Battle Rhapsody: Chapter 3

(All characters except the ones I made up are from DBZ, in other words don't sue me. I'm just writing a fanfic here. *Danger! Danger Will Robinson! Major Buu Saga Spoliers ahead! You have been warned.*)

Pan Stared absently at the approaching figure. She couldn't believe this was going to be her final battle, her true test of strength. She couldn't believe that she was going to have to fight a fighter of this magnitude for the champion. And she couldn't believe....
THAT THEY ACTUALLY LET A GEEK LIKE THIS PARTICIPATE!!.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm very proud to present, Dan Satan!!" the annoucer yelled as a boy who looked about Pan's age jumped into the air. As he landed on the elevated arena he immediately did a bunch of somersaults before getting back on his feet and punching the air, posing ridiculously.
Pan finally had a chance to see her last opponent, and frankly, she was uimpressed. He had brown hair that was long and tied into a small ponytail. Though the more outlandish things about him were the bright pink, salmon like gi he had on. Along with the goofy smile he wore on his face.
"Feel my wrath!" he yelled out as he stood there proudly. The entire stadium was totally silent as they witnessed this surprise opponent grace the field. Though the silence was broken when a single hand clapping could be heard.

Mr. Satan jumped up and down clapping as he surveyed his "son" in the stadium. In a quick movement he grabbed the mic away from the annoucer.
"All right! Now its time for you to see some real fighting. I found this kid one day during one of my many great battles. And after seeing his astounding fighting abilities I trained him. And now, I would say he is almost power equal to me. So much so I have made him my honorary son!" Satan yelled out excitedly. He waited for the stadium to start cheering for him. Though after waiting a couple of seconds all he heard were crickets.
"Uh....and he's going to kick some butt!" Satan suddenly yelled. This caused the entire stadium to erupt in cheers.

Chichi, Bulma, and Jade looked around the stadium trying to figure something out.
"Why is everyone cheering?" Jade asked dumbly.
"Because they really like that Satan guy I guess." Bulma amswered simply.
"Or maybe its because they all thrive on a egotistical, flamboyant, idiotic system that traps young men's minds like my poor family!" Chichi suddenly blurted standing up.
"Or it could be because they're all idiots...." Marron chimed in, though quickly went back to reading her book. The three women just stared at her for a moment. Then they all nodded in unison, deciding that that answer was the correct one. After which they proceeded to sit back down to watch what would happen next.

"Hey Friezy! Friezy!!!" Bra yelled into Frieza's ear, trying to get his attention.
"What!? What!?" he exclaimed, looking up from his sulking.
"Who's that guy that Pan is fighting Friezy?" she asked, pointing at Dan.
"Dunno..." he simply replied as he looked at him.
"Seems to be a moron to me." Bra exclaimed.
"Probably" he replied with a slight laugh, though he directly went back to his sulking. "......I can't believe I lost...." he mumbled once again under his breath.
"Oh are you still on that. It was just bad luck. Besides now you're black instead of purple, doesn't that make it worthwhile?" she asked, sorta acting like a ditz. He stared at her for a moment, then actually realized she was right, he had gained a new power level because of that fight.
He perked up suddenly realized something. He had become stronger since that last battle with Pan. Much stronger. And he was starting to realize he could become even stronger, faster. He could be the most powerful being on this planet. And he knew how, all he he had to do was.....
"Friezy!!!!!!"
"What?! What?!" he yelled, his thoughts interrupted.
"The fights starting." she replied simply, turning back to the arena.
"Huh? What? Argh! I lost my train of thought.....couldn't you of just...."
"Shhhhhhh!!! Its starting" she hissed, covering her lips with her finger. He just stared at her in a moment in disbelief. He then tried to remember what he was just thinking about, but realized that he had forgotten.
"Just shoot me..." he grumbled to himself as he turned back towards the arena.

"Alright Ladies and Gentlemen its time for the championship match for the junior division of this year's Budokai Tournament. The match will be between our champion Dan and his challenger Pan!" the annoucer yelled. And once again Satan grabbed the mic away from him.
"And you punks better watch closely at home. Cuz Dan is going to show you how to become a true master of martial arts." he yelled. The annoucer pushed Satan aside once again.
"Let the match begin!"

Pan stood a short distance away from Dan, completely unimpressed by him.
"So you gonna attack tough guy?" she asked mockingly. Dan just gave her a goofy smile in return. The way he figured it, this female's lack of interest in the fight only showed that she was unskilled in the ways of martial arts.
"You will soon learn the true terror of my Saiko Style martial arts." he said with an evil tone. Though it actually came out as more stupid sounding then evil, but he would never admit that. Suddenly he brang his hands back to his sides, as he seemed to be charging up some kind of ki blast.
Pan suddenly panicked realizing this guy wasn't all talk after all. She dropped into a defensive position ready to either block or dodge the attack.
Suddenly in a burst of energy Dan thrust his hands forward.
"GADOKEN!" he yelled as a ki blast went flying towards Pan. Pan on the other hand was completely taken by surprise by the power that was displayed by the blast. It was unbelievable. Not even Goku could show this amount of power in his blasts. Since not even Goku could fire a blast.....this incredibly weak!
Moments after the ki ball had left his hand it travelled a good two inches before fizzling out into the air. Even in light of this, Dan kept that same goofy smile on his face.
"So are you duelly impressed by my power. No other fighter I have ever met has ever been able to create such energy attacks." he beamed, waiting for her to applaud him with awe.

Pan just stared at him in reply. She didn't know how to react to such a pitiful attack. Though her stare quickly turned to a grin as realized she at least wanted him to think of her as an opponent. In a quick movement she charged at Dan, hitting him square in the face with the weakest punch she could muster. Dan fell back quite a few feet from the force of the punch. He held his hand to his face yellling out in pain. Though little by little his yelling quickly turned to laughter, as that same stupid smile once again spread across his face.
"Hahahaha! For a woman to use such a powerful attack must mean that you have used up all your strength. Now I will show you my true power!" he yelled.
Pan just stood there with her arms crossed.
"Alright pink boy, give me your best shot. I won't even dodge it." she replied with a smirk. Dan just snickered to himself.
"Foolish woman. For now I will show you a true energy blast!" he mused to himself as he continued to snicker. Pan just stood there shaking her head as she watched Dan close his eyes in concentration.

"Whats this? Dan has seemed to enter a zen like trance as he prepares to deal his ultimate energy ball!" the annoucer yelled, putting a little more excitement into his voice then needed.
Satan just stood next to him, his arms crossed and a smirk on his face as he prepared to watch the audience be baffled by this boy's extreme power.

"What do you think he's going to do?" Jade asked no one in particular.
"I think he's powering up for some kind of mega blast. Sorta like a Kamehameha I guess." Bulma replied, giving her best guess. Chichi was just to busy growling to care.
"What are you doing Pan! Don't just stand there! Kick his butt while his defense is down!" Chichi yelled jumping up from her seat. Bulma and Jade just stared at her for a moment, causing Chichi to blush lightly and sit back down in her seat. Though the calm didn't last long as Bulma suddenly stood up as well, a gleam evident in her eyes.
"Hey! I got ten bucks saying that the attack won't even scratch Pan!" she blurted out. And just like clockwork, some of the more idiotic of Satan's followers ((Hey has anyone ever thought how strange that sounds)) started to yell out that they would take that bet.
Bulma looked around.
"Anymore takers?" she asked loudly. Suddenly she felt someone tapping her shoulder. She turned to see Marron holding a ten dollar bill in her face.
"10 dollars saying it won't even scratch her." she said calmly, then went back to reading her book after Bulma had taken the money from her. Though this time she had a small smile curling her lips.
"Alright then! Go Pan!" she yelled, sitting back down. Now it was Chichi and Jade's turn to just stare at her in surprise.

Dan looked up at the bleachers from the corner of his eye.
"Heh. They're so sure I'm going to win that they're already betting on me." he said to himself, starting to snicker again.
Pan watched impatiently as something finally started to happen. A purple light was now forming in between Dan's hands. He opened his eyes suddenly to glare at her.
"Prepare yourself! SUPER GADOKEN!" he yelled as purple fireball hurtled from his hands and heading straight for Pan. Pan's eyes went wide as she realized that this one wasn't fizzling out. It was going to actually hit her.

She closed her eyes as she prepared to feel the force of the blast. She braced her body, ready to take on any power Dan's blast might deliver. All she could think about was preparing her mind to deal with the pain blocking such a blast would cause. This time she would be showing just how strong she was.
She stood there, prepared. She was ready. Yes, she was so ready. So very ready. Anytime now she would be showing her true ability to withstand any attack. Soon she would show them all. Uh huh, anytime now, she'll be showing them all. Soon...real soon.
She opened her eyes realizing it had been over a minute now and still....nothing. She put her arms down to see Dan still standing there with that stupid grin on his face. And heading straight for her, a small purple ki blast.
The odd thing was that the ki blast was taking its own sweet time getting to her. It currently was moving at a snails pace, and she could easily side step it, or even walk right behind it. Though instead she stood there, waiting for it to cross the last few inches it would have to cross to reach her.

When it finally reached arms distance she just simply reached out her arm. And with a quick movement of her fingers, flicked it back at him. Dan's eyes went wide as he realized she had somehow deflected his mega blast.
"How did she.....Oh no, only have a moment to move! Now less! Now none!"
He gasped as the attack came hurtling back at him, hitting him square in the chest. He stumbled back, his hands clutching his chest. As he stumbled back towards the edge, he slowly went into a dramatic death scene.
"Oh...the horror. Defeated by my own attack. Oh cruel world. Oh father I have failed you! Right when you needed me most I couldnt' be there for you. My family back home. They can't be fed now. The war will continue now that I have failed. The world has no future now that....."
"Oh just die!" Pan yelled and violently kicked him, sending him sprawling on the dirt outside the ring.

Satan looked around stunned, not believing his eyes. His son, his ultimate fighter, had just lost the tournament.
"Uh...it seems that Pan has won the fight. And is the champion of this years Budokai" the annoucer said sorta shakily, still a little off centered by such a simple win.
"The champion Dan Satan has...."
"Dan who!?" Satan suddenly broke in.
"Dan....Satan, your son remember?" the annoucer asked shakily.
"I do not remember having a son. That kid...that kid I just found when I was bored one day. He has no ties with me whatsoever." Satan said with a slight nervous laugh.
"I don't even know how he even got here. I mean how could he possibly be almost as powerful as me? I'm the ultimate power in the universe!" he yelled, regaining his lost pride.
"Uh....right. Dan, has lost the fight. Meaning as I said before, Pan is the junior division Budokai champion!" he yelled, regainng his professionalism.

Pan jumped up and down, not caring that she had an easy win. All she cared about was that she won. Though her joy was short lived as she felt herself being dragged out of the arena.
"What? Who?" she asked, looking around.
"Shhhhhhh!" Frieza shushed her, dragging her over to the sidelines. She regained her composure and looked at him.
"What's your problem? Still sulking because of your defeat Friezy?" she asked mockingly. He grumbled a little at the remark, but quickly got serious again.
"Nooooo. I came here to offer you a proposition." he said with a smirk.
"A proposition?" she asked back..
"Yes. What would you say if I told you that not only could you win the junior competition. But the senior competition as well." he said with a smirk. Pan was now starting to get interested.
"I'd say I'm very interested. But you know as well as I do that we're way to young to get into the senior competition."
"Yes but nobody would know that if we went in disguise..."
"What are you thinking?" she asked, noticing a glint in his eye.
"Hehe, you'll see...." he replied, an evil smile curling his black lips.

John Doe pulled the last part of his costume from the backpack he had been carrying throughout the competition. He smirked to himself as he looked at it.
"With this mask I'll will show those fools that I, John Doe, am the true champion of martial arts. But those losers art work wouldn't let me compete. But they'll never know with this mask on. Lucky I found this little alleyway to change in, otherwise I would of been caught. I should just make it to the qualifying matches." he said to himself as he slipped the mask on. He smirked to himself once he saw the world through the eye holes of his hood.
He was poised for winning. He would try with all his might to....no no no.....he WOULD win this competition. He knew he had the abilities, he had dropped so many opponents before. This tournament would be a piece of cake. He suddenly struck a heroeic pose.
"With this costume I am Mighty Mask! Ultimate champion of....OOFF!!!"
John Doe fell to the ground in a heap as Frieza withdrew his fist from Doe's stomach.
"Ouch that had to hurt." Pan said, almost laughing as she watched Frieza pull his costume off.
"C'mon lets go." he simply said as he started to run off with the costume.
"Thank you mister!" Pan yelled back as she followed.
John Doe just layed there on the ground. His hopes and dreams had been destroyed with just one punch. Even so, in his mind he realized something. Maybe being a champion of 'Punch Out' wasn't the same as real fighting. Oh well.....back to the arcade.

The tournament official blinked when he noticed someone approaching. He had been preparing to close up the booth that allowed participants to sign up, but it seemed there was one more person who wanted to enter. For walking towards him was what looked like a man in a goofy purple costume, with a pointed hood and cape. The strange thing about the man was he seemed to be walking very unsteadily. Like he almost didn't know how to walk.
"Uh...your name sir?" the official asked suspiciously as he eyed the man in front of him.
"You can just call me....Mighty Mask." Frieza said, using his best sounding older man voice.
"Uh right....please step this way sir."
And with that, so began the ultimate tournmanet to determine the strongest under the heavens once again. Though little did they all know, something horrible was about to happen.....

To be Continued.

((Dan is copyright of Capcom's Street Fighter, as Punch Out is a copyright of nintendo. For those who don't know, Dan is the joke character of Street Fighter. He's got useless moves and is the over all the worse character to choose. Though dont' get me wrong, Dan is the master of one thing, he's the master of taunting. Punch Out on the other hand is a boxing game that dates way back to the days of Nintendo.))