Rutaba’s tail flicked wildly behind him as the wasteland suddenly got crazy.
The dry wind kicked up dust around his boots while that weird psychic monster thing exploded out of Touma’s body and went flying straight at the big Saiyan on the stone pillar.
For a second Rutaba’s eyes went super wide and sparkly.
Whoa, that thing looked awesome!
His fists tightened up on their own.
Every part of him was yelling CHARGE! Punch it! Kick it! Start fighting right now!
But then he actually stopped himself.
The little Saiyan blinked hard.
“…Wait a minute.”
His tail froze mid-flick.
The big excited grin on his face kinda faded while he actually tried to think for once.
Touma wasn’t even looking at him.
The giant Saiyan up on the pillar wasn’t looking at him either.
They were both totally focused on each other.
Rutaba stood there for a second while the hot wasteland wind tugged at his clothes and messed up his hair.
Normally he would’ve already blasted in there screaming.
Normally he would’ve punched first and asked questions never.
But that was usually how he ended up flying through mountains.
Or getting buried in the dirt.
Or getting yelled at a lot.
His face scrunched up all serious-like.
“Okay…”
He pointed at Touma.
“That guy’s got weird monster buddies.”
Then he pointed at the giant Saiyan.
“And that guy looks like he could launch me into next week.”
A short pause.
“…And nobody’s even paying attention to me.”
For some reason that bugged him way more than it probably should.
Rutaba crossed his arms tight.
His tail swayed slow and grumpy behind him.
He was actually thinking.
If he jumped in right now he’d just be the easiest target ever.
If he jumped in front of the giant Saiyan, Touma would punch him in the face.
If he hit Touma, the giant blue guy might smash him right after.
And if he just stood around doing nothing…
Well… that was super boring.
The little Saiyan suddenly grinned big again.
There it was.
A plan.
Not a smart plan.
But a total Rutaba plan.
The ground cracked under his feet.
A faint golden-white aura flickered around his small body.
Not a full transformation.
Just enough to say he meant business.
Instead of charging straight at either of them, Rutaba suddenly blasted up into the air.
BOOOOM!!
A big shockwave exploded under him.
He shot way up high, hundreds of feet above the battlefield, before stopping to look down at everything.
From up here he could see it all.
Touma.
The psychic monster thing.
The giant Saiyan.
The way the dust was moving.
Who was where.
Where the openings might be.
His eyes narrowed.
For once he wasn’t just rushing in like an idiot.
He was watching.
Learning.
Trying to figure out who was gonna swing first.
Who looked stronger.
And exactly where he could hit the hardest.
His tail whipped back and forth like crazy with excitement.
The urge to dive-bomb somebody was getting really really hard to ignore.
But he held himself back.
For now.
Floating way up high above the chaos, Rutaba grinned down at the fight below with sparkling eyes.
The second somebody messed up, or the second somebody left an opening. The little Saiyan was going to be the first one there to smash it.
Stats
Health / Stamina - 1,000 (+200)
Strength / Attack Power - 2,400 (+200)
Durability/ Defensive Power - 2,100 (+200)
Agility / Speed - 1,900 (+200)
Intelligence / Psychic - 500
Ki Reserve - 2,100 (+400)
Ki Signature / Output - 10,000