He was incorporeal, but the pungent smell still licked at Sythius' nostrils. Dinosaur dung smelled like shit! He just wanted to relax in a forest, but the stupid monsters were ruining his safe space! How was he going to relax and stuff if he can't hide in a overgrown nature park?
Sythius dropped to the ground, becoming tangible. These feral dinosaurs needed to be sorted.
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John Smith PL: 15,000; Undetectable, Marked for Death South City Central Park; Earth [Daytime] [Undisclosed Day]
John Smith had decided to take another vacation to South City. Last time he was in the area, he gained his insane popularity for apparently "destroying the terrorist who decimated a city block" and "scaring off the assassin who tried to kill the (then) Councilwoman." Even though he lived in Central City, this was basically where the legend of John Smith began. Since then, he'd trained under Master Shen, and learned how to fight if the need for it ever arose. Of course, this time he was surrounded by his horde of die-hard fanboys and fangirls, who really wanted John Smith to do something amazing for their social medias.
While he was trying to go shopping for some new clothes, since John usually only wore one of three outfits, one of his fans said something that caught his attention. Apparently some dinosaurs had escaped from the South City Zoo and now they were hiding in the park. A lot of his crowd ran in fear, not wanting to be devoured by an ancient reptilian creature. Being John Smith, who really did not want to be a hero all that much, he ignored the fan's warning and continued about his shopping. Sure, fighting was probably the most enjoyable thing John was able to do, but it meant putting in extra effort and that was something he was definitely against. Now that he didn't have all those people to worry about, it would be a lot easier to get the clothing he wanted.
After he had a few shirts and pants picked out and ready to check out, he approached a register for help. Of course, because of the dinosaur threat, there were no employees in sight. John did not get upset or angry, he just sighed and looked out the window. Maybe he did have to deal with those darn dinosaurs after all. He blankly set his clothes aside and left the thrift store, turning his attention to the park down the street. If the creatures really were where the fan said they were, the park would be his best bet to find them.
Of course, he was going to take his time. John saw some people running in fear while others got their phones out and tried to get pictures of a real-life Jurassic Park scenario. He just moved through the crowds until he made it to the park, ready to take care of business. A few of the people in the crowd saw him and started whispering things like, "Is that John Smith?" or "Oh, that guy is here to save us again!" His expressionless face made some of the nervous civilians calm down, since he seemed like he had nothing to worry about. And in John's mind, he never had anything to worry about, especially not a bunch of dumb animals.
[Technique Charging In-Progress: Sasageyo (1/1; Current damage: 1 x STR)]
Sythius looked around. The forest was bathed with dinosaur shit, lizard included. There was a clear path of crushed trees and screams that signaled to Sythius where he was supposed to go. He phased back into his Incorporeal form and rocketed towards the area John Smith was at. Unlike the unsensible John, the reptile's power level was very blatant. His ki was always at full power, so John should know he was approaching.
When John finally reached the park, it was quite obvious where some of the dinosaurs had run off to. People, whose brain cells were still intact, were running in fear for their lives, hoping they would not be eaten by the giant creatures. The dinosaurs must've either been angry herbivores or hungry carnivores, which were probably equally as terrifying to the normal person. A few of the trees in the park had been trampled, the bushes and flowers had been flattened, and various benches were overturned. It was a mess!
One of his fans approached and asked John Smith to pose for a picture. He ignored them, obviously, still trying to find one of the beasts for himself. Still, even with the damage more obvious to him, John was going to take his time. He could not sense the approaching councilman since he did not know how to sense ki. During his Crane School training, that was one concept he could never grasp, so he just gave up.
[Technique Charging In-Progress: Sasageyo (2/1; Current damage: 1.2 x STR)]
Sythius followed the 'trail' toward John, while still invisible. There was a large crowd running around screaming, so Sythius flew down there to appease them. His repugnant smell followed him, drenching everything in his new favorite cologne: dino poo stench.
"People of South City," the disembodied voice announced. "Your beloved Councilman has arrived!" He said, not realizing that he was still invisible.
As the hero made his way through the expansive park, he heard a voice ring out through the air. The person claimed to be the Councilman, Sythius was it? Apparently he was in the area, but when John scanned the skies, the lizard was no where to be found. A putrid stench of dinosaur dung lingered in the air, though that was to be expected with massive wild animals running around. He wondered where one of these beasts were so he could corral it back. He needed some new clothes urgently, and these ancient reptiles were holding him back!
While others were fleeing in terror, John continued swiftly, yet calmly, walking around in search of one of the creatures.
[Technique Charging In-Progress: Sasageyo (3/1; Current damage: 1.4 x STR)]
Sythius gazed into the still fleeing crowd. His injured ego whined inside his head. 'Run!' it told him. 'They hate you!' Sythius shook his head, noting that he hadn't done that in a long time. His old coping mechanism made him feel very insecure, but he couldn't deny that it made him feel more comfortable. While doing this, he tried to look on the bright side. If they were running away from him, then they'd be safe from the monsters!
On second thought, where were the monsters? There'd been no signs of them since Sythius entered the scene but there were tracks everywhere! Since Sythius didn't know where they went, he roamed around in the sky, still invisible! They had to be somewhere!
Post by Hiporactivo on Aug 23, 2017 13:44:30 GMT -5
"Prepare for impact in T - 15 seconds..." The Saiyan pod had broken through Earth's atmosphere, and was now hurdling towards the ground. Down below, the inhabitant inside could see where exactly the pod would land. The pod spoke again, in the same mechanical, AI voice. "This pod will be crash landing inside a major populated city. Multiple civilian casualties and injuries expected." The Saiyan inside tisked and punched in a code inside the pod. Despite popular belief of Saiyans straight from Vegeta, this one wasn't that heartless. "Avoid the major city. Crash landing on the outskirts of the city is acceptable." "Understood. Changing trajectory to outskirts of town." In response, the pod shot out a wing, moving itself slowly to the outskirts of the city. The Saiyan inside groaned a bit. "Ya think if it could change its trajectory, it'd also have thrusters to prevent crash landing, but I guess not. That would make no sense, whatsoever."
"Impact in T - 5 seconds. Brace for impact." The Saiyan inside sighed and braced herself. The pod landed, crashing into the ground, bouncing off of it multiple times, and skidding to a halt. It rolled a bit, pieces of the pod coming off from the impact. All of it came off except for the door, and the inner layers of the wall. Stopping with the door face up and towards the sky, the pod laid there for a few moments. Then, something muffled from inside could be heard.
"Stupid scouter, coming off my face like that! Where the fuck is it!? There it fucking is! Hah!" Suddenly, the door to the pod was kicked off. Out came a Saiyan girl, looking around her with curiosity. Her tail wagged about her back for a little, and was then wrapped around her waist. At the same time, she brought her red-lensed scouter to her face, placing it over her ear. It locked in place with a click and she smirked. "All right, here I am! Let's start looking." Sarai, the Saiyan girl from the pod, closed her eyes and started feeling for power levels. While it seemed weird that she had a scouter, even though she could sense power levels, she always liked to know the exact power level of her opponents, rather than just feeling where their power level is at. Also, her scouter was a communication device. As she sensed for energy, she squealed in delight. Clapping her hands a bit, she floated up and took to the skies. "Oh, look at that! There are a few higher than average power levels in this nearby city. Nice!" With that, Sarai flew towards the city. The city's name was South City.
"I swear, I'm gonna eat your entire race." - Tadeo
"Tycho is no longer Tycho. Tycho is now little girl. Yes!" - Majin Tycho
"Stupid scouter, coming off my face like that! Where the fuck is it!? There it fucking is! Hah!" - Sarai
While John made his way deeper into the park, he still was not able to find any dinosaurs. Somehow giant, Jurassic reptiles were basically impossible to find. Speaking of impossible to find, the Councilman who had just shouted a moment ago hadn't made himself visible either. Maybe he had already found the animals or something. Or he just gave up. Even with that delightful thought in mind, John pressed on. People were still running in terror, so clearly the dinosaurs had not been captured. With people still running in terror, the employees at the thrift store probably weren't back yet. That meant he still wouldn't be able to buy his clothes, which was the whole purpose of his day, and John wasn't going to stand for that.
During his adventure, he noticed a shooting star in the middle of the day. It streaked across the sky, getting awfully close to the city itself. He was aware what shooting stars were, just rocks falling out of the Earth's atmosphere and space in general, so he thought nothing of it. It wasn't an asteroid that would have destroyed the planet, so it wasn't anything to worry about. It didn't even land in the city, which made it almost completely irrelevant. Now, where were those dang dinos?
[Technique Charging In-Progress: Sasageyo (4/1; Current damage: 1.6 x STR)]
A large sphere was plummeting towards the city out of nowhere, nearly hitting the stinky saurian! Luckily, the lizard's peculiar ki sense alerted him at what felt like the last moment. Sythius hurled himself out of the way on reflex, materializing. The now-seeable monster turned his head to snarl at the object, but it was gone. Sarai probably didn't even notice Sythius, because it'd been so quick.
That said, the escaped creatures needed to be found... but the shit-drenched councilman was utterly incompetent. He only had one idea...
"DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE DINOSAURS ARE?!" he hollered. The constant shrieks of the public may have drowned him out though. He briefly thought about checking in on those people, but he decided against it. He was certainly skeptical. Last time he followed the screams of the masses, he waded through dung, and almost got hit by another flying rock!