Chapter Thirty-Six: Krillin vs. Chiaotzu
"Hey guys what do you say we surprise Goku and the others by buying them all lunch?" Bulma suggested as they all sat at a table with an umbrella over them.
"Good idea" Launch said.
"Yeah I'd love some lunch" Oolong said.
"Yeah I think Goku and Nero would love that idea" Saiya said.
"Vender over here!" Oolong said getting a vender attention, "how about you bring some of those meals our way pal"
"I'd be delighted to sir" he said as his eyes widen and jaws dropped as he ran screaming.
"What the hell?" Saiya said.
"Well that's rude we deserve service just like everybody else!" Bulma said.
"You guys would tell me if there was something on my nose right?" Oolong asked.
"Affirmative" Poru said.
"Sir we need service" Bulma said getting another vender attention.
"Oh sure...huh! Ahhhhh!" he screamed running off.
"Okay that is the second guy to do that" Saiya said.
"Their service around here I horrible!" Bulma said.
"Now now what's with all the long faces? Shen said approaching the table.
"Oh great just what we need this idiot to bother us" Saiya said.
"We want food but no one will serve us" Bulma said.
"They all ran screaming" Poru said.
"It's not you it's that fellow" Shen said looking over to a man with a black cape and what looked to be a sorcerer hat and bandages covering his arms legs and face.
"What is it?" Oolong asked.
"A man obviously" Saiya said.
"Is that a mummy?" Bulma asked.
"No he not that lucky that poor fool saw his shot for the tittle go up in flames during the elimination round literally" Shen said.
"He was set of fire!" Saiya said.
"Oh dear who could be so cruel!" Launch said.
"The third match in the quarter finals is about to begin Krillin apposing Chiaotzu" a man on an intercom said.
"Hey everyone did you hear that they said Krillin" Oolong said.
"Your ears don't miss a thing do they? Of course he said Krillin and he's going to knock that block at that lousy Chiaotzu and he'll do it for Yamcha!" Bulma said hitting Shen in the head.
Later that day Krillin and Chiaotzu stood in the center of the ring with people in the crowds cheering as Nero and Goku watched from the wall.
"Krillin good luck!" Bulma said.
"Krillin number one!" Launch said.
"Knock that clown right out of the ring!" Saiya said.
"This is the third match of a sequel of sorts to match one as both Turtle and Crane Houses suit up for a rematch with Mater Roshi Krillin fighting Master Shen Chiaotzu!" the WTA said.
"Yes and the outcome will be the same to beautiful" Shen said as Saiya and Bulma glared at him.
"Krillin going to win this time so you can whip the smug smile off your face!" Bulma said.
"I'll do it myself just give me the okay!" Saiya said.
"I'm here!" Oolong said joining them.
"Thanks for the warning and what the hell are those?" Bulma asked looking at the items in his hands.
"They're pompoms here" he said handing a set to Bulma Saiya, Launch and a mini pair for Poru.
"They look like bad wigs what do you want me to do with them?" Bulma asked.
"Your opposed to cheer with them you know make a lot of noise for the home team like this...Go Krillin! Go Krillin!" he said jumping up with his own pompoms, "Ready okay! Shake those pompoms left to right! We're going to help Krillin win this fight! Go Krillin! Go Krillin! Krillin is cool he's got no hair at least he's wearing clean ugh!" he said getting it to the ground by Bulma.
"Be quite!" Bulma yelled as Launch clapped.
"Nice sound don't you think?" she said.
"Oh don't be a hatter Bulma who cares we don't know these people so let's be loud and proud right Poru?" Siay said.
"Krillin Krillin he's the man if he's can't do it no one can! Go Kriliin! Poru, Poru" he said doing his own hair cheer.
"Hey good luck Krillin!" Goku said.
"Right" Krillin said.
"Don't let the cloud win Krillin" Nero said as Chiaotzu just stared at Krillin with this blank expression.
'What the hell is he looking at? What's he thinking? I should have watched him fight during the elimination round' he thought.
The drums then began to beat from slow to fast followed by the gong, "and now let the match begin!" the WTA said.
"Fight come on!" Krillin said going into fighting stance as it was nothing but silent his the area for a good minute as Chiaotzu just stood there staring, "despite what you may have heard fighting requires movement"
Chiaotzu then floated of the ground as Krillin eyes widen.
"Wow that's a neat trick" Goku said.
"It's really easy to learn I'm using it right now" Nero said as Goku look over to see Nero sitting crossed leg next to him by the wall floating off the ground.
Chiaotzu then zoomed at Krillin and kicked him in the air then zoomed over to where Krillin was going to land and head-butted him in the air.
Krillin then stopped himself from spinning a charged at Chiaotzu for an air attack as Chiaotzu zoomed out of the way.
"Krillin watch out!" Oolong said as Krillin landed and charged at Chiaotzu as the clown jumped in the air and they began throwing punches and kicks and blocking and dodging each other attacks as Krillin landed on the ground and Chiaotzu hovered in the air.
"He's just hovering up there" Bulma said.
"I bet he saves a lot on airfare" Oolong said.
"Actually that is so true" Saiya and thinking about how much he saves on never having to fly a plan to get to places.
"Saiya and friends can do flight trick too" Poru said.
"What!" Bulma said.
"That is a secret you dumb machine!" Saiya said hitting him on the head as Chiaotzu floated back down on the ground as Krillin charged again but disappeared out of Chiaotzu.
"Whoa Krillin!" Oolong said.
"That was fast" Launch said.
"Chiaotzu!" Tien said.
"Huh? That would uh" he said trying to figure out his left and right with his hand, "my right right? No left is over ah!" he said looking over and got hit by Krillin side attack as he began blocking Krillin attacks.
"Yes Krillin! Good job!" Goku said.
"Yeah knock some sense into that midget!" Nero said.
"Keep it up!" Launch said.
"Smart kid he's going to push Chiaotzu out of the ring" Oolong said.
"You're done!" Krillin said as Chiaotzu floated into the air before he could fall out of the ring "would you cut that out and get down here! What are you a warrior or a balloon!"
"The Flying Technique 'sure have it crane' nonsense!" he said regretting not taking up that technique.
"You seem to know a lot about my master old man" Tien said.
"That's right and his name is Jackie Chun" Goku said.
"I assure you folks this is not an illusion! Chiaotzu is really walking on air!" the WTA said.
'Okay Krillin now what? If I jump attack he could dodge and send me lying out of bound' Krillin thought watching Chiaotzu walk in the air.
"I'm seeing it but I'm not buying it it's a trick" Oolong said.
"I don't think so" Bulma said.
"Watch close I've got a surprise" Chiaotzu said.
"Just get down here!" Krillin yelled as Chiaotzu formed a kai ball at the tip of one of his fingers."Dodon Ray!" he yelled firing it at Krillin who dodged it as they heard the man with the banages grown.
"That will be your friend if he stays in the ring much longer" Shen said.
"Then the person who burned him in the elimination round is...!" Bulma said.
"The clown" Saiya said.
"That's right Chiaotzu" Shen said.
"I never would have suspected that cute kid of being the psychotic type!" Oolong said.
"You should be ashamed of yourself old man! Fighting you never be used to hurt people and you taught both your students the opposite!" Saiya yelled as Chiaotzu got ready for another Dodon Ray.
"Dodon Ray!" Chiaotzu yelled firing another blast as Krillin jumped away from it as Chiaotzu began firing more blasts at Krillin.
"Keep moving Krillin!" Nero said.
"Give me a break! What he using!" Krillin yelled.
"Dodon Ray!" Goku said.
"You know this move?" Nero asked.
"That the same technique Mercenary Tao used" Goku said.
'What the hell?' Nero thought as he sensed a kai presences let itself be known to Nero from within Goku, 'wait a second' he said studying it as Bardock flashed threw his thoughts, 'grandpa! What the hell is his kai presences doing in Goku! I don't even think Goku aware of this' he thought as Tien approached them.
"What did you say? Who has the same technique as Chiaotzu?" Tien said.
"Well that was rude you could say please" Nero said floating down and stood on the ground as Goku jumped down next to him.
"Dodon, that was the name of the technique Mercenary Tao was using when I defeated him" Goku said.
"That's right I heard Zang was there when helping you" Nero said.
"If you say you beat Tao you're a lair" Tien said.
"It's the truth Tao killed my friend father" Goku said.
"He was a great man when did it happen?" Tien asked.
"Hmmm about three years ago I guess" Goku said.
'Tao was one of the strongest warriors I've ever known how could this little twerp have defeated him? It's impossible!' Tien thought.
"Do you have a problem?" Goku asked.
"Yeah you look a bit frustrated" Nero said as Tien growled and walked away.
"He seemed upset was it something I said?" Goku asked.
"I don't know" Nero said.
"Goku?" Roshi said.
"Yes?"
"Did you really kill Mercenary Tao?" Roshi asked.
"Yes Jackie I really did why does everyone keep asking me that it happened just like I said" Goku said.
"Yeah I was told that you kicked his own grenade back into his face" Nero said.
'Oh Goku for once I wish you were lying to me you have no idea the repercussions of what you are saying' Roshi thought.
"Goku? Nero?"
"Huh?"
"Yeah?"
"The man you said you and Zang killed is Master Shen brother" Roshi said.
"I didn't know Master Shen had a brother they don't look anything alike like Nero and his brother but then again Master Roshi looks nothing like his sister Baba except for the whiskers" Goku said as the sounds of Chiaotzu attacks got their attention as Krillin kept dodging the blasts.
"Krillin get out it's too dangerous!" Launch said.
"That right girl if you value your friend life you will pervade him to quit the match before he gets himself killed" Shen said.
"Oh! Krillin give it up!" Bulma said.
"Warriors don't give up in the middle of the fight!" Oolong said.
"This isn't about quitting is about preservation" Launch said.
"He'll win" Oolong said.
"That right! You can do it Krillin!" Saiya said as an explosion made wind hit their faces as they heard Launch sneeze.
"Oh no!" Oolong said as blonde Launch growled.
"Hey queue ball buck up! Show some back bone will ya!" she yelled.
'Things just got worse' Oolong thought.
'That weird how her hair changes like that' Saiya thought.
"Come on Krillin!" Nero said as Krillin rolled and dodged the attacks as he and Goku watched from behind the wall.
"Krillin look out!" Goku said as Krillin rolled toward the edge of the ring with Chiaotzu ready to fire another blast.
"There's no way for him to get away!" Oolong said.
"Krillin your almost off the stage!" Bulma said.
Krillin then jumped onto the edge and cartwheeled to the side and dodged the blast.
"Good move Krillin!" Goku said.
'I can't keep fighting like this there has to be a better strategy come on Krillin think! Wait a minute' Krillin thought looking at one of the horns on the demon on the wall decoration Nero and Goku watched from, 'that's it! This has to work!'
"Go!" Krillin said disappearing from Chiaotzu sight.
"Wait no! Where did he go? Left? Right? Oh no!" Chiaotzu said.
"Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Left! Left! Right! Left!" Krillin yelled jumping around in all directions.
"What the hell is he doing?" Bulma asked.
'He's confusing me! Which is left which is right!' Chiaotzu thought.
"That should about do it!" Krillin said jumping off the demon horn and at Chiaotzu and kicked him out of the sky, "pay back!" he said as Chiaotzu floated away from him as he landed, "show off!" he said as Chiaotzu laughed.
"Master Shen! I have something to tell you" Tien said trying to get through the crowd to his master.
"Can this wait? In case you hadn't noticed I'm a little busy right now" Shen said.
"Huh?" Bulma and the others said looking their way as Chiaotzu blasted at Krillin again.
"This would be simple if I could use the Kamehameha Wave! Wait! Yamcha mastered it if he can do it so can I! All I have to do is try! Let's see all you have to do is put your hands together and say Kamehameha" Krillin said making a puff ball Kamehameha ball, "wow" he said as he quickly dodged another blast.
"Let me get this straight your saying my little brother Tao was killed by one of Master Roshi feeble minded students!" Shen said.
"Well uh yes Master but I assume it happened on accident or that Zang guy Goku mention is very strong and defeated Tao" Tien said.
"Someone killing Tao is no accident it's impossible! Especially if your assuming it was one of Roshi scum! Chiaotzu I want you to stop playing around and finish him!"
"What's the matter? Is your pupil having trouble making good on all the bloated threats you made!" Bulma said.
"Hmm well at least both of my boys can still walk" Shen said.
"Sure but can they talk at the same time!" Oolong said.
"Oh yeah well why don't you come here and say that to my face!" Shen yelled.
"I just did!" Oolong said.
"And we want to keep out distances we don't want to pass out from that rancid breathe of yours!" Saiya said.
"I heard that!" Shen yelled.
"You were opposed to!" Saiya said.
"I fear defeating Mater Roshi student will not be enough for Shen he wants them dead along with all your friends Nero" Roshi said.
"Do you think he feels that way because Zang and I killed his brother?" Goku asked.
"Yes" Roshi said.
"Get ready here comes Dodon!" Chiaotzu said.
"Ka-Me!"
"Oh no! Krillin don't do it!" Roshi said.
"Don't what?" Goku said.
"Listen to me you're not ready do not try the Kamehameha Wave!" Roshi said as Chiaotzu Dodon began to get bigger "rash child! The Kamehameha is a dangerous weapon you're not ready to use it!"
"He's not ready or you're not ready for another student to learn your move faster than you did?" Nero said.
"Dodon!" Chiaotzu said making the ball grow bigger.
"Ha-Me!" Krillin said as the blue kai ball began to form.
"Krillin you'll die!" Roshi said.
"Kill him!" Shen said.
"Ray!" Chiaotzu yelled firing the blast towards Krillin.
"That's it!" Krillin yelled jumping up to dodged the blast while holding his blast as Chiaotzu blast caused a large explosion on the ring as all the smoke cleared and nothing but a black burn mark was in the center of the ring.
"He's gone" Chiaotzu said as Krillin appeared behind him with the blast ready for the last two letter word.
"Really! Ha!" Krillin yelled hitting Chiaotzu with the blast and sent him spinning over the crowd "it worked!"
"Look at him go Krillin!" Goku said.
"Chiaotzu!" Tien said as Chiaotzu stopped himself in the air before he could fall into the crowd as he floated wobbly back toward the ring.
"Ah give me a break! Your telling me after that he's still floating!" Krillin said.
'I must admit I'm impressed by Krillin strength it has improved a great deal I wish the same held true for his patience's if he had bothered to learn the Kamehameha Wave properly Chiaotzu would be dust right now!' Roshi thought.
"That attack did more than just ruin his clothes that attack did do some damage Chiaotzu not as strong as he was before and won't be flying anytime soon" Nero said as Chiaotzu landed back in the ring panting.
'I didn't think a student of Roshi was capable of such skill he dodged the attack within seconds!' Tien thought.
"Wow it's not that often I'm surprised but I didn't think Krillin was that strong" Bulma said.
"Contestant please keep fighting the match is still in session!" the WTA said.
"It's rare I do this but for you I'll use my special technique" Chiaotzu said.
"Special?" Krillin said as Chiaotzu threw off his hat.
"Most excellent you know what's coming next" Shen said.
"Oh yes this fight won't last much longer" Tien said.
Krillin the charged for an attack as Chiaotzu floated away from his kick and landed a few feet behind him then came spinning fast at Krillin and hit him in the head as Krillin fell over as Chiaotzu jumped off the wall and came spinning at Krillin again.
"That's not special I can do that!" Krillin yelled coming at the spinning Chiaotzu with a head-butt and got sent hitting the ground after colliding.
"Krillin!" Goku said.
"Focus kid you can beat him!" Nero said.
"And they saw I'm hard headed!" Krillin said as Chiaotzu came down from above.
"Bombs away!" he said spinning again.
"Krillin look out!" Goku yelled as Krillin jumped out of the way and Chiaotzu broke through the stone tiles and made a large hole.
"Ha ha! Too slow pal you missed me!" Krillin said as Chiaotzu stuck his head out of the hole with that plain expression then climbed out brushing off some of the dirt on his clothes.
"Boy has a high tolerance for pain" Roshi said.
"Where the hell did he get that rag?" Nero asked as Chiaotzu cleaned hi head with a blue rag making squeaking noises as he removed the towel and his white head glowed in the sun.
"Good boy stay calm focus on your target and then annihilate him" Shen said.
"I won't let you down master!" Chiaotzu said jumping into the air spinning at Krillin.
"Dodge him Krillin!" Goku said as Krillin caught the spinning head and tried to push back as he got pushed as Chiaotzu began to slow down then floated away from him.
"Sorry but you will have to come up with something a lot better than that!" Krillin said.
"Lucky, next time Chiaotzu won't play so nice" Tien said.
"Lucky had nothing to do with it three eyes" Saiya said.
"It's my turn!" Krillin said throwing a punch that Chiaotzu dodged then hit him in the gut as Chiaotzu began blocking his attacks.
"Way to go Krillin hit him!" Goku said.
"Yeah show him!" Nero said as Krillin charged at Chiaotzu again as the pale face clown jumped up and held his hands out as Krillin grunted and grabbed at his gut and fell to his knees as Krillin began to make weird faces.
"What's wrong with your stomach?" Goku asked.
"How many special techniques does Chiaotzu have!" Roshi said.
'That's right now you got him concentrate! Don't push him out of the ring kill him! Make him suffer let me vengeance begin!' Shen thought.
"A psychic move this clown full of surprises" Nero said.
"I haven't felt this bad since, when was the last time Launch cooked? On man!" Krillin said as Chiaotzu kicked him and sent him hitting the wall then hitting the ring floor as Chiaotzu laughed as both his hands glowed.
"That laugh is creepy as hell" Nero said.
"My stomach feels like it's on fire!" Krillin said.
"Krillin get back up! You can't give up now!" Goku said.
"Ha your encouragement is amusing but futile why give the boy false hope Chiaotzu will destroy him but his demise will be on your hands for the death of my brother Tao!" Shen said.
"Screw you old man! Tao was a cruel hatred assassin who took innocent lives for money! We was no warrior he was killer who got what he deserved!" Nero yelled as Chiaotzu began to kick Krillin repeatedly and with one kick sent him rolling and lying on the ring.
"Oh Krillin" Bulma said.
"This is becoming embarrassing" Oolong said.
"At this rate he's slowly kill Krillin" Saiya said.
"Stop kicking! Are you afraid of getting your hands dirty!" Krillin yelled.
'That's it! He doesn't use his hands to fight because he doesn't know how he needs them to control his powers!" Krillin thought "you think your clever huh!"
"Well I'm no genius but I'm smart enough to know your stalling" Chiaotzu said.
"What three plus four!" Krillin said before Chiaotzu could float up.
"Huh?"
"Come on that was an easy one! You got to think faster than that!" Krillin said.
"Uh let's see" he said about to count with his fingers, "one three two"
'He doesn't even know how to count! I take it back Goku no longer an idiot this guy is!' Nero thought.
"Wrong seven!" Krillin said.
"Huh?" Chiaotzu said.
"But here's your other five!" Krillin said punching him in the gut as Chiaotzu grabbed at his gut and grunted.
"Now's your chance Krillin!" Goku said.
"He's right!" Krillin said about to charge at Chiaotzu again but Chiaotzu held out his hands again and hit him with the gut attack again.
"Nice work Chiaotzu looks like that pest is a gluten for punishment" Shen said.
"I may have trouble counting but one thing for sure my ten beats your five" Chiaotzu said.
"Sixty plus twenty seven!" Krillin said.
"Huh! Oh!"
"Nine minus one!"
"Oh! Uh!" Chiaotzu trying to count with his fingers again as Krillin punch him across the face and sent him flying out of the ring and hitting the ground out cold.
"The winner by a knockout is Krillin!" the WTA said as the fans cheered.
"The answer is eight!" Krillin said.
"Yay!" Goku said jumping into the ring.
"Great job!" Bulma said.
"Well Roshi or is it Jackie Chun? What do you think of your student now?" Nero asked.
"Reyoto told you didn't he?" Roshi asked.
"Nope you just confirmed my suspicion" Nero said.
"Your tricked me!"
"Your apposed to be the wise one here don't be tricked by simple things" Nero said.
"Your stronger then you appear Nero tell me you and Kento looking a lot like Goku isn't a coincidence is it?" Roshi asked.
"All in good in good time Roshi" Nero said smirking and clapping as Goku and Krillin danced with joy.
"Chiaotzu how could you disappoint me like that! Who would have ever have guessed that the fighter needed mathematics" Shen yelled.
"Come on guys lets go get the brats and go visit Yamcha and tell him the news" Saiya said.
Later that day they all were in Yamcha room at the hospital and told him of what happened during today match.
"That's wonderful news! Congratulations and thanks!" Yamcha said.
"Sure! See Chiaotzu is what you call slow ha ha ha ha! And I'm a genius! Ha ha ha ha!" Krillin laughed.
One hundred and thirty two million plus nine hundred four million and two hundred and three thousand" Bulma said.
"Uh" Krillin said trying to count with his fingers.
"Uh oh" Puar said.
"One billion thirty six million two hundred three thousand" Bulma said.
"Poru?" Saiya said.
"She correct Poru, Poru" he said.
"Maybe I'm not a genius but I still won" Krillin said as everyone in the room burst out laughing.
Later that night they all returned to the hotel for a good night sleep as the sound of glass being cut awoke Nero extra sense as he a fly Feedling spotted Shen dressed as a ninja at the glass door trying to break in as he made a hole in the glass and moved the lock and sided the door open as he moved over to Goku bed as Goku rolled over in his sleep as Shen hand stabbed into the pillow and woke him up.
"Ah are you a dream?" Goku asked as Shen went for another attack Goku dodged and got out of bed.
"What's all the racket about!" Roshi yelled.
"Ahhhh who there!" Krillin said.
"Shadow Needle" Nero said as one came out of the floor and stopped inches from Shen neck, "now talk who are you and why did you try to kill Goku"
Shen then ran for it, "hey your!" Roshi said as Shen broke through the glass.
"Stop!" Goku yelled going after him.
"Ugh! Shadow Nimbus!" Nero yelled as the cloud flew in and Nero hopped on and flew after Goku.
"What! He has a Nimbus cloud where did he get it!" Roshi said.
"Actually it found him" Saiya said.
"Goku!" Krillin yelled as they all looked out the broken window.
"Krillin don't jump has everyone forgotten how to use a damn door!" Roshi yelled falling off his bed.
Goku chased after Shen as Nero road on the cloud from above watching as Goku stopped when he lost Shen and Krillin caught up.
"Hey Goku which way did he go?" Krillin asked.
"I think he was a ninja" Krillin said as Shen jumped from the tree above as they dodged his kicks as Shen landed and charged at Krillin and kneed him in the chest and sent him flying as Krillin landed on his feet.
"He moves fast!" Krillin said.
"I know your scent I've smelled it somewhere before" Goku said as Krillin jumped on his back and Shen threw him off along with his mask "hey! You're the-!"
"The Crane Hermit!" Krillin said.
"Well this is an interesting turn of events" Nero said floating down sitting on his Shadow Nimbus.
"Why did you attack me back there!" Goku yelled.
"My motive is obvious! You murder my brother!" Shen yelled.
"Not on purpose he attacked I defended myself" Goku said.
"Tao is dead I don't care how it happened your still going to pay" he said.
"Krillin remember that game Master Roshi taught us?" Goku asked.
"Right your it!" Krillin said.
Goku and Krillin then both jumped in the air as Tien jumped up and blocked both their attacks.
"Tien Shinhan! Tien I don't remember inviting you!" Shen said.
"My apologies Master but I didn't want you to kill Goku" Tien said.
'Does he remember? Will Goku and Krillin end up remembering in time?' Nero thought.
"Explain"
"With all do respect sir this shouldn't happen here, no one wants vengeance for this crime than I but there is no satisfaction in killing Goku here a quick death is too good for him he deserves to suffer as we do now" Tien said.
"What do you have in mind?"
"Tao was slain by Goku hand but Master Roshi guided it he should watch his pupil die in the ring broken and publicly humiliated"
"Your heart is cold and ruthless it warms my own, proceed"
"I am honored master and you! The next time we fight it will be for Tao honor!"
"I'll fight but it's not about Tao this one for Yamcha!" Goku said.
"Whatever gets you there just don't lose any match from now till then" Tien said.
"I'll do my best" Goku said.
'Nope he don't remembers and if my hunch is correct their memories of us meeting will return when the X forms on their arms.
"Well until then Krillin Goku hope on were going back" Nero said.
"But I can't ride a Nimbus cloud" Krillin said.
"Whoa yours is black!" Goku said.
"Just hang onto me then!" Nero said as they both jumped on him and he flew them back.
'How does he ended up joining Goku? I guess I will have to wait and see' Nero thought.
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