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ZARYTTO

Darkness have never felt so welcoming before. It enveloped him like a mother would embrace her child. So close to the warmth of her bosom. Gentle soft digits caressing soothingly through the infant's hair. Lulling. Comforting. Blowing away all worries. Fending off all sorrows. Coaxing. Calming. Buoying him gently in the cradle of its eternal abyss.


Was he already dead? Was this where all dead Saiyan would go?


Slowly, Zarytto opened his eyes. Expecting to see the brightness of day. Or some sort of light. To his chagrin, darkness remained. Yet, he could see himself. Floating, amidst the sea of darkness. His hair waving gently like sun-sought seaweeds. He looked down. Studying his buck naked form. His eyes widened as he noticed some of his ribs protruding out from his chest as well as at his twisted forearm. Yet, there was no pain. He frowned. Confused. At an utter lost.


A current from within the domain tugged at him then. Pulling his attention towards it. What was that? Lights? No! An energy source! One... Nay! A total of three! Two huge energy confronting a much bigger one.


Zarytto watched. Almost mesmerised as they danced around each other. Colliding. Bumping into one another. The smaller ones stealing bites at the much bigger one. Where it then retaliated and swatted the smaller one apart. At least that's what the lights appeared to be for the Saiyan. He couldn't make them out. Couldn't grasp at exactly what he was witnessing. His brows furrowed deeper as a third light source joined the fray. It's three against one now. Or was it four? He couldn't quite tell but he knew for sure that one was being outnumbered.


Tch! There's no way the bigger one could come out of this.


True enough, after a final rush from a couple of the smaller orbs of light, the bigger one all of a sudden diminished. The young Saiyan scowled. Disapproving the results of the confrontation. Not knowing what he'd just seen, he knew not which side he was supposed to be rooting for. And in that battle of orbs, he'd in fact favoured the huge one.


The fight was without honour! It seemed rather desperate! Almost one sided. A common approach of the weak ganging up on the strong.


Pshaw!



Zarytto concluded that one of their own have fallen. One from their front line. A member of their assault team perhaps. A Saiyan. He lowered his head. Offering a moment of silent for the poor soul, unbeknownst as to whom that orb of energy belonged to. Furthermore, he didn't know if what he'd felt was even accurate. He was merely a spectator to what his subconscious mind was showing him.


Just as sudden as it'd started, everything went back to darkness. The calm gentle sway resumed. Followed by the consistent pounding of a throb and the occasional ascends of bubbles. At times, he'd felt an energy source close by. Almost as if it was checking up on him. While at another, he thought he'd heard inaudible whisperings.


As time passed, Zarytto could feel his bones retracting and snapping back into place. The fibre of his insides mending itself. Repairing before strengthening as if in preparation to receive similar punishment. As he began exploring the anatomy of his very being, Zarytto willed himself awake. Forcing himself to quickly recover without further aid from whatever machine that'd been supporting him.


His eyes suddenly fluttered open. A fierce scowl masked his expression. An unexpected fiery rage suddenly swell from deep within his chest. Revenge, his still subconscious mind seemed to clamour. Revenge for the one responsible for putting him in here? That scrawny Insect? Or was it to avenge the death of what he thought to be one of their comrades?


He wasn't sure himself.


Hazel brown eyes hastily shifted from side to side. Searching for somebody beyond the glass window. Get him out of here, they seemed to say. Get him out, now, the stare appeared to demand. Without him realizing, he was panicking! The strange contraption he was in as well as the liquid within gave him the impression that he was being drowned alive. On top of that, something was in his mouth. He brought his hands to grab at it, making an attempt to pull it right off.
 




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There is a stigma that men are more powerful than women, but I beg to differ. I’ll show you the power of a Saiyan who is also a woman!











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"To grow up alone is a fate unbecoming of a Saiyan, but it has made me stronger than I dared hope. I can only continue to hope, and with luck I'll always have Era by my side to push me to even greater heights."













Time passed by rather quickly. Almost a full 15 or 16 hours in fact. Sil spent the majority of the time visiting Era in her cell and chatting with her about the battle. They discussed their techniques, how the fights which made it to close quarters had gone. Where they had faltered. Where they succeeded. What they could do to improve. And more.


When she wasn't visiting Era she was meditating to relieve the stress of the battle and help relax her body.


But after a time Sil traveled to the new Rejuvenation Chamber tucked inside the ship. Zarytto had been the first to be placed in there due to his condition, and as she approached she was pleasantly surprised to find him awake though he did look like something of a rabid beast desperate to escape a cage.


She walked over to the glass and made sure to get close enough that it wouldn't obscure her image. She had met and spoken with him during his initial boarding of their vessel after his rescue, so she was sure he'd recognize her face. Hopefully it'd be enough to calm him down.


"Hello Zarytto. You might want to leave that breathing apparatus on." She said pleasantly.


"Just in case you didn't guess it already, you're in the Rejuvenation Chamber right now. Your body needs to heal after all of the damage that you took, and you've been in there since the battle ended which was around 16 hours ago. You just emerged from the coma you were in, so congratulations on that!" She said.


"The medbots have estimated that you have a total of around 24 to 28 more hours of soaking left, so try not to ruffle your tail until then all right?" She said pleasantly.


To "ruffle one's tail" was a nice and somewhat comical way of saying "don't overdo it" among Saiyan society. Usually it was used between friends, so Sil somewhat regretted using it the moment she let it slip from her lips. She and Zarytto weren't exactly friends, so there was no telling how he'd react to that. Hopefully he'd behave himself. They couldn't afford any damage to the Rejuvenation Chamber. If Zarytto began to misbehave and tried to get out Sil would have to order the medbots to knock him out by introducing a sleeping agent through his oxygen mask. Doing so was just a button click away, and her hand was resting right on it just in case.


Still, she was certain that what she had to say would convince him to behave.


"If you can stand to remain in there for the remainder of your recovery time, your power will be leaps and bounds beyond what it once was and the medbots have guessed that you'll have full access to your full potential right away. Normally when we recover from serious damage of this level our bodies take weeks to adjust to our new power and thus cannot reach our new potential right away. You'll be the first among this group to skip that prolonged and painful process if you can sit still for another day or so." She said with a smile.


@Lord Zanicus
 
Korvaiis took his time that night to rest. He brought out his Scouter and saw that his power was taking a jump. Slowly but surely over the course of every 30-40 minutes that ticked by his maximum potential on the Scouter took a jump. It was already up to just over 44,000 from 40,960 in just under one full day. Not bad. He didn't know how much he'd be powering up from this, but he wasn't about to be satisfied by it.


He began immediately planning a training regimen for himself.


Starting tomorrow he would train for a total of 8 hours and then let his body rest for the day. It wouldn't do to have him collapse on day one and not be able to train for two or three days because of dumb injuries or overtaxation on the body which he could avoid simply by training properly.


That was the problem with younger Saiyans. They wanted to train for as long as possible. The entire day if they could help it. But what they didn't understand is that overtaxing the body like that had serious drawbacks. Yes, they got in a lot of training during the day, but their bodies would become useless for near three or four days after that. So much for training benefits.


No.


Day one, 8 hours of intense. The next day he would dedicate purely to rest and recuperation. Day three, 8 more hours of intense training. Days four, more rest and relaxation. Day five, twelve hours of training. He knew he could push things a little bit by then without any serious repercussions. Day six, rest. And day seven, he would train for at least 15 hours. It would be a bit of a push and a stretch, but he was confident in his ability to do so safely without suffering any negative drawbacks. Still if at any time he felt otherwise, he would stop immediately and be satisfied with what he had.


A slow training regimen increasing gradually in intensity. It would be perfect for him. The body needed rest to maximize the benefits of training, so a full day would be more than adequate.


He was looking forward to getting to work again. He hadn't trained himself seriously in a long time. At least not since the last time he sparred with Black Comedy which was a few weeks ago.
 
ZARYTTO

As the familiar face came into view and her voice reached him, Zarytto paused in mid-action. He released the apparatus on his mouth and nodded to Sil. He'd understood. Still, he was new to all this. It was his first time being in a rejuvenation chamber. Then again, it was the first time he's been beaten to a pulp as well. He wasn't sure what he should be doing while he wait. There was a moment where he'd even forgotten to breath. Need to calm down, he'd reminded himself.


Tail?


He glanced over his shoulder, lifting his tail into his line of sight as he did. What's wrong with his tail again? Zarytto was not familiar with the saying. He'd not have any real friends to begin with and thus he couldn't quite grasp her meaning. The young Saiyan questioned her with furrowed brows.


Nothing's wrong with my tail, woman!


But Zarytto had not bothered to press on the subject. He shook his head slightly and began shutting his eyes. Slowly, the tensions in his muscles settled. His breathing returned to normal and the lines on his forehead smoothened. He recalled to what she'd said. Something about not going through some pain of waiting. Something about being able to wield newly attained powers immediately.


Having repeat the statement excites him. Without him realising it, Zarytto had a smirk on his face. He wanted to feel this new power. He wanted to experience the energy coursing through his veins as soon as possible. Could it be done right this instant? Would it leave a side effect should he try?


Better allow myself to be fully healed!


Zarytto restrained himself from tapping into the new power. All he could do now, was wait. And the best companion for him to have while waiting, was slumber.
 
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There is a stigma that men are more powerful than women, but I beg to differ. I’ll show you the power of a Saiyan who is also a woman!











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"To grow up alone is a fate unbecoming of a Saiyan, but it has made me stronger than I dared hope. I can only continue to hope, and with luck I'll always have Era by my side to push me to even greater heights."













Sil smiled at Zarytto as he looked at his tail. Clearly he didn't understand the joke which made her chuckle.


As Zarytto closed his eyes and began to invite sleep to be his companion while he waited to heal, Sil made her way back to her room. She spent the majority of the day laying down and resting, tending to a few bruises and small cuts received in battle, and also taking the time to meditate to relieve the stress of what they'd just gone through. It was never fun to experience something like this. The biggest problem had been worrying about their weaker comrades who were only just entering the 1,000 range power level, or in Zarytto's case, not even that.


Regardless, Sil took the time to meditate and relieve the stress which had been mounting on her shoulders.








Meanwhile, down in her cell... Era meditated as well. She used this quiet time to focus on her abilities of sensing power levels and messing with the guard who was wearing a Scouter. She powered down as close to zero as she could while retaining consciousness, and waited until he started yelling about her condition to the others. She then powered up quickly to her original level and listened to them yammer on about how odd it was that the Scouters had malfunctioned.


They didn't malfunction boys. She though with a smile.


She continued toying with the guards like this all night long well into the next morning. And upon the evening when her sentence was finished she exited the cell and ship and made her way back to her room to eat. She was famished.








The day they'd finished the battle was the 8th of Liech'tur (September 8).


As of the 9th of Liech'tur Korvaiis decided to begin the countdown until their departure and the end of their training period. He wanted everyone, Zarytto included, to have a power of at least 50,000 before they departed this world... And that meant one thing.


Korvaiis hated doing it, but in order to ensure Zarytto's survival and the maximization of his new abilities, he had to abuse the rejuvenation machine which was dangerous for Zarytto's body. But they had to risk it. If Zarytto and the group were to survive what was to come they would all need to reach a power of at least 50,000, if not higher. If they could push beyond it, then all the better. But 50,000 was their magic number at this time. If they found time to train and further their powers even more later, it would be even better.


This likely meant the same of Eve, though she would not likely require nearly the kind of repeated beating Zarytto did. Her power level was already 2,000 upon joining the group so it likely wouldn't take nearly as much to put her back in the chamber and acquire a significant increase in power enough to hit the 50,000 limit he was hoping for.


They only had around 7 or 8 days to do this before their window of opportunity closed.


Starting tomorrow on the 10th of Liech'tur they would begin their training. It would be something of a race to reach the 50,000 power level they needed, but if need be Korvaiis would see to it that on their journey to their next destination they would reach that goal. The ship was tempered against Ki attacks, so blasting those who hadn't yet hit the limit to the point where they'd need time to recuperate in the chamber was their best bet. Harsh. Brutal. Very Saiyan-esque. But it had to be done.


They were all going to have a power level of 50,000 before they reached their destination. Korvaiis would not allow for anything less.


(Pardon the "Email" thing. Just ignore it and pretend it's information sent by Korvaiis to your Scouter)


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Era and Sil


_Activity Log


The two of you are to train once a day, every other day, for a minimum of 8 hours. I want you both training at maximum intensity without the use of Ki techniques. Fight for all your worth and push each other to your absolute limits.


Anything less is unacceptable. I want you two to become as powerful as physically possible within reason and using proper training methods.


~ Commander Korvaiis




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Karas


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Karas.


You are to cease any and all activities unrelated to training until your power level has reached at least 50,000. I want you training at maximum intensity for a minimum of 10 hours every other day to reach this level. If your power has already reached this level upon delivery, you are free to ignore this message.


Upon reaching said goal 50,000, you are free to pursue whatever work requires your immediate attention.


~ Commander Korvaiis




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Eve


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Eve.


As one of our newer members and one who was injured in the recent battle, I am officially ordering you to begin training upon the completion of your recovery period in the Rejuvenation Chamber.


If you can find a partner, all the better. But you must train for at least 10 hours every other day at maximum intensity. Push your body to its absolute limit, and do not stop until you find your power level resting at or above 50,000.


That is all.


~ Commander Korvaiis




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Nei, Kendra, and Urod


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The three of you are to train yourselves to the best of your abilities in whatever manner you see fit. You're all close to the 50,000 power level which I am demanding of the others, but as veterans I trust you all to push even further. Train as hard as you can for a minimum of 10 hours a day every other day at maximum intensity to reach the highest power you can in the next 7 days.


Upon completion of this task within this time frame, report back to me.


~ Commander Korvaiis




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Zarytto


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You will not receive this message until you are free of the Rejuvenation Chamber. When you are free of the chamber and find this on your Scouter, consider it an order that you begin your training at once. Train for at least 10 hours every other day for five days if possible upon exiting the chamber. When you are finished, report to me. Your power must reach 50,000 before we are cleared to leave this planet, but even training will not be enough to accomplish that by itself.


Sadly this means putting you back in the rejuvenation chamber, which means by my hand you will receive another beating comparable to that which put you in the chamber the first time. I know it sounds harsh, but believe me it will be beneficial for everyone, especially you, to adhere to this course of action.


~ Commander Korvaiis




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Dicchio and Raze


_Activity Log


Given Raze's condition, adherence to this order may not be possible at this time. However, when your time in the Rejuvenation chamber is through, you are to resume your training. I want you both going at maximum intensity for at least 10 hours every other day in order to accomplish the task of reaching a power of at least 50,000 before we reach our destination.


If this cannot be accomplished, then do not fear. I have an alternate plan if it comes to bear that you don't have time to finish.


That is all.


~ Commander Korvaiis




With the messages sent to everyone's Scouters, Korvaiis walked outside and flew off to find Urod. The two of them would train together, as would Nei and Kendra by themselves. Era and Sil would begin as well. It was now just a matter of time before they discovered just where their team would stand in this race to destroy Inecros' supply line before he noticed what was going on and began chasing them down to stop them.​
 
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A short time after Eve was hauled back to the infirmary with Zarytto, Karas felt a large energy signature building behind him. He turned, only to see literally 30 weak soldiers all charging a simultaneous energy blast. He could handle five grunts. Thirty, firing some kind of mega-blast all at once? He wasn't so sure. Before he could do little more than summon what was left of his ki reserves from the fight with A-akh-toh-ni to form a primitive barrier, it went off in a massive conflagration of yellow light, and he screamed in agony as the force and heat hit him head-on. When the light and heat began to fade, he had burns on about 20% of his body. His undersuit was in tatters, his body armor was full of holes, his robotic arm was throbbing with pain and had a fresh new gash in the the forearm where he had raised a hand to defend himself, and he had bloody cuts and bruises all over his body. His flesh arm hung loosely at his side, completely useless. He couldn't feel it, so he must have had nerve damage. Furthermore, it looked like it was at an angle it really, really shouldn't have been. A broken arm and nerve damage, oh joy! At least the latter removed the pain. He decided he would take advantage of this as best he could, even as he stood there, panting, and dropping to one knee in exhaustion. It was then that Karas heard something.


"Hey, Kratu...we got him, right?"


"I don't think so, brother. The detector's still reading his energy signature."


Karas could just barely make out a whimper that must have been Kratu's brother.


Then, Korvaiis got on the loudspeaker claiming that the enemy leader was dead, and the group of soldiers surrendered immediately. They had obviously used up quite a lot of energy, and weren't willing to carry the battle any further. Karas then summoned what little energy he had left and flew back to the ship, collapsing into an infirmary bed from exhaustion and combat stress.


When he woke up the next morning, his arm was still deadened, but it was in a white cast. All the better, honestly. That way he didn't have to deal with the pain and the itching. That said, he could soon detect the slightest tingling in his flesh shoulder. It seemed that the IV next to him was injecting him with a neuroregenerative drug of some kind. Probably powerful stuff. His robotic arm had a miscolored patch over the spot where the gash had once been, and he could in fact move and feel with it just fine. The cybernetic surgery programming had paid off.


@Zuka


Then, he got a message from Eve on his Scouter. He wrote back, Sorry, can't meet you. I have a broken arm, quite a few burns, and nerve damage. We can use the Scouter. Say, are you in here? I'd rather not disturb the other patients and I'd rather have some privacy with these curtains, so let's stick to text. Do you know how the others are?


@Kyero


Karas then got an email from Korvaiis. So he hasn't gotten the memo that I'm in the infirmary. Well, no matter. With some surgery and a day's rest, I should be out of here. Thank you, Saiyan biology.
 
A whole day had passed since the assault and Eve was staring at her scouter like it was going to implode at any moment. Her steel eyes were fixated on so much so that you could cut the tension with a knife.


No answer. No answer!!!! Had Karas been killed?!


If the stronger teams had pushed further into field, it made sense that against an army Karas had no chance. Her breath hitched in her throat and there were almost tears in the corners of her eyes. Her failure, her weakness, cost her the lives of her comrades. She presumed Zarytto was dead, she figured his injuries had been too extensive for even the Chamber to fix. And who knows about Raze and Dicchio.


She was so panicked her breathing was out of control and she was hyper-ventilating. Alarms were starting to blare as her heart rate skyrocketed. Med-bots surfaced from all areas trying to calm her down but she started to scream, throwing vases around the room, hurling equipment. It seemed people were starting to crowd into the room, her power was skyrocketed along with her heart rate but her body was not used to the influx. The chaotic energy around her popping in explosive bursts which started to shatter cabinets. Her scouter now long since forgotten and both the Commander's and Kara's message were lost as the scouter flew off the table to hit the far wall.


To those who could sense energy she was using almost 12,000 of her new acquired Power Level but without the Chamber's healing liquid her heart and organs were in the process of shutting down completely. But she didn't care, she had a mission and she failed. Anyone who came within a few feet of her was violently hurled through the room with her one good arm, chest pain long since forgotten in her rage. She needed to be calmed down quickly but try as the medical team might she just would not listen to the state of her friends.


@Kyero @Genon @Lord Zanicus @Anime King Kaleb
 
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Korvaiis had finished his sending of information when he was alerted to a problem in the medical bay. He raced over as fast as he could and was led by the medbots to Eve's chamber where she was obviously alive and well and flailing about in an attempt to get free of the medbots trying to subdue her.


Korvaiis approached the bedside and grabbed her arms at the bicep to hold her still and flared his own power throughout the room to catch her attention.


"Eve. Calm yourself this instant!" He yelled.


Once she recognized who was in front of her and had the chance to calm down, he continued.


"You are not used to this power level, so power down at once." He ordered calmly.


He gave her a moment to obey and noticed that amongst the items scattered about her Scouter was across the room. He retrieved it and took a moment to access it, checking to make sure his message had arrived when he noticed she had sent a message to Karas which had recently been replied to.


"Eve. May I presume this outburst occurred before you saw this message sent to you by Karas about his condition?" He asked, putting the Scouter on her face for her so she could read the message.


"As you can see, he is in bad shape but otherwise alive and well. Zarytto is in the Rejuvenation Chamber as we speak, and is healing well. Dicchio and Raze are in the next room being tended to by medbots, and Raze is next in the chamber due to potentially life-threatening conditions. But he will survive. We will see to that. Now get some rest. After your time in the chamber has come and gone you will have a new training order waiting for you." He said.


With that, Korvaiis left Eve in bed with her Scouter on so she could read and send messages to help calm her nerves.


@Zuka
 
Eve wasn't sure what had happened, she was surrounded by medbots trying very badly to subdue her and the next second someone had grasped her arms and held her securely in place. His grip was so strong and sure, that when her eyes focused in she realised it was Commander Korvaiis! Here his power level spiked if only to further her realisation and her eyes widened. She looked like she was going to say something but it simply came out as a soft squeak. It was only then as she glanced down she saw the ripples of chaotic energy flooding over her did she realise just what had happened and took a huge breath inwards to try and calm down. Slowly her power level dropped to the point that without it she felt dizzy and weak. She took a staggered step and reached out at her bed, breathing heavily as her chest ached again.


As he stepped away then back again, she felt his fingers brush the side of her face and she got a perplexed look on her face, but then realised he had only reattatched her scouter. And there, unlike before, was two messages, one from Karas and one from the Commander.


Her eyes focused in on the Commander as he told her the state of her comrades and her face paled, eyes going downcast. So they were injuried, but alive. She should be happy then why was she so upset with herself? "Commander wait...." Using a strong tone and hoping he caught it before he walked out the door. "I...I'll wait till everyone has had a turn in the Chamber to recover however..." How could she explain what she needed? She took another calming breath. "Once I am out and have acquired my new power level....I need you to battle with me. I need to push myself as far as I will go. I don't want to just be a level 50,000...I need to be stronger to protect them all!" There were even tears in the corners of her eyes. "I need you to attack me with everything you have. A simple training session just will not work. Can you promise me this?" Lifting her steel eyes to him now.


@Kyero
 
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Korvaiis was stopped as he made his attempt to leave by Eve's commanding voice, which was a bit of a shock given her physical state. But she made a heartfelt plea to him regarding her power and that she wanted to protect everyone. That 50,000 just wasn't enough.


Korvaiis closed his eyes and looked away for a few moments.


"... Very well. You, along with Zarytto, will battle with me to repeat the process of activating your Zenkai abilities. But be warned, it will only be done this once. Repeating such injuries this close together even with the effects of the Chamber is dangerous for the body. If it is not given proper time to rest and recuperate after the Chamber has done its job, permanent injury may result."





He looked back to her.


"One training battle, Eve. That is all I can promise. Anything beyond that will be up to you." He said.


He then turned and left her be, flying away to find his room and rest.


Tomorrow would begin a long week of training and preparation.
 
MEDBOT #33

The clanking of metal feet echoed throughout the vessel's quiet corridor. Like a knight in the Medievals era of earth, rushing towards the Majesty's summoning; it hurried for its destination. The limbs that were its arms, spread wide on its sides. Granting balance as it leant into its own pace, keeping it upright as it negotiate the corners. If it was made of flesh and bones, it could've already been panting right now. Or be dripping with sweat.


#33 was initially programmed to monitor the state of whoever was in the Rejuvenation Chamber. But the reason it'd temporarily left its post was due to a distress signal sent from one of its models. And since it was one of the closest, it'd taken upon itself to respond. Apparently, one of the Saiyans on board have somewhat malfunction probably due to power overload and seemed to have gone berserk. It'd spent hours helping its kind back on their feet as they got tossed aside by the rampaging female Saiyan and it'd also made a couple of attempts at restoring the room to their former state. It was so caught up in the whole mess that it almost missed the pop up notification in its heads-up-display. It was already time for the current user to exit the chamber!


O' OH!


The petite robot slid to a stop outside the door before it quickly entered. If it was alive, its heart would probably be pounding so hard against its chest right now. For the Saiyan with the Mohawk was already up and awake. Standing in the nude with his back towards #33. His figure dark with only his silhouette visible from the backdrop of light he was blocking. Still, despite it being unable to see the Saiyan's face, it could feel the sharp glare he'd seemed to give as he glanced over a shoulder.


Fortunately for #33, #67 was already there to take its place. For a moment, the medbot thought it'd given off a sigh of relief. To make up for its negligence, it then took the initiative to hand the Saiyan, his gears, dismissing #67 from further services. It remained still as Zarytto equipped himself with his uniform. Maintaining its limbs from trembling in the process. It watched as the Saiyan then equipped his Scouter. It noticed his grin.


O' OH!


A sudden blast of air swept #33 off its feet and it was sent hurling towards the far wall. That would definitely leave a dent. Its vision buzzed, skipped and blurred for a while. Climbing back up to its feet, #33 raised both hands to the Saiyan with the Mohawk.


“NOT HERE, SIR! YOU MIGHT DAMAGE THE REJUVENATION CHAMBER BY DOING THAT HERE!” it begged.


“Tch!” the Saiyan grunted before he turned to leave, dismissing his charge entirely, but only to pause in the doorway. “Have the kitchen ready with a meal! I'm starving!”


“STARVING? THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE, SIR! FOR THE CHAM-...”


“Just shut up and do as I say! Or do you prefer being scrap metal and be part of this vessel?”


“O' OH! ... RIGHT AWAY, SIR!”
 




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There is a stigma that men are more powerful than women, but I beg to differ. I’ll show you the power of a Saiyan who is also a woman!











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"To grow up alone is a fate unbecoming of a Saiyan, but it has made me stronger than I dared hope. I can only continue to hope, and with luck I'll always have Era by my side to push me to even greater heights."












Day One




It was now the 10th of Leich'tur, and everyone was now expected to begin their training if they were physically capable.


Zarytto was now out of the chamber and Raze would have been placed inside. He'd be in for a total of 32 hours according to the medbots. After that would be Eve, estimated at 26 hours by the medbots. And after that anyone else would be free to enter the chamber if necessary which Dicchio was likely to need. His injuries didn't really match up to those of Raze, but they were serious enough that Korvaiis had barred him from training activities until he'd spent at least 16 hours in the chamber after Eve had finished.


After that it was anyone's turn based on who needed it most.


Korvaiis himself trained for a total of eight hours pushing himself as far as his body could be taken alone. Once his Scouter's timer went off that he'd been at it for eight hours, he stopped to rest. He was exhausted, sweating profusely, it was hard to catch his breath. That was rare, but it was also the point. If he had been able to just brush it off, then it wasn't really training at all. Just going through the paces. That would accomplish nothing.


Urod, Nei, and Kendra literally spent the entire day sparring in a 3-way battle non-stop for 20 hours of the day. They pushed themselves to the very brink while being careful to avoid any kind of injuries, but they weren't hesitant about bringing the pain. Bruises, small cuts here and there, and plenty of bloody noses and corners of mouths. But no serious injuries that would need immediate attention. The three of them pushed themselves to the absolute limit all day long and by the end they barely made it back to the ship to rest because of how tired they were.


Era and Sil spent around eight hours training together at maximum intensity and spent the rest of the day resting. The two of them spoke afterwards as much as they could about what they saw in each other's techniques and performance, and critiqued each other for the better part of an hour to help each other learn from whatever mistakes they'd made.


Zarytto was now free of the chamber, and was fine to train on his own for however long he wanted whilst the others all rested and continued to be looked after by the medbots.







Day Two




Day two was a period of rest for many. Korvaiis' instructions were not to train for two days in a row due to overtaxation dangers on the body which would result in no growth whatsoever. It was a warning by the medbots who had analyzed the Saiyan's bodies and discovered that pushing the body too hard for too many days in a row would yield no growth in their potential whatsoever.


While they didn't have a genetic limit to their strength anymore, their bodies had a physical limit to how much punishment they could take while still enjoying the benefits of their recovery process.


So for Era, Sil, Korvaiis, Urod, and Zarytto, it was a day to relax and recuperate. Plenty of food and drink were required with large meals prepared for all of them to help build up their strength.


... However, Nei and Kendra weren't content to just sit idly by. They played along for the first half of the day, but one hour after finishing lunch they flew off to "scout" the planet. Once far enough away, they continued pushing themselves for eight more hours in training before flying back. They were very careful to avoid making the training physical as any damage to their armor and Korvaiis would know that they had disobeyed him. But what did he know? They'd never encountered a loss of progress in training before.


Meanwhile Raze continued to recuperate in the Chamber with a total of 12 hours left until his time was complete.







Day Three




It was now day three, and time to get back to work.


Korvaiis spent eight more hours training as hard as he could by himself as he'd done before as he liked the way it felt. Urod, Nei and Kendra continued their 3-way sparring for twelve hours, but when it was over Nei continued for another eight hours on his own.


Zarytto would have trained for as long as he wished this day as well.


By midday Raze was free of the Chamber and had around 10 hours left in the day to continue his training after a physical examination by both a medbot and Korvaiis himself who cleared him to get to work.


Eve was next in the chamber, and by about midday tomorrow she too would be free and clear of the chamber and ready to get to work.


Dicchio was still recovering, and would be in after Eve. He'd be in for around 20 hours before he too was clear to get to work.


Karas had recovered well enough to train by this day as well, though maximum intensity was out of the question due to his body still being in the final phases of recovery. That was a direct order by Korvaiis. He needed this last day to really finish his mending since the broken arm was just barely showing the last signs of mending. The medbots had tended to his nerve damage on day one, but that too was only just finishing its recovery in full... One more day.







Day Four




Day four, slightly more than halfway through their time crunch.


Another day of rest for Era, Sil, Korvaiis, Urod, and Zarytto.


However once again Nei and Kendra refused to rest completely and trained for eight hours on another "scout" mission around the planet.


Karas was finally free to train as well, and Eve too come midday once she was given the clear by both a medbot and Korvaiis upon inspection.


Dicchio was next in the chamber, estimated at 20 hours to recuperation before he was ready to exit and train again.







Day Five




Today things got real.


Both Zarytto and Eve had shown great progress, but it was not enough. With power levels of around 14,000 and 19,000 respectively, they were doing very well but required another stint in the Rejuvenation Chamber.


Dicchio would be in until a few hours past midday, but once he was free they'd be clear to reenter after their sparring sessions with Korvaiis.


Once the medbots gave him the signal that Dicchio had only one hour left in the chamber, Korvaiis got to work. At Zarytto's request, he sparred with him first one on one as the young Saiyan had no desire to engage in a tag-team effort. His pride wouldn't allow it.


The fight was brief, but brutal. Korvaiis had Zarytto power up to his maximum, and Korvaiis himself powered up to just over 40,000 to take him on. Korvaiis had Zarytto push himself to the absolute limit with max power Ki blasts, full force physical assaults, and he even goaded him into a rage-induced power up which shot Zarytto's power level up to nearly 55,000. However Korvaiis powered up to counter this rage-induced power up and took Zarytto down all the same.


By the time the fight was over Zarytto was left exhausted with a few mild Ki burns, but otherwise was perfectly in tact and ready for another round in the Rejuvenation chamber. The bout lasted all of 15 minutes, but for Zarytto it probably felt like an eternity.


(Crippling Injury of around 5.01-5.6x for Zarytto should do nicely as these injuries just barely enter the Crippling Injury range)


Eve was next, and the bout was a similar story. Eve was left completely drained of power by the time the bout was over and had to be taken away on a stretcher not because of her injuries, but because of the sheer exhaustion which left her with a power level of only 6 along with her having been knocked unconscious by Korvaiis.


(Exhaustive Injury of between 3.3-4.3x should do nicely)


Korvaiis then took the remainder of the day to train himself for around twelve hours before finally calling it quits.


Era and Sil trained for eighteen hours this day pushing themselves well beyond their normal limits.


Urod, Nei, and Kendra once again spent a full twenty hours training themselves together before calling it a day.


Raze waited for Dicchio to be free and clear of the Chamber before the two of them began sparring together for what remained in the day after Dicchio's inspection which left them around 9 more hours to train before the day was up.


And finally today was a day of rest for Karas unless he disobeyed Korvaiis' order not to train for two days in a row.







Day Six




Day 6 saw Era, Sil, Korvaiis, and Urod all resting up. Zarytto finished his roughly 18 hours in the chamber in the late morning leaving Eve the rest of the day to sit in the chamber for another 16-18 hours. By tomorrow morning she'd be right as rain and ready to continue for her final stint in the Chamber.


Nei and Kendra spent one final "scouting" day training for eight hours before returning late in the evening.


Karas was free to train whilst Dicchio and Raze were ordered to rest for the day.







Day Seven




Day 7 had come.


Korvaiis spent 20 hours training himself that day.



Era and Sil spent 18 more hours training themselves.



Nei, Kendra, and Urod spent 20 hours training themselves.



Raze and Dicchio were free to train whilst Karas and Zarytto were ordered to rest, the latter of which having had around half the previous day to train after leaving the chamber.



Eve finished her time in the Chamber in the late morning and was free to resume training as well for around 2/3 of the day if she desired.











Day Eight




At last, it was over.


All training was ordered to come to a halt, and the group gathered at Korvaiis' command in the ship's Bridge.






"Everyone, training is now officially over. We have a new dilemma on our hands." He said solemnly.


He sat down, beckoning the others to join him around the room.



"It has come to my attention that some are not satisfied with the fact that Raid Group 02A now operates as not a Raiding Party, but a simple gathering of Saiyans. Now that our home worlds are in the process of being destroyed, there is nothing holding the Raid Group's status together. To that end, I have called you all together this day to make your voices heard regarding who you are willing to follow moving forward."


He took a moment to lean back in his chair.






"Kendra and Nei have already made their voices clear that they will only remain if a solid chain of command that is immovable is brought forth. Normally in a Raid Group the strongest is the Commander and everyone else falls in line based on power level... But therein lies the problem with that previous system." He said.


"With our powers ever shifting, any one of us could suddenly oust another from their position. The resentment and injured pride could run quite high which is dangerous to us as a unit. Therefore I am calling for all of you to make your voices heard thus:" He said, motioning to Xol who was standing next to him.


"I would like for everyone, and I include myself in this, to vote on who they believe should be Commander of this group and who should serve as the Sub-Commander. You may not vote for yourself." He said.


He crossed his arms.


"I have already given Xol my vote on who should lead this group and who should serve as a second to them. The final result lies with all of you. Choose now who you wish to be the Commander and who to be Sub-Commander, and send them to Xol via your Scouters. He will tally up the votes and display them for everyone so that we may all see the results. Those who earn said positions will take command of the group, and everyone else will serve as equals to oner another. No questions No exceptions." He said calmly.​
 
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Once the Commander had left her in peace, she sat in thought on the edge of her bed. He had promised her One training battle, and she would not see to it that she would waste such an opportunity. As much as she detested disobeying his orders, she couldn't help but feel she needed to push herself far harder then most. This was a matter of life and death and she refused to be the one that they all needed to run to for her aid. She laid down on her bed as she was a wash of exhaustion, letting the ripples of sleep overcome her. But then one eye peeked opened as she gazed to the message from Karas. To this she placed a finger onto her scouter to respond.


Karas? Thank the stars you are alright. I was worried the worst had happened. Not just to you but to all of our comrades. I am sorry I failed you. If you had not wasted such a huge portion of your energy to assist me....It doesn't matter, I suppose. Zarytto is in the chamber finishing his healing, glad you got it finished eh?, and Raze will be next in. Dicchio will go at some point after that...I may have broken a few Med-bots in my panic heh. Sorry. The Commander was the one who stopped me from doing something silly.


I'm stuck in this place till the chamber is free, as are you no doubt, but I want to train! Right now! I refuse to let that same situation repeat. I don't know if I'll see much of you for the next week, but, I wanted you to know...thanks. I'd be dead if it wasn't for you.



Here Eve stopped, unsure what else to say. She pulled the scouter off her face then and rested it back on the bedside, turning onto her side and finally letting her body get the rest it so desperately desired.


DAY ONE


Eve slept pretty much most of the day, she might have been able to get up and walk if it were not for her antics the day before, pushing her power level past what her body was capable of. In hindsight it was reckless and foolish, but Saiyan's were known for being temperamental for the strangest of things. Her finger running over the material on her pillow wondering how the boys were all doing. She knew Era and Sil would be fine.


By now Zarytto would have left the Chamber, and not hearing any distress signals or panicked called over the Scouter signaled to her he had not destroyed the thing. Which was good, she supposed. Arrogant fool. Something about him always sent the hairs on the back of her head on end, she had a weird hatred for him and yet he seemed to always be in the back of her thoughts. Just two more days...


DAY TWO


Eve had been bedridden for almost 3 days now, and she was going stir crazy. She paced around her room in annoyance and anyone who tried to enter she rudely told them to leave her alone. Friend or med-bot alike. Korvaiis had specified not to do any training till she had fully healed in the chamber, but the oppression of simple waiting was driving her to insanity. She decided against her gut instinct to sneak some Medium training in, pushing her bed and bedside table as well as the medical equipment against the doorway and wall adjoining it, and used the now clear space to train.


She still only had one good arm left, but regardless she pushed through the pain of her broken ribs to do some one handed push ups, struggling and sweating like a mad woman as she did. She would do 10 sets of 5, before she collapsed against the ground, panting and whining. She'd lay there for a moment or two before slowly coming up to her feet. "I will not be some damsel in distress! I will not be the weakest here! I refuse!" And with that motivation she continued on, stretching her leg high in the air, using the wall to do some splits, box alone with herself, keeping her light on her feet. At the end of the day she yanked the bed away from the door with her one good arm, before falling asleep exhausted. It didn't matter how dead she was, tomorrow would be the chamber.


DAY THREE


The med-bots were in a panic when they could not awaken the Saiyan woman. As they couldn't access the room the day before, they had no idea what she had been up to, but now that it was her turn in the chamber, the girl was still and dangerously lifeless.


In a rush, they had loaded up her body onto a stretcher and wheeled her with a fast pace into the Rejuvenation Chamber, hooking her up and filled the tank with the healing liquid. She was unconscious for the most part, silly girl over pushing herself. The med-bots kept as close an eye on her as they were able. But slowly her ribs rejoined themselves and her arm strengthen. The hardest part was replacing her lost Ki energy.


DAY FOUR


At around midday Eve was alerted to alarms and more blaring as her eyes slowly drifted open, peering outside of the chamber. Her hair was floating around in some sort of crazy mermaid dance. You could see the consciousness drifting together in her face, her eyes widening and her heart rate starting to climb. "Get her out of there!" One bot demanded and in a moment the liquid had drained, to which she threw the face piece away and stood up tall, shaking her hair out as she did. Naked as the day she was born, but she didn't even care, it didn't register even for a moment. She felt 100% of her newly acquired power, over 15000, it was making every inch of her tingle in ecstasy. One med bot had it's limbs outstretched, armor and suit intact.


So she simply stepped out of the pod, and grasped it with a hand. She made not even a comment as she slid her tights on, donned a singlet and boots and slide the chest armor up and over her head, adjusting it to fit snugly on her full chest. She reattached her scouter and without a word left the room, her boots making soft clicks with every step down the hallway.


She would seek the closest empty training room she could find, walked in and locked the door behind her to get as much training in with her new power as she was able.


DAY FIVE


Eve awoke relatively early, considering she had been up till almost midnight training. She had a quick shower as she almost always did once or twice a day, threw her hair up in it's a-typical ponytail and strode out of her room with that same emotionless expression. Here she wandered to what could only be described as a hastily set up battle arena. Commander Korvaiis and Zarytto had only just started so she stood at the sidelines with one arm lazily holding the other. She watched then dive, fly, punch, kick, and while Zarytto gave it his all he was really no match for the Commander.


It had ended pretty much as one might have predicted, and as they wheeled the arrogant Saiyan away she had a slight moment of regret. She knew it was the fastest way to awaken there power but still...seeing him so bloodied and hurt. She felt a twinge in her heart strings and she wasn't even sure why. Her gaze turned though as the Commander summoned her up next and to this she walked forward in front of him. Even panting gently as he was she knew he didn't even use a fraction of the power he was capable of. She knew she literally had no chance. But she was determined to do anything she could to help her comrades.


So without a moment's hesitation she blasted her energy outwards around her, skyrocketed it to it's maximum of 17600 and flew at him. She emptied her entire arsenal of abilities in a rage to take him down as quickly as possible, and for a moment she even thought it possible to defeat him with such a show of strength so early. Of course, once her entire Ki had been depleted by his defenses, she to got taken down much as Zarytto had. As she was lying on the ground in a state of half consciousness, she gazed up to the Commander with a weak little smile.





"Thank you..." It was the strangest statement after one gets pulverized, but she made him promise her one good fight and he supplied. After this she was rushed back to her old familiar Medical room to rest till it was her turn in the chamber once more.


DAY SIX


She slept. It was glorious. The water rippling over her body, holding her tight, brushing over every part of her skin. She didn't even care if she was naked, if someone watched, nothing mattered but the sweet feeling of the silence and occasional sound of a bubble surfacing around her.


Every minute she felt the power coursing through her the point she thought she might just explode. She felt so strong, so powerful now. And as before when her time was up the water was drained and she redressed herself. This time she forewent the body armor, carrying it under an arm, and walked straight to her room. Here she went from one sleep into another, collapsing into the bed and asleep almost before her head hit the mattress.


DAY SEVEN


She awoke earlier, much earlier then days previous. She donned her normal armor and with the same back-straight presence and commanding aura she seemed to possess back when she had first joined the Raid Group, she disappeared back into the same training room as previous. Today, she bared nothing. She trained till her legs felt like jelly, till her outfit was soaked, till every muscle ached and whined for her to stop. But she refused. Every hour her body screamed to stop, she would take a huge drink of water, wipe the sweat pouring down her face and continue her brutal assault once more.


She made every single kick count, every punch count, every Ki blast stronger then the one before it. This went on for almost 18hours before she could take not another minute more. And here she retreated back into her bed, but not before having a cold shower. She hated being dirty after all, and sleeping in sweaty clothes would just not do. Once more, she crashed in her bed with a snore.


DAY EIGHT


The call came from Korvaiis to join them in his office, to which she strapped on her more expensive armor. Black boots, thigh high black stockings with a gleaming black and purple chest armor over a training one piece. Similar to that of a swimming tog set. She had even braided her hair to flow easily down the side of face, resting her long hair now on the right side of her front, letting it rest by her waist. Even with her skilled fingers, some strands remained uncontrollable and framed her face softly.


She strode with all the purpose of a woman on a mission, head held high, steps steady if not in a long stride. Most people simply slipped out of her way as she past and you could tell in her face this was how she had mostly acted around the Upper and Elite Saiyan classes she can grown around. Now she was one of them. Her power exceeding far what any of her older teachers, even parents had been. That made a strangely soft smile come to her face. It was fairly invigorating to be back in the saddle like this. She didn't feel comfortable being so low on the food chain. Everyone being able to send that shiver down her spine was irritating to say the least. But now they could not intimidate anymore....well she hoped at least. It would simply be a case of height or sheer bulk that might get that response. She shook her head of those thoughts and walked into the gathering, taking her place beside Karas and Raze. She refused to look to Zarytto for that exact reason she was pondering earlier.


Then the Commander offered a vote to change the chain of command. At this her eyes went downcast. The only person with such a strong hold on their mission was indeed Commander Korvaiis and as of yet he had done nothing in her eyes that would see to falling from that position. Her eyes lifting up to gaze to Urod who stood firmly by his side. Again the man was nothing but a stone for the Commander and to be fair she didn't much want to see anything change.


She didn't move for the longest time but eventually she lifted a hand to her scouter and hesitantly she pushed some buttons that would see a confirmation screen. As she was doing this, she glanced to the robotic armed Saiyan on her right. Without his engineering ingenuity none of them would be alive, his Black Comedy robot, the Chamber, the upgrades to the ships. He had such intelligence it was frightening. Her eyes went downcast once more. Together it was scary what the two might accomplish so with a sharp breath inwards she put her vote to Xol.


Commander: Korvaiis


Sub-Commander: Karas



She sent it to Xol and with that she waited for them to call the vote.


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There is a stigma that men are more powerful than women, but I beg to differ. I’ll show you the power of a Saiyan who is also a woman!











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"To grow up alone is a fate unbecoming of a Saiyan, but it has made me stronger than I dared hope. I can only continue to hope, and with luck I'll always have Era by my side to push me to even greater heights."













So it was time.


Era and Sil had trained as hard as they could and when they were summoned to the ship by Commander Korvaiis, they obeyed without question. After listening to his speech, the two women separated themselves to opposite sides of the room to send their votes to Xol.


Sil was the first to send in her votes on the positions of Commander and Sub-Commander. She hadn't ever known anyone to go above and beyond Korvaiis' tact and prodigious combat prowess, and so she felt he was the obvious choice for Commander no matter what. Her choice had been made. She then made her choice for Sub-Commander. While it was true most of his own talents were relatively shrouded in mystery, she knew that Urod held more knowledge of various topics which assisted Korvaiis in many of his decisions and was a huge part of their success. She voted Korvaiis as Commander and Urod as Sub-Commander, keeping in touch with the original group's dynamic.


Era was next. She voted Korvaiis for the position of Commander without hesitation, but who to pick for Sub-Commander?... Urod was her first choice, but given that she didn't know much about him she was forced to take a moment to think on everyone as a possibility. Sil was more a follower than a leader, so she was out. Karas' skills were more suited to his engineering and such so she felt he was a bit out of place in a leadership role as well. Dicchio and/or Raze? No. They were nice enough but not exactly the kind of Saiyans she would want to take orders from. Zarytto was... Zarytto. Eve was also nice, but also seemed more a follower than a leader. That left Nei and Kendra, and despite what they had said and done to her, she still respected them as warriors. However neither of them seemed much a leader either.


Era's vote was the same as Sil's: Korvaiis as Commander and Urod as the Sub-Commander.




Urod was next. He voted his old friend Korvaiis into the Commander's role as well, but felt unsure of who should hold the Sub-Commander position. The only one who crossed his mind was Karas. He had a good head on his shoulders and was easily the most intelligent of the group, but his sense of battle left something to be desired. In combat, he didn't feel Karas was one to give orders that he'd be comfortable following.


In the end he decided to cast his vote based on an old fashioned and somewhat cliche method. Korvaiis was his choice for Commander, and his choice of Sub-Commander was, rather surprisingly, Era. Era had an almost supernatural talent for discovering new things which could benefit the entire group such as the Zenkai, the suppression of their energy, sensing the energy of other beings, and who knows what other secrets she had discovered and was keeping to herself? The girl's sense for combat and practical techniques among the group was almost unparalleled, surpassed only by the Commander himself.


His vote was cast.




Nei and Kendar both knew that Korvaiis was going to lead. He had to. He was the smartest in the group when it came to combat and long term tactics and keeping everyone alive. But who to choose for Sub-Commander? They knew and respected Urod the most, so both were initially temped to choose him.


After thinking about the others and the possibilities that they all presented, Nei decided on voting Urod back into his spot. Kendra did the same. Neither one had any reason to oust either from their previous positions and they certainly weren't about to take orders from the newer members for any reason whatsoever.


Their votes were cast.​
 
ZARYTTO

A week of intense training just went by. Body now perhaps tougher than steel. Fists now probably encased with devastating strength. And movements so quick even the wind might grow fond of. At least that's what it'd felt like for Zarytto. Immense power. Not so long ago, his was in the mere hundreds. An ant under the soles of giants. Unnoticeable. Unrecognised. Now, his power levels have tremendously risen, putting him perhaps shoulder to shoulder among the super elites. A feat where its probably unacceptable in the eyes of the elites should they learn he was of the lower class.


To top it off, he was also a new addition to the crew. Too fresh in fact to even have the chance of showing his worth or what he's capable of for the others to recognise. So when the Commander summoned everyone to gather for the vote, Zarytto thought its simply an act to banish the old system and to introduce a more secure one. A wise method, the young Saiyan admitted. To use their Saiyan pride –once they've officially consented– against them should mutiny once again resurfaced. No Saiyan would break their own words or their own consent.


Voting was unnecessary, thought the young Saiyan. Even Zarytto knew it's less likely there'll be any change with the chain of command.


Zarytto had his back leaned against the far corner of the room. Head lowered with chin almost touching his chest. Eyes shut. Arms folded. And a leg bent. His power level lowered and maintained at 50,000. When Korvaiis was done talking, he raised his head slowly, and threw a glance at the Commander, smirking.


“Since you've gathered us here with the purpose of hearing our voices,” he said, in a loud enough tone for the Commander to hear. “I shall allow mine be heard!” he paused, capturing everybody else's attention. “I was brought into this crew not too long ago. And I barely knew everyone! Nor does everyone here knows me! So in my honest opinion, to have my vote as well as me being voted, is somewhat rather unfair!” again he paused for everyone to process his words. “What I've done so far is playing catch up! I have yet to show you my worth! My capability in the field! Nor have I made attempts at gaining favours!” he then eyed the crowd, not that he would even want to gain their favour through sweet-talks. “I joined this unit for one purpose and one purpose only! And currently, Korvaiis is the only Saiyan I've known who have a plan towards achieving that purpose! That is, to eliminate Inecros! So as long as that remains true, you shall have my support! And I'll even make sure no one gets in your way! However, should your plan stray from the original, I shan't think twice in leaving or in voting for another to take your place! Or perhaps even in taking over!” exclaimed the Saiyan with the Mohawk, rather boldly.


Zarytto have been lucky to have the chance of sparring with the Commander. Not only had the Commander brought his power level to par with the rest, Zarytto have also been given the opportunity to study the super elite style of combat. It was far and nothing like studying the beasts on Mehtann's wilderness. Too big of a different. So he'd kept to his role for the promised benefits. As a warrior who needed his power level raised. As a wild beast from the wilderness. Submitting to his own primal needs for power and dominance. His fighting style almost formless and random. As a result of that submission, he'd achieved a stage of rage-induced power when goaded. Where what'd happened soon after, he couldn't quite remember. But he knew the only other person who'd witnessed the whole thing; Eve.


Now, he'd probably showed a glimpse of the other side to him. Slowly exposing and introducing the tactician that'd resided within him. Should one observe closely on his eyes, one might just notice the hidden plan he'd stored. They gleamed with ambition. Burning with motives. Schemes behind hazel brown veil.


“As for your second in command, I propose leaving that spot free! We might encounter all sorts of situation along the way and some circumstances may require a different skill set to overcome. By having that spot open, you could assign anybody with that particular skill to that post according to the objective intended. It'll give you as well as the rest of us a better grasp of who is good at what! Something to experiment with and evaluate during perhaps small skirmishes, for starters! To minimise unnecessary risks!”


Zarytto gave another moment for the others to absorb what he'd just said. “Otherwise, it'll just be the Commander, Korvaiis, and the rest of us! Equals! No second! No sub! There! That's my voice! Whether you choose to listen and act upon it, or not, I don't really care!” he turned his attention to Xol then. “For this moment though, I remove myself from both privileges of voting as well as being voted for!” Zarytto returned to face Korvaiis as he straightened himself, “If there's no further need of me...” he started heading for the exit. “I shall excuse myself from the voting session, and be in my unit!”
 
Korvaiis was rather shocked when Zarytto directly disobeyed his orders to vote silently. His speech, while rousing, was rather misplaced and completely unacceptable. His blatant disrespect for the others who were following orders, and his disrespect towards Korvaiis himself with the words "or perhaps I shall take over" would not go unpunished.


"Oh there is still a need for you, Zarytto..." Korvaiis growled in a most threatening tone.


Korvaiis powered up to his maximum in an instant, arced across the room like a bolt of lightning and slammed his fist into Zarytto's stomach, hard, knocking the wind clear from his lungs. He then Zarytto by the hair, lifted him up, and slammed his knee into the Saiyan's nose. A clear break, but these two blows would do little to nothing for the Saiyan in terms of attaining more power. Such pitiful "injuries," if they could even be called that, would be mere inconveniences at best. The pain they left behind, however, would serve as a much needed lesson for both Zarytto and the others.


"If you wish to threaten to take over my position, no matter the circumstance, you'd best be certain you've the power to back up your words the moment you open your mouth to make the threat." He growled.


He pushed Zarytto back into the wall and kept him pinned there with one arm.


"My orders were to send your vote on those two positions to Xol via your Scouter, not to run your mouth. Until the votes are counted and the new order established, I am still the acting Commander of this group and I shall yield that position to nobody save the collected will of our comrades. You are still a junior member to us, and therefore you have no business second guessing let alone deliberately disobeying direct orders in such a blatant and belligerent fashion. Having attained a higher power than you've ever held before does not give you the right to act as you have just now." He said, letting go of Zarytto and backing away a step.


"You will learn and know of the word "respect," Zarytto. That, or I'll send you back to our newly settled home world in a body bag."
He said in a calm but very serious and threatening tone.


Era, as well as all of the others save for Urod, were shocked beyond belief that the Commander would actually have punished Zarytto so intensely and publicly. It wasn't like him to do so. Normally his punishments were verbal and meant to explain humility in a more private setting, but this was no such thing. This was public humiliation at its most base level, and it was most unlike the Commander to lash out in such a fashion.


Zarytto must have really struck a nerve in the Commander for him to have gone this far.
 
Eve watched all of the Saiyans disappear into seperate corners to vote, it was all going smoothly up until...She heard the voice and didn't even have to look in that direction to know it was him. Arrogant fool. But while what he said was bold, it was a good plan none-the-less. All Equals under one commander. It made sense to be flexible depending what the situation needed. Everyone had strengths and weaknesses.


Of course the thing that stopped her musing was the angry growl that came from the Commander. On instinct her back straightened and she watched clearly as he arced across the room to hit Zarytto straight in the stomach. She twisted on her feet then, and her whole body tensed, watching the Commander knee the man's face. At this her eyes narrowed down dangerously as a pulse or two of energy rippled over her.


When he hoisted Zarytto up against the wall and delivered his strict speech Eve couldn't stand this public humilation even a moment longer. She didn't care if Zarytto had spoken out of line, they were all brothers and sisters here and she would not stand around and let it go on. There was an almost thunder clap and then Eve was there, so fast it seemed she teleported straight between the two, a second after Korvaiis's grip had let go. Her blue eyes looked livid as she glared down her own Commander, her power also set to it's current maximum and her hair swirling sporadically.


Her body now looking like a barrier between the two. She stood like this for a moment, just holding his gaze, almost daring him to lay a single extra hit on Zarytto. And then something unexpected come out of her mouth when she spoke.


"Do you remember why I wanted a sparing session? Why I wanted you to give your all in our match? It was so I could help our comrades. My brothers and sisters. When I said that, I meant it. And I will see to it that I uphold that, even if it is against you." Here she took a step closer to him, futhering his gap from Zarytto.


"I don't care what Zarytto said, if it was disrepectful, or hit your Saiyan Pride, there is no place for such pitiful acts of outlash as this. ESPECIALLY from as you would call yourself "acting Commander". I respected you, and your cause. When I first joined after escaping Metahnn, I told you I would follow you regardless if not a single other Saiyan would. I meant it. But I will not see you hurt my breathern even if they are deserving. At the very least, not in front of others." Glancing over her shoulder at Zarytto's condition. Why was she doing this? She would always follow the orders, and yet here she was, toe to toe with the Commander, not challenging but not relenting either. Like a stone wall.


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Korvaiis was mildly surprised, but his face didn't show it, as Eve interceded on Zarytto's behalf and gave her speech.


Every word was heard, but his gaze never faltered. It seemed the new recruits had a love of words, and if it was words she wanted it was words she was about to receive.


"So young and naive..." He said softly.


"It is a thin line we walk, as leaders, and it has nothing to do with our own pride. On one side is discipline. On the other, brutality. If you believe that one punch to the stomach and one knee to the face coupled with a few harsh words makes me a brute, then it's clear just how much you have yet to learn about being a leader." He said with a slightly darker tone.


"... You also don't know your own comrades very well if you believe that Zarytto would have left this room without punishment. In case you hadn't noticed both Nei and Kendra are already behind you prepared to take your head off for the way you've spoken to me." He said calmly.


True to his word both Nei and Kendra were behind Eve with Ki blasts charged and ready in both hands aimed directly at her head. They were both at max, and with power levels this high and proximity being this close Eve would not escape their blasts.


"They've been there since Zarytto's little speech, but your anger at what I did gave you tunnel vision and you focused so hard on me that you didn't even notice them taking their positions before you even arrived to 'save' him from me. Had I not acted, my little demonstration would be the least of Zarytto's concerns. Whether you believe me or not is of little consequence at this point, but I did what I did to spare him the beating of his life at their hands."





His eyes slid to Nei and Kendra.


"Stand down you two." He ordered.


The two of them begrudgingly did as ordered, but kept both eyes squarely on Eve with menacing eyes filled with rage. Behind Korvaiis, Era too was releasing her grip on a primed Ki blast in her right hand which was now slowly descending to her side from having been previously aimed at Eve.


Korvaiis glared down at Eve like an angry father glares at his daughter.


"Sometimes a leader has to make hard and seemingly brutal decisions for the sake of the greater good. Not just of the individuals who are on the receiving end, but for everyone under his or her command. Would you prefer I let Nei and Kendra potentially kill him, or would you prefer he take two meager blows and tongue lashing?" He asked, once again in a controlled but harsh tone.


"Those were your two options, after all." He said in a more calm voice.


He turned his back on her and walked over to sit down in his chair, eying her as he did so.


"To protect someone doesn't always mean to shield them from harm. Sometimes, for both their own sake and the sake of others, you must let them suffer so that they might grow stronger in more ways than the physical. Had Nei and Kendra been allowed to attack him, not only would he have been brought to his knees but so too would they as I would have had to take them down before they could kill him... I'll ask you this Eve: Would you prefer one person take two blows and a tongue lashing, or three individuals all get beaten to within an inch of their lives for trying to kill one another and then risk repeated attempts in the future which I might not be around to stop next time?" He asked.


He gave her a moment to process this information.


"Your votes were cast, were they not? You are dismissed Eve. I will not punish you for your own insubordination, because I believe that to be punishment enough in your case." He said calmly.


His eyes slid to Zarytto who, by now, was recovering and making it to his feet.


"Since you obviously don't care, given your speech, Xol will henceforth disregard your vote in its entirety... You are of no further use here, Zarytto. Leave. And yes, that is an oder." He said in that same calm but harsh tone.


He then looked to the others.


"Those who have voted are to leave this room as well. Return to your quarters until the results are sent to you. That too, is an order." He commanded.
 
Eve was so focused in on the Commander before her, that when he mentioned Nei and Kendra at the ready, she took a quick glance behind her to check. Her fists clenched gently as her gaze then drifted across the room to Era in the same position. It was true, she was so caught up in how he had pummeled Zarytto she completely missed the bigger picture.


And then he posed the question of two hits as opposed to death. At this she felt her chest and throat clench up, like she was holding back a wave of sudden regret and shame. She would never had done that same challenge had the Commander hit anyone else, she may have been mad but not intervened. Why she screamed in her own mind, why him? Why Zarytto.


It didn't matter how calmy the Commander spoke, it was wretching her soul from her chest. And then...he dismissed her. That was far more fatal to her then any physical punishment she could endure. Here she took one more look behind her to Zarytto holding tears back, before looking to the Commander with the same earth-shattering look in her eyes.


She inhaled quickly to force the trembling in her throat, she was not even a second from bursting into tears so she spun and was running out that room before anyone could look at her or react.


Here she ran straight to her room, slamming the door open and throwing her back against the nearest wall and slid down it's surface, curling up with her arms around her knees, in tears, sobbing into her tights. Dismissed. She couldn't believe it. It was even worse then being injuried or dying, he had in one word told her she was of no further use.


She didn't even care if she appeared weak for a Saiyan, she was gutted. And all because of some arrogant, loud mouth, low class Saiyan idiot.


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Raze

After the battle on the Outpost planet, Raze was in terrible shape. After being put on life support, he mostly stayed in the infirmary until finally it was his turn into the chamber. Once in the chamber, the only thing he thought about was his hand. After leaving the chamber, Raze started trining after recieving Korvaiis' message. After his first session he was informed that he would be getting a hand replacement surgery. He proceeded and before he started back training he had a mechanical hand. He finished off the rest of his sessions. Overall, he and Dicchio had different training schedules so they trained together when they could and trained alone when they had to.


On the 8th day, Korvaiis had called together a meeting. After he finished Raze had to think hard about it. He didn't have any choices made until the hot headed Saiyan began to speak. Raze immediately began alerted. He watched others reactions as Zarryto continued to talk. When he was closer to the end, Raze saw Kendra and Nei preparing to lash out. Raze prepared to stop them, but saw as Korvaiis halted their actions by arcing across the room at Zarytto. Raze clmed down. But then he saw as Eve rushed forward.


Raze was once again alert, " The New Recruits would be the ones to start the trouble."


To his surprise, instead of physically punishing her like he did to Zarytto, he just talked to her about how Raid Group 02A worked.







Dicchio

After the battle on the Outpost planet, Dicchio was in no better shape the Raze. He mostly stayed in the infirmary until finally it was his turn into the chamber. Once in the chamber, the only thing he did was sleep. After leaving the chamber, Dicchio started his training fter recieving Korvaiis' message.He finished off the rest of his sessions. Overall, he and Raze different training schedules so they trained together when they could and trained alone when they had to.


On the 8th day, Korvaiis had called together a meeting. After he finished D had to think hard about it. He didn't have any choices made until the hot headed Saiyan began to speak. Raze immediately began alerted. He watched others reactions as Zarryto continued to talk. When he was closer to the end, Raze saw Kendra and Nei preparing to lash out. Dicchio prepared to stop them, but saw as Korvaiis halted their actions by arcing across the room at Zarytto. He calmed down. But then he saw as Eve rushed forward.


Dicchio shook his head in dissapointment.


To his surprise, instead of physically punishing her like he did to Zarytto, he just talked to her about how Raid Group 02A worked.












It was like a family, as Raze told Eve earlier, but there's a dark side to every family.


The head of the family is the father in most lineages, in this case, Commander Korvaiis. Everyone else plays the other roles : Mother, Sons, Daughters. When a son or daughter disobeys the father, they are looked down upon by not only their parents, but their siblings as well, and the father has the full right to punish as they see fit.


This is why Eve and Zarytto were in peril. As they are the youngest in the "family" they don't know any better but they are still punished when need be.












Raze went back to thinking about his choices. He chose Korvaiis as the Commander as he is no doubt the most fit to lead. He chose Era as the Sub Commander as she is no doubt basically a prodigy, although it's all thanks to her hard work, and because of her techniques, they have already accomplished what seemed impossible ; breaking their genetic limits. As well as the fact that they seem to accomplish more and more as they grow and develop. He sent his choices to Xol.







Dicchio went back to thinking about his choices. He chose Korvaiis as the Commander as he is no doubt the most fit to lead. He chose Urod as the Sub Commander as he seen him as an excellent partner for Korvaiis when they needed to strategize and etc. He sent his choices to Xol.






Raze watched as Eve stormed out and made a mental note to make sure she was okay later. For now, both he and Dicchio were told to go back to their unit until the results are out.


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There is a stigma that men are more powerful than women, but I beg to differ. I’ll show you the power of a Saiyan who is also a woman!











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"To grow up alone is a fate unbecoming of a Saiyan, but it has made me stronger than I dared hope. I can only continue to hope, and with luck I'll always have Era by my side to push me to even greater heights."













What a trying week.


Everyone trained as hard as they could, and now they had voted on their new Commanding Officers. All were equal beneath these two, and it was the same two as before.


Both Korvaiis and Urod had retained their positions leaving everyone else to serve as equals to one another. None had to fear being ordered around by anyone save Urod or Korvaiis, and the Commander had made it clear that orders would only come either before or after a mission unless circumstances absolutely demanded otherwise.


At all other times, everyone was to treat each other as equals and the Commander and Sub-Commander would be no exception. Whenever orders were not needed, everyone was an equal. That meant during meals, training, group meetings and collaborations, everyone's voices would be heard and shared... And they would mean something.


There would be no further "I don't care" remarks. Korvaiis made that abundantly clear to everyone right from the get-go in his message to them that he and Urod had maintained their status. Such a lackluster attitude was not fit for a Saiyan, let alone one who fancied themselves a "warrior." The group would care. The group would show respect and courtesy, even when at odds. And they would be heard no matter what.


With all of this made clear to the group, Korvaiis gave the order to head towards their next destination. With this Outpost planet taken, the next step was to actually sever the supply line outright by eliminating the single most important link in the chain which was within their reach given their ship's limitations: The planet known as Cuturi-09F. The planet served as a central hub or trade and commerce, and all of Inecros' supplies passed through this world.


In a difficult tactical decision, Korvaiis had decided that this world would not simply be taken over... It would be destroyed outright.


There was minimal staff and personnel to worry about. A few hundred at most manning the planet's facilities with most of the rest being automated machinery. The facilities could not be allowed to fall back into Ineros' hands when they were finished here. It all had to come crumbling down. With this planet eliminated, the supply line would be forced to find a new route to take which could take them anywhere from one to six months to figure out. Once the route was established, they'd have to sent the information to their clients and supply vessels, which was another couple of months to get everything organized and officially accepted as the new course. And then there was the actual traveling of the new route, which would have to go around the gaping hole left by the destroyed Cuturi-09F planet. An extra length of time which the Saiyans could afford, but Inecros could not.


Again, it was a difficult decision. Korvaiis didn't enjoy the idea of sacrificing the lives of those on the planet, but there was no better way to force the hand of Inecros' followers. Anything to give the Saiyans more time to prepare themselves for Inecros' wrath. With this planet destroyed, his supply line would be in shambles and Inecros himself would be forced to remain stationary until supplies could reach him. Having destroyed the Saiyan Home Worlds, he could not draw from their resources to get around this problem. In his zeal to destroy the Saiyans, he'e forgotten the tactical benefit of takeover instead of annihilation. This time, since Korvaiis already had the benefit of taking over the Outpost planet, he had a way to maintain the supplies his ship and crew would need.


Inecros, however, did not.


This was a great advantage for them, but morally it was a difficult call to make given the sacrifice that would come with it. But once it was done, they'd have time in abundance to train and prepare for Inecros. The levels of power they could reach before he finally regains his supply line to come after them would be more than enough to break ground that no Saiyan had before, and the power Korvaiis had dreamed of would finally be within their reach. He could feel it.


With their course set and the ship now en route, the group was forced to wait for a total of nearly twenty six days before the planet came into view. There had been no training during the entire trip, and everyone, Karas perhaps the exception, was more than a bit anxious by the time they arrived to enter combat once more.


The planet came into view, and Korvaiis gave the order to land. With permission sought and attained from the personnel below, given that they were technical neutral and not aligned with any powers (though Inecros did pressure them when it came to his own ships and supplies), they allowed the Saiyans to land without protest.


... However...


There was a problem. There were two powers on this planet which eclipsed even Korvaiis' own by a fairly decent margin. The Scouters judged the powers to be resting at 137,000 and 178,000 respectively compared to Korvaiis' roughly 105,000.


This was going to be rough...


Upon landing, the crew exited the ship and were immediately "welcomed" by the two with enormous powers.


They were both female, but of differing species. One was from a species known as the Hithirn, a race of humanoid plant-like peoples who were known for their tremendous speed. The other was of a race known as the Baultec, insectoid humanoids known for their viciousness and use of insectoid body parts such as sharp legs and claws in battle.


The Hithirn was the weaker of the two, but still even stronger than Korvaiis. She stepped forward first.


"I recognize you, Saiyans. You are supposed to be dead. Destroyed with your home planets by our Master, Overlord Inecros. What purpose have you here?" She demanded.


Korvaiis stepped forward.


"Since you have identified us, there's no point in hiding it. We are here to destroy this planet and put a stop to the core of Inecros' supply line. Trapped back with our now destroyed home worlds, he will be helpless to advance back this direction until a new route is established and new supplies actually reach him. A process which could take months. In the meantime we will do whatever we have to in order to reach power levels high enough to destroy him." He said.


The female humanoid looked to her insectoid companion, and both shared a scoff at Korvaiis' expense.


"Was there something amusing about what I said?" He asked.


"That you think you can destroy Inecros... It's more than laughable. You Saiyans have always been an inferior race and yet you think you can destroy the most powerful being in the known galaxy? Such a thought is embarrassing." The insectoid female laughed.


Korvaiis' eyes narrowed.


"Regardless of what you two think of us, we will proceed as planned even if you think to get in our way. You may be more powerful than we are in terms of raw energy reserves, but we will not be defeated so easily. If you think us so inferior, come prove it." He goaded to the insectoid.


She did not appear visibly shaken by his goading. Instead she turned her back.


"I shall give you this handicap... Which of you pathetic cowards is the bravest, I wonder?" She asked, not bothering to so much as look at them.


This was bad... If she was willing to turn her back she must have known how to sense Ki. Korvaiis didn't dare make a move against her yet. Even with her back turned she was completely on guard.


How best to approach them then? He thought.​
 
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ZARYTTO

Standing among the rest of his kind, Zarytto had his attention fixed on the two humanoids before them. Even with arms folded, he could feel his own body trembling with adrenaline. Their enemy this time possessed an impressive amount of fighting power. Both surpassing their own Commander. Notions of facing someone with such a high power level was enough to carve a sneer on his face, let alone having two in his presence. He smiled, the rare look equally menacing and probably enticing to the opposite gender.


His gaze then returned and rested on the back of their Commander. Eyes ever watchful and ears ever listening. He waited. Wondering what their so called “leader” would do. Pondering on the Saiyan's next course of action after he'd blatantly revealed his plan. It wasn't the first time he'd questioned the Commander's actions. And it's not the first time he'd kept his voice to himself either.


Voice to be heard? Pshaw! What a joke!


It was on that fateful day where he thought the Saiyan could be reasoned with that he'd come to learn he was mistaken. It was the day he was humiliated like never before. The damage to his pride probably too devastating to recover from. He would never forget that day. Oh, but it's not caused by the couple of strikes and so called harsh tongue lashing the Commander have delivered. Oh no! Instead, it was done by the very same Saiyan with good deed and intentions. Eve! The female Saiyan who'd shamelessly spat and stepped at his Saiyan pride when she'd somewhat shielded him from the Commander's wrath. He would have preferred being stepped on under the boots of a tyrant than being “rescued” when clearly, he could still stand on his own two legs.


Until today, he still didn't believe the excuse Korvaiis have given to Eve for reacting the way he did. He'd seen how each and everyone have reacted to his speech that day. And he'd seen the two very same fools who'd brought to surface the unnecessary subject, tensed up and eyeing him with great hostility. He did after all had everyone in his gaze during that time. But, Zarytto couldn't say he was surprised. He figured the Saiyan's head wasn't where it should have been. Being around the veterans of fools may do that even to the most sturdiest of leaders. So he wasn't shocked. Not especially after the rambling about treating everyone nice.


Tch! What next? Drink and be merry? Dance?


Where was the Saiyan pride in this crew? What'd happened to them? Grown soft all of a sudden? Acting otherwise only when faced with a weaker opponent? One after another, questions after questions own their own accord, began to surface in the young, reckless and foolish Saiyan's head.


He'd gotten up and wiped the blood over his lips that day. Flashing a fierce glare to first the retreating back of the female Saiyan, Eve, before going over the two fools whose name he didn't even want to waste mentioning before they settled on Korvaiis. He smirked, before he turned and left the chamber. His look then, was of disappointment.


Can one really order a person who is already on their way out to leave? Tch! The Commander's childish last words!


He almost chuckled at that time. Finding the event rather amusing. And now, another tickle to the bottom of his feet. Ordered to train and raise their power for a week only to ban further training for almost a month before a huge fight? Zarytto once again couldn't grasp the Commander's strategy. It's like asking a marathon runner do an intense warm up for a day and then rest for a week before a marathon.


Perhaps he wasn't seeing the whole picture. Maybe he was too focus on the details of a single leaf that he'd overlooked the forest. So there he remained. Still appearing to obey the Commander's orders. Pretending to accept that Korvaiis's actions were just. Besides, just as he'd declared on that memorable day, he would still stand by him as long as they shared the same goal. And he intended to stay true to his words.


Something the female humanoid then said snapped Zarytto back to the present. Inferior race? He repeated mentally in disbelieve. Handicap battle? How dare she turned her back towards them? How dare she looked down on the proud Saiyan race? His gaze shifted to the Commander before he went over the rest of the veterans. None of them had reacted. None of them dared. None of them? They were as if frozen in place. Stumped perhaps by fear. Neither of them retaliated to the disparaging remarks of the enemy.


This was exactly the reason why the enemy dared to do what they did! Thought Zarytto. Indeed their Saiyan pride seemed to have slowly faded away. A tear of cold sweat trickled down the side of his temple. His folded arms loosened but remained out in front of him. His jaw dropped open. He was trembling. Why didn't anyone reacted? Why didn't they gang up upon her like they did back on the previous planet?


Why indeed? Tch!


He lowered his head and grinned as he finally managed to deduce the reasons. So the power level the Scouter is currently showing may not be accurate. The Commander knew this. The veterans knew this. That's why they're afraid to engage in combat. Zarytto reached up, pulled his Scouter away from his ear and dropped it to the ground before he powered himself up to his maximum and charged towards the enemy to then stand before her.


I might lose, or die! Still, I wouldn't allow anyone to mock us, Saiyans. Besides, I wanted to feel how strong she really was.


“You must be really strong to have your back shown towards us!” he finally spoke, his tone partially coated with excitement. “I shall be your opponent!” there was no other choice but to take advantage of the handicap offered. Without further delay, Zarytto charged in and thrust a knee towards the back of his opponent. His arms raised defensively by his face. Once within range, he would extend the forward leg into a kick, aiming for the lower back. All the while keeping and eye for her countermeasures. Should she jump up, he would blast a ki, timed to hit her back. Should she evade, he would give chase. But should she remained still, seemingly not bothered to even dodge his attacks, he would deliver a flurry of combinations with fists, legs, knees and elbows. Each motion of transition done fluidly. Then he would end his combo with the Berserk Ki Barrage.
 
The insectoid who'd challenged the group of Saiyans to battle stood with her back turned, waving her hand to physically goad them into attacking. Korvaiis dared not make a move yet. There were too many details at work. She was hiding her strength. Korvaiis, Urod, Nei, Kendra, and Era all saw it clear as day. Did the others? Did they know that this pair was hiding their full power?


And then... Zarytto.


Korvaiis watched in stunned silence as Zarytto declared himself the insectoid female's opponent. He charged forward with his knee shooting forward aiming to knee her in the back.


Korvaiis watched with nervous anticipation. If he could see her movements clearly, there was much he could learn from her fighting style.


What happened next sent a chill down Korvaiis' spine.


From the female's back emerged six long insectoid-like "legs," two of which shot out at Zarytto when he was too close to dodge them. His knee was only inches away from her back, but he was stopped short there by her defenses. Two of six legs had smashed into his stomach, cracking his armor across the abdomen and knocking the wind from his lungs while the other four struck his shoulders and hips to prevent his arms and legs from being of any use had he intended to use Ki blasts or attempt any other maneuvers.


Had she wanted to she could have impaled him. The legs ended in sharp points which could easily tear through Saiyan armor even if their powers were equal. But this... She could have killed Zarytto. Why didn't she? If she was a follower of Inecros and had the opportunity to kill them, why was she declining?


... Of course... Korvaiis thought to himself as the realization dawned on him.


Her mannerisms. The mannerisms of her partner. Their use of language. Their goading of the group. It all made perfect sense.


So that's what you two are up to, eh? He thought as a small smile crossed his face.


Korvaiis and the others then engaged as well. He, Urod, Nei, Kendra, Era, and Sil all engaged the insectoid who seemed content to fight them alone. The other plant-like humanoid backed away and watched from atop a hill nearby with her arms crossed in front of her chest.


Korvaiis was the first to reach the insectoid. He flew straight and true towards her right side aiming to fly past her while Urod took the other side. Nei and Kendra followed up to the rear and above her respectively. A coordinated and practiced effort honed through years of fighting together across dozens of worlds. All of them engaged her with Era and Sil keeping their distance and charging Ki blasts on opposing sides.


Every punch thrown was dodged, every kick stopped dead in its tracks. Her regular arms were crossed in front of her chest while her six "legs" did all the heavy lifting. She barely had to try at this point. Despite their powers being as high as they were she was just toying with them.


Korvaiis reached out to punch towards the side of her head, but was batted away by the upper right leg which continued around as Kendra tried to kick down towards the crown of her forehead. The leg stopped her kick cold a few inches away and pushed her back. Another leg stopped Nei's attempt to slam her in the back, and the third leg found its way to Urod's chin slamming up under it and throwing him into the air.


All four veterans were batted away in just under a second.


Era and Sil had completed their charged Ki blasts, and let fly. However she stood calm and confident in herself as the blasts came towards her from either side. She dropped her arms to her sides and retracted her "legs" into her back once more as she then held her hands out to both sides and caught the Ki blasts. Her power took a sharp spike the moment the blasts collided, ensuring her body was unharmed, but then dropped right back down to its original level. She struggled with the blasts for a brief moment, but finally pushed them away and smirked as they exploded in the distance.


Era and Sil were somewhat disheartened, but gathered their resolve to prepare for another assault.


Meanwhile... Korvaiis began powering down and flying towards the other individual at a slow and steady pace while keeping the insectoid in his sights at all times.
 
On the first and second days, Karas had continued to lie in bed, slowly but surely recovering with a combination of modern medicine and his own Saiyan physiology, talking with Eve (@Zuka) over the Scouter as he continued to mend. On the third day, he was cleared to leave the medbay but not to train at maximum intensity. He worked on repairing Tragedy and Comedy, and managed to get the robots in working order by the end of the day. The next day, he began training like he never had before. He trained for a total of 23 hours at max effort on the fourth day, from 1AM to midnight, with sporadic breaks in-between for meals and bathroom usage. However, by the end of the training session, he was completely exhausted. He lay on the ground, outside the ship, too tired to move. He fell asleep there, and woke up the next morning in the infirmary, near the Chamber. He noticed that the medbot supervising the device had a large dent in its back. The fact that it hadn't come to him earlier for repairs indicated that its logic systems didn't consider the injury damaging enough to bother showing up. When Karas asked the robot about how the damage happened, it responded bluntly: "Zarytto. Intentionally, after exiting the chamber. Over food." It then sent the footage to his Scouter to review later. Karas then experienced an emotion he didn't experience often: RAGE. Every damaged robot represented time he had to devote to repairs. And Zarytto, like the imbecile he was, had intentionally damaged one of his creations over food. To make it even dumber, he had damaged the medbot responsible for overseeing his recovery. Did the man not have any sense of gratitude?


Karas spent 2 hours of the fifth day repairing Medbot #33 (cursing Zarytto under his breath as he did so), and the rest relaxing. By the end of the day, he had a power level of 105,430. Now, he was squarely out of Saiyan territory, and he was ecstatic. His exhaustion had faded by the time of the sixth day, and so he began training once more. 15 hours at max effort later, his power level had risen to an astronomical 121,245! He scanned Korvaiis as he passed him in the hallway. Karas had eclipsed him significantly.


During the vote on the eighth day, Karas had voted for Korvaiis and Urod, and simply facepalmed at the incident that occurred during the vote. Over the 26 days in transit, he didn't have much left to do, so he performed maintenance on the ship and his creations, and otherwise waited nervously.


(And that brings us to the fight with Zyra and Elise. Waiting on @Zuka now).
 
Eve stood along with her raid party under the direction of their Commander and Sub-Commander. As per usual she took her spot with Karas on her right and Raze on her left, slightly behind the two in charge. Her sky blue eyes drifting over their two new foe's. One seemed to be pulling away from the fight while the second woman was goating them with back turned. This sent an angry scrowl to cover to her face. Her arrogance and complete disregard of a Squad of Saiyan Warriors reminded her of a certain Mo-hawk Saiyan who had her hackles raised.


How dare he disrespect them so! I mean she...it...Eve shook her head to try and calm her thoughts. Zarytto was rubbing seemingly every member of the squad the wrong way, she had been the only one to try and save his hide and yet all she got was a dismissal from the Commander! The memory still sent waves of shame and anger through her. Just why did the fool stay with them anyway? If he was so displeased why didn't he simply leave and do his own thing? She visibly tensed now as the creature goaded them with a hand and the comment on being an inferior race...


Eve's eyes simply slipped closed as her head lifted up in an asperated manner. Of course. Of course...And like she had some physic powers she predicted the first person to respond. Like clockwork...at least he was predictable. She lowered her head as she jogged up to worm her way between the Commander and Urod the second he blasted off, her eyes pleading with Korvaiis. She would never dare to overstep him again but... She needed confirmation and he delivered when him and the rest of the longest serving members flew forward.


The second they intervened Eve was right behind Kendra and Nei, only when they were focused on the bug creature, Eve's response went straight to the mo-hawk Saiyan she detested.


She slid against the ground as she got near like a baseball player between the creatures legs, low to the ground, that she could reach in and hook a hand at the back of his battle armour near his neck and suddenly reef him with surprising strength, dragging him with a burst of power away from that insect and a few paces away. Her eyes focused in on the woman's sharp points on it's legs, it could have skewered Zarytto but didn't...why?


She broke her gaze from it for a second as she reached down and placed a soft hand on the cracked armour at his abdomen with a concerned look on her face. It hadn't broken through so that was good...Again she shook her head, why did she even care? Her eyes narrowed down as she leant over him, gaze returning to his face. She started her sentence with a hissing curse.


"One day I'll get bored of saving your tail, maybe for once in your life you hold back so you can help everyone else rather then being the first in and first out of the battle..."


Oh his Saiyan pride. She'd pay later for that statement though it didn't cross her mind now. Not only did she save him, again, she mentioned his weakness, and requested for him to not fight, all in one foul swoop. If that didn't initiate a full fledged fight later then nothing would. With that she stood up and turned her back on him blasting off away from him.


Here she returned to the battle just as Era and Sil had finished their blasts, and charged straight at the creature. The distraction of the insect woman flinging the blasts away enough that Eve could get right up to her front, not even an inch from her. Anyone else would have never gotten so close to her but that is where Eve excelled in close combat, and with a smirk she curled her body up tight as her Ki soared, before throwing her arms out with a scream.


"Avalanche Strike!" Here Eve's chaotic energy explode out in a dome shape, with the same impact of a semi-trailer full force, knocking the creature back. Well, Eve thought so at least. It didn't even occur to the girl if the technique didn't work she was in such close proximity the woman could kill her in an instant if she did chose.


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