The Symbiote Saiyan: The Piccolo Jr/Green Goblin Saga

One Small Sinister Step

Scorpion and Shocker. The two original recruits for the Sinister Six, or grunts if you take it from a certain point of view. Their mission, assigned to them by Doctor Otto Octavius and Vomi, were to one day kill the likes of Son Venom and the rest of The Z Fighters. However, that would take time for they did not have the significant power or team coordination to get the job done. In the long road to get to that power level, both of them would have to train hard to participate in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, something neither 'grunt' was looking forward to.

"Are you sure we have to do this?" Scorpion asked as he looked towards the speaker com, to which they could talk to their instructors.

"Yes, this necessary for the two of you to test your strength at Osborn's precious World Tournament." Came Doctor Otto Octavius' voice, sounding more aggravated than he normally was.

"Don't worry, you will do great. Just follow the instructions." Vomi, the woman who will one day become Android 21 advised. The duo could tell that the redheaded ex-wife of Doctor Gero was giving Otto a stern look, reminding him to use positive reinforcement instead.

"Look, all we have to do is hit the targets. If this is going to help us eventually kill off that bug Venom, then that's exactly what we are going to do." Shocker stated as he looked towards the red and white bullseye targets planted around their training hall.

"I get it, I am a very vengeful and bloodthirsty guy myself. I never really met any of these Z Fighters, so I don't have any personal motivation to take them down. All I want to do is kill and commit crime." Scorpion stated.

"I am a little bit of a vengeful guy too. In fact, I don't even hate that wall crawling Goku as much as his other enemies. All I want to do is rob banks and I can't do that with any of those symbiotes out there. Hell, can't even do that with that kid Krillin running about. That's why we have to take them out." Shocker reasoned with his new pal.

"Would you just hit the targets already." Growled the unseen Otto from the speaker.

"I miss Whiplash." Scorpion growled as he stepped towards his set of targets, his tail arching up to get into combat mode.

"And I miss going solo." Shocker responded back as his gauntlets powered up to life, ready for to complete his own set.

And so, they began to strike their targets. Scorpion, using his stinger to pierce the holograms while Shocker used his gauntlets to create shockwaves that tore through the digital bullseyes.

"No, no, no! You're doing it all wrong! Kami damn it!" Otto yelled, clearly frustrated. It more or less had to do with his failing body.

"Try using ki attacks mixed with your weapons. The purpose of this exercise is to master such a skill." The more patient Vomi advised, unintentionally playing good cop bad cop with his husband.

"Shouldn't we be learning to shoot spirit balls out of our hands first? It seems a little too advanced for us." Scorpion requested.

"Spirit balls!? I will have you know that ki is just as much science as it is spiritual. A fundamental way to draw out and weaponize residual energy in oneself. As for advanced-" Otto carried on, getting a bit cranky.

"Baby steps gentlemen. If you want to start out by firing from your hands, then so be it." Vomi said to the two before turning to her husband. "We have years before we can get our revenge. Rushing will only lead to mistakes."

"Perfection should not have total dependency on time." Octavius retorted.

"Maybe to geniuses like you and me, but we are the rare exception. If we want a well-coordinated team, then we need to trust that they succeed. That means allowing each member of The Sinister Six to learn and grow at their own pace." Vomi told Otto as she grasped the entire bub of the microphone so Scorpion and Shocker could not overhear them.