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.
There was a big mistake in Ch. 8. The man in the blue overcoat was supposed to have blonde hair and a blue ribbon around his left arm. I've reloaded Ch. 8, also I am only concerned with the fighters that Videl, Gohan, Omega, and Mighty Mask must fight so I won't bother with the others.
Disclaimer: I do own DBZ. I am also in denial.
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, THIS IS MY FIRST!
Tournament Troubles
Gohan and Videl were still out in the pavilion when they heard the start of the fifth match – Mighty Mask versus the African boxer called Killa. It surprised them both. When they left the stadium the officials were still cleaning up after Bacterian to get ready for the third match.
"My bath and this talk took that long?"
"I certainly didn't think it did. The other matches must have been…oh, no…"
Gohan looked down with concern at Videl. "Videl, what's wrong?"
Videl looked up at him, surprised. 'Even with the grilling that I gave him about being Saiyaman he's still genuinely concerned. What a guy…'
"Videl?"
Videl shook off her train of thought to reply. "Oh, uh, my match is right after this match. I…guess I'm a little nervous. I mean, my father is the world champion. He's going to tear me apart."
Gohan put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey, don't worry about it. Just give it your all. You might be surprised, really!" She could have sworn there was something in the look he gave her that said he knew something. Videl shook it off. She was getting way too suspicious of Gohan. Gohan continued. "Now, let's get back and enjoy the show, eh?"
"Sure."
The two sprinted into the waiting area. However, as they rounded a corner, they found Krillin. However, it more like Videl's kneecap finding Krillin's gut. Both Videl and Krillin stumbled to the floor from surprise. Videl held her knee with a grimace on her face while Krillin was doubled over, clutching his stomach.
Gohan looked back and forth between the two, and then proceeded to help Videl. Offering his hand, he helped the girl onto her feet. "You going to be alright?"
"Yeah, I'll be just fine."
"Krillin, you going to be OK?"
Krillin just moaned. He looked up at his friend and said, "Man…watch out for that knee. It's deadlier than Chi chi's frying pan…" Videl decided this was something else she didn't want to know about.
Krillin took a minute to get up. "Damn, that girl's got some kick…"
"Yeah, no kidding, if it had you down for that long. At least you aren't any shorter, that could have hit you in the head and cause even more brain damage."
"Anyways, Gohan, I need to talk to you. I just came from talking to Bulma and the others. They haven't seen Goten and Trunks since their match, and they sent me to see if you know where they are."
Gohan shook his head. "No, I haven't seen them."
Krillin looked back to Videl, then back to Gohan. "Been a little 'distracted', huh?"
Gohan again blushed red and shook his head. "How many times do I have to say this? She's not my girlfriend!" Videl was getting to find these exchanges amusing. Gohan's friends were constantly making fun of him and his overreaction was defiantly funny.
"…You're in denial. That's OK. Just get over it. For me OK? Besides, it's obvious she's likes you…"
Ok, that was NOT funny. "What are you TALKING about, short man!?!"
Krillin grinned at her. "Your acting just like Gohan is. You're both in denial."
Videl and Gohan both glared at Krillin. At the same time they said, "I'm not in denial about anything!" They both looked at each other, turning red.
Krillin laughed. "Oh, yeah, you've both got it bad."
They both again looked at Krillin and again spoke at the same time. "Would you shut up?!?" Krillin continued to laugh. Furious with the small guy, Videl walked off back to the waiting area, leaving Gohan and Krillin behind. She would have liked to go back with Gohan, but she didn't want to add more fuel to the fire.
~0~
Gohan watched Videl storm off. Her temper reminded him of Chi chi's wrath, and decided to handle it in the same fashion – let it boil down with time. He waited for Krillin to stop laughing before he spoke again. "Do you have any idea where those two are?"
"Haha…no…ha…I don't. That's why I was asking you."
Gohan sighed and thought to himself. 'Great. Those two together running loose is one of the worst nightmares I could ever dream up.' He looked down to Krillin. "Krillin, I'm going to look for them. I can't sense their energies, so we'll have to do it the old fashioned way. Are you going to come with me?"
"Yeah. It's better than telling the mothers something they don't want to hear when they are angry."
Gohan could only agree. 'Now, if I were them, where would I be? Let's see… Half saiyans love two things, mostly. Eating and fighting. Therefore we should look either in the stadium or the buffet area. The stadium's waiting area is closer, so that's the first place to look.'
"Krillin, let's check the waiting area." Noticing Krillin's open mouth, Gohan added, "Oh, and don't say a thing about hidden objectives to see Videl." Krillin's mouth immediately snapped shut.
Walking back into the waiting area, he could see the fighters standing around, many of them watching the fights or waiting for their turns. Mr. Satan was again nowhere in sight, but Videl was near the fighter's entrance, watching the fight that was about to begin.
Gohan couldn't see any sign of his brother or his partner in crime, Trunks. Sighing, he walked up behind Videl. "Hey."
Videl started. "Hey, Gohan. Are you going to watch this fight? It shouldn't be very interesting. Killa lasted to the third round last tournament, and this Mighty Mask was beaten the first round. However, Mighty Mask is a lot different this year."
Gohan looked out at the ring while Krillin was searching the waiting area again for the two troublemakers. Gohan stared at the caped man on the ring. 'Is it just me, or does he seem a little out of proportion? His arms and legs are so short…'
The fight began immediately. Killa charged at his opponent, saying something in slang that no one could understand even if he was heard clearly above the crowd. M.M. (A/N Mighty Mask) stumbled forward. It almost seemed like he was having a hard time walking. Killa threw a punch. M.M. dodged it, but the way he dodged it caught Gohan's attention. It seemed his back bent backwards, but his feet didn't move. He didn't think it was possible for someone to bend like that. 'What was that…?'
The fight continued. M.M. continued to fight, trying to land a punch, but never succeeded. He was stumbling around way too much. Killa tried to kick his feet, but M.M. dodged again. Or rather his bottom half did. The top continued to try to punch Killa.
"To the right, to the right!"
Gohan perked up at those words. Was he going crazy, or was M.M.'s top half telling the lower half what to do?
Gohan opened up his senses, reading the energies around him, trying to get a reading on M.M. What he sensed surprised him. Gohan wasn't getting one but two energy signatures from Mighty Mask, and both were very familiar to him.
"Hey, Krillin?"
Krillin ran up to a smiling Gohan. "Yeah?"
"I found them. Don't worry; they aren't doing anything too stupid. In fact, I probably shouldn't even be surprised. They're both ok, and I'll make sure that they keep in line. You can tell the mothers that."
"…Aren't you going to tell me what their up too?"
"Nope. Punishment for the comments about me and Videl."
"Huh? How is it punishment?"
"Telling Chichi and Bulma that you know that their sons are fine but you can't tell them where they are?"
Krillin suddenly paled and looked very afraid. "You…wouldn't…they'll kill me…come on, I take them back…please…I'm begging you…"
Gohan only smiled and continued to watch the fight. Mighty Mask, a.k.a. Goten and Trunks regained their composure long enough to steady themselves and land a punch on Killa, sending the boxer zooming out of the ring and into a wall.
~0~
Videl wasn't really watching the fight, because it was pretty obvious that Mighty Mask was going to lose. She didn't even notice that Mighty Mask won. She was instead listening to Gohan and Krillin's conversation. The mothers of Goten and Trunks sounded like people she didn't want to cross when they were angry.
And speaking of parents…
"Hey, Videl!"
Videl turned at the sound of her father's voice. "Hey, dad."
"Hahaha! I feel kind of bad, I was hoping that we would fight in the finals, but it's kind of exciting that the two strongest fighters here are fighting in the first round. Kind of dramatic, isn't it? Of course the strongest here will come out, and that's me, of course!"
Videl looked over to Gohan and thought to herself, 'You might not be the strongest, Dad. I'm not sure just how strong Gohan is…'
Mr. Satan followed Videl's line of sight to Gohan. "Hey, you. What's your deal?"
Gohan looked at the 'World Champion' with a look of innocent confusion. "Huh?"
"This place is for fighters only. You aren't supposed to be here, scrawny. Stay away from my daughter, you runt."
Videl turned towards her dad. "Father, Gohan is an excellent fighter. Besides, there are a lot more skinner fighters in your own school. Also, Gohan is the son of Son Goku!"
"That magician? Ha! He's a cowar…uh…" Mr. Satan and Videl jumped a little as Gohan was suddenly in Mr. Satan's face, glaring. He seemed to just appear there.
"My father was a great fighter and an even greater person. Don't talk about people you don't know, Mr. Satan." Gohan's response surprised Videl. She never heard Gohan talk like this. (A/N Remember, Gohan gets real mad when someone insults Goku)
Mr. Satan cowered back, but once he got some distance, he put on his super man pose and said. "O..Oh, are you g..going to do something about it?"
Gohan smiled. "Nah. I won't get the chance!"
"Wha…?" Videl, for once, agreed with her father. Mr. Satan and Gohan would probably meet in the finals, so why wouldn't he get the chance to show her father?
Gohan smiled. "You won't make it past the first round, Mr. Satan. It's impossible to beat for you to beat Videl."
Videl could only stare at Gohan. Why would he say that?
Mr. Satan stared for a while, and then laughed. "HAHAHAHA! Yeah, right, kid. What are you, physic? Well, I think you need to have your inner eye checked! HAHAHAHA!" Mr. Satan walked off to the ring for his fight, preparing to entertain the crowds for a couple of minutes before the match.
Videl prepared for her fight as well. Taking the time Mr. Satan would use to entice and excite the crowds she started to stretch, loosing her muscles. Her nervousness was definitely showing. She was breathing heavily and quickly, and she almost seemed to be shaking.
Gohan walked up to her. "Hey, Videl? I meant what I said. You can defiantly beat him."
"Maybe."
"No, certainly. There's more to a fight than strength."
Videl stopped stretching to look up at Gohan. "What are you talking about?"
"There's more to a fight than strength. A true fighter fights with the mind. A fighter's attitude is just as important as a fighter's strength and speed. If you just fight with your usual determination, there's now way even Mr. Satan can beat you. But your so closed minded and sure that he's going to win that you can't do that. So forget about who he is and what he's done…" Videl thought she saw a little grimace or frown when he got to that part. "…And just fight as hard as you can. Fight to win. You'll really be surprised at what you can do."
Videl bowed her head, running Gohan's words through her head. "Alright, Gohan, I'll try." With that, Videl turned towards the ring and the waiting crowds.
~0~0~0~
Boy, I'm evil to leave you with a cliffhanger like this! The big fight next chapter, plus that's just the first slice of the cake! The big one's coming!
Question: Is Gohan's mother ChiChi, Chichi, or Chi Chi?
Reponse to Reviews:
xT-Zealot - ::Goes Mystic and glares::
SonRanma – Sorry, I haven't seen all of the Red Ribbon Saga. Oh, well, it's not important to the story anyway.
Saturn-hime - ……………………
edward-tivrusky-5 – Tasting Bacterian? Man, that's gross…
mae – Mr. Satan should look in the mirror. He really wouldn't like what he saw.
Chrissy – This is your appitizer. The next chapter is the main course, and you'll definitely need a doggy bag. I'm really turning up the heat.
I'll try to respond to all reviews from now on. If you don't want me to comment on your review, please indicate in the review. I am highly sarcastic, and I will understand.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO REVIEW, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE COMMENTED ON. INDICATE IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO COMMENT ON YOUR REVIEW!
There was a big mistake in Ch. 8. The man in the blue overcoat was supposed to have blonde hair and a blue ribbon around his left arm. I've reloaded Ch. 8, also I am only concerned with the fighters that Videl, Gohan, Omega, and Mighty Mask must fight so I won't bother with the others.
Disclaimer: I do own DBZ. I am also in denial.
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, THIS IS MY FIRST!
Tournament Troubles
Gohan and Videl were still out in the pavilion when they heard the start of the fifth match – Mighty Mask versus the African boxer called Killa. It surprised them both. When they left the stadium the officials were still cleaning up after Bacterian to get ready for the third match.
"My bath and this talk took that long?"
"I certainly didn't think it did. The other matches must have been…oh, no…"
Gohan looked down with concern at Videl. "Videl, what's wrong?"
Videl looked up at him, surprised. 'Even with the grilling that I gave him about being Saiyaman he's still genuinely concerned. What a guy…'
"Videl?"
Videl shook off her train of thought to reply. "Oh, uh, my match is right after this match. I…guess I'm a little nervous. I mean, my father is the world champion. He's going to tear me apart."
Gohan put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey, don't worry about it. Just give it your all. You might be surprised, really!" She could have sworn there was something in the look he gave her that said he knew something. Videl shook it off. She was getting way too suspicious of Gohan. Gohan continued. "Now, let's get back and enjoy the show, eh?"
"Sure."
The two sprinted into the waiting area. However, as they rounded a corner, they found Krillin. However, it more like Videl's kneecap finding Krillin's gut. Both Videl and Krillin stumbled to the floor from surprise. Videl held her knee with a grimace on her face while Krillin was doubled over, clutching his stomach.
Gohan looked back and forth between the two, and then proceeded to help Videl. Offering his hand, he helped the girl onto her feet. "You going to be alright?"
"Yeah, I'll be just fine."
"Krillin, you going to be OK?"
Krillin just moaned. He looked up at his friend and said, "Man…watch out for that knee. It's deadlier than Chi chi's frying pan…" Videl decided this was something else she didn't want to know about.
Krillin took a minute to get up. "Damn, that girl's got some kick…"
"Yeah, no kidding, if it had you down for that long. At least you aren't any shorter, that could have hit you in the head and cause even more brain damage."
"Anyways, Gohan, I need to talk to you. I just came from talking to Bulma and the others. They haven't seen Goten and Trunks since their match, and they sent me to see if you know where they are."
Gohan shook his head. "No, I haven't seen them."
Krillin looked back to Videl, then back to Gohan. "Been a little 'distracted', huh?"
Gohan again blushed red and shook his head. "How many times do I have to say this? She's not my girlfriend!" Videl was getting to find these exchanges amusing. Gohan's friends were constantly making fun of him and his overreaction was defiantly funny.
"…You're in denial. That's OK. Just get over it. For me OK? Besides, it's obvious she's likes you…"
Ok, that was NOT funny. "What are you TALKING about, short man!?!"
Krillin grinned at her. "Your acting just like Gohan is. You're both in denial."
Videl and Gohan both glared at Krillin. At the same time they said, "I'm not in denial about anything!" They both looked at each other, turning red.
Krillin laughed. "Oh, yeah, you've both got it bad."
They both again looked at Krillin and again spoke at the same time. "Would you shut up?!?" Krillin continued to laugh. Furious with the small guy, Videl walked off back to the waiting area, leaving Gohan and Krillin behind. She would have liked to go back with Gohan, but she didn't want to add more fuel to the fire.
~0~
Gohan watched Videl storm off. Her temper reminded him of Chi chi's wrath, and decided to handle it in the same fashion – let it boil down with time. He waited for Krillin to stop laughing before he spoke again. "Do you have any idea where those two are?"
"Haha…no…ha…I don't. That's why I was asking you."
Gohan sighed and thought to himself. 'Great. Those two together running loose is one of the worst nightmares I could ever dream up.' He looked down to Krillin. "Krillin, I'm going to look for them. I can't sense their energies, so we'll have to do it the old fashioned way. Are you going to come with me?"
"Yeah. It's better than telling the mothers something they don't want to hear when they are angry."
Gohan could only agree. 'Now, if I were them, where would I be? Let's see… Half saiyans love two things, mostly. Eating and fighting. Therefore we should look either in the stadium or the buffet area. The stadium's waiting area is closer, so that's the first place to look.'
"Krillin, let's check the waiting area." Noticing Krillin's open mouth, Gohan added, "Oh, and don't say a thing about hidden objectives to see Videl." Krillin's mouth immediately snapped shut.
Walking back into the waiting area, he could see the fighters standing around, many of them watching the fights or waiting for their turns. Mr. Satan was again nowhere in sight, but Videl was near the fighter's entrance, watching the fight that was about to begin.
Gohan couldn't see any sign of his brother or his partner in crime, Trunks. Sighing, he walked up behind Videl. "Hey."
Videl started. "Hey, Gohan. Are you going to watch this fight? It shouldn't be very interesting. Killa lasted to the third round last tournament, and this Mighty Mask was beaten the first round. However, Mighty Mask is a lot different this year."
Gohan looked out at the ring while Krillin was searching the waiting area again for the two troublemakers. Gohan stared at the caped man on the ring. 'Is it just me, or does he seem a little out of proportion? His arms and legs are so short…'
The fight began immediately. Killa charged at his opponent, saying something in slang that no one could understand even if he was heard clearly above the crowd. M.M. (A/N Mighty Mask) stumbled forward. It almost seemed like he was having a hard time walking. Killa threw a punch. M.M. dodged it, but the way he dodged it caught Gohan's attention. It seemed his back bent backwards, but his feet didn't move. He didn't think it was possible for someone to bend like that. 'What was that…?'
The fight continued. M.M. continued to fight, trying to land a punch, but never succeeded. He was stumbling around way too much. Killa tried to kick his feet, but M.M. dodged again. Or rather his bottom half did. The top continued to try to punch Killa.
"To the right, to the right!"
Gohan perked up at those words. Was he going crazy, or was M.M.'s top half telling the lower half what to do?
Gohan opened up his senses, reading the energies around him, trying to get a reading on M.M. What he sensed surprised him. Gohan wasn't getting one but two energy signatures from Mighty Mask, and both were very familiar to him.
"Hey, Krillin?"
Krillin ran up to a smiling Gohan. "Yeah?"
"I found them. Don't worry; they aren't doing anything too stupid. In fact, I probably shouldn't even be surprised. They're both ok, and I'll make sure that they keep in line. You can tell the mothers that."
"…Aren't you going to tell me what their up too?"
"Nope. Punishment for the comments about me and Videl."
"Huh? How is it punishment?"
"Telling Chichi and Bulma that you know that their sons are fine but you can't tell them where they are?"
Krillin suddenly paled and looked very afraid. "You…wouldn't…they'll kill me…come on, I take them back…please…I'm begging you…"
Gohan only smiled and continued to watch the fight. Mighty Mask, a.k.a. Goten and Trunks regained their composure long enough to steady themselves and land a punch on Killa, sending the boxer zooming out of the ring and into a wall.
~0~
Videl wasn't really watching the fight, because it was pretty obvious that Mighty Mask was going to lose. She didn't even notice that Mighty Mask won. She was instead listening to Gohan and Krillin's conversation. The mothers of Goten and Trunks sounded like people she didn't want to cross when they were angry.
And speaking of parents…
"Hey, Videl!"
Videl turned at the sound of her father's voice. "Hey, dad."
"Hahaha! I feel kind of bad, I was hoping that we would fight in the finals, but it's kind of exciting that the two strongest fighters here are fighting in the first round. Kind of dramatic, isn't it? Of course the strongest here will come out, and that's me, of course!"
Videl looked over to Gohan and thought to herself, 'You might not be the strongest, Dad. I'm not sure just how strong Gohan is…'
Mr. Satan followed Videl's line of sight to Gohan. "Hey, you. What's your deal?"
Gohan looked at the 'World Champion' with a look of innocent confusion. "Huh?"
"This place is for fighters only. You aren't supposed to be here, scrawny. Stay away from my daughter, you runt."
Videl turned towards her dad. "Father, Gohan is an excellent fighter. Besides, there are a lot more skinner fighters in your own school. Also, Gohan is the son of Son Goku!"
"That magician? Ha! He's a cowar…uh…" Mr. Satan and Videl jumped a little as Gohan was suddenly in Mr. Satan's face, glaring. He seemed to just appear there.
"My father was a great fighter and an even greater person. Don't talk about people you don't know, Mr. Satan." Gohan's response surprised Videl. She never heard Gohan talk like this. (A/N Remember, Gohan gets real mad when someone insults Goku)
Mr. Satan cowered back, but once he got some distance, he put on his super man pose and said. "O..Oh, are you g..going to do something about it?"
Gohan smiled. "Nah. I won't get the chance!"
"Wha…?" Videl, for once, agreed with her father. Mr. Satan and Gohan would probably meet in the finals, so why wouldn't he get the chance to show her father?
Gohan smiled. "You won't make it past the first round, Mr. Satan. It's impossible to beat for you to beat Videl."
Videl could only stare at Gohan. Why would he say that?
Mr. Satan stared for a while, and then laughed. "HAHAHAHA! Yeah, right, kid. What are you, physic? Well, I think you need to have your inner eye checked! HAHAHAHA!" Mr. Satan walked off to the ring for his fight, preparing to entertain the crowds for a couple of minutes before the match.
Videl prepared for her fight as well. Taking the time Mr. Satan would use to entice and excite the crowds she started to stretch, loosing her muscles. Her nervousness was definitely showing. She was breathing heavily and quickly, and she almost seemed to be shaking.
Gohan walked up to her. "Hey, Videl? I meant what I said. You can defiantly beat him."
"Maybe."
"No, certainly. There's more to a fight than strength."
Videl stopped stretching to look up at Gohan. "What are you talking about?"
"There's more to a fight than strength. A true fighter fights with the mind. A fighter's attitude is just as important as a fighter's strength and speed. If you just fight with your usual determination, there's now way even Mr. Satan can beat you. But your so closed minded and sure that he's going to win that you can't do that. So forget about who he is and what he's done…" Videl thought she saw a little grimace or frown when he got to that part. "…And just fight as hard as you can. Fight to win. You'll really be surprised at what you can do."
Videl bowed her head, running Gohan's words through her head. "Alright, Gohan, I'll try." With that, Videl turned towards the ring and the waiting crowds.
~0~0~0~
Boy, I'm evil to leave you with a cliffhanger like this! The big fight next chapter, plus that's just the first slice of the cake! The big one's coming!
Question: Is Gohan's mother ChiChi, Chichi, or Chi Chi?
Reponse to Reviews:
xT-Zealot - ::Goes Mystic and glares::
SonRanma – Sorry, I haven't seen all of the Red Ribbon Saga. Oh, well, it's not important to the story anyway.
Saturn-hime - ……………………
edward-tivrusky-5 – Tasting Bacterian? Man, that's gross…
mae – Mr. Satan should look in the mirror. He really wouldn't like what he saw.
Chrissy – This is your appitizer. The next chapter is the main course, and you'll definitely need a doggy bag. I'm really turning up the heat.
I'll try to respond to all reviews from now on. If you don't want me to comment on your review, please indicate in the review. I am highly sarcastic, and I will understand.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO REVIEW, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE COMMENTED ON. INDICATE IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO COMMENT ON YOUR REVIEW!