This is an AU about the world martial arts tournament. It's a Gohan and
Videl fic, so those who for some twisted reason don't like those, just
click on that little button labeled "back". In this version, Gohan, Goten,
and Trunks are the only ones who have entered the tournament. Goku is not
coming back, and Vegeta and the rest of the gang are not entering either.
Some are spectators in the stands, like Yamcha was. Also, Gohan felt that
Videl was getting too close to finding out he was Saiyaman, so he had
Saiyaman disappear. It's explained earlier in the fic.
Thanks for the reviews, but keep them coming. I also corrected some minor errors in the previous chapters. Just grammer and spelling, or added a line or two.
Disclaimer: Not even Shenlong could make my wish of owning DBZ come true, so please don't sue!
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, THIS IS MY FIRST!
Tournament Troubles
Videl grabbed Gohan's hand and pulled him though the crowd, trying to reach the stadium in time for the junior competition. Gohan had seemed distracted by that weird man. How could some stranger be more important than seeing his own brother fight was beyond her. Gohan certainly was weird at times. Finally she managed to get to the stadium entrance. "Hey, Videl? I can walk Ok myself, you don't have to drag me…" Videl ignored him and started upwards towards the seating area. They went though the inner entrance to get to the stadium seating area, and then pulled Gohan up to the top area, where there was only a walkway around the stadium. She spotted Gohan's short friend Krillin, and walked up behind him.
Krillin, without turning, said, "Hey you guys, you're just in time!" Videl silently wondered how he had known they were there. He couldn't have seen them, and the stadium was way too loud for him to have heard them… "What took so long?" Before either of the two could explain about the crowd, Krillin remarked, "Oh, I see…you were hanging out with your girlfriend! You're even holding hands!" Videl looked down to see that they were indeed holding hands from when she dragged Gohan to the stadium. They both quickly let go of each other's hand.
"Krillin! It's not like that!" Gohan looked very embarrassed.
"Gohan, is that sunburn, or are you blushing? Hehehe…" Videl was glad Krillin was paying attention to Gohan and not her. She was probably blushing harder than Gohan was. The announcer saved her from embarrassment.
"Hey all you crazy fans! First, lets make sure you all came to the right place. Does anyone here love martial arts?" The roar of the crowd increased substantially. "Then don't move an inch – you've landed at the great, the only, World Martial Arts Tournament! First up, the Junior Competition! We've got ten million zeni for the winner, and five million zeni for the runner up! And we've also got something extra special for the junior winner this year, in fact it's something so special that it makes me wish I were a kid just for the chance! You see, the winner gets to fight with the legend himself – Mr. Satan!" The crowd roared again at the mention of Videl's dad. 'They're like trained dogs…' she thought to herself. Glancing over at Gohan and his friend, she was a little surprised that they both seemed…bored? 'Gohan has never been really interested in the fact that I'm the daughter of the man who defeated Cell. It's kinda bizarre. But, then again, most of the people I know like me because of my dad. Gohan is defiantly different. Is it another one of his secrets? I'll find out all your secrets, Gohan, one way or another…' Videl's thoughts were interrupted when smoke erupted around the fighter's entrance into the ring. Mr. Satan jumped out of the smoke, his hands up high with two victory poses. The crowd again roared. Mr. Satan then ran up to the ring, jumped over the announcer, turned a flip, and landed on his head. Videl groaned at her father's antics. He was just embarrassing himself. The crowd's roar stopped in an instant as they saw their hero rolling around the ring, clutching his head in pain. It was an eerie silence, one only broken by the sound of laughter to Videl's side. Looking over, she saw Krillin laughing his head off. Gohan's friend as laughing at Videl's dad? Gohan quickly clamped his hand over Krillin's mouth to shut him up and looked nervously at Videl. Videl looked a little shocked at the show.
"Hehehe…Krillin always found the weirdest things funny, hehehe…" Videl just shook her head and looked back at the ring. She knew that Gohan was hiding something, and now it seems that Krillin knew Gohan's secrets too. Well, maybe she could grill Krillin now to find out.
Mr. Satan had stopped rolling around the ring, but was still crouched down holding his head in pain. Suddenly, he jumped up into his superman pose with his hands on his hips and legs spread apart, laughed, and said, "I'm joking! Hahaha! It's a joke, yeah! Hahaha! Yeah!" The crowd's roar came back just as strong as before.
"Well, Mr. Satan, you have a great sense of humor." Mr. Satan might have been able to fool the audience, but he couldn't fool Videl. She knew him too well. He was in a lot of pain but hiding it. She could practically see the throbbing bump on his head.
"Say, champ, you're truly great. Now, let's grease those fighting gears and start the junior competition!"
Videl's attention was caught by Krillin's statement. "It's amazing how it's changed. It never used to have a junior division. Crazy, huh? And it looks like the ring is bigger."
Gohan nodded. "Yeah, it makes for better fighting."
Videl turned towards Krillin. "Hey, Gohan told me that you were in a World Tournament. What was it like back then that it's so different?"
Krillin turned towards Videl. "Well, not much, except for a few things. One of the big ones was that there was no junior division. They all got paired in one tournament. Goku and me were only twelve and thirteen and fighting guys many times our age. Plus, this stadium seating wasn't here, and the ringer was a lot smaller. Oh, hey, look! Trunks and Goten!"
Videl looked back down to the ring. The junior competitors were coming out and lining up. "Which ones are Trunks and Goten?"
Gohan replied, "Their right next to each other, the first row, on the left nearest the stairs. Goten is the one with the black, pointy hair and wearing the orange and blue gi. Trunks is the one with purple hair and wearing the green gi."
Videl spotted the two, and gasped. "Gohan, their pretty young! Most of those guys are fourteen or fifteen! Those two look like third graders!"
Gohan nodded. "Goten's seven years old, and Trunks is eight."
"…Wow…"
The announcer continued with his speech and Mr. Satan retreated back into the waiting area. "Unlike the adult competition, there is no qualifying round. All thirty-five of these young fighters are going to test their might in the ring. Rules are same as the big leagues. Whoever gives up, lands outside the ring, stays down for ten counts, or loses consciousness will lose it all!"
Videl noticed some calls coming from the stands. "Go all the way Trunks!" "Go Goten! Yeah!"
Gohan and Krillin looked at each other and at the same time said, "…mothers…" Videl decided that of all the things she wished she knew about Gohan, that this wasn't one of them.
The announcer continued as the young fighters retreated into the waiting area to wait for their turn into the ring. "So let's get cracking…the first match features the twelve year old Bert against a thirteen year old named Throw!" Videl watched the first few matches with boredom. It seemed the competition was more of a comedy act then a test of strength. She glanced over at Krillin and Gohan, and they seemed as bored as she was.
"This is about as fun as watching wallpaper dry…" Krillin remarked. Videl had to agree. Finally Trunks came up to fight. "He's finally up!" Krillin perked up. Videl kept a good eye on Trunks. Both Gohan and Krillin were really anxious to see him. Trunks' opponent was a huge fifteen year old that oddly reminded Videl of Sharpener for some reason.
Krillin shouted, "Trunks, do your best! Oh, wait, Trunks' best might hurt someone…Do Ok!" Videl wondered why Krillin thought Trunks should hold back against his fifteen year old opponent. There was no way Trunks could be that strong. She was proven wrong when the fight started. The fight lasted about three seconds as Trunks swept the kid's feet out from underneath him, then kicked him up high into the air. Trunks was already off the ring and walking back to the waiting area when his opponent landed back into the ring. The announcer walked up to the teenager and checked him. "This boy is out cold…Trunks advances!" For once the crowd was totally silent. Videl was in shock, again.
"Well, it looks like it won't be any fun until Goten and Trunks fight…" "Yeah…"
Videl looked at Gohan and Krillin again. Trunks just showed off incredible strength, and they act like it was nothing! She couldn't believe this! And if she was reading them correctly, Gohan's little seven-year-old brother was just as strong! Videl grew more determined to find out what Gohan was hiding.
The matches continued on with their usual comedy acts, until Goten finally came up. "Alright folks, that was exciting, but I'm sure your ready for the next match! Right? Yeah baby, sounds like a dandy! Here we go! We've got Ecosa, an expert fourteen year old, against Goten, a seven-year- old boy. Come on folks, let's hear it for these young warriors!" The crowd cheered in good faith. "Here they come. Oh my gosh! It looks like David versus Goliath! Ecosa has a full head over young Goten!"
Gohan was cheering for his brother. "All right! Go Goten! Yahoo!"
Krillin looked up at his friend. "Wow. He looks just like a miniature version of Goku!"
"Yeah, what a little guy! He looks a little nervous through…"
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the match is about to begin!" Ecosa started out to try and intimidate Goten, but when Ecosa actually attacked, Goten blocked the blow with one finger. Ecosa proceeded to land furious punches and kicks, all blocked by Goten with just his hands, then knocked out Ecosa with one punch that looked like it didn't have much effort behind it. Ecosa went down like a sack of potatoes. Goten respectfully bowed to his defeated opponent, then headed back to the waiting area amidst cheers from the crowd. Videl had to admit, it was pretty impressive for a seven year old. The competition continued like this, with comedy acts and occasional quick matches whenever Goten or Trunks came up to fight. Finally, it was the final match between Goten and Trunks.
"Now for the moment you all have been waiting for! The junior division championship between eight-year-old Trunks and seven year old Goten! Which one of these fabulous young fighters will become the new World Champion?" Goten and Trunks proceeded up to the ring, both of them smiling at each other. "We've seen each of these warriors valiantly advance to the finals. But now only one of them can be World Champion. Which of them will it be? Trunks or Goten?" Videl could hear those weird calls coming from the audience again, the ones from the beginning of the competition.
Krillin spoke up. "Finally we get to see a good match. This is going to be awesome!"
Gohan agreed. "Definitely!"
"Outside of the ring of competition, these little guys are friends, they usually fight in the woods together, but now they have moved to a different place – the world championship stage! Wow! That's amazing!" The crowd roared, about half making calls for Trunks, the other half cheering for Goten. The announcer moved off the ring and continued. "Ladies and Gentlemen, it is our great pleasure to present the final match in the Junior Martial Arts Championship!"
Both of the boys dropped into proper fighting stances at the same instant, and both of them looked determined. They stared hard at each other, but both of them were smiling. Then, they launched at each other with such speed Videl could barely see it. They locked into a power struggle, their arms locked until one over came the other. After a moment of intense struggling on both sides, Trunks was able to knock down Goten's arm and charged at Goten. They both began an extreme dance of blocks, punches, and kicks at a speed that Videl thought was impossible. They seemed exactly equal – at least for now. Suddenly, they leapt into the air, back flipping away from the other, touching the ring again at the same instant, and then charging at each other again with blazing speed. They began to punch, block, and kick again except for one major difference – they were floating in the air. Videl's jaw dropped down and she was unable to close it.
The crowd was speechless at the display of power.
Trunks finally managed to land a punch on Goten, but when Goten countered, Trunks seemed to disappear. Then Goten disappeared as well. Videl couldn't see them anywhere. She looked all around the ring. Then, looking at Gohan, she noticed his eyes were darting back and worth very fast. She wondered if Gohan was searching for the fighters as well, but then noticed Krillin doing the exact same thing. Wherever Gohan looked Krillin looked there as well. 'There's no way that they could have planned that. They can see Goten and Trunks, but for some reason no one else can!' Suddenly, both of them were looking way, way up. Videl looked up too to see the kids dueling it out about three hundred feet in the air. 'Flying impossible...there's no way…' Then she remembered the Great Saiyaman and how he could fly. 'So flying is possible…oh, boy…'
"Fantastic you guys! Keep it up!" Gohan looked like it was the greatest show on Earth. 'But with Goten and Trunks fighting like this, it might just be that' Videl thought. Goten and Trunks disappeared again, but now there were many shockwaves coming from up in the air, as if something was exploding. They happened one after another in mid air, then suddenly both of the boys were back on the ground. They charged at each other with unbelievable speed, when it looked like Trunks faded away. Goten passed right though the afterimage, and dodged quickly was Trunks came down from above him. Goten did two back flips only to find his friend behind him, and was kicked out of the ring. Suddenly, it looked like someone hit a pause button – Goten froze in mid air, then floated back to the ring, charging at Trunks and landing a fierce head butt to Trunks' head. Both boys continued to fight, the energy of their punches sending shockwaves though the stadium. Jumping to evade a punch, Trunks rose high into the air only to find Goten suddenly behind him and his friend applying a hold to him. Trunks was able to get his arms up and break the hold, then knocking Goten to the ground. Goten recovered in midair, flipping back upright and charging down to the other end of the ring with Trunks close behind him. Then Goten reversed directions, charging at Trunks as both boys landed hard punches to each other's head. The shockwave from the punch ripped though the stadium. Time seemed to stop for a moment as the two tried to recover from the blows, then launched again at each other, rising up into the air slowly. Finally, both boys landed apart from each other, staring each other down in fighting stances. Slowly, both boys smiled at each other, admitting they were having fun.
Videl said to herself, "My gosh, Goten and Trunks are more powerful then most or all of the adult fighters here…"
Gohan said, "Wow! Those two are really tearing it up! They'll be stronger then us soon if we don't watch it!" Somewhere in the back of her mind that was still functioning, Videl registered that he said something revealing but was too shocked at the fight to really think or realize anything about it.
Krillin replied, "I know!"
Gohan yelled down to them, "Alright, looking good Trunks! You too Goten!"
The crowd slowly began to rev back up from their shock, crying out for more.
Trunks and Goten continued to look at each other, smiling. From where she was, Videl thought it looked like they were talking. Then, Trunks started to make some unusual hand gesture – he spread his arms up and out, then put them together palm out in front of him. She also noticed that Gohan and Krillin looked suddenly very afraid.
A beam of light shot out of Trunks' arm and towards Goten. Goten jumped to avoid it, but the beam continued towards the stands of spectators. Suddenly, Trunks made an upward gesture with his hand, and the beam shot upwards into the sky and exploded with intense light.
Videl was too shocked and afraid to think at the moment of what just happened. And it looked like Goten, the intended target for that explosion, was laughing? Then Goten placed his hands behind and to the side of him, and then thrust forwards. Another beam of light shot out of Goten's hands now. But now Trunks just tilted his head to avoid it, while it barely missed the announcer and incinerated the roof of the waiting area. Videl's brain was on overload, but had she been paying attention, she would have heard Gohan say, "They had better cool it. I haven't taught Goten to control the KameHameHa yet…I guess Goten still has a little bit of practicing to do on that one." All Videl could think was 'This is absolutely crazy…'
The boys dropped down into fighting stances again, and charged at each other, locking into another power struggle. Trunks smiled, however, as he managed to knock Goten's feet out and threw Goten into the air. Goten was able to stop himself again, but lost track of where Trunks was. Suddenly, Trunks was behind him and applying a strangle hold to Goten.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is difficult to say down here, but it looks like Trunks has young Goten in a stranglehold!"
Gohan said, "Goten, brace up, bro!" Videl was unable to say anything, her speaking ability cut off for a while. It looked like Goten was really struggling trying to break the hold.
Suddenly, Goten's hair became a flaming gold and his eyes a deep blue. He broke the strangle hold easily and landed in the ring. Videl recognized the description almost immediately – the Gold Fighter.
Thanks for the reviews, but keep them coming. I also corrected some minor errors in the previous chapters. Just grammer and spelling, or added a line or two.
Disclaimer: Not even Shenlong could make my wish of owning DBZ come true, so please don't sue!
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, THIS IS MY FIRST!
Tournament Troubles
Videl grabbed Gohan's hand and pulled him though the crowd, trying to reach the stadium in time for the junior competition. Gohan had seemed distracted by that weird man. How could some stranger be more important than seeing his own brother fight was beyond her. Gohan certainly was weird at times. Finally she managed to get to the stadium entrance. "Hey, Videl? I can walk Ok myself, you don't have to drag me…" Videl ignored him and started upwards towards the seating area. They went though the inner entrance to get to the stadium seating area, and then pulled Gohan up to the top area, where there was only a walkway around the stadium. She spotted Gohan's short friend Krillin, and walked up behind him.
Krillin, without turning, said, "Hey you guys, you're just in time!" Videl silently wondered how he had known they were there. He couldn't have seen them, and the stadium was way too loud for him to have heard them… "What took so long?" Before either of the two could explain about the crowd, Krillin remarked, "Oh, I see…you were hanging out with your girlfriend! You're even holding hands!" Videl looked down to see that they were indeed holding hands from when she dragged Gohan to the stadium. They both quickly let go of each other's hand.
"Krillin! It's not like that!" Gohan looked very embarrassed.
"Gohan, is that sunburn, or are you blushing? Hehehe…" Videl was glad Krillin was paying attention to Gohan and not her. She was probably blushing harder than Gohan was. The announcer saved her from embarrassment.
"Hey all you crazy fans! First, lets make sure you all came to the right place. Does anyone here love martial arts?" The roar of the crowd increased substantially. "Then don't move an inch – you've landed at the great, the only, World Martial Arts Tournament! First up, the Junior Competition! We've got ten million zeni for the winner, and five million zeni for the runner up! And we've also got something extra special for the junior winner this year, in fact it's something so special that it makes me wish I were a kid just for the chance! You see, the winner gets to fight with the legend himself – Mr. Satan!" The crowd roared again at the mention of Videl's dad. 'They're like trained dogs…' she thought to herself. Glancing over at Gohan and his friend, she was a little surprised that they both seemed…bored? 'Gohan has never been really interested in the fact that I'm the daughter of the man who defeated Cell. It's kinda bizarre. But, then again, most of the people I know like me because of my dad. Gohan is defiantly different. Is it another one of his secrets? I'll find out all your secrets, Gohan, one way or another…' Videl's thoughts were interrupted when smoke erupted around the fighter's entrance into the ring. Mr. Satan jumped out of the smoke, his hands up high with two victory poses. The crowd again roared. Mr. Satan then ran up to the ring, jumped over the announcer, turned a flip, and landed on his head. Videl groaned at her father's antics. He was just embarrassing himself. The crowd's roar stopped in an instant as they saw their hero rolling around the ring, clutching his head in pain. It was an eerie silence, one only broken by the sound of laughter to Videl's side. Looking over, she saw Krillin laughing his head off. Gohan's friend as laughing at Videl's dad? Gohan quickly clamped his hand over Krillin's mouth to shut him up and looked nervously at Videl. Videl looked a little shocked at the show.
"Hehehe…Krillin always found the weirdest things funny, hehehe…" Videl just shook her head and looked back at the ring. She knew that Gohan was hiding something, and now it seems that Krillin knew Gohan's secrets too. Well, maybe she could grill Krillin now to find out.
Mr. Satan had stopped rolling around the ring, but was still crouched down holding his head in pain. Suddenly, he jumped up into his superman pose with his hands on his hips and legs spread apart, laughed, and said, "I'm joking! Hahaha! It's a joke, yeah! Hahaha! Yeah!" The crowd's roar came back just as strong as before.
"Well, Mr. Satan, you have a great sense of humor." Mr. Satan might have been able to fool the audience, but he couldn't fool Videl. She knew him too well. He was in a lot of pain but hiding it. She could practically see the throbbing bump on his head.
"Say, champ, you're truly great. Now, let's grease those fighting gears and start the junior competition!"
Videl's attention was caught by Krillin's statement. "It's amazing how it's changed. It never used to have a junior division. Crazy, huh? And it looks like the ring is bigger."
Gohan nodded. "Yeah, it makes for better fighting."
Videl turned towards Krillin. "Hey, Gohan told me that you were in a World Tournament. What was it like back then that it's so different?"
Krillin turned towards Videl. "Well, not much, except for a few things. One of the big ones was that there was no junior division. They all got paired in one tournament. Goku and me were only twelve and thirteen and fighting guys many times our age. Plus, this stadium seating wasn't here, and the ringer was a lot smaller. Oh, hey, look! Trunks and Goten!"
Videl looked back down to the ring. The junior competitors were coming out and lining up. "Which ones are Trunks and Goten?"
Gohan replied, "Their right next to each other, the first row, on the left nearest the stairs. Goten is the one with the black, pointy hair and wearing the orange and blue gi. Trunks is the one with purple hair and wearing the green gi."
Videl spotted the two, and gasped. "Gohan, their pretty young! Most of those guys are fourteen or fifteen! Those two look like third graders!"
Gohan nodded. "Goten's seven years old, and Trunks is eight."
"…Wow…"
The announcer continued with his speech and Mr. Satan retreated back into the waiting area. "Unlike the adult competition, there is no qualifying round. All thirty-five of these young fighters are going to test their might in the ring. Rules are same as the big leagues. Whoever gives up, lands outside the ring, stays down for ten counts, or loses consciousness will lose it all!"
Videl noticed some calls coming from the stands. "Go all the way Trunks!" "Go Goten! Yeah!"
Gohan and Krillin looked at each other and at the same time said, "…mothers…" Videl decided that of all the things she wished she knew about Gohan, that this wasn't one of them.
The announcer continued as the young fighters retreated into the waiting area to wait for their turn into the ring. "So let's get cracking…the first match features the twelve year old Bert against a thirteen year old named Throw!" Videl watched the first few matches with boredom. It seemed the competition was more of a comedy act then a test of strength. She glanced over at Krillin and Gohan, and they seemed as bored as she was.
"This is about as fun as watching wallpaper dry…" Krillin remarked. Videl had to agree. Finally Trunks came up to fight. "He's finally up!" Krillin perked up. Videl kept a good eye on Trunks. Both Gohan and Krillin were really anxious to see him. Trunks' opponent was a huge fifteen year old that oddly reminded Videl of Sharpener for some reason.
Krillin shouted, "Trunks, do your best! Oh, wait, Trunks' best might hurt someone…Do Ok!" Videl wondered why Krillin thought Trunks should hold back against his fifteen year old opponent. There was no way Trunks could be that strong. She was proven wrong when the fight started. The fight lasted about three seconds as Trunks swept the kid's feet out from underneath him, then kicked him up high into the air. Trunks was already off the ring and walking back to the waiting area when his opponent landed back into the ring. The announcer walked up to the teenager and checked him. "This boy is out cold…Trunks advances!" For once the crowd was totally silent. Videl was in shock, again.
"Well, it looks like it won't be any fun until Goten and Trunks fight…" "Yeah…"
Videl looked at Gohan and Krillin again. Trunks just showed off incredible strength, and they act like it was nothing! She couldn't believe this! And if she was reading them correctly, Gohan's little seven-year-old brother was just as strong! Videl grew more determined to find out what Gohan was hiding.
The matches continued on with their usual comedy acts, until Goten finally came up. "Alright folks, that was exciting, but I'm sure your ready for the next match! Right? Yeah baby, sounds like a dandy! Here we go! We've got Ecosa, an expert fourteen year old, against Goten, a seven-year- old boy. Come on folks, let's hear it for these young warriors!" The crowd cheered in good faith. "Here they come. Oh my gosh! It looks like David versus Goliath! Ecosa has a full head over young Goten!"
Gohan was cheering for his brother. "All right! Go Goten! Yahoo!"
Krillin looked up at his friend. "Wow. He looks just like a miniature version of Goku!"
"Yeah, what a little guy! He looks a little nervous through…"
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the match is about to begin!" Ecosa started out to try and intimidate Goten, but when Ecosa actually attacked, Goten blocked the blow with one finger. Ecosa proceeded to land furious punches and kicks, all blocked by Goten with just his hands, then knocked out Ecosa with one punch that looked like it didn't have much effort behind it. Ecosa went down like a sack of potatoes. Goten respectfully bowed to his defeated opponent, then headed back to the waiting area amidst cheers from the crowd. Videl had to admit, it was pretty impressive for a seven year old. The competition continued like this, with comedy acts and occasional quick matches whenever Goten or Trunks came up to fight. Finally, it was the final match between Goten and Trunks.
"Now for the moment you all have been waiting for! The junior division championship between eight-year-old Trunks and seven year old Goten! Which one of these fabulous young fighters will become the new World Champion?" Goten and Trunks proceeded up to the ring, both of them smiling at each other. "We've seen each of these warriors valiantly advance to the finals. But now only one of them can be World Champion. Which of them will it be? Trunks or Goten?" Videl could hear those weird calls coming from the audience again, the ones from the beginning of the competition.
Krillin spoke up. "Finally we get to see a good match. This is going to be awesome!"
Gohan agreed. "Definitely!"
"Outside of the ring of competition, these little guys are friends, they usually fight in the woods together, but now they have moved to a different place – the world championship stage! Wow! That's amazing!" The crowd roared, about half making calls for Trunks, the other half cheering for Goten. The announcer moved off the ring and continued. "Ladies and Gentlemen, it is our great pleasure to present the final match in the Junior Martial Arts Championship!"
Both of the boys dropped into proper fighting stances at the same instant, and both of them looked determined. They stared hard at each other, but both of them were smiling. Then, they launched at each other with such speed Videl could barely see it. They locked into a power struggle, their arms locked until one over came the other. After a moment of intense struggling on both sides, Trunks was able to knock down Goten's arm and charged at Goten. They both began an extreme dance of blocks, punches, and kicks at a speed that Videl thought was impossible. They seemed exactly equal – at least for now. Suddenly, they leapt into the air, back flipping away from the other, touching the ring again at the same instant, and then charging at each other again with blazing speed. They began to punch, block, and kick again except for one major difference – they were floating in the air. Videl's jaw dropped down and she was unable to close it.
The crowd was speechless at the display of power.
Trunks finally managed to land a punch on Goten, but when Goten countered, Trunks seemed to disappear. Then Goten disappeared as well. Videl couldn't see them anywhere. She looked all around the ring. Then, looking at Gohan, she noticed his eyes were darting back and worth very fast. She wondered if Gohan was searching for the fighters as well, but then noticed Krillin doing the exact same thing. Wherever Gohan looked Krillin looked there as well. 'There's no way that they could have planned that. They can see Goten and Trunks, but for some reason no one else can!' Suddenly, both of them were looking way, way up. Videl looked up too to see the kids dueling it out about three hundred feet in the air. 'Flying impossible...there's no way…' Then she remembered the Great Saiyaman and how he could fly. 'So flying is possible…oh, boy…'
"Fantastic you guys! Keep it up!" Gohan looked like it was the greatest show on Earth. 'But with Goten and Trunks fighting like this, it might just be that' Videl thought. Goten and Trunks disappeared again, but now there were many shockwaves coming from up in the air, as if something was exploding. They happened one after another in mid air, then suddenly both of the boys were back on the ground. They charged at each other with unbelievable speed, when it looked like Trunks faded away. Goten passed right though the afterimage, and dodged quickly was Trunks came down from above him. Goten did two back flips only to find his friend behind him, and was kicked out of the ring. Suddenly, it looked like someone hit a pause button – Goten froze in mid air, then floated back to the ring, charging at Trunks and landing a fierce head butt to Trunks' head. Both boys continued to fight, the energy of their punches sending shockwaves though the stadium. Jumping to evade a punch, Trunks rose high into the air only to find Goten suddenly behind him and his friend applying a hold to him. Trunks was able to get his arms up and break the hold, then knocking Goten to the ground. Goten recovered in midair, flipping back upright and charging down to the other end of the ring with Trunks close behind him. Then Goten reversed directions, charging at Trunks as both boys landed hard punches to each other's head. The shockwave from the punch ripped though the stadium. Time seemed to stop for a moment as the two tried to recover from the blows, then launched again at each other, rising up into the air slowly. Finally, both boys landed apart from each other, staring each other down in fighting stances. Slowly, both boys smiled at each other, admitting they were having fun.
Videl said to herself, "My gosh, Goten and Trunks are more powerful then most or all of the adult fighters here…"
Gohan said, "Wow! Those two are really tearing it up! They'll be stronger then us soon if we don't watch it!" Somewhere in the back of her mind that was still functioning, Videl registered that he said something revealing but was too shocked at the fight to really think or realize anything about it.
Krillin replied, "I know!"
Gohan yelled down to them, "Alright, looking good Trunks! You too Goten!"
The crowd slowly began to rev back up from their shock, crying out for more.
Trunks and Goten continued to look at each other, smiling. From where she was, Videl thought it looked like they were talking. Then, Trunks started to make some unusual hand gesture – he spread his arms up and out, then put them together palm out in front of him. She also noticed that Gohan and Krillin looked suddenly very afraid.
A beam of light shot out of Trunks' arm and towards Goten. Goten jumped to avoid it, but the beam continued towards the stands of spectators. Suddenly, Trunks made an upward gesture with his hand, and the beam shot upwards into the sky and exploded with intense light.
Videl was too shocked and afraid to think at the moment of what just happened. And it looked like Goten, the intended target for that explosion, was laughing? Then Goten placed his hands behind and to the side of him, and then thrust forwards. Another beam of light shot out of Goten's hands now. But now Trunks just tilted his head to avoid it, while it barely missed the announcer and incinerated the roof of the waiting area. Videl's brain was on overload, but had she been paying attention, she would have heard Gohan say, "They had better cool it. I haven't taught Goten to control the KameHameHa yet…I guess Goten still has a little bit of practicing to do on that one." All Videl could think was 'This is absolutely crazy…'
The boys dropped down into fighting stances again, and charged at each other, locking into another power struggle. Trunks smiled, however, as he managed to knock Goten's feet out and threw Goten into the air. Goten was able to stop himself again, but lost track of where Trunks was. Suddenly, Trunks was behind him and applying a strangle hold to Goten.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is difficult to say down here, but it looks like Trunks has young Goten in a stranglehold!"
Gohan said, "Goten, brace up, bro!" Videl was unable to say anything, her speaking ability cut off for a while. It looked like Goten was really struggling trying to break the hold.
Suddenly, Goten's hair became a flaming gold and his eyes a deep blue. He broke the strangle hold easily and landed in the ring. Videl recognized the description almost immediately – the Gold Fighter.