Author's Note: This takes place not long after Goku is killed in the fight with Raditz.
"Is everything ready, Mr. Sano? I want this first tournament to go without any problems."
"Yes, sir.
The invitations have been sent out, sir. We have received affirmatives
from almost
all the fighters you wish to attend. However, how do you expect
HIM to respond to the invite?"
"That is none
of your concern. I know what his reaction will be. You are
dismissed."
The attache leaves the office. Mayor Tunache of North City just
stares out the window. This
Tenkaichi Budokai will be the best ever.
*****
Out in the countryside,
a young man called Ryo Hayabusa practices in his dojo. His katas
are performed gracefully and he ends them with a flash of his aura.
He bows once to the shrine,
then walks over to the open shogi. He picks up the letter from
the stand and looks it over one
more time. Ryo looks out to the distant mountains, nods his head,
and heads to the house to
pack.
*****
In a small, pink
house on the outskirts of North City, one of the competitors readies
herself for battle.
"Let's see now.
Pink battle swimsuit? Check. Ribbons on arms? Check.
Rose in hair?
Check. Cooly! I'm ready for battle! When does that
silly event start, hmmm... Oh. one week
from now. Oopsie! *teehee!* Well, at least I know
what I'll look like!" And so, Princess
Rosebud, formerly of the Fighting Princesses, gets herself ready.
The author sweatdrops and moves on.
*****
On a chilly training
ground far to the north, a red-haired girl can be seen training in her
own
unique fighting style. Many logs are balanced around the grounds,
along with the occasional
boulder. Shannon "Claymore" MacLeod is far from normal, you see.
She is apparently Scottish,
and is a bit unusual in that she likes baseball. Shannon picks
up her Louisville Slugger, an 8-foot
long iron-banded oak log, takes a few practice swings and swats a boulder
into the distance.
*Tenkaichi Budokai, here I come!*
*****
A lone figure
walks down the road towards North City, sparking with electricity once
in a
while. All manner of wild animals give him a wide berth.
This is Raiden, a humorless man wearing
a conical straw hat and monk's robes. He had also received an
invitation to attend the new Tenkaichi
Budokai, and he was going to show them all just what the greatest student
of the Elemental School
could do.
*****
Storm Tiger was
happy. That scared most people who knew him. He was happy because
he was just given the chance to show all the world that his fighting
art, the Ferinar Style of Cat Fist
Martial Arts, was superior to any other art. That is what any
red-blooded, sharp-toothed humanoid
tiger would do in his place. Right?
*****
Julianne Freyz
did not know what to do. She is uncomfortable in crowds, but wants
to advance
in the art. She understood that to advance in the martial arts,
one had to fight opponents. Well, what
is a four-armed girl to do? She took a thinker's pose, one arm
cradling the opposite arm that is
supporting her head, the lower two arms folded on her lap. Hmm...
*Why not? I could sure use the money, and the experience.*
*****
Dreu felt like
he could be in over his head. Here he was, an Arlian, hopping from
planet to
planet so he could fight the best fighters he can. Next thing
he knows, some guy with his arm wrapped
in a cast gives him a letter and instructions on how to get to this...'Tenkaichi
Budokai.' Well, he did
want to fight only the best. Looks like he will get that chance.
He walks off toward his space pod,
ignoring the stares people are giving him.
*****
Loud laughter
rang out throughout the cavern. "Hahahahaha!! So, the old man
wants me
to attend this Tenkaichi Budokai he's gonna have, eh? Shouldn't
disappoint the S-O-B. I'll come,
ya ol' fart, then I'll win yer little tournament and laugh in yer face!
Bwahahahaha!! I, Katsuragi the
Eternal, will win!"
Storm clouds begin to gather over North City. Soon the Budokai will begin.
*****
Note on Power Levels:
Ryo Hayabusa - 520
Princess Rosebud - 280
Shannon MacLeod - 490
Raiden - 600
Storm Tiger - 620
Julianne Freyz - 450
Dreu M'alk - 230
Katsuragi - 1300
Power levels are low enough that almost all the fighters will rely mainly
on physical attacks. Each
fight will be roleplayed by the DragonballZ RPG by R. Talsorian Games.