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What If It Hadn't Happened?

Chapter 3

"Good luck, Gohan," Goku said as his elder son and the Supreme Kai walked to the ring. "Gohan, please do not hold back in our match, just because I am the Supreme Kai. It is very important that I see how strong you Saiyans truly are," Shin said to the teenage demi-Saiyan. "Okay, sir," Gohan replied. They reached the ring, and the announcer said, "We've got Shin versus Saiyaman! Let the match begin!" Right off the bat, Gohan went Super, and flew toward Shin. They sparred for a bit, neither of them giving an inch. Shin sent a purple energy beam toward Gohan, who countered with a Masenko. Shin was pushed backward until he stepped off the edge. He took to the air, Gohan joining him, and they sparred furiously once again. Gohan broke away and powered up to level 2. He went after Shin again, and the Kai struggled to defend himself. He's stronger than me! Shin thought. Gohan broke through Shin's defenses, hitting the small man in the stomach and landing a kick to his face. Shin punched out at Gohan, but the Saiyan caught his fist and threw Shin downward, followed by a small energy blast. Shin tried to stop himself, but he was going too fast, and hit the ground with a thump. "Shin is out of the ring! Saiyaman will go to the finals to fight either Goku or Mighty Mask!" the announcer said. Gohan powered down as he landed next to Shin. "Are you okay, Supreme Kai?" he asked, helping the purple man up. "Yes, Gohan. In fact, I am overjoyed. You are even stronger than I had hoped," Shin replied, brushing off his clothing. "Uh, thanks, I guess," Gohan said slowly. They walked back to the others, and almost everyone congratulated Gohan. "I knew you could do it, Gohan," Videl said as he returned to her side. "Thanks for believing in me," Gohan replied. "But," he continued, "My losing streak's gonna end next match. Nobody can beat my dad." "Gohan! Don't talk like that! You can beat him! You beat Cell, didn't you? Not Goku," Videl argued. "Yeah, I know. But I haven't trained for years," Gohan said. "You know what, I don't care if you win, as long as you try your hardest," Videl concluded. Gohan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will." "Can I have Goku and Mighty Mask to the ring, please?" Goku, along with his son and his rival's son, walked to the ring. Now, let's see how strong this guy really is, Goku thought. He flew toward the masked figure as the fight began. He was surprised when MM blocked all of his attacks, even if it was a bit awkwardly. Goku took a swing at his face, and MM bent nearly in half to avoid it. He almost stumbled out of the ring backward, and took to the air. "Huh? No way!" Goku exclaimed. Figures. If he can make energy blasts, he can fly, Goku thought. Goku joined MM, and they sparred furiously. Goku gradually intensified his attacks, testing out MM's strength. Goku sent MM down to the ring twice, but he got back up both times, seemingly unscathed. Why won't he get hurt? Maybe he's a Majin, like Spopovich and Yamu. Or maybe he just learned how to manipulate energy to increase his strength like all of us have. It's not too surprising, Goku thought. He threw two energy blasts at MM, both of which he swatted away like they were nothing. MM used his own energy wave at Goku, but the Saiyan bounced it right back at MM. The masked fighter threw both of his arms upward, and the beam disappeared above the clouds. Huh? That's Trunks attack! Goku thought. He grinned and added, the bottom half must be Goten. I think I'll have a little fun. See how strong they really are. "Kaio-ken, X3!" he shouted, a red aura springing up around him. He charged MM, who struggled to block the attacks. MM broke away, and went----Super Saiyan? Goku smirked, charging the demi-Saiyans. He fazed out, reappearing behind MM, grabbing 'his' wrists, locking 'his' arms behind his back. Goku said, "Trunks, Goten, I know it's you. I wanna finish this fight, so you better power down before your mothers figure it out, too." He heard both the boys gulp, and their golden auras faded as they powered down. "We promise no to turn Super Saiyan, but you have to promise not to use your Kaio-ken thing," Trunks said. "Yeah! That attacks not fair," Goten argued. "Okay, I promise. But I want you two to fight as hard as you can, so I can see how strong you are," Goku replied. Trunks and Goten both said, "Okay." Then, Trunks broke out of Goku's grip. The three Saiyans sparred intensely, airborne, for ten minutes. Goku finally decided to end it, but didn't want to hurt the boys. He landed in the ring, stepping back as MM took a swing at him. He continued dodging and jumping backwards. He reached the edge, jumping over the boys' heads as Trunks punched at him again. Goten stumbled forward, falling to the ground. "Mighty Mask is out! Goku will go to the finals and fight Saiyaman!" Finally. A fight with my son, Goku thought. "HEY! That wasn't fair. You tricked us!!!" Trunks complained. Goku laughed and said, "Sorry, kids. I don't think you're strong enough to take a real hit form me." "Well, we'll keep training, then," Trunks said. ""Yeah, Dad! We're gonna get a lot stronger!" Goten said. "You do just that," Goku said. Now they have the motivation, not just the idea fighting's fun. They might even get to level 2 pretty soon, he thought.

Finally done!!! You like? Next chapter: Who will win in the final match? Gohan or Goku? It's the battle of the super-powers in the next exciting episode of Dragonball Z!!