Gohanna narrowed her eyes at Kibito, deeply suspicious. While people may have been aware that there were a few remaining Saiyans, nobody should have known about Super Saiyans. She considered her opponent; she obviously didn't know every alien race, his red skin, however, made it unlikely he was from Earth. She turned to look at Shin who had been close to Kibito. His purple skin also suggested he was not from Earth. She privately wondered what it said about her life that she didn't think people with red or purple skin were at all strange until they revealed that they knew information they shouldn't.

Apparently Kibito was not terribly patient, "Well, what are you waiting for? Are you going to become a Super Saiyan or not?"

Gohanna glared at him, "Not."

Kibito looked positively floored, "Why not?"

Gohanna, hands on her hips, said, "First, we all agreed not to transform today. I intend to keep my word. Second, if you want my full power you are going to have to prove yourself capable of handling it; I'm no bully and I believe it to be overkill. Third, I find it very suspicious that you want me to power up so much. Something is clearly going on in this tournament and I am on my guard. You want a Super Saiyan? Too bad."

Kibito was shocked. He had no expected her to argue. Luckily for him Piccolo called out, telling Gohanna to do as he said.

Gohanna stared at her mentor, incredulous, "We all swore not to power up. I know Trunks and Goten didn't listen, but we, as adults, need to keep our words. Besides, Super Saiyan is overkill for this tournament."

Piccolo grit his teeth, he knew that all of her points were valid, and given that the Supreme Kai intended for her to be attacked as soon as she powered up, she had good reason to be suspicious. Still, "Do it. It's an order from the Supreme Kai."

Gohanna had a bad feeling. She decided that she would transform, but she intended to suppress her power so that she seemed weaker than she really was. With barely a grunt of exertion she transformed, making sure to focus her power to the level it had been when she fought the androids. Her feeling of foreboding tripled when she found herself paralyzed,

Her dread was replaced by anger when she saw Spopovitch and his partner move to attack her. She decided to show them the error of their ways. With a loud shout her body was surrounded by ki blasts, which the two would-be attackers ran right into. They were sent flying back into the walls, unconscious.

Kibito and the Supreme Kai were shocked. They had been expecting their plan to go off without a hitch, how had it gone so wrong?

Gohanna's eyes zeroed in on the Supreme Kai. Based on his stance she knew that he was the one keeping her immobile. "Hey 'Shin,'" she called, drawing his attention; "if you don't let go you are going into a wall too."

Knowing that the plan was well and truly blown, he had no choice but to comply.

Kibito, however, was not so willing to accept defeat, "How did you do that?"

Gohanna glared at him so hard he actually took a step back. Supreme Kai's orders or not, she was pissed, "A while back I determined it would be useful to have an attack that I could use even if I was pinned and unable to move," she could tell that all of her friends understood what she meant by that, "I saw people I knew to be dangerous move to attack me and I defended myself. I don't know why that would be surprising to anyone. You should be aware that I'm angry now. And I'm not nearly so pleasant to be around when I'm angry."

To Gohanna's irritation Kibito forfeited. She was not terribly surprised; it was obvious to her that he had been counting on Spopovitch taking her out. For some reason her transformation seemed to have prompted the attack, this very firmly pushed Kibito and Shin into her 'enemy' list. She moved back to where the others were waiting and rounded on Piccolo. "What the hell was that?" she spat angrily.

The others had been just as surprised about Gohanna's ability to defend herself and were slow to reply. Shin stepped forward and explained what he had planned to have happen.

Gohanna pinched the bridge of her nose with a deep sigh, "Oh you're as stupid as my little brothers," she said in a whiny tone.

Piccolo, Krillin, Goku and Kibito were shocked and horrified by her blatant disrespect. The Supreme Kai merely asked her to clarify.

She looked at him and said, "First, at some point Spopovitch and Yamu will go back to Babidi, if only to tell him they failed. Second, why would you want them to absorb the energy of the strongest fighter? They jumped at that little bit of energy I showed, they weren't exactly being picky." She ignored Kibito's garbled cry of "Little bit of energy?!" and continued, "Third, if Majin Buu were revived with that energy, wouldn't it be more sensible to have him as weak as possible? And fourth, did you ever think about how dangerous it is to try and find an enemy by giving him what he needs to finish his plan to take over? Couldn't you just keep an eye out and follow his minions? They don't exactly blend in."

Kibito and the Supreme Kai both felt very foolish at the way Gohanna so easily tore apart their plan. They decided that they would follow Spopovitch and Yamu when they left. Their part in this tournament was over. Much to the horror of the tournament officials, they flew off.

"This is a nightmare," wailed one of the officials, "Mighty Mask is still unconscious, one of our competitors just left, two others are disqualified, this is such a mess!"

Gohanna examined the tournament set-up, with Shin gone Krillin would automatically advance as would she since Spopovitch was disqualified. She had no doubt that Android 18 would beat Hercule. There was no way to know who would win in a fight between Goku and Vegeta. She suspected that the fight would get out of hand, but she thought her father would win. Provided Mighty Mask didn't wake up, his opponent would automatically advance, as would the man who would have fought Yamu. The tournament would come down to Gohanna versus either Goku or Vegeta. She knew from their spars that she was stronger than Vegeta. Goku's strength was unknown. She doubted he'd done anything but train since he died.

She decided that this tournament would end much as the kid's tournament had; she would win, if only because her opponent was exhausted from previous fights. She wondered if she might have to fight Android 18. Goku would have to be incredibly strong to be able to beat an android after a fight with Vegeta, especially when Vegeta's pride was on the line. After two super strong opponents Goku would at the very least be worn out whereas Gohanna would have only fought Krillin who was hardly a challenge for her.

Gohanna was distracted from her thoughts as the match between 18 and Hercule began. True to her expectations, 18 barely flicked the man and he was sent flying out of the ring, there was complete silence from the crowd as they tried to digest the fact that their savior had been very easily defeated with no visible effort. Predictably, to the people in the know at least, Hercule immediately began insisting that he had tripped out of the ring. The crowd seemed to buy it, much to the disgust of Gohanna. She was looking forward to the exhibition match between the new champion and Hercule.

Now was the moment they had been waiting for, the fight between Goku and Vegeta. She had reminded them not to go Super Saiyan, but after Goten, Trunks and her, she was not holding out much hope. The majority of the fight was actually surprisingly tame, they mostly focused on trading blows and unless they hit the ring there was no way for anybody to know that their punches could level a mountain. Unfortunately, seeing Goku keep up with him enraged Vegeta and he transformed straight to Super Saiyan 2. Goku immediately matched him.

After a lengthy battle, Goku managed to knock Vegeta out, leaving him the victor. Gohanna looked into the stands and was amused to see the disappointment in Trunks and Bulma's faces.

The next "round" of the tournament went very quickly. Mighty Mask was still out so Kill advanced automatically. With Yamu disqualified Jewel advanced as well. Shin left so Krillin advanced and as Spopovitch was disqualified Gohanna automatically advanced. It was once again time for Goku to fight. It was decided that there would be a half-hour break in order for Goku to rest.

The remaining fighters decided to split off, Krillin and 18 went off together while Gohanna, Goku and Videl, who had returned from the infirmary, all went off to the restaurant provided for contestants. Videl watched them in the now familiar state of awe and disgust.

As Gohanna and Goku stuffed their faces, Gohanna took the time to evaluate her father. He was understandably worn out from the fight with Vegeta and fighting 18 would wear him down more. She considered insisting that Goku take a senzu bean before their fight but decided against it. She was still a little bitter about him giving a bean to Cell before her fight with him and she decided this would be a good way to get back at him.

She wondered what would happen after today. She wondered if today had been enough to convince Goku that his family needed him or if he would insist on remaining dead. She had no way of knowing, but similar thoughts were going through Goku's head. He wondered if he would even be allowed in his house if he were to come back. He was scared that the answer would be no, but he knew he needed to ask anyway; he'd already made too many mistakes by assuming he knew what was right.

When the call came for 18 and Goku to make their ways to the ring, all the remaining (and even the beaten) contestants quickly returned to the waiting area. The fight between 18 and Goku was undoubtedly intense. 18 wanted the prize money badly and despite his best intentions to be fair, Goku couldn't help seeing 17 every time he looked at her. They were well matched for the most part, both knew Goku was far stronger than her normally, but his fight with Vegeta had taken a great deal of energy.

Goku's distraction proved to be his undoing. With him already being so tried and distracted and 18's unlimited energy it was easy for 18 to knock him out of the ring. It was obvious that everybody was surprised at this outcome. Krillin couldn't help cheering for his wife though you could barely hear it over Vegeta's outrage that his rival had lost to the "rust bucket".

Goku couldn't help laughing, it had been so long since he'd had such challenging fights, it went a long way towards improving his mood.

18 was very happy that it was Goku she had beaten and not Vegeta. Vegeta, she knew, would have held a grudge and would have demanded a rematch as soon as he was recovered. She didn't have to worry about such brutal retribution from Goku.

The following fight was not nearly as interesting as the previous two but Jewel finally managed to eke out a win. When the time came for Krillin and Gohanna's match Krillin seriously considered forfeiting before the match even started, but he was fairly sure the crowd would lynch the next person to do so. They had already lost out on six matches, they would not be happy about another one. He comforted himself with the knowledge that Gohanna did not share Goku or Vegeta's tendencies to get a little out of control in a fight. She would still beat him, but the defeat would not be nearly as painful as it would be with the other two. He was right; they sparred for about ten minutes, Gohanna matching him for strength and speed until she decided it was time to end the match. It didn't take much effort, she made sure to hit hard enough, but only enough to knock him out.

18's match with Jewel was just as easy; she flicked him out of the ring just as easily as she had with Hercule. The crowd was going wild, it was rare enough for a female to enter the WMAT, few made it past the first round. There had never been two female finalists before. There was a problem now, with so many missed matches the finals were happening much sooner than expected; some very important figures had intended to come for the finals but were not yet there. They now had to decide whether or not to wait for these people (they would arrive in about two hours) or get on with the fight. It was ultimately decided that the match would start right away but they exhibition match would wait until everyone was there.

The crowd was hard pressed to predict the victor of this fight; Gohanna and 18 both really only fought once, though 18 was the favorite given that she had flicked two different people out of the ring. The Z fighters knew differently; 18 didn't stand a chance against Gohanna.

This match started just like the match against Krillin, 18 trying her hardest and Gohanna matching the strength and speed. The difference was that it was a good deal harder to match an android without powering up. Gohanna knew that she needed to transform if she wanted to win. She really had hoped to avoid doing so because Hercule would not be nearly as cocky knowing she could do some of the things he had seen at the Cell Games. It would also be hard to avoid being linked with the Delivery Girl. She sighed, there was nothing else for it, she was not going to lose.

With a shout Gohanna easily made the jump to Super Saiyan. Just to be sure she pushed it to Super Saiyan 2. With that she quickly ended the fight. 18 just could not compete with a second level Super Saiyan. The crowd went wild when 18 conceded defeat. Even with the sound of the crowd as loud as it was, Gohanna could still clearly hear her mother's triumphant shouts of "That's my daughter!" and the cries of "That's my sister/Momma!" from the kids.

There was a great deal of cheering from the waiting area as Gohanna was presented with the belt of the World Champion. Videl was fighting not to run out and kiss the girl; neither was ready to out themselves to the entire world.

Goku felt a deep sense of pride; his daughter had followed in his footsteps and become World Champion. He felt sad knowing that he'd had very little to do with the strong young woman his daughter had become; it was a bittersweet moment.\"Well folks, there you have it, the new World Champion—Gohanna Son!" Called out the announcer, prompting a new wave of cheers. "In just a little while the exhibition match between Ms. Son and Mr. Satan will take place. For now, please give it up for the first every female World Champion!"

Gohanna went back to the waiting area, composed as ever. As soon as she was out of sight, however, she started squealing, jumping up and down in excitement. Videl laughed at the sight, that laugh quickly changed into a shriek as Gohanna lifted her off the ground and spun her around in glee.

Goku, Krillin and Piccolo looked on fondly, happy to see the girl so honestly excited. It was even better seeing her behaving so childishly rather than her usual maturity. It was good to see.