Nightmare Mode (Dragon Ball Z Gamer SI)

The Z-Fighters (31.2)

Game

Thoughts

"Talking"

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"What did you say?" Tien replied coldly, the man shifting into a fighting stance.

"We should all just calm down..." Krillin said, stepping forward as he tried to diffuse the situation.

"I'm a Saiyan," Gray said abruptly, staring down Tien, "You've heard of my race, right?"

"Of course," Tien shot back, his cold expression gaining a small smirk, "I've killed a few of you, and I'm sure I'll kill a few more in the future."

"Us Saiyans communicate a bit differently than you Earthlings," Gray continued, ignoring Tien's taunting as he took another step toward him, "We're what you would call a 'warrior race.'"

Tien didn't respond, simply staring cautiously at Gray.

"You Earthlings use your words. You use these complicated words and expressions. You use your voice's tone to convey how you feel. You use words to tell each other your feelings," Gray continued, stopping in place as he held up his fist, a light glow of Ki forming around it, "Us Saiyans are much more simple. We don't need words. We let our fists do the talking."

Gray looked up again, locking eyes with Tien, "So, let's do this the Earth way. Introduce yourself, and stop talking about me like I'm not standing right in front of you. Or, if you wanna keep being so hostile..."

Tien suddenly stiffened, his closed third eye shooting open. He spun around, holding up his hands to defend himself, but was too slow. Gray's hand clamped on his shoulder, appearing behind him in a blur as he stared down at the man.

"We can do this the Saiyan way." Gray finished, his hand tightening as he gripped Tien's shoulder, causing the man to wince. Tien stared back at him defiantly, looking like he was considering starting an actual fight...

...Then, he eventually gave in. He sighed, stepping back as Gray took his hand off his shoulder.

"Tien Shinhan," He replied gruffly, "Disciple of Master Shen of the Crane School."

"Gray, a Saiyan working under Frieza," Gray shot back evenly, then turned around and nodded his head at his group.

"I'm Asuna!" Asuna greeted cheerfully with a smile, "Oh! I'm also a Saiyan!"

"Saeko," Saeko said simply, also smiling, "Not a Saiyan."

"Celia," Celia said simply, without a smile.

"I'm, ah, Nami," Nami greeted, still looking unsure about the whole situation, though she looked more comfortable than when she was surrounded by aliens back at the cave base, "I'm a human, or, a, uh, Earthling?"

"I'm Krillin! I'm a student of the Turtle School!" Krillin greeted in a friendly manner, partially breaking through the tension in the air, "Nice to meet ya!"

"The name's Yamcha!" Yamcha greeted, stepping forward and looking pointedly past Gray, "In case you ladies were wondering, yes, I am single!"

"I wasn't," Saeko shot back instantly, and Yamcha clutched his chest as if he was shot by an arrow.

"No one was." Celia shot him down in an even more harsh manner, causing Yamcha to bend down dramatically.

"...sorry," Asuna said simply.

Launch was next, stepping forward aggressively at Gray, "Launch. Saiyan or not, act like that again and you'll get a bullet in your- ah... oh fu-"

Launch was interrupted mid-sentence as her head suddenly snapped back, her nose twitching. Then, her head flung forward, a sneeze ringing through the air. In a split second, her blonde hair abruptly changed, becoming a dark blue.