Raditz was cold and merciless, the Ki blast gathered at his fingertip shooting toward blonde Launch.
Blonde Launch had no time to dodge at all. By the time the golden Ki blast filled her vision, it was already too late.
Just then.
A streak of golden light cut across the sky. Using the explosive shockwave of Yamcha's Spirit Ball, Tien Shinhan, who had been contending with Yamcha, was blasted forward at even greater speed.
Tien Shinhan's body tore through the air, screeching as it ripped apart the currents around him. He burst forth with tremendous speed, twisted his body in midair, and shot toward blonde Launch like a ray of hope from the rising sun.
Just as the Ki blast was about to strike blonde Launch, Tien Shinhan arrived in a flash. He swept her into his arms, steadying her body and holding her close. His feet dug into the ground, but the impact kept driving him forward, plowing up rolling clouds of dust from the earth.
The Ki blast exploded, mingling with the billowing dust churned up by Tien Shinhan.
Tien Shinhan came to a stop in the distance with blonde Launch in his arms. The blast scattered the dust, and he loosened his hold on her before looking her over. "Are you all right?"
Blonde Launch only felt as though her flesh and bones had been pulled apart. Dizzy and disoriented, she found herself pressed tightly against a warm, solid, unwavering chest. Her blood seemed to boil with heat, and when she raised her head slightly through the dizziness and saw Tien Shinhan's stern, righteous face, her heart began pounding wildly.
"I-I'm fine." Blonde Launch's whole face was flushed red, not from embarrassment, but because Tien Shinhan's rescue had been too violent and intense. She had briefly been