" Let's really start this!" Dylan shouted as he flew towards Mikah, raising a leg to kick the boy.
The orange-haired Earthling dodged the kick and dashed forward, gutting Dylan. Dylan flew backwards and flipped mid-air before pushing forward towards Mikah.
Mikah dashed towards Dylan as well and the two locked hands, pushing against each other in a struggle of strength. The two pushed their feet against the ground, as they both slid back and forth some dust began to kick up. " So you aren't a total weakling." Mikah grunted as he took a step forward.
" Neither are you...I guess." Dylan grunted back as he took a step forward as well. The two continued to push against one another, each struggling to push back the other far enough. Neither was gaining much ground.
" We can't do this all day." Mikah stated as he continued to push against Dylan, but suddenly he broke his hands off of Dylan's and grabbed the boy by the wrists. " So how about we spice it up?"
Mikah jumped into the air and kicked Dylan in the stomach with both feet, letting go off his wrists as he made contact with the teen's gut. Dylan flew back threw the air, having had the wind knocked out of him as Mikah surrounded himself in his aura and flew after Dylan.
Mikah followed up the attack with a slam, knocking Dylan to the ground of the arena. " Is that all?" Mikah asked as he shot three Ki blasts towards Dylan in a triangle shape, aiming for Dylan and the surrounding area.
" Was that all?"
Mikah turned around in mid-air, shocked to see Dylan behind him. Before Mikah could even think, Dylan punched him across the face, knocking the red-haired boy to the ground.
" What speed!" Mikah acknowledged as Dylan landed on the arena, smiling towards Mikah.
" I take pride in my speed, but that's not all I can do. I didn't want to show off this round, but why not show everyone who will be winning this tournament." Dylan bragged as he flexed his muscles a bit, clowning around.
" Well I've got a technique too!" Mikah shouted as he spread his hands, aiming them towards Dylan. The red-head's hair began to glow, turning more orangish and moving in the air, waving around.
" What the hell is he doing?" Dylan whispered, interested in this new technique.
" Tatsumaki!" Mikah shouted as he thrust his hands forward, emitting a swirl of orange and red fire from his palms. The technique looked like a tornado on it's side, and it was heading right for Dylan.
That attack is huge! And I can't blast it, it has a funnel! Dylan put out his hands and emitted a small wave of Ki around him as he closed his eyes. My only hope is using this technique, sense the area with my Ki...and reflect! " Hansuru!" Dylan thrust his hands forward and used his new attack.
Chris looked shocked at what he was seeing, along with everyone else. Dylan's attack was Tatsumaki, they were exactly the same! How could Dylan use Tatsumaki? But he called it Hansuru? What is that? Chris thought as he watched in shock.
" Impossible!" Mikah shouted as he put more force into the fire, beginning to overwhelm Dylan's.
" Don't think I'll lose to some fire!" Dylan shouted as he put more KI into the fire as well, making the flame rise even more.
" It's really heating up out there!" Chris shouted as he wiped his forehead and fought to keep his ground, the heat and wind from the blast pushing him back, even in the waiting area.
Suddenly, the two tornado's came together and turned rightside-up, becoming an even larger tornado of flame! Dylan and Mikah both jumped back to the edge of the arena, avoiding the flame. Dylan expected the blast to disappear, but the tornado remained intact.
" What? Why is it still spinning?!" He asked as he wiped sweat from his brow, he was melting in the ring.
" HAHAHA!" Mikah laughed obnoxiously, and purposefully, at Dylan. The boy flew into the air, over the tornado and spoke. " This technique and this fire will burn as long as my Ki is going into it. There's nothing you can do!"
" Oh yeah?" Dylan asked as he flew into the air after Mikah, raising his right fist. Dylan thrust his hand forward, throwing a punch towards Mikah. The fire-user took the blow to the chin before smacking Dylan downward across the head. Dylan brought an uppercut and hit Mikah in the chin again, and Mikah hit back with an elbow to the chest.
Mikah brought up a knee and struck Dylan in the chin this time, knocking Dylan back a bit before taking an elbow to the nose. Mikah headbutt Dylan in the nose and made him step back for a second, and Dylan saw his opportunity.
" Time to end this!" Mikah laughed as his fist began to grow yellow and he threw his punch towards Dylan's gut.
A punch of Ki! But...Dylan remembered the difference in Mikah's speed he'd noticed when he'd let MIkah land those blows on him. I can beat it!
The sound of the punch was even heard over the tornado, even heard in the waiting area. Chris looked up and watched the battle, but wasn't sure what had happened.
" What?!"
Mikah was shocked as he looked at Dylan, who had caught the punch. " That was all of my Ki!"
" Uh uh…" Dylan said as he held up one finger. He glanced at the tornado, still spinning, but smaller. " You didn't use all your Ki, at least you used what you had left. That tornado took a good bit of Ki in general, plus holding it kept draining you. Now you're running on about ten percent of your power."
" What about you? You've used a good bit of your power too!" Mikah responded, his fist still being gripped by Dylan.
" Wrong again. Sorry, but I've got a lot more than this!" Dylan replied as he watched Mikah throw his other fist towards him. Dylan vanished into thin air and appeared behind Mikah. " Good game."
Dylan slammed Mikah from the back, spiking the redhead into the fire tornado, also causing it to implode on him. The swirling fire swallowed up Mikah and then quenched itself.
In the center of the charred black arena lay Mikah, covered in burns and knocked out. Dylan landed on the ground, smirking as he put his hands behind his head. " That was easy."
Dylan began to walk off before he felt a gust of wind pass beside him. He slowly turned to see Chris kneeling beside Mikah. Mikah was still passed out, and Chris was sitting quietly. The Saiyan slowly stood up, angered, and pointed a finger towards Dylan. " I will defeat you. Not for me, but for Mikah."
" Try to beat the Namek first, then talk to me." Dylan remarked, hiding the obvious impression he had experienced from Chris' speed. The cocky teenager walked off of the stage and to the waiting area.
Some workers came and took Mikah away to the med-bay. Chris went back to the waiting area, receiving a roar from the crowd as they saw one of their favorite competitors, the lone Saiyan.
" And that is the end of the semi-finals!" The announcer shouted as he threw his hands into the air. The crowd erupted in applause at this news, happy to begin the finals. " We now call all of our semi-finalists to the arena for some recognition!"
Chris, a newly healed Elijah, Dylan, and Amari walked out of the waiting area and onto the ring. They received lots of support and cheering, and Chris' siblings shouted from the audience.
" This young batch of warriors have fought their way to this spot, and we even have an alien in the batch!" The announcer praised. "These warriors have been healed and are raring to go! Chris and Amari please take your positions! Elijah and Dylan head back to the waiting area!"
Elijah and Dylan walked off, and Chris and Amari took their fighting stances. " I've been waiting for this." Chris said excitedly as his heart began to beat. Maybe out of excitement. Maybe nervousness. Maybe both.
" Same here. That last guy was a coward. I hope you do a better job." Amari explained as he flashed a thumbs-up.
" Begin!"
" I'll start this!" Chris shouted as he surrounded himself in his Ki and flew towards Amari.
" Don't think so!" Amari replied as extended his arm out, knocking Chris in the chin. The Namekian then grabbed Chris by the shirt and brought him towards him.
Chris extended his feet and when in range of Amari knocked his right foot back, knocking the Namekian in the cheek. Amari released Chris and back up while Chris did a backflip to get back on his feet and dashed to Amari, punching him in the chest.
The green warrior sailed through the air before flipping and grabbing the tiles of the arena, stopping himself as his feet dragged across the floor. " You're good."
" So are you." Chris replied as he shot a few Ki blasts towards Amari. The Namekian jumped into the air, dodging the Ki blasts. Amari looked up to see Chris above him, arms locked in preparation for a spike.
Chris slammed Amari and spiked him, launching him to the arena floor and causing him to bounce up again before falling. Amari flew back up towards Chris and punched him, which Chris blocked with his right forearm. The green fighter tried to punch Chris again but the Saiyan dodged it before throwing a punch of his own. The Namekian took the punch to the nose before dashing back to the ground.
" Don't tell me you're giving up?" Chris asked as he raised an eyebrow to Amari, fearing the end to his match already.
" Of course not! A battle between a Namekian and a Saiyan, it's legendary! I've just got a technique to show you!" Amari shouted as he stretched out his left arm and raised his right arm over it, as if preparing to strike himself.
" What?!"
Chris was shocked as Amari chopped his own arm off, watching as it clunked to the ground beside him. The Namekian was obviously in pain, but bent over and picked up the limb.
" What the hell are you doing?!" Chris asked, shocked completely at these events. He kept floating in the air, keeping his distance.
" Just a new technique of mine. It's pretty good." Amari explained as he threw the limb towards Chris.
" Oh hell no!" Chris shouted as he tried to fly around the limb, aiming for Amari. He was blindsided by a bright light and the force knocked him to the ground.
The smoke cleared, and Amari screamed as he regrew his arm. He was breathing heavily.
" What...was that?" Chris groaned as he slowly stood up, wiping some blood from the fresh injury on the side of his head.
" Thats my Teakudan. That arm of mine exploded due to my Ki. You never...saw it coming." Amari heaved as he put on a smile.
" But there's something you are forgetting. You used up a lot of energy in that attack. It's definitely a strong attack, but a draining one. If I had taken that head-on, I might not be standing." Chris pointed out as he started to crack his knuckles.
" I guess it's time to finish this. But if I'm losing energy, then I'm not giving up till I run dry!" Amari shouted as his arm began to show veins and twitch as he charged his energy.
Suddenly Amari's arm grew like it had in a previous round, and Amari slammed the arena with it as he faced Chris. " I'm not going down easily!"
" Looks like I might have to use a new technique of my own!" Chris said excitedly as he continued to charge his Ki. The Saiyan finished charging his Ki and flew towards Amari, raising a fist. Amari cut him off with his own enlarged hand and smacked Chris across the face, knocking him back to the other side of the arena. "This ends here!"
The teenage Saiyan flew towards Amari one more time, this time dodging the large arm. Amari prepared himself for the blow, but was surprised as Chris topped right in front of him, his right hand extended. A yellow blast came from Chris' hand, enveloping Amari and knocking him out of the ring as his arm shrunk back to normal.
Chris landed on the edge of the arena, outstretching his hand to the Namekian. Amari opened his eyes and stared at Chris for a moment before reaching out his and grabbing it. " We'll fight again one day." Chris promised as he let go of Amari and walked back off to the waiting area.
" Next is your match." Chris told Elijah as he walked into the waiting area, wearing a satisfied grin on his face from his latest victory.
" Don't grin for long, your next match is me." Elijah told him as he stretched a bit and smirked. " I've just got some trash to clean up first."
" Better start with yourself." Dylan remarked as he walked past Elijah towards the arena, seemingly ready for the match.
" I've waited for this for a long time." Elijah said as he left Chris and began to follow Dylan to the arena. I won't lose! Elijah glanced back towards Chris as he kept walking, determined to meet his rival in battle.
The two teenagers took their fighting spots and their stances. The announcer stepped off of the stage and shouted. " Begin!"
" Remember what happened last time we battled?" Dylan questioned as he dashed towards Elijah, raising his fist. To Dylan's surprise, Elijah caught the punch with ease and smirked.
" Of course I do. That won't be happening again." Elijah stated as he punched Dylan in the chin and knocked him across the arena.
Dylan slowly stood up and wiped his lip to clean some blood. " If you think a chump like you stands a chance from catching a simple punch, someone needs medical attention."
Elijah clenched his fist as he replied. " You'll need medical attention when I break that mouth of yours!" He surrounded himself in his Ki and flew towards Dylan, who was ready. The Saiyan threw two punches for Dylan, and the boy dodged both by moving to the side. Dylan followed up with a punch to Elijah's chest and Elijah retorted with a punch across the teen's head.
Dylan decked Elijah in the cheek and Elijah smashed his fist into Dylan's nose. " Hey!" Dylan shouted, catching Elijah's attention. Using the moment, Dylan stuck a hand to Elijah's gut and fired a yellow Ki blast, launching the boy away.
The smart-mouth flew after Elijah, raising his hands for a spike before slamming them downward. To Dylan's shock, Elijah grabbed the teen's hands with both of his hands. The know-it-all teenager tried to follow up with a knee to the gut, but Elijah blocked that with his own knee.
" Show's what you know! Now we can't move!" Dylan laughed as he mocked Elijah for the idiotic plan.
" Hmph." Elijah replied as he gripped Dylan's hands and started to move to the right, then quickly applying extreme speed and flipping the boy.
Kuranzu! Dylan thought as Elijah's left leg came up and kicked him in the side, making him spit up as he was launched away. The teenager flipped back over and stopped himself in the air, catching his breath.
Confidently, Elijah smirked at Dylan as he cracked his knuckles. " I think it's time I finish this." The Saiyan put his hands by his side as blue energy formed between them. " Ka…"
Perfect! Dylan thought as he closed his eyes and focused his Ki, sending out a small and barely noticeable energy wave. After picking up Elijah's blast, Dylan put his hands by his side in the same way. " Ka.."
No way! Elijah thought as he watched Dylan mimic his every move. He did the same thing with the red-haired human! How can he use these techniques?!
" Me…"
" Ha…"
" Me…"
" Take this!" Elijah shouted as he thrust his hands forward, releasing the pent-up blue blast. " Ha!"
" Ha!" Dylan shouted as he fired his own blast back towards Elijah, using his technique to mirror the technique right back at Elijah. The two teens clashed energy waves, pushing with their might against the other.
" You...can't beat me!" Elijah grunted as he put more force into his blast, glaring into the light at the boy past it.
" And...why is that?" Dylan replied as he put his own force against the blast, taking a slight advantage.
" Because...you're just a copy! You couldn't possibly beat my real strength!" Elijah shouted as he sent an even larger force into the blast, overpowering Dylan. Dylan tried to dodge the blast but was hit by the full force, enveloping him and resulting in a large explosion of dust.
Crap! A human can't have survived that! I killed him! Elijah panicked as he looked frantically into the smoke. What he saw shocked him. A brown tail waved in the smoke, and as it cleared more, that tail was revealed to be attached to Dylan. " No way…" Elijah whispered in disbelief.
" What…?" Dylan questioned as he looked at Elijah's shock. He then looked down and noticed his top-shirt was gone, and that his tail was exposed. " Well then."
" You're a Saiyan!" Elijah shouted, a little too loudly, though everyone watching had seen the tail by now.
" Well...secret's out. I'm Dylan, your friendly neighborhood alien from outer space." Dylan introduced as he bowed, glancing up at Elijah. He smirked and waved his tail around. " But I must say, I am impressed that a human could overpower me."
" To hell with this." Elijah said as he slipped out his own tail, receiving a gasp from the crowd and those watching at home. " I'm a Saiyan too."
" Well damn." Dylan replied, shocked of course, but almost oddly used to it by now.
" W-well what do we have here, folks? It seems that both Elijah and Dylan are Saiyans, making all of our finalists of alien origin!" The announcer spoke as he looked in disbelief at the two.
He's a Saiyan?! Just how many of us are there on this planet? Chris thought as he watched the events unfold, happy to finally freely show his own tail.
" Are we going to continue?" Dylan asked as he dusted himself off, trying to hide the pain of the blast.
" Of course." Elijah responded as he dashed towards Dylan, who caught the punch that Elijah threw and followed up with a knee to the chin and a kick across the head. This knocked Elijah back and caught him by surprise. " How are you better when you're injured."
" Call it a survival instinct." Dylan replied as he dashed towards Elijah and slid on his back, kicking his feet up as he got under Elijah's chin. The blow knocked the shorter Saiyan into the air, also making a wound in his chin through which blood dripped out.
The taller Saiyan flew into the air after Elijah and jumped right in his face. Dylan pulled his hands back in the signature position and grinned towards Elijah. " Kamehame-Confetti!" Dylan shouted as he thrust his hands forward, throwing confetti in Elijah's face and catching him extremely off guard. Using the opportunity, Dylan raised both his feet and smashed them into Elijah's face, knocking him back into the arena floor.
To Chris' surprise, Elijah lay on the arena floor, not moving. Dylan landed and smirked over Elijah, basking in his victory. A vein started to form on Chris' head and he shouted towards Elijah. " You'd better get up! We didn't come here for you to lose to a guy like this! What happened to the tough guy was always act like?!"
Dylan glanced back at Chris and scoffed. " As if this loser could have beaten me. Nice try though." The confident Saiyan jumped for Elijah, raising his fist as he went in for a final blow.
" GET UP!"
Suddenly, Elijah got to his knees and glared at Dylan, looking straight into his eyes. Kuranzu! The smaller Saiyan vanished before Dylan's eyes as Dylan threw the punch, hitting air.
" Kamehameha!" Elijah shouted as Dylan looked up, being encased in the blue blast of Ki. Not waiting to see if Dylan was alright, Elijah flew into the air at full speed, putting his hands by his side to go faster. Here! The Saiyan stopped in the air and thrust his hand to the sky, unleashing a pillar of yellow Ki.
As the smoke cleared from below, Dylan had a hand raised up, having blocked the Kamehameha. His act soon failed, as he winced from pain. I didn't expect to take damage from that...but where'd he go? Dylan thought as he looked around, searching for Elijah. He soon looked up and saw a glare in the sky, Elijah's pillar of energy. I've been waiting for him to use that technique!
Dylan sent out his mini-wave of energy and detected Elijah, smirking as he opened his eyes and thrust his hand into the air, making a pillar of energy. This pillar Dylan made from the ground, extending even higher than Elijah's!
No way! Elijah gasped, almost losing concentration of his attack. He focused and closed his eyes, maintaining his pillar as the clouds began to swirl around them. I came up with this attack myself...it's original...and it can't be beaten by a copy!
Dylan pushed his technique to the max, the image of a mirror appearing behind him that could not be seen by others. He felt his energy start to attract lightning and was feeling ready to end things.
At the same time, two lightning bolts struck the pillars made by the Saiyans, trailing down to the two's hands. Elijah grasped the energy in his hand and looked down at Dylan.
To everyone's surprise, Dylan's pillar crumbled and exploded as the lightning hit, electrocuting him. The lightning would have killed or at least put a regular human in a coma, but Dylan was still standing, though bloody and heavily bleeding.
" Now!" Elijah shouted as he aimed himself at Dylan and jetted towards him, his hands by his side as his hair pulled back in the wind. The electrified Saiyan gasped as Elijah came towards him, and using all he had, dodged at the last second. The shorter Saiyan planted his feet on the ground as his hand plunged into the arena and locked eyes with Dylan. A smirk lined Elijah's face as he brought his hand through the tile and slammed his right fist into Dylan's face.
Electricity lined the boy's face as he shook from the blow and the following explosion knocked Elijah across the arena. Dylan soared towards the waiting area and on reflex, Chris jumped into the air and caught him with both hands.
Shaking, Elijah slowly used all he had to stand up one last time. The announcer ran on stage and clapped for him, amazed at the round. " That was amazing folks! Now we have a battle between the two remaining Saiyans for test of best in the world!"
The crowd roared with applause and cheer, but some boos were in the mix. Saiyan haters booed with hate at this, but were drowned out by the cheers.
Chris brought Dylan to the med-bay and lay him on a bed before running to the arena to high-five Elijah. Elijah reached for the high-five but collapsed and fell into Chris' arms. Looks like someone over did it, but he'd better be ready for me!
Later…
" So tomorrow's the finals!" Chris cheered as he walked back towards his hotel with Master Roshi and Elijah.
" We finally battle." Elijah replied, anticipating the match that was soon to follow. All that was in the way was a good night's rest.
" That Dylan guy did a number on you, are you sure you're ready for me?" Chris asked Elijah as he hid a snicker.
" Of course I am! Like I'd lose to you. Don't get cocky because you made it to the tournament finals!" Elijah shouted back, receiving a laugh from Master Roshi and Elijah.
" You'd both better not get a big-head! This is why I beat Goku in his first tournament! But it looks like I've gotten too old now." Master Roshi instructed as he laughed a bit.
" No problem! This isn't about being the best in the world. It's about being better…"
" Than each other." Elijah finished Chris' sentence as the two turned to face each other, smirking.
" So what about the government, after the tournament they might come for you, knowing your Saiyans and all." Master Roshi asked.
" I'm not sure...that Dylan is a Saiyan as well but I don't know if they'll come for us…" Chris replied as he shrugged. " But I wouldn't worry about it."
Meanwhile…
" So that's the plan, take the brats after the tournament?"
" Yes. Now that we know that Dylan and Elijah are also Saiyans, we've got all of our targets."
" His siblings should be pretty weak, we'll have no problem catching them. And if he pursues?"
" We defeat and capture him as well. His Ultimatum responds to emotion, so we'd have to end things quickly. We'll see who's stronger between the two of them tomorrow. For now, we wait a little longer."
Washington and Keel laughed as they stood in front of their Saiyans pods, using a device to communicate with an unknown source. " In two days the larger ship will arrive for pickup of us and our prisoners. So we have them ready by then."