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Chap. 4

"Yamcha. Yamcha, wake up."

"Ugghhh. What....happened?"

Standing over him was Choazu and Videl. Yamcha winced as he opened his eyes. He was wearing a few bandages over his head, face and arm.

"Sagat beat you."

Yamcha sighed and rested back, "Aww. I can't believe it. My first match and I get blown."

Choazu gave a small smile, "Hey, don't worry about it. You put up a good fight."

"Not good enough, but I gotta say. That guy...his kicks. They're like boulders slamming into you. Who was that guy anyway?"

Videl answered, "His name is Victor Sagat. He was at one time the champion of street fighters."

"At one time? Who beat him?"

She sat back, "No one really knows who. Some young fighter years ago that went by the name of Ryu. But no one has really seen him. He's like a myth."

"Hmm. Ryu, huh? He sounds good. Do you think he's in this tournament?"

"If he is, we wouldn't know until he fights."

"Fighter #49: Choazu: Please exit the monorail."

"Oh, I guess it's my turn. See ya."

Choazu floated out of the monorail and the second monorail rolled in. They were on an mountain cliff as the second fighter emerged.

"Fighter #8: Adon."

An orange haired fighter leaped out and landed with a huge grin on his face.

"You're my opponent? I make it fast, little guy."

"Round. FIGHT!!!!!!"

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"Figher #20: Sean. Please exit the monorail."

Sean did so and adjusted his gloves and the next monorail came.

"Fighter #48: Peroski.

A massive man with an iron mask came out. He removed the mask, ground it into a ball and ate it. Sean watched this in disbelief and just shrugged.

"Round! FIGHT!!!!!!"

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"Round! FIGHT!!!!!!"

Tien stood ready in battle stance, but Rose made no move. Tien then decided to attack first, lashing out with a sharp kick. However, the yellow scarf she was wearing suddenly came alive and wrapped around his leg. She took hold of the scarf and twirled, causing Tien to spin backward. Tien got back on his feet and Rose came at him. He noticed that she didn't run, rather she hovered at him.

"Soul Spark!"

Her arm lashed out with the scarf and emitted a ball of energy. Tien dodged it and flew upward. At the same instant, Rose shot upward, grabbed him, and hurled him downward. Tien rolled again. How did she do that? Tien re-examined her, (No, not that way, you perverts!) The scarf seems to be her main weapon, but it's clear that her powers were mystical. I'll have to get through that.

"You won't."

A voice sounded in his head. What was that? Shaking it off, Tien crossed his arms together.

"Multi-Form!"

Tien split into four separate bodies and they all stood in stance. However...

"That won't work."

"What?!" It was clear now where the voice was coming from. Her. She was speaking in his mind. She then glimmered in energy and the scene changed. Now the four Tien's were surrounded by a dozen Rose's. Tien (All of them) looked around in disbelief.

"Please listen to me. Surrender."

"What?"

"Listen. A dark force is in control of the tournament. You must let me continue on to discover it. I sense good in you so I did not fight you at full force. I implore you, please let me go on. This threat endangers everyone here."

Tien took this in, "How do I know this isn't some kind of trick?"

One of the Rose's walked up to one of the Tien's, "You must believe me. You must also warn your friends about this." She looked over to the monorail. "They must proceed with caution. There are also few here that know who I am. Ask them." She touched his cheek which redden a bit, "I know you don't trust me. I don't blame you. Which is why... I am sorry."

"Sorry? Ugghhhhh!"

All of the Tien's suddenly fell down, unconscious. Rose reverted into one form again and strode to her monorail.

"Winner, Rose!"

The monorail shot out a few grappling orbs and hovered Tien in. Goku grabbed him and laid him in his seat. It was then that his eyes snapped open.

"What? What happened?"

"We were hoping you could tell us", Piccolo muttered.

Tien shook his head, "She said something about some dark force in control of the tournament. She wanted to continue on to find it and wanted me to warn you guys."

Krillian shook his head, "A dark force. But I don't sense anything like that."

"I know. But she feels it. She's...different. Her powers are not like ours. It may be that she can feel things we can't."

Goku frowned a bit, "If that's the case, we should be careful. If what she says is true, this is going to turn out to be one of those days."

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Elsewhere...

The city block was trashed, with cracks in a few buildings and fires raging around. Ken and #17 were locked in a fierce fight. 17 can't believe that Ken could keep up with him while Ken couldn't believe that his attacks weren't wearing the android down. They knocked each other away and faced off again.

17 smirked, "Not bad. You're actually quite good. I may have to actually try."

Ken smirked as well, "You call that a bluff? Let's be honest, you can't defeat me." His grin grew wider, "But that's okay. Nobody can yet."

17 scowled, "Is that so? Well it pleasures me to be the first." With that, 17 charged again and Ken did as well.

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Meanwhile, a few feet above the island, a pod appears out of thin air and appears out of nowhere. A purple haired young man with a sword floated out and the pod retracted into a capsule.

"So this is the place that guy told me about. I hope I'm not too late to help Goku and the others." With that, he flew down to the island.

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Inside the marble building...

"Are they ready?"

"Almost sir. Cellular construction is at 90%. Cybernetic link-ups are complete though."

"Good. I want both of them ready for testing."

"Yes sir."

Another figure enters. It is the cloaked figure.

"What purpose are these creatures?"

"They are based off of the most power creatures on this planet."

"Not powerful enough if they were destroyed."

"Don't worry. The cybernetic setups make it so they are vastly stronger than before."

"Hmph. You rely too much on you machines. Nevertheless, this will test the abilities of the fighters."

"Anxious, aren't you?"

"I am a warrior. I do not like waiting for battle."

"Don't worry, my friend. If all goes according to plan, you will have your chance to prove yourself as one of the greatest fighter in exitence."

"Yes. But I before I can, I must defeat those two. The ones that have always stood before me."

"Yes. Goku and Ryu. You'll have your chance at them."

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