Kelvin gave an annoyed grunt as he instinctively reached for a phantom scouter. He gritted his teeth before rushing at a creature aggressively. His first thought was not to defeat the creature but to understand it and possibly incapacitate it in the process. He struck in a fast flurry up and down the creature's body; a kick at the temple,  a punch at the center of its face, a chop at its neck, several precise strikes at the torso, a series of kicks at the legs, joints, groin, claws.  Nothing. Before the creature had time to respond, Kelvin gripped the creature's shoulders, pulled it toward him for leverage and flipped over its head, tossing it away overhead.<br/><br/>Before the creature could even hit the ground, the air crackled violently as ki streamed effortlessly through several creatures, the disoriented airborne one included. Each creature released a sickening unbridled scream as they dissipated into dust and were carried away like moss in a rapid. Kelvin visibly jolted at the incredible force that the antenna beam generated. He turned and gave Clarinet a wide-eyed look of awe. He would've shouted a remark, but a charging trio behind Clarinet immediately caught his attention. Kelvin's amused demeanor became serious instantaneously as he flew at blinding speed towards Clarinet.<br/><br/>The clatter of claws was close behind Kelvin, but he was determined to deal with the threat in front of him. Clarinet looked unphased by the sight of a frost demon hurtling at him at top speed. What happened next was a blur.<br/><br/>Just as Kelvin stopped and gave a hard tailwhip that would've decapitated any regular person, Clarinet ducked. The three beasts flew to the side in an intertwined mess. At that exact moment, Clarinet twisted and swept up the creature that had been tailing Kelvin. Before it could hit the ground, Clarinet appeared behind it and smashed it hard into the ground with a double axe handle to the back. The force created a tremor and cracked the ground below. Kelvin quickly dropped down and gripped the sprawled creature's forearms. He leaned back and swung the creature around before letting go, sending it flying into several of its kin.<br/><br/>The two of them stood back to back as they began to fend off the horde. Their skill alone was formidable, but together they made this situation look like child's play. They moved in sync, rotating back and forth in perfect unison as they held back the encroaching enemy.<br/><br/>"Not a single weak spot on these things," Kelvin shouted. “only thing that seems to get rid of them is a strong blast” The area was loud which made shouting reasonable, but the crack in his voice communicated more discomfort than he had intended. They had been in worse situations before, but this time.... something about this place was just ...wrong.<br/><br/>"That beam, can you do it again?"<br/><br/><br/>Gritting his teeth as he was fighting tooth and nail, Clarinet grimaced before responding. "Yeah, but I gotta charge it up again! I need to get a little space here!"<br/><br/>"I'll hold them off, charge up," Kelvin remarked before taking in a deep breath.<br/><br/>The Namekian gripped the face of an incoming monster in his palm and smashed it forcefully into the ground before tossing it away like a ragdoll. He grasped at the air in front of his forehead as his antennae started to glow once more. Immediately, Kelvin pressed hard into the ground and seemingly vanished from sight.<br/><br/>His moves were nearly untraceable, each strike was a vicious smash that sent a creature or two flying away. The onslaught was constant, but Kelvin gave no signs of slowing down. He became a blind flurry of movement. Bodies began to fly about rapidly. Within no time, Kelvin had managed to smash the creatures into a uniform line in front of Clarinet.<br/><br/>"NOW!" He shouted<br/><br/>"Gladly," Clarinet said stoically before outstretching his palm and releasing a powerful blast. The creatures gave their monstrous screams before dissipating into dust.<br/><br/>Kelvin charged back down beside Clarinet and began to move about, fending off the unending waves. He was becoming numb; the screams just made him more agitated than anything. At least, he thought he was over the sounds until suddenly the ringing pierced through his ears and the image of a white dome flashed before him. He only flinched for a moment, but that was enough time for one of the creatures to swipe his arm. A hot flash of pain spread over his side as another slashed at his ribs. Kelvin cursed his incompetence before letting his mind snap back into focus.<br/><br/>"I think someone's calling for help! It sent an image of a white dome. Find out what it is and get out of here!"<br/><br/>"On it!" Clarinet responded as he sent the poor soulless monstrosity to the ground. He did his best to get an opening before he soared straight up, planning to get straight to that dome as quickly as he could have.<br/><br/>Seeing as there was nothing but red dirt and rocks on this planet it didn't take Clarinet much time to approach what seemed to be an object that was shaped something like a cathedral dome. That aforementioned dome featured portal-like windows set into what might have been a sort of otherworldly earthenware that was, over time, baked quite dry by exposure to the elements.<br/><br/>Perhaps the strangest aspect of the meeting was the fact that he found it easy to fly straight through the opened front portal without any resistance. There wasn't anything there, which made him think someone wanted him to land here.<br/><br/>Allowing himself to once more rest on his feet, he swallowed deeply and inhaled for the time being before exhaling. That was when he met an inhabitant that he didn't know how to describe. It was an intelligence, that was for sure, but it lacked form, shape or color. Perhaps it was invisible to him, and could be viewed by someone who was a member of the same species. It made it all the creepier, but Clarinet was not one to be made into a coward even by a sickly grating apparently disembodied voice such as this one.<br/><br/>"You travel with one of the assailants."<br/><br/>That line was enough to make Clarinet put it all together. At some point during history, a member of Kelvin's race must have tried to wipe this planet clean in order to sell it on the open market.<br/><br/>"We came because we heard your call."<br/><br/>"Why do you travel with the assailant?"<br/><br/>"I am a Namekian, a member of a different race. Do not judge Kelvin based merely on what someone in history might have done to you. Rather, we came because we heard what you had implanted into the computer banks of our starship."<br/><br/>"That was a warning, not a distress call. You are not supposed to be here. If we attracted you to this world, then you must have misinterpreted our calls."<br/><br/>It was an unusual example of technology gone awry. Regardless Clarinet, in spite of his peak condition as a warrior, felt himself violently expelled from the dome. He couldn't have possibly explained it, and honestly, he felt a little embarrassed by it.<br/><br/>Kelvin was starting to waiver but as soon as he saw Clarinet return, he redoubled his efforts "I'll cover you, get on the ship. I'll find you!" he shouted with as much confidence as he could muster.<br/><br/>The words came to Clarinet as he was collecting his bearings. Finally, he nodded to no one in particular and simply responded as he jumped back into flight: "I'll be there as soon as I can. We have a lot to talk about."<br/><br/>Kelvin gave a grunt in acknowledgement as he ducked an incoming swipe and knocked one of the abominations away. His actions were slowing down drastically and his heart was pounding out of his chest.<span style="font-style: italic"> I shouldn't be this winded! What the hell is going on?</span>His vision was starting to blur and the screeches were making him feel miserable. He swung blindly and knocked two creatures back. The monsters responded in kind, giving him a gash along his back. He quickly turned and threw a ki blast; the creature was so close that it blew Kelvin back into a rock. He gave an exasperated groan before dashing into the air.<br/><br/>"Three seconds is long enough right?"  he said pathetically before chuckling nervously and dashing about, avoiding the rapid lunges of the screeching beasts. One of the creatures managed to jump and grip onto his leg; a sick crunch came first before the pain registered in his mind. Kelvin blasted the creature off, once again throwing himself in the process.<br/><br/>It felt like an eternity before he heard the whir of the ship's engine overhead. Kelvin floated lazily upward and waved, relief washing over him as he pressed heavily against the cold metal of the ship's exterior. The ship door hissed open and Kelvin dropped onto the floor. He made a face as if he were about to say something but instead his eyes widened in what looked like terror. Immediately, he moved in a weak, scrambling mess back to the door and stuck his head out to vomit painfully. Scooting back on his stomach so that the door could close, he made no effort to stand.  The only indication the he was conscious was a shaky thumbs up and an awkward chuckle.<br/><br/>"That went pretty well, hehe!" he said before letting out a groan and letting his arm drop "just uh, give me a sec,"