The Symbiote Saiyan Book 5: The Tienshinhan Saga

Tien vs. Nam

"Chiaotzu. Are you okay?" Tien asked as he rushed over to his best friend's side, helping him off the floor.

"I think I'm fine." Chiaotzu said blankly as he brushed himself off.

"Chiaotzu, you don't have to lie to me. We lived and fought together, long enough to know something is troubling you. Is it Roshi and the Turtle Hermit School? You want me to make that idiot Yamcha pay for what he did?" Tien asked looking around angrily.

"It's Mr. Fisk." Chiaotzu confirmed, pointing to the secret second floor room the Kingpin and James Wesley were held up in.

"Mr. Fisk?" Tien asked, somewhat in disbelief.

"Yeah, because I lost, Mr. Fisk is going to punish me." Chiaotzu said in a worried way.

"Myself and Master Shen won't let that happen to you." Tien reassured, though for some reason his gut feeling told him otherwise when it came to Master Shen.

"I hope so. I don't want you to get killed this time." Chiaotzu said.

Daredevil wanted to go up to the pair but refrained from doing so since he felt that his presence would only make the situation worse. The purpose of the great Bullseye being in the tournament was to see if he was worthy and strong enough to kill him after all.

"Hey Yamcha wake up." Krillin said as he and Violet gently laid the former bandit's unconscious body down on the floor.

"We may need to get some water to wake this idiot up. I will try to get a plastic bottle from the food stand." Wolverine suggested.

"Don't worry about it. My suit comes with a built in hose. I can wake him up." Rescue said as she made Jarvis conjure a little gadget from her wrist.

"Or we can have Venom and Pistole punch Yamcha again to wake him up." Violet suggested. She knew it wouldn't work, but Venom would be kind hearted and foolish attempt it if she had suggested it.

"Good idea Punchline. We should punch the Rock Hopper to wake him up so we can further celebrate his victory over Little Norm." Venom said, completely buying what Violet had recommended.

"NO!" Krillin, Wolverine, Rescue, Ranfan, and Launch shouted as the blonde stopped Venom's punch by catching it in the palm of her hand.

"What? Why?" Venom asked, confused as to wake him up.

"Because Violet is only joking." Krillin stated.

"Yeah Violet was only playing a prank like she usually does. Now put the fist down ya big lug." Launch said as she subconsciously rubbed Venom's fist so he could halt him from dealing the blow and loosen his fist. Tien noticed this and narrowed his eyes, wondering why she would take this course of action.

"Yeah, even ourself and Baldo Baggins would know that punching Hayden Crywalker wouldn't wake him up." Pistole agreed.

"So Punchline was lying to us?" Venom asked.

"It may not be true, but she was just being harmless and funny. It was just a joke." Rescue said.

"Well, not exactly harmless to Yamcha." Rescue said.

"Yeah, it was just a joke Venom....or was I serious!?" Violet said, hoping Venom would continue his loving punch.

"KAMI DAMN IT VIOLET!!!" Rescue and Wolverine yelled with the former being much, much, much louder than the mutant.

"Is Punchline still joking?" Venom and Goku asked as both host and symbiote tilted their heads in confusion.