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"Thanks for waiting folks, we are ready to get the next round of the semi-finals going! First up is the accomplished Krillin against the mysterious Shin!"
Krillin and Shin walked out of the waiting area. "Just so you know I won't forfeit like piccolo, I have no issue fighting a deity." Krillin said in a somewhat brave voice, he actually was scared, he didn't think he would win but would try his best.
"That is aright, we are here to test ourselves, I hope you give a good fight" Shin replied in his smooth voice.
The contenders made their way to the centre of the ring Krillin got into his classic turtle stance, Shin got into his stance and the announcer was still going on to the crowds about each fighter. The bell went and Krillin took the initiative and attacked first, the fight was fast for human eyes, but not so fast that they couldn't see at least the people moving around, just the punches and kicks were too blurry to notice. Both men sent punches and kicks, dodging and getting a few hits in each, eventually Shin knocked Krillin down and out. Gohan wasn't surprised by the turn of events but Krillin had done really well, in her eyes. It would be an interesting fight for Gohan to test herself against the Supreme Kai, right after she humiliates Spopovich for what he did to Videl.
"Shin advances to the next round! Up next is the brutal Spopovich and the powerful Gold Fighter!"
Gohan walked out in front of Spopovich, the monster, Gohan couldn't think of him as anything else he wasn't an android, but his Ki wasn't normal either, he was letting off his tainted aura though if that was his maximum and he was trying to intimidate her with he would get a rude awakening.
"Little girl ready to play?" He taunted in a distorted voice.
Gohan didn't bother responding, she was too focused she registered a lot of people in the crowd cheering her on but blocked out what they were saying. She was still mad at the disgraceful way he had acted, she wanted to make him suffer but that would make her no better then him so she would do it quickly, well quick enough, she may play a little.
When the bell rang Gohan didn't wait for him to attack instead she zoomed up to him faster than he could see and punched him in the gut so hard he flew to the edge of the ring, he caught himself at the end but Gohan didn't give him time to retaliate, sending a multitude of kicks and punches all Ki enhanced, the guy was tough she could tell he was affected but he was like a zombie constantly getting back up. The only way to stop this would to throw him out of the ring. Which was exactly what Gohan did next. Spopovich managed to grab onto Gohan so Gohan used it to her advantage and maneuvered them into a position where she would have him release her and result in her pushing him out of the ring for good. He gave a bit of a fight but eventually her plan worked.
As she was about to walk back to the waiting area she feels Spopovich's power rise, "this isn't over!" he yelled. Knowing he was going to attack her she turns around, deflecting his energy beam back at him, this didn't kill him though the power she felt from it should of, instead he lay unconscious on the ground where he fell.
"What un-sportsman like conduct was that! Oh, he is trying to get up! Good thing he has been eliminated. Miss Gold Fighter are you okay?"
"Yes, some people just aren't good at losing."
"Alright folks time for the next round! Goku Vs. Vegeta…" Announcer keeps rattling on hyping up the crowd while Vegeta and Goku
Gohan hadn't seen Vegeta so pumped up in a long time and her father just seemed as excited. "Hey dad! Remember you only get 20 minutes!"
"WHAT!?" Vegeta yelled having heard her.
Gohan smiled sweetly, "yeah, keep that in mind and don't destroy the ring Veggie."
Gohan watched as Goku didn't seemed fazed by the fact of the time limit but Vegeta did, she didn't think he like the fact he couldn't go all out yet.
The 2 rivals Went strong out of the gate, they were both sitting just under their max for transforming into Super Saiyan. 'Wonder if they will transform, everyone will see they were at the Cell games if they do, but is that really a bad thing?' Gohan thought to herself, there were parts of her that wanted the world to know, especially if she was to be Queen of it, they should know she has already been willing to risk her life to protect them most of her life. But there was the other more sky part of her that just wanted to do her duty but stay away from that type of spotlight, she could see what it did to Mr. Satan, would it warp Gohan like that as well, she believed she was strong enough to not be but would she take the risk.
Piccolo and Krillin came up beside her, "wow look at them go, I know their both holding back immensely but, still." Krillin observed.
"I know it's unnatural the power you Saiyans can hold." Piccolo agreed.
"Vegeta once said we had unlimited potential, there just hadn't been a reason to push ourselves as much as we do now."
Gohan continued to watch, it would be a close match she knew, they were both holding back so much and had already used up 10 minutes of the match. She looked off to the side and saw those 2 muscle monsters, she really couldn't think of them as anything else, watching the fight with some device in their hands.
"I am curious why they haven't attacked anyone yet, I could of sworn the second any of the fighters used enough strength they would attack them." Shin came up behind them noticing where Gohan focus had turned to.
"I beat the big guy without even breaking a sweat. I might be sitting in super Saiyan form, but I've lowered my power to be lower than my base form at full. Even when fighting you Kibito. There just biding their time."
"You're lying, no way were you holding back that much with our fight!" Kibito addressed sounding offended.
"Believe it or not that's your choice but it's true, you should never underestimate a Saiyan."
"Yes, I am starting to believe that." Shin conceded.
Some time during their discussion Goku had gotten Vegeta out of the ring, and the announcer was calling the match. Gohan sweat dropped a bit having missed it and what her father did to get him out.
"Wow guys that was a good fight, I can't wait to see when you two can go all out!" Krillin exclaimed.
Vegeta just grunted and walked away, while Goku hung around Krillin looking happy and easy going.
Gohan after giving her father a pat on the back and a congrats and walked over to Vegeta. While they were all doing that the last match went ahead no one besides Shin was paying any attention to it but Gohan registered the announcers voice calling the match already with that monster Yamu winning, 'at least he doesn't play with his opponent like the other one, poor saps, hope they can recover.'
"Alrighty folks! We will take a 10 minute intermission before starting the next rounds. We have Shin Vs. Gold Fighter and Goku Vs. Yamu!"
Gohan got right up to Vegeta but didn't touch him. "Hey, how you holding up?"
"*Grunt*" was all the reply she got, not surprised by that.
"Well after the tournament you could always go again, dad still has 17 hours left."
"Well if this threat is a real as the Kai says, no I won't, Gah! If it wasn't for this, human tournaments restrictions, I could of won that round!" Vegeta was going from sulking to working himself up so Gohan did the one thing that she knew worked for Goten when he worked himself up too much, she just hoped it worked on Vegeta.
She got up close to him and touched his face brushing her thumb on his cheek, in a gentle voice. "I know, and you will, just today wasn't the day." She continued the calming motion and eventually the anger lines in his forehead relaxed, his hands went to her waist in an almost embrace. Taking a deep breath, he stepped away leaning back against the wall.
"It's a little unnerving how good you are at that."
"You know Goten works himself up, it's the same technique I use when talking alone doesn't do it." Gohan smiled, then walked back to the group, she noticed her father and Piccolo watching the exchange, so she smiled at them unashamed, "You guys ready for the next round?"
Gohan and Shin were in the ring waiting for the announcer to start the fight. As soon as Gohan got into stance Shin came charging while talking, "I am a lot stronger than Kibito, I wanted the chance to test you myself, you Saiyans are an abnormality, well the ones here on Earth, we though you all extinct, until recently."
This caught Gohan off guard and Shin managed to get a punch in her face. Recovering quickly Gohan retaliated and powered up a little bit, resulting in knocking Shin out of the ring, his clothing even looked a little battered as he raised himself up off the ground.
"Look at you, you didn't even exert yourself to fight the supreme Kai, you truly are a wonder Gohan, I can sense you surpass the pure breed Saiyans too." Shin mused out loud as Gohan helped him up and walked off to the waiting area together.
"Uh.. Thanks?" Gohan honestly didn't know what to make of this, was it praise or a general statement or what, so she just smiled politely.
"Our next match to determine who will be facing the beautiful Gold Fighter in the finals it's Goku Vs. Yamu!"
Goku was happy to fight against one of these weird feeling people, he knew they weren't a match for him but their Ki being so off intrigued him.
Gohan heard Yamu talk to Goku once the announcer had finished, before Goku could attack him. "You humans, we've been watching, even one of you will be enough to wake Majin Buu, Master Babaidi will be please, you are all lambs for the slaughter." Than he attacked Goku head on, Goku was confused by what he was saying and it took him a few moments to respond and block the punches, once his head was back in the fight, Goku made quick work of Yamu and sent him out of the ring, leaving a dent in the wall of the stands.
"Goku will go on to the Finals and fight the Gold Fighter!"
Walking back to the waiting area Gohan said to him, "that was weird what he was talking about wasn't it?"
Goku nodded but then smiled, "You ready to show me what you've been up to the last 7 years?"
"Of course, I'm curious on the training that you've done in Otherworld considering you weren't at King Kais planet." Gohan teased back.
"How did you know?"
"I've been there before. Well in a different time line anyway."
"Oh, so you've been able to sense me in Otherworld? Wow Gohan that's advance stuff. Even I struggled to find it when I went to get the new Guardian."
"Well, yeah, anyway let's do this dad."
"The finals are about to begin! We have the veteran who never fails to make it to the finals in each tournament he enters Son Goku! He holds most of the records set in his many attendances including youngest ever winner, as well as youngest participant having entered the first time at the age of 12! He also hold the record of first person to propose to his opponent! On the other side of the ring, we all know her from her heroic acts alongside our sweet heart Videl, many people have questioned her abilities as tricks but she has proven time and again that she is the real deal in super Hero's! If she manages to win today she will take the title of Youngest champion as the Gold Fighter has not given us her name but he age puts her at 17!" There were many murmurs in the crowd as well as many cheers both participants had their fair share of supporters.
"Fighters are you ready? This round has no time limit but that does not mean the previous rules don't apply, especially the one of no killing." The announcer says mostly away from the microphone but enough for the audience to hear.
"Don't worry last thing I want to do it accidentally kill my daughter and I'm already dead so it's okay that rule doesn't apply," Goku said nonchalantly, Gohan just gaped at her father without thinking he gave away her identity.
"Dad, I was trying to save that reveal for when I make a public appearance with King furry next week."
"Wait, so the Gold fighter is your daughter?! Wow this adds a new meaning to the match." Gohan could see the announcer connecting the dots of who she was, 'there goes any secrets now, I knew it would happen eventually but not like this,' she thought to herself, Goku just had on the same look Goten had after he'd transformed into Super Saiyan during his fight, he knew what he was doing and was trying to pass it off as an accident.
"We've just had a major revelation here folks! Goku has just admitted the Gold fighter is his daughter, that would make her the Daughter of the beautiful Anonymous from the 23rd Tournament! If my memory serves right she was in fact the daughter of the Ox-King! Making the Gold Fighter the Princess Gohan!"
Goku and Gohan were getting over all the talking, "Ready daddy?"
"As ever, let's skip the warm-up shall we?" Gohan nodded and sank to her stance, Goku took the initiative and attacked first.
As they were going at it so fast that the announcer was having trouble keeping up so were the audience, if it wasn't for the shock waves being created you'd never even know where they were, the announcer kept going on about the fight, how this was the fight of the century being a father and daughter show down.
Goku kept raising his power little by little keeping up with Gohan who was matching him effortlessly, eventually Goku had to go Super Saiyan as well to keep up with her. The fight was very reminesant of their time in the HbTC, Gohan was still in the first level Super Saiyan while Goku was pushing almost to the second level.
"You found the second level didn't you dad?" She asks between combos,
"Yeah not long after I died, I'm impressed your able to keep up so well."
"Show me" She asked.
They both drop down to the battered ring and Goku starts powering up, she could tell he had mastered it enough to hold it but it still took a bit for him to get over the jump. When he had he looked much the same as his first form except the bangs in the front were thinner and shorter, he only had the 3 the rest was all up like Vegeta's hair and appeared to be longer.
Gohan decided to match her father and almost effortlessly ascended, her power was now above her fathers. Goku watched on in shock at the ease, he had plowed on getting to higher levels but Gohan has spent the time mastering the forms in every sense of the word, to the point her ascended Saiyan resting was as high as his ascended Saiyan full power, even if he could go higher.
The match went on, eventually Goku slipped up and it resulted in Gohan winning the match through ring out. Both were panting hard so caught up in the fight they had almost forgotten they had an audience. Goku powered down and went to stand up and hug his daughter.
The announcer was yelling into the microphone the new Champion the Gold fighter also known as Princess Son Gohan! The crowds were cheering, Gohan didn't know what was happening the noise was over powering, her father was walking off the stage, the announcer was asking her questions she thinks she answered some but wasn't sure. She was about to power down to her resting Super Saiyan when she felt someone was holding her from behind, a sharp pain in her side. Before she could protect herself she felt herself go ridged, something was stopping herself from moving and it wasn't the person holding her, more like when Bojacks goons used that string attack that drains you. She could tell it wasn't the strings draining her it was whatever poked her. As her power was draining she felt herself fall out of super Saiyan, back to her normal look she could hear lots of shouting, looking over to the waiting area she saw shin with his hands out one towards her the other towards Vegeta and her father who were on their way to her it looked like but couldn't go further while Kibito was restraining Krillin and Piccolo was holding Videl back. It looked like they were yelling but there was a ringing in her ears and she couldn't hear what was being said. Gohan felt a moment of silence her power was being drained quicker then when Bojack's goons did it, the pain where they attacked her almost non-existent but there was still a shadow of pain in her lower back. Eventually her world went black.
Videl P.O.V
The monsters just held her and stabbed, she was helpless to save her, even Vegeta and her father had tried, why weren't they able to move. She needs them, "Why are you letting her get hurt!" Videl yelled to Piccolo who was holding her back with a stoney face watching the scene unfold, Goten came down from the crowd and kicked the man that was stabbing Gohan in the face, this caused the other guy to drop her, they had both just quickly flown off, Goten was panicking trying to wake Gohan up.
By the time Videl was released, Goku, Vegeta and the big guy Kibito was by her side, Videl ran up to try and see what had happened, 'Gohan beat them so easily why was she unable to fight them off this time.' Videl though to herself trying to listen in to what the others were saying.
"Leave her, I will be sure to heal her. You all must follow them, I will join you with Gohan as soon as we can." Kibito commanded pushing Vegeta out of the way whom was about to kneel down to Gohan, picking up a kicking crying Goten Kibito deposited her in Videl's arms.
"Kibito is right, we can't let them get too far away, I know you have questions and I will answer them on the way, please, I need your help." Shin reiterated.
Vegeta was pissed, grabbing Shin by the front of his tunic, "Why should we follow you? She better be alright! I don't care how high up you are, if she dies, you will die."
"Calm down Vegeta, supreme Kai has already said Gohan will be fine, but I'm going to follow them, she unwillingly gave up her energy the least we can do is stop it and fix it." Goku tried to reason with Vegeta placing a hand on his shoulders.
"Tch, fine I'll help and when Gohan is all better and we stop these weaklings you and I are going for another round." Vegeta demanded, his priorities showing through.
"Fine by me. Kibito you better be able to heal her."
"We won't be far behind, I think I'm already half finished, she holds a lot of energy." Kibito admitted while the others took off, leaving behind Videl, Kibito, #18, who was out seeing what was happening and an unconscious Gohan.
"Goten, shh. They said he can heal her." Videl tried to sooth, but she was easily as distraught feeling as Goten. But they did say she would be okay, like the magic bean Gohan gave her that healed her instantly.
"But her energy is all gone! I felt it disappear!" Videl could tell he was worked up and naturally upset at seeing his mum hurt and unable to do anything.
After 5 minutes Gohan showed signs of movement, sitting up in a daze she was tackled by Goten. "Mummy! You're okay! I was so scared!"
"Shhh, Shhh, Goten it's okay now." She caressed his cheeks like she did to Vegeta earlier, calming him down.
"Gohan, we must go, we can still catch up to the others and explain what's going on." Kibito interrupted.
"Fine, Goten go back to Bulma okay? I have to go stop those people that hurt me. Videl will be staying here too, Bulma and grandpa need your protection and Videl will be there to help."
"Wait! I'm going with you Gohan, I can help!" Videl objected.
"No Videl, not this time. I need you here protecting my family, please, I have a feeling thing's will get worse, stay with Bulma."
Goten by this stage had cried himself to sleep so Gohan just handed him over to Videl unwrapping his tail from her wrist letting it wrap around Videls and took off into the air, Videl could only watch, she wasn't yet anywhere near as fast as Gohan to be able to keep up.
"Uh, miss Videl can you tell us what when on just now?" The announcer asked as the crowd quietly watched.
"Um, the new champion was attacked by a device that steals energy, the other contestants as well as the Gold fighter, well they went after them. Um.." What more could she say. "She hopes to be back but if not please mail her money to the address on file. I think she is off to save the world again." Not knowing if she could say more Videl flew up to the stands and handed a sleeping Goten to his grandfather.
"Videl! Is Gohan okay?" Erasa who was in front of her asked.
"Yes, she is now."
"Wait," one of their classmates that sat with Erasa and Sharpner, Jack asked, "So Gohan was the Gold fighter all along? No wonder she never wanted to date anyone, she was like you too busy saving the town."
"Now isn't the time." Videl stated then turning to Bulma behind her, "Bulma, Gohan said to wait here, once they know what's happening they'll make contact."
"Mmm, off saving the world again, all of them." #18 had come up to the stands as well to check in on Maron stated. "It'll be too busy to try and leave right now anyway, we might as well wait."
Gohan's P.O.V.
Kibito had just gotten finished telling her the story of who they were chasing and what they were trying to stop, apparently the Wizard Babidi was here trying to resurrect a monster called Majin Buu, a monster capable of killing everything in the universe and needed all the pure energy they could get.
Gohan was still annoyed at being forced into letting them take as much as they did, she had never felt so empty before. But ever since, she had an itchy pain in her lower back. Finally they had caught up with the rest who was hearing the end of the story Kibito had told Gohan, from Shin. Gohan finally gave in and scratched her back, only there was a large wiggling bulge in her back, moving as she touched it, giving the seam a quick tug, a brown furry tail uncoiled.
"Huh, I wonder how that happened." Gohan mused out loud.
"What do you mean?" Shin asked.
"Um, my tail has grown back, right after they took my energy."
"That is weird, but we have more important maters to discuss." Shin said.
Though he was ignored and Goku asked the question they all wanted, "are you okay monkey?"
"Yeah better than ever, almost dying then a quick revival really pumps up your power." Gohan tried to joke.
She caught the look on Vegeta's face, it was a mix between relief and a little... was that jealousy... maybe. She couldn't tell for sure, maybe it was because she had a tail again and he didn't.
They got to a cliff face and saw the two goons landing in front of a small hatch, with the ground around it having looked like it was disturbed recently. Shin was going on about how they had looked around here but hadn't seen anything and now they knew why.
Vegeta came up beside her touching her arm to get her attention, "you should keep it wrapped around your waist, otherwise it can be used against you."
"Thanks Vegeta, I will." She didn't know what was to come now, she had a feeling it would be a long battle ahead, just something in the air and in her gut telling her.
It didn't take long before the hatch opened and out came a really short wrinkled man Shin labelled him, the wizard Babidi and a tall guy with skin redder than Kibito's with small black horns on his head as well as some weird purple alien that looked like his armour was made of what was possibly bone due to the texture and colour but Gohan couldn't tell from the distance. Gohan couldn't tell what was being said either but she knew Piccolo could.
They just watched as the goons handed over Gohan's energy and then were promptly killed, before all but the big red guy went back inside.
"Watch out guys I think they noticed us." Shin whispered worried
Next thing they knew the big red guy that she thinks she heard Shin call Dabura, the king of the demon world, was in front of Kibito then Kibito was gone. They all just stood there, Goku went to attack when Dabura sidestepped him and spit at Krillin, as Krillin started to turn to stone he also spit on Piccolo who caught it on his arm, Dabura left quickly after leaving the door to the chamber open.
Gohan looked to Krillins strangled cry before he was completely covered in stone. Goku went to touch him. "Don't! If you break them you'll never be able to get them back" Shin yelled.
Piccolo took this time to cut his arm off before the spit spread too far as the arm was consumed and hit the ground it shattered into a million little pieces. "Well now we know to stay away from that guy." Piccolo grumbled as he regrew his arm
"If you want to help your friend we will have to kill Dabura, I'm sure it's a trap leading us in there, we have to be cautious."
"We will, be but to save Krillin we have to enter the ship right, so lets go" Goku said taking off to the chamber, Piccolo not far behind.
"Maybe I'll get a good fight in there." Vegeta left as well.
"Wait! It's probably a trap we have to think of a better way." Shin yelled after them.
"I wouldn't bother, we'll be fine, you coming?" Gohan said as she followed the group in. Shin was right behind her and as soon as he was in the ship the door closed.
Over some invisible P.A. system, they heard Babidi, "to reach me on the lower levels you will have to fight my master fighters on each level and kill them to be able to advance, there are 4 levels before you get to me, I have handpicked the strongest fighters throughout the galaxy. You won't even get past the first one, hahaha and every bit of damage my fighters inflict will be absorbed by the ship and used to resurrect Majin Buu. Good luck." He taunted before ending the transmittion.
Just then a door opens and out steps the strange tall person with bone like body armour from before. "My name is Pui Pui, you won't be able to beat me so I suggest you should all attack me at once."
The Saiyans weren't listening, instead debating who was going to fight first. Piccolo came up with the idea of 'rock paper scissors' and wanted to join as well. After a rather long game the line up was Vegeta, Goku, Gohan then Piccolo.
"Hmph, stuck with a weakling. Okay let's get this over with!" Vegeta announces.
"You should really attack me all together there's no way you can defeat me by yourself!" Pui Pui tries to argue.
"Save it ugly, just hurry up and fight me!" Vegeta attacked first beating up Pui Pui easily. Suddenly they are transported to what seems like another planet, the only part of the ship that's visible is the hatch that was in the middle of the room. Shin informs them it's one of Babidi's tricks transporting them to a world that favours his fighter.
"Ha, let's see you beat me now, this is my home planet where the gravity is 10x that of Earth, here I hold the speed and power!" Pui Pui taunted.
"HA! Is that all? I train regularly in 500x gravity and more, I didn't even feel the change."
"You're lying, no human can withstand that much gravity." Pui Pui tried to look confident but was having trouble.
"Oh, I can prove it." Vegeta then sped to behind Pui Pui and promptly beat him up, finishing with a blast so large it disintegrated him. As the hatch on the floor opened to let them into the next level Vegeta just grumbled about how weak and not fun the fight was.
As they were waiting, Goku was stretching with excitment radiating from him for his fight to come and was getting impatient waiting for them to arrive.
Eventually out walks a tall green monster thing with claws. "Let's begin, who's ready to be eaten first."
"Oh no, that's Yakon, I've heard of him. He's powerful." Shin informs the group looking scared.
"Aww, he's big but pretty weak." Goku whined. Yakon started with a slashing move, Goku didn't move quick enough and resulted in the top layer of his shirt being torn, "he's fast I'll give him that, better keep my distance."
Goku went back to beating Yakon up effortlessly when the room changed once more, this time to pitch black. "Welcome to my world. You can't see me but I can see you."
"Oh no." Shin gasped. "This is Yakon's home planet it's so far away the light never reaches it, Goku is in trouble."
"Ha, I doubt it." Vegeta smirked.
To prove their point Goku was still dodging and beating up Yakon effortlessly.
"How?! Are you able to see in the dark as well?" A beaten up Yakon asks.
"Well no, I don't need to see to be able to tell where you are. One, your energy is easy to read if it is a bit weak and two, I can smell you." Goku said the second part with his fingers blocking his nose to prove his point. "Though I do have my own personal flashlight as it were." Powering up to Super Saiyan, "there that's better."
"Yummy! I know I need to collect energy for Master Babidi but a little snack for myself won't hurt." Yakon opens his mouth and sucks in the air around them. Goku is almost pulled in with the force being caught off guard. After a few moments the world goes black again as Yakon had sucked and eaten the Super Saiyan from him.
"Yakon eats light energy! The pure Super Saiyan power would be like a delicacy for him, Goku don't transform again!" Shin yells in his worried tone.
"Oh! Yummy! Give me more!" Yakon demands.
"Oh well that's easy enough." Goku comments and powers up once more. Yakon proceeds to eat the energy as Goku keeps feeding him, when they notice yakon starting to expand Goku give one final power up sending a large blast of light towards Yakon, the result causes him to blow himself up. Goku powers down not even looking winded at the amount of energy emitted.
"Huh, and energy to spare." Vegeta musses both pissed off and intrigued by the turn of events. While Shin is standing there in shock.
Once more the hatch opens up and they can lower themselves down into the next level, this time it's Gohan's turn.
TBC...