Hey guys! I'm so sorry that I didn't post this chapter at Christmas. I really wanted to, but I couldn't. Please forgive me! I lost my phone and then deleted the first version of this chapter by accident. It was just really irritating, and yeah. Anyway, enough of me ranting. Here ya go! Enjoy~! (Edit: So sorry for the weird glitch from before! I have tried to correct it.)

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Tien tensed as he glared at Tao, meeting his gloating sneer levelly with cold eyes. He felt a slight satisfaction when Tao's smirk wavered, but it quickly flitted away as the mercenary began to speak.

"You know, you can leave now. Before it's too late. I'm not going to hold back just because you're my old student." Tao grinned confidently.

Tien held back his anger. "I'm not leaving. I'm not a coward, Tao."

The cyborg's eyes narrowed dangerously. "We'll see about that." He stepped forward, slipping into a defensive position. Tien followed suit, taking care not to use the old technique the crane master had taught him.

The two circled each other warily, scanning for any weaknesses, any breaks in their impregnable defence. Suddenly, Tao leapt towards him, a malicious glint in his eyes. Tien easily blocked, delivering several blows of his own. Leaping back, Tao suddenly seemed less confident. Taking advantage of the distraction, Tien ran forward to strike Tao, only missing him when Tao leapt out just in time. Gathering himself up, Tao ran back towards Tien, dodging around him to throw him off. However, Tien who by now was used to such attacks (Goku was one of his best friends!) followed his movements easily and struck out, catching Tao round the face.

Spitting out blood, Tao growled. "This isn't over, you twat! I'm going to crush you, no matter what!" With that, Tao pushed off towards Tien. But the glint was no longer in his eyes. Now he had been stripped down to his ice-cold interior of ruthlessness. But it wasn't enough to defeat Tien. He rushed forward to meet his former mentor in combat. Soon Tao was being pushed back again. Delivering a blow to the back of his neck, he felled Tao.

Tao scrambled to his feet, hissing like a wounded cat. "You imbecile," he spat. "You think you're stronger than me? You've barely improved. I'm just holding back. But no longer!" He grinned, wildly, madly. For some reason, Tien felt his heart lurch in pity. Here was a man who had been driven to the brink by his obsession with killing son Goku and avenging his pride.

"Tao."

Tao turned. "I already gave you the chance to turn tail and flee! You can't run now!"

"I want to say something." Tien took a deep breath. "I will forgive you for what you did to Chiaotzu, and in time, I'm sure he will too. Just stop this madness now. I'm stronger than you think, and I take no pleasure in hurting you."

"Hurting me?" Tao scoffed. "You haven't touched me, boy! Now, shut up and let me beat you into submission!"

Tao lunged for Tien, who caught his arm swiftly and twisted it behind his back. He pushed towards the edge, intending to get him out by pushing him out of the ring. Tien was so focussed on his destination, he didn't notice as Tao's hand dislodged itself. Tao flew backwards, cackling. Out of the arm sprang a sword. Without a moment's hesitation, Tao sliced the sword in a neat arc through Tien's chest.

Pain blossomed in Tien's chest. He could barely hear the outraged cries of the crowd above the beating of his heart, which seemed to grow ten times louder. His vision flickered and swam as he gritted his teeth and glared at Tao, who was busy laughing.

I've lost all respect I had for you, Tao. This is for Chiaotzu.

Swallowing his pain, he ripped off his shirt and stood up tall once again.

Tao, seeing his recovery, grinned and aimed his blade once again. "When this blow lands, you're dead!" He screeched, aiming for Tien's heart.

Tien blocked easily, snapping the blade in two. "Admit it, Tao. This fight is over," he said.

"No! NEVER!" With a flourish, he dislodged his other hand and threw it to the floor, revealing a gun of sorts. "This is the Super Dodon Ray! Prepare to meet your doom!" With a yell, Tao let out a beam of light. It flew towards Tien with deadly precision.

"Tien! Look out!" A cry arose from the crowd. Tien recognised Launch's voice and felt strengthened. Summoning all his remaining power, he released his own blast, meeting and dispersing Tao's own.

Striding through the resulting smoke, Tien stepped forward and delivered a blow to Tao's neck, rendering him unconscious.

As the crowd went wild, Tien picked up Tao's sprawled body. One last thing to do.

The Crane Master looked up in surprise as Tien dropped his brother's unconscious body at his feet. "Don't come back here," he hissed. The Crane Master scowled, before picking up his brother's limp body and walking away, nose in the air.

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So that's it, folks! Sorry it's short, but I'm planning on a fight per chapter. So, I'll see you next time for Goku VS Anonymous! Also, this fight is gonna change up a little from the original. Just a warning. Anyway, see y'all next time on DBZ High!

~GokuSuperSaiyanTime :)