of my mind as we started flying again.
"Do you have any suggestions on what our destination should be? My plan was scrapped, so I'm open for new ideas." I said to her as we got farther away from the fight, still able to feel the pulse of the energy emitted.
"Well, from the looks of it, those two are going to go at it for a while longer, so we have time to move. I say we get as far away from that battle as we can and try to find others on our side."
I don't think either of us were ready for what we did find though. As we flew over long treeless fields and mountains, it seemed rather quiet down below. Naturally keeping to myself, I assumed the battles hadn't reached this part of the planet yet. We continued flying, looking around for an adequate place to stop and rest, when we saw a figure levitating up ahead.
"What's that?" said Dina.
"Well, the best I can tell is that it's a Saiyan. It has a tail like one."
"Ohhhhh, THAT'S a Saiyan." She replied, almost cheerful.
"It's nothing to be excited about. Saiyans are ruthless, amazingly powerful warriors. They are part of the reason this planet is in chaos." I said back, sternly.
"Seriously?"
"Yes. This could get ugly, you'd better take cover down there quickly before he sees you."
"But, I want to fight too!"
"No! I'm not about to let both of us get killed. Go now!" I said, trying to keep my voice low. Reluctantly, she agreed, and let herself float down into a wooded area. When she was out of sight, I began to move toward this unknown Saiyan....

The Saiyan is Yoshi, so he can continue as he sees fit.

[Outlaw JT]

Oh BROTHER!!!! Doesn't ANYONE read all the posts before posting?!!

Hamma has already met Yoshi and knows which side he is on. Since you had your character arrive from behind so he couldn't identify Yoshi by his face it can slide but you should know these things and would know them if you read everything.

Once again, a friendly reminder for everyone. Read before you post!

I will be making a post later today to help move things along a little bit. Until then.......

[Kuro Espeon]

I think I'll just let you finish up Rudy. I have nothing left to add to it. I'm braindead today....but just one request though. can you try a littler harder not to make Makura seem like a jackass? She's not really mean...she just has no tact and atwisted sense of humor. Not to mention...Rudy always seems to be getting the best of Makura. Keep in mind that they are pretty much equal in power. I don't think either one of them is stronger so make sure to give her one or two good shots before the end of this. Pretty please? I'm not complaining or anything, it's just a polite request.

[Bear]

I spoke the way I did because we really don't know who it is yet. I only said it was Yoshi to give a signal to Mike. Acknowledging it was Yoshi was OOC, so Hamma and Dina don't know who it is yet. Calm down and read through my own post before you jump to conclusions please.

[Outlaw JT]

Hamma met everyone overlooking the ruins of Capsule Corp when they were trying to spy on Garen and company before Rudy and Yoshi and later Hamma and Kal went off to the fight with Makura. That is where he joined Kal and everyone was there at the time except Gav and Dina. I did have my facts straigh and I am not trying to make you change your post if you read my comments carefully. I'll thank you not to make accusations of my being critical without checking your facts carefully first.

Now lets put this behind us and move on!

[Master Rudy]

Sorry about doing that Kuro. Not including that brief little fight with Garen at the start of this (I really didn't have much input on that one)it's been a long time since I've done a fighting post. I wasn't trying to make it look like Rudy was getting the best of Makura at every single turn. Hopefully I can avoid that as I wrap things up ^_~

Rudy Summers
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As I once again started to battle Makura I had several things on my mind. The main one was the fact that this battle was taking way too long and I had to end it soon. This time around both of us were all business. There were no more taunts or one liners. As for myself I was also being a bit more serious this time. The winner of this battle would live to fight another day. As for the loser I saw one of two things happening. It was all too obvious what Makura would do to me if I lost but I saw things happening differently if I came out on top. Rather that finish the job I'd simply let Makura go. I knew the others would think it was unwise to do such a thing but I felt killing her would prove nothing. As crazy as the others may have thought the idea was I saw this as a possible chance to gain an ally. Knowing how unforgiving some of the Saiyans were I would have wished I was dead if I were in her spot and failed. While it was possible that doing something like this could backfire I knew that if I could win that my chances of beating her again were very good. Once again I started to think how the others would call my crazy but by this point I felt that despite her attitude and the fact that she wasn't taking sides that Makura wasn't as cold as I once thought. Even I had to admit that I dropped my guard way too many times and yet she didn't take the chance to end it at that moment. Once again I started to think this might just be a bad idea waiting to happen but I knew of stranger things occuring.
For the past few minutes things had been equal but it was at this point I made a huge mistake. Instead of focusing on the battle I was too busy thinking about what I would do or what might happen. Makura faked a punch up high and when I went to block it she saw her chance. The next thing I knew I was doubled over after a very hard kick to the stomach. Makura wasted no time now. Grabbing me she proceeded to ram her knee into my stomach several more times before driving an elbow into my back and sending me into the forest below. Extremely winded I didn't have the power to stop myself as the tree branches cut into my skin and ripped my gi in several places. As I hit the ground hard I started to cough up some blood. Moments ago things were still quite even but it had now taken a turn for the worse. The damage had been done. I was starting to doubt my odds of getting out of this battle alive.
As I painfully struggled to my feet I quickly looked around for Makura. She was nowhere to be seen so I doubted she would be going for a direct attack. Suddenly from behind me I felt a power rising. Turning around quickly I saw her attempting a sneak attack. I had almost no time to act but yet by pure luck I brought a knee up to block. After exchanging several quick blows I managed to swat away an oncoming punch. As a result it left Makura wide open. I managed to get in two good hits as I drove my elbow into her chest and followed it up with a backhand to her face. However at this point my injuries came into play. I struggled as I grabbed Makura and attempted to drop her to the floor. It didn't take her long to reverse the hold and slam me to the ground.
After waiting for a blow that didn't come I painfully got up once more. I saw Makura had retreated to a safe distance and was charging up some kind of energy attack that I had never seen before. Suddenly what looked like a black wave of ki came flying at me. not giving her a chance for an easy victory I started to power up a Masenko and fired it directly at the blast. I was sure that what Makura was thinking would be an easy victory turned into surprise that I was still able to fight as the two beams met about halfway between us. Out of anger and frustration she shouted "It's pointless now! With those injuries you can't last much longer!" Deep down I didn't like my chances but rather than admit defeat I yelled right back at her "If it's my destiny to die today then so be it. However I'll be damned if you think I'm going to make it easy!" At this point both of us started to put more power into our attacks. After a few moments of no change I put everything I had left into this attack. I was now straining to keep up my Masenko as it slowly started to overpower her attack. However Makura also put more power into her own beam. Suddenly something didn't seem right. The energy at the center was starting to create a crater in the ground as the beams created a huge orb of ki. Suddenly it hit me but it was too late. Within seconds a deafing explosion of the gathered energy sent both me and Makura flying away from each other. Before blacking out I sensed a huge drop in her power. Makura wasn't dead but she wouldn't be getting back up anytime soon. My last thought was So that's how it goes? There is no winner or loser. This battle turned into nothing more than a draw......
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Sorry if that seemed crappy but I really needed to end this without making Rudy look too strong. Sorry for taking you out too Kuro but I really wasn't sure how to handle it. However I'm sure we'll both be back soon once Yasu finds us (hint, hint B4! ^_^;)

And in case you guys were wondering I got the idea to do something like this from one of the scenes in the Majin Vegeta/Goku fight. Anyway hopefully now we can get going since none of you are waiting on me or Kuro to finish anymore ^_~

[Bear]

I posted the way I did in response to Asilynne's post, since she had us leaving the fight and flying off.
My intent was to give Mike something to do, but where is he???

[Master Rudy]

OOC-It seems like everyone has been somewhat busy as of late. I'm sure if you just give Mike some time he'll get around to reply ^_~

[Asilynne]

I'll give Dina a chance to make her own decisions.

BTW, Dina is NOT in her 'idiot' form right now, just so everyone knows ^-^

~~~Dina~~~

I landed on the forest floor, slightly disgruntled. You better take cover, he says.... This thought floated in my mind as I shook my head. I was not helpless, if he was going to risk his life for the sake of the planet, I couldn't just stand by! But, I reasoned, I don't really know exactly what Im getting into...it would probably be wiser if I observed how the 'Namek' handles this guy...besides...he said that this was one of the creatures threatening Earth.
But there was something I didn't understand. If 'Saiyans' were threatening the Earth, then what was the deal with that blue haired man, Rudy? He was a Saiyan. and yet he had seemed like he was fighting for Earth's benefit. Yes, he had been, I was sure of it.
Just then I felt a large surge of power over where the two saiyans were dueling. Not long after I felt the sinking feeling of someones chi level going down drastically. But who's was it? Someone's down for the count, but was it the saiyan female, or....was it...Rudy? I clenched my fists. If it was Rudy, then I have to help him.....but if THIS saiyan here is an enemy like Hamma thinks he might be, then I can't leave him to fight alone--!!
"What should I do....." I whispered to myself. What I did next rested on whether the saiyan in front of Hamma was friend or foe.
I eyed him tensely, waiting for him to make his move.
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Oh, the tangled web we weave!! Now, I know that Yoshi's a friend, and that Rudy's not hurt, but Dina doesn't, and I love tense, decision-making scenes!

[The Muffin Man]

Yoshi
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I landed and walked through a break in the forest wall, a beautiful young girl waiting, ready to attack.
"Wh-who are you...?"she demanded.
"Hey, hey, calm down!"I said softly. She fell from her stance,"my names Yoshi...I may be a Saiya-jin, but I'm a friend!"

After a few minues of talking with Dina, we stood up and decided to find Rudy.
"Where the heck could he be...?"I wondered, looking around...


short, but to let you know I'm still alive...and are ANY of you gonna post the pictures?? It's been quite a while now and I'm pretty sure at least ONE of you 3(two, since Bear is...I mean since Sarah and Bear share a comp) can send one of us the pics to post FOR you...

[Asilynne]

OOC~*sighs* Ok....since I can't post them here, and my ^^%^%&*^% computer won't let me upload them to a website, Im just going to email them to you all....Or Sarah can......well PM either one of us with your e-mail and we'll take care of it.

^-^() BTW.......I hope theyre worth the wait to you guys....I drew those a while back and since then I've gotten better....so....-.-

[Kuro Espeon]

Well Makura is unconcious right now so I guess that means I'll have to wait and picka time for her to wake up!

Ok ok...I know that's a lame excuse but I'm suffering from writters block again and I don't have a alot of time right now. busy weekend....ya know...

But I'll post in a little bit don't worry! And about the pics, Bear can probably upload them onto his website and link them from there. I'll see if he can do that for us.

[Bulbasaur4]

Yasu

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My ears flickered up...
I could sense Rudy... and an explosion... the other Saiyan..
Both of the power levels which were fighting had dropped extremely low.
< Rudy is injured... >
I blinked, and slowly rose to my feet, and looked at Idaia.
< Idaia! Rudy the Saiyan is injured... he is in need of your assistance. We should leave now.>
Idaia rose to his feet and nodded, and I quickly gazed up at the giant herb tree her grew.
<... I will need some of this..> I flew into the air and quickly swiped of a leaf, and let it fall to teh ground. With that I closed my eyes, and touched my paw to the leaf. Instantly the leaf disappear, and a leaf imprint was left upon the pad of my paw. I smiled and looked at Idaia.
< Let us be off.>
With that we both flew... racing as fast as we could towards the weak signature of Rudy. Idaia was a bit slower then I... so I swirled around his flying body, until suddenly I sensed some thing below.
<There...>
We slowed down until we were nothing more then floating in the air, and I gazed below. There... amongst a pile of rubble and rocks, was Rudy's body... bloody, battered... and almost dead it seemed. We flew down instantly, and I landed gingerly on a small rock next to his head.
< Rudy... I have brought Idaia here. He can heal you...>
I then looked to Idaia, and slowly whispered to him.
< You heal Rudy... then do as he says. I ... I have some one I have to find.>
With that I flew off...

Trees raced below me, as I zoomed along the tree tops and darted past the branches. The air was clear... and the sun was setting slowly- nightfall was coming. I narrowed my eyes and peered around... trying to find what I was looking for... trying...
Then I sensed it.
Instantly I dropped below the trees, and dodged the branches and tree trunks in my way. My eyes easily adjusted to the forest.. until suddenly it became quite clear.
There... there was the sphere. The sphere with 7 stars.
A Dragon Ball.
< I sensed you earlier... and I will get you before the 'others' do.> I whispered, and slowly padded to it. The ball hummed slightly... as if aknowledging me to be here. I slowly sat before the ball, and closed my eyes. Instantly the star upon my forehead began to swirl and glow... fading in its reddened color, adn then flourishing to a yellow white... making my whole body flicker with teh aura. I then slowly concentrated upon the ball... and it grew yellow as well.
<Asith mnak retar!>
The ball then suddenly disappeared... and it its place, it was a glowing ball of light about the size of my eye. It hovered there... and then suddenly, it went into my jewel and disappeared. Myb ody glowed brighter for a second...and t hen suddenly, it faded and returned to normal. I sighed...
< One less to worry about... >
I then flew up into the air, and slowly floated back to where Rudy and Idaia were...



(I was thinking, Asilynne, if you want Yasu to run across your char go ahead... if not, then post whatever you were plann'n too.)

[Asilynne]

Yeah, ok. That would be cool. I was also thinking that Dina could meet Idaia (hes the guardian of earth right?) Since they both have a connection with the Earth. *shrugs* Ok this is probably gonna be kind of short -.-()

~~~Dina~~~
The saiyan turned out to be a friend....and an ally of the one called Rudy. He also sensed the fading power and was concerned so we decided to go make sure everything was alright.
In my haste to check on Rudy I didn't notice the Namek wasn't with us.
Soon we came to the area where I had first encountered these strange people. The female saiyan was lying unconsious in the dirt, and Rudy was just then getting to his feet. He seemed to be fine...
"There.." a small calm voice said. I looked to see a miniature Namek kneeling on the ground beside Rudy. "Thanks Idaia," Rudy said, brushing himself off.
Before I could say anything, a strange looking creature floated down and landed beside the little Namek. <Good, he's healed....are you ok now, Rudy?>
"Yeah..." Rudy said, glancing over at the fallen saiyan female with a concerned look on his face. "Heh," the saiyan called Yoshi crossed his arms. "You sure cut it close there, Summers.."
I was glad Rudy was ok. I glanced at him but looked away. "Im...glad your not hurt..." I said feebly. Suddenly I felt embarrassed. Living alone my whole life didn't prepare me for talking with people, and I was horrible at it. To dispel the akward silence that followed I turned my attention to the strange creature on the ground. I knelt beside it. "Um, what are you?" I asked.
I was not prepared for the answer..................

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Oh man, that kinda sucked.....I couldn't really get much of Yoshi's attitude from that so it might not be too good. Whoever posts next could have me sneeze if they want but right now Im kinda having a writers block. Curse the writers block!! *Attempts to karate chop the writers block and sprains her hand* Ow........

[Kuro Espeon]

Awww! Dina likes Rudy!


Makura: (Still unconcious)
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The first thing I could see...was a room. A cold, dark room. It was only lit by a soft white light. It was so dim I could barely see. I could only see the dark silhouettes of human-like figures as they silently moved around me. Even though I could not see their faces, I could feel their eyes on me...burning through me. Who were they? Where was I?
It took me a minute to realize that I was lying down. I was on...a table? A cold metal table. I couldn't feel any part of my body, not even my hands or legs. I couldn't hear anything either. It almost felt like all of my senses expect for my sight were knocked out. I opened and closed my eyes several times trying to clear my vision and dephier the strange figures that continued to stare at me as if I was a specimen. Their mouths were moving but I heard not sound being admitted from them. What were they talking about? What were they doing to me? Why couldn't I move? Where the Hell was I?
All these questions...they were all spinning through my brain. But they all were inconsequential in comparison to the one thing that pounded against the back of my mind. Who...was I? What was this strange feeling inside of me. What was this feeling of uncertainty and panic that had never felt before. Fear. Was that what it was called? Fear? I suddenly knew what it was called. I suddenly knew alot of things and I didn't understand why. I knew I was alive and I knew what things were called....but I had no idea who I was or what was going on. I didn't have a memory...I didn't have a past. Why didn't I? Why...was I here?
Then...for the first time...I heard them speak...A whole jumble of words spoken by so many unfamiliar voices. They came one after another, not even following any sort of conversational order. Some running into one another...
"Is she awake now?"
"She is..."
"It worked..."
"Excellent..."
"...a...success..."
"She's perfect!"
"Not yet, not yet! She's not complete!"
"She will be soon..."
"What do we call her?"
"What's her name?"
"Yes...yes...she must have a name!"
There was a pause...then a deep voice echoed off the walls and filled my head and imprinted it into my new found conciousness forever.
"She will be called Makkura. The name of Total Darkness."

I jolted awake. The bright sun was beating down upon me as I lay battered and beaten on the hard, dusty ground. I heard voices. They were familiar. I knew who they were, or at least most of them. But I paid no attention to them. That strange vision...what...did it mean?

[Master Rudy]

This is gonna be rather quick since I'm a bit short on time

Rudy Summers
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I wasn't sure how much time had passed since I was knocked out but it couldn't have been that long. Looking around I saw that the damage to the surrounding area was pretty heavy. That must have been one hell of a blast I thought to myself. At the moment the human girl I had met was speaking with Yasu. I didn't remember catching her name so I made it a poin to ask her the first chance I got. Meanwhile Yoshi and Idaia walked over to me. The next question Yoshi asked was what I expected from him. "Are you sure your ok after all that?" he said looking a bit concerned. Nodding I looked at Idaia and said "Of course I am. This kid may be young but his healing powers are excellent."
The boy was about to say something when suddenly we heard a painful moan nearby. Looking over I quietly cursed at myself for forgeting about Makura. As we all walked over to her I saw that she was now awake but due to her injuries she was having trouble getting up. Not wanting her to hear Yoshi talked to us in a whisper. "If you ask me it serves her right. However the question is what do we do now?" Not even wasting any time to answer I looked back at Idaia and said "Could you heal her as well?" Once again he was about to say something when he was interrupted by Yoshi. "Are you crazy Rudy? She tried to kill you!" Turning back to him I said "Maybe so but do think after everything I've seen and been through that I'm gonna leave her there? At this point I don't care what side she is on. Besides with all of us here do you honestly think she'll try something?"
I didn't need to say anything else. I already made my point. Looking at Idaia again I was about to ask one more time but before I could he simply said "This shouldn't be a problem. It'll only take a few seconds." As soon as her was by her side he placed his hands on Makura as she was surrounded by a blue aura. Within seconds all of her wounds were healed. After he had stepped back Makura got up on her feet. Both Yoshi and the human girl prepared for a battle as she checked herself out. Like I had told them I didn't expected Makura to do anything but as she looked at us even I started to wonder what was on her mind. Could this have been a bad idea?
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Sorry for the shortness and suckyness but I figured with 15 minutes I could get out something quick. I'll leave the rest up to everyone else who is there at the moment ^_~

[Kuro Espeon]

Makura:
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As I regained conciousness, I saw Rudy and the others kneels over me. When they saw I was awake they immedietly backed off. I stood up slowly and loooked down at my body. I was completely healed! But...how was that possible? I looked at the little Namek who was cowering behind one of the older Nameks. Had they....told him to heal me?
When I looked up at the others, a few of the insantly got into a fighting stance as their power levels rose slightly. It was obvious that they expected me to try something, but Rudy on the other hand...seemed perfectly calm. But he was watching me closely. The first words out of my mouth were monotonous but they reflected the confusion I felt.
"Why...didn't you kill me?"
His facial expression didn't change. "Because. That's not the kind of person I am," he replied plainly, "I'm not the kind of cold-hearted Saiya-jins that you're used to, who will not hesitate to kill a man, or woman in your case, when they're down. I just couldn't bring myself to kill you after our match ended in a tie. It just wouldn't be fair, you know."
There was an akward silence following his statement as I let what he had said sink in. The more I learned about his fighting morals and his way of thinking, the more confused I became. His logic puzzled me. Why you would allow your opponent to live, even when you knew that that opponent would not have the same mercy for you, was beyond me.
Much to the surprise of Rudy and his friends, I did not make any sign of attacking. Instead...I threw back my head and laughed. This time Rudy's face did change. It twisted into a confused stare and his mouth hung open slightly.
"What...what's so funny?" he said slowly.
Still chuckling lightly I replied with grin.
"You people really are strange! I don't understand you Rudy! Knowing perfectly well that I might very well have tried to kill you again, you still brought me back in stead of finishing me off because it 'wouldn't be fair'?" I shook my head. "I don't know wether to admire you or smack you upside your puny little head!" I placed my hands on my hips and titled my head to one side. "Have you always been this stupid or did you just grow that way?"
Rudy just shrugged. The other saiya-jin, Rudy's friend Yoshi I believe, spoke up.
"So....you're NOT going to try and kill Rudy again?" he asked, scratching his head.
"Well considering you guys fixed me up it would be rude to take advantage of that and attack."
"But...what about your contract with those Changlings?" Said Rudy.
"I'll consider your act of kindness, or stupidity rather, as payment," I replied, "That, AND the dragonball you took from me. It'll cancel out the 2 million zeni that those changlings gave me to kill Rudy and Yoshi. Consider the contract null and void. Our exchange is over and down with, Rudy Summers. See? I told you that it was nothing personal."
"So, does that mean you're gonna join up and fight with us now?" asked Rudy with a small smirk.
"Ha! Like hell I am! I join up with no one, pal. This lioness hunts alone, out of the pack." With that I turned my back to them and grabbed my cloak off of the rock I had left it on. Without turning back around I held up my hand gave it a wave as I began walking away. "See ya guys around!" I pushed off into the air and flew back to my ship, leaving all thoughts of Rudy and the rebel fighter behind.

Or so I thought....
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Hey! What can I say? She's a loner! She'll come around eventually, don't worry!

[Master Rudy]

Rudy Summers
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As I stood and watched Makura leave I felt a bit relieved that she decided to just go ahead and ignore her contract. However doing so was more than likely going to put her in hot water with the other Saiyans. While things might not be too good for her soon I knew she could take care of it herself. In any case I had a feeling that despite the fact she wanted nothing else to do with us that we would be running into Makura again in the future. After several moments of quiet Yoshi finally spoke up. "I know things turned out well in the end but I still think what you did was foolish Rudy." I turned to him as he continued talking. "What if she had decided to come back for a second round? Your power level may have taken a small jump since you were near death and recovered but despite how even things were she does have more experience. I doubt Makura would have made all the same mistakes a second time." I knew Yoshi was right but I has taken all that into account beforehand. Despite the fact that I was putting us all into danger with my choice I just didn't think it would have been right to finish Makura off like that. Ever since the war had started I had seen too much death and by this point I was getting sick of it. Others might see me as soft but I feel that it is worth it if I can handle problems without an unnessary body count.
It was at this point Yasu spoke up. You may have a different opinion Yoshi but I can see why Rudy did that. There are times in life where you might need to take big risks in order to get somewhere. It may backfire in the end but how do you know something is going to work without even trying it? she said. Before I could answer however the human girl spoke up. "Sorry if I'm jumping in but right now I'm really confused about nearly everything." Looking at me and Yoshi she said "If you two are Saiyans then why is it your not helping the rest of them take over the Earth?" Yoshi seemed a little shock that someone would know so little but I just brushed it off. I figured what she had to say might just explain why she seemed so clueless about certain things. Walking over to her I put out my hand and said "I know things were a bit hectic before so I'm afraid we haven't been introduced. The name's Summers. Rudy Summers. And you are?" As she shook my hand she said "My name is Dina." I was sure she had questions but I needed to know something. "If you don't mind me asking Dina why is it that you seem to know next to nothing about the Saiyans?" She seemed a bit embarassed as she answered "I haven't exactly been around people much and grew up away from the rest of the world. To tell the truth up until the time I ran into you I thought that humans were the only ones on this planet."
Everyone seemed slightly shocked over the fact that someone in this day and age would know so little about the rest of the world. As we let it sink in I was already planning our next move. "Well if seems like you have a ton of catching up to do. However we don't exactly have the time to sit around here. Since your already in a bit over your head I guess you can go ahead and come with us. I'll explain everything about the Saiyans to you on the way to West City." Everyone except for Dina seemed confused over this. Idaia was the first to speak up. "Wouldn't the Saiyans be long gone by now?" Yoshi also was wondering about this and said "The kid is right. Out encounter with Makura really slowed us down. Whatever business they had at the city ruins is more than likely over with and I'm sure they are long gone by now. Just what is it your planning to do there?" This wasn't going to take long to explain. "I'm doubtful we're going to find out exactly why they were there but perhaps we might find a clue on where they were headed next or their next move. In addition my home should be on the way. It may be unfinished but the last thing I want to do with all this going on is leave the new Dragon Radar behind. I don't have any proof yet but it wouldn't surprise me if Dragon Balls were on their list of stuff to find. Things might turn very sour if the Saiyans somehow find out where I live and manage to get it working." Without wasting another moment I took to the air with the others close behind me. I slower down enough to fly side by side with Dina. Looking at me she said "So what exactly is the deal with your race?" Keeping an eye out for any trouble I replied "It's a very long story so I guess I might as well start off with the events leading up to Goku's arrival on this planet." I wasn't going to go into too much detail but by the time we reached West City I planned on her knowing all the basics. The destruction of Planet Vegeta, the arrival of Kakarott who would become known as Goku, Frieza, the Legendary Super Saiya-jins, the events leading up to this war and everything in between......

[Bulbasaur4]

*uses her powers to combine Idaia and Yasu's post into one*



***

As Yasu was about to answer Dina's question about who.. or rather what she was... suddenly Makura came to full after Idaia had healed her. After a brief chat... she simply left...
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Idaia was soon flying along with Yoshi, Yasu, Dina, and Rudy. We were flying to West City... and he could only imagine how badly it looked before... and how worse it would probably look now. Wincing slightly, he over heard Rudy chatting it up with Dina... and it was like getting a second history lesson. Trying to shut it out, Idaia glanced over at Yasu... who seemed to be deep in thought.
[ What is she thinking?] He wondered slightly, and then gazed at Yoshi was gazed at the ground below...
[ How strange...] Idaia was quite proud of teh work he did on Rudy, and on Makura for that matter....
[ Makura can't be all that bad... I had little trouble healing her. If she was truely so evil... it would have been deeply harder, perhaps hurting me. But I didn't feel a thing..]

Here we are.. Yasu announced, as they slowly came to a large pile of ... well, ruins and rubble. Slowly the group landed, as Rudy sighed..
"They aren't here... we'll have to look for clues."
So, they began to walk amongst the piles of ruins... bits and pieces of computer data here, smaller particles of stuff there... and occasional cave made by a fallen building.
"I hate coming here..." Idaia spoke, and Dina cocked her head to teh side.
"Why is that?"
" ... because, it only reminds me what I couldn't do. My Earthen Namekian village was over there..."
Idaia painfully pointed to teh west.
"It was completely destroyed... adn countless were killed. The only reason an Elder risked coming back to get me... was just because of my ancient line."
Dina looked even more thorougly confused then before, and grinning sheepishly Idaia smiled.
" Oh... I guess I forgot to tell you. I'm a descendant of Dende."
Dina thought for a moment..
"Oh, I remember Rudy saying some thing about him. He was on planet Namek... and he also created the new Dragon Balls."
Idaia nodded, "Yeah... that is why the elder rescued me. Because if the current elder dies... who is a relative of Dende, then I have to be alive so the Dragon BAlls do not perish."

Rudy stopped short, and then turned around.
"I never knew you were a descendant of Dende..."
Yoshi nodded, as Yasu suddenly pipped up.
Speaking of Dragon Balls... well, I.. I don't mean to be rude, but...
Idaia looked at Dina, and then at Rudy.
Have either of you two been incontact with a Dragon Ball recently? Or have you two HAVE a Dragon Ball with you? I... I can sense the Dragon Ball aura upon you too- and it is very strong.
Dina and Rudy both.. at the same time, gazed at the ground and then sheepishly looked up.
"... Why?" Dina inquired, and Yasu slowly whirled around her and then Rudy... making a figure 8 as she did so.

Well you see... I have a sort of... well, 'connection' with the Dragon Balls... so I can sense them. I also... well, let me just say that I came incontact with a Dragon Ball while Idaia was healing Rudy. If you two have one... or more.. I'd like to see it... err, them.

Idaia never saw Yasu so.. nervous... as if she was holding some thing back.
[Was there some thing she wasn't telling us? She did mention some thing about a ... a'legend' but she refused to tell me. She didn't... oh what was it taht she said? Some thing about not hurting me? I don't remember... ]
Yasu whirled around them... gazing at them with a curious gaze..

[Asilynne]

SAR-RAH!!!! Youre gonna embarrass Dina, you know shes shy!
Hm..a mystery...what does the little animal have up its sleave?! Yasu, harmless looking, yet equally enigmatic. ^-^ BTW, purple's really hard to read, so whenever Dina has purple hair I'll just type in pink instead. ^-^()

~~~Dina~~~
I watched the animal curiously, as it weaved in and out between me and Rudy. Somehow, it could sense the energy sig that Dragonballs give off...but...what did this creature want with them?
I glanced at Rudy. The story he told me about Saiyans and Nameks and ancient battles for Earth's safety was swimming around in my head. It might take a little while for it all to sink in, but right then I wasn't sure what to think. I had seen Rudy toss that Dragon ball at Hamma, so what Yasu was sensing from Rudy was just the ball's residue sig. I could show Yasu the ball I had.........but........something told me that wasn't a good idea. I don't know why, but I didn't trust her. Still, I didn't want to lie to these people...
Yeah, Dina are you going to lie to the first people you've seen in 7 years? Could it be Ive been alone so long I forgot how to trust...? I gulped nervously. I didn't want to lie......
While I was desperately thinking of what to do, I kicked idly at the rubble of the city---and saw something that most definately wasnt rubble. It was circular and flat, with a button on top, and a green circle on the flat part. I pushed the button, but nothing happened. It, whatever it was, must've been busted....
"The Dragon Radar!" Rudy exclaimed, taking it from my hands. After a moment of staring at it he looked at me. "Its a device used to find the exact location of any of the 7 dragonballs. Finding them all would be really tough without this. On the other hand, if our enemies had this, it would be nothing for them to find the dragonballs..........and us......." He looked knowingly at me.
He mustve realised that I was hiding something....and when Yasu mentioned the dragonballs.....
"Um..." I looked at the animal out of the corner of my eye. It had stopped twirling, and was now watching me intently. "Uh..Can I talk to you Rudy?" I whispered at him.
Rudy looked up from toying with the machine. "Sure, I need to see if I can dig up a few supplies from whats left of my home, what is it...?"
I walked swiftly away, avoiding the gaze of the creature, and I told Rudy what was bothering me. "There something strange about that animal....."
"What? Yasu? Yeah, she doesn't even know anything about herself. But, somehow she knows a lot about certain things,....like dragonballs...." He looked at me intently. "I know you have one. I saw the way you reached into your pocket as soon as Yasu mentioned them."
Oh. I hadn't even realised I did that. I blushed slightly. "Yes....I..I didn't want to lie to you--to any of you,..but..." I brought the ball out of my pocket. Its one red star looked back at me as I stared at its familiar shiny orange surface. "I got the sense that it...she...wanted it. And I didn't want anyone to take it. It...it was the only thing...anyone ever gave me...."
Suddenly feeling embarrassed, I turned my face away so he couldn't see it. "Im sorry, I know I must seem to be confused and clueless all the time...here." I took his hand and shakily placed my dragonball in it. "I know you'll do the right thing with it." Suddenly feeling strong, I looked him right in the eyes. "I hope you don't mind, but I've decided to involve myself in all this. Knowing what I know now, I can't just ignore whats going on. "
The Earth isn't home to just humans.....Nameks and Saiyans and whatever Yasu is... live here too. Its thier home too...Thats all the more reason to keep it safe...
He looked at me thoughtfully, then handed the dragonball back to me. "Here, hang onto it...we can show it to Yasu later....right now though," He knelt down and started digging though the rubble of a large yellow building we came to. "We have to get the dragon radar working....and find out where the changlings and the other saiyans are headed next. If we could catch them off guard...."
I nodded and put the dragonball safely back in my pocket. I had the feeling Rudy wasn't going to let on that I had a dragonball and I was grateful. I began to search though the rubble of the building, not quite sure what I was looking for, but figuring I would know when I found it.
I was so intent in my search that I practically ignored Yasu's approaching aura.........................
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...Well, I hope I didn't ramble too much. ^-^()
I really don't know what Yasu's deal is so I don't completely trust her That little animal is a tricky one.....
Rudy, I hope it doesn't come off as really sappy ^-^()
And Maku-chan.....SHUT UP!

[Master Rudy]

OOC-Seems like things are moving real slow as of late. Anyway I don't have the time to post at the moment. All I wanted to do was clear something up. Asilynne mentioned finding the Dragon Radar at what was left of CC. If you look back at my profile you'll see I mentioned that the original was destroyed and that Rudy's been working on a new one. However don't worry about it. I know you came in late and it could have happened to anyone joining late in any RPG. As I always tend to do I'll just work around it. Chances are the way I'll do it is by a brief mention of stopping off at Rudy's home to get the new one. From there I'll just have him say something about thinking the original was gone for good.

BTW I saw the RPG you started Asliynne. I've never seen VHD and I usually prefer to stick with one RPG at a time. However I think I might make an exception this time around because it looked like it had a good plot so in the next day or two expect to see a sign up from me if you could still use more people ^_~

[Kuro Espeon]

I can't really make an actually post for now. But I'm just posting this to let you all know that I'm keeping up with what's going on. I just read through all the posts since my last one so I'm not behind as of now.
I'll try to make a substantial post sometime before the end of the week...

[Bulbasaur4]

Yasu
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I blinked, as I floated over to the whispering words of Rudy and Dina. It was rather strange... but I had heard bits and pieces of what they were talking about. I honestly didn't try to listen- I tried to refrain- but it was hard, when hearing was one of your main senses.
I didn't ahve these big ears for nothing...
So, it seems they don't trust me...
I frowned, glancing painfully at the ground. It was forgein to me- to have knowledge that some body didn't trust me... that had never happened to me before. I guess I never knew trust could be taken away....

I floated over to Dina, and when she saw me she stiffened- gazing at me with wide eyes.
[ I am truely sorry- if you do not wish for me to see your dragon ball then you do not have to.]
Her eyes widened, and I shook my head.
[ I find it rather ... strange, to find that you seem uneasy about me. Surely you can sense mypower level- and find that I have none. I am not a fighter- therefore it is strange to think some one feels threatened or uneasy.]
I then blushed, flattening my ears..
[ I am sorry... I could over hear your conversation... I tried not to hear all of it- I am truely sorry. I have gone beyond my bounds..]

I sighed, and flew away from with in an instant with my tiny wings. I hovered above Idaia for a second, wondering... and then I slowly landed upon a large boulder, flattening my ears as I thought...
I have absorbed one dragon ball..- but there are six more. I can sense one not too far off, one here... and the other four split apart- but not too far out of reach. If I can absorb all six... then I can forefill what I desire deep inside. Though I do not know any thing about me but the legend, I sense that I can make the legend come true...
I blinked slightly, and then sighed.
Perhaps the legend was still only... that, a myth- a mere tale.
BUt what if it was true?
Then...



Idaia - Namakian
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I stood up and watched as Yasu sat upon a rock, and I shrugged.
Poor Yasu... I could tell some thing was bugging the poor creature. I sighed, and suddenly spoke up to Rudy and Dina who were off a ways.
"Hey Rudy, what exactly are we looking for here? You said some thing about finding DRagon RAdar... but what else?"

It made me puzzled, as Yoshi agreed with me- wondering what exactly Rudy would want to do here. Just as Rudy opened his mouth to explain... suddenly a brilliant flash of white light rippled through the air like a massive explosion. The while light didn't seem to affect anyone around me... but it hit me full force. I yelled in pain, as I suddenly was flung backwards and my back struck against a nearbye rubbled wall. I cried out as I hit it, adn thten slowly slid to the ground. I sat there... my back against the torn wall, breathing staggering. I felt a burning sensation in my back slightly from the force of the blow... but more importantly, I felt the strong stinging in my mind- as if a bunch of spears were stabbing at my head. I trembled all over... shaking... feeling cold sweat cover me suddenly.

"Idaia!" Rudy yelled, and I heard his footsteps run towards me as a few others did as well. I could hear the humming of Yasu and as I slowly opened my eyes, I saw Rudy there staring- Yasu perched on his shoulder, as Yoshi ran up too with Dina not too far behind. I blinked slightly... feeling my vision blur, but slowly it cleared as I gasped for a breath of air again- but with each breath, I grew stronger again.

"What- what happened?" Dina said, her eyes wide and bewildered... as I gulped slightly.
"It was as if you were struck by a hidden force- that white light that echoed... it seemed to hit you." Yoshi said, and I nodded.
"But it didn't affect us- why?" Rudy asked, as he peered at me again.
"Will you be okay?"
I nodded, slowly trying to rise to my feet. Rudy helped me up slightly, as I staggered there in one spot, Yoshi and Rudy trying to steady me.

Then Dina yelped. We both starred at her, as she gazed at her pocket as if it held some hidious beast. I blinked slightly... bewildered, when suddenly Rudy made sure Yoshi kept me up, as he dashed over to Dina. Yasu left his shoulder and hovered around us. They murmured for a moment... and after a while, Rudy came back with Dina, both of them looking bewildered and taken aback.
"What?" I asked, still breathing slightly staggering...
"Oh... " Rudy began, when Yasu's eyes glinted a bit at Dina and Rudy, as she suddenly spoke.


[ I can sense some thing. ] Yasu landed upon Rudy's shoulder again, as she gazed intently upon me, and then at everyone else.
[ The Dragon Balls- that white flash was the Dragon Balls. They were flashing- swirling with colors... they turned to stone. But only for a moment. Then the orders realligned and they became whole again. ]

I gasped- the Dragon Balls? Become stone? But that... that means..
"The elder... he...he..."
[ He is dead. ]
Everyone stood there in silence, as I trembled, Yoshi's grip was free from me, and as I stood there... I couldn't grasp the fact... it took me a while to think...
No... not the elder... he couldn't have...
Then I caught what was happening.
I cried out and fell to the ground, I took my small fist and pounded it sharply.
"No... he couldn't have died... not the Elder Namekian! Why... why did he die?"
I didn't need an answer- some one must have killed him. Nameks do not die or pass away suddenly like that- they could predict their natural deaths with ease..- no, if he were to die he would have prepared the Nameks. The humans. But if some one killed him- it would happen suddenly... with out warning.
"Some one killed him!" I cried out in rage, tears flooding down my cheeks as I sobbed there...
Maybe I was acting childless, maybe I wasn't being very couragous nor smart for crying... but... I didn't care. The Elder had taught me all I knew about healing, he had taught me all my teachings... he had taught me about the world- and I still had so much to learn...

I heard murmurs as Rudy softly spoke.
"If the Elder has died- why... why are the Dragon Balls still here?"
Everyone was silent... until Yoshi spoke.
"Unless... the Elder had a descendant, or some one in his blood line to take his place. Then the Dragon Balls would still exist- but with out some one in the line..."
Dina suddenly blinked...
"Aren't the Dragon Balls the new creation of... or that some updated creation of that Namek called Dende?" She gazed at Rudy, and blinked..
"Dende- that Namek you told me about in the history. And well... "
I slowly stood up, clenching my fists as I stared at the ground..
"Its true.." I said softly, gazing up at them with tears.
" The Elder who died was a descendant of Dende of course..."
"But you told us..." Rudy began, and I nodded.

"Yes... I am the only living descendant of Dende left. I am.."
I closed my eyes for a brief moment, tears streaming down my face still...
"... and that means that the Dragon Balls now are connected souly to me... "
I sighed a staggering breath..
I felt helpless... the Elder... his death... the killers? I had so much to learn- how could this be? No one as young as me ever had connections to the DRagon Balls..- not even Dende at his age...
Things were just getting worse.



(*pats Idaia* Poor Idaia..)

[Master Rudy]

I don't have much to add in at the moment. All I'm really going to do is mention the others who haven't been around in awhile and then try to get some things happening:

Rudy Summers
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"This just keeps on getting odder. In fact it doesn't make any sense at all." The others looked at me as I pulled out the Dragon Radar I had been working on for awhile along with what was left of the other one. "I think I have a basic understanding of what this is about. Somehow I'm getting the feeling they want the Dragon Balls. I'm pretty sure leaving the Dragon Radar behind can be explained by the fact it's not working." I stopped as Yoshi started to speak. "I see where this is going and I'm wondering the same thing. The real question is that if the Saiyans want the Earth Dragon Balls then why did they kill the Namekian Elder?" Usually I was good at figuring things out but for once even I was clueless. All I could do was shake my head and say "Something doesn't add up."
After waiting around for a few more moments Dina asked me "So what's our next move?" Before making my choice I did a quick check of nearby power levels. Hamma seemed to be making his way to Kal and if I wasn't mistaken both were not far away. Meanwhile the human we had run into earlier seemed to be real far away from West City at the moment. I had no idea what Gav was up to but then I sensed 'him' as well. The Changeling was ahead of Gav with his men and it seemed Gav was tailing them. I knew he could take care of himself but if just one of them saw him then Gav would be in over his head. Finally as much as I knew the others more than likely would not want to deal with her by this point I was more than willing to shell out some cash to hire Makura and get her to help. However I couldn't find her anywhere. We all knew she was alive so the only explanation was that she was hiding her power signature for some reason. For now I figured the best thing we could do was discuss it among the group and figure out who we should go after. Should we try and find the other Namekians first? Would Gav be needing backup anytime soon? As for Makura I knew she didn't have time to get that far away so looking for her might not be that hard. Right now we were running out of time and I was running out of ideas. A choice had to be made before something else happened......
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I'll let someone else take it from here. Hopefully everyone can discuss this and have some kind of input ^_~

[Asilynne]

Eek! Gomen, Rudy! ^-^() Well you covered up pretty good, phew!
Ok this is probably gonna be really short since I dont have much time..(college tonight ;o )

~~~Dina~~~
Rudy explained to us our options. We could either get Hamma and another Namek, aid 'Gav' who was another human in the pursuit of the 'changlings' (one of the principle threats to Earth I noted to myself), or we could find the saiyan female Rudy had been fighting. Apparently she was a fighter for hire, and would gladly join our side if the price was right.
There was only one option that seemed to be best in a situation like this. I looked at everyone in the group, the saiyan Yoshi, the Namek Idaia (who still seemed upset, I made a mental note to console him), and the ...creature...Yasu(who, I decided, I should apologise to next chance I get), before finally resting my gaze on Rudy. "Well, maybe we should split up....a couple people could gather our allies the Nameks, some go find Makura, and the rest can aid the one called Gav."
I watched the others discuss the idea amongst themselves quietly. I didn't want to tell anyone, but all the dust from the rubble of the city was making my nose itch. I wasn't sure at that moment if I was going to sneeze anytime soon, but I thought it best if I kept it to myself. No sense in making anyone worry.....
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Hope that doesn't sound too "Lets split up gang!" (stupid scooby doo)...^-^
Yay!! That would be great if you joined Rudy! Its my first RPG and the more the merrier!
BTW (since I wont be on tomorrow) Happy Halloween/Samhain!

[Outlaw JT]

OOC: Egads......I so love it when people make assumptions about what the villains are planning.......especially when they are wrong assumptions..........Sorry this post is so drastically overdue. My dad had knee surgery last week and before that was largely disabled and he is changing a ton of things in his life right now so I have been helping out. I have still been around online somewhat but because of helping out my energy has been really drained. I'll try not to let it happen again. Sorry guys.....
Anyvays, on with the show.....


Garen
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Earthlings all seemed quite foolish to him at this point. Casting their lives away in the face of those obviously stronger than themselves. Extremely foolish and very brave. Garen had to respect that.
"Report," Garen said casually as he sensed the last of his men returning to the clearing their ship was in.
"We found the lookout just as the General asked. We eliminated everyone present there and destroyed their training facilities so no one may use them. The rumored 'guardian of earth' was nothing more than a weak old namek. He presented no challenge and was easily disposed of. With no keeper and no guardian that lookout is completely nullified sir," the saiyan warrior said quickly and with pride at having carried out his orders flawlessly.
"The general will be pleased," Garen said plainly. It was not pleasant business to destroy those no longer capable of defending themselves but orders were orders. "Prepare the ship for departure. We will be leaving earth shortly to report in."
"Someone has been listening sir, shouldn't we take care of him before leaving," another of the saiyans said to him.
"Leave that petty nuisance to me. You secure our prize and get the ship ready. We leave for Planet Vegetta as soon as I return," Garen said calmly, a smile slowly creeping across his face.
He floated up effortlessly and turned in midair till he found what he was looking for. A lone human had been following them ever since they left the ruins of Capsule Corp. It was one of the beings he had fought earlier in the day. It was greatly amusing for someone who had so recently been defeated by one warrior, chase after that warrior alone when the warrior was accompanied by three others. It was simply ludicrous. Such a person had to be both immortally brave and deathly stupid. Garen intended to see which side of that scale this human leaned towards.
It did not take long to find the human. Garen circled wide behind him without being noticed and landed softly. He watched the human observing the ship, taking a moment to appreciate the dumb courage of the man.
"Are all humans this foolish?" Garen asked casually. His tone was not malevolent. On the contrary it was curious and amused, like that of someone watching a person pushing a boulder up a hill. "I quite handily defeated you earlier when you had company and yet you favor your chances against me and my entourage alone?! Are all earthlings in such a hurry to die?"
The human spun around quickly and immediately fell into a fighting stance. He looked about wildly, as if seeing if there was a way to escape. He could not fly fast enough to evade Garen when they were this close though. His only options were to fight his way out or talk his way out. Neither one seemed like promising options from Garen's perspective so the changeling watched the human carefully, amused by the chance to study his behavior.
"I'd suggest you decide on your course of action quickly human. I only have so much patience," Garen said plainly, still clearly amused.

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OOC: ok, no one can jump in here EXCEPT Gav. As soon as he posts I will make another post that will point out where things go next.....although you should already have an idea of that even if you don't know why.

[Master Rudy]

OOC-I'm just checking stuff out on the RPG forum before heading out for the night but that's not the main reason why I'm posting. In regards to the artwork from our original DB RPG I've noticed that the three of you (Kuro, Bear and Asilynne)have not been able to get it posted. As a suggestion how about just e-mailing the artwork to everyone? Even if there is a person you can't reach I shouldn't have any problems since I've got the entire cast from Dragon Ball VG on my MSN contact list ^_~

[Ultimate Charizard]

Sorry rudy i totally blanked. I have Rudy's pic. Asylinne drew it on the same Page as Gav's.

Ill send it over MSN next time i see u.

As for a post, its coming....just dunno when

[Kuro Espeon]

Woooow...I think I'll actually make a post today! *Unified gasp*

I'm sticking with this color because it's easier to read.

Makura:
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I was alone again. I finally had a chance to think about that strange dream that had I had experianced while I was unconcious. Even though it had already begun to fade, like most dreams do, I could still still the vivid images of it. What did it all mean? Did it have to do with my missing past? The memories I had never known? Or was it just something my mind had created due to my fatigue from battling....
I usually didn't like thinking about my past (or lack there of...) because it always depressed me. Never knowing who I was or where I come from...who my parents were. The farthest back that I could remember was right about the beginning of the great war...
It was cold and dark...There was a full moon in the night sky as it reflected brilliently off the freshly fallen snow. I awoke beside a smoldering ship on a desolate planet , with nothing else around as far as the eye could see. Just a vast snow-covered terrain. I immedietly felt a feeling in the pit of my stomache that was colder than the world around me. It was fear. I was scared. Who was I? What was I? What was I doing here?
I slowly got to my feet. I could stand! I looked behind me and saw a long brown tail waving lightly around. A tail? Why did I have one of those?
*FLASH*
Oh...that's right. I'm was a Saiya-jin. All Saiya-jin's had tails. But...my name. My name was...
*FLASH*
...Makkura. That was...my name. But two "k's" looked silly. I think I'll just stick with one "k". My name was Makura, and I was a Saiya-jin. Saiya-jin's are...
*FLASH*
...fighters! Of course! I'm supposed to fight! But did I know how? I started throwing punches in the air. fast, sharp ones. I tried a high kick, then a spin kick and then...holding my hand palm up, I formed a small ball of light..
*FLASH*
..no, chi. An Energy ball. I drew my hand back and hurtled the ball into the distance.
I knew my name. I knew I was a saiya-jin. I knew...how to fight.

But that was all I knew...

I sighed. Up until know that was the first thing I ever knew in my "life". But know...something else had entered into that jumbled mess of my past memories. This dream of mine...what significance did it have...to my origin?

But that was all

[Ultimate Charizard]

Damn, i know ive been missing from this a while and a few have wanted posts so.....
....Whoop, there it is!

Gav
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"Im not the one thats going to die here" i stated almost too confidently. The changeling simply laughed. "You think you can challenge me. Why do you even bother."

"Why Do you" i countered, "even the Saiyans have a reason, they fight because its in their blood, they enjoy the challenge of a good fight. You changelings are just murderers, killing for sport"

This seemed to change the Changleings mood. His face became much more serious. "My reasons are of no concern to you Human, but be certain i am no Murderer"
I clenched my fists tight, causing the knuckles to crack. The sound clearly Audible he cocked his head to one side, examining me.
"So you do wish to fight" he stated with a hint of surprise in his voice. "Im impressed to see a fighter willing to stand his ground against somone far superior"

"Superior" i Mocked "Power levels dont mean nothing to me, theres something we have on this planet that you criminals may not have heard of" I charged an energy ball in my palm.

"Its called the will to live"
I charged the ball further than i felt i could actually manage before releasing it....
"Its called Survival!!!"

[Master Rudy]

This won't be long but I think it'll help show that Gav is in a nasty situation at the moment. In addition since JT wanted no one jumping in for the time being I figured it would set things up in a way so that no one can suddenly appear at the battle site ^_~

Rudy Summers
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The group had just about decided who was going to look for each of the others when Yoshi suddenly stopped all of us. "Hey do you guys feel that?" he asked looking toward the source of a growing power level. After taking a moment to check it myself I noticed it was Gav. "This can't be good" Idaia had said. "If he's powering up that must mean he's been spotted and has no choice but to fight." Suddenly as if it were a reply I sensed the Changeling also powering up. The look on Dina's face showed her shock at what she was sensing. She appeared as if she were about to say something but seemed to be speechless.

Yoshi suddenly took to the air without a single word. Not expecting this the rest of the group quickly followed with me in the lead. Once I caught up to him I was about to say something when he spoke first. "Screw looking for Makura or the Namekians at the moment! We've got no choice but to try and help him." I agreed with Yoshi about that but despite the fact I was staying calm I felt about ready to panic knowing just how much trouble Gav was in. "I wasn't going to stop you but this isn't good at all. Judging from how far away he is I'd say it'll take us about 30 minutes to catch up to them." At this point I had everyone's attention. "You can't be serious!" Yoshi yelled not wanting to believe Gav had to fight him for that long alone. I grimly nodded and told them "If we manage to speed it up and haul *** then I'd say only about 15 to 20 minutes. But still......" I didn't finish want to finish knowing just how it might end. As a team me, Yoshi, Gav and Kal couldn't take this guy on. Even worse was the fact that this Changeling wasn't even at his full power in the last fight. In fact he was toying with us! All we could do for now was hope Gav had the power to try and survive long enough for us to give him some help......

[Asilynne]

~~~Dina~~~
We raced towards the impending battle. All thoughts of my own problems flew out of my head as I flew with the others. Rudy said that if we haul @$$ we'd get to where Gav was fighting the changling in about 20 minutes at the most.
The only problem is, he wasn't kidding about hauling @$$.
I was finding myself slipping farther and farther behind. The small Namek and I weren't a match speed-wise for the saiyans, who were already 30 ft ahead of us. This irritated me, why couldn't I be faster than this?! I HAD to get to where the changling was, a fellow human was in battle for the safety of the Earth. And plus, these people had become special to me, and I couldnt let them get into a life or death battle without being there to help them out. I couldnt forgive myself if something happened to them,...even though judging by the changlings chi I don't think I'd be much help anyway.
Even so....
Rudy turned back to look at us. The look on his face showed his desperation, but also his hesitance on going faster. We were just slowing him and the others down. I realized that my presence in this particular crisis could only hinder more than help everyone.
"RUDY!!!" I shouted up at him. "WE'RE JUST SLOWING YOU GUYS DOWN! GO UP AHEAD, WE'LL CATCH UP LATER!"
He paused for a minute, then nodded once. Then he and the saiyan Yoshi kicked it into overdrive and soon became little dots on the horizon.
Wow, we had been slowing them down.
I glanced over at Idaia, who still looked disturbed and troubled. I smiled faintly. "Don't worry, we're not giving up. Your elder will be avenged, we might get there later than everyone else but it'll be ok."
I wasn't sure if that was the truth, if things would really turn out all right, but it seemed to cheer up the green child a little.
Just then I felt a surge of power. It seemed as though the fight between Gav and the changling had begun. Rudy and Yoshi will get there first, its really up to them... I pushed myself to the limits of my speed, I had to try harder. God speed.....
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[Outlaw JT]

OOC: thanks all for not interfering.


Garen
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"Survival? Will to live? What would you know about such things on this tiny blue orb?" Garen said firmly, a hint of agitation creeping into his voice.
Gav took this is a sign to attack and let fly the energy he had been charging. Garen swiftly floated up and to the side letting the ball pass harmlessly past him. He floated back down and fell into a fighting stance.
"Plenty changeling! We've had to live through all those raids sent by your saiyan friends and your fellow changelings. You can't imagine the destruction this world has seen," Gav said confidently.
"You know nothing of my race," Garen said with some bitterness.
"Don't I? Only a handful of changelings have ever come to earth and all of em came to wipe us out. Murderers seems like a fair description," Gav coyly continued his arguement.
Without giving Garen a chance to answer back he charged forward. fist extended. He swung at Garen but missed as Garen crouched down. He followed it up with a sweeping motion but Garen sprung above the kick to deliver a kick of his own, knocking Gav back several yards.
"Let me tell you about my race human," Garen said forcefully. "My people have not known peace or freedom for a millenia. A madman named Frieza nearly wiped us all out centuries ago and we've been refugees ever since, shifting from one tyrant to the next. Our numbers have never had the chance to grow cause every time we found a new home some power hungry warrior would rise up and 'enlist' our best as his soldiers. You ask why I fight? The saiyans have let us keep our first home in centuries and left us to ourselves so long as we abide by their laws. They have given us more peace then we've known forever so we gladly fight their fights with them. We may still act as their warriors but at least we have a home now thanks to them."
"So, your helping to wipe out earth for a time share?" Gav chuckled as he got up, wiping away a trickle of blood from his lip.
"It's not so simple human," Garen replied, his voice calming again.
"Right. I'm sure its real complicated. Your wiping out another race because your landlord won't take a check," Gav continued, laughing softly with a cough as he readied his next attack.
Gav launched numerous ki balls at Garen. Most missed their target as Garen weaved in and out of the oncoming energy. A few managed to connect though even if they were just deflected away. Garen just smiled through the assault confidently. It may appear to keep him busy but these attacks were useless. It would take a lot more power and speed for such attacks to overwhelm him.
"Pathetic," Garen said quietly as he continued to dodge and deflect attacks.
"Thought you might assume that," Gav said with a smile.
The stream of ki balls continued with no change until Garen deflected another one. This time instead of sailing off in another direction it exploded on contact. For a brief moment Garen was caught off guard and Gav moved in quickly. He managed to land two quick punches before Garen recovered and brought up his arm to block.
"Enough games," Garen said coldly as he pushed Gav back with the one arm.
gav came at him again with a punch but this time Garen was not going to sit back. Almost faster than Gav could observe his punch was parried upward and then countered by a right hook. Before his head could even turn from the force of the blow he was doubled over as Garen brought his knee up into Gav's gut. Garen then pulled his knee away and swiped his other leg into Gav's side, sending him flying into a nearby tree. His body crashed through the tree, splintering it in half. It toppled over and fell only inches away from Gav's body.
Gav slowly struggled to get up but had no time to recover his footing as Garens shoulder slammed into his chest, sending him back into another tree. This one stopped him though and he fell limp at its base. Gav lifted his head and again started trying to pull himself up.
"i'm........not.........gonnaa.........lose....... " he coughed out as he pulled himself up to one knee.
"Aren't you now?" Garen said confidently.
His tail snaked out and grasped Gav loosely around the neck, hoisting him up to eye level. He stared into the humans eyes calmly. he could see the fire burning there. Despite his terrible condition the human still had the will to fight. A warrior had to respect that.
"Your friends should be along in a few minutes to help you. I suggest you make the most of that time by lying still and not trying to waste any more energy in futile gestures or bravery," Garen said with a grin as he set Gav back down on the ground.
"you're not......going ta...kill me?" Gav asked meakly.
"I was not ordered to kill any humans on my mission here. I don't kill without order or reason," Garen responded calmly.
With that he floated up and drifted away slowly. A few meters later he paused and turned back to look at the beaten human. Something about this warrior left him conflicted. He knew what lie ahead for earth's inhabitants and felt badly about leaving a warrior alive only to have him die weeks later without a chance to defend himself.
"Gav, wasn't it?" Garen looked back and waited for the human to nod in response. "I would find a way to leave earth if you can Gav. This was to be the last reconaissance mission. The saiyan General's will be planning their assault after I report in and earth's forces are no match. Anyone here to fight will be wiped out."
'why?" Gav asked quietly.
"Too many reasons to explain so quickly. Resentment for being cast out, human attempts on the royal families lives. Whatever the reason the saiyan generals intend to conquer earth and anyone in their way will be eliminated. Good luck with your survival Gav," this time Garen did not linger and flew off back towards his ship.
In moments he was aboard and the ship had lifted off. They would head back to Planet Vegetta and report all their findings. They would also turn over the blueprints they had recovered from CC. Whatever plans the saiyan generals had for invading earth, they would beign soon and the only way to stop that invasion, would be to stop the generals themselves.


OOC: lemme know if the next move the good guys should make isn't blatantly obvious

[Kuro Espeon]

wow...not too many new posts since I looked last....
I just got back from Nekocon V yesterday! It was a blast, bt man am I tired! I'm SOO glad we don't have school today. Hurray for Veterens Day!!
I don't have anything to post right now...My brain is completly shot. But if you guys want to see a picture of me in my Costume from Nekocon (I went as Rath fron the Dragon Knights manga), my friend Nyoko posted a link for it in my Rurouni Kenshin RPG. Go here if you want to look at it. It's on the last page.

[Bulbasaur4]

Well… ^^; Dina and Rudy- what ‘star’ dragon balls do you have again? I plan on having Yasu stumble across some DBs and I need to know what stars they are. ^^; I gotta start kick’n my plan in action as well.

Yasu – (F)

I gazed back at Idaia and Dina, as she yelled at us to go ahead.
{ Be well young Idaia, I am sure Dina will surely take good care of you.}
I then flew next to Rudy and Yoshi… my speed being one thing of advantage, for I could fly as fast as them. My mind began to wander… as I felt the powerlevels of the Changeling barely fluctating, and the one of Gav greatly lowering. It worried me… the poor human would not stand a chance if the Changling were to want to make a quick kill. As far as what I could judge, he could do pretty much that. We were getting closer… when suddenly I felt the Changling’s powerlevel fade away- he must have been moving. But Gav’s powerlevel had stayed in the one spot… but at least it was still there.
Perhaps he managed to hold on…
“There he is!” Yoshi yelled, pointing down below.



Idaia – (M) – Namakian

I flew next to Dina, as we continued to follow the path that Rudy and Yoshi took.
“Saiyans can sure fly fast…” I said quietly, as Dina nodded.
“Not really my thing either…” She smiled, and I nodded.
Dina sped up quite fast… to where I was having a difficult time in catching up with her.
“Go ahead Dina… catch up to Rudy and Yoshi and Yasu… I’ll follow in time.”
Dina blinked a bit as if hesitating… and then she shook her head.
“No Idaia… I couldn’t’ leave you alone. If the Saiyans were to attack you, I’d never forgive myself.” She stayed a bit ahead of me, but well with in reach as we still tore off.

I began to wonder what I was getting myself into… here I was, just a healer following such great fighters and a wise guide. I didn’t believe I had the right to follow them at times… like I wasn’t worthy enough. Yet, I still desired to help… and until they told me to leave, I would remain with them.

[Shaka]

OOC-Hey, this is Asilynne. My computer wont let me log out of my sisters so Im just answering a question for now. I have the one star ball ^-^
Oh and dont look at my pic! Its a really bad one of me! -.-()
^-^ Well, Ill post later cause my brains tired too! and I have to go home now!
Ciao!

[Master Rudy]

Yes I'm still alive!
lol
Sorry about not being around as of late. As I was telling JT I've been slightly busy as of late due to school and having to read and look over some college papers. Because of that any time I spent was used more on Dawn of the Blood Moon. Anyway this isn't going to be very long since there isn't much Rudy can do at the moment other than get to Gav.

Rudy Summers
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My heart was racing as I tried to go faster. The battle had ended and it seemed as if the changeling was leaving the planet. As for Gav I couldn't sense him at all. "That b@stard!" I shouted out of anger. Both Yasu and Yoshi looked at me not sure why I was mad. "I can't feel Gav anymore! He's gone!" Yoshi who had been ahead of me slowed down a bit and said "You've really got to calm down and focus more Rudy. He's weak but Gav is still with us." I soon breathed a sign of relief after closing my eyes for a moment to concentrate a little better. Gav was still there but in my panic I didn't notice. Finally after what seemed like forever we had reached the area where the battle took place. Not wasting anytime at all I quickly got to his side. Despite the fact that he had taken a beating he just laughed a bit and said "Better later than never eh?" After seeing he was fine I started to relax a bit. After he was healed our next task would be to go after them. The only problem was that we had no idea where the changeling was headed and even if we did we would need a ship. Luckly there was one person I could think of that might know where to find a ship. The only question was how much she would charge us......
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I wonder if I could have made who Rudy had in mind any more obvious.
BTW B4 was asking about DB's. If I'm not mistaken Dina has the one star. Rudy stole the three star from Makura and then gave it to Hamma. However I've been talking with JT about the RPG. For the time being you can just ignore the Dragon Balls. He said that they will be pretty much useless for the rest of the current saga

[Kuro Espeon]

Originally posted by SSJ Rudy:
[qb]Luckly there was one person I could think of that might know where to find a ship. The only question was how much she would charge us......[/qb]

ROTFL!
Yeah, yeah, I get where you're goin' with that. I can take a hint! thanks for giving me something to do at least. I've been trying to think of ways to get Makura back in the game. Currently she's just been pondering and talking to herself about her past. I don't know if you all have the faintest clue as to where I'm going with it but I'm sure some of you may have figured out some things about Makura already. Pretty much that will be something I intend to play around with for the whole RPG: Makura trying to find herself.

EXTREMELY SHORT POST TIME!!!

Makura:
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I walked in circles around my ship inspecting it all over. For some reason it wouldn't start and I was trying to figure out what was wrong with it. I gave it a few light kicks with led to a small spark from the main panel covering the engine. I bent down and removed the panel and found a fried engine behind it. I sighed.
"Great...the engine's shot." I said, proping my elbows up on my knees and resting my chin in my hands. "It must have been screwed up from the impact. Damn! Stupid rocky terrain! Stuid piece of junk!" I got up and gave the side of the ship another swift kick. This time it was followed by a loud whirring noise and the ship began to vibrate slightly.
"Uh-oh....that's not good..."
Then the humming stopped and the whole engine exploded sending me flying backward. I flew a good 10 feet before hitting the ground, rolling several times, and landing on my butt.
"Ouch..." I said rubbing my rear as I got back to my feet. I glanced up again at my, now completely useless, ship and sighed.
"Well...looks I'm not getting out of her for a while. Damn! And I was SO looking forward to getting another job! Man! *sigh* Well...I guess I'd better start looking for a new engine. Or else, I'll never get out of here! And just the thought of being stranded on a planet like Earth gives me the chills!"
I sat down on a rock and leaned up against the side of the ship.
"Might as well take a nap before I head out. I haven't slept in days!"

[Asilynne]

Originally posted by SSJ Rudy:
Because of that any time I spent was used more on Dawn of the Blood Moon.

lol yeah Ive noticed! Man how long does it take you to write all that?!
Well anyway, I figure its about time for the idiot to resurface ^-^
~~~Dina~~~
Myself and the Namek child flew on towards the faint chi of the human Gav. He was ok, I could feel it. But then, I felt something else. The thing I had been worried about ever since we came from the remains of the city was bothering me again. And this time, it wasnt a false alarm.
"AAAAAAAAAAACCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOO!!!"


*Dina* (idiot form)
I sneezed again. I always felt weird when I sneezed, like my head was....uh.....doing something, I dont know! But it didnt matter then cause my sneeze was making me fall. Oh I mustve been floating in the air again, how weird!!! I looked down and saw the ground was rushing up at me! Awwww the Earth IS my friend, and it couldnt wait until I was back on it, so it was coming to me! I thought gleefully. "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!" I shouted.
Then the ground stopped rushing, and something was holding me under the arms. "Oh HI GREEN KID!!!" I yelled up at him. "Does the Earth wanna be your friend too??!?"
"Uh....." he said, sounding confused. Poor green kid, maybe he didnt understand. "What happened to you, Dina?"
Ohhhhh!! I guess he didnt know!!! "Oh well you see I sneezed." I said nodding. "Yeah and when I do that my head gets all FuNnY!!! Yeah cool huh?!"
"Uh.....ok" The poor green kid didnt seem to get it. Maybe he was slow or something. "Thats nice, but, we really need to hurry..."
Hurry....? OH YEAH!!! THERE WAS SOMETHING IMpORTANT!! "Yeah Lets goooooo!!! Faster green kid, FASTER!!!!........................................ ........
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...........Where are we going again?"
The kid sighed. "Oh man...."
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Oh man.....Dont ask me how I can act that stupid...*shoots a look at Makura that says 'Dont say a word...'*
lol ^-^