Game
Thoughts
"Talking"
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"Did he just turn into a carrot?" Nami asked blankly from beside Gray, staring at the same screen.
"Yes… yes, he did," Gray sighed.
Monster Carrot is attacking West City for some reason. It might be the whole Triangle of Evil with him as well.
Gray stared hard at the screen, which was now showcasing more rabbits streaming into what looked to be a run-down street. They were grabbing various earthlings as they tried to flee, but were too slow as they were captured and eventually turned into carrots.
Nam must've been trying to protect them. Why the hell was he even there?
Gray slowly closed his hand into a fist, clenching it at his side. He hadn't known Nam long, and he wasn't even sure if he considered the man his friend, but…
I would've had to kill you at some point, Carrot. Thanks for giving me an excuse to do it now.
The Triangle of Evil had been lower on Gray's radar - they didn't seem nearly as dangerous as Cooler or King Cold. But, now?
You're next.
"Change of plans. Cui!" Gray shouted back, causing Cui to jump and spin around, saluting at him.
"Y-Yeah?"
"Leave a couple of men back to defend this place, then you're coming with me," Gray ordered, then turned to his group, "Celia, Saeko, Asuna, Ranfan, we're heading to West City. You can come too if you want, Piccolo."
Leaving a couple of aliens behind wouldn't hurt - there was still a fair bit of useful technology here, and they wouldn't be useful in a fight anyway.
This place is a total shithole - we're not staying here. We'll move our base to West City or the lookout.
"West City?" Celia asked, tilting her head at him, "Why?"
"The Triangle of Evil is attacking the city. They're our allies now, so we need to go help them," Gray explained, then nodded his head at the computer screen, "Plus, they just got Nam. I need to go kill that bastard Carrot."
"N-Nam?" Ranfan asked, quickly walking over to the screen and watching the camera feed, "Is he alright?!"
"As alright as you can be when you get turned into a carrot," Gray replied bluntly, "He'll be fine. I'll beat Carrot's ass and make him transform Nam back."
More specifically, I'll stay very far away and spam Ki bullets at him until he gives in.
Monster Carrot, despite being one of the earliest OG Dragon Ball villains, was one of the most concerning opponents to Gray.
I don't know how strong he is in this world, and his ability is concerning. It's not just that I can't let him hit me - I can't hit him either.
Just touching Carrot would give him the power to turn you into a carrot.
I don't know if I could keep beating his ass when I'm a carrot like Vegito did to Buu, but I don't want to find out. I can live without knowing what it feels like to be a carrot.
"Nam…" Ranfan muttered, a distressed look on her face as she stared at the screen.
"We'll head there right away," Gray decided, "If we don't get stalled by any of Cooler or King Cold's soldiers on the way, we can be there in a few minutes. We'll stop him and get Nam."
"Cooler or King Cold's soldiers? Why would you run into them?" Nami asked, looking curiously at him.
"We have to go through their territory to get to West City," Gray explained, confused as to why the seemingly genius girl was asking such a dumb question.
"No you don't," Nami said bluntly, then pointed out the cliff face at the ocean, "Just go that way."
"West City is the opposite direc…" Gray trailed off, his eyes widening as he realized something.
I'm so dumb. Was I always this dumb?
"Celia?" Gray asked, slowly looking over at Celia.
"Yes?"
"The Earth is round," Gray said bluntly.
"Correct," Celia answered, not seeming as concerned about the information as Gray was.
"So… we can just fly that way, and we'll still get there," Gray continued.
"Correct," Celia echoed.
"If you realized that, then why didn't we do that a week ago?" Gray asked incredulously, "We were exhausted and injured, but still flew right past both Cooler and King Cold's territory!"
"Because it was quicker," Celia replied evenly, "We were injured, and flying the other way would also require us to fly past the ancient martial artist's island. The risk would still be there, but we'd be even more exhausted from flying twice as far, and we'd be trying to hide out in West City, which is crawling with earthling martial artists, instead of the Land of Kami, which was uninhabited."
Gray blinked, staring at her.
Right, she's a genius. She wouldn't have forgotten the Earth is round.
"I guess I'm not dumb," Gray hummed, satisfied at her answer.
"No, you are," Celia deadpanned, "I thought you realized that. It seems I overestimated you. You've been making smarter decisions lately, so I feared my role was in danger, but that's not the case."
…I can't say shit about that. I forgot the fucking Earth was round.
To be fair, he was kinda stressed out at the time from the whole 'almost dying to Raditz' thing.
"Anyway," Gray said loudly, "Let's get going. We gotta go get Nam back."
"Take me with you!" Nami said abruptly, stepping toward Gray. Gray blinked, staring down at her.
I'm always down to add another waifu to the group, but…
[Greedy] Nami:
[Human]
Age: 20
PL: 2,250
HP: 250/250
TKI: 400/400
Reputation: 400/1000 (Liked)
[Greedy] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally greedy, and obsessed with wealth.
Her power level is only 2,250, and I doubt she knows how to fight.
…
Hell, she probably doesn't even know how to fly.
"It'll be dangerous," Gray said bluntly, "Carrots power is tricky, so I won't be able to protect you. Just stay here for now, and we'll come back after."
"Please?" Nami asked again, staring up at him with big eyes. She leaned forward, whispering to him, "I really don't want to be left here alone with those aliens…"
I'm an alien too, y'know?
Gray glanced over at the various aliens in the room, and couldn't blame her.
If I was stuck in a dark cave with these idiots for a week, I'd take any chance to get away too.
Gray glanced back at her as she looked up pleadingly at him.
I'm too soft. Especially on the waifus.
"Fine," Gray nodded.
+200 Reputation with Nami (For bringing her) [4x from [Ladies Man], [A Humble Master]]
She's pretty easy to gain reputation with.
"You coming, Piccolo?" Gray asked, looking at the Namekian, who nodded in response, "Alright, then just stick with him."
"With him?" Nami asked, side-eyeing the green man, then whispered at Gray again, "Can't I just stick with you?"
She really doesn't like anyone who doesn't look like a human, huh?
"Raditz, you come too," Gray quickly decided, "Protect her. If she dies, then you die, alright?"
Raditz merely grunted in affirmation, and Nami looked less disgusted as her bodyguard at least looked like a human.
The group quickly left the cave, flying in the opposite direction than they had come as they streamed over the ocean toward West City. As they flew over the sea, Gray stared blandly down at the woman in his arms.
I'm not complaining, but…
+200 Reputation with Nami (For carrying her) [4x from [Ladies Man], [A Humble Master]]
"Shouldn't Raditz be carrying you?" Gray asked blandly, and Nami blushed in response.
"Y-You're stronger, so it's easier for you, so we'll get there faster… or something," Nami muttered.
"Right," Gray replied sarcastically but didn't push the issue. Carrying a beautiful woman in his arms wasn't the worst thing in the world.
The group's flight towards West City was much faster than their initial travel from the lookout, as despite having to cover more land, they weren't delayed by any pesky Cooler or King Cold force lookouts.
After only a short few minutes, despite having to fly across half the globe at Ranfan's top speed, which wasn't very fast, West City came into view.
"Strong energies to the west," Celia supplied next to Gray, gesturing with her hand to the left. Gray nodded, reaching out his senses, and blinked in surprise.
There's actually a couple of pretty strong ones. Is that Monster Carrot?
The group of power levels weren't overly concerning, as even the biggest one only seemed roughly around Cui's strength, but it was more than Gray had expected.
I was hoping he'd be super weak and just carried by his ability, but this might be trickier than I thought.
The group continued blasting towards the area where the power levels were at, but Gray stopped abruptly as he noticed another, more familiar, power level.
"Kami?" Gray muttered, turned his head to the east. A bit to the east of the group of strong power levels was a weaker one.
Why is he here?
"Correct. It would be wise to go talk to him first," Celia nodded, "He'll have a better idea of what's going on."
Gray nodded, and then shot forwards again, moving a bit more to the right this time. In only a few seconds, he spotted the elder Namkien floating in the air, staring down at the city with a distressed look on his face.
"Kami," Gray greeted.
"Ah, Gray," Kami nodded, the man not looking up, "What are you doing here? I thought you were dealing with the Frieza Force?"
"It went better than expected," Gray hummed, following Kami's gaze into the city. There was smoke rising from a small part of it, but the streets looked far different than they had in the camera feed. Instead of earthlings running for their lives, the street was practically empty.
"We finished up pretty fast. What's going on here?" Gray asked, and Kami didn't answer for a moment, staring down in silence.
"The Triangle of Evil has attacked again," Kami said finally, "Demon King Piccolo will not let the humans live in peace. Even with our alien invaders, he still only has one focus."
"Again?" Gray raised an eyebrow at him.
"This is not the first time they have attacked West City. It is far from the first time," Kami nodded, "Monster Carrot, one-third of the Triangle of Evil, seems to be rather patient. He's been attacking steadily and slowly, taking over a few blocks at a time. However, these minor attacks add up. He's in control of nearly a quarter of the city at this point."
"Then why don't we just stop him?" Gray asked incredulously, gesturing toward the group of power levels, "If he's this close, then we can just take him down. That'll be a huge blow to the Triangle of Evil too."
"If only it was that easy," Kami hummed, "He strikes abruptly and then retreats into buildings, hiding himself. He has the magical power to turn anyone he touches into a carrot, so attempting to fight him in enclosed spaces is impossible. Even worse, he and his men turn all the parts of the city that he has captured into labyrinths. They build tunnels and passages, allowing him to set traps and appear seemingly out of nowhere."
This might be harder than I thought.
The idea of trying to weasel Carrot out of a maze-like city wasn't appealing.
If he pops out of nowhere in an enclosed space, then it's pretty much a death sentence. Or, a carrot sentence, I guess.
"Why don't you just blow them up?" Gray blinked, remembering that Nami was still in his arms and listening to their conversation. Said woman blushed as everyone's eyes turned to her.
"You guys can do that big energy blast thing with your hands, right?" She explained, "Just blow up the whole area he's in. If it's just him and his men in there, then it doesn't matter if they die."
Harsh, but I thought the same thing. Unfortunately…
"We can't," Kami shot down her idea, "Monster Carrot has turned many innocent civilians, and fighters, into carrots. He keeps them nearby at all times to use as hostages. If we demolish the entire area to get him, we will be killing innocent people in the process."
"Oh," Nami simply nodded.
"But, we have to do something!" Ranfan shouted, looking pleadingly at Gray, "We need to get Nam back!"
"You saw what happened to him?" Kami asked curiously, and Gray nodded, "We were having a meeting to discuss how to best fight against Monster Carrot when Nam realized someone he knew was in this part of the city. He rushed in to find them, and…"
"Got turned into a carrot," Gray finished, and Kami nodded roughly.
"Whose 'we'?" Celia asked.
"Come. I will introduce you to the rest of the martial artists I have been training," Kami said, turning away from the Carrot-controlled block and flying deeper into the city. Gray and his group followed, and Gray's eyes widened as he saw where Kami was leading them.
A huge, towering sky scraper stretched hundreds of feet into the air. However, the size wasn't the surprising part. It was the logo plastered on the front.
Capsule Corporation.
Gray continued following Kami as he didn't enter the building but instead flew upwards. They flew up to the top of the skyscraper, landing on top of it. The top didn't look like a normal roof, as it instead had a pool, trees, and a collection of chairs on top.
As they landed, Gray noticed that the rooftop was nearly empty, except for a small group standing in a semi-circle, talking with serious looks on their face. As he spotted them, Gray's eyes widened.
Oh, fuck.
A bald man with dots on his forehead. Another bald man with three eyes. A floating cat. A long-haired bandit. A scantily clad blonde-haired woman. A bombshell blue-haired woman. And, many more.
Hey, Z-Fighters.
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Gray Tanaki:
[Saiyan Squad Captain]
Age: 18
Wallet: 1,271,650 Coins
Lvl: 22 (2,085,000/5,000,000 XP)
PL: 3,118,252,700
Available Points: 300
HP: 1,889,950/1,889,950
TKI: 2,311,325/2,311,325
STR: 1465
AGI: 1650
END: 1290
INT: 1405
CHA: 1205
LUK: 795
KI: 1645
HREG: 1176
EREG: 1176
Skills: [Observe LVL 10], [Running LVL 15], [Determination LVL 15], [Ki Control LVL 14], [Ki Gun LVL 11]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 9], [KI Suppression LVL 10], [Ki Sense LVL 8], [Pushup LVL 15], [Punch LVL 15], [Kick LVL 15], [Jump LVL 15], [Flight LVL 9], [Prediction LVL 7], [Zenkai Boost LVL 6], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 7], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 7], [Mouth-Beam LVL 6], [Ki-Blade LVL 6], [Cooking LVL 6], [Ki Array LVL 8], [Ki Explosion LVL 6], [Ki Vision LVL 6]
Perks: [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Double-edged Sword], [Legendary Super Saiyan], [Perfect Ozaru], [A Cute Pawn], [A Humble Master], [Ladies Man]
Fighting Styles: [Boxing Style: Kolra LVL 2], [Fighting Style: Broly LVL 1]
Party: [Saeko, Celia, Asuna, Ranfan]
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