Dragon Ball NG (Next Generation)

By: Dragonball Fang Fist

Chapter 11: Goten vs. Kaizen

"They've been just standing there in a stare down for almost two whole minutes, I don't get it." Yamcha said, looking at the ring.

"Goten's trying to disrupt Kaizen's strategy. Kaizen usually allows his opponent to attack first. He's used to his opponent charging at him right away. It's a tactic worth a shot." Master Han explained.

"Haaa!" Goten finally let out a battle cry as he ran at Kaizen. Kaizen squinted and braced himself, but at the last second, Goten stopped and jumped back into his original position. This slightly angered Kaizen.

"It seems Goten has decided to rethink his assault here folks!" The crowd boo'd and many yelled 'start fighting already' in response to the announcer. Goten smiled and stuck his tongue out at Kaizen, who was now visibly quite angry.

"Why you little brat, I'll show you!" With that, Kaizen left his fighting stance and did something which shocked Kramer quite a bit. He rushed towards Goten! However, in mocking fashion, Kaizen stopped a few feet short of Goten and jumped back into the same spot he'd been standing before. Now Goten seemed a little frustrated as Kaizen began to laugh.

"It's a battle of two extremely tactical and cautious fighters. This is going to be interesting." Master Han commented.

"Maybe you should do the announcing Master, I'm sure the crowd would appreciate a little expert commentary," Gohan said.

"Ehehe, you embarrass this old man boy." Master Han replied, turning slightly red.

The crowd was getting more frustrated than both fighters combined. They were tired of seeing the two just standing there and then pretending to attack each other. However, the standoff continued. Each one dared the other to attack with their eyes. Finally, Goten rolled his eyes and said, "hey let's just attack at the same time, this is starting to bore me."

"No," Kaizen replied simply.

"Fine then, go to hell!" Goten yelled, now clearly frustrated as he rushed in. However, he ran as fast as he could behind Kaizen, becoming only a blur in the eyes of the audience. Kaizen barely turned around him time to block Goten's first punch. The two then became locked in a struggle of strikes. Goten landed the first hit, a punch on Kaizen's chest, but Kaizen didn't allow him to turn it into a combo as he dodged the kick that followed. The two became locked in another stalemate until Kaizen connected with an elbow which Goten partially dodged so that it hit his shoulder. Then Kramer put all his power into one fist and punched. Goten blocked with one of his of forearms but slid back several feet due to the impact. Both fighters grinned as the first round was over. The crowd exploded with cheer due to such an exciting first round of fighting.

"I'd say I won that round, wouldn't you?" Kaizen asked.

"Barely, but it won't happen again," Goten vowed.

"Quite a bold statement, care to try and back it up?" Kaizen asked, reassuming his fighting stance.

"Care to disprove my statement?" Goten retorted, sticking his tongue out.

"Why you! I've had enough of your games!" Kaizen broke form and ran towards Goten, beginning to throw punches at him wildly. Goten seemed to effortlessly dodge all of them and landed a kick straight to Kaizen's gut which sent Kaizen stumbling back a few steps.

"Kaizen you idiot! Focus! You're supposed to be better than me at keeping your composure! Don't let him get to you!" Kramer disciplined his younger brother.

Kaizen jumped back to create some additional space between the two warriors, but Goten wouldn't let it happen. He charged in for another assault. However, Kaizen used an afterimage and went to the other side of the ring. He was still clenching his gut, trying to recover from the pain of the kick. Goten didn't want to let this opportunity slide. He rushed in again, this time jumping a few feet short and using a flying kick as his weapon of choice. Kaizen moved out of the way, but Goten managed to shift his body so that he landed and used the ground to propel himself at Kaizen once more. Kaizen braced himself and got into his stance. Kaizen then evaded all of Goten's attacks until he found a good opportunity to counter attack. He threw an elbow at Goten's face, but Goten put both of his hands in the way to block it. This left an opening and Kaizen capitalized. He used his other hand to aim a chop right at Goten's neck. The chop found its mark and Goten fell to the floor with a TAC!

"Goten no!" Gohan yelled as his brother fell.

"Goten seems to be down folks, I think this would be a good time for me to start counting! One…two…three…four…five…s- oh wait, he's back on his feet!" The announcer said.

"Ow! Ow! OWWW!" Goten screamed as he jumped away from Kaizen holding the left side of his neck where Kaizen's chop had hit him.

"I knew he'd get up, you underestimate your brother Gohan," Yamcha said smiling.

"And you know more about how strong he is than I do?" Gohan asked Yamcha, seeming puzzled.

"Oh nono, I know about the kid's endurance though," Yamcha said.

"What? What are you talking about?" Gohan asked, now more confused than before.

"Do I really have to go into another flashback?" Yamcha asked, annoyed.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'ANOTHER FLASHBACK'? STOP CONFUSING ME!" Gohan yelled, drawing the attention of everyone in the finalists' room.

"Calm down, I'll tell you later, pay attention to the fight for now," Yamcha stated, turning his attention back to the fight.

Gohan muttered something about "stupid people knowing about Goten more than me," but listened to what Yamcha said and decided to hold out on hearing the story.

"I'm glad it wasn't over so quickly, that would be too easy," Kaizen said.

"Right? And way too short to be a good fight, the audience would be disappointed." Goten replied.

"Hmph. I suppose." Kaizen responded before launching himself at Goten for another attack. Goten charged at Kaizen too and they both attempted a punch as their first strike. Their fists met and created a small shockwave. They both opened their fists at the same time and their hands became interlocked as they tried to push each other back. They did the same with their other hands.

"See? Now this is how you put on a good show. Grrr…" Goten said as he pushed with every ounce of strength he could muster.

"Yeah I see what you mean kid, never felt quite so alive. Haaa!" Kaizen yelled and pushed back.

"Ladies and gentlemen, both fighters seem to be having fun entertaining all of us! This is what I like to see!" The announcer exclaimed.

"They seem to be dead even," Gohan observed.

"For now, but it's only a matter of time until Kaizen realizes he won't win like this and decides to use a technique or two." Master Han said, sounding concerned.

"Ahaha the old man's right. Deservedly a master of the arts, it's too bad it's not him in there against Kaizen though…and it won't be him against me later on either." Kramer interrupted.

"Why would Master waste his time on trash like you? I should be plenty." Yamcha said.

"Keep talking wolf-boy; keep talking until we step into that ring." Kramer warned.

Meanwhile, in the ring Goten suddenly smiled and stopped pushing. Kaizen didn't expect this and his whole body suddenly lurched forward as he was using it all to try to push Goten back. Goten ducked and lay down on the floor causing Kaizen to collapse into the air above him. Goten stuck both his feet into Kaizen's torso and let go of his hands sending him flying upwards. Kaizen was wincing from the pain, but was still able to regain his balance in mid-air relatively quickly and turned this into an opportunity to launch an aerial assault. However, Goten jumped up after Kaizen as soon as he realized Kaizen had regained his balance. Goten jumped too high though and flew right past Kaizen who just stared at him puzzled.

"Oops, overdid it on the jump I suppose," Goten said playfully. Kaizen landed and used the opportunity to recover from the double kick as he waited for Goten to return to the ground. When Goten finally returned, he looked rather bored. "Well, that was lame. Sorry about making everyone wait."

"I'll let it go just as long as you don't do it again," Kaizen said, smiling.

He's not evil like his brother, he's different, and I believe it's his loyalty that's causing him to obey Kramer and Taro. Kaizen's not a bad kid. Master Han realized about Kaizen's character after observing him carefully since the match had started. Meanwhile, Goten and Kaizen became locked in another struggle of strikes. This one went on for minutes at end with neither one landing a major hit. Every hit was partly dodged or blocked, not hitting its intended target. Goten finally got Kaizen in a vulnerable position and grabbed his wrist and twisted it so that it was behind Kaizen's back. He then grabbed Kaizen's other arm and pulled it behind his back too. He then attempted to pull both his arms as far to the side they weren't supposed to be pulled as possible, criss-crossing them behind his back and continuing to pull. Kaizen screamed out in pain, but then began to run towards the edge of the ring. As he was approaching the absolute edge and was only an inch or two away, he turned around and jumped backwards.

Gohan and Yamcha both opened their mouths wide in shock and Master Han cursed under his breath. However, Goten used an afterimage right before Kaizen jumped and the real Goten appeared in the center of the ring, breathing heavily. This freed Kaizen's hands and he pointed his right index finger at the ground he was about to hit and yelled "DODON RAY!" He used the ray to propel himself into the air and towards the ring. Not only that but he launched a flying kick right at Goten who didn't expect it at all. Caught off guard Goten wasn't able to protect himself from the kick. The kick connected straight on Goten's cheek and sent him flying back and he landed a couple of feet away from the ring's edge. "An exciting series of moves ends in Goten being down once again!" The announcer exclaimed. Kaizen began rubbing his shoulders, trying to relieve some of the pain. Meanwhile the announcer began counting again. "One…two…three…four…five…six…seven, and he's back up again! What a fight!" The crowd burst into another round of cheers as Goten hopped back up to his feet.

"Ouch!" He said, rubbing his cheek. That hurt more than last time.

Kaizen grinned in response before saying "I've had a lot of fun fighting you, but now it's time I end it."

"Ahaha, I wonder which technique he'll use? Either way, this fight's going to be over soon," Kramer predicted. Everyone looked on anxiously as Kaizen smiled and clenched his right fist.

"He's focusing all his energy into his arm!" Master Han exclaimed.

"Like I'll let you do that!" Goten screamed before charging at Kaizen. Kaizen jumped as high as he could into the air, and Goten stopped himself and jumped after him. When Goten caught up to Kaizen in the air, Kaizen grinned and his right arm bulged to twice its size, especially the elbow.

"Too late!" Kaizen yelled. "Elbow of the doomed!" He then screamed and jabbed his elbow into Goten who was heading straight up towards him. Goten put his arms in front of him in an X formation as a defense, but was sent hurling towards the ground, falling on it hard, causing the whole ring to rumble. Goten was hurt, but was still slowly climbing back to his feet.

"Fine then one more! Elbow of the doomed!" With that, he came straight down on and his elbow connected on the top of Goten's head. Goten's eyes widened and turned completely white and he coughed out some blood before falling to the floor face first. Kaizen was panting from exhaustion, but he was smiling at his presumed victory.

"He put up a valiant effort but it's over now," Yamcha said a hint of sadness in his voice. "Goten doesn't have THAT much endurance."

"Maybe…but I wouldn't count the kid out just yet," Master Han said and his sunglasses sparkled.

Is Goten down for the count? What did Master Han see that no one else did? Is there still a chance? Who will win this fight as well as the rest of the fights? The answers begin to be revealed, next time on Dragonball NG!

Power levels:

Goten: 80

Kaizen: 81

Kaizen(Elbow of the Doomed): 91