The Elemental Kais--The Draw

A/N: Well, here's chapter two. A bit more action in this chapter than in the last one, and explanations. Please Read & Review!

"It may not have been a good idea to tell them we were saiya-jins." The Fire Kai said in a matter-of-fact tone to the Lightning Kai. "You shouldn't have let your temper get the best of you. Same goes for you, Seiyuuki."

"I am sorry, milady. It's just that..." Seiyuuki started to apologize.

"I know, I know. Your temper ran away with you, and your mouth. It's in your blood. All saiya-jins, with the exception of a few oddballs such as Goku, Gohan, and Goten, are arrogant bimbos with a horrible temper, myself included, though I usually think rather than talk. And we all have a certain fighting 'sense' that seems to be absent from most species except for their oddballs." The Fire Kai interrupted reassuringly.

Seiyuuki began to laugh at this comment, and forgot her remorse as the two Elemental Kais began to talk softly to each other.

"Lightning Kai, have you seen the Supreme Kai and Kibito?" The Fire Kai asked.

"No, I have not! Let's go check the draw!" The Lightning Kai commanded, arms crossed over his chest.

"Ok then. We'll probably run into the Supreme Kai at the fighter's lounge or at the draw." The Fire Kai consented, and then motioned to Seiyuuki to follow her as she followed the Lightning Kai. Seiyuuki complied, following the two Elemental Kais.

They reached the courtyard inside the fighter's area, and saw a large, white board with rectangular shaped lines shaped into box-type things joining together up into a single line, starting with eight open 'boxes'.

There was a blue box with a circular hole on the top filled with neon green balls with the numbers one to fifteen on them on top of a table.

"Well, Akujin. It seems that the draw is to be selected soon, as the board is blank." The Fire Kai commented. "Oh! And there is Shin."

Now we go talk to him and that friend of his, Kibito, is it?" The Lightning Kai told the Fire Kai and Seiyuuki.

The Fire Kai grinned. "Come along, Seiyuuki." The Fire Kai and the Lightning Kai walked toward the Supreme Kai, next to each other, with Seiyuuki just behind them.

The Supreme Kai looked over at them, and then spoke to the tall pink-skinned, white-haired Kibito. "Kibito, we have company."

The two Elemental Kais stopped in front of the Supreme Kai, and the Fire Kai said: "Hello Shin. It has been a while."

"Why, if it isn't two of the Elemental Kais. And to what do we owe of your presence?" The Supreme Kai asked politely.

"The same reason you are here, Supreme Kai. Does your friend, Kibito, know of us?" The Fire Kai asked in reply.

"I have not told him anything. Kibito?" The Supreme Kai turned to his friend.

"No, I do not." Kibito answered shortly.

"Then I shall explain. You know of the Universe ruled by the four Kais, East Kai, West Kai, North Kai, and South Kai. Above them is the Grand Kai, and then above him is the Supreme Kai." The Fire Kai gestured to Shin, and then continued at Kibito's nod. "Above the Supreme Kai, are the five Elemental Kais. I, am the Fire Kai. And he, is the Lightning Kai. There is also the Water Kai, whom is here today, in the crowd somewhere, and not fighting today. The Air Kai disappeared, and has not been seen since her fateful fight with Fat Buu. The Stone Kai has also disappeared, and is said to be able to change time. He is second in strength only to the Lightning Kai." She explained all of this in a brief period of time, and waited for any questions.

"Pardon my asking, but if the Stone Kai can change time, and you do not know where he has gone, do you know when he has gone?" The Supreme Kai asked carefully.

The Fire Kai and the Lightning Kai looked at each other, then back at the Supreme Kai. It was the Fire Kai who answered. "That's just it. We don't know. He left several thousand years ago, and told me he was off on a vacation. This was just after Fat Buu was put back in his ball."

"Well, the draw is about to start, and hopefully you get a good spot on the board, milady. Good luck to you,, sir." The Supreme Kai said in a valediction.

"Luck to you as well." The Fire Kai replied, also in farewell. And with that, the Fire Kai, the Lightning Kai, and Seiyuuki walked over toward an empty area.

"Shakaku, now we talk to the Z Fighters."

"No! We wait until the draw, and go from there, Mr. Impatient!" The Fire Kai rebuked teasingly, and got a snort in reply from the Lightning Kai and a smile from Seiyuuki.

"Fine then! Hurry up with the draw, will ya?" He said in an annoyed tone, with the last comment directed at the judges.

"Honey, it'll be a good ten or fifteen minutes before the draw starts." The Fire Kai told him.

"Why?" The Lightning Kai asked unhappily.

"Don't ask me. Go ask them!"

"OH, never mind! They'll announce it soon enough." The Lightning Kai muttered under his breath.

"Milady?" Seiyuuki greeted politely, whether or not she was liking having to call someone 'milady' not showing on her pale face.

"Yes, Seiyuuki? What is it?" The Fire Kai asked politely, turning to look at the young saiya-jin with her emerald-green eyes.

"I just thought you would like to know I am off to warm up." Seiyuuki replied politely, which was a surprise, considering her heritage.

"You don't need to tell me that, Seiyuuki. If you keep being so polite I may just begin to think you, like Goku, were hit on the head when you were a kid!" The Fire Kai joked, laughing at her own joke. Seiyuuki snorted, and walked away, relieved that she did not have to be as polite as she had been. Now I can be myself... not just some lowlife underdog suck-up. Seiyuuki crossed her arms over the black jean sleeveless jacket over a three-quarter length sleeved blood-red midriff-showing spandex shirt with black jean cutoff shorts, and boots a la Goku in black and blood red, walking over to an empty area, glaring at the girls telling Videl that they were 'rooting for her.' Well, the girl does need it. Seiyuuki chuckled, saying to herself, "Weaklings.. they're all god damned WEAKLINGS!"

Piccilo glanced at the saiya-jin whom was beginning to warm up, having heard the murmured comment. "Goku. The female Saiya-jin we talked to earlier. Seiyuuki, I think."

"Yeah, what about her?" Goku looked over at Piccilo with his coal black eyes, wondering what the Namek was getting at.

"What do you think of her? As a fighter."

"Well, I'm not quite sure. But from the looks of it, she seems to be strong..." Goku remarked thoughtfully, looking over at the younger Saiya-jin.

Seiyuuki looked over at the Z fighters, and was suprised to see that they were looking at her. What do they think they're looking at? She growled softly, and returned to her stretching. When Seiyuuki was satisified that her muscles were loosened up, she began punching an imaginary opponent, slowly at first, but then gaining speed. As it was just a warm-up, Seiyuuki did not use her full strength, not even close. But the slight exercise did succeed in the intent, which was to warm-up her arms, the side effect being to stun a few fighters whom happened to look in her direction during the warm up. Seiyuuki shifted to right-leg kicks, following the same procedure as with her arms, and then with the left leg.

"O.K. People. This is how it works. I will call your name and you will come up her to draw a ball out of the box. The balls you choose will determine your opponent in the match."[1] The announcer [2] in a black suit with sunglasses and blonde hair informed the fighters.

"Alll righty then! Akujin, you're up first." The Lightning Kai smirked, standing up and walking over to the blue box.

The Lightning Kai put his hand through the hole in the box, rummaging around inside before selecting one of the neon green balls inside. He pulled his gloved hand out of the box, glancing at the number on the ball before handing it to the announcer. [A/N: GAH! he needs a name!! Sorry... continuing...] "I'm number fourteen." The Lightning Kai informed them cockily before returning to the Fire Kai's side.

The Lightning Kai arrived at the Fire Kai's side just as Seiyuuki returned. "You're late in the match. But it's not as if it matters." The Fire Kai remarked.

"Well, let's keep this rollling. Kibito! It's your turn." The announcer called to the Supreme Kai's comrade. Kibito looked up and walked over to the table, reaching his hand into the box upon his arrival, pulling it back out without much delay, a neon green ball clasped in his oversized hand. "I am number seven." Kibito said before returning to the Supreme Kai's company.

"Krillin, you're up next."

"All right!" The short man with black hair and eyes called Krillin walked up to draw his number. "I hope my number isn't too late in the match!"

Krillin pulled his hand out of the box, looking at the number on the ball. He groaned, saying: "What did I do to deserve this?" when he saw that the number on the ball was 1.

"Krillin is number one. It's time for the Great Saiyiman!"

"The Great Saiyiman? But that's Gohan!" The Fire Kai remarked in confusion.

"He is hiding his identity. The fool thinks he will get kicked out of school if his 'secret' is found out and they know how the lad is." The Lightning Kai replied.

"Oh, that's right... But why? Videl doesn't hide her identity."

"The Great Saiyiman is number eight."

"Ah, he's up against Kibito. That will be a pushover, unless Spupolvitch and Yamu [3] interfere." Seiyuuki cut into the conversation.

"O.K. up next is Mrs... #18?"

Android 18 walked up to the table and reached her slender hand into the blue box to draw. "Uh... Is 18 your real name?"

"My father was a very dull man." #18 looked at the neon green ball that she held. "Now I'm number 9." And with that she tossed the ball at him, which he slightly bumbled. [4]

"Shin, it's your turn."

"Ah, now who shall the Supreme Kai fight?" The Fire Kai muttered under her breath as the Z Fighters drew their attention to the purple-skinned Kai as he drew a ball out of the box.

"I am number three."

"All right. Shin is number three. Spupolvitch." The announcer called out. [A/N: To add in Trunks and Goten's confusion? Or no? hmmm... decisions decisions...]

A big ugly brute with an M on his bald forehead stood up, walking over to the table and putting his large hand into the box. "You've changed since I saw you last. Been drinkin' that milk there, bud?" The announcer joked, getting a grunt in reply as Spupolvitch pulled out the #6 ball. "All right, Seiyuuki, it's your turn."

"Luck to you, Seiyuuki." The Fire Kai told the young Saiya-jin.

Seiyuuki smirked, nodding in reply as she walked past the Fire Kai and approached the blue box, her long black hair flowing behind her. Seiyuuki glared at the announcer and the monk standing nearby, and then reached her hand into the box.

Seiyuuki grabbed the first ball her fingers touched, pulling it out of the small box. She looked at the ball and frowned. "Sixteen." She said testily, tossing the neon green ball to the announcer before turning and walking back to the Fire and Lightning Kais. "I'm in the last match."

The Fire Kai sighed. "It's all right, hun. You'll fight well all the same."

"If I don't go crazy waiting to fight." Seiyuuki muttered as the announcer called for Goku to draw.

"All right Goku, let's go!" Goku said to himself as he stretched. Goku stood up and walked over to the box, puttin ghis hand into it and soon pulling out one of the neon green balls, showing it to the announcer.

"You're number eleven."

Goku grinned, turning to look at the board, thinking, Huh. Wonder who I'm fighting.

"Videl."

Videl walked over to the table, glancing at the monks, putting her hand into the box, and then asking the announcer, "Hey, have you seen my dad?"

"Hercule is taking a slight rest between matches at the moment."

"Huh." Videl replied and pulled her hand and looked at the number. "I'm number 5."

"O.K. then... Shakaku?"

"Good luck, milady." Seiyuuki told the Fire Kai.

"Thank you, Seiyuuki." The Fire Kai replied before, walking over to the table, smiling pleasantly at the Z Fighters as she passed and at the monks and announcer when she arrived at the table, putting her slender hand with long fingers and blood-red painted nails into the box.

"Hey, Dad? Why does Seiyuuki call her 'milady'?" Gohan asked Goku. (A/N: suprise... thought it would be the other way around, huh?)

"I don't know! You should ask her." Goku replied quickly.

"Isn't it obvious?" Vegeta asked rhetorically, receiving head shakes from Gohan and Goku."Didn't you notice how she follows them, asking before doing anything? Those two are her superiors."

"Oh, that makes sense. But what is their rank?" Gohan replied after a silent moment.

The Fire Kai pulled her hand out of the box and read the number before setting the ball onto the table. "I am number two." The Fire Kai looked up at the board and grinned. So I am to fight Krillin.

"Uh-oh... This is just not my day. I have to fight her!" Krillin gulped.

The Z Fighters started, and looked over at the board, and then at the red-haired green-eyed woman standing with her arms crossed and looking at Krillin. She smirked with an evil glint in her eyes to rival that of Vegeta's as they looked over at her, and then walked over to them. "Krillin. So we are to start this tournament." The Fire Kai looked down at the shorter man as Vegeta's name was called. "Good luck." With that she walked away as Vegeta walked up to the table.

"Something tells me I'm in trouble." Krillin moaned.

"She doesn't look that strong." #18 told her husband as Vegeta put his hand in the box.

"Maybe not to you!" Krillin retorted, and sighed. "Wonder who Vegeta's fighting..."

Vegeta looked into the box and pulled out a ball. He looked at the number on it and smirked. Vegeta turned to the other Z Fighters and showed them the number. The number twelve was on it.

The Z Fighters stared, and Piccilo was the first to put two and two together to realize Goku and Vegeta would fight each other. "No! Not the two of them!"

"Wow! Vegeta and Goku right off the bat! No offense, but that's like having the last match first!" Krillin exclaimed.

"Ha! Fine with me." Goku told Vegeta and the others.

A fight with Kakarot... Vegeta thought.

"Oh, look. Vegeta and Goku." The Fire Kai mocked.

"So you're number 12..." The announcer said. "Mighty Mask! It's your turn!"

"Coming!" Trunks called out, and Goten walked over to the table. Trunks put his hand covered by an oversized yellow glove into the box, and soon pulled out one of the balls. "Lucky number thirteen."

The Lightning Kai looked up and eyed the costume Trunks and Goten were wearing. "Shakaku, look at that. The two demi saiya-jin children. That's who I'm up against." He snorted, irritated.

"Oi. Have fun disqualifying them!" She replied, causing the Lightning Kai to chuckle.

"I will. But I plan to fight before doing so."

"Majunior!"

Piccilo walked up to the box, his white cape a flowing cloud behind him. He reached intot he blue box and soon pulled out the #4 ball. So, I am to fight Shin. Great...

"Seeing as the champ is absent at the moment, I'll draw for him." The announcer said to himself, looking at the clipboard he held in his hand. He stuck his hand into the box and pulled out the #10 ball. "Hercule is #10. Yamu?" Yamu walked away from Spupolvitch's company, drawing the only remaning ball out of the box. "Safe to say that's fifteen!" The announcer proclaimed.

"All right! We now have a full board of fighters. I should hope you all know the rules. You lose the match if you are knocked unconcious, I count to ten, you fall out of the ring, or if you, unfortunatley, kill your opponent."

"That's nice. Let's fight already!" Seiyuuki said impatiently under her breath.

The Lightning Kai rolled his eyes at the young Saiya-jin and followed the monks to the fighter's lounge.

[1] Not that kind of ball! *grumbles* sickos... (Yes, there are people who will think that. *glares at the people from her school)
[2]Anyone know his name? Cuz right now it's "The Announcer"
[3] Did I spell those right? Oh, and for that matter, is Kibito spelled right?
[4] Is that even a word?
Oh, in case you guys didn't catch all the match ups, it's: -1-Krillin v. Shakaku (Fire Kai) -2- Piccilo v. Shin (Supreme Kai) -3- Videl v. Spupolvitch -4- Kibito v. Gohan -5- #18 v. Hercule -6- Goku v. Vegeta -7- Mighty Mask v. Akujin (Lightning Kai) and -8 Yamu v. Seiyuuki. ^_^

Next chapter: Some explanations, and the first match of round one of the Tenkaichi Budokai!

Well! Hope you all enjoyed that. ^_^ Now, on to the first round! Oh, and sorry for the delay... This story WILL pick up, I promise!