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The Finals

I woke up to the sounds of soft crying. I opened my eyes to see none other than Videl sitting next to the bed leaning onto my chest crying. As quietly as I could I raised my free hand to stroke the back of her head. As soon as my hand touched the back of her head she sat straight up and looked at me with tear filled eyes. I smiled at her as I brought my hand up to her cheek and wiped away some of her tears.

"Are you ok?" I asked with concern in my voice.

She couldn't speak through all of the tears but nodded an affirmative.

"You had me worried there for a while."

She broke down crying again this time though it wasn't so quiet. I flinched in pain as my ears were assaulted by her crying. I pulled her onto the bed and wrapped my arms around her. Letting her cry on my chest, I could hear her but just barely.

"I… th…thought… you… were … d-dead"

"Shh. I'm ok I was just knocked out when you saw me in that crater, and I was just tired when they brought me here."

She looked into my eyes as I finished speaking and I had the overwhelming desire to reach up and kiss her, but I resisted.

"How long was I out?" I asked.

"A few hours. Why?"

"I should get you back to earth. School should be out soon and your father will start to worry about you."

I started to get up with her still on my chest but it proved harder than my weary body could accomplish. Videl noticed this and started to slide off of me. Just as she was about to stand up I stopped her and transported us both directly to the lookout. I had materialized us a few inches off of the ground just in case but now I was beginning to regret doing that as my body slammed into the ground with a thud. Videl also hit the ground but she landed on her butt, which provided a little padding for the fall.

Dende had noticed our arrival and had come out to greet us but then noticed the shape I was in and rushed to my side. Placing his hands inches above my chest his hands glowed with a soft red aura, not like the one I had made two years ago though. This one was calming as it spread over my body helping my body repair itself. When Dende was finished I stood up and stretched a little.

"Thanks Dende. Oh, I forgot. Piccolo said you wanted to speak with me?" I said turning to face the young guardian.

"Yea I did but you already took care of what I was going to ask you to do."

"Ah ok. Well I'll be back in a bit I need to return Videl to the school and then I'll tell you what happened." I said seeing in his eyes that he wanted to know what had happened.

I walked over to Videl who was staring at me like I was crazy. I held out my hand in asking for hers, and she reluctantly grasped my hand. Before she could blink we were standing back on top of the high school.

"You should be able to get home from here. Forgive me for not taking you home but I didn't think it right that the man your father will be fighting tomorrow is bringing his daughter home tonight. Will you be there tomorrow?"

"Yea, the whole school is going to be there."

"Well, see you tomorrow then." I said lifting into the air. I flew away never tuning away from her till I was about two miles away. I sped off to the lookout knowing I owed an explanation to Dende. As I approached the lookout I noticed that there were a few more than just Dende and Mr. Popo. The entire gang was waiting for me. 'I guess they felt me fighting on new Namek.'

"Hi guys." I said as I landed. Goten tackled me in a hug and the group (minus vegeta) chuckled. I spent the rest of the day explaining what had happened on New Namek. Vegeta immediately wanted a spar but I wasn't up to it so I told him I would give him one after the tournament. I then remembered the squad of Sayajins I knocked out.

"Vegeta, and the 'blood pack' I need you to come with me everyone else stay here." I said hurriedly. Vegeta and the blood pack grabbed onto my shirt as I teleported us to new Namek.

"Your going to have to teach me that brat, and why are we back on new Namek?" vegeta said with animosity.

"You remember the other Sayajins I ran into here?" I asked. Each of them nodded. "I didn't kill them I only knocked them out." As if to prove my point an explosion erupted almost on top of us.

"Why don't they know we are here?" Bardock asked.

"I tried to intimidate them and in the process my power was more than the scouters they were wearing could handle." I said sheepishly. The blood pack all turned and stared at me in shock. All four of the Sayajin purging squad came into view and stopped right in front of Vegeta and me.

They glared at me with pure rage and anger but that all changed when they looked at Vegeta. Each of them bowed low and said, "hail, King Vegeta" in perfect unison. Vegeta smirked but I just rolled my eyes.

"Arise, what purpose does your team have at this planet?"

"Sire, we were instructed to purge it." The taller male said.

"This planet is here by under the protected planets treaty is that understood?" Vegeta said with authority in his voice.

"Yes sire." They responded.

"Now go back to planet Vegeta and await this man's arrival." Vegeta said pointing to me.

Their faces paled but they nodded in agreement and took off towards their ships. Vegeta turned to me and gave me a stern look. I grabbed Vegeta's shoulder and teleported us to another planet that I had spent some time training on.

"What did you want to talk to me about?" I asked as soon as he got over the shock of no longer being on Namek.

"I have made a decision that will greatly shape your destiny. I am not going to planet Vegeta. You will take over as my heir."

This hit me like a ton of bricks. All my life vegeta had been talking about being the prince of all Sayajins and how he was royalty. Now here he was presented with an opportunity to return to that title over thousands, and was passing up the opportunity.

"Why me?" I asked. Those two words held an innumerable amount of questions.

"Because you are the strongest Sayajin alive. I couldn't ask Bulma to leave everything she has ever known to go to a new planet and a new society. Besides my place is with my mate and you only have your brother. Take him with you. It would do you both some good to get away from us and the memories of your losses."

As hard as I tried I couldn't find fault in his logic.

"The masses would never except me. I'm the son of, as you liked to call him, a third class Sayajin. They would never follow me even as powerful as I am."

"I have already thought of that. There is a way that I could make you the heir. It will be painful though. It involves a tattoo as well." He pulled down the front of his shirt to show me an intricate tattoo. "This tattoo isn't just a pretty body decoration. It cannot be copied it can only be given to someone by a member of the royal family. Before you leave for planet vegeta I will bestow the tattoo on you and your brother. You two will become the royal family in my stead."

"I need to talk to Goten about it but right now I will accept. I have nothing holding me here and I will admit it has been hard coming back."

I grabbed his shoulder and instant transmissioned us back to Namek and picked up the blood pack and then went back to earth. I explained what had happened with the Sayajin squad but left out Vegeta and mine's conversation. The rest of the day passed quickly as the blood pack slowly started to earn the trust of the z fighters. I stayed outside to meditate. I floated to the very top of Bulma's house and started to meditate on what Vegeta had said.

Before too long Goten had tracked me down. He silently sat down next to me and waited for me to finish meditating. A smile crept onto my face as I could sense him getting impatient.

"I have something serious to discuss with you Goten." I paused for a few seconds to gauge his reaction. "I'm going to go to New Vegeta to live with the other Sayajins. I would like for you to come with me, but the choice is up to you."

I still hadn't opened my eyes yet but I could still sense the turmoil within him. I opened my eyes and looked at my younger brother. His face scrunched in serious thought and worry.

"I don't need to know right away. I wasn't planning on leaving until after the tournament." I said as I stood up and ruffled his hair. "Come on squirt let's get back inside before Bulma decides to use her frying pan the way mom used to."

All of the worry left Goten's face almost immediately. Although the memories were kind of funny they were also quite saddening as well. We floated slowly down to the ground and walked in the front door just as Yamcha and Bardock were squaring off in an arm wrestling match. I laughed silently as Bardock let Yamcha think he was winning before Bardock steadily increased the amount of strength he was using and beat Yamcha.

"Goodnight all. I'm going to bed. I need to be rested for tomorrow even though I probably won't need most of my strength."

I got a bunch of nods and grunts of approval before I disappeared upstairs and into the bedroom Bulma gave me, and went to sleep.

The morning came too quickly for my tastes. I was ready for the match but I hadn't completely recovered from the fight with Brolly. I may have been physically fine but mentally I was still exhausted. I rushed to the kitchen at the smells of food being cooked. I had been cooking my meals for the past two years and it was a nice change to have them cooked for me again even if it was Bulma doing the cooking. Before long eight Sayajins were gathered around the dinning room table waiting anxiously for the feast to begin. The server bots paraded in like a never-ending stream, setting plates piled to the max in front of each of the eight sitting at the table. As someone would finish off a plate of food another would be set where the empty one was.

Breakfast was nothing more than a series of grunts and the whirring of the server bots trying in vain to keep up with the ravenous Sayajins. I finished breakfast fairly quickly and went upstairs to get ready for the tournament. I started to meditate to try and clear my mind of any distractions. Before too long Goten came into the room and sat down opposite me.

"Brother?" he asked quietly.

"Yes, Goten?"

"I've been thinking about what you said last night… and, I'd like to come with you. I would like to visit every once and a while though. Is that ok?" he asked the last part shyly.

Smiling I replied, "Yes Goten, that would be fine." I stood up and ruffled his hair a little. "Come on squirt lets get going. I want to get this tournament over with so I can go to planet Vegeta." I said walking towards the door.

Goten quickly followed me and I was surprised when the entire gang was waiting for us out on the front lawn. I quickly climbed aboard the transport ship and sat down. The ride to the arena was uneventful. As we touched down reporters surrounded us. Sighing heavily I walked towards the exit and readied myself for the onslaught of questions I was going to get. I hit the release for the door and with a sharp hiss of pressurized gas it opened to reveal the entire press squad for the area trying to get a photo of me. Thousands of flash bulbs went off and I was blinded by the quantity of the flashes. I released a slight shockwave of power and every camera outside broke.

I walked out of the vehicle and started walking towards the arena followed closely by Goten. The rest of the group followed behind us in our wake. The reporters wouldn't get out of my way fast enough for my tastes so I used some ki compressed air to make a path through the throng of reporters. The reporters were shocked that they were moved by an invisible force and decided that it was better not to follow me. I walked on to the arena with no more incidents. I said my farewells and went to the competitor's area.

"Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Are we ready for the final match of the tournament." The announcer said. He paused for a moment to let the crowd respond. "So far in this tournament we have seen some amazing fights, and some fights we couldn't see. Let's get this final match started! The first competitor needs no introduction. He defeated Cell seven years ago and is the reigning champion Hercule Satan!"

A violent cheer erupted from the crowd as Hercule came out of the building behind the announcer. He gave a confidant laugh and sprinted off of the raised platform and did a front flip but slightly over rotated and wound up running forward to try and maintain his balance. He never fell, although I wish he had. He now stood in the middle of the ring as he waved to the crowd milking his fame for all it was worth.

"And now the challenger. He entered this tournament by completely destroying one of the testing machines. He has defeated everyone in his way. He is Nogah Nos!" the crowd gave a cheer as I entered the ring to face Hercule.

Hercule stared at me not like I was an opponent but like I was nothing more than a child talking back to him. He threw off his cape and went into one of the sloppiest fighting stances I have ever seen. There were holes in his defenses everywhere. I stayed standing as I was before. As the bell rang Hercule charged me. He threw punch after punch but I didn't move. Like Cell I let him hit me. His punches were pitiful compared to what it would take to actually harm me. Actually for a human he was good as a fighter, but as far as the Z fighters and I were concerned he was barely a beginner.

"Oh, my ladies and gentlemen. It looks like the ferocity of Hercules attacks has paralyzed the challenger, who is taking the beating of a lifetime." The announcer almost yelled into the microphone.

In the blink of an eye I caught both of Hercule's fists. With one deft motion I swept his legs out from under him and let him fall face first into the arena floor letting go of his fists as he fell. The crowd instantly went silent in shock. I bent down so that my face was inches from his ear.

"What's wrong champ? Having problems beating a 'weakling', or is it that you don't remember who I am? Should I tell your fans? Should I reveal to the world that you are truly a fraud? I think it is time to show these people who really beat Cell." I said these things just loud enough for him to hear and I could see the side of his face contort in worry at being exposed.

I stood back up and Hercule soon stood up as well. "So champ you think that what my father and I can do is nothing more than light tricks and acts? How about I show you the truth." This I nearly shouted and I could hear my voice echo in the silence.

I held out my hand palm up and formed a weak ball of energy. I lazily threw it at Hercule's chest and as it impacted he was sent flying halfway across the ring. As he got up there was a hole in his clothes where the blast had hit him, though the skin under where the blast had hit was only slightly singed. The outer edges of the hole smoked slightly leaving no doubt that the blast had not been a fake.

"Still think that it is tricks and mirrors, or are you convinced that what I do is real?" I asked in a serious tone of voice.

Hercule just stood there looking down at his now smoking clothes completely dumbstruck, which was a novel thing compared to his usual boisterous self. He looked at me with terror in his eyes. He knew that that blast was nothing compared to what I could do. Though he hid it well I could tell his knees were shaking and his entire being was telling him to run for his life.

I floated into the air and began to power up. I thought that I would make this dramatic so I slowly began the ascension to super Sayajin. Beams of energy materialized out of nowhere and began swirling around me before completely engulfing me in a pillar of golden light. The light slowly was absorbed into my body revealing me in my entire super Sayajin glory. Across the stadium I could hear Vegeta murmur, "show off."

I couldn't help but smile at Vegeta's comment. I looked to the stands and could see the fans making the connection with the gold fighters at the Cell games. The Z fighters were stunned that I would transform in such a public manner, and the blood pack were in awe of witnessing the legendary level of super Sayajin.

"Do you recognize me now? I was that delivery boy at the Cell games. It was me that defeated Cell and not this puny excuse for a martial artist. This man has lied to you for all these years. Calling others and myself fakes and frauds for using abilities that he calls light shows and tricks. As I have just demonstrated they are not tricks. They are very real." I said with so much authority in my voice that even Vegeta cringed.

I slowly surveyed the crowd and I could see that they were hesitant but knew that I spoke the truth.

"Don't you think it a little odd that Hercule got batted away from Cell at the very beginning of the Cell games and yet he says that he beat Cell so easily?" murmurs rose form the crowd as they saw the logic in my words.

I caught sight of Videl in the crowd and saw that she was very shocked. I could tell by the look on her face that I had just shattered her world. All her life she believed that her father was the savior of the world, and though she didn't like what he did with the fame she had lived a lie her entire life. She turned around and fled from the arena with tears in her eyes. I felt sorry for her but the truth is still the truth.

The sound of a gun going off caught my attention. I looked at the arena floor to see Hercule standing there with a gun pointed at me, another shot and then another. He promptly emptied the clip at me. I merely caught the bullets and floated back down in front of the now humiliated and scared man in the middle of the ring. I held out my hand and dropped the remains of the crushed bullets at his feet. Still trying to fire bullets that weren't there Hercule leveled the gun at me. I reached forward and grabbed the barrel of the gun he was holding and crushed it.

"So you would use tricks yourself to win a match when you berate others for using actual techniques? You don't deserve the title of champion."

In one smooth motion I knocked him out of the ring and out cold. The arena was pure silence as I rose into the air and disappeared. I reappeared just behind a crying figure.

"Hello Videl." I said my voice devoid of pride and arrogance but filled with understanding and kindness.

I saw her stiffen as she heard my voice. She slowly turned around to face me. Her eyes were red from all the crying she had done and her fists were clenched. Without warning she attacked me full out. I blocked and I dodged as I waited for her to wear herself out. Twenty minutes passed and she finally fell to the floor exhausted and crying.

"I think it is time I told you the whole story Videl." She looked at me with shock and animosity in her eyes but she nodded for me to continue.

I told her everything, the fight with Radditz, Frieza, and the truth about the Cell games. She took it fairly well for just finding out that her father was a fraud for most of her life. I then told her about the tail she saw on New Namek, my heritage and that of the others.

"I know you probably don't believe me on most of what I told you but I swear it is the truth. Know that I didn't mean to hurt you but I couldn't allow that man to continue to insult the memory of my father. I hope that one day you can forgive me. If you do seek out Bulma Briefs she will know how to get a hold of me. Goodbye Videl." Those last two words I said with regret.

I disappeared from there and reappeared in the middle of the mountains. I sat down on the peak of one of the tallest mountains and began to meditate. I needed to clear my thoughts I knew that reporters and the press would hound me but I didn't want that so I had to hide and figure out my next move. I could feel everything the plants, the animals, everything on earth I could feel. I could even the disturbance at the martial arts arena that was still going on.

"I know your there Piccolo so there is no use trying to hide."

"I've known you a long time kid but what you did today totally took me by surprise. You basically announced to the world that there are people with superhuman abilities and that the one man they believed in was a fraud. Are you sure that was a wise thing to do?" he said coming out from behind a rock outcropping.

"Probably not but I wasn't going to leave and let him continue to insult my father while he was the coward and hid while an eleven year old boy did what he couldn't. You know of my decision don't you?" I asked looking up at my old mentor.

He nodded in response and sat down next to me. "I understand Goten will be going with you. That will be quite the shock for him. Even though he is far stronger than any of the Sayajins the culture there is quite different."

"I think it may be a good thing for him to experience his native culture. Although there will be some changes when I get there."

"Of that I have no doubt."

We both settled into a deep meditative session side by side. My mind finally clear I started home after saying good-bye to Piccolo. I landed quietly on the grounds of Capsule Corp. and walked to the gravity chamber that Vegeta was training Goten and Trunks. I hit the door's release catch and it slid open. The sight inside was priceless. All three of them were plastered to the ceiling spread eagle.

"Sorry guys. I guess I should have given you some kind of warning." I said between laughs.

I walked in the door and closed it behind me. As soon as the door closed they all fell face first into the floor as the gravity instantly went to 1000 times earths gravity. I couldn't hold back the laughter at the sight of them suddenly falling to the floor with a crash. Three very pissed off Sayajins squared off against me. They formed a triangle around me and powered up to each of their respective maximums. I stopped laughing and powered up to level 2.

Three hours later saw me carrying Vegeta under my right arm Trunks under my left and Goten over my right shoulder as I carried them back into the house and into the Regeneration tank room. After getting them settled into the tanks I looked at my clothing. It was torn in places and scorched in others, but I was far better off than the other three. Each one of them had just enough on to protect their modesty, if they had any modesty to begin with.

I walked back to the room Bulma had me staying in to change my clothes. I looked out of the window in my room and could see reporters huddling just outside of the gates to Capsule Corp. Closing the blinds first I changed clothes. I walked back down to the living room to find that Bulma was sitting on the couch holding a picture. I could tell that she had been crying. Memories flooded my senses of the night before my mother died.

(Flashback)

I got out of bed and started heading towards the front door. As soon as I got to the bottom of the stairs I saw Chi chi sitting on the sofa looking at a picture crying.

Slowly I walked over behind the sofa and just stood there. I gently placed my hand on her shoulder to let her know I was there. She dried her tears with the handkerchief she had and looked back at me. I reached down and hugged my mother letting her know she wasn't alone. I guess Goten's antics earlier reminded her of Goku. But then again what about Goten doesn't remind us of Goku.

I walked around the sofa to sit next to her. She slid over to allow me more room to sit down. I held out my hand asking for the picture my mother was holding in her hands. The picture was of my parents wedding. Chi chi was in a beautiful white lace wedding dress. Goku looked sharp, but a little uncomfortable, in a black tuxedo with a red carnation in his lapel. They didn't look like they do/would now. They looked to be teenagers in the photo. Even though I had seen the picture multiple times I could never get over the fact that they looked so young. I mean they couldn't have been too much older than I am now.

The thought of me getting married crossed my mind multiple times in the past but for some reason this time was different.

'I am actually old enough to start my own family? That's scary.' I thought.

Chi chi must have been reading my facial expression fairly well because she looked at me with a smile and nodded.

"We were only a year older than you are now when we got married." She said with pride in her voice.

"I know mom. I just haven't met the right woman yet." I said knowing that my mom wanted me to settle down and give her some grandchildren.

"What about Videl? You seem to be very close to her."

I blushed at the thought of my mother trying to set me up with my classmate.

"Mom, we are just friends. Besides I don't think you would like having Hercule as an in-law." I shuddered at that last statement. As much as I liked his daughter I hated him. Being such a fake. Taking other people's glory was unacceptable. If I didn't want the attention from the reporters I would correct the worlds view on the Cell Games.

I started staring at the floor, my thoughts turning back to that dark day. The day I defeated Cell but lost my father, all because of my arrogance. I had accepted the fact my father didn't want to come back but it didn't make the feelings I had go away. For six months after that day I had the same nightmare every night.

Chi chi finally noticed my mood had changed and shifted slightly to get a better look at my eyes. She knew what I was thinking about but knew nothing that she would say would change my feelings about the event.

(End Flashback)

Shaking my head free of the painful memories. I walked toward Bulma. I looked over her shoulder and saw that she was holding a picture of the gang at master Roshi's house just before Radditz showed up. We looked so carefree. Little did we know at that time that our lives would take a drastic turn. A turn so profound that it would change the way that I grew up from that of a scholar to that of a learned fighter.

"It's hard to believe we were ever that carefree." I said softly not wanting to frighten Bulma too badly.

She didn't turn her head to face me but kept her gaze focused on the picture in her hands as she responded. "Ever since that weekend we haven't had any peace until the past few years. I had almost forgotten what peace felt like." She finally looked at me through tearstained eyes and continued, "your life has been one fight after another. You never got to enjoy your childhood. You were forced to grow up faster than anyone could be expected to. Even taking a life at the age of eleven, I don't think that anyone should have to do that."

I placed a hand on her shoulder.

"You and I both know that had I not taken that life, many more would have lost theirs. I did what I had to do. The only regret that I have about the entire thing is the price I had to pay before I took that life." I said looking right at my dad's figure in the picture. "But that is in the past I have had to live with that choice and have moved on."

"It still amazes me how much you have grown over the past eight years, and not just physically either. You have matured into a very bright young man. Having to loose your parents at such a young age is hard on a person. Keep that in mind when dealing with Goten."

"I will." I paused to think on the statement before speaking again, "I will"

I left Bulma still reminiscing on the sofa as I went back to the gravity chamber. Closing the door I made sure that the door was locked out to anyone but Bulma and myself. I had been here many times and I had setup a special access code that not even Vegeta could override without destroying the gravity chamber.

I walked over to the controls and typed in a few commands. A few seconds later a compartment opened and I rearranged a few of the connections and added a devise that I had made in my spare time. After finishing the connections I closed the compartment and activated the generators. Setting the gravity to 3000 times earth's gravity, which was 1000 times more than what the chamber could do without the modifications, I started working on my martial art's forms. Slowly moving into a more intense workout until I was moving so fast that I had to slow down just to be able to breath.

Using a modified form of the multiform technique I split myself in two. The other copy of myself looked exactly as I did. It had the same power level and potential. We bowed to each other and started a light sparing session. It may have started out as a light session but before long both of us were in super Sayajin 2 going at it like our lives depended on it at 5000 times earth's gravity. The gravity chamber was shaking and was barely staying together. The sound of explosive sonic booms and metal stressing were all that could be heard inside the chamber. I decided that I had had enough for today and recombined with my copy. Feeling not only my own power increase but that of my copies increase flow through me as well I shut down the gravity generator and reset the connections to their original state.

I walked out of the gravity chamber to be greeted by Goten and Vegeta. Vegeta motioned for me to follow him and Goten. And follow him I did right back into the gravity chamber. After shutting the door he turned to us and gave me a knowing look.

"Have you come to a decision yet?" Vegeta asked calmly.

"We are both going to New Vegeta." I answered.

"Good. This will make it easier on me, this way I only have to perform this once." He said with a grin.

He closed the distance between Goten and myself. Placing one hand on my chest above my heart and the other on the same spot on Goten's he began mouthing words that I couldn't quite make out, as he closed his eyes. His hands started to glow an odd shade of blue as a searing pain shot through the skin beneath Vegeta's hand. I could feel the pain forming a pattern on my skin. I looked over at Goten and could tell that the same thing was happening to him. Vegeta stopped and removed his hands and smiled at us. I removed the shirt that I had put on and looked at the new mark on my skin. It was similar to Vegeta's in that the royal seal was there but in addition to that Shenron's likeness was circling it almost like it was guarding the royal emblem.

"Any Sayajin who sees that mark will recognize you as royalty. Try not to screw up too badly." He said turning to leave smugly.

I looked down at the smiling face of my brother and returned his smile. Finally after two years we were going to be together as a family away from the painful memories. I walked out into the afternoon air. The sun was starting to set in the distance and day was surrendering reluctantly to night's grasp. I knew that my life was going to be different from now on. I flew off at a leisurely pace to just enjoy the cool night air, like I had done so many years ago, before getting ready to leave the only home I had ever known.

i hope yall liked itplease review. i know i got a little wierd with the humiliation of Hercule but hey i thought it was cool. till next time.