A/N: I do not own DB/Z/GT/Super. I don't have much to say right now. I started this chapter right after finishing chapter 7. I wanted to keep some momentum going.

I spent most of my work night writing chapter 7 and planning how the WMAT would go. Basically, Chapters 9 through 17 will be focused around the tournament. I'm not sure how many chapters this story will have now, i used to say 10 chapters, but, I have to say, I have months before my wedding and I might go until then. Who knows, maybe I'll have time for another story.

Anyway, enjoy, read and review.

Chapter 8: Training/Reunion

Sharpener was breathing heavily as he sparred with his new martial arts master. They had been at it for an hour, and even though Sharpener's breathing was labored, the short man was barely sweating.

"Good, you've improved in the past few weeks." the man said proudly as he bowed to Sharpener, telling him it was break time. "Now that you've learned how to use your ki to improve your stamina, maybe now I can show you other uses for ki."

Sharpener bowed, "Yes, Master Krillin." Sharpener said respectfully as Krillin smacked himself incredulously.

"Kid, it's been 3 weeks. I've told you that you don't have to be so formal. Just call me Krillin." Krillin said with an exasperated tone as Sharpener rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

They were on the outskirts of Satan City as they trained. In the distance, 18 and Erasa sat at a table talking and watching the two men train for the tournament.

Four weeks ago, right after being told that Gohan was entering the tournament, Sharpener decided he needed to take two months off of school to train. After training intensely for a week, he hardly noticed any change and had become incredibly frustrated.

-3 Weeks ago-

Sharpener sat across the table from Erasa in the food court at the Satan City Mall, eating horribly as the blonde girl stared with concern."Arent you training for the tournament? That food can't be good for your body." Erasa asked as Sharpener blushed and looked up nervously.

"Uh, I'm carbo-loading?" He said more as a question than informatively. He sighed sadly and slouched down in his chair, "Who am I kidding? I felt Gohan's strength. I don't stand a chance, I might as well not even enter the tournament." he said sadly as he was about to start digging into his food only for Erasa to swipe his fork from him.

She slammed a hand on the table and glared at him, "That is not the Sharpener I know! We both know that if you put in the effort, you can do anything you want! It's the reason why I, we love you as a friend!" Erasa exclaimed with annoyance and a slight blush.

She sat down and smirked, "If you want, I'm sure Gohan wouldn't mind letting you train with his dad's old friend." Erasa said as Sharpener scoffed at it. "His name is Krillin, he fought in three tournaments and will be entering this one as well." Erasa retorted to the blonde boy's scoff.

Sharpener's eyes widened a little, he had heard about Krillin's feats in the previous tournaments but had never thought he'd get to meet him, let alone train under him. "Would you really do that Erasa?" Sharpener asked sincerely as he slid his food away from him.

"Pfft, would I do that?" Erasa replied sarcastically as Sharpener pulled her in for a happy hug, causing Erasa to blush lightly as she reciprocated the hug.

-Present-

Sharpener worked on manifesting the ki as a ball as Krillin watched over his student. He couldn't help but swell with pride seeing Sharpener improve so quickly in such a short amount of time. He also knew the kid had no shot fighting against Gohan, but damn if he wouldnt give him a decent challenge.

Sharpener created a decent sized Ki ball and watched in amazement as he felt the heat emanating from it. "It-it's real? This can't be- but Mr. Satan said..." Sharpener stammered as Krillin chuckled.

"Just because he doesn't understand or can't do something doesnt mean it's fake. Besides, he knows it's real too. But we thought it'd be safer if everyone thought it wasn't real. Could you imagine a band of robbers learning to use such destructive power?" Krillin explained as Sharpener thought about it, nodding lightly in understanding.

"How does he know they aren't tricks?" Sharpener asked as he let the ki ball dissipate.

"Well for one, He was at the Cell Games, he saw it firsthand. Secondly, Videl has been able to control her ki most of her life." Krillin said as Sharpener furrowed his brow.

"She could?" he asked as he stroked his chin in thought, "Why wouldnt she tell me? I've been friends with her most of my life." He asked himself, feeling slightly hurt that his friend wouldnt tell him about this stuff.

"Hey, don't feel bad. I'm sure she had a good reason. Now let's get back to it." Krillin said comfortingly as he tossed Sharpener a Senzu so they can continue their training.

Sharpener ate it, then nodded as he dropped into a stance. 'It doesn't change a thing. I'm still going to win Videl's heart from Gohan.' he thought as he lunged at Krillin with his knee forward.

Celero woke up to familiar surroundings. He was back in Capsule Corp. He stood from his bed and walked to the door, only to find it locked. He smirked, as he tried to power up and blast out, only for his power to tap out.

"What the hell?" He asked aloud as he noticed high tech cuffs on his wrists. "What are these?" He asked as he wrapped his fingers around to try and pull it off.

"Sorry about those, but Vegeta was saying you were threatening him. This is for everyone's safety." A voice said from above, recognizing it as Bulma's voice.

"So the King is scared huh? He should be! I promised his ancestor I would annihilate his bloodline!" Celero stated angrily as he pounded on the door.

Bulma sighed, "Can you see why I'd put the ki dampeners on you?" She asked as Celero continued pounding on the door. "Stop trying! Even if you didnt have ki dampeners on, I made the door out of a strong enough metal to keep Saiyans inside. It seems we need to have a talk!" Bulma shouted angrily as Celero slammed one last time on the door.

"No!" He yelled at the speaker and the camera next to it, "I refuse to talk to anyone who would consort with that man! None of his friends, none of his family! The only way this ends is his severed head in my hands!" Celero screamed as he pounded the door for emphasis.

It opened up to reveal a tall muscular teenager and a short haired girl with blue eyes and an annoyed scowl adorning her face. Celero's resolve was unfazed by the girl's scowl, "Uncle Celero, long time no see." Videl said as she turned on her heel and motioned for him to follow her.

Celero glared at the tall boy who had a nervous smile on his face as he passed by him. The trio walked the halls to Bulma's lab where she had been communicating with him through the intercom. Next to Bulma was a lavender haired boy, around the age of 8.

Celero was face to face with Videl again, "Dil, I do want to apologize to you." He said softly as Videl's glare deepened.

"I forgive you not coming for me the first time, Gohan explained your prison to me. But you were on a ship, looking down at me, and the ship still took off. Explain." Videl ordered as Celero winced slightly at the harsh tone. "And don't try and play it off like you didn't recognize me. I saw it in your eyes."

"I didnt have enough time to stop the take off procedure, I would have stayed if I knew you were here?" Celero said more as a question than an explanation.

Videl glared for a solid minute without saying a word, Gohan took this opportunity to step forward, "There are slightly more pressing matters now. Maybe we can change the subject." Gohan said getting between his mate and her uncle.

Celero just scowled at the boy, "I am only willing to talk with Dil! You neglected to tell me a descendant of that bastard Vegeta lived on Earth!" Celero spat venomously at the teenaged demi-saiyan.

"So what if I do?" A rough voice said from the far wall. Vegeta made his presence known to the ancient Saiyan. At the sight of Vegeta, Celero began to seethe with anger, attempting to raise his power, only for the ki dampener to stop it. Vegeta got right in Celero's face and inspected him. He stepped back and turned towards Bulma, "I don't have time for this fool. I have a fight to prepare for, if you need me, you know where I'll be."

Vegeta began to make his way out of the room as Celero continued to glare a hole in the back of his head.

Bulma turned to Gohan and Videl, "You two have to train as well, right?" she asked as the couple nodded.

"We do, but I dont know how I should feel leaving him alone with you. He doesnt seem to like you after all." Gohan said with concern as Bulma waved him off.

"Don't worry about that, I have Trunks here to help. Not to mention, a special bodyguard." Bulma said with a wink.

"Oh yeah! Piccolo mentioned something about you having a surprise contestant to fight in the tournament. Who is it?" Videl asked excitedly as her tail twitched at the prospect of fighting someone new.

Bulma gave a small smirk, "Wouldn't you like to know. Now get out of here, I know Goku will want a proper fight from both of you." she said as she pushed them out the door.

She sat back down across from Celero who was still glaring at anyone who had anything to do with Vegeta.

The tension was palpable as Trunks was off on the distance, doing solo training. "How could you knowingly mate with a genocidal bloodline like his?" Celero asked with venom still in his voice, breaking the tension.

Bulma set her tools down and looked him dead in the eye, "I have never cared, about the actions of his family or his race. Vegeta may have done bad in his own personal past, but that wasn't much his choice. Despite whatever resemblance you see, Vegeta is not his ancestor." Bulma argued as Celero scoffed at that. Bulma's eyes narrowed, "Should I judge you based on the sins of your father?"

Celero stood up and leaned over her workbench, "My father never killed anyone who didn't deserve it." He said lowly and dangerously, but Bulma wasnt intimidated.

"But he still killed people? Didn't he?" She asked as he narrowed his glare at her, "You can justify it all you want. Maybe they deserved it, maybe he personally thought they deserved it. I don't know your father, or the kind of man he was, but you just admitted that he killed people. Not much high ground to stand on there." Bulma said as she returned to her work.

Celero had gotten angry at this and swung his fist forward in her direction, only to get caught by a large hand from under a sheet. The sheet fell as a large man sat up and looked at him neutrally. "Don't do that please." the man said in a mechanical voice as he let go of Celero.

Celero sat back down and observed the giant man for a second, before leaning his head back, "Regardless of what my father was responsible for, your mate and his family is responsible for the destruction of most other saiyans." Celero said calmly for the first time since he had woken up, as Bulma frowned at that statement.

Gohan flipped over Videl's punch as he landed a kick to the back of her head, sending her a short distance before she caught herself and lunged at him. She grabbed him by the arm with one hand and pulled him into her, smashing her other elbow into his chest.

The split second he was limp she grabbed his arm with both hands and flung him into the air and charged up a barrage of ki blasts.

When the dust settled, Gohan wasn't in sight, "I'm not falling for that again Gohan!" She exclaimed, turning on heel and throwing a punch behind her only for her fist to go through an afterimage left by Gohan.

"Ah, crap." She said annoyed as she felt an elbow to her back, knocking her over into the ground.

She laid face down in the mud for a second before flipping around and out of breath. Gohan squatted beside her and looked her up and down, "Of course you wouldn't fall for it twice. I knew that." he joked as Videl shot a glare at the demi-saiyan.

He smiled cheekily, causing her own smile to break out. She reached up and pulled him down to her and sank her tongue deep into his mouth as they kissed passionately.

They came up for breath for a second and before Gohan could go in for another kiss, he felt a hard pain in his stomach. Videl kneed him and flipped him over onto his back, and got on top of him with a content smirk, "And I knew you would fall for that," she said as she got closer to whisper in his ear, "Every. Single. Time." she said seductively as he went a little red in the face.

He propped himself up on his elbows, "To be fair, you know youre my weakness. If we end up fighting in the tournament, you can't do that. It just wouldn't be fair." Gohan pouted as Videl smiled and leaned forward.

"Aww, I'm sorry Gohan, maybe I can make it up to you." She said mockingly before grabbing both sides of his face and kissed him passionately again as he wrapped his arms around her, the couple falling backwards lightly as Gohan's back hit the ground.

She removed herself from him for a second as he growled animalistically, she smirked before removing her gi top. "Come and get me monkey boy!" she said with a challenge in her tone as he lunged forward, pinning her underneath him.

A small boy with unruly hair, wearing an orange gi landed in front of Capsule Corp. Just as he pressed the button for his code, the door opened revealing his lavender haired friend.

"Trunks!" He said excitedly as he lunged at the older boy, knocking him over.

Trunks returned his greeting with a punch to the face, knocking the boy off him. "You gotta warn me before you do that Goten!" He exclaimed as the boy rubbed his cheek lightly.

"Sorry Trunks, I'm just excited that my mom is letting me train with you for the tournament!" Goten said with a laugh.

Trunks gave a determined smirk and a thumbs up, "Same here! My mom even made us our own gravity chamber to train in because dad doesnt want us getting in his way." Trunks exclaimed as he began running to the chamber, with Goten in tow.

The two boys stepped into the chamber. "Woah! I think it might be bigger than my dad's!" Trunks exclaimed as Goten ran up to the center console. Trunks walked up next to him and looked at it.

"How high do you think it goes?" Goten asked as Trunks smirked deviously.

"Only one way to find out!" Trunks said, as he twisted the knob all the way around until the display read '999'

The machine whirred to life as the two kids stepped back nervously. Another number popped up next to the '999' as the gravity gradually increased.

"My mom must have put it in as a failsafe in case we turn it up too high." Trunks thought out loud logically as he began to wonder how much his dad could handle nowadays.

Before they had a chance to stop it, the gravity had hit '150' and the two Demi-saiyans could certainly feel it.

"Tru-unks! We have to stop it!" Goten whined as Trunks struggled to stay on his feet. He began moving as quickly as he could towards the center console.

They hadnt stepped too far away, so he managed to get to it before the gravity reached '200', he twisted the knob to set the final setting down to '150'.

The gravity lowered and they breathed easy for a minute, "This should be a good warm up. If it gets too difficult, we can always go Super." Trunks said as he faced Goten who was back on his feet, but wobbling back and forth, trying to maintain his balance.

Mirroring his father's signature smirk, he slowly moved towards Goten, "You have Five minutes to get used to the gravity before I get over there and beat your butt." Trunks said confidently as he moved.

Goten looked at his friend and smirked, "You got it Trunks!" Goten exclaimed as he managed to gain balance and stood still for a second with his eyes closed.

5 Minutes had passed and Trunks finally reached Goten who made no effort to move at all. He cocked his fist back and threw a punch square to the younger boys jaw.

Before he made contact though, Goten's eyes shot open, the teal of a Super Saiyan in them and ducked underneath the punch and countered with an uppercut, knocking Trunks on his butt.

"No fair! I didn't say you could go Super Saiyan!" Trunks whined as he rubbed his chin painfully. He looked over at Goten who still had teal eyes but his hair wasn't sticking up or golden

"I didn't go Super Saiyan!" Goten responded annoyed at the accusation, "Big brother taught me how to meditate and I learned how to gradually increase my power without going full Super Saiyan!" Goten said proudly as Trunks stood up.

"That's AWESOME! Can you show me? He asked excitedly as he grabbed his friend's shoulders and shook him back and forth.

Goten just laughed and smiled, "Sure! Sounds fun!" he exclaimed as he instructed Trunks on what to do.

On an Iceberg in the Antarctic, two figures stood facing off against each other. One man was regular build but seemed half mechanical. A helmet that covered his eyes with a ponytail sticking out from underneath. Robotic limbs extended from the sleeves of his pink changshan.

Across from him was a large man with short brown hair and very bulky muscles stood in a defensive stance.

"Again!" The man in the helmet ordered as the large man rushed him and shot a large ki blast at him. The mechanical man deflected it easily and turned around to catch a punch from the large man.

He tossed the larger man like it was nothing and dislodged one of his hands, revealing a barrel of some sort aimed at the large man.

"DODON RAY! FIRE!" he yelled as a large ki blast escaped the barrel and engulfed the larger man. The smoke cleared and the big man was floating in the air with his arms in front of his face.

"Hmm, good work Spopovitch." The mechanical man praised loud enough for Spopovitch to hear.

He landed near the smaller man, "Thank You Master Tao!" he said as he bowed, only to receive a chop to the back of his neck.

"I didnt say we were done." Tao said angrily as Spopovitch painfully stood up from the ground. "Do not show weakness. I was impressed by your block, but we were not done sparring! Now stand!" Tao ordered as Spopovitch rose to his feet.

"Sorry Master." He said as Tao ran his elbow into the big man's stomach.

"Apologizing is for the weak! We only have a few more weeks until that tournament! I'm determined to take that prize from that oaf Satan!" Tao disciplined his student as the two continued sparring.

-Reunions-

The Z Fighters walked through the streets of Papaya Island as the fair that surrounded the tournament went on. Trunks and Goten went up to every stall they could, looking at all the prizes for the carnival games.

Celero stayed towards the back with Piccolo who he still had a modicum of respect for, he just wanted to keep his distance from Vegeta since he still had the ki dampeners on.

They decided to stop for a quick bite before registering since they knew they had time. As the Saiyans dug into their food, a hand fell on Gohan's shoulder.

Gohan looked up to find a teenager with short blonde hair, wearing an orange, turtle school gi, smirking confidently at him, "Sharpener? Is that you?" Gohan asked with a full mouth as Sharpener nodded.

"Yep! Large and in Charge!" He exclaimed as he walked up to Krillin and 18, bowing respectfully.

Gohan smiled, "So, Erasa took you to see Krillin, huh?" he asked as Erasa sat down next to Videl and smiled.

Sharpener turned to him and nodded, "Yeah, and let's just say it was enlightening, to say the least." Sharpener sat down across from him and raised his hand out with determination. "I want to say, this isnt about Videl anymore. I want to fight you to the best of my abilities now. So don't hold back now!" Sharpener requested as Gohan set his plate down and nodded and grabbed his hand.

Sharpener joined their group and they all sat and laughed for a little while. A pair of shadows suddenly cascaded across them as they looked and saw Mercenary Tao and Spopovitch enter the café.

"I thought I heard the laughter of you pathetic losers." Tao declared with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

Videl, Erasa and Sharpener were confused as the rest of the Z Fighters glared at Tao. "You've gotta be kidding me! Youre entering?" Krillin exclaimed as Tao smiled deviously.

"What's the matter? Are you scared to fight me?" Tao taunted as Krillon rolled his eyes.

"Not in the least! Tien Shinhan outclassed you last time we faced you, and we're all much stronger now!" Krillin declared as Tao glanced across faces at the table.

"And where exactly is Tien Shinhan?" he asked as he continued his search, "For that matter, where's Goku?" he asked curiously as he stepped backwards, slightly nervous.

"Goku is not here." a mechanical voice said from behind the duo.

"Sixteen?" Gohan said happily as he stood and looked to see the large red-headed Android. He bolted towards him and looked up with a smile. "It is you!" Gohan said as happy tears formed in his eyes.

The Android smiled at him, "Thank You for protecting the birds Gohan" He said as he placed a hand on the boys shoulder.

Tao glared furiously at the new arrival, taking attention from him. Before he could say anything though the Android looked at him with the same soft smile. "Goku is now here." He said as Tao looked at him confused, wondering why he was being told that.

He turned slightly and came face to face with Goku, "Well heya Tao! Good to see you. Despite our differences, I'm glad youre alright." Goku said happily as Tao turned on his heel and walked quickly out of the cafe with Spopovitch in tow.

Goku turned to the rest of the group and smiled, "Hey Everybody! I'm back!" He exclaimed as Krillin, Chi-chi, Gohan and Yamcha all jumped at him in a dog pile.

Chi chi walked Goten forward and smiled at Goku, "Woah, it's a little me!" He exclaimed as Chi-chi nudged the shy boy.

"It's Okay Goten, that's your daddy." Chi-chi said kindly as Goten's eyes started watering ans he tackled Goku himself.

Goku stood up tall with Goten in his arms. All the Z Fighters, save Vegeta, smiled at the father-son display. "I'm sorry I wasn't around buddy. Hopefully I can make it up to you somehow." Goku said quietly as he held his second born son for the first time.

They walked through the streets towards the registration table. Goku and Vegeta raced to fill out the registration forms, already getting competitive with each other.

Celero noticed this, "Wait, youre actually entering the tournament?" Celero asked incredulously as Vegeta smirked.

"Of course, I won't miss an opportunity to beat this clown" Vegeta gestured towards Goku as he shot him a confident stare.

"Whatever you say Vegeta. I think we all know who's going to win at the end of the day." Goku retorted as Vegeta shot him with a scowl.

They were broken out of it by the slamming of a clipboard. "I'm here to fight you then! I'll obey whatever rule needed, but I won't pass up this chance either!" Celero declared scowling at Vegeta, who shot him a smirk.

"Very well then." He turned to Bulma, "Woman, take off his ki dampeners." Vegeta ordered as Bulma glared.

"Are you crazy! He wants to kill you!" Bulma exclaimed as Vegeta smiled.

"That's what will make it fun. I can't fight against a man with no power, let alone a Saiyan." Vegeta explained as he turned back to face Celero, "It certainly wouldn't be honorable."

Bulma walked up and removed the ki dampeners from Celero's wrists. His ki shot up quickly as he powered himself up.

The rest of the fighters signed in and made their way to the fighter waiting room, as the rest of the group made their way to the stands, except Piccolo, who opted to watch the tournament from the roof of the fighter's waiting room.

End Chapter

Well first of all, I think I'm going to change the rating to M. I keep putting suggestive situations between Videl and Gohan, I'd rather not get flagged for improper rating.

The tournament begins next chapter. I'm going to put the round one fights up below. I already have a plan for the tournament, so I'm not taking suggestions on who should win what fight.

If youre surprised that I decided to put Tao and Spopovitch in, instead of Piccolo. Yamu won't be in either. I just couldn't think of other fighters. There will be no Majin Buu, or Babidi, Spopovitch just wants revenge on Mr. Satan for the 24th WMAT, and Tao wants money and to humiliate Satan.

I also wanted Android 16 back, I figured, Bulma could repair him, but it would take a long time. 7 years, is a long time.

Different from the canon, I took out 6 fighters from the original 25th WMAT. Those 6 were; Shin, Kibito, Piccolo, Jewel, Yamu and technically Mr. Satan.

I replaced those 6 with; Sharpener, Tao, Celero, Goten, Trunks, and Android 16.

As I explained before, The way this tournament will work is they are fighting round by round for the number 1 spot, and the number 1 fighter of the 16 finalists will fight Mr. Satan.

Round 1:

Krillin Vs Pintar

Videl Vs Spopovitch

Gohan Vs Sharpener

Goten Vs Trunks

Killa Vs Tao

18 Vs Celero

16 Vs Mighty Mask(Not Goten and Trunks)

Goku Vs Vegeta

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