It was almost the time to commence the last fight of the second round. Goku and Krillin stood on the opposite sides each in their fighting stances as they stared at each other. Goku was smirking a little while Krillin had a serious look on his face. Both fighters waited for the announcer to let them fight. While they waited for the fight to start, Tien was walking out from the tournament building, escorted by a bunch news reporters. He didn't even look at any of them, he just walked towards the exit. As he walked out there were his master Shen and friend Chiaotzu. He approached them and he could see his master chuckling
"Great job Tien, you showed to that coward what a true fighter is. Well he always was a coward to begin with"Exclaimed Shen as he laughed while leaving Tien confused
"Wait a moment master, I thought you didn't know Chun?"Asked Tien who had the impression that his master didn't know Chun
"That was not Chun, Chun is just a mask for him. The man who you fought was Roshi"Explained Shen which shocked Tien. After his shock faded he now could understand how was he able to fight him, but what about what he said to him. Tien turned away from his master and best friend
"I'm sorry master, but I need to rest"Said Tien and walked away leaving Shen little confused by this while Chiaotzu wondered what was wrong with Tien. As Tien walked away from them, inside his mind was a struggle "(Why did he give up,was he scared?I would like to believe master Shen story, but I know better. There was not fear in his eyes,he was in top form,it doesn't make sense)Silence!"Yelled Tien who wanted to clear his thoughts by shutting them up, but it didn't work because he remembered what Roshi said to him
"THE TRUTH IS ALWAYS UPSETING WHEN YOU CHOSE TO LIVE A LIE. I CAN UNLOCK YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL"
"Stop! I won't listen to you!Curse you"Yelled Tien and punched the barrels full of water which were on the lawn. He punched and kicked few barrels and break them all. He stood there with his hands inside the barrel and thinking about all the stuff that happened
"You give me victory, but you also clouded my resolve" Said Tien quietly as he pull out his hands and walked away in search of Roshi
While Tien looked for Roshi, Goku and Krillin began their fight. Krillin was the first to attack Goku, but all of his attacks were blocked by Goku. Krillin keep up with his attack hoping to make a break in Goku's defense, but he couldn't do it. The short fighter backed away, all the way to the other side of the ring to catch a breath
"You really improved from the last time Krillin"Said Goku who was glad for his friend that improved this much
"Yea, but it looks like you improved way more than me" Exclaimed Krillin who wasn't as happy as Goku
"I trained a lot for the past three years and I think it has to be because I'm a Saiyan" Exclaimed Goku as he remembered what his father told him about Saiyan strength
"Well, whatever. Here I come!"Yelled Krillin and rushed towards Goku who smiled and waited for Krillin to approach him
Just at the same time Tien finally found Roshi. After he searched almost the whole area, he found the old man with a suitcase on the ground beside him and it looked like the old master watched the sunset
"So here you are Roshi or should I call you Chun" Said Tien who was few meters behind Roshi
"I see, so Shen told you who Chun really is"Asked Roshi as he turned around to see Tien
"Yes and I must say I'm disappointed in you old man. I never thought you were a coward but never mind that. I want you to tell me what you meant when you said that"Yelled Tien who wanted to know what the old master meant by all that
"Aaa here it comes!"Yelled Roshi which caught Tien of guard and the young fighter prepared for a possible attack. But he was surprised when he saw that Roshi only sneezed all over. He made a disgusting expression while Roshi cleaned his nose and approached Tien
"Listen I can't give you anything except this"Said Roshi as he put the dirty tissue in Tien's hands which made the young martial artist mad
"You damn old fool!I demand to know!"Yelled Tien as he tossed the tissue on the ground which rolled over to Roshi and later rolled away because of the wind
"I hope no one steps in that"Said Roshi as he looked at the rolling tissue while Tien started with his speech
"You know I never thought you were so dramatic with your speeches, maybe you should meet with Pamput and have a picture together. But listen here Roshi!I will be a killer and I will be like Tao was!"Yelled Tien while he was smirking behind Roshi
"Ahh yes Tao, he was a natural killer, but you will never be because there is a one huge difference between you two"Exclaimed Roshi as he picked his suitcase from the ground
"And what is that?Tell me Roshi"Yelled Tien who had enough with this game
"A consciousness, that is a thing you have and what Tao never had. That's why you will never be a killer like him. Like I said before you have a lot of potential and this world will need a guy like you to protect it. Now I want and watch the fight, so good bye" Exclaimed Roshi and started to walk away to the ring area. Tien didn't say a thing because he was speechless, was what Roshi said true?He snapped from his thoughts and run away to watch the fight, maybe he could forget what the old man said while he was watching the fight
Inside the ring, Krillin was once again on the assault. He delivered many punches and a kick, but everything was blocked by Goku. Little by little Krillin was worried because he wasn't making any progress at all. He snapped when he saw that Goku caught his kick and with a strong punch in the face send the young Krillin all over to the other side of the ring. Krillin slowly get up while he was holding his face, the face really hurt and he felt dizzy. Once he stood up he saw that Goku was on the attack this time. Goku was close to Krillin who immediately took his stance. Goku delivered few punches from who Krillin managed to escape, but he couldn't do it for too long. Few of Goku punches hit Krillin and once again send him on the ground. This time Krillin had a hard time get up, but he managed somehow. As he stood up he looked at Goku who had a serious expression on his face and to be honest,he looked really strong
"(What should I do?I tried everything, but he is just too strong. If only I could find his weakness)Wait that's it!"Said Krillin as a smile appeared on his face. He now knew what he needed to do. Goku noticed the smile on Krillin's face and wondered what was he up to when he noticed the stance that Krillin was moving into
Meanwhile, Roshi was watching the whole fight. He couldn't pass through the crowd so he was standing on his stick and watched the fight. He also wondered what could his pupil be doing now when he recognized the stance
"Hmm I'm not sure what he is up to but that won't work"Thought Roshi as he looked at Krillin who was slowly getting into his stance. In the crowd, Bardock thought the same thing as the old martial arts master. If Krillin was really going to do what he think he would do, then that would not help him. That attack wouldn't do to Kakarot nothing. He trained his son and he knew what he could handle and this will be easy for him. Bardock eyed the blonde haired girl which was standing beside Bulma. She was cheering for Krillin and he heard her yell to beat Kakarot. The old Saiyan just smirked as he looked back at his son, who was standing there without a defensive stance, ready to take the attack head-on
"Krillin that won't work on me. Give up"Said Goku who seriously looked at Krillin who by now took the right stance and was ready to begin the attack
"We will see Goku. I will beat you!KAAMEEHAA"Said Krillin and started to gather the energy he needed for his attack
"Fine, do as you want, but you will see that it won't work"Said Goku who just stood there on the same spot, ready for Krillin to fire the energy attack
"MEEHAAA!"Yelled Krillin and fired his energy blast towards Goku. As the blue blast headed towards Goku,the others in the crowd covered their faces because of the bright light,while Bardock wasn't affected by that, just like Roshi and Tien who was standing near the ring. The energy blast was few moments before Goku and what Goku only did was that he put his right hand in front and blocked the blast which exploded in his hands. The young Saiyan wasn't affected by that at all, but he was surprised when he didn't see Krillin anymore. He was about to turn around when he felt something touching his tail. He turned around only to see Krillin squeezing his tail
"Hahah I got you now!Your tail is your weakness" Shouted Krillin who was happy. He got Goku now and he was sure the victory is his
"Arh..."Said Goku and fall down on the ground, not moving at all. In the crowd, Bulma was yelling at Krillin for not being fair and to let goo Goku's tail, but Krillin didn't hear her at all. Roshi was surprised by Krillin's thinking, but he could agree with Bulma, that wasn't nice. Tien who was near the ring was surprised by what he heard
"So his tail is a weakness?That's stupid" Said Tien quietly when he noticed that the announcer jumped into the ring, ready for the countdown
"It seems that Goku is on the ground and can't move. Well, let's start the countdown"The announcer started the countdown and Krillin couldn't wait for him to reach 10. As the seconds passed Krillin was near his victory, but something happened when the announcer reached number 8. Goku's tail moved and throw the surprised Krillin into the wall of the rig. Goku quickly stood up as he smiled at Krillin who like others was shocked
"H-How!?Your tail is your weakness,every time somebody grab it you lose all of your powers and can't move!"Yelled Krillin who couldn't believe this, this was his last chance
"It was, but my dad told me how to train my tail and I trained my tail so that it wouldn't be a weakness anymore. I can even say that I feel stronger with my tail heheh"Explained Goku as he smiled while his tail waved behind him. Krillin was shocked just like Bulma,Oolong,Turtle and Launch. Bardock just smiled proudly at his son ,while Roshi was surprised by Goku
"Amazing, for the boy of his age to surpass his greatest weakness. I really wonder what he also learned by training with his father. I can feel that he grew stronger than ever before. But what will you do now Krillin, how will you win when your opponent doesn't have a weakness?"Thought Roshi as he looked from Goku to Krillin. Krillin sweated all over his face,what to do now?He didn't have any idea how to beat Goku and the plan with the tail was his last resort. He clenched his fists,closed his eyes and attacked Goku
"Aaaa!"Yelled Krillin who rushed towards Goku. Krillin quickly approached Goku and started to punch Goku, but the young Saiyan easily dodged all the punches. Krillin continued until he noticed that Goku wasn't there anymore. He vanished from the place. Krillin looked around, but the Saiyan wasn't there
"Hey, where are you Goku!?Stop hiding!"Yelled Krillin who was angry by now. Goku was nowhere to be seen and he could be attacked by him anytime. Everyone in the crowd wondered where the young Saiyan disappeared, even his friends. The only one who knew where Goku was where Bardock, Roshi, and Tien. Tien was surprised by Goku's tactics, at first even he couldn't see him, but when he focused all of his senses he could hear and see where Goku was. The tall martial artist was also surprised by Goku's speed, but he snapped from that when he noticed that Goku was ready to deliver his attack
In the ring, Krillin waited and turned many times around to see where Goku could be, but that didn't help. He was afraid and he couldn't think right. He turned to the spot where Goku was standing before he disappeared, when suddenly Goku appeared in front scaring him and punching him soo fast that nobody could see it. Krillin was blown away because of the force that was behind the attack and landed right outside of the ring. The announcer was soo shocked that he forgot to declare the winner
"Wow... Ahem, Ladies and gentlemen we have a winner of the second match and the winner is going to be in the final match against Tien!The winner is Goku who knocked out the brave Krillin!Please people applause to both of them" Yelled the announcer through his mic. The entire crowd exploded with applause and cheers for both fighters. Goku jumped of the ring and approached Krillin who was still on the ground, confused with what happened. Goku walked close to him and offered a hand. Krillin nodded and grabbed Goku's hand and stood up
"You really grew stronger Krillin. I bet you will be even stronger next time" Said Goku with a big smile on his face
"Yea, thanks Goku, but you really are strong. Did you train all day and night to be this strong?"Asked Krillin who wouldn't be surprised if Goku did that
"Hehe we only trained by the day, but it was really hard. I will tell you all later, let's now find the others"Said Goku on which Krillin nodded and with his best friend run to find their friends. They moved through the crowd and reached their friends and family when they heard the announcement for the tomorrows fight
"Tomorrow will be held the final match of this year's World Martial Arts Tournament. It will be an amazing battle between Tien and Goku so be sure to come. Until tomorrow everyone"Stated the announcer who was heard by the people who were still gathered around the martial arts area
"So your final match is tomorrow Goku, you better get some rest" Said Bulma who was near her little friend
"She is right Goku and I must congratulate to both of you. You two really improved a lot"Exclaimed Roshi who walked towards the group
"Thanks, master Roshi"Both Goku and Krillin said at the same time
"You was very good son, but remember the real fight is tomorrow"Said Bardock who put his hand on Goku's shoulder while he smiled
"I know dad, I can't wait to fight against Tien. I will show him"Said Goku back on which Bardock proudly smiled. His son was a real Saiyan, eager for a fight at any time. He was glad he arrived on Earth three years ago. When he first arrived Goku didn't know a thing about his race and what they are capable of. Slowly he was learning about his race and Bardock was glad to be here and teach him that, but on the same time he was feeling guilty. His other son was somewhere out there in space, he was sure. Probably still in the hands of that lizard and he couldn't do anything for him. Bardock didn't notice that he clenched his fists so tight that blood was starting to drop from his hands. He snapped from his thoughts when his son called him
"Dad are you ok?"Asked Goku who could tell that something was wrong
"Don't worry Kakarot, I'm fine. Let's go with the others"Exclaimed Bardock on which his young son nodded and rushed towards his friends. Bardock slowly started to walk towards the same direction as them, while he thought about his oldest son as he looked up at the stars
Nightfallknight- I'm glad you find it interesting and I hope you will read it more
Reikon67- Thank you fro the review and yes I think of somehow bringing Gine in the story
