Late Deliveries

Liari PL: 27,196

The little blue majin sat alone on the bluffs of Plant, fists curled under her chin as she looked over the ground below. Images of Tiamat's disappointed and angered expression flashed across her mind, her accusations ringing in her ear after that telepathic spat they had. She didn't understand what she did WRONG! Virus was EVIL and he deserved to be hurt, SCARED! He should be spending every day of his life being afraid of the majin, given what she can do to him! THAT was why she did what she did... and her mother should have understood. She understood EVERYTHING ELSE! Why did it stop THERE!? Why was it BAD to scream in the ear of EVIL!? Liari growled, BACKHANDING a good chunk off of a nearby rock-wall! Tiamat could be so smart sometimes... So smart, in fact, Liari would be left in AWE of her brilliance! She looked up to her, she REALLY DID... But sometimes she was JUST SO STUPID! 

The little blue girl dug her fingers into her scalp in frustration, wildly running her tentacles between her fingers as she ruffled them! It was MADNESS! So WHAT if Tiamat and her brother could hear how much she hated him!? Tiamat can read minds and she KNOWS what Virus did to her! Now she's MAD she wants permanent and BRUTAL revenge!? If Kuzam were here, no doubt he'd take mom's side too, trying to be as smart as she was in telling Liari why she was all wrong and stuff! 

"BAH!" Liari huffed, swiping her hands down before her face, her fingers TWITCHING as if they were looking for a throat to throttle! Oh, how her blood BOILED at the two of them right now! They were acting TOO MUCH like Laezi, too much like that TYRANT! In a family full of telepaths, WHAT WAS SO HARD ABOUT UNDERSTANDING HER!? Steam billowed out of the holes lining her arms as she glared down at the ground, musing if it could use a few million-mile craters in it. She might feel better after blowing something to pieces... She would look up, spotting Plant's moon in the sky, Liari's eyes narrowing at it, eyes glimmering with thought. 

Maybe she could hit it from here... Maybe she'd see the aftermath from here... 

Cocking an arm back, the majin could cup a LARGE ball of energy by her side, Liari shifting into a pitcher's stance as if getting ready to throw... before a BIG truck got in the way of her shot! A shadow would fall over the majin as a massive RUSTY cargo-ship passed before her vison, Liari FUMING that this thing would just... BLOCK her like this! Steam FUMED out of the holes lining her arms like boiling tea-kettle, her eyes flashing red with frustration as she SMASHED the energy-sphere into non-existence within a fist. 

"Stupid, mom... Stupid brother... Stupid TRUCK!" Liari muttered angrily, stomping right after the vehicle and towards where it had put down. Maybe she should punch a hole in it... just to show it what's what! Then, she would take the driver and-

The majin's thought process would be interrupted as she recognized the energy... She was only just now starting to dabble with energy-sensing and while she couldn't judge distance very good, FLAVORS of power she was starting to pick up on! Her eyes would widen, her anger forgotten, the little blue girl staring up at the vehicle in wonder!

"Matato...?" She whispered, eyes full of hope!


WC: 585

Liari's anger seemed to just ebb away at one of her most fun fighting-partners, the Majin waving enthusiastically as the sayain got out of his truck! Wow! It really WAS a small galaxy after all if she ran into HIM after all this time! The sayain would fly himself up to her and Liari would grin up at him, holding out her hand to the man for him to shake "hello!"

"I flew here!" Liari explained... without further detail! What else would she need to say? No ships, no adventures, just a straight-shot here... with maybe a stop here or there to catch her breath! As Liari was starting to realize, not many in the universe were like herself... so she had to wonder WHY Matato, in all his great strength and power, was driving a vehicle! That seemed like a job for the weaker people like on Earth! It almost made her sad to see the great and powerful sayain reduced to a runner...

...But maybe she could do something about that! Matato would acknowledge Liari's strength and she would giggle happily in return, flexing her bicep as if to emphasize his observation!

"Uh-huh! MUCH stronger than before! So you! I can tell!" She would eye up the sayain as she spoke and, while she disapproved of his profession, could see his power almost QUADRUPLED since they last met! While the gap between them was still... kinda small, it was obvious to Liari she had gained a noticeable upper-hand in raw battle-power! She could DEFINITELY beat him now... But she didn't really want to fight him for winning's sake this time. Sure, that would be fun and all... but sparring with Matato again just to see how much better he got was WAY more interesting!

"It been while since we fight, too!" Liari exclaimed, flapping her arms eagerly at her sides! "Wanna fight you more! You were lotta fun!" The little blue majin seemed to be just a big ball of gummy energy, bouncing in place with excitement seeing this old Earth-friend again! He looked... a little older than before, she observed, but maybe that was just due to the stupid truck and hat he had with him! If he wasn't as strong, she might've thought he was a human! 

"So? SO!?" The majin probed! "We fight nooooow?" 

WC: 389
TWC: 974

Liari giggled as Matato OBLITERATED his workhat, then nodded enthusiastically as he asked her to NOT rough up his ride! That was fine... and easy enough! Chances are they were gonna move around a lot during their battle so the car was safe... for now! The majin crouched into a battle-stance as the sayain did the same, Matato musing on how much FUN they had last time!

"Uh-huh!" She agreed, her smile stretching WIDE! "It even better this time! Trust me!" Matato would then warn her that just because she had more power NOW doesn't mean he was to be taken lightly and Liari only laughed louder! She snickered NOT out of mockery, but out of EXCITEMENT! She KNEW this guy wasn't gonna be a joke! He wasn't when they first fought and he nearly QUADROUPLED his power since then! No, he was one of the craziest and most funnest fighting-people she'd ever had the pleasure to punch and now... She'd get the chance to do it again! 

"Here I come!" She declared, LUNGING at the sayain! She would bring her fist around in a BIG right hook to his face followed by a quick rising knee towards his stomach! Whether or not these blows connected directly, the Majin just kept pushing and pushing into him with faster and faster attacks, steadily increasing the pressure on the man to match her eagerness for this battle! Before long, her limbs were like after-images in the wind, shooting this way and that as they peppered Matato with quick... but light punches and kicks! Liari deliberately held back on her brute-strength for now, wanting to probe the sayain's speed first! Ah, the memories of their back-and-forth on earth made her heart RACE with joy, the feeling of their blows trading like candy doubly so! She was in no rush to dominate Matato the way they were now! 

Right now, all she wanted was a good, fun fight!

WC: 324
TWC: 1298

Liari had the time to notice little details, with how slow Matato had become! His movements were somewhat sloppy, unfocused, moving with jerky, I'm-not-ready movements! While he was able to adequately defend himself from the Majin's assault, sparing his more soft bits from a good punch or kick, the man was losing ground quick to Liari, her speed simply being too great to push back against! The little blue girl, though, could be patient... Each time her fist landed against Matato's palm, she could feel a little more resistance, each kick that was blocked displaying a little more refinement! The sayain would find his fighting-feet soon enough! He just needed to remember what a REAL fight felt like! 

Matato would demonstrate his return to glory by DUCKING under one of Liari's more wide-reaching punches, pressing his hand against her stomach and firing off a BIG blast! The little blue girl would let out a YELP as her hands SHOT down to catch it, BARELY managing to put her hands between it and her belly before it could SHOOT right through! 

"GGGGH!" She growled, being SHOVED back, her boots GRINDING twin trails into the dirt as she pushed the energy-sphere back and away! With a grunt, she would THROW her hands up, deflecting the energy-blast UP into the sky and harmlessly away from herself! It wasn't a moment later that Matato would exploit this freshly-made distance, firing off a volley of energy-spheres to nail the majin from safely out of reach! The first handful were easily swatted away with a fore and back-hand slap, one more KICKED away as if it were a soccer-ball being SHOT for a goal! Still, more would come at higher angles, the majin grabbing one in each hand and throwing them back to SLAM into two more, causing an explosion that COVERED the space between them! Her movements were casual, fluid, as if this were nothing more than a game on easy-mode! Yes, Matato's attacks were fierce for what they were... but what ELSE could he do?

"BWWAAAARGH!" Liari exclaimed, firing off a MASSIVE mouth-blast through the smoke and towards Matato, The majin then reaching down into the ground before her and RIPPING up a GIANT over her head! She would HURL the boulder at the sayain before JUMPING up after it, PLANTING her feet into its face and SPRINGING off against it, sending the boulder ROCKETING down upon Matato at frightful speeds! 

WC: 407
TWC: 1605

Liari was somewhat surprised with how... direct Matato was being right now. It didn't really take an experienced fighter to figure out that when you're being outpaced and overpowered, attacking constantly from the front would only get you mauled! This was why the majin flinched slightly as the sayain was SMASHED between a rock and SEVERAL hard-places, PLOWING through several mountain-sides before coming to a stop amongst the stony rubble! He... REALLY must've been out of it more than his abilities suggested! He was FAST and he was STRONG... but he wasn't thinking about this right! It was like each attack was being taking on one-at-a-time and not thinking ahead very far to predict her movements! The majin tilted her head, cracking her knuckles within the opposite palm as she moseyed towards the downed warrior! 

...She hoped he didn't get hurt TOO badly before he got his stuff together! She didn't want to have TOO big of an advantage when he cut loose! 

Much to the Majin's disappointment, it didn't look like Matato was returning to his seasoned-warrior ways any time soon, merely firing off a ki-blast at the majin who extended her hand to catch it! The beam would SLAM into the majin's palm, singing it slightly... but ultimately dispersing after putting up about as much of a fight as Matato himself had! 

"Hmm..." Liari mused, raising her burnt palm up to her face and licking it slightly! "Not the weakest thing ever... but you supposed to be STRONGER than that!" Her tone of voice warped slightly with a soft whine, her expression one of dissatisfaction! C'mooooon! She was giving him, like, every opportunity to show her what the power of a sayain warrior! What was it gonna take to get that monkey-blood pumping if not a gooood fight? The majin cupped her chin between her finger and thumb, eyes rolling up as she mused on her options...

*Ding!* Liari's lips peeled back in a devilish grin.

"HEY, MATATO!" Liari cried out mockingly, putting her finger to her nose and wiggling her hand at him while she stuck out her tongue. "You SOOOOO weak, I bet I could beat ya with one arm only!!" The majin would fold her arm behind her back, cocking an eyebrow at him. "Make me TRY and stuff! I not come here to fight weak-people! You supposed to be SUPER strong! What happen? You get lazy and FAT!?"

Sayains were hot-blooded by nature, something she picked up on after living with them for a bit! If she could get under his skin... maybe whatever was holding him back disappear!

WC: 436
TWC: 2041



TWC:

HA! IT WORKED! WORKED LIKE A CHARM!

...Maybe a little TOO well even!

The majin stood with her mouth agape, eyes blinking widely at the enraged, power-flooded sayain, his hair swaying above him as the force of his aura knocked it about on his scalp! His energy BURNED like an inferno condensed within a very small area, a burn so bright, it nearly made the majin squint! A familiar feeling was rising in her belly, this clenching TIGHTNESS that told her something BIG was coming! Something big... and FUN! She couldn't yet sense him... not fully, but the pressure ALONE was enough for her to know that this guy... He was gonna be TOUGH! As promised, though, she would keep her hand tucked firmly behind her back, the majin sticking out her tongue playfully as her aura BURST to life around her, just as Matato's had! Voltage crackled in light burst about her energy, a cocky smirk arching across her lips! 

"Why you stand there, stupid!?" Liari exclaimed gesturing with her hand for Matato to COME ON! "I come here for fight! Not to stand around!"  And like that, Matato would oblige her! It was... nice to have someone so easy to persuade! She was TIRED of people that didn't understand, who spoke in (what might as well have been) a foreign language... and DOWN to her while they were at it! So WHAT if she wanted to HURT Virus? So what if she thought it'd make her feel good!? What gave THEM the right to look at her like that!?

An image of Kuzam and Tiamat's faces would flash before her eyes, their gazes judgmental almost fearful, even! Her mother looked down on her with exasperation and frustration, as if Liari's ignorance or stubbornness was a burden... or that the majin herself was! Her brother looked at her with wide-eyes, shock and discomfort upon his face, emotions that would harden into a judgmental expression all too familiar to her. 

Liari flinched at these images, recoiling from them as if they were ghosts that haunted her, reaching out to her... Or was that Matato's fist...? it seemed to have found its way into her cheek! 

With a cracking POP, Liari's head would JERK to the side, the majin stunned both from Matato's speed and from the sudden KICK back into reality! The second punch was swatted away by the majin's free hand, her lips now curling into a snarl, the third blocked by a knee she raised in defense! Liari would respond with a straight-kick RIGHT into Matato's gut followed by a punch at his jaw, the two going back and forth with a FLURRY of blows, some connecting, others RIPPING up the environment as they passed by! Steadily, the two fighters would grow more comfortable with their situations, Liari being down an arm and Matato getting used to his power! It seemed the sayain had finally realized what Liari had done for him, as well, given that sharp little grin coming back! 

"You pretty good!" Liari complimented, ducking her head to the side to avoid a nasty punch from Matato! "...But not gooder than MEEEE!" She would throw her own punch back, aiming to NAIL the said dead-center of his face!

WC: 542
TWC: 2583

"YOU WISH!" Liari threw back, going head-to-head with her sayain counterpart! "STUPID! I STILL NOT TRYING YET! ONE ARM STILL BEHIND BACK!" Already, the two fighters were getting scuffed-up from their traded blows, Liari having a bruise on her cheek and a thin line of purple dribbling down the corner of her mouth! It had been so long since she had a fight she REALLY enjoyed, that she didn't feel like she or her opponent had too big-a-lead! ...And it felt GOOD too! Not hating the person she was fighting was a REAL liberty after expunging the hatred that had bubbled up in her heart, Virus and Laezi being the LAST things on her mind now! All she could think of was the thrill of the fight and how she was gonna SNATCH a win from Matato... especially after how ambiguous-an-ending their last fight had! 

Their fight would come to a pause as the sayain requested a moment, cleaning himself off as he asked if Liari had taken a side in this war! The majin tilted her head, then scrunched her brows at him as he mentioned, specifically, the Tuffles! Why... why them specifically? Was it because they were short like SHE was short!? Her eyes flashed red, her teeth bared in anger at this perceived insult... before relaxing, a thin whistle of steam escaping from within. Okay... Fine, he could have that one... After all, she DID get him mad so that he could... you know... FIGHT and stuff! She would let that insult pass and smile a cocky grin, jamming back, pointing at herself!

"I hate Tuffles!" She exclaimed proudly! "They bad and evil people! Make life hard for sayains! I not join them!" She would then LUNGE at Matato, having answered his question, throwing a punch STRAIGHT at his face! She would be quick to follow up with a sharp roundhouse-kick to his ribs and then, another from the opposite side! 

"You gonna join war too!?" She asked between blows, suddenly springing back and leveling her hands at the man! She would FIRE off a BIG energy-wave towards Matato, the beam RIPPING across the ground, splitting it in TWO as it approached! "Better join Sayains, or we not friends anymore!"

Of course, this was mostly in jest. Liari really couldn't imagine hating Matato or that he would willingly do anything to MAKE her hate him! When he wasn't fighting, he was nice enough that the majin didn't mind him! Maybe a little rough, but that's not a problem. When he WAS fighting, though, he was the most fun guy in, like TWO worlds to punch in the face! He made her TRY, to REALLY give 100% and not many people could claim they could do that!

WC: 459
TWC: 3042