Super Dragon Ball: Redux Kaizen

Arc 1: C14

(Continuing From Where Last Chapter Left Off. . .)

It was late at night; the vacant sound of animals or any other critters that usually roamed the grassy meadow and mountain range during the night had vanished. The silence had taken over with only the sounds of crickets, the distant waves, and a cold, gentle wind brushing the grass around. The area was an open field near the mountains and waterfalls of the land. This area was located a distance away from the land that was filled with cities and towns. However, the location was well known for being a quiet place in the night that some people visited to get away from the bustling and loud noise from the busy city though now, it was devoided of anything. The perfect place for the remaining Z-Fighters to make their stand. As far as Bulma was concerned, she opted to stay behind nearby as tech support if needed. As human as she was, the remaining Z-Fighters had to admire her courage. To stay behind takes balls that she didn't even have. Needless to say, that's why she's technically the Saiyan princess but she could rest easy knowing her parents had escorted themselves out somewhere afar from the looming chaos yesterday. 

Standing in the middle of the field were Piccolo, Tien, Krillin, and Yamcha. The four original members of the group were together. The silence was heavy in the air as the Z-Fighters waited anxiously for the arrival of their enemy. Yamcha turned to Krillin, "Hey, where's your wife? We could use her help, you know?"

The short, bald martial artist nodded with a slight smile, "She's with Marron at Kame House at the moment. She likely has no idea what's going on, and I tried calling her, but she hasn't picked up."

"Great, another person on the list of people who could help us that are inaccessible," Piccolo groaned, and Krillin nodded in agreement.

On the other hand, Tien looked around for a bit before feeling something was off, "Don't you think it's weird we haven't seen Cell anywhere? We can feel his Ki as if he's on Earth, but. . .he's nowhere to be seen. Do we even have the right spot?"

"We should; this was where his energy signature was last seen before it vanished," Krillin noted.

"It's probably a trick. Maybe he's just toying with us by playing around," Yamcha assumed, but Piccolo shook his head in disagreement.

"No, it's something else," Piccolo assumed as he looked around, "It's like his Ki is everywhere at once. . .It's throwing off our senses."

The other Z-fighters couldn't quite understand what was happening. They could still feel his energy signature as if Cell was still here, but something was different about it. It was as if the enemy's Ki was being one with the air around them, and it was almost impossible to distinguish one from another. Suddenly, there was a sharp noise, a sound like static was playing. It was coming from every direction around the group.

Piccolo growled in annoyance while Krillin turned to Tien and Yamcha, "What was that noise!?" They all didn't answer; instead, they got into a battle-ready stance. The sixth sense of danger was tingling. Something was approaching, but the problem was that they needed help to see where or who from. Then. . .

"You seem to be looking for something," A voice suddenly rang from all around. Before any of them could react, Tien was the first one to experience it. A blow from what seemed completely invisible to the eye as he was sent flying into a boulder with a pained yell.

Krillin yelled in alarm as Yamcha was about to check up on his friend when suddenly, he too felt a gut-wrenching punch that embedded into his stomach. The former bandit gasped, blood shooting out of his mouth before having his throat grabbed and his body hoisted up. Both Krillin and Piccolo watched in complete shock, their thoughts telling them to charge in and help, but their instincts were telling them it was suicide.