Tournament: Resolution
Goku had to admit that it was a good thing they were allied with Universe 13, who had two warriors that could mend his wounds and even share a bit of their energy with him, something that Vegeta or even Frieza might have given him, since they wouldn't have wanted him to remain defenseless. He had no idea that Rarity and Pinkie could even do something like that, as the last warrior from their universe he had seen do it was Applejack, but he wasn't about to complain about the situation that he was in, not after narrowly surviving the Spirit Bomb and awakening a new power that might very well be the key to beating Jiren. He knew that there were strong warriors in the other universes, Rainbow and Applejack to name just a few of the ones that he had some experience fighting, but seeing Jiren in action, and witnessing the powers the mighty warrior possessed for himself, he had come to the conclusion that now was the time for them to follow whatever plan Sombra had come up with. Sure, that meant keeping his head down and making it seem like he was recovering from the battle he had been in, while his teammates and allies picked up some of the slack, but at the same time they could study Jiren some more and possibly come up with a way to defeat the warrior.
Based on what little he knew about Sombra and his plans, which wasn't very much he had to admit, he could tell that both Rarity and Pinkie understood that working along whatever plan their strategist had would be the key to both of their universes surviving to the end of the tournament, if they could knock Jiren off anyway, meaning that if this was the plan that Sombra wanted them to follow, and it sounded like it was that way, then he might as well go with the flow.
"Okay, I'll try to lay low and avoid fighting as much as possible, but I guarantee nothing." Goku said, deciding that he might as well warn Frieza, Rarity, and Pinkie of the fact that he might get pulled into a fight that he would rather partake in, rather than avoiding it like Sombra wanted him to.
"Sombra suspected you might say that, and you could say that he's counting on you entering the fights again at some point in the future." Rarity stated, though at the same time she was beginning to see why Celestia and Luna had been so terrified of him and his plans a thousand years ago, when he was the dreaded King of Darkness that had taken control of the Crystal Empire, because he was great at planning ahead and likely had five or six different plans, depending on what happened during the battle between Hit and Jiren, "I think, from just the short amount of time you used it, he's come to the conclusion that your Ultra Instinct might be the key to defeating Jiren... or it might not be, since we have no idea what's about to happen in the next fight."
Goku nodded his head, showing that he understood that Sombra wasn't to be messed with and that he already had at least two plans to deal with Jiren, possibly more since Rarity didn't elaborate on what else she had been told, while at the same time he noticed Frieza's tail twitch for a few seconds.
"Personally, I'd rather not tangle with Jiren until Sombra says that we're ready to move against him." Frieza said, where he showed that he was slightly fazed by the power that the warrior from Universe 11 had displayed, in stopping the Spirit Bomb, repelling it, and then destroying it, before holding his own against the power that the gods feared, a power that none of them even knew existed, despite the fact that Goku and Vegeta had been given hints to what it was by Whis, when they first started training with him, "Until that time comes we had better return to the battlefield and see if we can't take out a few more enemies, especially now that Jiren will be uninterested in all of us."
Despite not actually saying what was on his mind, least someone from another team overhear them, Goku knew that Frieza was hoping that he could unlock the power of Ultra Instinct once more, get a better feeling for the power that had put him on Jiren's level, and maybe unlock it for a longer period of time so he could knock the powerful warrior off the fighting stage. That would be a great development in their battle to save the multiverse, unlocking the power that the gods feared and use it to defeat one of the greatest opponents that he had ever faced in his life, and it seemed like that was one of the plans that Sombra had come up with, just from seeing the technique once. He honestly had no idea if he could get the power to come back, not after what he had been through, but at the same time there was the chance that he could pull it off and use the power to their advantage, but for now he knew that it would be best if they went their separate ways and continued to fight against the warriors from the other universes. With the four of them agreeing on a course of action they each went their separate ways, searching for enemies to take out while keeping an eye on Jiren, even though they all knew that one warrior was observing him with a look of interest in his eyes, studying him for the battle to come.
Sombra, on the other hand, remained at the top of the rock pillar that he had chosen to stand on top of when Goku and Jiren were having their fight earlier, but now he was alone, as the rest of his teammates had gone back down into the battlefield and were searching for enemies to knock off the stage, allowing him to stare at Jiren and Hit, who were still standing in the middle of the large crater that had formed from the Spirit Bomb exploding.
Hit, growing tired of his fist being held, raised his other arm and threw a second punch at Jiren, who caught his attack and then spun him around like he was a toy, causing him to stay in the same spot for a few seconds, before Jiren threw his own punch at Hit, who then used his Time-Skip to get around to Jiren's backside. Jiren, however, reacted with great speed and dodged the attack that had been coming for him, allowing him to go on the offensive as Hit raised his defenses, but it was during those attacks that he activated his Time-Skip again and got behind his foe once more, and when he attacked Jiren dodged and punched at him, forcing him to reactivate the technique to avoid being struck. What interested Sombra was that Jiren seemed to notice that the technique he was up against was the Time-Skip, while at the same time Hit gained an understanding of the power behind Jiren's attacks, the same ones Goku went up against, meaning that whatever happened next was going to be both interesting and informative, which gave him more reasons to stick around and watch the two of them fight each other some more.
"You... do you seriously intend to defeat me?" Jiren inquired, though at the same time he stared down at Hit, who was standing on the actual floor of the fighting stage while his opponent was on one of the smaller rock fragments that had fallen during one of the previous battles, forming a flat platform in the process.
"That's my job!" Hit replied, reminding those that knew of his power that he was someone who took targets out and did so like a professional, hence the reason he was the greatest assassin in Universe 6, before he activated his technique and moved himself up to the platform that his foe was standing on, all while leaving a faint purple aura around his body, like the barriers that were used against Lavender and his poison.
The reality of the situation was that Hit was using his Parallel World, or Tides of Time as some called it, where he could transfer his real body into a personal dimension that he had access to, keeping a fake one in place of his real one, allowing him to maneuver around to Jiren's backside, where he threw a punch at his target, only for Jiren to swing back at him and strike his arm, shattering both the dimension that he had formed and the fake version of himself. Despite standing up to Jiren's frightening strength, and the fact that he was reacting to his movements, Hit continued to attack his foe, where his target would dodge the attack and then retaliate almost immediately, causing him to lash out at Jiren's feet, which only made his foe jump to dodge the next move. Of course Jiren spun around like a ball a few times before planting both of his feet in Hit's stomach, stunning him as he was kicked into the platform they were barely fighting above, cracking the entire area around them in the process, before activating his Time-Skip once more. The next four attacks he had planned turned out to be terrible, because he couldn't hand a single hit on his foe as Jiren accurately struck him each time he moved in to attack him, eventually causing him to stop the technique as he appeared near his foe, in his battle stance, while he wondered what he was actually going to do against such an opponent.
In the instant that followed he reactivated the Time-Skip and moved behind Jiren, who turned around and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying for a moment, but it gave Hit a chance to understand that his target had adapted to his signature ability, drastically reducing his chances of success in this battle... and, just to be absolutely sure of that fact, he tried to attack Jiren using the same technique, only to be hit every time he moved to a new position and was even trapped by a series of punches before Jiren kicked him backwards.
Sombra observed them, noticing that Jiren seemed to be figuring out where Hit was when the Time-Skip was being used, and he could tell that it was confusing the gods of Universe 6, as they couldn't understand why Hit was still using a technique when it wasn't working. He would have thought the same time, had he not noticed the fact that Chronoa had a knowing smile on her face, which made sense considering that she was a Supreme Kai of Time, the God of Time for Beerus' universe, and she likely understood what Hit was doing. The fact that Chronoa knew something told Shin and the rest of his fellow gods that they needed to see what was going to happen for themselves, hence the reason that none of them were talking about what was going on, as they were all focused on watching the battle unfold. Since it appeared that there was more to this than he originally thought, as this was the first time he had seen the legendary assassin battle someone else in great detail, the best course of action was him staying where he was so he could observe what was going to happen next. The only other thing he noticed, besides Champa freaking out, was that Belmod and Cae seemed way too confident in Jiren's abilities, which meant it was going to be a pleasure when Universe 13 rose to the challenge and took the powerful warrior out of the Tournament of Power, and got to see the looks of shock on both of their faces when Jiren suffered his greatest defeat.
Jiren and Hit, on the other hand, continued the same song and dance for a few more moments, with Hit using the Time-Skip on his foe, who would in turn strike Hit the moment he moved to a new position, before Jiren finally knocked Hit back a little and they faced each other once more.
"How many times will you repeat this foolishness?" Jiren asked, showing that he knew he could beat Hit at any time, especially since he had adapted to the feeling of the Time-Skip, while also revealing that he was starting to lose interest in this battle, as it wasn't like the one he had with Goku, "Stop wasting time."
"I told you, this is my job." Hit replied, where he glanced at the side of the area they were in for a moment, finding that Goku had pulled his head up for a moment to see if he could learn anything from Jiren, before focusing his mind and attention on his foe, all so Jiren didn't go and finish the job he started during the previous battle.
Sombra noticed Goku as well, and he honestly couldn't blame the Saiyan for peaking out to see what happened between Hit and Jiren, and it was fortunate that they had allies everywhere, as Gohan and Piccolo appeared in the area behind him and saved him from a pair of ki blasts that came from two warriors that looked similar to Piccolo, meaning they were Namekians, only their skin was darker than his was. At the same time Chrysalis was off fighting Ribrianne, who was still supplying her with a steady stream of love energy, willingly given to her since the warrior from Universe 2 was using it as a weapon, to spread her love to everyone, and all Sombra could determine was that it was best to let the former queen handle Universe 2, allowing the others to focus on the rest of their foes. Of course during their battle Rozie decided that it was time to interfere, but that meant little to Chrysalis, as both of their attacks were still powered by love energy and she was more than happy to accept a second source of power, even if it was of lesser value than the one that was coming from Ribrianne at the moment. Interesting enough Caulifla, Kale, and Cabba seemed to be watching Hit's fight as well, and Sombra noticed that Caulifla wanted to get in on the action before she was stopped by Cabba, showing that someone else knew that Hit had a plan, even if that involved being buried under some of the rubble after taking another series of punches from Jiren.
In fact it was during that moment that Hit made his move, using the same phantom attack he had used against one of the Pride Troopers earlier, one that Jiren stopped with the palm of his hand, while at the same time opening his back to attacks as Hit appeared behind him... but when Jiren swung at him, however, Hit was the first to react and slammed his fist into Jiren's chest, loosing the same attack again, surprising Jiren in the process.
"I just needed this one hit." Hit stated, to which he activated his newest technique, one that only a few people knew about, such as Vados and Chronoa, and focused his mind on what he was about to do, since this might be his only chance to knock Jiren off the fighting stage, "This hit will bind you in a Cage of Time."
The force of his attack sent Jiren backwards, forcing him through a number of large floor fragments that littered the fighting stage, and he eventually came to a stop at the very edge of the fighting stage, surprising a number of watchers with what he was able to do, all while leaving an indent where his fist had struck Jiren.
"Such an attack is futile..." Jiren started to say, though as he looked down at the indent it seemed to disappear and his body was surrounded by a dark purple aura, where time seemed to crawl to a halt all around him, meaning that he had been caught in one of Hit's unknown powers.
Sombra had to admit that this was an interesting development, as it appeared that Jiren was partly trapped in time at the moment, since his fist seemed to be shaking and he was glancing up at the rock that Hit chose to stand on, and while it appeared that the assassin intended to keep Jiren trapped in time, even sending his three allies away, he knew that he couldn't let the opportunity pass him by, hence the reason he raised his right arm and pointed his palm at Jiren.
"Hado Number 88," Sombra said, to which his reiatsu flared for a moment, because after seeing how strong Jiren was against Goku, who was pretty strong, and seeing how he was able to counter Hit's Time-Skip, another powerful technique, he decided to use more power than he did the last time, as in he was going to use the full force of this one attack and knock Jiren off the fighting stage, "Hiryu Gekizoku Shinten Raiho."
The moment he was ready he loosed the attack and let a beam of energy, that was twice as large as the last time he used the technique, surge towards the area that Jiren was standing in, where the powerful warrior twisted his gaze and focused his energy on the beam that was coming at him. Sombra watched as the same thing happened when Goku fired his Kamehameha at Jiren, his gaze was enough to break the attack into strands that missed him entirely, but thanks to the position he was standing in that caused the floor in front of him to shatter as well, blowing a good sized hole into the floor of the fighting stage. Hit, sensing that Sombra was trying to aid him and provided him with the chance to get rid of Jiren, called a sphere of time energy above his right hand and jumped forward, intending to use his attack to send their foe over the edge, only for Jiren's hand to break out of the Cage of Time he was trapped in and shattered the orb, breaking him out of the technique that he had been trapped in. Before Hit even had a chance to move Jiren flashed behind him and blasted the assassin in the back, where the force of the ki blast sent Hit over the edge and the powerful warrior turned his back towards his first foe, not looking back at the explosion that eliminated Hit from the tournament.
Once that happened Jiren glanced around the area that he was in and rushed forward, where Sombra suspected that he was heading for him, but instead of letting Jiren locate him, and start fighting him, he faded into the shadows with one of the more basic powers he had access to, and didn't need his blades for, and kept his eye on Jiren as the warrior raced towards an unknown location.
At the same time, however, the Grand Priest announced that the tournament was half over, as the central pillar descended once more, to which he raised his hand and the atmosphere of the World of Void shifted, changing the dark color of the area they were in to a dark green color, surprising many of the warriors in the process. Sombra had to admit that it was a very dramatic effect, especially since they were half way through the time that they were supposed to be fighting for, and he could see that a number of his teammates felt the same way, even though they were focusing on the other warriors that they were looking for. It wasn't long before Jiren finally came to a stop in an area that was pretty well covered, with only one or two entrances to it, and as he landed on the ground Sombra noticed that both Toppo and Dyspo flashed into the area that he was standing in, no doubt coming to make sure their strongest warrior wasn't bothered for the rest of the tournament, now that he had taken care of Goku and Hit.
"Fifty tacks left." Toppo commented, showing that they had heard the announcement and watched as the World of Void had chanced to something new, before he thought about something else and turned his head towards his friend, while Dyspo stared out at the area around them, "Half the time has expired. Jiren..."
"I leave the rest to you two." Jiren stated, to which he stared at the shadows for a moment, no doubt seeing if he could find out where Sombra was hiding, before staring at the spot that Goku was in, where his expression revealed that he didn't care about the warrior anymore, "The warriors I'm needed for are already gone."
With that said Jiren closed his eyes, crossed his legs, and started to meditate as he floated in the air above where he had been standing, showing that both he and his gods felt that Goku and Hit were the only enemies they needed to be worried about and, with one defeated and one knocked out of the tournament, that it was time for him to let his allies tackle the rest of the warriors, causing Goku and Sombra to pull out of the area without alerting either of the remaining Pride Troopers that were guarding him.
"So, he considers none of our warriors worth his time," Sunset commented, as she knew it was daring for Jiren to start meditating while the tournament was going on, especially since his wall of energy stopped enemies from getting him while his allies stopped some of the other warriors, before she frowned for a moment, "honestly, I'm not entirely sure how I'm supposed to feel about that. Does Belmod honestly think that he has nothing to fear from our universe?"
"I think it's a blessing that they're underestimating our warriors." Celestia replied, though she shared Sunset's opinion on the matter, that it was annoying that Belmod and the others weren't taking them seriously at all, and she could tell that Twilight and Discord were surprised by how their foes were acting, "We can stick to our original plan, assist Universe 7 in fighting the other universes and take out a number of our enemies before they think about attacking our team, and maybe we'll last to the point where we have the most warriors remaining."
"It seems that Universe 3 is targeting Goku next." Twilight added, as three of the robotic warriors were heading after Goku, who separated from the area that Sombra was heading to and started to engage the enemies that were clearly trying to eliminate him, though he was joined by the Dazzlings, who were finally making a move at long last, "And, from the looks of it, Champa is having those two Namekians fighting both Gohan and Piccolo at the moment... everyone is still trying to eliminate Universe 7, no doubt blaming them for this tournament happening, and it's because of this that we've managed to keep all our warriors on the fighting stage. Of course this means that some of our warriors will go forth and assist our allies if they need assistance, even though it appears that Chrysalis is doing just fine by herself, despite the fact that she's currently fighting two enemies at the same time."
Sure enough Chrysalis was attacking both Ribrianne and Rozie, who still had no idea they were providing the former queen with a steady source of love energy, and she didn't seem to care about defending, as her aura sucked in all the power of their attacks and prevented her from taking damage. While this was going on Caulifla and Kale found themselves under attack from another warrior from Universe 4, a round warrior that could be as fat as Ribrianne was and had green colored skin, while wearing a yellowish suit over her chest and black pants, confronted them. Cabba, however, stepped in and told the Saiyan girls to leave this fight to him, where Caulifla told him to stop ordering her around and prompted Cabba to politely ask them to leave, instead of commanding them to do so, while at the same time Rarity stood beside one of the rock walls and watched them as they decided what to do.
"Stop trying to act cool in front of girls." the warrior stated, as she was including Rarity in that statement, because while her original goal was to deal with the enemies that were in front of her, from Universe 6 anyway, she wasn't going to pass up the chance of being the first one to knock off someone from Universe 13, who still, somehow, had all ten of their warriors on the fighting stage, "Come on, I'll take all four of you on at the same time."
"There's really no reason for all four of us to fight you," Rarity said, though at the same time she guessed that now wasn't the best time to sit there and observe the battle that was about to break out, hence the reason she walked over to where Cabba was standing and faced the warrior from Universe 4, "because Cabba and I are more than enough to deal with someone like you."
"What does a cow like you know?" the warrior replied, showing that she didn't seem to care much about treating any of her foes with respect, especially if she was going to call them names in an attempt to distract them, which was just one more dirty tactic that someone from Quitela's universe was resorting to, "I, Monna, are more than enough to knock all four of you off the fighting stage, and the gods of your universe will cry when they realize that it's time for their universe to start losing warriors as well!"
Rarity frowned for a moment, as it wasn't every day that someone called her a 'cow', before she and Cabba charged forward, their punches meeting the ones that Monna had ready for them, creating a small stalemate between them while allowing both Caulifla and Kale to leave the area. The only reason Rarity was getting involved in this fight was because Monna was asking for trouble, not because she was looking for a fight and it certainly wasn't because she was interested in helping a universe they hadn't teamed up with, and since their foe wanted to take her out she was more than happy to step into the fight as well. Monna, on the other hand, believed something different than what Rarity did, because it appeared that she wasn't paying attention to their level of power and proclaimed that she was surprised by how weak the two of them were, especially after Cabba's words to Caulifla and Kale, and that included the power that Rarity used against the blind warrior before Krillin was knocked off the fighting stage. While all this was going on Caulifla noticed that Cabba seemed to be having a tough time on his side of the struggle, showing that his base state wasn't going to be enough to deal with the strength their foe possessed, and it wasn't long before Cabba insisted on fighting alone, to which Rarity sighed and simply shifted her stance so she could jump back as the hand she was fighting against was shifted into Cabba's right hand, keeping the stalemate going.
It was foolish of him to want to do something like this, especially since he was having trouble against one arm, but at the same time Rarity knew that if a Saiyan wanted something it was generally best if she stood off on the side and gave whoever she was with what they wanted, even if she felt that Cabba had made a bad decision for this fight.
"See, your just trying to act tough for the girls!" Monna declared, as if she felt that she was right in her earlier thoughts about Cabba, that this was all just an act he had developed for some odd reason, before Rarity noticed that the grin on her face seemed to widen a bit, like she was enjoying herself, "I'll do you a favor and break your arms while I'm at it!"
Cabba growled and held his ground, glancing back once so he could look at Caulifla and Kale, who eventually nodded their heads and headed in the opposite direction, leaving Rarity behind so she could watch the fight and see if she could intervene before things got out of hand, even though something told her that the two female Saiyans might be the ones their alliance would have to worry about next.
"Sorry, but I'm afraid you won't be able to do that." Cabba said, this time with a smile on his face as he turned his full attention to Monna, where Rarity knew that he was getting ready for something big, even though his foe didn't seem to realize what was going on, "I'm a Saiyan as well, just like Caulifla, Kale, Master Vegeta, and Son Goku, and I can't let someone like you underestimate me!"
The moment Cabba finished speaking he let his golden aura appear around his body as he pushed himself into his Super Saiyan form, an ability that his master had granted him during their first battle together, where the sheer force of his aura knocked Monna backwards. With that done he went on the offensive, lashing out at his opponent as she guarded against his punches and kicks, while at the same time surprising Rarity with the fact that he was focused on proving that there was no reason that anyone should underestimate the Saiyans, especially since a lot of their enemies seemed to be doing just that right now. It didn't take him long to land a few punches on his foe's body, as well as kick her backwards as well, giving him the opportunity to jump backwards and use his foot to send a blast of energy right into Monna's chest, stunning her for a few seconds before she was pushed right into the floor and collided with one of the rock walls. Rarity had to admit that Cabba had enough strength, in his Super Saiyan form, to take down the foe that he was fighting and didn't need any help from her, but at the same time she decided to stick around and make sure Monna was knocked off the fighting stage, before she headed out to find another foe to fight.
Of course what surprised her, and shocked Cabba for a few seconds, was when Monna burst out of the smoke and landed in the direction that Cabba was looking in, which just so happened to be where he had sent her a few seconds ago, and she was rubbing the area that she had been hit in, showing that she had to have felt the attack.
"That actually hurt a bit." Monna commented, though the look on her face told Rarity that being hurt in such a way, while fighting someone that she clearly felt was a weakling that should have been eliminated already, was only going to make matters worse for Cabba, "It hurt!"
With that said Monna's body expanded, where the area that Cabba had hit her in expanded to the size of a massive ball, one that allowed her to dash forward like she was a wrecking ball, and Rarity found that she was right in thinking about it that way, as not even a moment later Cabba, who had guarded against the attack, found his defenses shattered instantly and that he was stunned by the attack. The sheer force of the attack eventually knocked him backwards, forcing him to lay on the ground, before Monna descended from the sky and crushed him into the floor, with a look on her face that suggested she enjoyed this sort of thing, though when she bounced away a few seconds later Rarity found that Cabba had lost his Super Saiyan form and was definitely hurt. When Monna declared that she wasn't finished, however, the young Saiyan loosed an energy blast in the direction he had sent his foe earlier and went flying, so he could avoid the incoming attack, but even though that happened Monna rolled after him and struck him again, showing that she was able capable of maneuvering in this form, easily changing direction at a moment's notice. Cabba then found himself near the edge of the fighting stage, a bad position to be in considering what was going on, and Rarity could see the look that came when someone came up with an idea, as when his foe charged at him he dodged out of the way and intended for Monna to fly over the edge, only for her to change directions and strike him once more.
For a moment it seemed like he was going to go over the edge and be eliminated, but what really happened was that Vegeta stepped in and caught his arm before he could go any further, and when Monna charged at them, intending to knock the two of them off the fighting stage, Rarity flashed between them and loosed a blast of energy at their foe, sending her flying backwards as Vegeta pulled Cabba back onto the stage.
"Thanks for the assist." Vegeta said, even though he knew that he could have blasted the rolling foe away with his own attack, and would have annoyed her in the process, but at the very least he was happy to see that some of the warriors from Universe 13 were assisting Champa's warriors, no doubt to see if any would ally with them, "Do you mind keeping her distracted for a few moments? I'd like to talk with Cabba before she comes at him again."
"Sure, I'll keep her distracted." Rarity replied, as she knew that Sombra wanted them to keep their true power hidden until the time was right, or until the point where they needed their true power to defeat someone in battle, before she turned towards the area that Monna was in and headed out to face her.
"Th... Thank you for saving me, Master Vegeta." Cabba said, though as he was pulled back up onto the fighting stage he noticed that Rarity was heading off in the direction that his foe was in, meaning that she was either going to take her out or she was looking for someone else to fight, "She doesn't intend to fight Monna alone... right?"
"Cabba, you should know that the warriors of Universe 13 can stand their own against most of the warriors that are left in the Tournament of Power." Vegeta replied, and that was a true statement, that he believed that all ten of Sunset's warriors could deal with anyone that came at them, even though they might have to band together if they decided to fight against Jiren, before he turned towards the young Saiyan, "Oh, and don't mention it."
Cabba thought about that for a moment, as he had seen many of the warriors from Universe 13 fight against the various warriors from the other universes, and, based on what he had seen so far, he knew that his master was correct in his thinking, that they could hold their own against the other universes. He could tell that none of them were using their true power, as none of them had come close to finding a foe that could make them show what they were really capable of, and that their base power was more than enough to deal with the warriors that they were currently fighting. The trio of sisters, for instance, were having no trouble keeping the three robots off of Son Goku, blasting or hitting them away so they could give the drained Saiyan some time to recover his stamina, while the one called Chrysalis was capable of dealing with the power that Ribrainne commanded, almost like she was nullifying the damage and then lashed out at her foe when the moment was right. The other warriors were capable of using incredible powers as well, such as Pinkie's ability to escape an alternate dimension and a sealing bottle that the elderly warrior from his master's universe had utilized in taking out one of Quitela's warriors, and that wasn't even taking into account the sheer power that Sombra commanded, even if he wasn't fighting all that much.
Universe 13, he concluded, was the more terrifying universe in the Tournament of Power, not Universe 11, who had Jiren to fight for them, and that was because of the fact that they were able to beat so many warriors without having to use their true power, which only made him dread the moment one or all of them decided it was time to stop holding back.
"Your right, they are a force to be reckoned with." Cabba stated, though at the same time he noticed that Rarity and Monna had finally come into contact again, where Rarity summoned a square barrier of some kind and prevented her foe from leaving the area they were in, annoying Monna to no end, before he considered something else, "Master, would it be wrong of me to say that Universe 7 is allied with Universe 13? I only ask because so far I've seen their warriors rush to the sides of you and your fellow warriors, always tacking the foes that might outnumber you and even taking on a foe while allowing someone to pull back, and right now it seems like Rarity is stalling Monna so we can speak."
"We are allied with Universe 13." Vegeta admitted, as he knew that there was no one that would be near them at the moment, not unless they wanted to be knocked off the fighting stage by him, so there was no harm in him telling Cabba the truth, especially since he had the feeling that the young Saiyan would agree with him, "Both of our teams have agreed to work together so that our wish is the one that will be granted by the Super Dragon Balls, and not the wish of, say, Belmod's universe or even Heles' universe. What we are working towards is the revival of every universe that will be erased during this tournament, undoing the damage that the Kings of All are inflicting upon the multiverse, and to do that one of us needs to make it to the end, whether that's the time limit or with the most warriors remaining. If Sombra wanted he could have his fellow teammates hide from everyone else and run the clock down, as they still have all their warriors, and right now he's focused on taking out as many enemies as he can, improving our changes of getting our wish granted when everything is said and done."
"That's a noble goal to work towards." Cabba said, though it was also an unexpected one, as most of the warriors from his universe were seeking their own wish from the Super Dragon Balls, and most of his warriors had failed since they were currently sitting in the stands at the moment, but the truth was that he didn't have any sort of wish he was working towards, because the safety of Universe 6 was his only concern, "Master, do you mind if I join the alliance your team has with Universe 13 and work towards the safety of all universes?"
"I, personally, would be delighted to have you fight beside us," Vegeta replied, though while this was an unexpected question, since he never thought Cabba would ask such a thing while they were talking, he meant what he said, as it would give Cabba the chance to build his own power and it would allow Champa to stay in the tournament until the very end, since he was sure that some of the others would agree with him, "though I'll have to tell the others first. You, on the other hand, should take a moment to remember what I told you back during the Tournament of Destroyers, as in what it meant to be a Saiyan, and then, when you're ready, you should step back into the fight and knock Monna off the stage."
"Yes Master. I won't fail you." Cabba stated, because this was good for him, as it sounded like his master had faith in his abilities and knew that he could succeed in a battle against Monna, and that gave him the confidence he needed to turn towards the area his foe was in and start walking towards it, all while Vegeta followed behind him to see what sort of battle happened when the two warriors clashed again.
While the two of them were talking, however, Rarity stood in the center of the barrier she had created, the same one that Sombra had created around them when he was teaching her how to better utilize the Dark Instinct power she had unlocked during her own adventure, and simply dodged Monna's attacks. Sure, her foe was capable of changing directions at a moment's notice, and her speed and power were quite impressive, but she had trained with Rainbow a few times before the tournament was even announced, giving her some decent speed, and the time she spent with Sombra gave her the ability to match her foe's abilities. In fact the surprising thing she discovered was that she didn't need to use Dark Instinct at all, as Monna's attacks were obvious to someone like her, allowing her to dodge on her own and not take a single hit at all, which only served to infuriate Monna, whose insults Rarity tuned out as they 'battled' each other. While she was doing that she, once again, noticed the Dazzlings as they fought against the three robots that had been attempting to hunt down and eliminate Goku, who could have easily taken them out on his own, but this just allowed the Saiyan to recover more of his energy and prepare for whatever battle was coming up next.
It wasn't long before she heard a tap on the edge of her barrier, where she found Vegeta and Cabba standing on the other side of one of the walls, with the expression on Vegeta's face telling her everything she needed to know, to which she waved her hand and knocked Monna backwards, causing her to strike one of the rock walls again, before she dispelled the barrier and switched out with Cabba, where she landed near Vegeta so she could observe the upcoming battle.
"Master, I shall fight without forgetting my pride as a Saiyan." Cabba commented, showing that he remembered what Vegeta had told him during their first meeting, about their race being warriors that fought for good and the sake of their universes, before shifting his body into his battle stance, as he intended to make his master proud by knocking Monna off the fighting stage.
"Screw your master!" Monna shouted, where she rammed into Cabba and knocked him into one of the rock walls, showing that she was angry from being treated like she wasn't worthy of Rarity's time, since she only dodged her attacks and only hit her when it was time to switch, and that she intended on making them all suffer before she knocked them out of the tournament, "After I beat you, I'm going to go after the cow and knock her down a few pegs! Then, once she's joined you on the bench, I'm going to go after your precious master and beat him up as well! Once all three of you are taken out I'm going to hunt down those Saiyan girls and eliminate them as well!"
Cabba growled as he heard all this, even though the only thing he was capable of doing at the moment was being knocked around by Monna as she struck him multiple times, no doubt repaying him for Rarity not taking her seriously during their encounter, but even then her words awoke something inside him. As he was bounced around the area that Monna wanted to fight in, oddly enough the same area that Rarity had trapped her inside, Cabba found small bolts of blue lightning dancing around his body every so often, just like Caulifla did when she turned Super Saiyan 2, a skill that she had unlocked before the tournament and only recently mastered thanks to fighting Goku the first time. At the same time he knew why his master was preventing Rarity from running in and taking Monna out, because this was his battle and he was going to be the one to take out Monna, even though she slammed him into the floor again and rolled over him a few times, as if mocking him in some manner, before bouncing off to the side and coming to a stop.
"How weak!" Monna exclaimed, showing that she now considered all enemies, the Saiyans anyway, to be utter jokes that she could beat with one eye closed, and she even held her hands out in a manner that suggested that she felt that he was so weak that she didn't even need to be in this form to beat him, "Is this all the strength a Saiyan has?! Your a coward, just like every other Saiyan that's taken part in this tournament so far! Even the cow standing beside him is a coward, as all she could do is dodge my attacks and barely tried to fight back, and even when she did it was so she could run away with her tail between her legs! I'm going to wipe out all three of you, here and now, and then I'm going to find those girls and knock them off the fighting stage!"
"No, I'll defeat you here and now!" Cabba shouted, to which Vegeta smiled for a moment as the young Saiyan's aura burst to life all around him and his hair flared up, seemingly taking on the Super Saiyan form again, but that was before the blue lightning danced around his aura and some of his hair fell near his eyes, just like what happened when Gohan first used Super Saiyan 2 all those years ago.
Monna seemed overconfident at the moment, not realizing that Super Saiyan 2 was much stronger than the base Super Saiyan transformation, and she got a quick lesson in that when Cabba burst through the air and struck her ball shaped stomach, his energy vibrating the area around him as he did so. He then flew upwards and uppercut Monna not a few seconds later, stunning her as he landed back where he had been standing just a few seconds ago, which only caused Monna to declare that he was going to pay for hurting her and then spun around as she leapt into the air, intending to crush him once more. This time around Cabba raised his hands to the side, in the manner that Vegeta did when he was charging his Final Flash technique, and rapidly charged some of his ki in his hands, before combining the two spheres into a single attack that he fired up into the air, striking the incoming form of Monna and caused her to stall. When Monna tried to get the upper hand, and tried to squish him into the floor once more, Cabba released more of his power and the burst of energy sent Monna flying through the air, where she went over the edge of the fighting stage and was eliminated from the tournament, much to the annoyance of Quitela... causing a smile to appear on Cabba's face as he reverted back to his base form once again.
Before he even had a chance to fall face first onto the floor, as he had expended quite a bit of energy to take out Monna like that, he spread his legs and steadied himself, because right now he needed to get someplace where he could hide out and recover some energy so he could assist his master and his alliance with more eliminations.
"Master, I did it." Cabba stated, while at the same time the Grand Priest informed the Kings of All that Universe 4 now had three warriors left, two of which were still hiding in the shadows and hadn't been seen by anyone yet, which was just another tactic that Quitela was using against his foes.
"Indeed you did, and I'm proud of you." Vegeta said, surprising Cabba for a moment, as he thought that his master would have left the moment Monna had been defeated, but at the same time his statement brought a smile to Cabba's face, as he was happy to hear that he had made his master proud, even if he was exhausted, "Come, let's get you somewhere safe so you can recover some of your energy for the future."
"I'm fine for now," Cabba replied, though he felt that it was too soon for his master to be offering him the assistance of his other allies, before telling them that he had gained them a new ally, to which he looked around the area that they were standing in, "I'll hide out in the area around here, where none of the other warriors would think to look, and I'll join you and your allies in due time."
"If that is what you wish." Vegeta said, to which he nodded to Rarity and the two of them jumped into the air, as he intended to head over to where Kakarot was stationed and join him, as he felt the energies of Caulifla and Kale heading towards him, while Rarity headed off to the area that the Dazzlings were in, to make sure the robots were knocked away from the area the Saiyans were in, since she had the feeling a battle would break out soon.
Cabba smiled as he watched his master and one of his new allies head off in opposite directions, knowing that they would do everything in their power to save the universes that were competing in the tournament, and once the duo had departed the area he started to look for a suitable hiding spot so he could recover his stamina and energy. He didn't get too far before he heard the sound of some rubble moving, like a stone falling, and raised his guard for a moment, as he knew that someone must have been watching them and was likely thinking of getting revenge for Monna being taken out of the tournament. Not a few seconds later he felt someone's fist come into contact with the side of his face, sending him backwards a little bit, though when he came to a stop he glanced at the area he was in and didn't see anyone that would want him knocked off the fighting stage. Cabba raised his arms for a moment, trying to figure out where his latest foe was hiding and how he was going to defend himself against a foe whose attacks he couldn't see, before he felt several more punches strike him and force him closer to the edge of the fighting stage... and, once he was sure the attacks had stopped, he readied himself for what was coming next, only for someone to trip him and send him over the edge.
A few moments later he appeared on the stands, sitting next to the rest of his team, and muttered his apologies to them for being taken out like that, against an enemy that he couldn't see, while also feeling disappointed that he couldn't join his master and his allies in their mission to save the universes.
"It looks like someone took Cabba out." Goku commented, as he had noticed, while watching the Dazzlings tackle the trio of robots that had come after him, that the young Saiyan that looked up to Vegeta and considered him his master had been eliminated from the tournament, not even a few moments after he was left alone.
"All things considered, he did pretty well, and I'm proud of him." Vegeta replied, as he had rushed straight to his friend's side the moment he and Rarity were done with assisting Cabba, despite that resulting in him falling off the fighting stage, and even now he could tell that the young Saiyan was wishing him well, before he turned his head in the direction of the ki that was approaching them, "Though it looks like we have some company."
"Son Goku. Vegeta." a voice said, to which Caulifla landed some distance in front of them, while Kale kept her distance so she could see how the upcoming battle went, before focusing her power and pushed herself into her Super Saiyan 2 form, indicating that she wished for a repeat of what they did earlier, "Fight with me!"
Goku and Vegeta had the feeling that, while this seemed like the earlier battle before Kale went berserk, what Caulifla was after was the knowledge of the Super Saiyan 3 form so she could further increase her power and make herself even stronger than she already was, to take out whoever stood in her way. Despite that fact the two of them were ready and eager to see if she truly had the potential to unlock the third transformation while they were fighting her, and they were sure that the next battle was going to be very interesting for all four of them, and the beings that were watching them.
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Next time, on Dragon Ball Super: A Tag-Team of Saiyans! Goku & Vegeta vs Caulifla & Kale!
It's just me or Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash will appear on that battle?
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Hehehe....they won't need to. If you've read the fight between Goku & Vegeta vs Sunset from Daughters of Destruction, you will know why.
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I know why, but I think by some way they could always appear when it comes about fusion like Gogeta and Vegeto, I'm interested to see if that will happen again or not.
So, how long has Ribrianne been
fightingfeeding Chrysalis now? And now Rozie is as well. Is there a limit to how much love energy she can store? Because if not, she's just going to keep feeding from those two until they run dry."You are quite impressive, Ribrianne. Your power... I never thought to see its like outside of Cadance. But even still, you will never be able to defeat me."
"You... villain! Warrior of Darkness, my love will—"
"You still haven't figured it out? Well, seeing as you've unwittingly helped me so much, I suppose I can at least tell you why you've lost."
"Helped you?"
"That power of love you speak so fondly of? I am Chrysalis, Former Queen of the Changelings. And I feed off of love."
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Pretty sure no upper limit has been established. Just that the more love she consumes, the stronger she gets. So if she were to consume the love of say...an entire Universe? All that love would become power for her.
Kinda like the Hulk with his anger-fueled strength. The Hulk grows stronger with his anger, and as a side-effect of his healing factor has no upper limit on his anger.
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In which case, the question becomes how long can the maidens keep up their attack? Either they run out of love to 'attack' Chrysalis with, or she decides she's had enough.
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Well, considering that Ribrianne isn't at her strongest yet...Chrysalis is going to have had a feast fit for GODS by the time she decides to eliminate Universe 2.
Sad to see that Cabba got eliminated as it would have been cool to see him late in the tournament getting to witness the true power of Universe 13.
Still I think we are due for another surprise appearance soon. It came to me earlier but I think the stupid lazy yellow rat may have recruited Tirek to his team or universe. Personally this may push Sombra, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack into revealing their true power.
Looking forward to Chrysie getting serious in her fight.
oooo things are getting good. looking forward to the big goku - kefla fight gunna be off the hook. keep up the great work eh
So universe 4/11 have 3 each universe 7 has 7 universe 13 has 10 universe 9s been eliminated universe 6 has 4? Whats the other 3 have?
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Sorry, but I find humor in reading all these predictions about "where Tirek is" or "what Tirek is doing now". It's going to be so fun to see everyone's reactions to what eventually happens. It's going to be GLORIOUS!
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Now who said that it's going to be just Goku vs Kefla? Caulifla very clearly challenged both Goku AND Vegeta.
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yeah wasnt fully awake yesterday when i read it. slipped my mind as i was writing my comment that BlackDrag had changed things by putting Vegeta in there
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Happens to the best of us.
chances
Allies won and lost. Oride is clouding everyone against our beloved Uni 7 & 13 and 7 & 13 make it count well!