( north pole ) write sins, not tragedies

[Bulla]

[/b]" She rolled her eyes and paused in mid air. Eyes narrowing together, Bulla tried to ignore the frostbite appearing on her showing flesh. Her focus was on the device her mother prepared for her. The small oval shaped device was beeping rapidly, a red triangle informing her that she was going the right way. But the machine wasn't the only thing that was helping her out, a purple scouter was covering her eye alarming her if anyone was near her. A sudden loud explosion near the west of her made her let out gasp, almost dropping the life saving device down to the snow below. "Damnit Trunks!" Biting down on her lip, she looked towards the direction, her scouter immediately picking up the higher power levels. Despite the fact that he was only her half brother not really from her mother's alternate relationship with a saiyan, she still had a bit of protectiveness over him. More so than her own real sibling. It could have been because he was stronger.. or that she just connected more with the older hair saiyan boy.

"You better kick whoever's ass Trunks.." With that message being said, she looked back down at the time machine tracking device and frowned. Shivers running down her spine, as the cold air hit against her body. Who the hell hid a time machine in the north pole anyway? Was Santa Claus suppose to guard the stupid thing? "Aliens are so damn stupid.." She sighed holding the thing tightly in her hand and flew off into a direction. Silently wondering, why the hell would the weakest so called 'Z-fighter' be asked to go out searching alone? Probably because her power level might have been to damn low to detect anyway..

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[Jean Briefs]

Whoever thought Jean would just sit by and not help in this mission was sorely mistaken. So, his father worried about his safety. Yeah yeah, and his mother too all the way back home. As if that would be enough to make the preteen content with being left behind. Of course it wasn't! Who would be okay with that?!

So, he had done what he always resorted to doing in times like this. Jean merely did, what he wanted to do. He wasn't worrying about silly consequences, what he had to consider right now was the importance of what the Z-Fighters were trying to do. Destroy Dr. Hypno's time machine. Besides, to some degree even Jean felt responsibility for this guy's intrusion into this time line. This all had to do with the Briefs family!

Nearby, he could sense a powerlevel. It wasn't particularly high... but it wasn't entirely low either. From what he knew of the mission, Bulma had made a device to track the position of the time machine... so what was the partial saiyan searching for? Not the time machine, he'd never find it that way, it'd be easier to help whoever it was that was using the tracker. It was supposed to be his grandmother's daughter in this timeline or something... he wasn't sure, Trunks had said something about the situation but not very much.

"Hey! Heeeey!" there, that was her over there it had to be! Jean waved toward the flying girl, then he sped up in his own flight to try to catch up with her. "You're Bul.... Bulla, right?"

[Bulla]

[/b]" Raising her frost cover brow in confusion, she paused hovering in the air as her 'nephew' came flying to her. Nodding slowly to confirm her name, Bulla couldn't help but frown mentally. From what she had heard about Jean, he was her nephew if you wanted to call him that and quite strong for someone his age. Her scouter confirmed that quickly as his power level was shown on the device over her eye.

She suppose that she shouldn't be to upset considering he did have saiyan blood in him, but he wasn't a full saiyan or half, but mostly human so knowing his power level was so much higher than her own. Well.. it was a real killjoy. Sighing, she shrugged her shoulders "Are you my back up?".[/justify][/ul]

[Validus]

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[atrb=style, background: transparent; padding 0px; cell spacing: 4px; opacity: 0.9] Validus found himself near the North Pole for one sole reason, a gathered series of power levels, which was odd due to the area usually being barren of semi to fully high power levels. As such he found it his job to go out and scout this situation. As such Validus was flying top speed through the icy area, ignoring the indigenous life, and focused on finding the power levels that were a bit higher than your average individual. Though the current ones he was locked on weren't the highest, they'd be a good way to test his capabilities. Having had used his enhanced masking technique before he even began flying towards the North Pole he found himself safe from energy/power level detection at least. Arms at his side he'd slightly crack a grin as he neared his targets, slowing his flight slightly he'd eventually exit flight all together as two blue haired individuals caught his sight. So these were the ones who caught his build in scouters? Hm, the apparent younger and smaller boy was stronger than his female counterpart. Even though he was extremely weaker, it'd make sense to use him as a test dummy rather than the almost useless girl. And with that he'd speak. "Hello."

[/color] Offering a kind almsot harmless smile he'd quickly explode back into a speedy flight as he'd aim a knee to the boy's stomach and then attempt to drop his right elbow to the back of the boy's neck.

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[Jean Briefs]

"Yeah, you could say that," he grinned. The specific details weren't of particular importance right now, she didn't need to know them. He was here now and by god he was going to prove his worth somehow. Although Bulla didn't seem to be trying very hard to hide her not thrilled attitude about his presence there, she could at least be a little grateful that she had a partner now. Oh well.

Jean heard the newcomer's false pleasantries all of a few seconds too late. 'What was--' "Hwuah!" what the... hell was that... Jean barely knew what had hit him, in one swift hit the wind had been completely knocked out of his lungs. As he started to cough, a second hit took the boy between his shoulder blades, dropping him to the ground like a sack of potatoes.

[Daikon]

Daikon was on his way to catch up with Jean. They were left behind from Trunks and Bulla, but they both had decided that would still help in what they could. That and an adventure like this could not be passed up. Yet, he let Jean go ahead as he took a quick bathroom break.

Now, as he closed in on them, following what he sensed of them. He began to seem then in the distance, and saw someone else with them. This didn't sit well with him, especially cause it didn't look like Trunks or anyone he knew, not only that but he couldn't sense their powerlevel. As he got closer, he saw that it was no one that they knew. Not only that but he had attacked jean.

This made him enraged to see a friend get taken out. He still masked his power as he darted towards the person, flipping his body to throw a kick at him.

[Bulla]

[/b]" She shouted out in reflex seeing him go down to the ground. Now.. she knew that her mother said there should be an optimistic one in the group, but considering that this big muscle man thing came out of nowhere with an unreadable power level, she was sure that her mother would understand that there was no reason to have any happy thoughts. Because they were going to die! A small whine left the girl's lips as she looked as Daikon attacked the mystery fighter, but she wasn't worrying about that. Her mind was now on her fallen somewhat family member.

Gliding down quickly into the snow, she landed on her knees beside Jean. ".. are you okay?" She whispered softly, afraid the intruder would turn his sights set on her if he heard her. If she could, the teen wrapped her arms around the slightly younger boy to help him up.. or protect him, at the moment she wasn't so sure. The cold was now a useless thing to think about now that apparently it was time to fight. But what exactly could she do? These were two half saiyans up against something she couldn't even get a read from her scouter. Where exactly was Trunks or even the sometimes incompetent Krillin when you need him? And why exactly was he here? He couldn't have been searching for that time machine either.. could he? The time machine tracker device was beeping rapidly, but she choose to ignore it. Hoping the sound didn't attract the man's attention. "Maybe we should... try and run?" Bulla whispered hopefully to anyone that was listening.[/ul][/justify]

[Validus]

Tragic Tragedy

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[atrb=style, background: transparent; padding 0px; cell spacing: 4px; opacity: 0.9] Almost as soon as the blue haired boy took the two basic yet powerful attacks and began descending to the snow and ice below at a great speed Validus found himself under attack. He'd hear the new comer's attack hit him more than he actually felt it, the loud thump merely making his grin continue as he quickly turned his attention to see another young boy. Though, the boy would surely feel the shock from the electrically charged fibers as their kick landed against Validus' neck. Not wasting time Validus would quickly reach for the boy's leg with his left arm, aiming to wrap it around the boy's small leg to hold it in place, and if he was able to get a hold of it he'd quickly drive his right hand upwards, aiming his palm for the side of the boy's knee, aiming to annihilate the boy's use with the leg. Though if this was to fail, the grabbing of the leg, he'd aim a quick yet powerful right leg kick to the boy's left side should he attempt to pull away from the kick he had landed to Validu's neck. Though this was only if his first plan was to fail. "Foolish boy."

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[Jean Briefs]

Daikon's arrival gave Jean a few moments to regain his lost breath. And with Bulla's aid, at least he wasn't laying face down in the snow anymore. "I'm... okay," for now he was, while the enemy's focus was on Daikon.

The time machine locating device thingamajig - whatever the heck it was called - was beeping close to his ear. Were they close or something, already? All they had to do was find the machine and destroy it, that was all. It couldn't be that hard, the design for the machine was amazingly brilliant, but anything could be blown up.

Bulla wanted them to run away from this battle. "No, I won't..." then what would he have proved? Nothing, he would have accomplished absolutely nothing if he turned tail and fled now.

Jean stood and glared up at the guy who had assaulted him earlier. "You ugly jerk, I'm not done fighting you yet!" he charged up a ki blast in both hands and shot the first one followed by the second at Validus.

[Damon]

Daikon was to slow to pull his leg back, especially having been shocked by something electrical that came from the man. The being seemed to be a man from his voice and physique. He felt the man's arm wrap around his leg and in a blur his other hand go upwards into his knee, breaking his leg.

The sudden pain from the attack made his tail reemerge. He screamed out in pain as his leg broke and tail came out. Both were very painful, and he could only fall limp out of the, with his face showing the pain he was in. He wasn't unconscious yet, even after hitting the icy and snowy land below.

[Bulla]

[/b]" Her attention turned to the time machine radar as the blasted thing continued beeping rapidly. If she hadn't beaten the thing up a few times with some rocks and her own palm, the thirteen year old might have believed that the time machine was somewhere close by. But things like that was never that easy and she was pretty sure that super human was just the icing on the cake.

Hopefully Jean had the man's attention, as Bulla tried to make her way over to Daikon's body to see if he was alright. It might have been stupid, but she had to because if these two were knocked out of the 'battle' then it seemed that she was going to have to rock the dead look. And Bulla didn't think she was pretty enough to rock that look..[/justify][/ul]

[Validus]

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[atrb=style, background: transparent; padding 0px; cell spacing: 4px; opacity: 0.9] Satisfaction. It flooded his mind as he continued to grin. He hadn't dealt the boy a mortal strike, but he had delivered a crippling one to him, giving him a broken leg. He clearly out classed the three, all of their power levels were low save for the blue haired boy's which he had clocked at around five thousand, even a bit higher. Yet even that didn't prove to be a threat to Validus. Yet soon his focus was stolen as he felt two sharp stings to his back, rather one to his right shoulder blade, and the other to his left leg. He was being attacked again. His grin fading he'd opt to wear a seriously annoyed one now before he exploded with speed once more. Though he was not after his attacker. Instead he'd aim to deliver a stomp to the chest of the boy with the broken leg, and a deadly chop to the blue haired girl's neck. "Wait your turn, blue haired boy."

[/color] Still wearing a serious expression he waited to see if he had managed to hit the boy with the broken leg and blue haired girl. He had put enough power behind his physical strikes to deal them killing blows, but if they managed to dodge his attacks were up to them.

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[Jean Briefs]

.... His attacks, they had barely fazed the man at all. Even despite Jean's attempt at taunting the powerful being, still the man continued his assault on Daikon and now Bulla too.

The light-haired boy grit his teeth, unable to stand by and watch this play out. His friends were getting hurt... Bulla, she could flee, find the time machine and destroy it if she could only just get away from this guy. And now his eyes fell upon Daikon, where Jean just barely noticed there was something very different about him. Was that a... a...? No, it couldn't be. Apparently, he knew nothing about this older teen, who he had believed until now to be human.

Jean began to charge up his energy once again, with both hands at his sides. This time, the light from his ki would begin to give off a blue aura. In a quick movement, he combined the two energies into one as he swung his arms around to meet in front of his chest. A wave of blue energy shot out, aimed at Validus. "Buster Cannon!" This was the best he had, he just hoped it would be enough to draw the man's attention away from his allies.

[Daikon]

Daikon heard Bulla's voice and slowly opened his eyes. The man was coming down to them and there was nothing he could do. He was in so much pain right now. That's when he saw the moon, behind the man's head. It seemed that it was bigger then normal. Was it cause they were in the North Pole?

Soon, he was captivated by the sight of it. Not able to take his eyes away from it, he started to go through a change. His body convulsing and growing. Hair was forming all over his body and the white of his eyes were turning red. The pain in his leg was soon forgotten as the bones started to shift back into place and mend themselves.

The man that had broken his leg was right over him, with his foot aimed for his chest. Yet, Daikon didn't notice as the mass of his body started to stretch out of his clothes and ripping them apart. His face was turning into a snot and sharp teeth began to form. His features were now that of an Ape as his size began to increase at a steady rate.

[Bulla]

[/b]" If he hit her, Bulla knew that she would be down for the count quick, fast, and in a hurry. It didn't help that it seemed Daikon was out of commission. The teen might not have a genius when it came to medical situations, but the little experience she had knew that his leg was broken. A small gasp left her lips as her afterimage held her position by Daikon to take on the hit, as her real body was a few feet away in the snow face down. The cold flakes pressed themselves harshly against her cheeks, as she lifted her head slowly from the snow. With these bulky winter clothes on her small form, her speed wasn't nearly as fast as it usually was.. which meant that she couldn't dodge him forever if he kept attacking her. It was time for a plan. Pfft, was she not the great genius Bulma's daughter? Though she didn't want to admit or think about it.. she was still Yamcha's kid! One of the fighters who dedicate their lives to help protect this planet..

so surely, she could think of a plan right? Wrong. Blue orbs widen in size, as she hesitantly stood up on her knees. Her attention was on Daikon as he transformed into something that just made her whole self confidence speech to herself fall flat. Nope, a man she could deal with, but if she got killed by a giant ape then well.. she was sure the people in heaven, or hell, was not going to allow her to live that down. It was most definitely time to go. If her and Jean were lucky, maybe the man and Daikon(?) could battle this out allowing them to finish the mission. The time machine tracking device was placed safely in her pocket and she flew in front of Jean hoping that everyone's attention was on the ape that was now among them. Quickly sucking in a deep breath, her hands were placed in the center of her face, fingers spreading apart, Bulla let go of the breath she held and called "Solar Flare!".

What everybody was doing was certainly a mystery to her, but she didn't want to give anybody a chance to react if they could. If possible, she grabbed Jean's arm and quickly began talking "Look.. I know you powerful people with your so called pride and whatever, but listen I don't have any power and right now I'm the only one that can take us to the Santa's little happy work shop with deadly elves probably guarding the time machine that are probably ten times stronger than this maniac". They didn't have time to deal with a psycho and a giant monkey! She hoped that Jean understood that, but if he didn't.. she couldn't die. At least not right now. "Monkey boy.. should be okay" She said reassuringly letting him go (if she had him in the first place) and then flying into the air, Bulla was off as fast as she could.

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