Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2015 13:32:13 GMT
The sixth day; the last opportunity the patrolman and the Earth defenders would have to train and strengthen themselves for what was about to come. I’ve mentioned it in the introduction of quite a few stories by now, so I won’t elongate this paragraph with recurring information. Know that it’s dawn and that the namekian is already up, prepared to face the last part of his training program. In fact, this last step wasn’t something he planned himself. It was suggested to him by his generous host, Bing Gan, the Kami of the blue planet. Apparently, there was a very special place within the Lookout that could take your spirit anywhere in space and time. It was called the Pendulum Room. I’ll skip the boring description of morning routine of dental hygiene and bed making and skip to the part that interests us all: the greenie standing in a dark room with a giant pendulum that gives it its characteristic name. He is standing over a glowing red glyph seemingly painted on the floor. His eyes are closed; every swing of the giant object seemed to slowly disconnect the spiritual string that linked the namekian’s soul to his physical body. A greenish beam of light seems to hit the warrior… Now just where would the mystical room take the patrolman?
Nemo slowly opens his eyes as the singing of birds capture his attention, putting him out of his meditative state. It was morning and he seemed to be somewhere around the Eastern Lands. He recognized it as being the surroundings of the valley where he settled. This was however, many, many years ago. According with what he was told, in his specific case, the Pendulum Room would take Nemo over two millennia ago, where something of great importance happened in the blue planet. He could just wonder what. The scenery before him seemed the most peaceful, with the sunlight shining bright up in the sky making it a perfect day to make a run to the beach. Not like our hero does things like that… I’m just trying to be illustrative here.
Suddenly, you catch yourself looking at Nemo’s face in a close-in. His eyes widen and you notice he just perceives something very abrupt happening through the ki sensing ability. He turns his face to the east, where the capitol of that quadrant would be located. A large explosion is heard, followed by a large dome of white energy. Nemo’s eyes turn white (figuratively) in shock. He could sense two power levels coming from that direction. He didn’t think twice. His aura bursts around him and he jets towards the epicenter of the explosion in blinding speed. Much faster than we are used to see he moving around. It seems the training with the other fighters was really paying off.
Away from our protagonist, you are looking now at a huge crater; a memento of what once used to be the city of the East. We see two peculiar figures standing in there. They both have tails, what indicates they are saiyans. Or at least hybrids. They are clad in battle armor. One of them is very tall and muscular. He has no hair except from a mustache. The other one is very short and boasts a thinner physique and had spiky hair.
~ “It’s coming closer” ~ The bulky fellow stats to his partner, accessing the information in his scouter.
~ “Indeed” ~The smaller one responds, although apparently calm.
~ “How can you be so calm… It’s over eight thousand!” ~The huge one grumps.
~ “Heh… these are obviously broken. The magnetic field of this planet must have messed the scouters up when we entered the atmosphere. We can’t rely on them anymore” ~ The smaller one affirms.
~ “Yeah… of course…” ~ The big saiyan seems to agree.
A few moments past the villains’ dialogue, Nemo lands in front of them.
~ “He’s here” ~ The big one states the obvious.
~ “Yeah, I can see that” ~ The slim warrior replies.
~ “Who are you? Are you the ones responsible for this destruction?” ~ The patrolman inquires.
~ “Heh… Our names doesn’t matter. It suffices for you to know we are saiyan elite and you better leave immediately if have any love for your life!" ~ The bulky man threatens.
~”You still didn’t answer my question. Are you the ones who caused all of this?” ~ Nemo asks again without flinching, not intimidated the slightest by the muscular saiyan warrior.
~ “What if we are? You’re going to do something about it?” ~ The calmer one inquires.
~ “I’m going to arrest you for your crimes in the name of the Galactic Patrol. That’s what I’m going to do” ~The patrolman warns, still unaware of the nature of the Pendulum Room.
~ “Hahahahah! Arrest us? Did you hear that!?” ~The bald one mocks.
~ “Galactic Patrol? Is that a real thing?” ~The spiky haired fighter seems actually curious, although he had a scornful tone.
~ “We are most certain a thing. Just like it is most certain that you won’t get away with your crimes. Now, surrender or prepare to suffer” ~The stoic namekian gives them the ultimatum.
~ “Heh… we’ll see about that” ~ The tall fighter responds, grabbing something from his pockets. It’s a bottle containing what seems to be seeds of some sort. He gets down in one knee, drilling the earth with his index finger to create small holes in the ground, where he would dump six of the strange objects. Nemo watches in silence. The huge man then proceeds to dump the liquid where the seeds were previously contained within in the ground, near where he planted them. Nothing seems to happen… until the ground start cracking and six weird looking green creatures sprout from the soil.
~ “What the?” ~ Nemo mutters as he witnesses the strange event.
The little creatures then start moving around the battlefield a bit, destroying some rocks and growling like mindless beasts. They finally stands in a crude formation, staring at their prey.
~ “You’ll have no chance against these six saibaman” ~The man with the mustache warns.
~ “Saiba…men?” ~ Nemo repeats.
~ “Yes. These are artificial warriors created by one of our fine scientists. They have a power level of 1.200, what makes them about as strong as the average saiyan” ~ The bald one explains.
~ “Interesting” ~ The namekian replies, although not looking like he is very impressed at the saiyans’ secret weapon.
~ “Indeed… Now prepare to die!” ~ The warrior yells and then two of the creatures dash at the patrolman, trying to hit him with a punch. The green skinned martial artist simply dodges the attacks and in one karate shot, splits the weak beings in half, causing them to fall dead in the ground.
~ “WHAT!?” ~ The tall alien lets out in awe, impressed with how easily the namekian disposed of their henchmen. The other saibas make a step back.
~ “FOOLS! Do you really think these things have any chance against me?” ~ Nemo seems offended. He then brings his hands closer, touching both index fingers and thumbs, while interlocking the others. He bends slightly forward and then seems to split himself in two separate copies. The copies then separate in another copy, for a total of four Nemos in the battlefield; the number of remaining saibaman. A sweat drop appears in the head of the saiyans.
~ “I’ll finish your pathetic lackies off and get to you in ten seconds” ~Nemo warns; Each copy then proceeds towards one of the cultivars (the other name for saibas) and slams his fist into the things’ stomach (assuming it had one in the first place). The bio-android (well… in some aspects, it is one….) gasps in pain. The Nemo copy number one then proceeds to beat the crap out of his target. The other copies does the same, and all finish throwing the helpless beats up in the sky converging to one point. The patrolmen finish all extending their arms towards were the saibas were thrown and shooting an energy blast in synchrony. The summed blast of all Nemo copies is more than enough to take out the pathetic creatures. In ten seconds. Once done , all the copies “jump into each other” in order to become one again.
~ “U-unbelievable” ~ The huge warrior states in shock. The small dude still seems pretty tranquil despite the little show Nemo just put on for them.
From behind a rock, near the battlefield…
~ “Who the hell is that?" ~ A man with a scar in his face asks, but not addressing any of the other five elements that were with him in particular.
~ “I don’t know… but he seems to be on our side” ~ A namekian in a purple gi states.
~ “Is that your cousin or something?” ~ A small bald character asks the green skinned warrior who just spoke.
~ “Don’t be foolish” ~ The man responds.
~ “He seems to have everything under control… we better stay out of his way so we don’t mess things up. He is much stronger than any of us…” ~ A tall bald man with a third eye suggests.
Now back in the battlefield…
~ “Go ahead. Fight him” ~ The tiny character orders.
~ “What?! Aren’t you going to help me?” ~ The angry bald fighter questions.
~ “You’re an elite saiyan! Stop being a coward and defeat the enemy!” ~ The bossy figure demands.
~ “Y-you’re right… I’m one of our kinds’ strongest… I have nothing to fear. After all, those scouters were broken anyway” ~ The man states getting into a defensive stance. Nemo closes his as in a sign of disdain for the saiyan’s chances.
~ “You’re going to die” ~ The namekian prophesizes.
~ “Shut up! I’ll show you the power of a true saiyan warrior!” ~ The huge man raises his tone, pointing his finger at the green skinned martial artist. He then dashes at Nemo, trying to punch the warrior, who easily evades his attack. The villain grimaces and repeats the dose, this time throwing a barrage of strikes, in hopes at least one of them gets through. Nemo doesn’t even bother to block. He simply dodges his enemy’s attacks with his arms crossed as if they had the speed of sloth. He finally finishes kicking upwards, although the patrolman simply backflips, landing a couple of meters away from the bald one. As for the spiky haired saiyan, he simply remains in place, with his tail wrapped around his waist, without taking his eyes off Nemo, as if analyzing every movement of the enemy.
~ “Is that all you can do? How do you have the courage to call yourself an elite? Or even a warrior for that matter?” ~ Nemo teases.
~ “Y-you…” ~ The angry giant grits his teeth. He seems to look the other way for a moment, but suddenly, raises his hand in an attempt to sneak attack the namekian, shooting out a powerful white energy wave at him. It seemed it worked, as the violent wave seems to go through where the patrolman was standing without him managing to move out of the way in time.
~ “HA! Got him!” ~The cocky fighter smirks with conviction.
~ “Look up! He’s above you!” ~ The other one yells to the giant, informing him of Nemo’s position. But it was too late.
~ “Wha-“ ~It was all the bulky warrior managed to spill before he was struck with a chop between his neck and shoulder. His eyes seem to bulge, with blood vessels visible in his sclera as the saiyan takes steps back phased by the namekian’s attack. Nemo then makes a step forward and sinks his fist in the man’s stomach, connecting a few more blows to his face and torso, before dispatching him with a kick. The huge saiyan crashes on a huge rock, causing it to be reduced to pebbles.
~ “What about you? You’re doing it the easy or the hard way as well?” ~Nemo interrogates with his usual serious tone.
~ ”Heh… don’t be hasty. It’s not over yet” ~The haired warrior in the blue jumpsuit reveals.
The strong saiyan tries to regain his composure, lifting his injured body from the ground.
~ “I-it’s like he said… I’m not done with you… I’ll show you… the true power… OF A SAIYAN WARRIOR!” ~ The man boasts, getting himself on his feet. Knees and elbows bent and with his fists clenched, the man’s ghostly white aura reveals itself as the brute starts to charge his energy. The ground below him cracks due to the amount of energy being gathered.
~ ”FEAR MY ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE… HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” ~The warrior yells loudly, gaping his mouth open, causing a powerful energy beam to be hurled at Nemo. Indeed, that was strong enough to cause the green skinned warrior to exert himself some more. A basic defense wouldn’t be enough against such an attack. Clutching, Nemo yells loudly, letting out a MORE POWERFUL VERSION OF THE KIAI, which seems to be enough to negate the saiyan’s Break Cannon technique. Needless to say, the saiyan’s mouth remain agape, shocked by how easily his most powerful technique was denied.
~ “T-that... that’s impossible…” ~The giant can only mutter.
~ “I told you. You have no chance. Surrender yourselves now or risk facing destruction” ~ The patrolman advices. This makes the mustached alien really angry, as noticeable by his protruding veins.
~ “I would rather die than surrender!” ~ The bald saiyan shrieks, rushing one last time to his opponent.
~ “So be it” ~Nemo grants. One last powerful uppercut to the man’s stomach shatters his internal organs. His eyes lose their color and after gushing some of his own blood, the tall man drops to the floor on his face. Another one down; one to go.
The true battle was about to begin. Even though the smaller one was less visually intimidating, Nemo could sense he was a capable warrior. He wouldn’t be going down so easily like his partner and their weird henchmen.
~ “I defeated both your ‘saibamen’ and your partner. Don’t think with you is going to be any different, if you insist with this” ~ Nemo addresses the remaining villain.
~ “Heh… They served their purposes” ~The spiky haired man replies.
~ “What do you mean?” ~ Nemo inquires.
~ “They gave me enough time to study your combat capabilities. I can see you kept your power constant. Not even in your defense against the Break Cannon your power seemed to fluctuate. That indicates that is your full power, what also means you are no match for me, the strongest saiyan warrior alive” ~ The short saiyan brags.
~ “Heh… So that’s what your friends are to you? Tools to use to your advantage?” ~ Nemo interrogates, annoyed with the man’s lack of empathy.
~ “They were weak so they deserved to die. At least, their pathetic lives served me some purpose, allowing me to determine your true power level” ~ The elite responds bluntly.
~ “Such a disdain for your own allies’ lives… I’m going to enjoy finishing you off” ~ Nemo affirms.
~ “Likewise” ~ The saiyan smirks.
Both fighters dash at the same time. They hands meet as they try to overwhelm and push each other in a contest of strength. This time it wouldn’t be so easy. The short saiyan was much stronger than his fellow and as it seemed, much stronger than Nemo as well. He manages to get in a knee strike to the namekian’s belly, causing him to lose strength and get dominated. The man then proceeds to fit in a couple of more punches. He attempts to elbow the greenie, but this time the patrolman blocks by lifting his hand in time ad retaliates with a punch. The target dodges, kicking him in the torso. Nemo is forced a couple of steps backwards. The saiyan then thrusts his hand forward, as if palm striking the namekian, but stops before contact to charge an energy beam. Nemo’s eyes widen and he grabs the man’s wrist right before the blast comes out, twisting his arm to the side and causing the energy blast to miss. Nemo then lifts the tiny man off the ground and was about to punch him when the agile man maneuvers and kicks him in the face causing the warrior to be propelled towards a rock, where he crashes.
~ “Let go!” ~The saiyan orders before sending the patrolman on his flight course.
Imprinted on the relief, Nemo puts his hands on the borders of the hole his body created on it in order to pull himself out and jumps to the ground again. The saiyan smirks.
~ ”This is not looking good” ~ Scarface says.
~ “Should we help him? This guy seems much stronger than the other one” ~ A short pale skinned youngster looking like a chinese vampire addresses the man with the eye in his forehead.
~ “Perhaps…” ~ He responds.
~ “If that guy is getting his ass kicked… what chance do we have against this guy?” ~ The short bald one points out.
~ “We can’t just stand here like this!” ~ The guy with the scar complains.
~ “How much will it take for my father to get here?” ~ A long haired kid that was along with the spectators interrogates.
~ “Long enough…” ~ The namekian (not Nemo) reveals.
~ “I say we bid our time some more… If things continue to get ugly, we will intervene” ~ The tall bald man suggests.
Nemo got in his fighter stance again; he was playing defensively this time. Seeing that he wasn’t be the one to make the first move, the saiyan jets towards the green warrior, using his flight skill. Nemo dodges and uses bukujutsu to take the battle to an aerial duel. The two begin to move fast. Jolts of electricity are seen occurring in the battlefield as the duo clashes. One or another attack from Nemo would get through, while the slim saiyan was getting the upper hand. Finally, after a well-placed uppercut to the stomach, the namekian’s movement is interrupted and the saiyan hammers his both fists on the namekian’s back to send him back to the floor, where he crashes facing the terrain. The villain calmly lands near his opponent again. Still, Nemo manages to stand up again.
~ “Where’s all that conviction you had a few minutes back, Namekian?” ~ The saiyan inquires, mocking his opponent. That causes the scarred warrior to smirk.
~ “Heh… Don’t be too gassy. I’m only using a fraction of my full power against you” ~The namekian reveals.
~ “Did those blows to the head affect your brain? I saw you fight. Your power level remained the same” ~ The shorty points out.
~ “There you go again with this ‘power level’ talk… But if you are so fond of using numbers, I’ll tell you that it didn’t require me more than on sixteenth of my power to defeat your comrades” ~ Nemo affirms.
~ “O-one sixteenth?” ~
That’s was the general word on the battlefield; both coming out of the short saiyan’s mouth as the spectators’, watching the battle from afar.
~ “Don’t talk foolishness! How can you be a such at low percentage and defeat my partner like that?!” ~ The angry spiked haired man says.
~ “Heh… Easily. Let me show you” ~ Nemo says, before standing in a clenched position, causing his yellow aura to appear surrounding his body. Slowly his power level begins to increase. This process is picked up by his opponent’s scouter.
~ “Nine thousand… ten thousand… eleven thousand… twelve thousand… And it’s still rising!” ~ The warrior states, based on the numbers showing on the device. The ground beneath the patrolman begins to crack, causing small stones to be lifted due to the magnetic force exerted by his energy.
~ “Incredible…” ~ The short bald observer mutters.
Finally, Nemo’s power stabilizes. The saiyan grabs his apparatus and forcefully throw it on the floor, causing it to crack into pieces.
~ “How can you be at seventeen thousand! My own power level is about eighteen thousand!” ~ “The frustrated warrior yells at the namekian, who smiles at the man’s irritation.
~ “I told you before. You have no chance. You should have surrendered when I gave you the opportunity to do so” ~ The patrolman states, now standing fully erect after his power up was complete.
~ “Don’t be ridiculous! My power level is still higher than yours!” ~ The cocky saiyan states; his convinced smirk returns to his face. Little did he know however was that he was still containing about half of his full potential. Not to mention he was still wearing weighted clothing.
~ “Whatever. Stop talking and show it to me then… how much more powerful than me you claim to be!” ~ Nemo challenges the proud warrior.
~ “Fair enough!” ~ The man yells before dashing towards the namekian once again.
Needless to say, now that their power levels were much closer, it was much easier for Nemo to catch his opponent’s fist, blocking his attack. He squeezes it and twists the saiyan’s limb, cross-punching him in the face. Causing the man to stagger a few steps. But the Namekian didn’t stop there. He connected his fist to the man’s stomach in an uppercut and continued is assault, until the skeptical warrior finally blocks a swing and palm strikes the namekian in the chest to gain some space. Nemo ruts the ground as he skates backwards, but seems to be pretty much unharmed. The man breathes heavily for a moment, trying to regain some air.
~ “You rat…. how do you dare attacking me like that?” ~ The angry saiyan rhetorically asks. Nemo grins.
~ “You’re my enemy. And there’s much more from where that came from!” ~ The green skinned alien responds with confidence.
~ “You’ll pay for your insolence!” ~ The human-looking alien cries out, dashing to retaliate.
Nemo was once again dragged in a fist fight. The field was leveled this time and he was dodging with much more ease and hitting with less difficulty as well. However, as the infuriated saiyan grew angrier, his attacks were becoming tougher to block and avoid and he finally overwhelms the namekian once again. Nemo is pummeled for a little while, before he is tossed up in the air by his foe, who seems to begin to charge his next attack.
~ “Take this… GYARIKKU HO!” ~ The saiyan yells with his fingers curled and his hands at chest level facing each other before he fires a purple colored energy beam at his opponent. Grimacing, the namekian maneuvers while in mid-air gathering all energy he can to produce the STRONGEST FORM OF KIAI so he could defend himself. Had him not done that, he would have taken the attack at full force, what could leave him seriously injured.
~ “He… he blocked my Gyarikky Ho…” ~ The angry saiyan mutters to himself, frustrated at the namekian’s effective defense.
~ “Heh… that was a close one” ~ The patrolman admits, finally stabilizing his flight.
~ “But it’s time to end it” ~ Nemo states after a few seconds.
~ “WHAT?!” ~ The infuriated alien lets out in disbelief of what he was hearing.
Nemo started to growl as if he was going through immense pain. Mind you, he wasn’t wearing his traditional Galactic Patrol uniform. He was wearing his usual training clothes with consisted of no shirt and the maroon pants. I’m telling you this so you understand there’s no attire to be tore apart by Nemo’s next technique. Suddenly, two sets of arms sprout from below his shoulder blades with green fluid dripping from them.
~ “Hey… Isn’t that the shiyoken?” ~ The short bald fellow addresses the tall bald one.
~ “It surely seems so” ~ He replies.
~ “This guy is full of tricks…” ~ The namekian in the purple gi comments.
The spiky haired warrior stares incredulous at his opponent’s transformation. Nemo remains serious taking on an offensive stance and rockets to his enemy to attempt “a few” more strikes with his extra weapons. Even though the saiyan was stronger according with his scouter, when you have extra arms, things get a little unbalanced . Even with his trained speed, there was nothing much the man could do and simply began to get pummeled like a training dummy. Whenever he would block a hand, there would come another to pierce through his guard, leaving him pretty much helpless against the namekian’s onslaught. The saiyan simply didn’t have momentum to get out of his inefficient defensive stance and attempt to land a few strikes. Blood gushes from the saiyan’s mouth as he is hit in every point of his body.
~ “YES! He’s doing it!” ~ The man with the scar celebrates the beating-to-a-pulp of the alien invader.
Soon enough, Nemo tires out of turning his enemy into puree and decides to finish him off for good by throwing him up to the skiers. The namekian then brings all of his four arms backwards, charging an energy ball on each one of them and then thrusts all of them forward in great speed, swinging them in the air, sending as many ki blasts as he could at the helpless man. The ki orbs connect, creating minute explosions, but as more energy spheres join the party, the resultant blast keeps growing stronger, until Nemo throws one last ball, which he takes a couple of second first to charge more power in, triggering a huge explosion that lights up the whole battlefield. The onlookers cover their eyes with their forearms, to protect their sensible retinae from the harmful bright light. Next, we see Nemo landing and the saiyan warrior crashing on the ground quite a few meters away from his tormentor.
The short alien rolls over his back to look up to catch some air while Nemo calmly walked towards him for the coup de grace. Every inch of his body was sore from the brutal pummeling he suffered… but there was still a chance. The bloodied saiyan has one eye closed in agony as the other scans through the sky as if looking for something.
~ “Damn it… Where the hell is it…” ~ The warrior mutters. Nemo comes closer.
~ “I’m going to die if things keep going like this… I have no more time to waste” ~ The saiyan elite says clenching his fist. Suddenly, Nemo stops, as he notices a sudden movement from his opponent.
~ “Uh? What’s he up to now?” ~ Nemo speaks to himself as he watches the thin man raises his arm up as a white-ish energy envelops his fist. Suddenly, a resplendent sphere is produced and shot up, where it remains hovering. You good fans of the series know very well what this is.
~ “That looks like the-“ ~ Nemo looks up analyzing the power ball before he notices something really bad was happening with his opponent’s body… It began to… change.
~ “What the hell is happening with him?!” ~ The bald and short talkative bystander interjects.
~”I don’t know… but this isn’t good…” ~ The not-Nemo namekian affirms, seized by a really bad feeling.
As we all know, that was a Power Ball, used to mimic the moon so saiyans can undergo their Great Ape transformation. The warrior’s body begins to transfigure horribly and soon enough a skyscraper high ape monster is standing up.
~ “W-what the hell?” ~ Nemo scowls in incredulity. Sure… that wasn’t the first saiyan he has ever fought during his life-long career as a Galactic Patrolman… but he has never had the opportunity (or misfortune, perhaps) to see one turn into an oozaru. A huge sweat drop appears on the sneering alien’s head. This wasn’t good… his ki seemed to increase to as gigantic proportions as his body, making the difference between the two warriors skyrocket. Even if Nemo powered up to his full potential and let go of his weighted clothing, the disparity between their powers would still be visible. The namekian takes a step back.
~ “Damn it! This isn’t fair!” ~ The bald shorty complains.
~ “I-I don’t understand… I destroyed it…” ~ The green observer mutters.
~ “What should we do now?” ~ The guy with the facial scar inquires.
The behemoth takes a step forward, causing the Earth to seemingly tremble due to his enormous weight.
~ “HAHAHAHAHA! Now you don’t have any chance to win this battle… Know that in this form, my power level goes up tenfold!” ~ The apezilla reveals.
~ “T-tenfold?” ~ Nemo stutters.
~ “Yes… And being an elite, I am able to control myself while transformed… meaning that I can use this form to its full potential!” ~ Yet another revelation by the saiyan.
~ “D-damn it!” ~ Nemo frowns. Suddenly, the oozaru’s fist come at him in great speed, not giving him any chance to dodge. Nemo is grabbed by the giant fist and brought closer to the saiyan’s face.
~ “I’m going to crush you like a bug now!” ~ The saiyan threatens and proceeds to squeeze the patrolman’s body like promised. At that position, he wouldn’t be able to get rid of his weighted cloak or his weighted glove, boots and much less his belt. This meant that he was stuck at his restrained potential, causing the saiyan’s attack to be much more effective. The namekian yells loudly in pain. Air leaves his lungs. His sight becomes heavier. His mind turns foggy. An d slowly, his consciousness leaves him, causing the namekian to dive into darkness.
He wakes up in a fit; He is still in the Pendulum Room. His breath is altered and it takes a bit for the warrior to realize everything was just an “astral” experience. It wasn’t real. Although he felt exerted from his little experience with the ancient saiyan threat that befell Earth in the old era, his physical body was still intact. He didn’t accept it… How could he be defeated so quickly by an opponent that was initially much weaker than he was? Then it hit him. Perhaps he was sent to the Pendulum Room and to that specific place and time for a reason. Perhaps the intention was to teach him a lesson… to show him what an elite warrior is capable of. He took the message. Never… EVER underestimate a saiyan. No matter what.
Nemo slowly opens his eyes as the singing of birds capture his attention, putting him out of his meditative state. It was morning and he seemed to be somewhere around the Eastern Lands. He recognized it as being the surroundings of the valley where he settled. This was however, many, many years ago. According with what he was told, in his specific case, the Pendulum Room would take Nemo over two millennia ago, where something of great importance happened in the blue planet. He could just wonder what. The scenery before him seemed the most peaceful, with the sunlight shining bright up in the sky making it a perfect day to make a run to the beach. Not like our hero does things like that… I’m just trying to be illustrative here.
Suddenly, you catch yourself looking at Nemo’s face in a close-in. His eyes widen and you notice he just perceives something very abrupt happening through the ki sensing ability. He turns his face to the east, where the capitol of that quadrant would be located. A large explosion is heard, followed by a large dome of white energy. Nemo’s eyes turn white (figuratively) in shock. He could sense two power levels coming from that direction. He didn’t think twice. His aura bursts around him and he jets towards the epicenter of the explosion in blinding speed. Much faster than we are used to see he moving around. It seems the training with the other fighters was really paying off.
Away from our protagonist, you are looking now at a huge crater; a memento of what once used to be the city of the East. We see two peculiar figures standing in there. They both have tails, what indicates they are saiyans. Or at least hybrids. They are clad in battle armor. One of them is very tall and muscular. He has no hair except from a mustache. The other one is very short and boasts a thinner physique and had spiky hair.
~ “It’s coming closer” ~ The bulky fellow stats to his partner, accessing the information in his scouter.
~ “Indeed” ~The smaller one responds, although apparently calm.
~ “How can you be so calm… It’s over eight thousand!” ~The huge one grumps.
~ “Heh… these are obviously broken. The magnetic field of this planet must have messed the scouters up when we entered the atmosphere. We can’t rely on them anymore” ~ The smaller one affirms.
~ “Yeah… of course…” ~ The big saiyan seems to agree.
A few moments past the villains’ dialogue, Nemo lands in front of them.
~ “He’s here” ~ The big one states the obvious.
~ “Yeah, I can see that” ~ The slim warrior replies.
~ “Who are you? Are you the ones responsible for this destruction?” ~ The patrolman inquires.
~ “Heh… Our names doesn’t matter. It suffices for you to know we are saiyan elite and you better leave immediately if have any love for your life!" ~ The bulky man threatens.
~”You still didn’t answer my question. Are you the ones who caused all of this?” ~ Nemo asks again without flinching, not intimidated the slightest by the muscular saiyan warrior.
~ “What if we are? You’re going to do something about it?” ~ The calmer one inquires.
~ “I’m going to arrest you for your crimes in the name of the Galactic Patrol. That’s what I’m going to do” ~The patrolman warns, still unaware of the nature of the Pendulum Room.
~ “Hahahahah! Arrest us? Did you hear that!?” ~The bald one mocks.
~ “Galactic Patrol? Is that a real thing?” ~The spiky haired fighter seems actually curious, although he had a scornful tone.
~ “We are most certain a thing. Just like it is most certain that you won’t get away with your crimes. Now, surrender or prepare to suffer” ~The stoic namekian gives them the ultimatum.
~ “Heh… we’ll see about that” ~ The tall fighter responds, grabbing something from his pockets. It’s a bottle containing what seems to be seeds of some sort. He gets down in one knee, drilling the earth with his index finger to create small holes in the ground, where he would dump six of the strange objects. Nemo watches in silence. The huge man then proceeds to dump the liquid where the seeds were previously contained within in the ground, near where he planted them. Nothing seems to happen… until the ground start cracking and six weird looking green creatures sprout from the soil.
~ “What the?” ~ Nemo mutters as he witnesses the strange event.
The little creatures then start moving around the battlefield a bit, destroying some rocks and growling like mindless beasts. They finally stands in a crude formation, staring at their prey.
~ “You’ll have no chance against these six saibaman” ~The man with the mustache warns.
~ “Saiba…men?” ~ Nemo repeats.
~ “Yes. These are artificial warriors created by one of our fine scientists. They have a power level of 1.200, what makes them about as strong as the average saiyan” ~ The bald one explains.
~ “Interesting” ~ The namekian replies, although not looking like he is very impressed at the saiyans’ secret weapon.
~ “Indeed… Now prepare to die!” ~ The warrior yells and then two of the creatures dash at the patrolman, trying to hit him with a punch. The green skinned martial artist simply dodges the attacks and in one karate shot, splits the weak beings in half, causing them to fall dead in the ground.
~ “WHAT!?” ~ The tall alien lets out in awe, impressed with how easily the namekian disposed of their henchmen. The other saibas make a step back.
~ “FOOLS! Do you really think these things have any chance against me?” ~ Nemo seems offended. He then brings his hands closer, touching both index fingers and thumbs, while interlocking the others. He bends slightly forward and then seems to split himself in two separate copies. The copies then separate in another copy, for a total of four Nemos in the battlefield; the number of remaining saibaman. A sweat drop appears in the head of the saiyans.
~ “I’ll finish your pathetic lackies off and get to you in ten seconds” ~Nemo warns; Each copy then proceeds towards one of the cultivars (the other name for saibas) and slams his fist into the things’ stomach (assuming it had one in the first place). The bio-android (well… in some aspects, it is one….) gasps in pain. The Nemo copy number one then proceeds to beat the crap out of his target. The other copies does the same, and all finish throwing the helpless beats up in the sky converging to one point. The patrolmen finish all extending their arms towards were the saibas were thrown and shooting an energy blast in synchrony. The summed blast of all Nemo copies is more than enough to take out the pathetic creatures. In ten seconds. Once done , all the copies “jump into each other” in order to become one again.
~ “U-unbelievable” ~ The huge warrior states in shock. The small dude still seems pretty tranquil despite the little show Nemo just put on for them.
From behind a rock, near the battlefield…
~ “Who the hell is that?" ~ A man with a scar in his face asks, but not addressing any of the other five elements that were with him in particular.
~ “I don’t know… but he seems to be on our side” ~ A namekian in a purple gi states.
~ “Is that your cousin or something?” ~ A small bald character asks the green skinned warrior who just spoke.
~ “Don’t be foolish” ~ The man responds.
~ “He seems to have everything under control… we better stay out of his way so we don’t mess things up. He is much stronger than any of us…” ~ A tall bald man with a third eye suggests.
Now back in the battlefield…
~ “Go ahead. Fight him” ~ The tiny character orders.
~ “What?! Aren’t you going to help me?” ~ The angry bald fighter questions.
~ “You’re an elite saiyan! Stop being a coward and defeat the enemy!” ~ The bossy figure demands.
~ “Y-you’re right… I’m one of our kinds’ strongest… I have nothing to fear. After all, those scouters were broken anyway” ~ The man states getting into a defensive stance. Nemo closes his as in a sign of disdain for the saiyan’s chances.
~ “You’re going to die” ~ The namekian prophesizes.
~ “Shut up! I’ll show you the power of a true saiyan warrior!” ~ The huge man raises his tone, pointing his finger at the green skinned martial artist. He then dashes at Nemo, trying to punch the warrior, who easily evades his attack. The villain grimaces and repeats the dose, this time throwing a barrage of strikes, in hopes at least one of them gets through. Nemo doesn’t even bother to block. He simply dodges his enemy’s attacks with his arms crossed as if they had the speed of sloth. He finally finishes kicking upwards, although the patrolman simply backflips, landing a couple of meters away from the bald one. As for the spiky haired saiyan, he simply remains in place, with his tail wrapped around his waist, without taking his eyes off Nemo, as if analyzing every movement of the enemy.
~ “Is that all you can do? How do you have the courage to call yourself an elite? Or even a warrior for that matter?” ~ Nemo teases.
~ “Y-you…” ~ The angry giant grits his teeth. He seems to look the other way for a moment, but suddenly, raises his hand in an attempt to sneak attack the namekian, shooting out a powerful white energy wave at him. It seemed it worked, as the violent wave seems to go through where the patrolman was standing without him managing to move out of the way in time.
~ “HA! Got him!” ~The cocky fighter smirks with conviction.
~ “Look up! He’s above you!” ~ The other one yells to the giant, informing him of Nemo’s position. But it was too late.
~ “Wha-“ ~It was all the bulky warrior managed to spill before he was struck with a chop between his neck and shoulder. His eyes seem to bulge, with blood vessels visible in his sclera as the saiyan takes steps back phased by the namekian’s attack. Nemo then makes a step forward and sinks his fist in the man’s stomach, connecting a few more blows to his face and torso, before dispatching him with a kick. The huge saiyan crashes on a huge rock, causing it to be reduced to pebbles.
~ “What about you? You’re doing it the easy or the hard way as well?” ~Nemo interrogates with his usual serious tone.
~ ”Heh… don’t be hasty. It’s not over yet” ~The haired warrior in the blue jumpsuit reveals.
The strong saiyan tries to regain his composure, lifting his injured body from the ground.
~ “I-it’s like he said… I’m not done with you… I’ll show you… the true power… OF A SAIYAN WARRIOR!” ~ The man boasts, getting himself on his feet. Knees and elbows bent and with his fists clenched, the man’s ghostly white aura reveals itself as the brute starts to charge his energy. The ground below him cracks due to the amount of energy being gathered.
~ ”FEAR MY ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE… HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” ~The warrior yells loudly, gaping his mouth open, causing a powerful energy beam to be hurled at Nemo. Indeed, that was strong enough to cause the green skinned warrior to exert himself some more. A basic defense wouldn’t be enough against such an attack. Clutching, Nemo yells loudly, letting out a MORE POWERFUL VERSION OF THE KIAI, which seems to be enough to negate the saiyan’s Break Cannon technique. Needless to say, the saiyan’s mouth remain agape, shocked by how easily his most powerful technique was denied.
~ “T-that... that’s impossible…” ~The giant can only mutter.
~ “I told you. You have no chance. Surrender yourselves now or risk facing destruction” ~ The patrolman advices. This makes the mustached alien really angry, as noticeable by his protruding veins.
~ “I would rather die than surrender!” ~ The bald saiyan shrieks, rushing one last time to his opponent.
~ “So be it” ~Nemo grants. One last powerful uppercut to the man’s stomach shatters his internal organs. His eyes lose their color and after gushing some of his own blood, the tall man drops to the floor on his face. Another one down; one to go.
The true battle was about to begin. Even though the smaller one was less visually intimidating, Nemo could sense he was a capable warrior. He wouldn’t be going down so easily like his partner and their weird henchmen.
~ “I defeated both your ‘saibamen’ and your partner. Don’t think with you is going to be any different, if you insist with this” ~ Nemo addresses the remaining villain.
~ “Heh… They served their purposes” ~The spiky haired man replies.
~ “What do you mean?” ~ Nemo inquires.
~ “They gave me enough time to study your combat capabilities. I can see you kept your power constant. Not even in your defense against the Break Cannon your power seemed to fluctuate. That indicates that is your full power, what also means you are no match for me, the strongest saiyan warrior alive” ~ The short saiyan brags.
~ “Heh… So that’s what your friends are to you? Tools to use to your advantage?” ~ Nemo interrogates, annoyed with the man’s lack of empathy.
~ “They were weak so they deserved to die. At least, their pathetic lives served me some purpose, allowing me to determine your true power level” ~ The elite responds bluntly.
~ “Such a disdain for your own allies’ lives… I’m going to enjoy finishing you off” ~ Nemo affirms.
~ “Likewise” ~ The saiyan smirks.
Both fighters dash at the same time. They hands meet as they try to overwhelm and push each other in a contest of strength. This time it wouldn’t be so easy. The short saiyan was much stronger than his fellow and as it seemed, much stronger than Nemo as well. He manages to get in a knee strike to the namekian’s belly, causing him to lose strength and get dominated. The man then proceeds to fit in a couple of more punches. He attempts to elbow the greenie, but this time the patrolman blocks by lifting his hand in time ad retaliates with a punch. The target dodges, kicking him in the torso. Nemo is forced a couple of steps backwards. The saiyan then thrusts his hand forward, as if palm striking the namekian, but stops before contact to charge an energy beam. Nemo’s eyes widen and he grabs the man’s wrist right before the blast comes out, twisting his arm to the side and causing the energy blast to miss. Nemo then lifts the tiny man off the ground and was about to punch him when the agile man maneuvers and kicks him in the face causing the warrior to be propelled towards a rock, where he crashes.
~ “Let go!” ~The saiyan orders before sending the patrolman on his flight course.
Imprinted on the relief, Nemo puts his hands on the borders of the hole his body created on it in order to pull himself out and jumps to the ground again. The saiyan smirks.
~ ”This is not looking good” ~ Scarface says.
~ “Should we help him? This guy seems much stronger than the other one” ~ A short pale skinned youngster looking like a chinese vampire addresses the man with the eye in his forehead.
~ “Perhaps…” ~ He responds.
~ “If that guy is getting his ass kicked… what chance do we have against this guy?” ~ The short bald one points out.
~ “We can’t just stand here like this!” ~ The guy with the scar complains.
~ “How much will it take for my father to get here?” ~ A long haired kid that was along with the spectators interrogates.
~ “Long enough…” ~ The namekian (not Nemo) reveals.
~ “I say we bid our time some more… If things continue to get ugly, we will intervene” ~ The tall bald man suggests.
Nemo got in his fighter stance again; he was playing defensively this time. Seeing that he wasn’t be the one to make the first move, the saiyan jets towards the green warrior, using his flight skill. Nemo dodges and uses bukujutsu to take the battle to an aerial duel. The two begin to move fast. Jolts of electricity are seen occurring in the battlefield as the duo clashes. One or another attack from Nemo would get through, while the slim saiyan was getting the upper hand. Finally, after a well-placed uppercut to the stomach, the namekian’s movement is interrupted and the saiyan hammers his both fists on the namekian’s back to send him back to the floor, where he crashes facing the terrain. The villain calmly lands near his opponent again. Still, Nemo manages to stand up again.
~ “Where’s all that conviction you had a few minutes back, Namekian?” ~ The saiyan inquires, mocking his opponent. That causes the scarred warrior to smirk.
~ “Heh… Don’t be too gassy. I’m only using a fraction of my full power against you” ~The namekian reveals.
~ “Did those blows to the head affect your brain? I saw you fight. Your power level remained the same” ~ The shorty points out.
~ “There you go again with this ‘power level’ talk… But if you are so fond of using numbers, I’ll tell you that it didn’t require me more than on sixteenth of my power to defeat your comrades” ~ Nemo affirms.
~ “O-one sixteenth?” ~
That’s was the general word on the battlefield; both coming out of the short saiyan’s mouth as the spectators’, watching the battle from afar.
~ “Don’t talk foolishness! How can you be a such at low percentage and defeat my partner like that?!” ~ The angry spiked haired man says.
~ “Heh… Easily. Let me show you” ~ Nemo says, before standing in a clenched position, causing his yellow aura to appear surrounding his body. Slowly his power level begins to increase. This process is picked up by his opponent’s scouter.
~ “Nine thousand… ten thousand… eleven thousand… twelve thousand… And it’s still rising!” ~ The warrior states, based on the numbers showing on the device. The ground beneath the patrolman begins to crack, causing small stones to be lifted due to the magnetic force exerted by his energy.
~ “Incredible…” ~ The short bald observer mutters.
Finally, Nemo’s power stabilizes. The saiyan grabs his apparatus and forcefully throw it on the floor, causing it to crack into pieces.
~ “How can you be at seventeen thousand! My own power level is about eighteen thousand!” ~ “The frustrated warrior yells at the namekian, who smiles at the man’s irritation.
~ “I told you before. You have no chance. You should have surrendered when I gave you the opportunity to do so” ~ The patrolman states, now standing fully erect after his power up was complete.
~ “Don’t be ridiculous! My power level is still higher than yours!” ~ The cocky saiyan states; his convinced smirk returns to his face. Little did he know however was that he was still containing about half of his full potential. Not to mention he was still wearing weighted clothing.
~ “Whatever. Stop talking and show it to me then… how much more powerful than me you claim to be!” ~ Nemo challenges the proud warrior.
~ “Fair enough!” ~ The man yells before dashing towards the namekian once again.
Needless to say, now that their power levels were much closer, it was much easier for Nemo to catch his opponent’s fist, blocking his attack. He squeezes it and twists the saiyan’s limb, cross-punching him in the face. Causing the man to stagger a few steps. But the Namekian didn’t stop there. He connected his fist to the man’s stomach in an uppercut and continued is assault, until the skeptical warrior finally blocks a swing and palm strikes the namekian in the chest to gain some space. Nemo ruts the ground as he skates backwards, but seems to be pretty much unharmed. The man breathes heavily for a moment, trying to regain some air.
~ “You rat…. how do you dare attacking me like that?” ~ The angry saiyan rhetorically asks. Nemo grins.
~ “You’re my enemy. And there’s much more from where that came from!” ~ The green skinned alien responds with confidence.
~ “You’ll pay for your insolence!” ~ The human-looking alien cries out, dashing to retaliate.
Nemo was once again dragged in a fist fight. The field was leveled this time and he was dodging with much more ease and hitting with less difficulty as well. However, as the infuriated saiyan grew angrier, his attacks were becoming tougher to block and avoid and he finally overwhelms the namekian once again. Nemo is pummeled for a little while, before he is tossed up in the air by his foe, who seems to begin to charge his next attack.
~ “Take this… GYARIKKU HO!” ~ The saiyan yells with his fingers curled and his hands at chest level facing each other before he fires a purple colored energy beam at his opponent. Grimacing, the namekian maneuvers while in mid-air gathering all energy he can to produce the STRONGEST FORM OF KIAI so he could defend himself. Had him not done that, he would have taken the attack at full force, what could leave him seriously injured.
~ “He… he blocked my Gyarikky Ho…” ~ The angry saiyan mutters to himself, frustrated at the namekian’s effective defense.
~ “Heh… that was a close one” ~ The patrolman admits, finally stabilizing his flight.
~ “But it’s time to end it” ~ Nemo states after a few seconds.
~ “WHAT?!” ~ The infuriated alien lets out in disbelief of what he was hearing.
Nemo started to growl as if he was going through immense pain. Mind you, he wasn’t wearing his traditional Galactic Patrol uniform. He was wearing his usual training clothes with consisted of no shirt and the maroon pants. I’m telling you this so you understand there’s no attire to be tore apart by Nemo’s next technique. Suddenly, two sets of arms sprout from below his shoulder blades with green fluid dripping from them.
~ “Hey… Isn’t that the shiyoken?” ~ The short bald fellow addresses the tall bald one.
~ “It surely seems so” ~ He replies.
~ “This guy is full of tricks…” ~ The namekian in the purple gi comments.
The spiky haired warrior stares incredulous at his opponent’s transformation. Nemo remains serious taking on an offensive stance and rockets to his enemy to attempt “a few” more strikes with his extra weapons. Even though the saiyan was stronger according with his scouter, when you have extra arms, things get a little unbalanced . Even with his trained speed, there was nothing much the man could do and simply began to get pummeled like a training dummy. Whenever he would block a hand, there would come another to pierce through his guard, leaving him pretty much helpless against the namekian’s onslaught. The saiyan simply didn’t have momentum to get out of his inefficient defensive stance and attempt to land a few strikes. Blood gushes from the saiyan’s mouth as he is hit in every point of his body.
~ “YES! He’s doing it!” ~ The man with the scar celebrates the beating-to-a-pulp of the alien invader.
Soon enough, Nemo tires out of turning his enemy into puree and decides to finish him off for good by throwing him up to the skiers. The namekian then brings all of his four arms backwards, charging an energy ball on each one of them and then thrusts all of them forward in great speed, swinging them in the air, sending as many ki blasts as he could at the helpless man. The ki orbs connect, creating minute explosions, but as more energy spheres join the party, the resultant blast keeps growing stronger, until Nemo throws one last ball, which he takes a couple of second first to charge more power in, triggering a huge explosion that lights up the whole battlefield. The onlookers cover their eyes with their forearms, to protect their sensible retinae from the harmful bright light. Next, we see Nemo landing and the saiyan warrior crashing on the ground quite a few meters away from his tormentor.
The short alien rolls over his back to look up to catch some air while Nemo calmly walked towards him for the coup de grace. Every inch of his body was sore from the brutal pummeling he suffered… but there was still a chance. The bloodied saiyan has one eye closed in agony as the other scans through the sky as if looking for something.
~ “Damn it… Where the hell is it…” ~ The warrior mutters. Nemo comes closer.
~ “I’m going to die if things keep going like this… I have no more time to waste” ~ The saiyan elite says clenching his fist. Suddenly, Nemo stops, as he notices a sudden movement from his opponent.
~ “Uh? What’s he up to now?” ~ Nemo speaks to himself as he watches the thin man raises his arm up as a white-ish energy envelops his fist. Suddenly, a resplendent sphere is produced and shot up, where it remains hovering. You good fans of the series know very well what this is.
~ “That looks like the-“ ~ Nemo looks up analyzing the power ball before he notices something really bad was happening with his opponent’s body… It began to… change.
~ “What the hell is happening with him?!” ~ The bald and short talkative bystander interjects.
~”I don’t know… but this isn’t good…” ~ The not-Nemo namekian affirms, seized by a really bad feeling.
As we all know, that was a Power Ball, used to mimic the moon so saiyans can undergo their Great Ape transformation. The warrior’s body begins to transfigure horribly and soon enough a skyscraper high ape monster is standing up.
~ “W-what the hell?” ~ Nemo scowls in incredulity. Sure… that wasn’t the first saiyan he has ever fought during his life-long career as a Galactic Patrolman… but he has never had the opportunity (or misfortune, perhaps) to see one turn into an oozaru. A huge sweat drop appears on the sneering alien’s head. This wasn’t good… his ki seemed to increase to as gigantic proportions as his body, making the difference between the two warriors skyrocket. Even if Nemo powered up to his full potential and let go of his weighted clothing, the disparity between their powers would still be visible. The namekian takes a step back.
~ “Damn it! This isn’t fair!” ~ The bald shorty complains.
~ “I-I don’t understand… I destroyed it…” ~ The green observer mutters.
~ “What should we do now?” ~ The guy with the facial scar inquires.
The behemoth takes a step forward, causing the Earth to seemingly tremble due to his enormous weight.
~ “HAHAHAHAHA! Now you don’t have any chance to win this battle… Know that in this form, my power level goes up tenfold!” ~ The apezilla reveals.
~ “T-tenfold?” ~ Nemo stutters.
~ “Yes… And being an elite, I am able to control myself while transformed… meaning that I can use this form to its full potential!” ~ Yet another revelation by the saiyan.
~ “D-damn it!” ~ Nemo frowns. Suddenly, the oozaru’s fist come at him in great speed, not giving him any chance to dodge. Nemo is grabbed by the giant fist and brought closer to the saiyan’s face.
~ “I’m going to crush you like a bug now!” ~ The saiyan threatens and proceeds to squeeze the patrolman’s body like promised. At that position, he wouldn’t be able to get rid of his weighted cloak or his weighted glove, boots and much less his belt. This meant that he was stuck at his restrained potential, causing the saiyan’s attack to be much more effective. The namekian yells loudly in pain. Air leaves his lungs. His sight becomes heavier. His mind turns foggy. An d slowly, his consciousness leaves him, causing the namekian to dive into darkness.
He wakes up in a fit; He is still in the Pendulum Room. His breath is altered and it takes a bit for the warrior to realize everything was just an “astral” experience. It wasn’t real. Although he felt exerted from his little experience with the ancient saiyan threat that befell Earth in the old era, his physical body was still intact. He didn’t accept it… How could he be defeated so quickly by an opponent that was initially much weaker than he was? Then it hit him. Perhaps he was sent to the Pendulum Room and to that specific place and time for a reason. Perhaps the intention was to teach him a lesson… to show him what an elite warrior is capable of. He took the message. Never… EVER underestimate a saiyan. No matter what.
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