Tenka'ichi Budōkai

Over by the spectator wings, Oolong, Checka and Gebo were all that remained, as Bulma and Lunch left to meet Yamcha at the hospital after the severe leg injury he had sustained from Tenshinhan. Oolong was more focused on the concessions snacks he had acquired more than anything. Gebo was interested in the fights as was Checka, but her massive club of cotton candy was now half of its original size. The three were snapped from their musings when they suddenly heard the crowd around them begin to complain, and a voice frantically apologized as it went along.

"Excuse me. Sorry. Coming through. Here to see my daughter fight is all."

Oolong almost choked on some flavored sugar pellets when he heard the voice. "G-Gyūmaō?!" The shapeshifting pig sputtered. Lumbering towards the group was the ruler of Frypan Mountain, or what was left of it after Muten Rōshi accidentally destroyed it and the castle on top with his Kamehameha.

"Yup!" Gyūmaō confirmed with a single-handed salutation. "I never got your name, little guy."

"I-It's Oolong," The pig stuttered out. Despite his jolly and casual demeanor, the fabled Ox King was still not someone he wanted to rub the wrong way.

"Well nice to meet ya!" Gyūmaō greeted as he grabbed one of Oolong's arms and shook him up and down, much to the pig's dismay. "I woulda been here sooner, but you know how boats can be, what with scheduling and all that."

"Y-Yeah," Oolong sheepishly nodded, now wanting to get away from this scene.

"Gyūmaō?" Checka spoke up. "As in the ruler of Mount Frypan?"

"That's me," Gyūmaō confirmed. "Though I guess it's just Frypan now. Heh. Who are you?"

"My name's Dr. Checka," The auburn-haired woman introduced herself with a curt bow. "This here is my son, Gebo."

"Yo," Gebo greeted with a simple hand gesture, eyes transfixed on the arena.

"If you don't mind me asking," Checka continued, remembering Gebo isn't one for conversation. "Why did you come to see the Tenka'ichi Budōkai?"

"I heard my daughter, Chi-Chi, was entering, and I wanna cheer her on," Gyūmaō answered flatly, earning a mildly nervous look from Checka, and a waterfall of sweat rolling off of Oolong. "She was really upset when Gokū explained his little mistake, but hopefully she's gotten over it."

"Uh, y-y-yeah," Oolong hesitantly nodded along. "S-Sure, l-let's g-g-g-g-roll with t-that."

"You okay, little guy?" Gyūmaō asked with genuine concern.

"Hm?! Me?! Naw! I'm totally fine! Peachy! Fan-freaking-tastic!" Oolong lied with a nervous chuckle, the fountain of sweat permeating his skin betraying his words. Fortunately for the shapeshifter, Gyūmaō simply shrugged and turned his attention to the ring.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for your patience!" The announcer said through his microphone. "Our 15 minute recess is now concluded, and we will now proceed with Round 2 of the Tenka'ichi Budōkai! Contestants Chaotzu and Jackie Chun, please step forward!"

As prompted, Jackie Chun stepped into the ring, followed closely by Chaotzu who was floating under his own power, his expression as blank as ever. The elder martial artist offered a small single-handed bow while the pale-skinned Crane Schooler simply bowed his head.

"Contestant Jackie Chun was a former champion of this tournament, but upon his return last time, he was defeated by Son Gokū!" The announcer said, remembering the exposition well. "It looks like he is eager to reclaim his title once more! His opponent, Chaotzu, is another student of the Tsuru-Sennin. Small he may be, but if he has the teachings of the Crane School, this should prove to be an exciting match! The battle shall commence!"

The crowd cheered as the taiko drums ramped up into a trill. Jackie Chun settled into a comfortable stance, bracing himself for whatever this small boy may throw at him.

GONG!

"And begin!"

Jackie Chun expected Chaotzu to make the first move, but the boy stood there with the same placid expression, not even bothering to take a stance.

"Uh, your move, kiddo," The disguised Turtle Hermit implored.

Wordlessly, Chaotzu slid forward with unusual speed, not changing his expression or his overall posture, and delivered a swift kick to the right, upsetting the balance of the older fighter and forcing him to jump into the air. Chaotzu simply hopped upward, his gaze not even moving, and delivered a swift punch downward, but Jackie Chun pivoted himself to avoid this attack and landed back onto the arena. Chaotzu was still airborne and Jackie Chun sprung upward to deliver a swift left hook, only for the boy to duck underneath the attack, causing the old master to overshoot. The doll-like boy landed back onto the arena, followed closely by the senior martial artist, who sprang forward, but suddenly vanished.

"He vanished! Where did he go?" Chaotzu exclaimed, showing surprise, and any emotion in general since the match had started.

"Chaotzu!" Tenshinhan cried out from the waiting wings. "On your left!"

"My left? umm…" Chaotzu muttered as he tried to discern the difference between left and right. "If I hold my chopsticks in my right hand, then I hold my rice with my left, this way?"

Chaotzu turned his head to the left, only to see too late a strong left hook impacting directly at his chest by Jackie Chun. The boy was quick to regain composure but was put on the defensive by the disguised hermit's onslaught.

"Go get him JC!" Gokū cheered out from the waiting wings, earning bemused looks from Caulifla and Kuririn. "What?"

"JC?" Kuririn repeated. "That's what you called him?"

"Short for Jackie Chun!" Gokū retorted. "I can't go calling him by the other title, now can I?"

"How about Mr. Chun?" Caulifla suggested. "JC kinda sounds weird."

"Fine," Gokū shrugged, turning his attention back to the match. "Knock him out of the ring, Mr. Chun!"

"Sometimes I wonder why we're dating," Caulifla jokingly sighed, smiling in spite of the situation.

"Hold up!" Kuririn exclaimed, turning his attention to Caulifla. "Did you-"

"Yeah, she said it," Gokū confirmed, earning a nod and sigh from Caulifla.

"Try not to make a big deal about it, would ya?" Caulifla requested.

"No problem," Kuririn nodded with a smile. "It was only a matter of time before you guys went official." Chi-Chi, meanwhile, heard the conversation, and frowned angrily.

Jackie Chun kept up the pressure of his onslaught until Chaotzu was forced to the very edge of the ring. Before the elder could deliver a final blow to knock the boy out, Chaotzu took to the air and began to hover in place.

"Would you look at that, ladies and gentlemen!" The announcer cried out. "Contestant Chaotzu is floating in mid-air!"

'That technique could prove troublesome…' the disguised warrior thought. 'Jumping at him would leave me open to attacks should he dodge. Luckily I have a few aces up my sleeve.'

"Ready or not, here I come!" Chaotzu exclaimed with a simple smile. He held up one index finger that began to glow as a small orange sphere of ki materialized at the tip. He then swiftly pointed said finger in the direction of Jackie Chun.

"DODONPA!"

The sphere of ki shot forth into an orange beam, which Jackie Chun deftly avoided, leaving the beam's explosion in his wake.

"Gah!" Jackie Chun growled as Chaotzu began to unleash a volley of beams at the ground. "One of the Crane School specialties…"

"What the?!" Gokū exclaimed, immediately recognizing the deadly technique. "So this guy knows Tao's move also?!"

"I could've gone my whole life without seeing that move again," Caulifla grumbled.

While the two Saiyan exiles were watching the match, Tenshinhan overheard their conversation, and his face was riddled with surprise. 'So they did encounter Tao Pai Pai!' The triclops exclaimed mentally before calming himself down. 'Well, it shouldn't matter. They'll be dealt with after this tournament. As for Chaotzu, his opponent may have speed, but he can only outrun his onslaught for so long…'

"Bankoku…"

Jackie Chun began muttering an incantation as he dodged the Dodonpa onslaught, pressing his hands together.

"Bikku…"

Electricity began to arc around his arms as he splayed out his hands, leaving his fingertips connected. Gokū, Caulifla and Kuririn lit up with excitement, knowing what the old master was about to do, but hoped he would dial it back this time around.

"RISHŌ!"

Jackie Chun thrust his hands forward and a swift bolt of lightning arced outward. Chaotzu tried to evade the bolt, but due to a lack of grounding, the arc followed him and zapped the boy. Jackie Chun immediately cut off the attack as soon as it hit, causing Chaotzu to fall in the direction of the outer bounds, but the boy quickly righted himself and hobbled back to the arena, breathing deeply after such a jolt. His cap was gone and his single hair was standing on end, along with several minor burns in his qipao.

"Astonishing!" The announcer cheered. "Jackie Chun's Bankoku Bikku Rishō - I remembered the name this time - was remarkably close to knocking Chaotzu out of bounds, but the little guy was able to float back in time!"

Over by the spectator wings, the Tsuru-Sennin was fuming at Chaotzu's blunder, but soon realized he had seen that technique before. It was one developed by a fellow colleague. No, by a rival!

'Chaotzu!' The Tsuru-Sennin called out over a telepathic link 'Enough wasting time! Your opponent is the Kame-Sennin! Kill him! Slowly, and painfully!'

'Yes sir!' Chaotzu acknowledged back and immediately held up his hands with a shout. Suddenly, Jackie Chun was doubling over with unforeseen pain. Before he could react, Chaotzu delivered a swift kick to his chin, sending the man flying.

"What's going on?" Gokū asked, seeing Jackie Chun suddenly stop fighting and leave himself wide open.

"It's that kid!" Kuririn exclaimed. "I think he's got psychic powers or something!"

"Rrrgh, Should've expected this from a kiddo like you," Jackie Chun growled as he tried to hold himself upright. He flinched when he came to a realization, and smirked underneath his beard.

"Here I come again! Time to-"

"Hey!" Jackie Chun interrupted Chaotzu's exclamation. "What's 5 + 4?!"

"Huh?!" Chaotzu stammered as he dropped his hands and began to count with his fingers. "Uh, 4, 5, 6, ummm…"

Suddenly, Jackie Chun's pain vanished and he stood upright. He also knew the perfect way to finish this fight. 'A shame he's lacking education,' The old hermit thought. 'Still, fight mind powers with mind powers with mind powers, am I right?'

Before Chaotzu could solve the math problem presented to him, Jackie Chun slowly gestured his hands in an almost hypnotic fashion before flinching his hands and giving a piercing glare at the boy, which locked him into a trance. It was then that Jackie Chun began to… sing?

"Rooooock-a-Bye-baaaaaaby, in the treeeeeee top…~" The old martial artist began to sing in an off-key yet hypnotic manner. "When the wind blooooows, the craaaadle will rooooooock…~"

Unfortunately for Chaotzu, the effects were working, and the porcelain-skinned boy began to droop down until he ultimately fell asleep, nose bubble and all - though one could argue where the bubble was coming from given the lack of nose. Chaotzu fell over and was snoring loudly.

"Minminken," Jackie Chun declared the technique as he gently picked up Chaotzu by the scruff of his qipao and gently rested him outside of the arena. "Might wanna get the lad a blanket and pillow while we're at it."

"Um… C-Contestant Chaotzu is out of bounds! Jackie Chun is the winner!" The announcer stammered before recomposing himself. The ending of that match was rather unceremonious.

"My apologies for the lackluster finish," Jackie Chun bowed. "I suspected he was going to use lethal force, but he is just a boy."

"O-Of course," The announcer nodded. "We will proceed with the next fight in 5 minutes!"

As the announcer declared the recess, Jackie Chun sternly approached the Tsuru-Sennin with an unhappy glare. "If you want to kill someone, do it yourself," The disguised hermit spat. "Don't have some innocent pawn do your dirty work."

"Like your pawns killed my younger brother?" Tsuru-Sennin spat back.

"I had nothing to do with their actions. Had your brother not agreed to a contract by a heinous military organization, he would still be here today…"

"Do not question my brother's motives! His blood is on their hands and I will have revenge!"

Rōshi saw that this was going nowhere and simply sighed and walked away.

"Well, I honestly didn't expect that to work, eh Gokū?" Caulifla said. She got no response. "Gokū?"

She turned to see Kuririn poking a fast-asleep Gokū and couldn't help but stifle a snicker at the sight. "Hopefully Jackie Chun will wake him up before our match," Kuririn sighed before getting a mischievous idea. "Do you have a marker on hand?"

"Of course I don't!" Caulifla exclaimed with a hearty laugh. "What, were you gonna draw on his face?"

"I saw it in an anime and thought it was funny!" Kuririn answered with a grin before he sighed. "Oh alright. I won't draw on his face."

"I know how to wake him up anyways," Caulifla shrugged as she walked over to the sleepy Saiyan. "Yo, Gokū! I just put together an awesome triple BLT!"

"Guh!" Gokū suddenly bolted upright and frantically searched around for this awesome triple BLT. "Where is it?! Did you hide it somewhere?!"

Kuririn was now doubled over with laughter at what he had just witnessed. "Of course the dinner bell would wake you up!"

"Huh?" Gokū paused and looked at Kuririn, almost disappointed. "You mean there's no triple BLT?"

"You got caught up in Jackie Chun's sleepy time hypnosis move," Caulifla shrugged. "Plus you have a match up next."

"Oh yeah!" Gokū exclaimed, the realization hitting him, scratching the back of his head with a meek chuckle. "Man, I feel silly now."

"I'll get something ready for you after this fight," Caulifla suggested, earning a very happy nod from Gokū.

"WAKE UP!"

Chaotzu's ears were assaulted by a shrill command from the Tsuru-Sennin. "You allowed the Kame-Sennin to best you so easily! I thought I trained you better than this you miserable whelp!"

Chaotzu was now cowering at the sight of his master. "I-I'm sorry, master! I didn't know he knew hypnosis or that lightning attack!"

"NO EXCUSES, CHAOTZU!" Tsuru-Sennin screamed, pulling the boy up by his collar. "You will aid me in exacting my revenge regardless if you've been thrown out of this tournament, or so help me you will know the true wrath of the Crane School! Do you understand?!"

"Y-Yes sir," Chaotzu meekly nodded before the Tsuru-Sennin roughly shoved the boy away.

Over on the opposite end of the spectator wings, Gyūmaō watched the whole ordeal go down and frowned at the sight. "Some things just don't change, I guess," The large man sighed.

"What do you mean by that?" Checka asked.

"Tsuru-Sennin's teachings are far different than that of Muten Rōshi's," Gyūmaō explained. "The tenets of the Turtle School allow the incorporation of martial arts into everyday life, and while I don't know the Crane School's tenets, they seem to be more focused on combat."

"Almost like military training?" Gebo inquired. "I've experienced cruel military training before, and that old man is like the drill instructors I've had to put up with."

"What military training were you with?" Gyūmaō inquired.

"What was once the Red Ribbon Army," Gebo sighed. "Thank God that that regime was buried. We have Son Gokū and Caulifla to thank for that."

"And who's Caulifla?" Gyūmaō asked again, not recognizing the name.

"A friend of Gokū's," Checka answered. "She's very powerful, and she means well."

Gyūmaō said nothing and began to mull this information over. Maybe this Caulifla is why Gokū went back on his promise along with not knowing what he was promising? The Ox-king wasn't wholly serious on the agreement of Chi-Chi marrying him, since the two kids were only 12 at the time, so ideas could change. Gyūmaō simply shrugged and awaited the next match.

"Um, the Crane School doesn't seem to be completely bad," Checka spoke up, now seeing Tenshinhan walk over to comfort his friend. Blink and you would miss it, but the three-eyed warrior darted a swift glare at his master, one the Tsuru-Sennin was oblivious to. "At least, the students anyways."

A/N: Hookay! Short chapter, but sweet (hopefully) and to the point. Gyumao be watching the show, so that's gonna spell drama in later fights. I also brought in the lullaby hypnosis against Chaotzu since I had Jackie Chun not use it last time. It also made sense that Bird Brain over there recognized Roshi's move and decided to retaliate like the spiteful ancient man-child he is. I also wanted to have Goku caught in the crossfire for that one for lolz. Hopefully this was a fun read, and do leave a review sharing your thoughts. :)