Daisuke vs Goku! Battle Between Friends

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The tournament announcer stepped forwards, microphone to his move. "Jackie Chun's self-dismissal has shocked the world. But now the question remains; why did he do it?" As the announcer spoke, Jackie Chun left the arena, walking through the gathering crowd of people as the sun began to set painting the sky a fiery red, orange and pink.

"Jackie, how do you respond to this?" a reporter asked, but Jackie Chun ignored the man and continued to walk until he heard a girl crying; her dress was pinned by the reporter's foot.

"Are you deaf? Move your foot!" Jackie shouted, making the man remove his foot in fright as Jackie knelt down to comfort the girl. "There now, stop your crying." The girl's tears stopped and Jackie smiled before he walked off.

"Where's he going?" Daisuke asked as she and Goku watched Jackie leaving.

"I think he's going away," Goku answered.

Meanwhile, Tien was walking through the crowd with reporters hounding him and taking pictures of him.

"Tien, how does it feel to beat the champ?" one asked, but Tien remained silent.

"Tien, say something," another man persisted, making Tien growl in annoyance.

"Get lost!" he shouted, and the reporters fled.

"Nicely done, Tien," Shen congratulated his student and Chiaotzu nodded.

"Good work," he added as Shen laughed.

"Oh I just love winning. And seeing Roshi fail was a bonus. And now we move to the final match," he said.

"Excuse me master. But I'd like to get some rest," Tien told Shen before he walked away, confusing his master and fellow student greatly. As Tien walked away his thoughts began to run wild. "Why did he give up, why didn't he finish the fight? I'd like to believe Master's story about Roshi being scared, but I know better; there was no fear in his eyes. He was in top form, this doesn't make sense."

The old master's voice echoed through his mind. "The truth is always upsetting when you've been living a lie. You bow to a false master, I can unlock your full potential, leave your evil ways behind. You shouldn't stress out, it makes you lose your hair."

"Stop, I won't listen to you!" he exclaimed. With a roar, he began to punch and kick nearby barrels of water, knocking them over and sending water everywhere. "Curse you. You gave me a victory, but you stole my resolve. I want it back!" Back at the arena, the tournament was continuing.

"It's time for the sixth and final match in the semi-finals!" shouted the announcer as he now stood in the centre of the arena. "This fight is going to be a good one folks, as the runner up of the last tournament Son Goku student of the Turtle Hermit School go up against previously unknown but highly skilled rising star, Daisuke Motomiya, to determine whom will go up against Tien Shinhan!"

"Looks like it's time, Goku," Daisuke said and Goku nodded.

"Let's do our best."

"Who do we root for?" Bulma asked worried.

"Goku obviously," Launch said making everyone else look at her.

"But who is going to win?" Krillin asked.

"The answer is obvious to anyone who even has half a brain. Of course Goku's gonna be the winner," Launch answered.

Meanwhile Daisuke stretched her arms and legs, cracking her neck as Goku mirrored her.

"When this match starts, go all out Goku. Don't hold back because we're friends," she told him and Goku nodded with a grin.

"Got it," he replied and he and Daisuke bumped fists.

"And now, Goku and Daisuke enter the ring!" the announcer shouted, and Daisuke and Goku walked into the arena and took their spots opposite one another.

"Okay, this is it Daisuke. Don't blow it. You've come way too far and fought too hard to lose this fight. Let's make this one for the history books Gaomon," Daisuke thought.

"It's time to fight. Good luck," Goku said.

"You too."

"Let the sixth match, begin!" the announcer shouted as the gong sounded, and Daisuke and Goku took their stances.

"I knew this day would come. But I can't help but feel I am saying goodbye to an old friend," Roshi said as he placed his clothing into a suitcase and his wig before placing his fedora on his head and sunglasses. "So long Jackie Chun, I'll miss you," he said as he heard someone approach and he turned slightly to look at Tien who was beside a tree.

Back at the arena, the two martial artists were sizing each other up.

"What's he waiting for?" Daisuke thought as she and Goku sized one another up waiting for the other to move.

"I hope she blinks soon, my eyes are getting sore," Goku thought.

"Tell me," Tien demanded as Roshi looked at him. "Tell me why you disguised yourself. Why you created this elaborate charade, only to quit right before you reached the very end. Did you even have a purpose? Or was Master Shen right and you were too scared? If you got an explanation then you'd better start talking, I am tired of waiting!"

"Aside from advice, there is nothing more I can give you," Roshi replied as he began to leave.

"Hey!" Tien shouted making Roshi stop waling and look at him. "This isn't a game!"

"I know you are looking for answers Tien. But don't place too much importance on this tournament. It is merely a checkpoint to evaluate your skill, not substantiate it." Roshi said as he picked up his staff and suitcase before turning to face Tien. "There is no greatest; awarding a young man a title which declares him Master of Martial Arts is very dangerous. It does nothing more than feed ones ego, that is why I decided that my students would compete in the tournaments but never win. And Jackie Chun was my insurance," he explained making Tien chuckled.

"No more, thanks to Master Shen. To be honest I found your monologue stale and a little boring. However your performance was quiet good. I didn't know you were so theatrical, you should go into movies now that your career as a fighter is over," he said as Roshi began to walk away. "Roshi! It's a good thing Chun retired, while he still had a choice."

"You're right. It was time for Chun to step down, but it had nothing to do with Shen's little stunt. It was timing, since you're going to take his place," Roshi told Tien who looked at him confused.

Meanwhile back at the arena, Daisuke ran towards Goku at incredible speed. She kicked at Goku who blocked with his forearm before she threw a series of punches that Goku promptly blocked before aiming a sweeping kick at her legs. Jumping in the air, Daisuke proceeded to thrust a speeding kick at Goku, but he dodged before throwing a punch at her. She caught his fist with a grunt and attempted to retaliate, but her opponent mirrored her and grabbed her own fist. The two struggled to push the other back for a few seconds.

Suddenly breaking the lock, Daisuke aimed a kick at Goku's head. He ducked under the kick, actually losing a few hairs from the near miss, and attempted to move back. Unfortunately for him, Daisuke immediately followed up on her attack and punched again. This time he jumped and spun around, the added force being channelled into a hard kick towards Daisuke. She ducked and grabbed his ankle, spinning around as she tossed Goku away. With an elegant flip he landed on his feet and ran back towards Daisuke who met his charge. With fists encased in Ki, the two fighters clashed fists, the force creating an explosion that threw both fighters back.

Back with Tien and Roshi, the two martial artists were staring grimly at one another. "So you quit because you believed I would take your place?" Tien asked Roshi.

"I've been waiting a long time for someone like you, the point is. There's a whole generation coming up that needs guidance, and frankly I'm just too tired. I need a replacement and you're the perfect fit. The world could use a few new heroes," he answered.

"A new hero?" Tien mumbled to himself.

"You're still rough around the edges to be sure. But you hold promise, you're not ignorant and for your generation that's saying a lot. But we definitely need to work on your issues, like that killing thing. But you know that, it's why you're questioning your path, it is why you're here now," Roshi said.

"Wrong! I want to be a killer! I like it!" Tien said.

"A fish may wish to walk on the land. But that doesn't mean it's going to happen. It's getting late, and I'd like to enjoy the sunset. Did you have any more questions?" Roshi asked as Tien growled in frustration.

"You fool!"

"Goodbye," Roshi replied walking away.

"Everything you talk about is a joke, what could you teach me huh? How to hide? How to walk away? Who are you to judge me or my master!? So I don't walk the straight and narrow, but at least I'm not a quitter. You talk about truth and goodness as if it's the path to enlightenment, but all it really is is a choice and I've made mine. You don't get it do you? What you choose to label is evil I call a good time, I'm a killer like Tao!"

"Ah yes. Mercenary Tao. He was a killer; some say he was a natural. But your skills in that path are mediocre at best, you'll never measure up to him because you have a conscience," Roshi told Tien who backed up, shocked at what Roshi said. "But don't take my word for it, you know what's best. Go and get them killer,"

"I will…I'll be better than Tao ever was!" Tien shouted as Roshi walked away.

Meanwhile back at the arena, Daisuke and Goku continued to exchange furious blows, moving so fast that many members of the crowd could barely see them.

"I'm getting dizzy, who's winning?" Puar asked.

"They're even," Krillin answered as he watched the fight. Daisuke ducked under a punch but got kneed in the face before she back flipped and saw that Goku had vanished. She smirked and vanished into thin air as Goku attacked her from behind. Looking around for his opponent, he was nevertheless taken by surprise as she kicked him in the back, sending him rolling across the ground.

"Attacking from behind, smart move. If it weren't for my enhanced hearing and sense of smell I wouldn't have caught you in time," she said.

"Yeah, the way you dodged that was incredible. You've been holding out on me," Goku replied.

"Well, everyone is inclined to have secrets," Daisuke said with a smile.

"They're both doing fantastic. Come on you two, keep going!" Oolong cheered loudly.

"Goku bust her up!" Krillin cheered.

"Go Daisuke, kick his butt!" Launch shouted making everyone look at her in shock. "Don't look at me like I'm crazy!" she shouted making Bulma, Krillin, Puar and Oolong scream and run off as Launch slammed her hand down on the wall. "Grow some guts and choose a side! Go Daisuke!"

"Yay, Goku. Yay," Puar, Krillin and Bulma cheered.

"Daisuke!" Oolong cheered as the crowd began to cheer, making Daisuke and Goku grin.

"We can't disappoint the crowd," Daisuke told her opponent teasingly. "So why not get serious?"

Goku raised an eyebrow. "You mean you weren't?"

"No more than you were," Daisuke countered. "We were both holding out on one another. Let's use this opportunity to see who is the better martial artist. No holding back." Murmurs spread throughout the watching crowd at her declaration, and Goku grinned.

"Fair enough." As if that were a single, Daisuke blurred from sight, making Goku's eyes widen. A powerful fist that made his bones creak as it slammed into Goku's torso and was immediately followed up with a solid blow to the face. Eyes sharpening, Goku predicted the attack's path and tilted his head out of the way. Already his own fist was moving, driving towards Daisuke's chest.

She quickly interposed an arm as a hasty block in front of the incoming strike, but to her shock the force of the punch sent her skidding backwards several paces towards the edge of the arena. Bewilderment filled the teenage girl; Goku had never been this strong before. It seems that he was indeed holding out on her. The thought cause a smile to cross her face. Despite Daisuke's surprise, she did not wait for her opponent to follow up on his partial success and quickly dashed towards Goku's flank.

Goku just leaned out of the way of her opening punch and attempted to slam a heel into her kneecap. By the time his blow reached Daisuke's location, she was already moving out of the way. Their fight continued, Daisuke knowing better than to take another of Goku blows was playing the ghost, always just out of reach. Goku was the invincible juggernaut, blocking and striking with incredible force.

Unfortunately, it was only a matter of time until she slipped up. Daisuke saw an opening above her opponent's guard and immediately twisted her body and snapped a high kick off at Goku's face. He reacted faster than she could have thought possible and grabbed her ankle. Leaping dozens of feet into the air, holding a hapless Daisuke behind him, Goku swung the arm still holding her and released her at the ground. She was nearly a blur as she crashed down into the arena with an almost sickening crash. Goku landed easily moments later, falling into a crouch.

The crowd screamed in surprise and even the announcer looked horrified. Seeing the audience's reactions, Goku quickly turned sheepish. "Hey, don't worry she's definitely still alive. Still, that will keep her down for at least a minute…" Goku trailed off as, through the still pillowing cloud of dust, a figure stood.

Daisuke did not look good, her body was covered in scuff marks, her clothes were ruined, and she felt her body ache. She fervently thanked her enhanced durability, one of the few good things that came from Dr. Gero's meddling. Without it, she'd be taking the long dirt nap. Goku was taking this very seriously, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

The announcer was surprisingly the first to rally himself. "Goku is in for a big surprise if he thought that attack would do Daisuke in!"

"I'm surprised Daisuke, I thought for sure that would end the fight," Goku said with a grin.

"Don't underestimate me," she countered. Daisuke quickly flew into the air until she was over Goku who was staring at her with wide eyes.

"Wow folks. It appears that The Crane Hermit's students aren't the only ones who can fly without wings," the announcer said.

"Now then, how about you and I see just which of us has greater power?" Daisuke asked, and Goku nodded as he took a stance and cupped his hands, Daisuke mirroring his movements.

"What're they doing?" Oolong asked.

"Oh no. They're not going to…." Krillin said in worry.

"I think they are," Bulma replied.

"Ka…Me…Ha…Me…!" Daisuke and Goku both said as sphere of blue Ki appeared between their cupped hands.

"Good thing I'm aiming downwards, I'd hate to be a hypocrite for aiming at the crowd after voicing my disgust with Tien when he did the same thing in his match," Daisuke thought as the sphere of Ki in her hand intensified.

"HAAAAAAA!" Goku and Daisuke shouted as they thrusted their arms forwards. Both fired blue beams of Ki of equal size and intensity at one another and they collided together, creating a small shockwave that blew everyone but Tien, Krillin, Shen, Chiaotzu, the announcer, and Roshi off their feet.

"Incredible," Roshi thought as he watched the two fighters struggle for dominance.

"Our beams are at the same strength," Daisuke thought. "There's no way I can risk putting all my energy into this attack, I need to save it all for the rest of this fight. Come on Daisuke, think…wait…that could work. Or… it could blow up in my face. Literally. I just need to time this right." Daisuke continued firing her Kamehameha even as she focused Ki into a sphere in front of her hands. For a moment her beam was destabilized and Goku's attack made several feet of headway, but it quickly came to a halt as the beam stabilized. This time though, there was a sphere in front of Daisuke's hands as well as the beam. Focusing, Daisuke pushed the sphere into the Kamehameha with a shout of, "Hadoken!" The sphere flowed down her Kamehameha, turning it into a mixture of white and blue Ki. When the sphere reached the point of collision, it increased in size and overpowered Goku's beam. It drove the attacks back towards Goku. Unable to fight off the incoming Ki blast and knowing that he faced injury at best should it hit him, Goku cut off his attack and jumped into the air as Daisuke's enhanced Kamehameha smashed into the stage with an explosion, shattered the centre to its foundations.

"Incredible. She somehow managed to fuse the two Ki attacks. Hadoken huh? That's another one of the moves Ryu taught her during the time she spent training with him for four months," he thought as Daisuke slowly dropped down from the sky and landed on the arena floor, carefully avoiding the deep crater. She took her stance again and Goku did the same. "You're pulling out all the stops this time huh, Dai?"

"Yup. I'm gonna win this match Goku," Daisuke answered.

As the fighters prepared to resume their battle, Tien's mind was racing. "I need a replacement and you'll fit the bill nicely, the world could use a few new heroes." Roshi's words echoed through his mind as Tien thought back to their confrontation.

"I'll show you old man. Just how anti-hero I can be, when I destroy either Daisuke or Goku or both," he said with a cruel smirk.

"Ya know that last move was really impressive, merging a known technique with one of your own…you almost created your own move that time," Goku said.

"Well I had no other option, our Kamehameha wave were both equal in power, I had to find a way to power mine up."

"So what's the name of that move gonna be? The Kamehamehadoken?"

"Nah too long, maybe Kamehadoken," Daisuke answered as the crowd continued to cheer.

"Why is everyone cheering? They're just talking to one another. I'd see more action on a playground," Shen said angrily.

"I must say, both those two are in excellent form today. This is the potential of this new generation's best and brightest," Roshi thought as Goku charged towards Daisuke.

"Ka….Me….Ha….Me….!" he began even as he charged towards his opponent. Her eyes narrowed as it became evident that he would release the attack when he was too close for her to dodge.

"I saw you perform this move before Goku. But it's not going work!" Daisuke shouted as she took a stance with her hands held up beside of her face and she shouted. "Solar Flare!" A bright flash of light burst forth from her body, blinding everyone in the arena except Shen, Roshi, and the announcer.

"Oh not again!" Oolong exclaimed covering his eyes.

"I can't see!" Goku cried as Daisuke charged towards him.

"Let's see him block when he can't even see," Daisuke thought to herself gleefully. She spun around and kicked Goku several times in the face before landing in a crouch. With a jumping motion, she struck Goku with a rising spinning uppercut, sending him flying into the air. Daisuke jumped up after him and grabbed Goku's leg. In eerie mirror of what he had done to her earlier, she threw him down to the arena hard, sending him smashing into the same crater he had caused with her body. Unwilling to leave a potential victory up to chance, she crashed into Goku as she landed, making his eyes bulge out of his head and he gasped in pain.

"Oh…that hurt," Roshi groaned as Daisuke stood up to see the whole crowd in shock.

"I hate to admit it…but that was good. It seems I am not the only one who can master any technique," Tien thought.

"Oh that looks painful….uh I mean it looks like Goku is done!" the announcer shouted.

"Are you gonna start the countdown?" Daisuke asked him and the announcer proceeded with the count, but Goku kipped up at six, making the crowd cheer.

"And Goku is up after a devastating assault from Daisuke just seconds ago!" the announcer shouted.

"That was close," Daisuke said with a smile.

"Come on, ya think I'd just let you beat me so easily. I'm in it to win it," Goku replied.

"As am I."

"What is this the happy fight hour?" Shen asked disgusted. "It's like watching a bad reunion. Ridiculous!"

"At least our friends are still in this tournament unlike a certain pasty face baldy headed midget!" Launch shouted.

"Yeah, whatever you say schizo," Shen replied before he yawned and Launch growled.

Goku charged Daisuke who jumped and delivered a flying kick to his mid-section, but he blocked and they exchanged fists before Goku kicked Daisuke in the chin making her fall to the ground but she flipped back up. Goku jumped above her, but Daisuke followed and kneed him in the torso. Both landed on their feet before he hurled a powerful kick at her. With little time to dodge, Daisuke opted to block the strike, but was sent skidding back again. Without a moment to waste, Daisuke charged Goku and swept his legs out from under him. Goku easily did a handstand and flipped to his feet despite the sudden move.

Daisuke spun around to gain momentum and hurled a powerful blow at him. Blocking the blow, Goku was nevertheless rocked backwards by the form. Countering as soon as he regained his balance, he jumped and dropkicked Daisuke in the face, sending her flying back before she back flipped and landed before charging Goku again.

"Kids today, those are so predictable," Shen said.

"Take your glasses off and maybe you'll see better," Krillin said.

"You be quiet!" Shen shouted.

"Alright, counterattack here I come!" Goku shouted as he charged at Daisuke. She sidestepped his punch and delivered a knife-edge chop to the back of his neck, sending Goku to the ground. Groaning, he still managed to avoid the axe kick that landed where his head had been and splintered the arena. He managed to gain some distance from Daisuke and panted.

"I didn't take her seriously. I'm stronger than her, I'm more experienced than her, but somehow she's faster than me and looks like she isn't as tired as I am. Does this mean she and I are equal in power?" he thought.

"Alright then, it's time to work some strategy into this fight. Up until now it's been just a slugfest, but I know the way to win. Goku's one supposed weakness, he always said his tail was a weakness," Daisuke thought. She was brought out of her trail of thought as Goku charged towards her again and she smirked. "He's made this too easy."

She sidestepped a punch and ducked under some kicks before blurring from sight. Appearing behind Goku, she grabbed Goku's tail and squeezed it hard, making him gulp and look behind at her. "Sorry Goku…but this victory is mine," she said as Goku fell flat on his face, making the crowd gasp in shock.

"Smart move Daisuke, even if it was a bit mean," Roshi thought to himself as the announcer began his count.

Suddenly, Goku leapt to his feet. "Just kidding." Nearly everyone had an expression of surprise on their face… everyone except for Daisuke that is.

"I thought that was the case," she admitted.

"How'd ya know?"

"I've seen you training your tail. I didn't know why until you said it used to be your main weakness. Of course I suspected grabbing your tail would have no effect, but it would have been great if it did, and it lets me do something."

"Do what?" Goku asked.

"This!" Daisuke answered as she grabbed Goku's tail with both hands. She began to spin Goku around by his tail, much to the shock of Goku and the audience.

"Oh, getting dizzy," Goku groaned as Daisuke let him go. He crashed into the ground beside the edge of the arena and shakily got to his feet and wobbled.

"Goku's just an inch away from the edge of the arena, if he doesn't regain his footing now, he will fall out of bounds," the announcer said.

"That wasn't very nice!" Goku shouted at Daisuke.

"This is a fight. You're not supposed to play nice!" she replied and Goku growled. Daisuke charged at him and began to attack him with all her might, Goku returning the ferocity.

"They don't look like they're having fun anymore," Puar said.

"Nope. It looks like they really are going all out this time," Krillin said. Daisuke continued to attack Goku before pulling her fist back. It glowed brightly with Ki as she punched Goku. To everyone's surprise, her fist went straight through his image that faded quickly moments later.

"Afterimage technique?" Daisuke asked. She was answered by Goku appearing next to her in a blur of speed. Eyes widening, she reacted reflexively to the surprise attack. "Wild Bark!" she shouted, sending out a large concussive wave of Ki. It hit Goku and sent him flying backwards. Rolling awkwardly into a crouch, he held his ears in visible pain.

"My ears are ringing," he groaned before Daisuke smirked and ran towards Goku. Suddenly ten Daisukes appeared and began to spin around Goku.

"The Mirror Image Technique! That's two abilities she's copied from just seeing them used once in the last match," Tien thought as the Daisukes continued to spin around Goku.

"There's ten of them," Krillin said in awe.

"That's two more than Jackie Chun did," Bulma said as Daisuke continued to spin around Goku.

"Sorry to say Goku, but this is where our fight ends," Daisuke told him. "Hadoken!" she shouted. Each of her images formed a white sphere of Ki in front of them, and they fired at Goku. Surrounded on all sides with no good way of telling which sphere was the real one, Goku went in the only direction remaining to him: up.

He jumped into the air and the Ki attack below bypassed him harmlessly. Goku barely had time to feel relief as Daisuke appeared in a burst of speed in front of him, hand outstretched in front of his face and glowing with white Ki. "Hadoken," she said calmly, and the sphere slammed into him and knocked him flying. Continuing to push him back, Goku finally came to a halt as he slammed into the grass outside the arena.

"Goku….is out…Daisuke is the winner…yeah…" the announcer said, voice filled with the same shock that permeated the crowd.

"Alright!" Daisuke cheered pumping her fist in the air. Her cheer broke the silence that held the arena and if burst out into cheers.

"This fight was an even match between Goku and Daisuke the entire time, but one last bit of strategy and trickery on Daisuke's behalf allowed her to pick up the victory and to move on to the final match," the announcer said as Goku sat up.

"It appears that someone else took my victory over Goku from me. Oh well, the final match will be just as exhilarating," Tien thought.

"Curses. I had hope that Goku would progress in the tournament so Tien could kill him and avenge Tao, but I guess this mutt will have to pay penance for my brother's murder instead," Shen thought.

"That concludes today's event, join us here tomorrow to witness who will be crowned the next Master of Martial Arts," the announcer said as Daisuke helped Goku back onto the arena stage.

"I'm sorry about you losing the match Goku," she said.

"Ah it's fine. I was in the finals last time, it's only fair you get your shot. You're strong Daisuke, way stronger than I thought you'd be. You deserve your chance to win this. Besides think you could teach me that Hadoken move?"

"Maybe after the tournament. Anyway I'm hungry, let's go eat," she answered.

"Yeah, I'm starving," Goku said.

"Are you ever full?" Daisuke asked him.

"Nope, not really," he answered and Daisuke sweatdropped as they walked off.

"Enjoy your victory while you can. Because it'll be your last one, you won't leave the arena tomorrow alive," Tien thought as he watched them leave.

The end of the chapter

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