Chapter 25:

"You guys," Gohan said at the dinner table, "Videl blackmailed me into entering the Tenkaichi Budokai."

"The Tenkaichi Budokai?" Odeni inquired. "I heard of that when I was younger. When martial artists went to fight each other, right?"

"Exactly," Gohan said. "Videl figured out I was Saiyaman and now she wants me to enter or else she'll reveal my secret to the world."

"That's not very nice," Anpanai remarked.

"Why don'tcha just beat 'er up?" Goten asked his brother.

"Goten, violence isn't the answer to everything," Gohan reprimanded.

"The Tenkaichi Budokai sounds fun," Anpanai said. "I think I'll join."

"Me too," Odeni added.

"I wanna join!" Goten pleaded. "Please?"

"Whoa, whoa, wait," Chi-Chi cut in. "Don't you all have studies? Remember, they come first."

"Mom," Gohan explained, "First place gets ten million zeni, second place gets 5 million zeni, and third place gets three million zeni."

"Who needs studying?" Chi-Chi suddenly said. "Go right ahead. I'll even allow you to skip a day of school. Just win that tournament!" She danced away, thinking of all the things she could do with the money.

"I'll go tell Bulma tomorrow." He looked at Anpanai. "You haven't seen her in a long time, have you?"

Anpanai shook her head.

"Wait," Odeni said, "You really know Bulma Briefs?"

"Sure," Gohan said. "We've been friends ever since I could remember.

Huh, thought Odeni, Guess Anpanai was right.

"All right," Gohan slammed his fist down onto the table. "It's settled! Tomorrow we're gonna start training for the Tenkaichi Budokai!"

Anpanai awoke early the nest morning to beautiful weather; perfect for training. She hopped up, changing into her fighting clothes. She pulled on her gloves with a snap, and pulled her hair into a messy ponytail.

She was ready.

She padded down the stairs, her feet making loud sounds, effectively waking up Goten, who rushed past her and towards the breakfast table. Anpanai smiled at his eagerness and his pounded his little fists against the table, grinning.

She sat down to find breakfast already made with a little note: I've made breakfast for you. Train hard. I went out shopping for groceries. Goten, be sure not to disturb your brother and sister while they are training. Be good. –Chi-Chi

"Gohan!" Anpanai called, "Mom's made breakfast!" She heard thumping even louder than hers as Gohan tramped down the stairs, his eyes looking positively ravenous.

The table was nearly broken that day.

"Okay, you guys," Gohan said once they were outside, Odeni groggily making his way out. "I'm gonna teach Goten how to fly; Anpanai, why don't you spar with Odeni for a little?"

"Okay!" Anpanai agreed enthusiastically. "Odeni," she called. "We're gonna spar!"

"What?" Odeni looked up from rubbing his eyes just to see Anpanai coming at him with a powerful kick. "Ah!" he cried, putting up a hand to block it. Ow, he thought, holding his arm. That hurt.

"You've always gotta be ready," Anpanai chastised. "Or your opponent will always catch you off guard."

Odeni was surprised at how serious Anpanai was in battle.

"Okay then," he said, lowering into his stance, "Let's go."

"Whoa," Belze said as he rocked in the hover craft. "What was that?"

"Turbulance," his sister said thinly, trying the steer the hovercraft back on track. On track to the Son's house.

I can't believe Gohan dissed me like that, she thought. I have to learn how to fly. And I'm suspecting some other secrets, too.

Something's weird about that girl, Belze thought. Nobody can beat a Satan. I guess I was just having an off-day. Hmph.

"There it is," Belze told his sister, pointing to a little house in a peaceful clearing of green. Four people were there; two seemed to be sparring, and in the other pair, the taller seemed to be trying to teach the smaller something. "That's the house. Land, Videl."

Videl promptly steered the vehicle down to the house. I'm gonna find you out, Son Gohan.

Anpanai blocked a kick from Odeni and looked up as the vehicle began to land. Gohan groaned in exasperation, while Goten, who was taking his first flight, dropped a few inches lower and had to concentrate some more to get back up higher into the sky. "What do you want?" Gohan demanded as the two exited the hovercraft.

"Same as I wanted before, Gohan," Videl said, her eyes narrowing. "I want to fly."

Belze had his eyes locked on Anpanai. "I want her to teach me how to fly," he stated, making his way over.

Odeni frowned at him; he didn't like this boy one bit. He was hitting on his girlf—friend. His friend. Odeni looked the boy up and down. He was good-looking, and if it weren't for his ridiculous arrogance he would have accepted the boy. But his anger at him flamed when he said, "Sorry, dude. She's gonna have to pause in the training a little," he seductively took her hand, "to teach me."

Anpanai, of course, naïvé as she was, didn't see the problem in the gesture. Lots of people held her hand.

But Odeni was boiling. "You keep your hands off her," he exploded.

"Oh, yeah?" Belze smirked. "What are you gonna do?"

He shouldn't have asked that question.

Anpanai watched in horror as Odeni began to mercilessly punch the boy in the face, harder and harder, a look of sheer anger on his face. "Hey!" Videl yelled, running over and taking Odeni's fist. "What're you doing jto my brother?"

"Let go of me," Odeni growled, pulling his hand back so easily, yet with so much force, that Videl was sent tumbling onto her as…backside. He turned to Anpanai and put his hands on her shoulders. "If he touches you at all, call me. Got it?"

"Why?" Anpanai tilted her head. "What's wrong with touching me?"

This was exactly what Odeni was afraid of. Anpanai was so innocent and unknowing that she'd be the perfect apple for a lustful man's eye. "Just promise me, Anpanai. Okay?"

Anpanai nodded, wondering why he was so serious.

Odeni went to the nearest tree and sat, watching intently. If he made one move…

"Okay," Anpanai said. "The first thing you need to do is control your chi. You push it under you, and it holds you up."

"Chi?" Belze asked. "Is this some kind of joke?"

Anpanai sighed, exasperated. Did nobody know of chi? "Here," she said. "Sit down and relax. Watch my hands."

Belze complied, and Anpanai sat down in front of him, cupping her hands together as a light began to form in them. Belze stared, mesmerized. Than he shouted, "A trick," he cried. "It's all a trick! My dad told me!"

"No," Anpanai said patiently, "Chi is the energy force in every living person's body. You can manipulate it to make deadly blasts that can penetrate through the skin. But," Anpanai added teasingly, "You said you wanted to learn how to fly, didn't ya?"

Belze growled a curse, and Odeni smiled a little.

"Big brother," Goten shouted from his place in the air, "I can fly faster now!"

"That's great, Goten," Gohan called, momentarily taking his attention away from Videl. "Keep on focusing."

Videl frowned. "How'd he learn to fly so fast?" she demanded.

"He's been controlling his chi for years," Gohan explained.

"Well, teach me!" Videl yelled.

"Okay, okay…" Gohan muttered. "Sheesh."

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After the Satans had left, much to the Sons' relief, Gohan and Anpanai set off to tell the other Z-fighters. "Make sure to tell me what happens," Anpanai called after him, and Gohan nodded his consent before blasting off.

Only three days till the tournament.

Three days seemed to fly by. Anpanai trained hard, even managing to get control of her super saiyan two mode, needless to say, making her brother and Odeni proud.

Gohan had decided he'd go as "The Great Saiyaman", much to his sister's chagrin. "It makes you look dumb," she'd commented one day, much to Gohan's extreme indignation.

Anpanai had cut her hair short, just below her ears now, and she wore her fighting clothes. She sat contentedly in the back seat of the hovercraft with Odeni, quietly listening to the cheerful conversation. She couldn't wait to fight. She hoped she'd be able to fight Gohan, or even better, her father! She flicked a glance towards Vegeta, who looked back at her indifferently. It'd be nice to beat him, she thought.

She'd eaten her fill at home, and had done one last practice spar with Gohan and Odeni before leaving. Trunks and Goten were bouncing around the hovercraft, all excited about being able to join the tournament as well. After endless pleading from Chi-Chi, and death-by-no-third-dinner penalty, the two boys finally seated themselves and immediately set to work on messing with the seat belts.

One part of the conversation caught her attention. She began to listen.

"I don't think anyone should become a Super Saiyan," Gohan was saying. "There's no need to. And besides, it'd give us an unfair advantage."

Vegeta grumbled in response, and Bulma said, "That's true. It's a good idea."

"Yeah," Krillin said. "Fighting a super saiyan is like trying to fight a bulldozer with hands tied behind your…"

"Shut up," Vegeta growled, and Krillin shrank down in his seat.

"Say, Anpanai," Krillin said, turning to look at her. "Mind telling us a couple stories about your adventures?" He devilishly grinned at Odeni. "And how you came to meet him?"

Anpanai blushed, smiling. "I'll tell you the story," she said, and everyone leaned in a little closer to listen (except Vegeta, of course). "It's pretty long, though."

"We've got time," Trunks said, grinning.

And Anpanai began to weave her tale.

Wow! Next chapter with be the Tenkaichi Budokai (World Tournament)! It's going fast. And by the way, the Buu saga will not be the last saga. I've added in an extra, secret saga.

Vegeta: Hmph. Nobody cares. It's not like anybody with sense will read it anyway.

W.O.T.L.: Vegeta! Stop being so mean!

Odeni: Yeah. You're being a real b%#$ today.

Anpanai: (gasps) You cussed! Shame on you!

W.O.T.L.: (sighs) I guess they're a bit occupied. Read and review!