Daisuke vs Tien: The Final Match Part Three
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"Tri-Beam….HAAAAAA!" Tien shouted as the whole sky turned orange and a massive blast of Ki flew towards Daisuke. Just finishing charging her Ki, Daisuke readied her response.
"KA-ME-HADOKEN!" Daisuke shouted as she thrust her hands into the sky towards Tien's massive Ki blast and a large golden beam of Ki flew from her hands. It crashed into Tien's Tri-beam and both attacks battled for dominance, a shockwave from their collision throwing everyone off their feet while Goku, Krillin, and Roshi held onto the surrounding rubble to remain standing. Chiaotzu flipped in mid-air before floating back to his previous position while Yamcha, Bulma, Oolong, Puar, and Turtle held onto the wall in front of them.
"Oh man. This is intense!" Goku shouted.
"Roshi wasn't kidding. This attack is incredibly powerful, it's even matching my Kamehadoken," Daisuke thought as she continued to power her attack, trying to push Tien's Tri-beam back towards its master. As she continued to pump Ki into her attack, she began to notice that the Tri-beam was slowly pushing her own attack back towards her. "Damn it! This move isn't ready yet, I haven't been able to get its full potential out of it. I need to think of something fast, otherwise I am as good as dead. On the plus side, I am more than likely going to outlast Tien if this really is using up his life force. But if I did that… he would probably kill himself, and I don't want that to happen."
Suddenly a sly grin crossed Daisuke's face, an idea flashing through her mind. She slowly began to lower the power of her Kamehadoken and witnessed the Tri-beam pushing her attack back towards her. As Tien's attack closed in on her, Daisuke readied her Ki and cut off her attack moments before the Tri-beam reached her. Without wasting even half a second, Daisuke flew out of the way just as the whole arena was engulfed in a blinding flash of light. When it cleared, all that remained was a square-shaped hole gouged into the earth several feet deep.
Goku and Krillin screamed once the light had died down. "Where's the platform!?" Goku asked as Tien panted heavily in exhaustion, his energy completely drained.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please remain calm. The fight will continue as soon as we can find the stage," the announcer said.
"I was wrong to judge my wave against this; there is no comparison," Roshi said gravely.
"Where's Daisuke?" Yamcha asked horrified at the destruction in front of him and the others.
"I don't see her," Oolong said.
"Daisuke! Daisuke where are you!?" Goku shouted.
"She's gone…." Krillin said in utter shock.
"No. She is alive, I can sense it," Roshi said as he looked around the arena or what remained of it.
"That attacked shouldn't have killed her. From my experiences with her, she isn't one to be so easily killed. Incapacitated by this move and unable to continue, yes," Tien said in between pants. "But where is she?" he asked.
"Right here," said a voice behind him, and Tien turned his head to see Daisuke floating behind him, pants full of tears and Gi ripped to shreds. Everyone below looked up in shock while Goku and Chiaotzu breathed a sigh of relief.
"She's alive, thank goodness," Goku said.
"Yay, they both made it," Chiaotzu said.
"This is miraculous folks! Both Daisuke and Tien have survived the Tri-beam cannon!" the announcer shouted and the crowd began to cheer.
"Ha, you made it," Tien said with a smirk. "You just set a new record for speed jumping to avoid that attack."
"Powerful move, it was even stronger than my Kamehadoken," Daisuke said. "Had you not warned me of it, I wouldn't have been able to counter it. You're an okay guy Tien Shinhan,"
"I didn't want to kill you, just knock you out of bounds. As you can plainly see, I was quite successful," Tien told her.
"No you weren't. You're not the only one who can fly Tien," Daisuke reminded him. "That last attack took almost all of your energy out of you, if I had decided to just keep using my Kamehadoken, you would have drained your life force and therefore, you'd have died."
"I still have some fight left," Tien told her as he turned and kicked at her, but she flew back just enough to dodge the attack, shaking her head.
"No Tien, it's over," she replied, vanishing from view before appearing above Tien. She delivered an axe kick to his head, sending him hurtling towards the earth.
"No Tien!" Chiaotzu shouted as he watched his best friend fall towards the earth.
"Incredible, Tien tried to continue the fight in the air with Daisuke but it appears that the Tri-beam cannon took more out of him than Tien thought and now Daisuke has kicked him, sending him hurtling towards the very earth!" the announcer shouted before he jumped onto a small personal jet motorbike. He shot off towards Tien and Daisuke and as he arrived, he saw Tien hit the ground before Daisuke gently touched down beside him. "And Tien hits the ground first. Ladies and gentlemen, our new Champion of Martial Arts is Daisuke Motomiya!" The crowd at the arena began to cheer loudly. Goku ran off and jumped over the crowd before taking off towards Daisuke, Krillin following after him.
"Let's go. We should be there for Daisuke," Yamcha said as he, Bulma, Launch, Oolong, Puar, and Chiaotzu followed after Krillin and Goku. The rest of the crowd followed soon after. Daisuke sat on the grass beside an unconscious Tien when she saw Goku running up to her. Smiling, she jumped up and ran towards Goku who picked her up in a bone crushing hug.
"You won, you won!" he cheered happily, and Daisuke laughed as she returned the hug happily. The rest of the audience surrounded Goku, Daisuke, and Tien who had just woken up and got to his feet. He looked around at the crowd.
"That was an awesome match, well done," one man told him.
"You didn't win, but you sure gave it your best," another said.
"Hooray for Tien Shinhan!" cheered another man and the crowd began to cheer, confusing Tien until he saw Roshi looking at him and he nodded.
"That's right. This noise is for you. I know cheering is a relatively new response to you, especially since you're used to hearing screams. But you'll get through it, adulation has a funny way of growing on you. So how does it feel to be cheered for once?" Roshi asked him telepathically. "You should be proud of yourself, I am. But be warned, this new turn may bring unintended consequences, people might actually like you, enjoy," Roshi told him and he chuckled. Daisuke and Goku smiled at seeing Tien's reaction when someone hoisted Daisuke onto his shoulders.
"A champion should be seen in style, relax I'm your biggest fan," the man told Daisuke. She smiled before looking over at Tien who walked towards her. The crowd around the applauded and Roshi nodded with a smile even as the two finalists exchanged grins.
Soon the sun had begun to set above the arena and the crowds were leaving. "See you all at the next tournament folks, thank you for coming!" the announcer said as Daisuke pumped a handle before water came out of the pump and she took a long drink from it.
"That was a marvellous tournament. Full of some thrilling fights, I'm going to miss it very much," Roshi said as he, Goku, and Krillin stood behind Daisuke.
"The finale was close Dai, I was worried for a second when I saw you had disappeared after the Tri-beam destroyed the arena," Goku told her.
"Aw, you worry too much," Daisuke replied wiping her mouth and she grinned at Goku who grinned back. Seeing Tien and Chiaotzu walking towards her, she moved to meet them. "Hey Tien, that was a great match. You fought well today. Let's do it again sometime, but I think the outcome will be the same," she said with a laugh.
"We'll see about that Daisuke," Tien replied as Daisuke took out an envelope, shocking Tien and Chiaotzu when they realised what it was.
"Here, half of the prize money. You deserve it for how hard you fought today," Daisuke explained handing it to Tien, but he pushed it back towards Daisuke.
"Thanks for the offer, but I don't deserve it. You won fair and square today, but come the next tournament. If you and I fight, the ending will be different," Tien told her, and Daisuke nodded as Yamcha, Bulma, Launch, Oolong, Turtle, and Oolong walked up.
"Great match, now let's all go home," Oolong said as Yamcha moved over to Tien with his crutches, the two staring at each other.
"You fought well, really," Yamcha said breaking the silence.
"Thank you, sorry about your leg. I did a lot of terrible things," Tien said.
"No worries. Bones heal just like everything else," Yamcha replied. "But at the next tournament, I expect a rematch."
"Of course," Tien replied.
"So what're you going to do now Tien, three years is a long time. Where will you go?" Roshi asked him. "You could come stay with me, but you will have to put up with Launch's cooking."
"I heard that!" Launch exclaimed, worrying Roshi as he looked at the blonde with a blush on her face. "I can tell you like me Tien," she said making Tien's eyes go wide and the others look at her confused.
"How did she come to that conclusion?" Daisuke asked.
"If you come to Roshi's island, I'll be sure to take care of you for good," Launch said.
"I appreciate the offer, but even though Chiaotzu and I won against Master Shen, we were still his students I don't think we're allowed to switch. We'll find a home, somewhere," Tien said.
"As you wish," Roshi said and Launch growled.
"If you come I promise not to cook!"
"Tempting," Roshi said. "But he's made up his mind Launch. Well anyway, how about we take advantage of the local cuisine and celebrate Daisuke's victory with a feast," Roshi suggested and the whole group smiled.
"Alright then. But this time, I'll treat," Daisuke said. Soon the group were walking into the restaurant when Goku stopped.
"Oh no. I left my grandpa's Dragonball and my power pole at the stadium," Goku said. "I'll be right back," he said and Daisuke nodded.
"Alright. I'll save you some food," she said as Goku ran back towards the arena as fast as he could. "See ya soon," Daisuke shouted to him. As she watched her friend running off, a look of unease passed over her face. She felt that something was going to happen. Something bad.
"I'm starving, what's taking him so long," Bulma complained as she and the others sat around a table full of food.
"Even the pork looks tasty," Oolong whined.
"All those in favour say dig in," Roshi said.
"Dig in! Dig in!" everyone except Daisuke replied as they began to eat their food.
"I'm not hungry," she said. "I'll wait for Goku." She turned her head slightly along with Tien.
"Daisuke!" she heard Goku shout, the noise barely a whisper but still clear to her ears. She jumped out of the chair and ran out of the restaurant as fast as she could.
"Goku!" she shouted, running back towards the arena. "Something terrible has happened!" she thought frantically.
Meanwhile, back at the arena, Goku was covered in bruises and cuts and panting heavily. He got back up to his feet and stood in front of a humanoid creature, with slug-like characteristics. These included antennae, light green skin, pink patches appearing throughout its body, pointy ears, and red rings. There were three red conjoined rings on its ankles and wrists, making him look like he had ankle and wristbands. It was not unscathed from its fight with Goku as visible sections of its scales were cracked.
"I won't ask again, hand over the Dragonball human scum," the creature demanded of Goku who glanced over at his power pole and a small bag which held what this creature was looking for.
"No way. You're not taking my grandfather's Dragonball."
"Oh you've sentimental value to it. Disgusting human emotions," the creature said as its tongue shot out towards Goku and wrapped around his torso. The creature spun and threw Goku into the wall of the building before pulling it towards Goku, punching him in the stomach and dropping him to the ground. "You're a strong one. I can't allow you to live."
"Why not?" Goku asked.
"That would be telling human," the creature answered before kicking Goku into the air and using the wings on his back to fly up behind Goku. It grabbed him and dived towards the ground before dropping Goku, who fell and crashed into the ground hard. The creature chuckled as it landed on the ground. Goku climbed out of the crater slowly and he growled.
"Kamehameha!" he shouted, cupping his hands and thrusting them forward. A blue beam of Ki fired from his hands towards the creature, but with a flap of its wings the creature took to the air and evaded the attack, causing Goku to curse under his breath.
"Was that it?" the creature mocked as Goku charged at him. The two exchanged a furious flurry of blows, but it was clear that Goku was at a serious disadvantage. Every strike of his struck hard scale, causing almost as much damage to his knuckles as to the creature. But he could not claim such a defence.
Finally it caught his fists before kneeing Goku in the stomach. Coughing up blood, he was slammed into the ground and stomped on before it grabbed his hair and lifted him up. "Now. Where is the Dragonball!?" it demanded of Goku who looked over briefly at the small bag by his power pole. The creature followed his gaze. "Now, was that so hard?" it asked before throwing Goku away. It walked over to the power pole and picked up the bag, pulling out a small orange orb with four small red stars on it. "Ah, the Four Star Dragonball."
"You can't have it!" Goku shouted as he lunged at the creature only to be swatted away, sending him back to the ground.
"Goku!" Daisuke shouted, running up to the battle. She skidded to a stop beside Goku and glared at the creature. "Who are you!? What do you want!?"
"I have what I want, human," the creature answered coldly. "And since I see no need to let either of you live…" it said as its forearm and hand began to glow with Ki. Shouting, it threw its arm forward and fired a large blast of Ki towards Daisuke. Her eyes widened, unprepared for an attack of that speed. Daisuke moved to evade, but knew that her chances were slim even as she turned to the side. But before the beam reached her, she saw to her horror Goku standing in front of her, taking the blast and screaming in pain. There was a blinding flash of light and when it died down, Goku took several ragged breaths. He fell onto his back, struggling to breath.
"GOKU!" Daisuke screamed as she kneeled beside Goku. It shot her a disgusted look before flying off with the Dragonball. "Goku, say something!" Goku smiled at her before coughing.
"You…..ok?" he asked weakly, and Daisuke's heart clenched. Even now he was worried about her. She nodded sadly, tears streaming down her face. "That's….that's good…I…I'm glad you're safe."
"Don't talk Goku, please don't. Save your strength, you'll be fine, just hold on," she pleaded with him.
"Don't… lie to me Dai. I… know… I'm not going to be alright," Goku replied, coughing up more blood and Daisuke wiped it from his mouth.
"Goku, please. Don't go," Daisuke pleaded. "I….I…I…" she stuttered as Goku placed his hand on her cheek.
"Goodbye….Dai," he said before he closed his eyes, arm dropping down as his body fell limp in Daisuke's arms. Tears began to fall truly in earnest as she began to freely cry. He… was gone.
"No….no….GOKU!" she screamed sadly at the death of her best friend.
The end of the chapter
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