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Chapter 53
Krillin stood across the ring from his mountain of an opponent, Pintar. "Who let the baby into the ring?" the large man said mocking his opponent.
"Don't make me laugh," Krillin replied. "I could beat you in two seconds."
"I'll even give the baby a free punch," Pintar taunted further.
"Ready Fight," the announcer said.
Krillin phased from sight and appeared before the behemoth. With a single punch to the gut the monster of a man was bent over grabbing his stomach in pain. Krillin followed up with kick to the man's face sending him stumbling back. The man went down hard on his back and didn't get back up.
"Well," the announcer said. "It appears that Pintar is down for the count. The winner of the match is Krillin."
"Big surprise," Bardock said laughing. "That wasn't even a warm-up for Krillin."
"Since that match was so quick," the announcer said, "we will move strait to the next match. "I need Yamcha and Tien to come to the ring now."
Yamcha walked into one side of the ring while Tien entered from the other side. "Promise not to break my leg this time?" Yamcha said with a laugh.
"I don't need to resort to that to beat you," Tien said also laughing. "I know you've gotten lazy on your training. I can beat you just fine."
"That's what you think," Yamcha said. "I've been training just as hard as ever."
"For those of you in the audience that are new to the tournament, Yamcha and Tien have both fought before in past tournaments. They have even faced each other in one such tournament. Will Tien once again defeat Yamcha in this rematch? Begin."
Yamcha charged at Tien trying to draw the first blow of the match. Tien reacted quickly and brought his hand up to block the attack from his friend and former rival. Yamcha continued to throw kicks and punches at Tien but the three eyed warrior continued to block every blow that Yamcha sent his way.
"Wolf Fang Fist," Yamcha yelled as he focused his energy on his first signature move and the speed of his kicks and punches sped up tremendously, taking the form of an attacking wolf. Tien tried to block the attack but wasn't fast enough and was pummeled by the attack. Yamcha finished up with a roundhouse kick that sent the triclops flying across the ring.
"Not bad," Tien said climbing to his feet. "I see you haven't been as lazy as I thought. But if it's all the same to you, I think I'm done with the warm-up."
"Fine by me," Yamcha said as he clenched his fists at his side and began to power up. His aura flared red as he used a Kaioken to push his power higher than would otherwise be possible. When the ex-bandit was done powering up, he charged back at Tien moving faster than most of the audience could follow. Tien's aura flared red as he matched Yamcha's incredible power. He raised an elbow and blocked the punch from his friend. The stadium shook as the two met causing the crowd to stir. In seconds the two fighters took to the air exchanging blows at super speeds.
"Who do you think is going to win?" Bulma asked turning to her husband.
"I don't know," Kakarot said. "They seem pretty even really. I think Tien may have a slight edge but it could go either way."
Back in the ring the two fighters separated both panting slightly. "I'm going to finish this," Tien said panting slightly. He formed a triangle with his hands and began to gather energy in both palms. "Tribeam…"
Yamcha cupped his hands at his side and began to gather energy of his own. "KA…ME…HA…ME…"
"HA," Tien shouted sending the wave of energy across at his opponent.
"HA," Yamcha shouted sending the Kamehameha to meet Tien's attack. The two attacks met between the two fighters high above the stadium as the crowd watched this epic struggle with wonder in their eyes. The stadium began to shake at the amount of power being released by this epic fight. Slowly Tien's beam started pushing Yamcha's attack back. The ex-bandit tried pushing harder but it was no use. Tien's attack kept pushing closer and closer. "I'm tired of losing," Yamcha shouted as he pushed himself farther than ever before, "Kaioken x50." His red aura expanded farther as his Kamehameha pushed Tien's Tribeam back at its creator. The triclops barely had time to cross his arms over his chest as the combined force of both beams hit him. The resulting explosion lit up the entire stadium causing many of the crowd to gasp in surprise as the stadium shook harder than before.
When the smoke cleared two figures fell from the sky, one crashing on his back outside of the ring and the other landing on his feet in the ring but going to his hands and knees panting for breath.
"We have a winner," the announcer said. "Yamcha is the winner and will advance to the next round.
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Hercule watched the two warriors fight far above the ring and memories of the Cell games started to resurface. He didn't know what he was going to do. Some of the people still believed that he'd defeated Cell but he knew there was no way he could compete with fighters of this caliber. He had to find some way to win.
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"Can we have Raditz and Mighty Mask to the ring please," the announcer said. Raditz entered the ring and stood facing his opponent. The man across him was as tall as he was and wore a white sheet covered in in a blue mask and cape. The outfit looked ridiculous but Raditz could sense that this was not one to fool around with. Something just wasn't right about him. It wasn't just that he was stronger than he was putting out. His energy signature just felt strange.
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"Something's not right about that Mighty Mask," Kakarot said.
"I thought it was just me," Bardock said. "He just feels weird."
"Raditz knows what he's doing," Bulma said. "After all he is one of the strongest fighters in the universe. I'm sure he can handle anything this Mighty Mask sends at him.
"I hope you're right," Kakarot said.
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"Fight," the announcer said signaling the start of the fight. Raditz stood back and waited for Mighty Mask to make the first move. He could sense that his opponent was holding back power but he didn't know how much. He was about to find out. As soon as the announcer had said fight, his opponent was in front of him pummeling him with kicks and punches, mercilessly attacking. To all of the fighters that knew Raditz's surprise, the attacks were doing damage to the Saiyan warrior who couldn't keep up enough to block the attacks. Before Raditz could even transform to a Super Saiyan, Mighty Mask was behind him delivering a devastating blow to the back of the Saiyan's head that caused Raditz to go down hard.
"It appears that Raditz may be down," the announcer said. The count will begin. "One… Two… Three… Four… Five… Six… Seven… Eight… Nine… Ten! Mighty Mask is the winner."
"What?" Krillin said as he watched the outcome. "Did you feel that guy's power rise?"
"Raditz never even saw it coming," Bardock commented. "Who is this guy?"
"I don't know," Kakarot said. "But you'll be facing him in the next round. So be careful."
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Out in the crowd a man in a dark black cloak laughed. "I will have my revenge on all of you," he said to himself.
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Raditz entered the private box still rubbing the back of his head from where Mighty Mask had hit him. "What was that?" Vegeta asked laughing. "Since when did a mighty Saiyan warrior lose to a weakling human?"
"I don't know what happened," Raditz said. "He powered up so quickly and focused his power so well that I didn't have time to even power up."
"I didn't know there was anyone that strong on the planet that wasn't one of us," Bardock said.
"I don't like this," Kakarot said. "I still can't gage his full power. He may still be holding more back."
"He can't possibly be a match for a Super Saiyan," Vegeta said with confidence. "After I crush you, I'll handle him myself."
"Can we have Bardock and Jewel down to the ring for the next match?" the announcer's voice came over the speakers.
Bardock turned to walk down to the ring. "What's with the blonde look?" Bulma asked. "Surely you don't need to be a Super Saiyan to face anyone in this tournament."
"I'm just being cautious," Bardock said. "I don't want what happened to Uncle Raditz to happen to me."
Raditz shot the kid a death glare. "Just shut up," he said.
Bardock laughed. "Sorry," Bardock said. "But you did get beaten pretty badly."
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"Are you ready to witness the next incredible fight in a tournament that has been full of incredible fights?" the announcer said as Bardock and Jewel faced off against each other. "In one corner we have Bardock Briefs, son of the former world Champion, Kakarot. Bardock has recently challenged Hercule Satan's claim that he defeated Cell, stating that it was in fact him that defeated the monster. He will be facing a relative new comer Jewel."
"There's no way that kid beat Cell," someone in the audience said.
"Are you kidding?" another audience member said. "I saw that kid fight Cell for the first part before the cameras went out. He was dominating unlike Hercule who got smacked out of the ring with one hit from Cell."
"He lost his footing," the first man said. "When you're as strong as Hercule one slip up can send you flying for miles."
"Right," the second man said. "Only idiots believe that. Hercule's a fraud that just took credit. He'll get his ass kicked when he faces Kakarot or Bardock, if he even makes it that far."
"Ready fight," the announcer said once Bardock and Jewel were in the ring. Jewel charged at Bardock and swung his leg around to strike the boy in the face but Bardock simply moved his head to the side and let the kick pass harmlessly by. Jewel continued to throw kicks and punches at the young demi-Saiyan. None of them connected. Finally, Bardock grew tired of toying with the weak fighter and leapt up with a kick to the man's chest. Jewel flew across the ring and hit the wall hard, sliding down into the grass outside of the ring.
"After not being able to land a single punch on Bardock, Jewel is taken out with one kick," the announcer said. "Bardock will advance to the next round."
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Piccolo stood across the ring facing Yamu. The tall human looked like he was nothing special and the Namekian warrior was not impressed in the least. "Ready fight," the announcer said.
Yamu charged at Piccolo ready to pound his freakish opponent but before he could even throw his first punch, Piccolo backhanded him out of the ring.
"Yamu is out of the ring," the announcer said. "Piccolo is the winner. Next we have the champion, Hercule Satan up against Spopovich. Will the two contestants please report to the ring?"
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Hercule stood facing Spopovich. His opponent was almost as big as he was with a long flowing brown hair. He looked muscular but Hercule could tell from the man's stance that he was an amateur. "Ready Fight," the announcer said.
Spopovich charged at Hercule and threw a punch at the champ but Hercule managed to block the attack with ease. Hercule decided to take the offensive and threw some punches of his own at Spopovich who to his credit managed to block a few of them. Finally one of the punches got through and hit Spopovich in the face sending the man stumbling back. Hercule pressed his advantage and pummeled Spopovich with punch after punch. Finally, he reared back and sent a final punch at his opponent. "MEGATON PUNCH," Hercule yelled as he hit Spopovich full force in the face with his signature attack. Spopovich went down hard knocked unconscious.
"Spopovich is out cold," the announcer said. "One… Two… Three… Four… Five… Six… Seven… Eight… Nine… Ten! Hercule is the winner."
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Kakarot stood in the ring facing his rival Vegeta. "Are you ready for this?" Kakarot asked his rival.
"I'm ready to put you in your place," Vegeta replied.
"Fight," the announcer said. The two warriors shot at each other with super human speed that none of the audience could follow, throwing a flurry of kicks and punches at each other with speed that most of the audience couldn't follow. Kakarot quickly took the upper hand and forced Vegeta to retreat toward the edge of the ring. When he reached the edge, the Prince took to the air and fired several small energy blasts at his opponent. Kakarot batted the blasts aside with little effort. "Are you done fooling around?"
Vegeta screamed as his power shot through the roof. He quickly transformed into a Super Saiyan but he wasn't done yet. His power continued to rise as the earth shook around him as lightening joined his aura and his hair became even spikier than before. He had ascended to Super Saiyan 2.
"I guess you're done with the warm-up," Kakarot said. He quickly transformed into a Super Saiyan 2, skipping the first level all together as his power grew and dwarfed Vegeta's power.
Vegeta grinned. "While you've been goofing off I've been training non-stop. I am now more powerful than you were when you fought Cell. I will beat you."
"That may be true if I hadn't trained at all," Kakarot replied. "But I think you are still out of your league."
Vegeta charged at his opponent intent on ending the fight quickly, but Kakarot used instant transmission to teleport out of the way and appear behind the Saiyan Prince. The taller Saiyan brought a foot up into Vegeta's back sending the prince flying high into the air. Before Vegeta could right himself, Kakarot teleported above him and brought both fists down on the prince's back sending him crashing down into the ring making a crater. Vegeta immediately shot out of the crater at Kakarot, throwing a flurry of kicks and punches at the taller Saiyan. Kakarot blocked all the attacks with ease before driving his own fist into Vegeta's face, sending the prince flying back a bit. Kakarot once again teleported behind Vegeta and pummeled him with a flurry of kicks and punches. Vegeta had no choice but to take the attacks. Kakarot was just too fast for him to block the blows. Even as a Super Saiyan 2, he just wasn't strong enough. Finally, Kakarot landed a devastating blow to the prince that sent him flying to the ground to make another crater, this one outside of the ring.
"Kakarot is the winner and will advance," the announcer said.
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A few hours later after the craters in the ring had been repaired, Dabu faced Killa in the ring. "Fight," the announcer said.
Dabu wasted no time and rushed at the tall boxer of an opponent. The fighter trained by Raditz moved faster than Killa could see and the boxer was unconscious from the punch he had never even seen coming.
"Dabu is the winner and will advance," the announcer said. "We will continue with second round matches tomorrow morning. The matches will be as follows:
Krillin vs. Yamcha
Mighty Mask vs. Bardock
Piccolo vs. Hercule
Kakarot vs. Dabu
Who will be our champion?"
Power levels
Pintar:
35
Krillin:
300 (suppressed)
Tien:
22 million
660 million (Kaioken x30)
Yamcha:
20 million
600 million (Kaioken x30)
1 billion (Kaioken x50)
Mighty Mask:
20 (suppressed)
40 million
Raditz:
1000 (suppressed)
25 million
Jewel:
45
Bardock:
200 (Super Saiyan suppressed)
Yamu:
55
Piccolo:
500 (suppressed)
Hercule:
65
Spopovich:
30
Kakarot:
35 million
Vegeta:
29 million
Dabu:
250
Killa:
25
