The end of the month had finally arrived, and Mecha Kyle was incredibly excited for the arrival of the Dragon Fighters, and anyone else who might arrive for his Strongest Under The Heavens tournament.
One cameraman and one reporter from the World News had arrived by car at Mecha's arena before anyone else. Mecha Kyle looked at them happily while keeping his arms folded behind his back. The reporter walked up too Mecha Kyle with his camera man and asked him "Excuse me, mister... Mecha Kyle?" Mecha smiled at the reporter and replied "Yes, what is it?" The reporter asked nervously "Um... how many people do you think will come to participate in this tournament?" Mecha Kyle replied in a cocky tone "Counting myself, I think that there will at least be nine people coming to participate in this tournament." The reporter then asked in confusion "So... you only think eight people are gonna be going to show up for this, even after that huge announcement you made at our station?" Mecha then thought for a second and replied "Well, what I meant to say was that I only know for a fact that eight people are coming, while I do think that it is also possible that other strong fighters could arrive in an attempt to participate as well." The reporter then asked "Who are these eight people?" Mecha Kyle looked at the reporter with confusion, he then laughed a little bit, much to the annoyance of the reporter, and said "If you can't figure that out on your own, than you'll never know until they get here. Anyway; you guys can stay here as long as you want. The tournament will officially start at sunrise... By the way; does that camera send live images, or does it just record footage for later?" The cameraman replied "This thing sends all of its footage back to the station as soon as it's recorded." Mecha smiled and said "That's good." The reporter then asked Mecha Kyle "Why is that?" He quickly replied in a matter of fact tone "Because it will more then likely get destroyed before the end of this thing." Both the news reporter and the cameraman looked at Mecha with a mixture of confusion and fear, they both then asked "I'm sorry, what?"
After waiting for about another two and a half hours, the Dragon Fighters, as well as Bryanna and Cargot, had arrived on the scene. Mecha smiled when he saw them all and was about to say something to them, that is until more people started showing up.
The first person to show up was a dark brown haired caucasian man who looked to be in his early twenties and was carrying a kitana on his back. The second person to show up was a muscular african american woman who was wearing sweatpants and a tank-top. The third person to show up was a Namekian warrior who seemed to be in his late twenties. The forth person to show up was a tall blond haired man, who looked to be in his early thirties. He was dressed in a green karate gi and a red cape. The fifth and final person to show up was a man with a middle eastern skin tone dressed in a U.S.A. military uniform, but one other noticeable thing about him was that he had pitch black irises.
When Mecha saw these people, he sighed in annoyance, but then put on a fake smile and, after making sure the camera was rolling, said in a fake happy tone "Welcome everyone, to the Strongest Under The Heavens Tournament! Before we get started, I would like to explain some more rules for this tournament. First off, the ring is just a formality, there will be no out of bounds victories for this! Secondly, when the tournament line up is decided, you may notice that I am not in that line up. The reason for this is because I will essentially act as what you could call a 'final boss'. Basically, after whoever wins this tournament does just that, that person will fight me. Lastly... actually; how about you all take a minute to get to know each other and introduce yourselves to the nice people at home through that cameraman's camera and the reporter before we get started?" All of the competitors looked confused, but Mecha smiled and said while gesturing over too the cameraman "We're supposed to be having fun here! There's no harm in letting everyone know who you are!" A few people decided that this would be fine, so they walked over too the reporter and cameraman; this prompted the rest of the warriors that had gathered to walk up too them as well.
The first person to introduce himself was the young man with the kitana. He sat down on a boulder in front of the news reporter and cameraman while folding his arms and smirking. The young man said in a confident tone "Hello there, world. My name is Blade. I'm assuming you all remember the comment that this 'Mecha Kyle' made about eight warriors coming to participate in this tournament. Well, as anyone could tell, seven of those eight are clearly our planet's defenders; the Dragon Fighters. But the final person he was referring too was none other than me!" The news reporter then asked Blade "What are you talking about, sir?" Blade replied with a smirk "Ever sense the art of kie manipulation was made into public knowledge, I've been training my ass of in seclusion. I am, without a doubt, the strongest person on the Earth, excluding the Dragon Fighters of course, but don't be surprised if they get a new kitana wielding member on their team by the end of this tournament." Blade then stood up, gave a mini salute to the camera and walked away so that the next person could introduce themself.
The next person was the man that was dressed in the green karate gi and red cape. The man said in a deep cocky voice "Hello, all of my fans! I'm sure you all know who I am! Mark Tennes! The current champion of the Strongest In The World Tournament! With the support of all of my loyal fans, I will now also take the title of the strongest living creature under the heavens!" Mark then walked away in a dramatic way that made his cape flow in the wind.
The next person to walk up was the woman wearing the tank-top and sweat pants. The woman said in a calm tone "My name is Sonya; and I'm just a woman who likes getting stronger." After a short pause, the news reporter asked in a confused tone "Isn't there anything else you'd like to tell us about yourself, mam?" Sonya just shrugged and replied "...I'm a black belt in krav maga." The news reporter then said after another short pause "... OK." Sonya then walked off and started preforming stretches.
The next person who walked up was the Namekian warrior. The Namekian warrior said in a cold tone "My name is Ghast. I'm hear to win the Dragon Balls so I can get my people off of this planet and away from the racism of you horrible humans. Do you want to hear anything else?" The news reporter just sat there in what almost looked like fear and said "No, sir." Ghast then walked away and leaned against a large boulder while folding his arms.
The next person that walked up too the reporter was the military dressed individual with the pitch black irises. He sat down calmly and said "Hello. I am Sargent Justin. I am one of the few Hybrids that has fully recovered from our previous battle with the Dragon Fighters. I have been sent here to acquire the Dragon Balls. That is all I am permitted to say." Justin then stood up and calmly walked away before the reporter could ask him any questions.
Next up were the Dragon Fighters. The news reporter and cameraman both seemed to be quite a bit excited at the prospect of getting to get quick interviews with each member of the team.
Leo, (power level 370,000,000) being one of the only two members of the Dragon Fighters who was comfortable making public statements on a regular basis, was the first to walk up too the news reporter. Leo sat down in front of the reporter and said "Most people know the details of who I am already. So are there any questions you guys have for me?" The reporter asked Leo excitedly "Many of the wonderful people tuning in for this spectacle would surly like to know, what does it take to reach the same level of strength that a Dragon Fighter has?" Leo thought for a second before replying "The first step is mastering Kie manipulation. Then you have to train so hard every day that you think, at the very least, you'll break one of your limbs. I know that that sounds a bit extreme, but that's what it takes to become strong enough to stand against people who can blow up entire planets." The news reporter and camera man both just had looks of shock on their faces.
Leo then started walking back over too his friends, but the reporter stopped him and asked "Excuse me, mister Leo?" Leo turned his head in order to face the reporter and he replied "What's up?" The reporter then asked nervously "Could you try and convince your leader to come over for an interview next?" Leo then thought for a second and replied "Yeah, no problem."
When Leo walked back over too the Dragon Fighters he told Kyle that the news reporter wanted to talk to him next. Kyle then replied in a little bit of a nervous tone "Oh, I uh... OK."
Kyle (power level 3,160,000,000) walked over too the news reporter and his cameraman, and then sat down while asking in a somewhat nervous tone "... So, Leo said that you guys wanted to ask me some questions. So what's up?" The news reporter had an unexpectedly serious look on his face and said "We are gonna ask you a question that people around the world have been wondering sense we saw him. Why have you let the murderous psychopath known as William back on Earth; and back on the Dragon Fighters no less?!" Kyle looked to be a little surprised by this question for a second. He then quickly glanced back over at Will, before allowing himself to think for a minute and then replying with a much more serious look "My own personal reason for letting Will back onto the Dragon Fighters is because he's family to me. Will and I have been like brothers for years, so I forgave him easily. But I assume you want more than just personal reasons. It's true that Will was part of the Saiyan invasion, but there's more to that story than any of you really know; Will originally went too the Saiyan home planet in an attempt to gather information and hopefully take out the elite members of the Saiyan race so that they wouldn't be a threat to humanity. The reason that Will had wound up joining up with the Saiyans was because, after spending a year with an entire planet of bloodthirsty killers, the experience warped his mined into being like them. In the end though, Will, even though he had received near fatal wounds from us, still came to his senses and helped us defeat Vegeta. And then when we went too Namek, Will at first wanted to use the Namekian Dragon Balls for himself, but, after I just talked to him, I convinced him to help us gather the Dragon Balls to revive everyone that had died during the Saiyan invasion, he even gave his own life while trying to protect all of us from Frieza! Will has sense then spent everyday on Earth in the harshest living conditions that our planet has to offer, as a form of self punishment. During this time, he also gathered the Dragon Balls and the wishes that he made were for relieve to the people of Detroit and more plentiful resources to the more harsh habitats of Africa, you know, so the people who live there stop starving to death. So, in conclusion, the reason I let Will back onto the Dragon Fighters and back on Earth was because he's my family and because he's been doing whatever he can to make up for his mistakes! Any more question?!"
Both the news reporter and his cameraman looked very surprised by Kyle's answer, and, after a moment of silence, the reporter asked Kyle "...Who are these Vegeta and Frieza guys?" Kyle was taken back by this a little bit and thought "People don't know who Vegeta and Frieza are? I could've sworn that either Leo or James talk about them on one of their interviews." Kyle then replied to the news reporter "... Well, Vegeta was the Saiyan that led the Saiyan invasion. And Frieza was the one who led the opposing alien faction on Namek, he and his family also ruled over most of the known galaxy with just their own power. Any other questions?"
The reporter took out a notepad and, after looking through it, he said "There are a few other questions that our bosses back at the station wanted us to ask you." Kyle subtly sighed, relaxed and said "Alright, let's hear them."
The reporter said while looking at his notepad "There is a rumor that you and the other members of the Dragon Fighters simply burn any fan mail that you receive instead of reading it. How do you reply to this?" Kyle almost laughed at this question, do to the fact that he couldn't even believe he was being asked something as silly as this. Kyle then replied "Well, until recently, excluding Leo and James, none of us have really had a proper house, so Leo told me that he had been holding onto all of the backup mail for us. He had it all delivered to our houses once we moved into them, but we haven't had a chance to really look at much of them yet." The reporter then asked "Could you tell us what your responses have been to these letters?" Kyle then replied "Well the only mail that I've looked at so far have just been; 'How do I get to be as strong as a Dragon Fighter?'; which Leo already answered, while the rest of the letters have just been... marriage proposals."
Back with the Dragon Fighters. Uko and Cho were both listening to Kyle's conversation with the reporter, when Uko asked Cho "Wait. Earth is a planet that practices marriage?" Cho turned his head to Uko and replied in a calm tone "Yes. Did it work differently on your planet?" Uko shrugged and replied "Well, on Rylia, we just sort of found the person that we were in love with and then stayed together for life... How does this marriage thing work? I never bothered figuring it out during my... travels." Cho replied with a smile and said "Well, first one of two people that are in a romantic relationship, usually the guy, does what we call 'proposing marriage' by offering a ring with a gemstone on it too the person that they're in a relationship with and, if the other person excepts, then the two attend a ceremony were they vow to stay with each other until death. If the two involved in this are a man and a woman, then the woman is called the wife, while the man is called the husband. During the ceremony, the wife wears a white dress, while the husband wears a black suit. After both the husband and wife make their vows, they finish off the ceremony with a kiss." Uko was put into a bit of deep thought by this and said "Thank you, Cho." Cho just nodded while smiling. Uko then thought "Maybe Kyle will propose marriage to me."
Back with the interview. The reporter asked Kyle while smiling slyly "So, have you accepted any of these marriage requests?" Kyle looked a little flustered by this question and then said with a nervous smile "Well... uh... I'm actually already seeing someone." Both the reporter and the cameraman looked excited by this. The reporter then asked "So, which one of the lovely ladies of the Dragon Fighters are you dating? The crimson beauty, Uko? Or maybe you're into younger woman, like Aida? Wait! I get it! You're trying to repopulate the Saiyan race with Wyto!" Kyle looked both surprised and angered by this accusation and then shouted "Whoever I date is my own business!" The reporter and cameraman both were frightened by Kyle's reaction. Kyle then stood up and stated "I'm done with this!" He then walked back too his friends.
Cho (power level 945,000,000) was the next one to be interviewed. The reporter asked Cho "So, Cho. What do you have to say about the accusations that you aren't the real Cho, and that you're just an alien that's pretending to be him?" Cho was caught completely off guard by this question and replied "Who's accusing me of this?!" The reporter replied in a nervous tone "No specific group of people, just a somewhat common accusation." Cho just said with a glare "I. AM. CHO! I've merged my body with two Namekians in order to get stronger. That's it! All of my friends would have died if I didn't do this, and all of the Namekians, the soldiers that came too Namek, all the people who had died in Detroit would all still be dead!" Cho then took a moment to realize the outburst that he just had, he then took a deep breath and said calmly "Sorry about that outburst. I'm just gonna be heading back too my family." He then walked away.
Bryanna (power level 6,800) decided to introduce herself to the news reporter. The reporter asked Bryanna "Um... who are you, mam?" Bryanna said while sitting in a polite position and with a smile "My name is Bryanna. I'm Kyle's older sister. And-" The reporter then said in a very confused tone "Wait! If you're really his sister, then why aren't you a Saiyan?" Bryanna asked in a confused tone "... You know that Kyle was originally human, right? He, James and Will made a wish on the Dragon Balls to get Saiyan bodies. James explained this in one of his previous interviews, if my memory serves me correctly." The reporter then looked embarrassed and said "... Oh. I see... So, are you a fighter as well?" Bryanna just waved this off by saying pleasantly "Oh no, I just grow special medicine for the Dragon Fighters. Leo taught me the basics of using kie so that I could fly, and ever sense then I've been working to build my strength up a bit over time." The reporter then questioned "So how do you think you'll do in this tournament?" Bryanna replied with a nervous smile "Well, as soon as I get paired up with any of my brother's teammates, I'm sure to lose, but I feel like I could do OK until then. Do you have any other questions?" The reporter just waved her off while looking over his notes and adjusting his glasses.
When Bryanna walked back over too the Dragon Fighters, she commented with an annoyed look on her face "Man, that guy is a total ass!" Both Cho and Kyle replied while nodding their heads "You can say that again."
Will (power level 1,095,000,000) walked up too the reporter next, albeit very hesitantly. Will quietly sat down in front of the reporter while looking at the ground, clearly trying to avoid showing his face to the camera. The first question that he received from the hostile reporter was "Will, what do you have to say too all of the traumatized people in Detroit city who have been unable to adjust back to being alive after being dead for over six months, resulting in hundreds of suicides, and thousands of people in mental wards?" Will, after slowly raising his head, asked with tears of regret pouring out from his eye "What CAN I say?! I'm sorry! I'm more sorry for this than anything else I've ever done in my life! But that doesn't just fix all of the problems I caused! I've tried to use the Dragon Balls to lessen the pain felt by everyone that had been hurt by me. I've lost my eye. I've been living in the worst possible conditions on Earth for several years. I've even died trying to make things right! Please, tell me what you want me to do!" The reporter and cameraman just looked Will with disbelief. Despite what Kyle had told them, they still expected Will to be some sort of arrogant jackass, but they just found a broken man trying to find redemption.
Will saw the baffled looks on their faces and said while looking away "I'm so sorry about that. I was out of line... I'll just go back over too my family." Will then got up and walked back over too the Dragon Fighters before the reporter could muster up the fortitude to ask him anything else.
Next up was Aida. While Aida was walking over too the news reporter, she was thinking nonstop "Don't ask that question. Don't ask that question. Don't ask THAT question."
When Aida (power level 400,000,000) sat in front of the news reporter and cameraman, the first question she was asked was "So, Aida. What are your thoughts on your adoptive father, Will? Considering the fact that he killed you, I assume you must have something interesting to say abou-" Before he could finish his sentence, Aida blurted out "You actually asked THAT question!?" She then pointed her hand at the news camera and fired off a very weak energy blast, destroying the camera. Aida then stood up and shouted "YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!" She then stormed back over too the Dragon Fighters.
Wyto, James, Cargot and Uko all thought in disappointment "I didn't even get a chance at an interview yet!... probably for the best now that I think about it."
The news reporter looked the camera in frustration and thought "Where's that back up camera?! We requested it as soon as Mecha made his comment about this one being destroyed."
Mecha looked at Aida with surprise and then thought to himself "Didn't think that it would get blown up before the fighting even started... Oh well." Mecha then stood up and shouted to everyone that was there "I guess that's it for interviews. As soon as their back up camera arrives, we'll get this ball rolling."
About twenty minutes later. The new camera had arrived and, after the camera had started rolling, Mecha asked all of the fighters "Could all people who are here to compete in the tournament please gather in front of me for the disqualifying round." Everyone seemed confused for a second, but then did as he had asked. After all of the Fighters had gathered in front of Mecha Kyle, he smiled and yelled at the camera man and the news reporter "Are you guys recording this? This is gonna be important!" The news reporter checked with his camera man and then yelled "Yes, sir! We are!" Mecha Kyle then smiled while saying too all of the fighters "Thank you all for introducing yourselves to the world." He then quickly put his arm in front of himself and fired off a large, but low powered energy blast. Mecha then said while folding his arms behind his back and smiling excitedly "Anyone who's still standing are the ones that get to compete!"
