Dragonball M, Chapter 2: Lighthouse! Across the Shores of Shattered Time!

[Sub-Zero MKA]

It was a move she thought unlikely yet not improbable. Even as Sarada's back was still to Meagan, her tail lashed out quickly, grabbing her by the arm with the kind of blind precision only a highly skilled fighter would dare attempt. The tail, as strong as it was, held her as Sarada rotated her body just enough to attempt to land an elbow strike at her chest.

The strike met air as the Chromakai Guardian rotated her own body until she was briefly back to back with Sarada, then continued her graceful spin until the two were face-to-face again.

She was not going to allow herself to be on the defensive throughout the fight. Yet, being tied to Sarada by her tail meant that this was going to be a close quarters match, for now.

With only one arm free, she did not let that stop her from attempting a strike of her own.

The blow struck true, pegging Sarada in the kidney. The Saiyanness stumbled forward, but quickly regained her balance as her tail jerks Meagan's arm back to make her lose her own balance. She followed this up with a kick to the back as her tail finally unwrapped itself from her arm.

[bruceleegreyhulk]

"Well, that's one problem solved," Blizzar nodded as he stood up.....and promptly sat down. "But I cannot help but wonder..."

He searched Incenio's computer for a deed. An electronic deed to the Casino. And perhaps anything else Incenio owned. Blizzar assumed the mutant had the rights to much in a world he was slowly annihilating.

" Well whatever you did on that strange magical thingy, did the trick Blizzar," Althena said as she grabs the quantum gem with her right hand. Althena watches what Blizzar is doing on the computer while holding the quantum gem , " Why does this Incenio care so much about material possessions? One must never be obsessed with or lust after material wealth !" It would be wise to giving any wealth Incenio has to those in need. Generosity is it's own reward," Althena said.

[bruceleegreyhulk]

" I see I'll guess I'll go back to studying these fights that are taking place in that another timeline we are watching," Praxat said. Praxat takes out her phone and looks at volunteer jobs on her phone , ( I want to learn how to be selfless like Althena maybe taking one of these jobs will show me the way?) Praxat thought to herself.

Praxat then puts up her phone and starts drawing illustrations of the fight she's watching in her note book.

OOC: For Cleric in case this was missed.

[Tami]

The blow struck true, pegging Sarada in the kidney. The Saiyanness stumbled forward, but quickly regained her balance as her tail jerks Meagan's arm back to make her lose her own balance. She followed this up with a kick to the back as her tail finally unwrapped itself from her arm.

As intended, the tug and kick sent Meagan into a forward motion, nearly causing her to land on her face. But, as in a previous contest, she turned the fall into a tuck and roll, pushing herself back up again with her arms.

Once having regained her footing, she shifted her weight slightly and altered her stance. As she did, she sent Sarada a brief telepathic message, "Are you through playing games?" before she powered up again and moved in towards Sarada in a blur of high speed motion.

Launching a series of ki-infused power kicks, she went after Sarada in a direct assault.

The more power Meagan used, the more of an energy drain she created in the casino guards on the main floor. If this kept up, hopefully by the end of this match the guards would all be unconscious.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

As intended, the tug and kick sent Meagan into a forward motion, nearly causing her to land on her face. But, as in a previous contest, she turned the fall into a tuck and roll, pushing herself back up again with her arms.

Once having regained her footing, she shifted her weight slightly and altered her stance. As she did, she sent Sarada a brief telepathic message, "Are you through playing games?" before she powered up again and moved in towards Sarada in a blur of high speed motion.

Launching a series of ki-infused power kicks, she went after Sarada in a direct assault.

The more power Meagan used, the more of an energy drain she created in the casino guards on the main floor. If this kept up, hopefully by the end of this match the guards would all be unconscious.

Guards do start getting weaker. The first one has already fallen unconscious, the next several stumbling a bit.

However........

Incenio is not a fool. His eyes narrow and when he blinks, one eye burns with the Shingan.

And he sees.

He sees the interconnected web between the cloned guards and the draw on them from Meagan.

“My my.”

With a snarl, he twists his hands in a jerking motion, his TK grabbing Meagan and jerking her off balance and onto the ground outside the arena, the tremendous force keeping her pinned. In a flash, several guards jump her and slap ki restraints on her as the crowd boos and cries out in shock. Incenio’s aura flares, silencing them as he rises up into the air.

“My honored guests, it seems we have a cheater. Meg Luna has been revealed to be siphoning power off my own people and even yourselves!”

A lie, that last part, but a shocked murmur fills the crowd.

He turns and looks at Sarada.

“My apologies, but it seems Meg Luna has forfeited. You’ll be our first finalist.”

He claps his hands and the guards start dragging Meagan away even as Charco and Kenbo are called.

“Never fear, she shall be reported to...the proper authorities.”

Incenio floats down and towards Meagan’s bound position.

———

Jinzi stands up, pissed.

“The hell is that Get your hands off her!” He rages, watching the events on the monitor. Asha’rah and Eva calmly hold his shoulders to keep him contained as he rages.

Jack, nearby, just shakes his head and goes back to...sparring....with Nunlil. The two seem to have struck up an interesting friendship recently.

———

Those in Incenio’s office, Meagan’s power level just dropped to nothing.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

"Well, that's one problem solved," Blizzar nodded as he stood up.....and promptly sat down. "But I cannot help but wonder..."

He searched Incenio's computer for a deed. An electronic deed to the Casino. And perhaps anything else Incenio owned. Blizzar assumed the mutant had the rights to much in a world he was slowly annihilating.

He finds deeds to the casino, the planet it’s on, and several other planets, space yachts, and disturbingly a space station located very close to GP head quarters.

[MrSandman]

Guards do start getting weaker. The first one has already fallen unconscious, the next several stumbling a bit.

However........

Incenio is not a fool. His eyes narrow and when he blinks, one eye burns with the Shingan.

And he sees.

He sees the interconnected web between the cloned guards and the draw on them from Meagan.

“My my.”

With a snarl, he twists his hands in a jerking motion, his TK grabbing Meagan and jerking her off balance and onto the ground outside the arena, the tremendous force keeping her pinned. In a flash, several guards jump her and slap ki restraints on her as the crowd boos and cries out in shock. Incenio’s aura flares, silencing them as he rises up into the air.

“My honored guests, it seems we have a cheater. Meg Luna has been revealed to be siphoning power off my own people and even yourselves!”

A lie, that last part, but a shocked murmur fills the crowd.

He turns and looks at Sarada.

“My apologies, but it seems Meg Luna has forfeited. You’ll be our first finalist.”

He claps his hands and the guards start dragging Meagan away even as Charco and Kenbo are called.

“Never fear, she shall be reported to...the proper authorities.”

Incenio floats down and towards Meagan’s bound position.

———

Jinzi stands up, pissed.

“The hell is that Get your hands off her!” He rages, watching the events on the monitor. Asha’rah and Eva calmly hold his shoulders to keep him contained as he rages.

Jack, nearby, just shakes his head and goes back to...sparring....with Nunlil. The two seem to have struck up an interesting friendship recently.

———

Those in Incenio’s office, Meagan’s power level just dropped to nothing.

Some distance away from the border of the arena, Cthylla observes the recently turn of events with a shake of her head. It was a risky move she had performed.....and the host had seen through it and had taken here where normal power senses could not reach.

But Cthyllas forsight had prevailed. The void nanocites she had infected the woman with earlier were still present....suspended from any negative action but also remaining connected to the voidling. She had intended them to allow her to keep tabs on the woman should they be separated during the tournament..thought under different circumstances.

Yet now she was captured, and Cthylla focused on connecting with her nanocite....expanding her perception in a sphere around the chromakians new location to learn of her immediate situation.

[bruceleegreyhulk]

He finds deeds to the casino, the planet it’s on, and several other planets, space yachts, and disturbingly a space station located very close to GP head quarters.

" I have to say looking at this I do not improve of Incenio's selfish and greedy lifestyle . One should never be allowed to own a planet it's just wrong," Althena said.

[bruceleegreyhulk]

Guards do start getting weaker. The first one has already fallen unconscious, the next several stumbling a bit.

However........

Incenio is not a fool. His eyes narrow and when he blinks, one eye burns with the Shingan.

And he sees.

He sees the interconnected web between the cloned guards and the draw on them from Meagan.

“My my.”

With a snarl, he twists his hands in a jerking motion, his TK grabbing Meagan and jerking her off balance and onto the ground outside the arena, the tremendous force keeping her pinned. In a flash, several guards jump her and slap ki restraints on her as the crowd boos and cries out in shock. Incenio’s aura flares, silencing them as he rises up into the air.

“My honored guests, it seems we have a cheater. Meg Luna has been revealed to be siphoning power off my own people and even yourselves!”

A lie, that last part, but a shocked murmur fills the crowd.

He turns and looks at Sarada.

“My apologies, but it seems Meg Luna has forfeited. You’ll be our first finalist.”

He claps his hands and the guards start dragging Meagan away even as Charco and Kenbo are called.

“Never fear, she shall be reported to...the proper authorities.”

Incenio floats down and towards Meagan’s bound position.

———

Jinzi stands up, pissed.

“The hell is that Get your hands off her!” He rages, watching the events on the monitor. Asha’rah and Eva calmly hold his shoulders to keep him contained as he rages.

Jack, nearby, just shakes his head and goes back to...sparring....with Nunlil. The two seem to have struck up an interesting friendship recently.

———

Those in Incenio’s office, Meagan’s power level just dropped to nothing.

Praxat draws illustrations in her note book of the events she is watching as her skin turns blue , " Meagan please be okay," Praxat said.

[KingofPie]

GThose in Incenio’s office, Meagan’s power level just dropped to nothing.

"Alright, we have the gem and I...." Blizzar began.

He finds deeds to the casino, the planet it’s on, and several other planets, space yachts, and disturbingly a space station located very close to GP head quarters.

"Ohohoho..." he chuckled. "To steal possession of such prizes would be incredibly petty, living in a timeline away...and yet..." Blizzar quickly got to work on making a few edits as to the ownership of these deeds...

He then swiveled his chair around to glance at Balon and Tanaki. "It seems that the truth must be revealed sooner or later..." he sighed. "We are a team of superheroes from a far away, distant galaxy. We've had our own suspicions about Incenio, so we came to investigate. You'll find that Incenio owns a space station shockingly close to GP HQ," he mentioned using telekinesis to swivel the monitor around.

"Of course in a matter of momens I may own it now...which will not help you in the skightest, but I find it amusing..." the Arcosian coughed. "However...I suggest you use this information to help yourselves finally put an end to this bastard's reign once and for all. We have our own mission to complete...Held!" Blizzar spoke, turning towards the Nevadian. "The stone!"

[bruceleegreyhulk]

"Alright, we have the gem and I...." Blizzar began.



"Ohohoho..." he chuckled. "To steal possession of such prizes would be incredibly petty, living in a timeline away...and yet..." Blizzar quickly got to work on making a few edits as to the ownership of these deeds...

He then swiveled his chair around to glance at Balon and Tanaki. "It seems that the truth must be revealed sooner or later..." he sighed. "We are a team of superheroes from a far away, distant galaxy. We've had our own suspicions about Incenio, so we came to investigate. You'll find that Incenio owns a space station shockingly close to GP HQ," he mentioned using telekinesis to swivel the monitor around.

"Of course in a matter of momens I may own it now...which will not help you in the skightest, but I find it amusing..." the Arcosian coughed. "However...I suggest you use this information to help yourselves finally put an end to this bastard's reign once and for all. We have our own mission to complete...Held!" Blizzar spoke, turning towards the Nevadian. "The stone!"

" This is bad I can't sense Meagan's energy . We have no time to waste we need to get this done quick and hurry to Meagan's aid!" Althena said as she holds out the quantum gem.

[Tami]

Guards do start getting weaker. The first one has already fallen unconscious, the next several stumbling a bit.

However........

Incenio is not a fool. His eyes narrow and when he blinks, one eye burns with the Shingan.

And he sees.

He sees the interconnected web between the cloned guards and the draw on them from Meagan.

“My my.”

With a snarl, he twists his hands in a jerking motion, his TK grabbing Meagan and jerking her off balance and onto the ground outside the arena, the tremendous force keeping her pinned. In a flash, several guards jump her and slap ki restraints on her as the crowd boos and cries out in shock. Incenio’s aura flares, silencing them as he rises up into the air.

“My honored guests, it seems we have a cheater. Meg Luna has been revealed to be siphoning power off my own people and even yourselves!”

A lie, that last part, but a shocked murmur fills the crowd.

He turns and looks at Sarada.

“My apologies, but it seems Meg Luna has forfeited. You’ll be our first finalist.”

He claps his hands and the guards start dragging Meagan away even as Charco and Kenbo are called.

“Never fear, she shall be reported to...the proper authorities.”

Incenio floats down and towards Meagan’s bound position.

———

Jinzi stands up, pissed.

“The hell is that Get your hands off her!” He rages, watching the events on the monitor. Asha’rah and Eva calmly hold his shoulders to keep him contained as he rages.

Jack, nearby, just shakes his head and goes back to...sparring....with Nunlil. The two seem to have struck up an interesting friendship recently.

———

Those in Incenio’s office, Meagan’s power level just dropped to nothing.

Anger and fear were soon replaced with calm logic as she allowed herself to be dragged off. Meagan had underestimated Incenio, but perhaps she could still salvage this.

Flashback:

Meagan, sitting on a nearby table while watching Jinzi work, finally spoke up, "Remember those cuffs the Sherrff used on me when he arrived?"

Jinzi, looking up from his work, nodded, "Nasty pieces of work. What about them?"

Meagan swung her feet over the edge and pushed herself off the table into a standing position, "Is there anyway to deal with them? Once they are on, it's hard to access much of my power."

The scientist leans back in his chair while still looking at his wife, "Actually, there is....."

Present:

Offering no resistance, Meagan allowed herself to be dragged off. There were risks to what Jinzi had told her, but for now it seemed her best course of action.

[Sub-Zero MKA]

As intended, the tug and kick sent Meagan into a forward motion, nearly causing her to land on her face. But, as in a previous contest, she turned the fall into a tuck and roll, pushing herself back up again with her arms.

Once having regained her footing, she shifted her weight slightly and altered her stance. As she did, she sent Sarada a brief telepathic message, "Are you through playing games?" before she powered up again and moved in towards Sarada in a blur of high speed motion.

Launching a series of ki-infused power kicks, she went after Sarada in a direct assault.

The more power Meagan used, the more of an energy drain she created in the casino guards on the main floor. If this kept up, hopefully by the end of this match the guards would all be unconscious.

Sarada grinned the moment the fighting picked up. Meagan infused her attacks with ki, so she responded in kind. Red streaks tailed from her body as her fists flew to meet Meagan in a dizzying dance. Move, countermove, parry, counterattack; the dance of two seasoned fighters was one that never failed to astonish and amaze those that sat in attendance.

Sarada herself was having the time of her life. Fighting never failed to get her blood pumping into overdrive, but there was nothing like fighting someone she had shared the battlefield with numerous times. There was an old saying on Vocado, "There's no better sparring partner than a friend," and that held true today. Not only would it serve as a highly delectable source of entertainment for all involved, but the chemistry and instinctual teamwork that was built as a result was invaluable.

She and Meagan would both become better warriors after this, guaranteed.

Guards do start getting weaker. The first one has already fallen unconscious, the next several stumbling a bit.

However........

Incenio is not a fool. His eyes narrow and when he blinks, one eye burns with the Shingan.

And he sees.

He sees the interconnected web between the cloned guards and the draw on them from Meagan.

“My my.”

With a snarl, he twists his hands in a jerking motion, his TK grabbing Meagan and jerking her off balance and onto the ground outside the arena, the tremendous force keeping her pinned. In a flash, several guards jump her and slap ki restraints on her as the crowd boos and cries out in shock. Incenio’s aura flares, silencing them as he rises up into the air.

“My honored guests, it seems we have a cheater. Meg Luna has been revealed to be siphoning power off my own people and even yourselves!”

A lie, that last part, but a shocked murmur fills the crowd.

He turns and looks at Sarada.

“My apologies, but it seems Meg Luna has forfeited. You’ll be our first finalist.”

He claps his hands and the guards start dragging Meagan away even as Charco and Kenbo are called.

“Never fear, she shall be reported to...the proper authorities.”

Incenio floats down and towards Meagan’s bound position.

Just when she was getting into the groove and was about to kick things into an even higher gear, Incenio called out from the stands. The cry of cheater echoed through her head, a cacophonous accusation that didn't resonate until Meagan was jerked out of the ring and pinned to the ground by an unseen force. Mere moments later, guards from every nook and cranny rushed in to slapped some power binding cuffs on her.

No, Sarada thought, out of sheer disbelief. I told her. I fucking told her it was too risky. She remembered the conversation clear as day. Sure, she had concerns for a different reason, but at the time, she just assumed Meagan was going to try it before their fight. To even think of attempting something like that during their fight was not only stupid, but also incredibly reckless. This was the only result, the only way this was going to end. She didn't know how Incenio knew or found out, but he had; it was clear as day that he wasn't to be underestimated.

Makes me wonder how the hell Held and Blizzar managed to beat one by themselves.

"Tch. Figures," she grunted as she stepped out of the ring. She gave "Meg Luna" a dismissive glance. "She should have taken her sorry ass back to whatever worthless ****-hole she crawled out of when I spared her 'honor'," she remarked as she maintained her character. "Fucking cheater. What a load of bullshit!"

There was no way Sarada could risk going to break her out of whatever cell Incenio planned on tossing her in. Meaning she had no choice but to stay until Charco's fight, and then her fight were done and they were about to leave. Either that or hope Held and Blizzar were paying attention and already had a rescue operation in the works.

Meagan, you idiot! Why couldn't you just trust the others?

[Tami]

Sarada grinned the moment the fighting picked up. Meagan infused her attacks with ki, so she responded in kind. Red streaks tailed from her body as her fists flew to meet Meagan in a dizzying dance. Move, countermove, parry, counterattack; the dance of two seasoned fighters was one that never failed to astonish and amaze those that sat in attendance.

Sarada herself was having the time of her life. Fighting never failed to get her blood pumping into overdrive, but there was nothing like fighting someone she had shared the battlefield with numerous times. There was an old saying on Vocado, "There's no better sparring partner than a friend," and that held true today. Not only would it serve as a highly delectable source of entertainment for all involved, but the chemistry and instinctual teamwork that was built as a result was invaluable.

She and Meagan would both become better warriors after this, guaranteed.



Just when she was getting into the groove and was about to kick things into an even higher gear, Incenio called out from the stands. The cry of cheater echoed through her head, a cacophonous accusation that didn't resonate until Meagan was jerked out of the ring and pinned to the ground by an unseen force. Mere moments later, guards from every nook and cranny rushed in to slapped some power binding cuffs on her.

No, Sarada thought, out of sheer disbelief. I told her. I fucking told her it was too risky. She remembered the conversation clear as day. Sure, she had concerns for a different reason, but at the time, she just assumed Meagan was going to try it before their fight. To even think of attempting something like that during their fight was not only stupid, but also incredibly reckless. This was the only result, the only way this was going to end. She didn't know how Incenio knew or found out, but he had; it was clear as day that he wasn't to be underestimated.

Makes me wonder how the hell Held and Blizzar managed to beat one by themselves.

"Tch. Figures," she grunted as she stepped out of the ring. She gave "Meg Luna" a dismissive glance. "She should have taken her sorry ass back to whatever worthless ****-hole she crawled out of when I spared her 'honor'," she remarked as she maintained her character. "Fucking cheater. What a load of bullshit!"

There was no way Sarada could risk going to break her out of whatever cell Incenio planned on tossing her in. Meaning she had no choice but to stay until Charco's fight, and then her fight were done and they were about to leave. Either that or hope Held and Blizzar were paying attention and already had a rescue operation in the works.

Meagan, you idiot! Why couldn't you just trust the others?

"I owe you a fight." Meagan's thoughts were simple, fleeting. A reminder that trusts Sarada to see this through and to get them al home safely.

[Sub-Zero MKA]

"I owe you a fight." Meagan's thoughts were simple, fleeting. A reminder that trusts Sarada to see this through and to get them al home safely.

'Just hang tight. We'll figure something out.'

There wasn't much time to figure something out. She didn't know what Incenio was going to do with her, but there was something in her gut that told her that it wasn't going to be anything good. Meagan was in danger and needed to be saved.

The question was how.

Sarada herself couldn't do anything without giving herself up and ending up in the same position. Neither could Charco; though, she doubted he was paying enough attention to even know what was going on. That left Cthylla... And Held and Blizzar.

Unless she was mistaken, they should have all been linked by the telepathic link Meagan established at the start. With hope, being underground hadn't severed that link. There was only one way to find out.

'Held, Blizzar, can you guys still hear me?'