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 grammar and spelling, or added a line or two.
Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own this.
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, THIS IS MY FIRST!
Tournament Troubles
The fight between Goten and Trunks was a lot more intense and exciting than Gohan thought it was going to be. They seemed to be completely equal, and at the level that they were competing at, it was very entertaining. In fact, if Gohan wasn't so into the battle between the two, he would have been worried about what Videl thought about the flying and the energy waves. He was just so caught up in the battle.
Until Goten went Super Saiyan, that is.
'Oh No! I told them not to do that!' Gohan fearfully looked down at Videl to see her reaction. Her expression hadn't changed much. Complete shock with bulging eyes. Her face and hands were very white. The fight's intensity was a lot for her to absorb, and it looks like she couldn't take in any more. Gohan sighed in relief, and again when Goten powered down out of Super Saiyan.
"Wow! Goten's already a…" Gohan clamped his hand over Krillin's mouth and pointed towards Videl. Krillin apparently got the message and nodded.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it. After a terrible airborne struggle, Goten broke the strangle hold! Amazing! What a match! What a match!" Gohan looked down where Mr. Satan was watching the fight. The expression on his face after seeing Goten become a Super Saiyan was defiantly one to remember the goof by.
Trunks landed and it looked like he was yelling at Goten while Goten was scratching the back of his head. Then Trunks started back up, while Goten blocked and then went on the offensive with barrages of punches and kicks that Trunks blocked rather strangely. Gohan then realized what Trunks was doing and said to Krillin, "Hey, Krillin. Look at Trunks. Do you see what he is, or rather, what he isn't doing?"
Krillin watched the son of Vegeta for a second then replied, "Hey, he isn't using his left arm at all. It's just staying there, doing nothing."
Gohan nodded and whispered, "Yeah, he is the son of Vegeta. I bet that he's trying to embarrass Goten because he transformed. Damn Saiyan pride, he can't beat my brother using just one hand."
The announcer was sounding rather stunned. "Look at them go, for the championship. These two juniors are giving it everything they've got! Wow!"
Gohan mentally smiled at himself. 'Little does he know. They aren't. Their true power is many times greater than this, when they become Super Saiyans. Plus, Trunks isn't using his left arm at all.' Goten and Trunks seemed to disappear and reappear all around the ring, moving at super speeds and only pausing enough the exchange blows. Finally, Trunks landed a blow to Goten's head, but Goten immediately countered with a punch. Trunks disappeared and then reappeared behind Goten, but before he could land the blow Goten disappeared too. Trunks swiveled to block Goten's blow, then both continued to exchange fierce blows. Finally, Goten backed off a step to land a hard kick to Trunks' head, and followed up with hard right that left the purple haired saiyan staggering. Trunks countered with an energy blast at Goten's feet. It never hit as Goten dodged by flying high into the air.
"Trunks, you cheater, you said no more energy beams!"
"Opps, sorry Goten!" Gohan thought it looked like Trunks was mumbling to himself for a second.
Gohan said, "Wow, I can't believe how strong those two are for their age. He really must be eating his vegetables…"
"Yeah, that's for sure…"
Videl remained in a shocked silence.
Suddenly, Goten charged down towards his opponent. He was coming in fast while Trunks waited for Goten to reach him. Then, at the last possible second, Trunks pushed off towards the side. Goten saw this coming and used a light energy blast to ricochet off the floor and launch towards Trunks. Trunks looked surprised for a second, then fastest than anyone could see, transformed into a Super Saiyan, disappeared and reappeared behind Goten, and used an energy ball produced by his left hand on Goten's back to propel the young man towards the stadium seating area. Goten struggled to stop, but before he could completely stop himself, he touched the bench. Goten looked shocked, and Trunks floated in midair, cheering as he powered down out of Super saiyan.
Gohan moaned. "Oh, man, he lost…" Krillin looked shocked, and Videl continued to look shocked.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner! The new junior division world champion is Trunks!" People in the audience were talking to each other, trying to figure out what happened at the end because the two were way to fast for anyone to really tell. "Let's hear it for these two young warriors, folks – Trunks and Goten! Remember those two names, people, I'm sure we'll be hearing them for a long time to come in future championships."
Goten hopped down from the seating area, glaring at Trunks. Gohan could see him yelling at Trunks, and caught the words 'cheater' and 'not going to use your left arm'. Trunks replied, and suddenly Goten perked up, and smiled at his friend again. Trunks gave him a thumbs up. Gohan figured Trunks bribed his little brother.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, before we get started with the adult competition, we are going to have our special exhibition match between the new junior world champion Trunks and Mr. Satan, the martial arts champion." The crowd's roar became deafening. "That's right, Mr. Satan! The most renowned martial artist in the world! The hero who saved the world from Cell..." Krillin coughed loudly and obtrusfully. "…what a treat to see this veteran, master of the arts in a friendly match with Trunks, the rising new rookie star!"
Krillin turned to Gohan. "Ha! This isn't going to be much of a fight, you know. You better not blink, or you'll miss it!" Gohan couldn't help by smile. Stealing a look at Videl to see her reaction, Gohan discovered that she was still in complete shock. He turned back to Krillin, surprised to see a look on Krillin's face that said 'I saw that!'
"All right folks, the reigning world champion should be out any minute now! I know he's around here somewhere folks, how about a big cheer to lure him out? Give it up for Mr. Satan!" The roar was deafening. However, Mr. Satan did not come out. Gohan knew he was scared of losing to Trunks. Gohan, with his saiyan sight, could see him standing in the waiting area with a look of absolute fear on his face. "Alright, now that's what I call a hero's welcome!" There was a moment's pause. "Unbelievable, it didn't work! Can we get it a little louder? C'mon you can get louder than that! One more time! Give it everything you got! Ready? One…Two…Three! Go!" Another moment passed by. "Alright, Alright, no one can resist a welcome like that! Where are you Mr. Satan? Come on out! That's right fans, give it up for Mr. Satan! Let's get him out here!" At this point Gohan was getting so aggravated at Mr. Satan not showing that me almost wanted to fly down there and drag him out. The crowd seemed patient, though. "Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing Mr. Satan!" Finally, Mr. Satan stumbled out into the stadium, and from what Gohan saw, it looked like he was pushed out.
Mr. Satan quickly regained composure, then said, "Yeah! All right you people, I hope your ready to rock because Mr. Satan is going to raise the roof! All right little man, are you ready to go toe to toe with the champ? Yeah! Haha! All right! You better watch it son, I'm the greatest fighter of all time, and I forgot to bring my kid gloves! Yeah!" Trunks looked unfazed by Mr. Satan's antics. Gohan could see Goten cheering Trunks on outside of the ring.
Krillin spoke up. "Man, he's just too pitiful to watch. Do you guys want to go get something to eat?" Gohan perked up at the mention of food. Then Krillin got that smirk again. "You know, a chance to be alone together?" Gohan sighed. Krillin had a 'short' memory. He told Krillin that he and Videl were just friends. "So, do you want to?"
Gohan nodded. "Sure, that sounds good to me. Let's do it."
Videl finally snapped out of her shocked state and turned towards Gohan and Krillin. "Hey, don't you want to see the fight between Trunks and my dad? He is the world champion, you know…don't you want to study his technique?"
Gohan realized what he was doing and turned around quickly and said, "Yeah, of COURSE we do! What do you say, Krillin, it sounds like a great opportunity, huh?"
Krillin sweat dropped, but then waved them off and walked away. "Thanks…but I think I'll pass. See yah!" 'Gohan passing up food to be with Videl? Boy, he does have it bad…'
Videl looked at the small retreating form of Krillin in utter silence. Meanwhile, Mr. Satan had done his traditional cape and belt removal, exercise warm-ups that were nothing but showing off, but now seemed to be complaining about his knee. When the announcer called for a doctor, he stood up immediately. Suddenly, Mr. Satan came up to Trunks and seemed to be whispering something to him. Finally, the match started. To Gohan's surprise, Mr. Satan leaned in to offer Trunks a free shot at the face. 'What's he doing?' Not to Gohan's surprise, but to everyone else's, including Trunks and Goten, Mr. Satan went flying out of the ring and into a brick wall, smashing and sticking to it from the impact for a second, then eventually falling to the ground. The stadium was absolutely quiet, except for Videl.
Videl had gone into complete shock again and was muttering, "But…one punch…its…father!" Gohan was becoming really worried about how she was going to take all of this.
The announcer checked Mr. Satan. "Oh my goodness, Mr. Satan's out cold!" Even Videl couldn't find enough air to say a word. Then Mr. Satan started to stir, and slowly started to get up. "Wait a minute, he starting to get up…" He made it to his feet and turned towards Trunks, and laughed.
"Hahaha! What a punch man! Hahaha! Yup, he beat me up fair and square, Yep! Man, what a great little fighter!"
"Well, that's it! Trunks has defeated Mr. Satan!" The crowd was talking about how Mr. Satan had let Trunks win. Gohan couldn't help but smile.
Mr. Satan was still yelling to the crowd as he retreated to the waiting area and eventually to his private room in the stadium, no doubt to cry in pain in private. "Thank you! Thank you! I love you all! Yeah!" The look on Trunk's face was one for the record books. Trunks' didn't know how to take all of this.
Gohan turned towards Videl to check her reaction to all of this. Surprisingly, she seemed fine. "Hey, you're friend went to get something to eat. Do you want to join him?"
Gohan was amazed how well she was taking this. He smiled both at the thought of being with Videl some more, and of food. Which made him smile more would be hard to decide. "Sure, that sounds great! I'm famished!"
~0~
Videl walked down with Gohan out of the stadium and towards the waiting area for the fighters. She was smiling, but inside her head, the cogs were turning at a massive rate. She knew that her shocked expression had fooled Gohan into believing she had a hard time accepting and processing the info the fight between Goten and Trunks had given her. Goten and Trunks exhibited powers that Saiyaman had also shown, like the flying, the super speed, and the unbelievable strength. Also they showed powers not even Saiyaman showed, like the ability to shoot those weird beams of light at each other. She also remembered how Goten had gone and turned his hair gold, and immediately was able to break Trunk's hold on him. All of these things all but proved to Videl that Gohan was definitely hiding something, including the fact that he was Saiyaman. It also bothered her that Trunks so easily beaten her father. She knew the look from her dad all too often. Mr. Satan didn't let Trunks win. He never let anyone win, not even her. He was in a lot of pain, and hiding it. Plus, all of this seemed to remind her of something, something that she had seen before, but she couldn't put her finger on it. Nowadays she couldn't concentrate very well when so close to Gohan. But she was going to find out his secrets, one way or another…
Thanks for the reviews, but keep them coming. I also corrected some minor errors in the previous chapters. Just grammar and spelling, or added a line or two.
Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own this.
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, THIS IS MY FIRST!
Tournament Troubles
The fight between Goten and Trunks was a lot more intense and exciting than Gohan thought it was going to be. They seemed to be completely equal, and at the level that they were competing at, it was very entertaining. In fact, if Gohan wasn't so into the battle between the two, he would have been worried about what Videl thought about the flying and the energy waves. He was just so caught up in the battle.
Until Goten went Super Saiyan, that is.
'Oh No! I told them not to do that!' Gohan fearfully looked down at Videl to see her reaction. Her expression hadn't changed much. Complete shock with bulging eyes. Her face and hands were very white. The fight's intensity was a lot for her to absorb, and it looks like she couldn't take in any more. Gohan sighed in relief, and again when Goten powered down out of Super Saiyan.
"Wow! Goten's already a…" Gohan clamped his hand over Krillin's mouth and pointed towards Videl. Krillin apparently got the message and nodded.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it. After a terrible airborne struggle, Goten broke the strangle hold! Amazing! What a match! What a match!" Gohan looked down where Mr. Satan was watching the fight. The expression on his face after seeing Goten become a Super Saiyan was defiantly one to remember the goof by.
Trunks landed and it looked like he was yelling at Goten while Goten was scratching the back of his head. Then Trunks started back up, while Goten blocked and then went on the offensive with barrages of punches and kicks that Trunks blocked rather strangely. Gohan then realized what Trunks was doing and said to Krillin, "Hey, Krillin. Look at Trunks. Do you see what he is, or rather, what he isn't doing?"
Krillin watched the son of Vegeta for a second then replied, "Hey, he isn't using his left arm at all. It's just staying there, doing nothing."
Gohan nodded and whispered, "Yeah, he is the son of Vegeta. I bet that he's trying to embarrass Goten because he transformed. Damn Saiyan pride, he can't beat my brother using just one hand."
The announcer was sounding rather stunned. "Look at them go, for the championship. These two juniors are giving it everything they've got! Wow!"
Gohan mentally smiled at himself. 'Little does he know. They aren't. Their true power is many times greater than this, when they become Super Saiyans. Plus, Trunks isn't using his left arm at all.' Goten and Trunks seemed to disappear and reappear all around the ring, moving at super speeds and only pausing enough the exchange blows. Finally, Trunks landed a blow to Goten's head, but Goten immediately countered with a punch. Trunks disappeared and then reappeared behind Goten, but before he could land the blow Goten disappeared too. Trunks swiveled to block Goten's blow, then both continued to exchange fierce blows. Finally, Goten backed off a step to land a hard kick to Trunks' head, and followed up with hard right that left the purple haired saiyan staggering. Trunks countered with an energy blast at Goten's feet. It never hit as Goten dodged by flying high into the air.
"Trunks, you cheater, you said no more energy beams!"
"Opps, sorry Goten!" Gohan thought it looked like Trunks was mumbling to himself for a second.
Gohan said, "Wow, I can't believe how strong those two are for their age. He really must be eating his vegetables…"
"Yeah, that's for sure…"
Videl remained in a shocked silence.
Suddenly, Goten charged down towards his opponent. He was coming in fast while Trunks waited for Goten to reach him. Then, at the last possible second, Trunks pushed off towards the side. Goten saw this coming and used a light energy blast to ricochet off the floor and launch towards Trunks. Trunks looked surprised for a second, then fastest than anyone could see, transformed into a Super Saiyan, disappeared and reappeared behind Goten, and used an energy ball produced by his left hand on Goten's back to propel the young man towards the stadium seating area. Goten struggled to stop, but before he could completely stop himself, he touched the bench. Goten looked shocked, and Trunks floated in midair, cheering as he powered down out of Super saiyan.
Gohan moaned. "Oh, man, he lost…" Krillin looked shocked, and Videl continued to look shocked.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner! The new junior division world champion is Trunks!" People in the audience were talking to each other, trying to figure out what happened at the end because the two were way to fast for anyone to really tell. "Let's hear it for these two young warriors, folks – Trunks and Goten! Remember those two names, people, I'm sure we'll be hearing them for a long time to come in future championships."
Goten hopped down from the seating area, glaring at Trunks. Gohan could see him yelling at Trunks, and caught the words 'cheater' and 'not going to use your left arm'. Trunks replied, and suddenly Goten perked up, and smiled at his friend again. Trunks gave him a thumbs up. Gohan figured Trunks bribed his little brother.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, before we get started with the adult competition, we are going to have our special exhibition match between the new junior world champion Trunks and Mr. Satan, the martial arts champion." The crowd's roar became deafening. "That's right, Mr. Satan! The most renowned martial artist in the world! The hero who saved the world from Cell..." Krillin coughed loudly and obtrusfully. "…what a treat to see this veteran, master of the arts in a friendly match with Trunks, the rising new rookie star!"
Krillin turned to Gohan. "Ha! This isn't going to be much of a fight, you know. You better not blink, or you'll miss it!" Gohan couldn't help by smile. Stealing a look at Videl to see her reaction, Gohan discovered that she was still in complete shock. He turned back to Krillin, surprised to see a look on Krillin's face that said 'I saw that!'
"All right folks, the reigning world champion should be out any minute now! I know he's around here somewhere folks, how about a big cheer to lure him out? Give it up for Mr. Satan!" The roar was deafening. However, Mr. Satan did not come out. Gohan knew he was scared of losing to Trunks. Gohan, with his saiyan sight, could see him standing in the waiting area with a look of absolute fear on his face. "Alright, now that's what I call a hero's welcome!" There was a moment's pause. "Unbelievable, it didn't work! Can we get it a little louder? C'mon you can get louder than that! One more time! Give it everything you got! Ready? One…Two…Three! Go!" Another moment passed by. "Alright, Alright, no one can resist a welcome like that! Where are you Mr. Satan? Come on out! That's right fans, give it up for Mr. Satan! Let's get him out here!" At this point Gohan was getting so aggravated at Mr. Satan not showing that me almost wanted to fly down there and drag him out. The crowd seemed patient, though. "Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing Mr. Satan!" Finally, Mr. Satan stumbled out into the stadium, and from what Gohan saw, it looked like he was pushed out.
Mr. Satan quickly regained composure, then said, "Yeah! All right you people, I hope your ready to rock because Mr. Satan is going to raise the roof! All right little man, are you ready to go toe to toe with the champ? Yeah! Haha! All right! You better watch it son, I'm the greatest fighter of all time, and I forgot to bring my kid gloves! Yeah!" Trunks looked unfazed by Mr. Satan's antics. Gohan could see Goten cheering Trunks on outside of the ring.
Krillin spoke up. "Man, he's just too pitiful to watch. Do you guys want to go get something to eat?" Gohan perked up at the mention of food. Then Krillin got that smirk again. "You know, a chance to be alone together?" Gohan sighed. Krillin had a 'short' memory. He told Krillin that he and Videl were just friends. "So, do you want to?"
Gohan nodded. "Sure, that sounds good to me. Let's do it."
Videl finally snapped out of her shocked state and turned towards Gohan and Krillin. "Hey, don't you want to see the fight between Trunks and my dad? He is the world champion, you know…don't you want to study his technique?"
Gohan realized what he was doing and turned around quickly and said, "Yeah, of COURSE we do! What do you say, Krillin, it sounds like a great opportunity, huh?"
Krillin sweat dropped, but then waved them off and walked away. "Thanks…but I think I'll pass. See yah!" 'Gohan passing up food to be with Videl? Boy, he does have it bad…'
Videl looked at the small retreating form of Krillin in utter silence. Meanwhile, Mr. Satan had done his traditional cape and belt removal, exercise warm-ups that were nothing but showing off, but now seemed to be complaining about his knee. When the announcer called for a doctor, he stood up immediately. Suddenly, Mr. Satan came up to Trunks and seemed to be whispering something to him. Finally, the match started. To Gohan's surprise, Mr. Satan leaned in to offer Trunks a free shot at the face. 'What's he doing?' Not to Gohan's surprise, but to everyone else's, including Trunks and Goten, Mr. Satan went flying out of the ring and into a brick wall, smashing and sticking to it from the impact for a second, then eventually falling to the ground. The stadium was absolutely quiet, except for Videl.
Videl had gone into complete shock again and was muttering, "But…one punch…its…father!" Gohan was becoming really worried about how she was going to take all of this.
The announcer checked Mr. Satan. "Oh my goodness, Mr. Satan's out cold!" Even Videl couldn't find enough air to say a word. Then Mr. Satan started to stir, and slowly started to get up. "Wait a minute, he starting to get up…" He made it to his feet and turned towards Trunks, and laughed.
"Hahaha! What a punch man! Hahaha! Yup, he beat me up fair and square, Yep! Man, what a great little fighter!"
"Well, that's it! Trunks has defeated Mr. Satan!" The crowd was talking about how Mr. Satan had let Trunks win. Gohan couldn't help but smile.
Mr. Satan was still yelling to the crowd as he retreated to the waiting area and eventually to his private room in the stadium, no doubt to cry in pain in private. "Thank you! Thank you! I love you all! Yeah!" The look on Trunk's face was one for the record books. Trunks' didn't know how to take all of this.
Gohan turned towards Videl to check her reaction to all of this. Surprisingly, she seemed fine. "Hey, you're friend went to get something to eat. Do you want to join him?"
Gohan was amazed how well she was taking this. He smiled both at the thought of being with Videl some more, and of food. Which made him smile more would be hard to decide. "Sure, that sounds great! I'm famished!"
~0~
Videl walked down with Gohan out of the stadium and towards the waiting area for the fighters. She was smiling, but inside her head, the cogs were turning at a massive rate. She knew that her shocked expression had fooled Gohan into believing she had a hard time accepting and processing the info the fight between Goten and Trunks had given her. Goten and Trunks exhibited powers that Saiyaman had also shown, like the flying, the super speed, and the unbelievable strength. Also they showed powers not even Saiyaman showed, like the ability to shoot those weird beams of light at each other. She also remembered how Goten had gone and turned his hair gold, and immediately was able to break Trunk's hold on him. All of these things all but proved to Videl that Gohan was definitely hiding something, including the fact that he was Saiyaman. It also bothered her that Trunks so easily beaten her father. She knew the look from her dad all too often. Mr. Satan didn't let Trunks win. He never let anyone win, not even her. He was in a lot of pain, and hiding it. Plus, all of this seemed to remind her of something, something that she had seen before, but she couldn't put her finger on it. Nowadays she couldn't concentrate very well when so close to Gohan. But she was going to find out his secrets, one way or another…