Chapter 4: The Intergalactic Tournament!
A month had passed since Gohan had started school and he was getting along great with his classmates. He was top of his class, having learned everything that was being taught in his previous life, and he had begun to teach both Sharpner and Videl the fundamentals of ki, though much slower than he taught Videl originally.
His two friends were coming along well. Videl was good all round. She learnt faster than Sharpner and had even managed to learn to fly, though there was one thing their blond friend could do that Videl couldn't, fire ki blasts.
Sharpner had managed fire off a small blast on only his third day and was now getting to learn Gohan's Masenko blast. He didn't quite have a handle on the whole flying thing, but his power wasn't anything to scoff at, him rivalling Tien's power when the Saiyans first arrived.
Videl was stronger still though, able to win 9/10 fights when they weren't using ki blasts, though when Gohan allowed them to use techniques Sharpner turned it around so that it was an even 5/5.
"Alright guys, the Galactic Tournament is next week so I won't be available for training since I'll be with my master until then. Tomorrow will be our last session until the tournament is over." Gohan said, about to fly off.
"Let us come with you!" Sharpner yelled, "I wanna get stronger still."
"Ya, me too." Videl said, "There's no reason we wouldn't be able to train with you and your master."
"Yes there is. He's near my full power, you guys on the other hand are near my power when I was five." Gohan said, "The mere clash of our energies could knock you guys out, if not kill you."
"What do you mean NEAR your full power, if he's weaker why not train with someone stronger than you?" Sharpner asked.
"There is no one stronger than me." Gohan said, "The closest was my dad, but he died against Cell. The next closest to me would be Vegeta, but he has a question that I can't answer right now."
"If your dad died against Cell, and Vegeta is weaker than you, who beat Cell then?" Sharpner asked, he had heard all the tales of Gohan's friends and family except for the Cell Games' events.
"I did." Gohan said, "My dad had to die to save the planet because of my mistake, I got too cocky for my own good... again."
"YOU BEAT CELL!" Videl shouted, "HOW?"
"It's not something I'm ready to talk about just yet. Maybe after the tournament." Gohan said, "I suggest the two of you make sure that you've got both flying and ki blasts down before the tournament if you wanna even try to compete with my friends."
Sharpner paled at the mention of flying, his fear of heights had slowed his progress drastically. Videl smirked slightly, clenching her fists in anticipation.
"Alright Gohan, we'll see you tomorrow at school." Videl said, tossing a capsule that contained a jet and signalling for Sharpner to get in.
"Ya, have a good one bro!" Sharpner shouted over the roar of the engine.
Gohan waved his friends off as the jet began its ascent.
"What's Videl hiding?" He asked himself, her last smirk was even more prideful than usual, as if she was hiding something from him, but what could it be? "I'll deal with that later, for now I should get ready for Trunks' arrival." he said, hoping that Trunks would be returning for the Galactic Tournament again this time.
In a flash Gohan was on the lookout, just as Trunks' time machine appeared in a glow and the Future Saiyan stepped out.
"Gohan!" The purple haired time traveler was surprised to see his friend here, he hadn't made any mention of returning, but his mother had passed away just the week before, attacked by a couple human survivors while Trunks was hunting the androids, "I told you I'd come back once my mom passed away, but how'd you know I was gonna come now?"
"I just had a feeling I should be at the lookout right now, I only just got here a second before you." Gohan scratched the back of his head, "I'm sorry to hear about Bulma though, how're you taking it?"
"About as well as I can I guess, it happened a week ago, I've been getting everything in order since then. The people should be able to rebuild civilization now."
"Glad to hear it." Gohan nodded, "So what happened with your mom? Was it the androids?"
Trunks shook his head, "It was people."
FLASHBACK
Trunks sliced the black haired teen down the middle, sparks flew from his body like blood as the two halves dropped down. His blonde counterpart was bisected across the gut, laying a few feet away.
"I've finally rid the world of you monsters, now we can rebuild." Trunks smiled before he felt a sharp pain in his arm, instinctively he slashed towards it, cutting through a green spotted tail that was jabbed into his arm.
"Hello Cell." Trunks turned to face the Bio-Android. In his first form the green menace stood no chance.
"So you know of me. Good, it'll make this faster." Cell leapt forwards, arm cocked back ready to deliver a punch.
Trunks caught the fist and noticed the tail growing back slowly. With his free hand he formed a blue orb of ki, "Big Bang Attack!" He shouted, firing the ball forwards, it engulfed Cell and vaporized him, "Now there's nothing left to stop me from fixing this timeline.
He flew back towards the ruins of West City where he and his mother called home. As he neared the hairs on the back of his neck stood up and he forced himself to go faster. He landed and heard a gunshot, then his mother's scream. In a flash his hair was gold and he stood in a room where his mother laid on the ground, bleeding, and two men stood above her. One held a gun and the other a large sac. A second later they were both headless and Trunks' sword was in the wall across from him.
The purple haired Saiyan fell to his knees, "Why?" Tears streamed from his eyes, "Why did it have to be so soon, right after I saved the timeline she died? But she was so strong!" He roared, sparks flying off of him as his hair stood even straighter and two bangs fell to frame his face. The ground beneath him shattered and the remnants of the building shook violently until it collapsed around Trunks, debris falling all over the place.
END FLASHBACK
"And that's what happened, since then I've just gotten a hang of Super Saiyan 2 and helped instate a world leader." Trunks said, his eyes were a deep teal, signifying his anger at the situation.
Gohan nodded solemnly, "I know how hard it is to lose a parent, if you need any help at all coping just let me know."
Trunks nodded, "I will. Thank you."
"So, onto lighter topics and before Vegeta gets here, are you planning on entering the Galactic Tournament? I figure we can surprise Krillin and Tien by entering, it might be fun." Gohan said.
Trunks smiled a little, "Ya, it'll be fun." Trunks said, "You been training with the sword?" He noticed that Gohan didn't have the blade he had given him strapped to his back as he had expected.
"Ya a bit, I've been training two of my friends from school in ki though so I'm probably not as good as you are yet." Gohan said, "But I can definitely give you a decent match."
Trunks smirked, "Sounds good. My mom made a new one for me that's even stronger, this one should be near indestructible."
"Sounds like it'll be fun." Gohan smirked.
"Son." Vegeta's called echoed across the lookout, "I wasn't aware you were returning so soon."
"Hey dad." Trunks said, "I was just about to come to Capsule Corp when I was done talking to Gohan, but he said you were on your way so I decided to just wait here. I just got back, mom was killed so I had no reason to stay in the future."
Vegeta looked down, "I'm… I hope you avenged her."
"I did." Trunks nodded.
"Good." Was the prince's response, Now let's head home. The woman is cooking and it'll be done soon." He turned and flew away. "Brat, you come too!" Boomed behind the man.
Gohan laughed and flew after Vegeta, Trunks following suit.
After a large meal and Bulma talking to Trunks about how excited he was he'd be staying and how sorry she was about his mother's passing, Vegeta took the two half-Saiyans to the Gravity Chamber to train.
"Brat, have you grown much stronger?" Vegeta asked as he powered up to Super Saiyan.
"Not much, I'm essentially the same strength I was after I beat Cell." Gohan said, "I've been training my friends so that they can help us next time Earth is attacked."
Vegeta scoffed, "You should have been training yourself." He said, powering up even more, his aura dispersing as he went into Full Power Super Saiyan.
"So you've mastered Super Saiyan." Gohan said, "Nice job." He too went into the Full Power Super Saiyan state, "Let's see how you keep up."
The two met in a clash, a shockwave shook the room as gravity automatically adjusted, changing from normal Earth gravity to 150X. Vegeta flew against the wall, his breath escaping him as Gohan kneed him deeper into the reinforced material, denting it deeply and knocking the prince unconscious.
"Alright Trunks, your turn." Gohan said, turning to face his friend. The purple-haired warrior instantly powered up to Super Saiyan Two, his hair standing up even more than in his regular state and sparks flying around him. He and Gohan met in a clash of fists.
'I can't go too hard on Trunks, it'll give away too much of my strength.' Gohan thought, perfectly matching Trunks' power.
"Gohan, you're so powerful." Trunks exclaimed as he backed away from the younger demi-Saiyan, "No wonder you defeated Cell, you're matching my max power in regular Super Saiyan."
Gohan shook his head, "You can go higher." He steeled his eyes and powered up to Super Saiyan 2, though the sparks were constant and there was no aura whatsoever, "Stay in Super Saiyan 2 as long as you can, until it feels like your base form. The power difference will be undeniable. Also use as little power as possible the entire time."
Trunks nodded, "I'll do my best. Should I do it in regular Super Saiyan first though?"
"Only if you fail with Super Saiyan 2, it'll make mastering level 2 easier, but of you master level 2, level 1 will essentially be no strain on you at all."
"Thank you, Gohan." Trunks said, "Even in this timeline you're teaching me something." he shook his head, looking at the wall, thinking about his teacher.
"Heh, I guess I'm just made to teach." Gohan said with a shrug and a smirk, "Hey, come by Mount Paozu tomorrow around 4."
"How come?" Trunks asked.
"I wanna introduce you to my friends. I've decided that I'll lead the next generation of Z-Fighters, so I should probably start training them."
"I'll be there." Trunks flashed a smile.
"I've gotta head home so I'll see ya tomorrow." Gohan waved goodbye and teleported home.
Trunks landed on Gohan's front lawn and saw Videl and Sharpner fighting, each clash creating a small crack in the ground and occasionally making a small crater. Though slow to Trunks the two were moving incredibly quick for humans.
Gohan waved at him and he landed.
"Trunks, this is Videl and Sharpner." Gohan said, motioning for his friends to stop fighting. They stopped and walked towards the two Saiyans.
"Hi, I'm Videl." The raven-haired martial artist introduced herself, "Tough guy here is Sharpner." The blond waved.
"Trunks." Trunks responded, "Though I supposed with the little one in this timeline I should change that."
Videl and Sharpner looked at each other and both shrugged, they'd find out later.
Gohan nodded, "I think I like Mirai."
Trunks nodded, "Mirai it is then." He then faced Videl and Sharpner head on, "You two against me, let's go." Mirai slipped into his stance and waited for the humans to attack.
"Really?" Sharpner asked. His answer was given in the form of Mirai punching him in the stomach hard enough to send him flying.
Videl jumped up and dropped her heel onto Mirai's shoulder, but was grabbed by the ankle and slammed onto the ground. Mirai then hoisted her up and slammed her on the ground on the other side of him. He performed this move a few more times before throwing her away.
This'll be fun. Gohan laughed before ordering Videl and Sharpner to get up and try again.
Gohan stood on a platform. It was one of 32 elevated above the ocean. None of his friends were on it with him, meaning it was fair game.
ALL OF THE COMPETITORS ARE SET! IT SEEMS LIKE EVEN OUR CHAMP HERCULE SATAN HAS TAKEN A STAND, IRONICALLY FACING OFF AGAINST HIS DAUGHTER VIDEL SATAN IN THE PRELIMINARIES. VIDEL HAS BEEN TRAINING AT THE SATAN DOJO SINCE SHE WAS SIX YEARS OLD! IS SEVEN YEARS OF PRACTICE GOING TO HELP HER AGAINST THE TOP-NOTCH MARTIAL ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE GALAXY IN THIS TOURNAMENT? ONLY TIME WILL TELL!
As the announcer continued on Gohan drowned it out, instead focussing on finding the ki signatures of Bojack's crew. He found them, but only once the announcer shouted BEGIN!
Immediately Gohan ducked under a punch that was aimed at his face and retaliated with a light push, knocking the dumbass who aimed for him into the ocean. He spun, sweeping his leg and creating a gust of wind that knocked everyone else off of his platform.
"GO GOHAN!" He heard his mother shout, "BRING HOME THAT PRIZE MONEY!"
He flashed her a thumbs up.
IT APPEARS WE HAVE ONE OF OUR 32 FINALISTS ALREADY! SON GOHAN FROM PLATFORM 11!
On Platform 32, Vegeta had also blown away all of his opponents.
AND OUR SECOND FINALIST, VEGETA BRIEFS FROM PLATFORM 32! WE ALSO HAVE KRILLIN FROM PLATFORM 4, TIEN SHINHAN FROM PLATFORM 7, JUNIOR FROM PLATFORM 13, SHARPNER FROM PLATFORM 17, MIRAI BRIEFS FROM PLATFORM 21, AND YAMCHA FROM PLATFORM 25!
Videl squared off against her father.
"I'm gonna win dad." She said, kicking a large man who tried to run at her, sending him flying into the water below. "I've been training really hard."
"C'mon Pumpkin, you don't think you could beat your old man just yet d'ya?" Hercule taunted, jumping over a boxer and front flipping, sending the man flying away. "After all I'm the world champ."
Videl charged her father, blitzing behind him and grabbing the back of his shirt to throw him away. She followed, drop kicking him in the gut and sending him out into the ocean below.
"Try again next time dad!" She yelled.
AMAZING OUR WORLD CHAMPION LOST TO HIS DAUGHTER! I'M SURE HE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO HURT HER! EVEN SO IT MEANS THAT HERCULE WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN THE REST OF THE TOURNAMENT! AND VIDEL SATAN HAS TAKEN THE FINALIST SPOT FOR PLATFORM 1! WE HAVE ALSO FROM PLATFORMS 6 AND 15 YAMI AND BRECO! AND FROM PLATFORMS 19, 23, AND 17 ZANGYA, KOGU, AND BOJACK, OUR SPECIAL ALIEN GUESTS!
Soon all of the other platforms had finished and they were 32 finalists left. They were moving onto the 1-on-1 section of the tournament, and their platform number become their participant number.
HERE ARE OUR FINALISTS AND THEIR MATCHES!
VIDEL VS JOHN
KEN VS KRILLIN
ARTHUR VS YAMI
TIEN VS JOEY
JACK VS AKIZA
GOHAN VS KYLE
JUNIOR VS RYU
BIDO VS BARRY
SHARPNER VS MAI
ZANGYA VS TUROK
MIRAI VS TYLER
KOGU VS DIANA
YAMCHA VS BRUCE
BOJACK VS CLARK
BUJIN VS DAMIAN
LOGAN VS VEGETA
WE WILL BE STARTING IN 30 MINUTES SO GO GET YOUR REFRESHMENTS AND BE BACK HERE!
And that's where I'm gonna leave this chapter. I hope you all liked it and all those little cameos I did with the names of the extra fighters.
EDIT: Added a few lines just for more characterization and fixed a few things. I somehow managed to forget one of Bojack's henchmen and rename the other Breco, which I realized as I was writing through next chapter, which should be up tomorrow.