Dragon Ball Blackthorned

Arc 3: The Red Ribbon Army Arc

(Sub-Saga 4 – Fortuneteller Baba Saga)

(A/N: The final fight is upon us all!)

Chapter 47: Mysterious Battle! Goku vs "Kitsune"

Gohan and "Kitsune" took their stances on the outdoor arena. Ace was quiet and stern. Violet felt the air was tense and heavy looking to Ace for answers.

"This man. He's somehow gotten stronger. In terms of strength, Goku will have a hard time combatting him. He's a bit tad stronger than Goku, and damn close to me." Ace said. "Goku needs his brain for this."

Roshi was observing this noting the stance. Bulma, Krillin, and the rest of the gang were rather worried.

"Let the battle begin!" Baba said as both fighters took a bow.

-Goku vs "Kitsune"-

(Cues: The Boondocks Soundtrack – Bushido Brown Theme)

Goku wasted no time making the first strike lunging for a blow for Kitsune's chest. Kitsune returned with a rising kick knocking Goku upward. Midair, Goku spun and dived down nailed Kitsune with a kick to the face. The two martial artists then exchanged a myriad of punches clashing with one another creating a punch parry frenzy. Ace was rather surprising to see Goku actually use Iron Body to block a few blows and toss more.

"Shave." Kitsune said vanishing in a blur of speed.

Ace did not react to this as he fully well why Kitsune knew a move he should not.

"So, he's improved on it." Ace thought.

Goku stood still as Kitsune appeared for a surprise kick to which Goku absorbed the impact of it. Kitsune found that Goku grabbed his leg and used his grapple to toss Kitsune to the edge of the arena. Goku jumped forward right at him only to get kicked skyward again.

"KA-ME" Kitsune said preparing a Kamehameha.

Roshi and the gang tensed (except for Ace). Goku charged his own and the two came to a clash with a large explosion. Goku landed on the ground and it appeared that young had beaten the old. That would the case, if Kitsune did not use Shave to make it look he was vaporized. Goku was caught by the tail by Kitsune which turned the fight in his favor.

(Music Ends)

"Well Goku might have gotten cleverer, he's still a fool for not training that weakness." I said shaking a head. "We warned him."

"We?" Bulma asked.

"So, you know he really is?" Roshi said knowingly to me. "You're more perceptive than I give you credit for."

"Well, who is he?" Launch asked impulsively.

"He is Gohan." Roshi and I said garnering shock from all of them.

I explained that he is dead by pointing out the halo. By now, Goku was getting swung around by the tail. Roshi explained the reasoning for the beating while I made sure of two things. One, with my BlackTab, I hacked Pilaf's satellite to disable it. How they knew Goku was here was a mystery I would probably never get an answer to. Two, using my sword as a boomerang, I threw it.

"Cauterize Cleave!" I shouted.

The blade's metal showing red hot as it slashed through Goku's tail clean sending Gohan stumbling back and Goku howling in pain. Rakurai came back to me as I sheathed it.

"Ace! What the hell?!" Goku howled.

"Goku, it had to be done." I said. "We warned you about your tail time and time again. Isn't that right, Gohan?"

Gohan took off the mask.

"Heh, Ace, you spoiled it early." Gohan remarked.

The only time in the series as a whole Goku broke down into tears and it was sweet to see Goku with tears of joy. I missed the old man myself.

"Whoa, it really is him." Yamcha said.

Goku and Gohan had their reunion as I came up.

"Ace had been occasionally contacting me about your adventures, and I'm proud of you both." Gohan said ruffling both of our hair.

"Wait, how?" Roshi asked.

"Through deep meditation, I can contact anyone in the world living or dead as long as I know them. It's inefficient most times because it takes a long time. In my down time, I speak to Gohan." I explained.

I did not say I was really using my Warper power to do so. Baba looked at me completely shocked.

Baba sensed something within Ace. A form of power within aside from his ki. It was messing with her crystal ball, and she took a bit distance from everyone to look into it. In her shock, Ace's power was showing her future of exactly what was to happen next. Baba had her jaw on the ground.

"This can't be. My divination is never this clear…it's like he's…." Baba stammered before floating back over to the group.

She pulled Ace aside from the others for a moment and showed him the ball wanting an explanation. Ace had a smirk.

"Baba, I can't explain it. A secret I hold is a powerful one. One that in the wrong hands could ruin this world. I cannot explain things until the time is right. To answer a part of it, yes, I have a bit of divination. One superior to yours no question." Ace explained sternly.

Baba let him go but left an offer open for him to train under in her arts if he wished.

"You'd make a killing as an Uranai." Baba said to him with her own smirk.

"Nah, I rather beat the shit out of people." Ace said with a chuckle.

Ace and Baba returned as the canon conversation was wrapping up. Ace bid his goodbyes as Gohan returned to Other World.

"Well a deal is a deal, I will show you where the Dragon Ball is." Baba said awakening her crystal ball.

Ace was pulling up the location on his BlackTab.

"I see it, Baba. And I've found it. It's known as the South City Street. Its south of here and it leads to South City. From the looks of things, we need to move!" Ace said releasing Kageyama out of its capsule. "Violet, wait here. Goku and I will be right back."

And so, Goku called his Flying Nimbus and our two "heroes" were off southbound to get the last Dragon Ball.

(A/N: Two more to go before the end. Power on through!)