Dragon Ball Nu
Volume 3: Chapter 4
The matches are set and the first round of the World Martial Arts Tournament are about to begin. How will the tournament shape up? Who will make it beyond round one? Will our heroes have what it takes to take on their opponents? Find out this time on Dragon Ball Nu.
"Alright ladies and gentlemen the first match of the World Martial Arts Tournament is about to begin! This opening match's competitors are the quiet, strong, and beautiful 18 versus the man who took down Cell, the man who saved the world, your defending world champ! MR. SATAN!" The crowd erupting with excitement.
"Man, I can't believe this guy has the whole world convinced he saved the Earth from Cell…" Krillin talking in a slight hush to Piccolo.
"Hmph. At least we know the truth." Piccolo folding his arms.
"Here he comes! Please give a warm welcome to… MR. SATAN!" The announcer calling into the microphone as Hercule steps out and walks towards the stage playing up the screaming crowd even more.
"HA HA HA! OH YEAH!" Hercule throwing his hands in the air once he reaches center ring then throws off his cape.
"Please welcome his opponent… #18!" The announcer then calling in Android 18 which receives a smaller cheer from the crowd. Android 18 stepping up to the ring hands shoved in her pockets looking as if she is a mixture of annoyed and embarrassed.
"Leave it to me to have to face off against the only one in this tournament who isn't really a strong fighter." #18 grumbling to herself as she makes her way to the ring.
"Alright fighters, BEGIN!" The announcer throwing his hand down.
"Hahaha. Don't blink or you might miss this!" Hercule making a taunt just as he launches at Android 18 with a flurry of punches. Android 18 easily blocking each punch without losing her footing or ground. Hercule pausing for a moment. "Not AGGGHH." Hercule getting his sentence cut off as he is met with a hook to the gut nearly collapsing under the pain. The crowd falling completely silent in amazement.
Android 18 then leaning down to Hercule who fell to one knee. "You're weak. How could you even be the champion? My husband alone is stronger than you… this is boring."
"P… Please…" Hercule squeaking out a word from his mouth.
Cutting off Hercule from completing his sentence. "Begging? Hmph." Android 18 turning her back.
"I'm not begging you for anything… I was going to say… please grant me strength." Hercule slowly standing up. Android 18 curious turning around to see what the champion is groaning about.
"Guys, you feel that?" Krillin sensing something strange. "Hercule… it's like he just increased his energy."
"Yes, he did. Interesting… Just a few years ago this blabbering idiot wasn't even an insect against Cell." Vegeta smirking.
Hercule standing back up letting his own energy rise. "I've never told anyone this… not even Videl, but after Cell I realized just how strong some fighters were so I tried training secretly with the world's best martial arts instructors." Clenching his fists and raising his power to an impressive level. "Let's just say I learned a thing or two."
"So looks like I will actually have to use some of my strength after all." #18 getting serious as Hercule with a slight power boost launches towards #18 with a renewed vigor. Hercule throwing heavier punches remaining in control while #18 still blocking them with relative ease. "So training for these last few years actually did you some good. If Gohan is right in his talks about your daughter's strength you might be as strong as her."
"WHAT?!" Hercule looking even more annoyed throwing even harder punches but getting sloppy as he tries to push them further. Finally Android 18 looking bored catches a fist and counters with her own dropping Hercule back to one knee. "Man… you sure are a tough fighter." Hercule looking up to see her about to finish him off with a strong shot to the face. "Wait… just wait. I'll pay you anything. I just can't go out here. They'll stop believing in me."
Android 18 freezing when she hears a proposal involving money. "How much are you willing to pay?" Android 18 still prepared to knocked out.
"I will pay you 1 million Zenie. That's the prize for reaching fifth place." Hercule looking desperate.
"Fine, 1 million Zenie and I let you win." #18 loosening her grip on Hercule's fist. The two fighters continuing to play out the match as the crowd gets more and more invested. Finally Android 18 taking the fall for Hercule so he can win the match much to the crowd's amazement.
"The winner of the first match is your defending champion, Mr. Satan!" The announcer rallying the crowd back behind Hercule as he stands center stage putting on a show.
Still center stage pumping up the crowd begins thinking to himself. 'Fighters still that strong. After all of that training looks like after this tournament I may need to train even harder.' Hercule thinking to himself as he decides to step down from the stage to allow the second match to begin.
"Now will the second matches fighters please come forward!" The announcer calling out as the crowd calms back down. "Videl versus Spopovich!" The two fighters stepping forward to enter into the ring. The crowd cheering for Videl very strongly.
"Alright Videl, let's see how our training over the last year has shaped up." Gohan looking on from the waiting area as the two fighters reach center stage.
"Good luck to you." Videl taking a bow of respect for her opponent.
Spopovich grumbling under his breath before speaking up. "Yeah. Let's just make it a good match." Spopovich clearly annoyed with his match up for the first round of the tournament.
"Fighters! BEGIN!" The announcer calling into the mic to signal the start of the second fight as the two immediately charge towards one another.
"Say goodnight!" Spopovich throwing a full force punch following through with his entire body, but just before connection Videl speeds up her movements for split second and dodges the punch.
"I won't go down that easy." Videl then connecting with a fast combination of her own to the mid-section of the towering fighter.
"YOU LITTLE BRAT!" Spopovich screaming as he begins trying to wail on his opponent appearing to be un-phased by the combination. "I won't lose to the daughter of a joke!"
Videl going on the defensive just trying to keep her footing as the punches connect with tremendous force. 'Man, this guy isn't kidding around. He is hitting nearly as hard as Gohan does sometimes when he gets serious.' Beads of sweating beginning to fall off of Videl. 'I'm gonna need to do something.' Her eyes getting really wide for a split second. "That's it." Speaking to herself as she sees her opening and using her new speed to suddenly dash behind Spopovich.
"What the? How? Where?" Spopovich looking around unsure of what just happened to Videl.
WHAM! A kick connecting with the back of Spopovich's leg bringing him down to one knee. "Sorry, but you'll have to do a little better than that. Lucky for me the person I've been training with is stronger than you and faster." Smirking Videl begins to continue to kick the same point to bring her opponent completely down to the arena floor.
"You brat! Just fight me!" Spopovich turning around just to attempt to continue his furious onslaught. Videl still dodging each punch with relative ease.
"You can just keep wearing yourself down." Videl taunting her opponent. "I mean I am trying to hold back. I will have other matches after this first round after all."
"You think you'll beat me? That would require you to actually start attacking back." Spopovich honing in punches while trying to knock the young fighter off her groove. "After I'm done beating you I will show your father why I should've beaten him in the last tournament!"
Videl allowing a punch to come closer to hitting her so she could catch the punch to throw off Spopovich. "Sorry but you aren't the only one who has something to prove to my Dad. I'm going to win this match then in the second round I will face off against my father and show him I am finally a strong fighter on my own."
"If you want to really beat me you'll have to pull out all of the stops." The two beginning to connect and match one another blow for blow much the amazement of everyone in the stands.
"Videl is doing pretty well. Hahaha. I shouldn't be surprised she is the daughter of the champ." Hercule smirking watching the fight from the waiting area. "She will beat Spopovich. I know it."
Meanwhile Gohan is following the match intently. "Videl is holding back. What is she doing? She could win this match right now… she is just stalling. I don't know if this is such a good idea." Continuing to watch as the two exchange punches while thinking to himself. 'Her energy and fighting skills have grown so much in the last year she has to have a plan.' Gohan thinking back through all of their training sessions over the last year.
The fighters continuing to speed up their punches and giving the crowd quite a show before Videl takes the upper hand. "UUGGHH. That was a hard hit." Spopovich holding his gut.
"You left yourself open it just screamed elbow." The young fighter smirking. "I think it's about time to finish this fight don't you think?"
BAM! Spopovich using the moment as Videl closes in to connect his own devastating right hook to her chin sending her a few feet into the hair. As her body begins flying into the air it slows down nearly stopping as Videl returns to her feet in control. "That was quite the punch." Spitting out a small amount of blood.
'Did… did she just fly?' Hercule looking on trying to figure out how his daughter was able to gently return to his feet from the position she was knocked back in. Shaking his head. "No way. That's stuff is all smoke and mirrors I know she is just a talented fighter. Hahaha."
"You're one tough girl. Most full grown men are completely knocked out by a punch like that." Spopovich in awe of Videl's bounce-back. "Guess that means I can just keep hitting you as hard as I want." Grinning with an almost twisted smile.
"We'll see about that." Videl then charging into her opponent now much faster than her normal pace.
"What? She's fast." Spopovich looking around in confusion. "Quit running from me you little runt!" BAM! A punch connecting in his side. THUD! Another then landing in his shoulder. WACK! A third nailing him square in the jaw. "This… this can't be happening. These punches are strong and I can't even keep up with her speed." Spopovich looking around. CRACK! A swift punch to the man's face sends him to the ground.
"Well folks I'm not sure what's going on but it appears Spopovich is on the ground! Videl must be giving Spopovich a matchup he didn't expect." The ring side announcer trying to explain to the crowd what may be going on.
Videl then suddenly looking as if she appears directly in front of Spopovich in the center of the ring. "I think it's time we end this." THUD! A swift kick to the gut of her opponent sends Spopovich flying out of the ring.
"Spopovich has fallen out of the ring! The winner of the second match in this first round is Videl!" The announcer raising his hand into the sky as the crowd cheer on Videl's victory. "What an exciting first couple of matches folks! The third fight should prove to be no less exciting!"
As the second match comes to a close how will the rest of the fights turn out? Will our heroes continue on through the rounds or will secret techniques and strengths take our heroes off guard? Who will move on and who will lose out the first round continues on the next episode of Dragon Ball Nu.