Dragonball Z is owned by Toei Animation and Akira Toriyama.
This story is told in the POV of my OC, Trixie.
With this out of the way, let's begin.
Chapter 36
I managed to win my battle with Bardock with ease and then we waited for the next fights to happen, me looking at 18 as we noticed that both of us, Hercule, and an unnamed fighter were all that remained. "Hey, Lazuli?" I smiled at her, the blonde android smiling at me.
"Yes? What is it?" she asked me.
"Before the next fight is announced, I want to have a little chat with Hercule. Want to join?" I cooed.
"Duh, why would I pass that up?" Lazuli giggled as we then approached Hercule and he looked a bit surprised by us approaching him.
"Oh! It's you two... what do you... uh... wanna talk about?" Hercule asked.
"We want to ask you some questions before the next fight happens. That okay? We promise we're not the press," I smiled at him.
"With you being a ghost and you being barfed up by that bug, I believe you. Go ahead," Hercule said, Lazuli sighing and shivering at the memories of that.
"Okay, first off, did Videl give you the talk? About how we're leagues above you in power and that you wouldn't stand a chance?" I asked him.
"I already knew that before this tournament, for your information. Heck, the time I realized it was back in the Intergalactic Championship! You guys were flying in the air and you were able to completely wipe out nearly a hundred opponents with one move! I know I'm unable to compete with you," Hercule said to us, me noting that we were the only ones in the area.
"Okay, the second thing. We're willing to let you keep your title, but on one condition," I said.
"And what would that be?" he asked me.
"When we let you win the title, you need to give the prize money to Lazuli and her family. She doesn't want to live on a secluded island with old man perv," I said, Lazuli slapping me in response, which I smiled at.
"I agree, but don't talk about him that way? My daughter could be anywhere," Lazuli smiled.
"Fine, I'll give you the ten million if you let me keep the title. So you're going to throw the match, then?" Hercule asked.
"You're going to give either of us a ring-out in order to win, but to do that, you'll need to wear gloves when facing me and you'll need to use your own strength to throw Lazuli out of bounds while being believable enough depending on who you face. We'll hold our power back and trade extremely light punches so it looks like we're still fighting with our own power, but it's up to you to throw us out of the ring. You think you can muster the strength to toss us out?" I smirked at him.
"I can handle that much! I can lift 500 pounds with one hand each!" Hercule smiled.
"Well, I can hold 20 thousand pounds if I really wanted to, but I don't want to burst your ego," Lazuli chuckled.
"Too late, already did that in that last fight you had. You took that huge guy and picked him up with only two fingers and flopped him around like he was nothing!" Hercule said.
"Well, that's what he gets for making fun of me cause I'm a lady," Lazuli smiled, me smirking at the fact that it happened to be an unnamed fighter from the past, but he was a heavyweight of at least 700 pounds. The screen then showed the next roster and I smiled at how my opponent was Lazuli.
"Time to finally battle with each other, Lazuli. No matter which of us wins, we're still above the pile," I smiled at her.
"I agree," Lazuli said. I hadn't told her or Lapis about the truth, however. I had only told Annin, Piccolo, Goku, Future Trunks, Gohan, and Broly the truth. About how this world was nothing but an anime in my world and that I know the outcome of everything. I really wanted to tell the duo at some point, though. But I didn't want to pick and choose who would be the ones to know... I had already made up my mind that if anyone were to beat me in the tournament, I would tell that person the truth. And I had a feeling that, if Lazuli showed her true power, she would be the one to beat me and earn the truth.
"Okay, let's do it. If you beat me, I'm going to share my deepest secret with you," I smiled at her.
"Then I guess I need to show my true strength when facing you, huh?" Lazuli smirked.
"Indeed. We're evenly matched when I'm at full power and you at current, but I want to see you at full strength," I said to her as we entered the ring and we took our positions.
"When the bell dings, you may begin the fight for the Semifinals!" the announcer exclaimed, me smirking as I raised my power to its maximum and transformed to my powerful form. Lazuli smiled at this and raised her power as well, me smiling at how it was 20 thousand more than mine. We were on nearly-even ground, but she was superior in power terms.
And once the bell dinged, we immediately rushed each other and did our first blows to each other, the dust being kicked up intensely from the speed we traveled and from the force of the punches, me smirking as we continued to trade blows until I found an opportunity to smack Lazuli in the side, her not being bothered by it and her grabbing my foot in the process, me gasping at how she was unfazed by my punches even though we were nearly-even ground. But then she smirked at me.
"I'm still holding back some of my power, Trixie. Here's my full strength!" Lazuli smiled as she then raised her power level again and I gasped. Her power now was a whopping 6 million power! It was still weaker than the Saiyans, but it was still the strongest human power I'd ever sensed! I gawked as I tried to connect punches and energy blasts, Lazuli withstanding all of them as she then started to punch me and I gasped at how I actually felt the pain this time! She punched me in the gut and then in the back of my knees before knocking me out of bounds, me gasping as I picked myself up after the announcer made the ruling.
"Trixie 'Ghost Girl' Gunders has been knocked out of the ring! Lazuli '18' Jewels is moving onto the finals!" the announcer exclaimed, me smiling at her as she then helped me up and we proceeded back into the fighter's lounge.
"You've gotten much stronger since the Cell Games, Lazuli... now I'll tell you my deepest secret that only 5 others in this world know of," I said to her.
"Really? That deep of a secret? Tell me," Lazuli smiled, me noting that we were alone in the area we were at, which was the locker room.
"Okay, the secret is this... you know how I come from a different universe? Same with Mona, Amelia, and blonde Launch?" I smiled at her.
"Yeah, and you come from the same universe but in different timelines, right? Is there some hidden detail to the story?" Lazuli asked.
"Yes. The hidden detail is this: my world knows everything that happens in this world because it was an animated tv show that occurred around my timeline," I said, Lazuli gasping at that information.
"So... what does that mean?" Lazuli gawked.
"It means that I knew everything that was supposed to happen and everything that is going to happen in this world. I knew you and Lapis were good and not bad because that's how the anime said you were in this timeline. I also knew that Cell's first target would be none other than Ginger Town, so when you told me your family lived there, I evacuated them and the rest of the town before Cell could get to them. And as for how the Cell Games were supposed to go? You would've been the lone survivor of the androids as 16 would've been blown apart and Cell would've still had Lapis in him when he would be defeated," I explained to her, Lazuli gawking at that.
"So... the fact that my brother is still alive... it's because of you?" Lazuli smiled at me.
"Yes, that's correct. But that's not the only thing in the timeline that's changed, as most of our warrior friends weren't even supposed to be alive or good guys. All of the full-blooded Saiyans minus Goku and Vegeta weren't supposed to be brought back to life. Broly was supposed to be a villain that would have no remorse or control of his power. Gohan was supposed to first undergo Super Saiyan transformation in the Time Chamber, not before the Saiyan Invasion. And Videl was never supposed to be absorbed by Cell and wasn't supposed to know Gohan until they went to High School," I said to her.
"I see... but do you happen to know who is the cause of the dimensional plane being screwed with? Which caused you to be stuck here with the others?" Lazuli asked.
"Yes. I have reason to believe that it's a wizard named Babadi. He's trying to resurrect a creature called Majin Buu as we speak, a creature that is pretty much immortal and can regenerate himself from any kind of attack. And his most dangerous ability is that he can turn foes into candy with a special attack, which he promptly eats them afterwards," I said, Lazuli gasping at that.
"A monster like that is going to be unleashed?" Lazuli gawked.
"Yes, and I have a plan to handle them as well, but we'll need to use the Dragonballs at some point to undo any kind of damage," I said.
"I understand..." Lazuli said as I looked at the monitor and saw that Hercule had won his battle against the nameless fighter.
"Okay, time for you to throw a match and win money," I smiled at Lazuli.
"You going to watch?" she smirked.
"Yes, I am," I said with a smile.