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Note: The Tournament is held in the old Red Ribbon Base, southwest of Korrin's Tower.
Chapter 1
The stadium where the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Tournament was held shook with the power that Piccolo, the demon king, was gathering for his attack on Goku. Krillin, Bulma, Yamcha, Tien, Kushami (blonde Launch) and Kami edged back, shielding themselves from the gusts of wind, generated by the massive intake of energy that Piccolo was putting into his attack. Krillin, Yamcha and Tien put their ki into a shield surrounding the group, protecting them from the debris that now flew in all directions.
Krillin was the first to look up, quickly followed by the rest, and all they could do was just stare. Sensing how devastating the blast would be, everyone knew they'd never survive even if they weren't the ones Piccolo aimed at. Krillin looked at Yamcha, who nodded back at him, understanding they had to follow the backup plan they had devised among themselves as soon as Piccolo showed up in case this would happen.
"Yamcha," Krillin yelled, "get that shelter ready while I try to talk Goku out of this!!"
"Yeah I'm on it!" Yamcha replied, and then looked at the ancient Guardian of the Earth " Kami, take care of Bulma. Tien, check on Launch."
Kami nodded, then tried to calm the now panicking women (A/N: Sorry about that, ladies *grins*) and put a hand on Bulma's shoulder. Bulma, believing that her final moments on Earth had come, whipped around, looking directly into Kami's face. That was the last thing she saw, before her frayed nerves gave out, and she fell unconscious.
Kushami just sat on the ground, shaking in a state of pure shock. She had seen enough Kamehameha waves to make an estimate of the power that Piccolo's blast held, and for once she wished she could just turn into her dark-haired alter ego, who she believed would be ignorant enough not to care that she was about to be blown from the face of the planet by the son of the evil twin of God himself. She gathered all of her remaining strength, and managed to stand up before Tien got to her. She still had her pride, but at that time she envied her child-like counterpart. Ignorance is bliss.
Yamcha fired a small beam into the ground, forming a bunker to shelter them from the energy attack they knew could be completed any second now. Meanwhile, Krillin got as close to Goku as he could without losing control over the Ki shield they had put up among them. Kami added his power to the shield, so Krillin could attempt to talk Goku out of blocking Piccolo's attack without fear that the shield might dissipate. It took nearly all of their combined power to keep the shield up, so they had to remain close together in order to maintain their focus on it.
"GOKU, that's WAY too powerful, take him out NOW while you still can!!" Krillin shouted at his best friend.
"Nah, I can take this," Goku replied, a smile on his face, "just make sure the others are all right, 'kay?"
"No Goku," Krillin pleaded, "this isn't a training spar! He's trying to kill you, you big fool!"
"Relax Krillin, this is all going to work out," Goku replied, still smiling a confident smile at the desperate face of his best training buddy. He winked at him, "Trust me."
Now finally admitting to himself that Goku could not be convinced otherwise, he stepped back, intent on getting everyone in the shelter. Yamcha had picked up the unconscious Bulma in his arms, who, much to his discomfort, had her head lying against his chest. Tien on the other hand, was supporting a weak-kneed Kushami, who vainly tried to walk to the shelter by herself, claiming she 'didn't need any help'. By the look on her face, it was clear she was also trying to convince herself that.
Then, all grew quiet. The quiet before the storm...
Piccolo's attack had been completed. One look up was enough to send the group scrambling towards the hideout with surprising agility and vigor. Once inside, Kami used some of his ki to make a glowing ball, to use as a light. They braced themselves for what they knew was about to come...
Meanwhile, Goku tried to sense the might of the blast he knew would soon be headed this way and suddenly realised it was more powerful than he had expected it to be. He could still block it, but only in his best defensive stance. He saw the face of the demon king, grinning an evil grin at him, and returned it with a confident smile of his own.
"I'd hate to disappoint you Piccolo, but that attack isn't enough to defeat me. I've gotten stronger since I fought your father, Daimao" Goku said.
"I know you're strong, Goku, but Daimao had but a fraction of my power," Piccolo replied, "a power you shall soon be witnessing..."
'Something's up,' Goku thought, 'he knows that attack isn't powerful enough if I can block it'
Piccolo smiled as he fired the beam.
An instant. A fraction of a second, so small Goku would've missed it if he weren't looking for it, Piccolo's eyes flicked to about thirty feet to Goku's left. Goku glanced in that direction and knew why Piccolo smiled.
'NO!! What's Chi-Chi doing here!!' Goku mentally screamed to himself. From the corner of his eye, he saw the beam of the demon king change course, now heading directly towards Chi-Chi, who was clutching her gi as if it was her last hope for sanity. In a desperate move, Goku flung himself at his fiancée to save her. Goku gave her a hard shove towards the shelter in midair. He applied all of his speed to turn himself to block Piccolo's beam, but then he realised he was too late.
The beam speared through his chest and the last thing Goku saw before his vision turned black, was seeing Krillin pull Chi-Chi towards the shelter. The last thing he remembered in his life, was that he wore a smile...
Note: The Tournament is held in the old Red Ribbon Base, southwest of Korrin's Tower.
Chapter 1
The stadium where the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Tournament was held shook with the power that Piccolo, the demon king, was gathering for his attack on Goku. Krillin, Bulma, Yamcha, Tien, Kushami (blonde Launch) and Kami edged back, shielding themselves from the gusts of wind, generated by the massive intake of energy that Piccolo was putting into his attack. Krillin, Yamcha and Tien put their ki into a shield surrounding the group, protecting them from the debris that now flew in all directions.
Krillin was the first to look up, quickly followed by the rest, and all they could do was just stare. Sensing how devastating the blast would be, everyone knew they'd never survive even if they weren't the ones Piccolo aimed at. Krillin looked at Yamcha, who nodded back at him, understanding they had to follow the backup plan they had devised among themselves as soon as Piccolo showed up in case this would happen.
"Yamcha," Krillin yelled, "get that shelter ready while I try to talk Goku out of this!!"
"Yeah I'm on it!" Yamcha replied, and then looked at the ancient Guardian of the Earth " Kami, take care of Bulma. Tien, check on Launch."
Kami nodded, then tried to calm the now panicking women (A/N: Sorry about that, ladies *grins*) and put a hand on Bulma's shoulder. Bulma, believing that her final moments on Earth had come, whipped around, looking directly into Kami's face. That was the last thing she saw, before her frayed nerves gave out, and she fell unconscious.
Kushami just sat on the ground, shaking in a state of pure shock. She had seen enough Kamehameha waves to make an estimate of the power that Piccolo's blast held, and for once she wished she could just turn into her dark-haired alter ego, who she believed would be ignorant enough not to care that she was about to be blown from the face of the planet by the son of the evil twin of God himself. She gathered all of her remaining strength, and managed to stand up before Tien got to her. She still had her pride, but at that time she envied her child-like counterpart. Ignorance is bliss.
Yamcha fired a small beam into the ground, forming a bunker to shelter them from the energy attack they knew could be completed any second now. Meanwhile, Krillin got as close to Goku as he could without losing control over the Ki shield they had put up among them. Kami added his power to the shield, so Krillin could attempt to talk Goku out of blocking Piccolo's attack without fear that the shield might dissipate. It took nearly all of their combined power to keep the shield up, so they had to remain close together in order to maintain their focus on it.
"GOKU, that's WAY too powerful, take him out NOW while you still can!!" Krillin shouted at his best friend.
"Nah, I can take this," Goku replied, a smile on his face, "just make sure the others are all right, 'kay?"
"No Goku," Krillin pleaded, "this isn't a training spar! He's trying to kill you, you big fool!"
"Relax Krillin, this is all going to work out," Goku replied, still smiling a confident smile at the desperate face of his best training buddy. He winked at him, "Trust me."
Now finally admitting to himself that Goku could not be convinced otherwise, he stepped back, intent on getting everyone in the shelter. Yamcha had picked up the unconscious Bulma in his arms, who, much to his discomfort, had her head lying against his chest. Tien on the other hand, was supporting a weak-kneed Kushami, who vainly tried to walk to the shelter by herself, claiming she 'didn't need any help'. By the look on her face, it was clear she was also trying to convince herself that.
Then, all grew quiet. The quiet before the storm...
Piccolo's attack had been completed. One look up was enough to send the group scrambling towards the hideout with surprising agility and vigor. Once inside, Kami used some of his ki to make a glowing ball, to use as a light. They braced themselves for what they knew was about to come...
Meanwhile, Goku tried to sense the might of the blast he knew would soon be headed this way and suddenly realised it was more powerful than he had expected it to be. He could still block it, but only in his best defensive stance. He saw the face of the demon king, grinning an evil grin at him, and returned it with a confident smile of his own.
"I'd hate to disappoint you Piccolo, but that attack isn't enough to defeat me. I've gotten stronger since I fought your father, Daimao" Goku said.
"I know you're strong, Goku, but Daimao had but a fraction of my power," Piccolo replied, "a power you shall soon be witnessing..."
'Something's up,' Goku thought, 'he knows that attack isn't powerful enough if I can block it'
Piccolo smiled as he fired the beam.
An instant. A fraction of a second, so small Goku would've missed it if he weren't looking for it, Piccolo's eyes flicked to about thirty feet to Goku's left. Goku glanced in that direction and knew why Piccolo smiled.
'NO!! What's Chi-Chi doing here!!' Goku mentally screamed to himself. From the corner of his eye, he saw the beam of the demon king change course, now heading directly towards Chi-Chi, who was clutching her gi as if it was her last hope for sanity. In a desperate move, Goku flung himself at his fiancée to save her. Goku gave her a hard shove towards the shelter in midair. He applied all of his speed to turn himself to block Piccolo's beam, but then he realised he was too late.
The beam speared through his chest and the last thing Goku saw before his vision turned black, was seeing Krillin pull Chi-Chi towards the shelter. The last thing he remembered in his life, was that he wore a smile...