Reunion after Three Years
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It has been three years since the day Daisuke defeated King Piccolo, and now it is time once again for the Martial Arts Tournament to begin. Fighters from all around the world were at the arena signing up, hoping to win the prize money. Master Roshi and Launch were waiting outside the arena, an umbrella being held by Launch while Roshi checked his watch. "They're late," Launch said as the rain continued to pour without showing signs of stopping.
"Let's hope it didn't slip their minds; I didn't have a chance to remind them," Roshi said.
"Don't worry, I doubt they would forget," Launch said.
"I hope so, but it has been three years since the last tournament," Roshi replied as a taxi pulled up and Oolong and Puar exited the cab. "Oolong, Puar. Hello."
"Hey guys, long time no see," Oolong said as he pulled out an umbrella. Another taxi cab pulled up and Roshi saw someone emerge. He cackled happily before realizing it was Bulma, only her hair had grown to shoulder length and she was wearing a sleeveless purple dress while holding an umbrella.
"Launch, has it really been three years. Have the boys arrived yet?"
"Not yet, but they'll be here soon," Launch answered as Roshi cackled as he examined Bulma's new dress. He went to place his hand on Bulma, but she turned and elbowed him, knocking him to the ground.
"Hands off Roshi!" she shouted angrily. "You haven't changed one bit!"
"By the way, do you know what happened to Yamcha? I thought he was with you," Roshi said.
"He did return to West City for a short while, but then he left again to train by himself," Oolong said.
"That's right, by himself," Bulma said frowning.
"So did Krillin. I guess both took Daisuke and Goku's example and set out on their own," Roshi said chuckling.
"Balloon, my balloon," a little girl wearing a rain jacket shouted as she ran after a balloon which had flown out of her grasp. It got stuck in a tree out of the girl's reach, and the girl began to cry before a female figure jumped onto the wall and grabbed the balloon. After jumping back down, she knelt in front of the girl.
"Here ya go sweetie," the young woman said, handing the balloon to the girl who smiled and ran off with her balloon in hand.
"Hey guys," said a young man walking over to them. He held a red umbrella that the other girl took cover under.
"Are these friends of yours Bulma?" Roshi asked Bulma who was also confused at the newcomers.
"Nope. Oolong, do you?" Bulma asked, but he shook his head.
"Where are Krillin and the others, haven't they arrived yet?" the boy asked, making the others gasp.
"You can't be…" Bulma said shocked.
"Ah, Goku!?" Roshi shouted, and the others looked shocked as well.
"About time they realised us, I was beginning to think we've changed too much or something," the girl said, and Goku chuckled.
"Same here Dai," he agreed, his voice now deeper and more mature.
"I think it was the turban for you; plus the blue shirt and pants, you look really different without the Gi on," Daisuke said. "And that's not counting the considerable growth spurt."
"Same to you," Goku said, looking at Daisuke. She had also grown taller, though she was now shorter than her partner. Daisuke had gained muscle, but still kept her figure as she became more womanly. To top it off, she had dyed her hair mahogany red and it reached her shoulders.
And her attire had changed as well; she now wore what looks like a deep blue practical kimono that cut short a few inches below her waist, brown shorts, gold covered leggings that travelled halfway up her thigh, and her bandanna was now wrapped around her right bicep. "Looks like the rain is letting up, perhaps we will see the sun today," Daisuke said, and sure enough the rain stopped, allowing Goku to put away his umbrella and remove the turban on his head, revealing his trademark hairstyle.
"Yup, that's Goku alright," Oolong said as Bulma walked closer to Goku.
"I remember you being a lot taller," Goku said.
"And I remember you being a lot shorter," Bulma replied.
"Yes, he finally got his growth spurt. Can you believe how long it took him to get that?" Daisuke asked.
"You're over exaggerating Daisuke," Goku told her, and she rolled her eyes.
"You can't blame us for not recognising you right away," Launch told the two.
"Hey Bulma, are you okay? Your lips are bleeding," Goku said in concern before Daisuke smacked him on the back of the head.
"It is called lipstick Goku! I told you multiple times already, plus the story of the birds of the bees. Now that was embarrassing," Daisuke said, making Goku sheepishly scratch the back of his head. "Come on, let's go sign up." Taking Goku's hand, she dragged him over to the sign in desk.
"I can't believe Goku's grown up to be so tall and handsome," Bulma said.
"Well it looks like Daisuke already snagged that tuna," Oolong said. A short while later, the group was still waiting for Yamcha, Krillin, Tien, and Chiaotzu to arrive as the sun began to set.
"What's taking them so long, it's not like any of them to be late. I'm sure Tien wants a rematch," Daisuke said as she sat beside Goku.
"The application booth will be closing in five minutes, all those that have not signed up please hurry," said a man holding a megaphone.
"Five minutes!?" Roshi shouted as he began to pace in circles. "I can't believe it, they're not going to make it."
"Don't worry they'll be here," Goku said as he looked at Daisuke who nodded her head. Just then four blurs shot past and headed for the sign in desk.
"About time they show up, talk about cutting it close," Daisuke said, and sure enough, the blurs were Yamcha, whose hair was now in a ponytail and he had some new scars on his face, Tien and Chiaotzu, both wearing straw hats, and Krillin who was wearing a jacket and a cap.
"Hey guys," greeted Yamcha as he walked over and Puar flew into his arms. "Hey Puar."
"It's been a long time master," Tien said as he and Chiaotzu removed their hats and bowed slightly. Roshi nodded back.
"You won't believe it master, but I've gotten a lot taller," Krillin said laughing before Goku patted him on the shoulder, silencing the laughter as Krillin looked at Goku in shock.
"Krillin, it's good to see you again."
"Goku!" Krillin shouted, hugging his friend with delight.
"That's Goku, I can hardly believe it," Yamcha said.
"Hey, did you guys forget about me?" Daisuke asked waving to him, and the three fighters blinked in surprise.
"Well this is definitely going to be an interesting tournament," Tien said, and Yamcha nodded.
"I can't wait to show both of them what I learned in the past three years as well," he said.
"I've made hotel reservations for all of us, so why don't you all settle in at the hotel?" Roshi asked.
"Good idea," everyone answered, and the group walked off.
"Master Roshi, aren't you going to participate as Jackie Chun this year?" Tien whispered to Roshi.
"I think I'll stand down this time and give you all a fighting chance," Roshi replied.
"I still can't believe how tall you've gotten Goku, I always thought I'd be the giant out of the two of us," Krillin said.
"So Daisuke, are you and Goku…." Bulma said trailing off.
"Together, yes we are. Have been since the day he was brought back to life by Shenron," Daisuke replied with a smile. Later that night, everyone was in their hotel rooms as the rain had once again begun to pour down.
"So you ready for tomorrow Daisuke?" Goku asked as he sat on his bed beside hers.
"Sure am, I have to defend my championship after all."
"Don't expect to beat me like you did last time, I've grown stronger just like you have," Goku replied, and she nodded.
"Tomorrow we'll get to see just how strong the others have gotten when we fight." She looked out the window at the pouring rain. "Plus King Piccolo's reincarnation will be there to try and exact revenge on me for killing King Piccolo."
"I'm sure you're strong enough to defeat him when you fight him," Goku reassured her, and Daisuke smiled and nodded before kissing his cheek. She climbed into her bed, Goku following suite. She drifted off, hearing his quiet snores.
"Never change Goku," she thought. Suddenly she sat up as she sensed something outside. Looking through the window, she saw someone wearing a cape and turban outside the hotel, looking back. "So you finally appear." the next day, fireworks were being fired into the sky above the martial arts tournament building and the crowd watched in awe.
"The preliminary round is about to begin, can all contestants please make their way into the arena," a man with a megaphone said to the gathering crowd.
"Man this brings back memories," Daisuke said as she stretched.
"Sure does," Goku said, finishing putting on his fighting outfit which was dark red with a black undershirt and boots. Yamcha and Krillin wore something similar but without the undershirt.
"Next thing that's gonna happen is both of you will shave your heads," Krillin said and he, Yamcha, and Goku chuckled.
"Hey Goku, see you lost your tail," Yamcha observed, and sure enough Goku was completely free of any tail.
"Kami restored the moon with the Dragonballs, but the price was that I had to have my tail removed," Goku replied.
"I thought it would be good to try and train Goku to use that power, but… an accident happening changed my mind," Daisuke said with a grimace. At the others' curious faces, she shook her head. "I don't want to talk about it." Suddenly she grew tense and turned to look at Piccolo's reincarnation who was staring right at her. Goku and Tien who were also nearby turned and looked at him.
"He looks like…but that's impossible," Tien said in shock.
"I had a feeling you'd show up Piccolo," Daisuke thought as Piccolo smirked at her.
"I don't believe it, I thought Daisuke killed him," Tien thought.
"She's here, just as I expected," Piccolo mused before turning and walking away.
"Daisuke was that….did one of King Piccolo's henchmen survive?" Tien asked her.
"Sort of, it's complicated and I wouldn't tell the others; it would only make them worry and spread panic," she answered.
"Daisuke who was that guy? You seemed to know him and he seemed to know you," Krillin said.
"We were just talking about that, he seemed really strong didn't he Tien?" Daisuke asked, and Tien nodded in agreement.
"Tien?" Chiaotzu asked telepathically. "That looked like King Piccolo."
"Don't say anything," Tien told his friend who nodded in understanding. Daisuke suddenly noticed someone who made her eyes go wide. She walked over to a woman with long black hair in a ponytail and two bangs running down her face. She was wearing a blue fighting dress.
"Chi-Chi?" she asked, and the woman looked at her and smiled.
"Hey you're Daisuke right?" she asked, and Daisuke nodded. "I never did get to thank you for saving my father three years ago."
"Hey don't mention it happy to help," Daisuke replied with a grin as Chi-Chi looked at Goku and smiled dreamily at him but he wasn't looking in her direction.
"So that's Goku huh?" she asked and Daisuke nodded. "I do hope he is still single so he can keep his promise to me."
"Yup….wait what promise he's my boyfriend," Daisuke said, causing Chi-Chi to look at her before her smiled turned into a scowl.
"How dare you steal him from me!" she shouted, drawing the attention of everyone nearby.
"Whoa, Chi-Chi calm down," Daisuke said before Chi-Chi slapped Daisuke, sending her backwards a couple of paces. As she held her cheek, a red handprint quickly formed. "What's wrong with you?"
"I hope we fight each other, because I can't wait to make you pay for stealing Goku from me," Chi-Chi told Daisuke before walking off, leaving a very confused Daisuke.
"Stole Goku from her, what is she talking about?" Daisuke asked, a bewildered look on her face.
"Attention participants, sorry to keep you waiting, but we will now begin the preliminary round. Please gather at the centre of the room," Daisuke headed over with the others as they heard the opening speech. Apparently there were only seventy two people in this tournament, significantly lower than the last one. As the speech continued, a contestant who looked an awful lot like Yajirobe was sneaking around wearing a red mask to cover his face. He gasped as he saw Daisuke and Goku and quickly hid behind another contestant.
"It doesn't make sense, why would King Piccolo's subordinate show up here at the tournament? And why now?" Tien asked himself, looking over at Piccolo.
"Look at this crowd," Roshi said as he, Launch, Bulma, and Oolong were stuck in the crowd while Puar was flying above them.
"We're gonna be stuck here awhile," Bulma said as the crowd began to push and shove. Roshi ended up going face first into a girl's breasts, causing her to growl and slap him hard.
"Why must you always get us in trouble?" Oolong asked him.
"It wasn't my fault, honest," Roshi answered.
"It is now time for the lottery, contestants will face each other depending on what number they draw," the announcer said over the loud speakers.
"Oh, I do hope they won't have to fight each other during the preliminaries," Launch said in concern.
"There is nothing we can do about it," Bulma replied. Back in the arena building, every one of the fighters had lined up and were now choosing their numbers.
"Chiaotzu, mix up the numbers so none of us have to fight each other, and put Piccolo's henchmen in another block; I want to see how he fights first," Tien telepathically told Chiaotzu who nodded as Yamcha put his hand in the box. Chiaotzu held his finger up and it glowed blue, swapping the papers around. He did the same with Goku, Daisuke, Krillin, Tien, himself, and Piccolo.
"How about that, I'm the first match of block one this time," Daisuke said looking at her number.
"I'm in block four," Goku said.
"I'm in block two, what about you Krillin?" Yamcha asked.
"The last half of block one," Krillin answered.
"I'm in the last half of block two," Tien said.
"Oh wow, Chiaotzu isn't fighting until the last half of block three. This is great, none of us have to fight each other," Krillin said amazed.
"Incredible," Goku murmured.
"What a coincidence," Krillin said, and Daisuke nodded before looking at Tien and Chiaotzu.
"Had a feeling they'd pull that again, now what block is Piccolo in?" she thought, looking over at Piccolo who was leaning against the wall returning her stare.
"At least we won't have to fight each other until the finals," Yamcha said, earning nods from the others.
"The preliminary rounds are about to begin. Out of the seventy two contestants, only eight will advance to the next round," the announcer said.
"First up will be the matches in block one. You all know the rules of conduct; if you surrender, pass out, or are knocked off the stage, you will lose the match. Kills are not permitted; violators will be expelled. Good luck and be careful," said an official beside the arena. "As of right now, number one and two step onto the stage."
"Good luck Daisuke," Goku said, and she smiled and nodded.
"Let's see if all your training was worth it," Krillin said as he walked over with Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha. Daisuke climbed onto the stage and watched as her opponent walked up. Tien's, Goku's, and Chiaotzu's eyes widened.
"No way, he's still alive?" Tien asked shocked as Daisuke got a good look at her opponent. She recognised him right away from Goku's description.
"Mercenary Tao," she said. There were very prominent differences however; she noticed his hands were now metal and he wore a helmet on his head.
"That's right, like my new look?" Tao asked.
"How is this possible?" Tien asked in shock.
"With a lot of creativity and a lot of zeni, there is life after death. It took a long time for me to get my parts in order, but here I am. The world's first fully functioning cyborg assassin."
"Is that supposed to make me scared of you?" Daisuke asked, not intimated by Tao at all.
"You should be girl; just because you are the defending champion means nothing to me. I'm going to defeat you and then get my revenge on Goku and Tien for what they have done to me," Tao replied.
"You do realise that your current condition is your own fault; you were the one who threw the grenade at Goku and he only kicked it back in self-defence. Serves you right for killing innocent people," Daisuke said, causing Tao to grit his teeth as the official signalled their match to begin.
Tao charged towards Daisuke and threw a punch, but she blurred from sight, stunning both him and the spectators watching.
"She's faster than I first imagined," Tao said as Daisuke appeared on the other end of the stage. "You got lucky that time brat," Tao told Daisuke as he ran at her again and threw several punches and kicks, but Daisuke ducked and dodged each strike. "Damn it, hold still!" Finally he landed a blow to Daisuke's torso, but she barely flinched.
"Was that all? You're not very strong Tao," Daisuke replied with a smirk before she sidestepped an anger filled punch from Tao. "Getting angry? That's not like an assassin. I thought they were calm and collected." Tao growled and kicked Daisuke, but she dodged and caught him by the ankle. With a twist, she tossed him off the stage and he skidded across the floor. The official declared Daisuke as the winner. "You're nothing special. I could have beaten you three years ago with ease."
"You haven't won yet!" Tao shouted as he removed his left hand revealing a sharp knife. A quick dash put in right in front of Daisuke, ready to kill her. "DIE!" He lunged at her, but Daisuke turned and caught Tao's arm before he could harm her.
"Nice try, better luck next time. If there is a next time," she said, kicking Tao in the gut hard enough to send him flying through the wall of the building.
"Daisuke, are you alright?" Tien asked her, and she nodded.
"I am, don't worry," she answered, and the others nodded in relief. "Where's Goku?" A moment later she noticed Goku on the stage in his block, standing across from King Chappa.
"Goku, I have waited a long time to get into the ring with you. You and I have unfinished business. Long before your lucky victory in our last encounter, I was champion of this tournament; now I will have my revenge," Chappa said.
"What is it with people seeking revenge today?" Daisuke asked, walking over to watch the fight. Both Goku and Chappa bowed.
"You may now begin," the official said as Chappa took a stance.
"I have developed a few new moves Goku, just for this occasion," he told his opponent, who remained motionless. "Is that your defence, are you so weak you won't even defend yourself?"
"I don't get it, why is he just standing there?" Krillin asked.
"Don't worry he's okay," Yamcha said reassuring him.
"That's it Goku, just like Popo taught us. If Chappa doesn't realize what's going on, he's not going to have a chance," Daisuke thought as she saw Chappa beginning to get nervous. He then gave out a battle cry and ran towards Goku who, just like Daisuke, vanished from sight, shocking Chappa.
"Where are you? Show yourself you coward!" he shouted before Goku appeared behind Chappa and delivered a chop to the back of Chappa's neck, causing him to gasp before falling to the ground unconscious. The crowd broke out in faint whispers.
"Incredible," another of the fighters said.
"I have a feeling we haven't begun to see Goku and Daisuke's full power," Yamcha said.
"Yes," Tien agreed.
"And he didn't even blink," Krillin added.
"How easily the crowd are entertained; I believe that Daisuke and her friend haven't begun to show their true power. But with moves as elementary as that, they will be nothing compared to me," Piccolo thought. "I'll tear Daisuke to pieces in front of her friends." And so the preliminaries progressed with Chi-Chi easily defeating her opponent, along with the masked man who caught his opponent's fist and slammed his own into his head, knocking him out cold. Krillin also defeated his opponent easily, as did Tien and Yamcha. Chiaotzu's opponent was unfortunately Piccolo, who smirked and easily but mercilessly beat him, knocking him to the ground heavily injured.
"Chiaotzu!" Tien shouted, rushing over to his friend. He jumped onto the stage and picked him up. "Wake up, come on wake up," he urged him.
"Don't worry I didn't kill him, I didn't want to be expelled," Piccolo said with a smirk, and Tien growled at him.
"You're going to pay for that," he promised Piccolo who smirked and walked off.
"We will see," he replied as Chiaotzu was carried away on a stretcher along with several other fighters.
"He may look like King Piccolo, but his power and skills are even higher. He's trained very well," Daisuke thought. "I doubt I would have won if I was the same fighters as I was three years ago. Fortunately, I'm not." The matches continued and she saw the masked man tossed his larger opponent into the wall. In anger the eliminated competitor threw a fire extinguisher, but the masked man leaned to the left, dodging the object. He jumped at the one who threw the extinguisher and bit his backside before officials pulled him away.
Daisuke's next match was easy for her, she ducked a punch from her opponent and jabbed him in the stomach, dropping him to his knees before he fell forwards. "Knockout, number one proceeds to the semi-finals," the official said.
"She's the one who won last time, she's going to go all the ways to the finals again, I think," one fighter whispered to another. Piccolo chuckled darkly as he watched her with a smirk. Tien also won his fight along with Krillin and Yamcha. The trio proceeded to the semi-finals along with Piccolo, who had choked his opponent out.
"What skill, she's stronger than Launch," Krillin said as Chi-Chi just defeated her opponent and advanced to the semi-finals as well. Chi-Chi turned and glared at Daisuke, who frowned and shook her head as Chi-Chi walked off.
"She does look familiar," Goku said, trying to put a name to that face.
"There are still two more fighters left to be chosen; who will they be?" Yamcha asked.
"I'm not worried," Krillin said. Meanwhile, a man wearing a pair of glasses, a baggy shirt, and ruffled pants ran out of the bathroom and into a wall before heading to the arena, but was stopped by an official.
"I'm sorry sir, you can't come in here unless you're a staff member or a participant," he told him.
"No wait, you don't understand!" the man tried to explain as he was being pushed out of the building.
"Number seventy please proceed to the stage or you will be disqualified," another official said.
"Wait, I'm right here! I had to go to the bathroom but I'm ready now," he said, rushing over and clambering onto the stage, making Krillin laugh.
"They must have made a mistake, this guy looks like someone's father."
"You've got to be kidding," the masked man thought.
"It's time to begin," the official said, and the man with glasses stopped stretching and approached Yajirobe. Bowing his head, he took a stance and made loud Kung-Fu noises.
"This is gonna be painful to watch," Krillin said before the man noticed his zipper was undone. Blushing, he began to fiddle with it as everyone laughed.
"Begin." The man charged the masked man.
"Okay, you asked for it old timer," he said throwing a punch, but at the last second the gangly man tripped and fell, avoiding the punch before lifting his head up and hitting the masked man in the jaw, knocking him out.
"Knockout! Number seventy proceeds to the semi-finals." Everyone watching the fight laughed.
"Oh man this guy is going to turn this into a comedy," Krillin said with a facepalm.
"Hello, and congratulations to all of the semi-finalists. Please come forward at this time," the announcer said, and Daisuke, Goku, Tien, Yamcha, Krillin, Piccolo, a still frowning Chi-Chi, and the man with glasses approached. "You will once again draw lots to determine the next round." The announcer began to explain the rules as the masked man stood and removed his mask to reveal Yajirobe.
"I can see the headlines now, Yajirobe defeated by a nerd. I'm glad I wore a mask. No one is that clumsy; who is Number Seventy?" he asked himself. The announcer held out two boxes with the numbers inside them.
"Now, just like before you will all draw lots," he said before looking at Goku and freaking out. "It can't be…it's impossible! I saw you die!"
"What?" Goku asked in confusion. "Oh, that. Sorry, I'm not dead or a spirit, I just came back to life again." He took a piece of number along with the other seven semi-finalists, and the announcer wrote down the names.
"Who is Junior?" Krillin asked, looking at the name.
"That would be Junior," the announcer said, pointing to Piccolo.
"You call him Junior?" Krillin asked as the announcer finished writing the names down.
"The first match will be Daisuke Motomiya against, uh…Anonymous," he said, and Daisuke looked at Chi-Chi who was still glaring at her. "The second match will be Yamcha against Junior, the third match will be Tien Shinhan against Son Goku, and the fourth match will be Hero versus Krillin."
"How is Chiaotzu doing?" Roshi asked Bulma and Launch.
"He's alright now, his's body is covered in bruises but nothing worse than that," Bulma answered.
"At last some good news," Roshi replied in relief as Goku, Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin ran over to them. "You've all done well, where is Daisuke?"
"Her match is first, she's going up against some strange girl who seems to have it out for her," Yamcha answered.
"Well we'd better not waste any more time if we want to get front row seats," Roshi said.
"All finalists please head to the main stadium," a voice said over a speaker.
"It's time," Yamcha said.
"Good luck, I'll be watching your fights. I can't wait to see how much you've all improved, but don't push yourselves too hard; you must know when to cut back," Roshi told the trio before they walked back to the stadium while the others headed to the arena.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience. The wait is over, we will now begin the twenty third world martial arts tournament," the announcer said as the crowd continued to make thunderous noise.
"Wow, great seats," Bulma said from the front row.
"Yeah, who needs tickets when you've got Launch?" Roshi asked as Launch, now with blonde hair, chuckled.
"The preliminary round began with seventy two contestants and once again we are down to eight, those few fighters that remain are truly the mightiest group of athletes in the world. Who will become our new champion? The first match will be the reigning and defending champion Daisuke Motomiya against the woman known as Anonymous."
"Good luck Daisuke," Goku said, and Daisuke nodded before kissing him on the cheek, making Chi-Chi snarl in anger. The two fighters walked on the arena floor, and the crowd cheered loudly for Daisuke.
"Enjoy their praise and adulation you thief," Chi-Chi growled, taking a stance.
"Alright I don't get what your problem is with me and Goku being together, but I promise you I will not hold back," Daisuke replied.
"Good, neither will I," Chi-Chi shouted.
The end of the chapter
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