And then they were back at it, attacking, parrying each other's blows, all in such fast motion that the Budokai Announcer was having a bit of trouble keeping up.
"Goku--no, wait, Broli kicks, and Goku blocks, he's already counterattacking, wait, Broli already blocked it--"
***
The crowd watched, openmouthed. This would be a fight to remember.
***
The sidelines.
The production manager was adrift in his own little dreamland, trying to envision how many zeni he would make from the selling of the tapes of this Budokai.
*If the rest of the fights are as good as these, I can retire.*
He lovingly patted one of the new-fangled cameras that had been developed since the Cell Games.
***
As if the fight wasn't interesting enough, the two warriors soon decided to add another dimension to it.
The third.
Their battle had now taken them into the air.
To the Budokai Announcer, and to the others capable of watching it, it was a beautiful aerial ballet.
To Goku and Broli, it was a knock-down, drag-out, bloody fight to the last Saiyan standing.
***
Broli performed a somersault kick in mid-air. Goku dodged it, zipped behind Broli, and grabbed him in a chokehold. He made sure that his arms crossed his those of his opponent, and used his legs to prevent Broli's legs from being able to move.
Goku had him. It wouldn't be too much longer now, before Broli would run out of air and pass out. Then he noticed something.
Broli had opened his palms. Suddenly, a ring of green energy appeared in each hand. A moment later, they had turned into green energy spheres.
Boom.
Broli had detonated them in his hands. The resulting shockwave had loosened Goku's grip just enough for the other Saiyan to break free, grab his head, and rush to the ground.
***
Goten grimaced. "C'mon Dad! You can do it!"
***
Gohan sat up.
***
Broli approached the ground, a grin on his face. He would slam his opponent into the ground, knocking him out.
When he felt something in his mid-section.
He swivelled his head just in time to see Goku thrust out his legs into Broli's stomach. The resulting leverage was enough to tip the two of them over.
Which meant that instead of *Goku* hitting the ground--
Smack.
Broli slammed into the ring, hard, as Goku freed himself from his grip, flipped in midair several times, and landed on his feet a yard or so away.
***
"Woo-hoo!" yelled Goten happily. "I knew you could do it!"
***
Gohan breathed a sigh of relief, and settled back down. Videl rubbed her hands, as if she was eager for something.
"You OK?" Gohan asked.
"Fine, honey," she said with a rather Vegeta-like grin on her face. "I just want to see my father-in-law beat up your father-in-law." They chuckled.
***
"One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten! Broli is counted out...winner, SON GOKU!"
The stadium filled with applause and cheers.
***
*Not bad, Kakarot, not bad,* thought Vegeta. *But you have not yet fought the King.* He smirked.
***
"Well," said the Budokai Announcer, "Wasn't that a great fight! We'll be taking a five minute break to clean off the ring, then the next fight can begin!"
Broli stumbled to his feet to see Goku extend a helping hand. He shook his head, and continued by himself.
"That was one heck of a fight. You almost had me there at the end," said Goku, following alongside.
"Thank you, old chap, but almost was not enough. You showed yourself to be the superior fighter--this time. Next time the outcome will be different."
Goku simply grinned.
"Goku--no, wait, Broli kicks, and Goku blocks, he's already counterattacking, wait, Broli already blocked it--"
***
The crowd watched, openmouthed. This would be a fight to remember.
***
The sidelines.
The production manager was adrift in his own little dreamland, trying to envision how many zeni he would make from the selling of the tapes of this Budokai.
*If the rest of the fights are as good as these, I can retire.*
He lovingly patted one of the new-fangled cameras that had been developed since the Cell Games.
***
As if the fight wasn't interesting enough, the two warriors soon decided to add another dimension to it.
The third.
Their battle had now taken them into the air.
To the Budokai Announcer, and to the others capable of watching it, it was a beautiful aerial ballet.
To Goku and Broli, it was a knock-down, drag-out, bloody fight to the last Saiyan standing.
***
Broli performed a somersault kick in mid-air. Goku dodged it, zipped behind Broli, and grabbed him in a chokehold. He made sure that his arms crossed his those of his opponent, and used his legs to prevent Broli's legs from being able to move.
Goku had him. It wouldn't be too much longer now, before Broli would run out of air and pass out. Then he noticed something.
Broli had opened his palms. Suddenly, a ring of green energy appeared in each hand. A moment later, they had turned into green energy spheres.
Boom.
Broli had detonated them in his hands. The resulting shockwave had loosened Goku's grip just enough for the other Saiyan to break free, grab his head, and rush to the ground.
***
Goten grimaced. "C'mon Dad! You can do it!"
***
Gohan sat up.
***
Broli approached the ground, a grin on his face. He would slam his opponent into the ground, knocking him out.
When he felt something in his mid-section.
He swivelled his head just in time to see Goku thrust out his legs into Broli's stomach. The resulting leverage was enough to tip the two of them over.
Which meant that instead of *Goku* hitting the ground--
Smack.
Broli slammed into the ring, hard, as Goku freed himself from his grip, flipped in midair several times, and landed on his feet a yard or so away.
***
"Woo-hoo!" yelled Goten happily. "I knew you could do it!"
***
Gohan breathed a sigh of relief, and settled back down. Videl rubbed her hands, as if she was eager for something.
"You OK?" Gohan asked.
"Fine, honey," she said with a rather Vegeta-like grin on her face. "I just want to see my father-in-law beat up your father-in-law." They chuckled.
***
"One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten! Broli is counted out...winner, SON GOKU!"
The stadium filled with applause and cheers.
***
*Not bad, Kakarot, not bad,* thought Vegeta. *But you have not yet fought the King.* He smirked.
***
"Well," said the Budokai Announcer, "Wasn't that a great fight! We'll be taking a five minute break to clean off the ring, then the next fight can begin!"
Broli stumbled to his feet to see Goku extend a helping hand. He shook his head, and continued by himself.
"That was one heck of a fight. You almost had me there at the end," said Goku, following alongside.
"Thank you, old chap, but almost was not enough. You showed yourself to be the superior fighter--this time. Next time the outcome will be different."
Goku simply grinned.
