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Post by Articho Reville on Dec 8, 2016 3:34:35 GMT
Articho sat on a branch in one of the trees on King Kai's planet, swinging his feet back and forth as he stared at his fingers. Small, swirling sparkles danced around his bandaged wrapped hand, the light reflecting off of the dark lenses of his sunglasses. While it was insanely cool that he could create things out of thin air, the young hybrid found that he enjoyed the smaller things of his new magical abilities, such as the little sparkle effect that came with it. He could sit and watch the light for quite a while if he didn't have anything else to do. It was serene, almost, and made him feel at peace... Articho sighed contentedly. "I'm losing my fucking mind..."The young hybrid stopped the small sparkles around his fingers and dropped his head into his hands as he braced his elbows on his knees. Testing and expanding the range of his new magic powers had lost its charm and now he had a pile of different uniforms for the Turtle School to use, or not use, in the case of some of stupider looking ones. Fighting Olibu had been fun, too, but after it, and every other exciting that had happened while he had experienced, monotony always set in and he grew bored again. The "special techniques" Rotim had told him about weren't helping the situation, either. Articho was going insane with anticipation for when King Kai might teach him them. He might be able to leave with no regrets after he learned them, which would be even better since he could finally build Kame House. The Turtle Hermits had imprinted the entire layout and structure of the house into his mind so he wouldn't forget it and thus, he had mentally toured the place more times that he could count and sometimes he woke up in the middle of the night with a weird voice egging him on to finally build the damn place. The worst part was Articho couldn't tell if it was him going insane or it was an unintended side effect of the Turtle Hermits messing with his mind and body. The hybrid jumped down from the tree branch and landed on the ground with a soft thud. He walked over to King Kai's house and knocked on the door. "King Kai!" he shouted, hoping that the small blue being was in at the moment. "You busy right now?"King Kai
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Post by King Kai on Dec 9, 2016 5:44:23 GMT
"Ah, there you are Articho!" The voice of King Kai came from the roof. The Diminutive Deity was knelt down at the tip of the dome-shaped home, fiddling with a large metallic rod, with spike-like protrusions at the top of it. He tried to keep it upright, but it just kept falling over! He grumbled angrily, trying in vain to slam the rod into the top of the house. "We can start your next training as soon... As I get... This... Stupid... Antenna... To... STAY ON!"He continued fiddling with the antenna. At this rate, it might take hours for him to finish...
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Post by Articho Reville on Dec 9, 2016 16:38:40 GMT
Articho looked up, following the sound of King Kai's voice, to see his teacher on the roof of his house. He held back a laugh as he watched the small deity struggle with the antenna, though a snort escaped through his attempt that he attempted to pass off as a cough. You, uh, you need any help there, King Kai?" the hybrid asked as he floated up and on top of King Kai's house. He reached for the antenna, taking a moment to inspect it, before placing it gently back on the spot King Kai had been trying to place it. "Here goes!"Articho raised the antenna above his head before swinging the antenna down and slamming it down on top of the roof. The hybird was wearing a grin on his face until he heard the crunch of metal against metal. He lifted the antenna up again, looking at the bent and crushed bottom half. "...oops..." he said quietly. King Kai
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Post by King Kai on Dec 14, 2016 5:42:25 GMT
As the metal connected with the roof, there was a distinct crunching noise. King Kai winced, taking a step back as Articho lifted up the antenna in embarrassment. The Kai sighed, trying to snatch the antenna from Articho, before hopping off the roof. If he'd nabbed the antenna, he'd toss it to the side, allowing it to clink pitifully to the ground.
"Well, I missed my show by a couple hours anyways... Let's get started. We're going to be learning some special techniques, but before that..."
The Kai snapped his fingers, and a magic cloud exploded between them. It slowly dissipated, revealing a large metal box. It sat dormant, but something was whirring deep inside. It clattered about, before suddenly sprouting a pair of legs! It stood up proudly, showing itself off as if it were a prized collection piece.
"You must tell me a joke!"
The metal box turned to King Kai, then back to Arti, nodding in approval.
"If you gimme somethin' good, we'll start right away, if not then you'll have to keep trying!"
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Post by Articho Reville on Dec 14, 2016 6:39:15 GMT
Articho watched as King Kai took the antenna from him and hopped off the roof, taking a moment to look back at where it was supposed to be. "What kind of shows do you even get up here..?" he pondered quietly to himself before sliding off of the roof himself. He landed on the ground and took a few running steps forward to break his momentum before looking back at King Kai. He blinked in surprise as the cloud appeared, then stared at the box that was revealed as the cloud dissipated. His expression didn't change as the short being announced what he had to do to begin training, only slowing turning his gaze towards King Kai. "Seriously?" Articho asked, raising an eyebrow as he looked back at the box. He was beginning to question the legitimacy of King Kai before he decided to play along. The young hybrid scratched his head as he thought. "Hey, King Kai, did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda?" he said after a moment, taking some time to pause before he delivered the punchline. "He was lucky it was a soft drink!"King Kai
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Post by King Kai on Dec 14, 2016 11:43:20 GMT
King Kai's eyes narrowed as the punchline tickled his ears. It was a decent joke, but he wasn't looking for decent today. He felt much harsher than usual; perhaps it was because he was going to have to wait three whole years for the repair man to make his way here to replace that antenna.
The Metallic Box danced around Articho, before winding his foot back and aiming to plant it right on Arti's backside. Should it hit, he'd fall flat on his face, becoming indented in the dirt.
"Not bad," King Kai said in an aloof tone. "Try again."
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Post by Articho Reville on Dec 14, 2016 12:46:10 GMT
Articho wasn't paying any attention to the metal box as it circled around him. His eyes were studying King Kai, looking for any reaction to his joke out of the little blue being. It came as quite a shock for him when he felt a metal table leg slam into his back, his eyes widening as he pitched forward and slammed face first into the dirt. He pushed himself up off of the ground and spit out a clod of grass and soil before looking back at the dancing metal box. Before he could exact his revenge on the dancing metal annoyance, King Kai instructed him to try again with another joke, bringing the hybrid's attention back around to the diminutive being. He took a deep breath to calm himself before thinking. "What do you get when you cross breed a cow and a shark?" he asked after a moment. King Kai
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Post by King Kai on Dec 18, 2016 6:21:37 GMT
King Kai considered the question briefly, his fist resting under his chin. "Hmm... What do you get... A show?... No no no... A uh... Cark?... No no..."
After a moment of concentration, he sighs, before conceding to Articho. "I have no clue. What do you get?"
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Post by Articho Reville on Dec 18, 2016 15:37:42 GMT
"I don't know," Articho said with a shrug, "but I wouldn't try milking it."
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Post by King Kai on Dec 19, 2016 9:42:12 GMT
King Kai stared blankly at Articho, his grin gone. "I thought Pieter was bad..."
With a quick bolt of magic from the Kai's antennae, Articho would suddenly feel the weight of his clothes increase over a hundred-fold! It seemed the deity was getting tired of poor humor.
"Come on now! If Pieter could do it, so can you!"
Articho has been equipped with Super Heavy Weights! PL Reduced by 95%!!! You better tell a real zinger, or else you might end up going through the floor! (If you'd like to skip past this section after another try or two just let me know. It takes a while for some charries to find the right joke.)
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Post by Articho Reville on Dec 19, 2016 19:47:35 GMT
Articho felt his knees buckle beneath him when King Kai increased the weight of his clothing. He fell to the ground heavily, leaving a sizable dent with his right hand as it hit the ground and held its owner in a kneeling position. The young hybrid grit his teeth in frustration. Dammit! he thought, trying to think of a joke. I'm not a comedian! All my jokes are situational- An idea struck him and he looked up at King Kai with a strained grin.
"D-Damn, King Kai, talk about throwing your weight around!" he said. "THere's no need to be so heavy handed.
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Post by King Kai on Jan 7, 2017 9:34:34 GMT
As Articho's joke left his lips, King Kai's expression shifted. He frowned, at first, but he quickly devolved into a snickering laugh. The snickering also devolved, becoming a mad cackle as the Kai fell unto his back, rolling in laughter. He recollected himself after a short few moments, wiping a tear from his eye.
"Well done. Seriously well done."
His antennae shot forwards, zapping the Super Student, and removing the weights on him. A second zap would come soon after, and should it hit, Articho would find the Turtle School emblems on his clothes would be replaced with that of the Kai's emblem!
"Right! I think it's high time we taught you some proper techniques, don't you think?"
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Post by Articho Reville on Jan 7, 2017 21:14:55 GMT
Articho's smile faded to a look of confusion as he watched King Kai lose it at his admittedly stupid pun. He decided not to question it as he felt the weight from his back lift and he stood back up. The hybrid dusted himself off as he nodded appreciatively at King Kai. "Maybe I should pursue a career in stand up comedy," he jokingly proposed, his grin coming back.
Articho barely had time to react as the diminutive Kai zapped him a second time. He looked down at himself in confusion, not seeing any changes before looking over his shoulder and seeing the Turtle School emblem changed to the emblem King Kai wore on his chest. His face scrunched up in a slight frown before his ears pricked up in interest at the mention of "techniques." He looked back at King Kai with an excited look on his face. "Hell yeah!"
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Post by King Kai on Jan 19, 2017 5:58:36 GMT
"Right then! No time to waste. Let's get into it."
King Kai clapped his hands together, and the large, living television skipped over to him on his long legs. He stood proudly, awaiting commands from King Kai, while staring Articho down.
"The first technique we'll be learning about is the Kaioken. It's a powerful technique that allows you to draw out your latent energies for a few brief moments. Your speed, strength, vision and hearing will all be greatly increased, but it'll cost you; using the Kaioken is incredibly draining. Activating it for even a second will hurt a whole lot!"
The Television standing next to King Kai lowered its center of gravity, and in the static on its screen, it looked like a pair of eyebrows had formed. They were furrowed angrily. It looked like the TV was ready to pay back Arti for knocking out its reception.
"You'll need to focus your spirit on the need for power, and once you've done that, you can shout out KAIOKEN and increase your strength two-fold!" He faked a cough, and explained a bit more. "As a side note, there are many tiers to this technique, each one more draining than the last. All you have to do is increase your focus, and you should be able to bring out more power! Of course, if that doesn't work, sometimes my students like to add numbers to each tier to help them bring it out. Times two, times three, times ten. You get the idea. Just make sure never to go above times twenty."
Television started to kick up dirt like a bull about to charge, its power seemingly increasing as it got closer and closer to the moment of attack. King Kai nodded, and the television charged forwards! It intended to ram straight into Articho's chest, knocking him through King Kai's garage if he was hit!
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Post by Articho Reville on Jan 19, 2017 13:15:53 GMT
Articho nodded in understanding at King Kai's explanation. Kaioken seemed a lot like Ultra Super Saiyan, albiet more painful and draining and probably without the drawback of becoming incredibly slow through increased muscle mass. The hybrid glanced at the living TV as it stared him down, pawing at the ground and ready to charge. He didn't need to be able to sense it to know that whatever King Kai had done to it, it would be much stronger than him, putting him in a serious make or break moment. Either figure out Kaioken on his first try or end up busting through King Kai's garage door behind him. Articho took a deep breath as he dropped into a fighting stance. He focused, holding on to the reserves deep within that he could only ever use with Ultra Super Saiyan. The TV pawed at the ground for a few more moments before suddenly charging right towards him. In response, Articho swung his fist forward in a right hook. Focus... he thought as his fist curved around to the TV. "KAIOKEN!" Articho shouted, a red aura exploding around him. He instantly felt both a surge of power and pain as he pushed his body beyond its limit. As his punched arced around to the TV, he had a passing thought about it breaking and if King Kai would make him replace it. King Kai
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