Yamcha is at the hospital still, he's recovering from his surgery very well
and will be out faster than the doctors predicted. But not soon enough I'm
afraid, he'll still miss the duel.
"Excuse me, nurse?" Yamcha called as one walked in the hall. She came over to his bed. "Do you know what channel the World Tournament is on?"
"Sure, here." The nurse turned on the TV to the right station.
"Thanks." Yamcha smiled. She nodded and left. Yamcha sighed sadly as he watched the tournament. It was already the final round, the main event. "I wonder who Tien's fighting?" Yamcha wondered aloud, when the announcer gave him his answer.
"And Tien's opponent, a returning champion himself, Goku!" He cried.
"Goku!" Yamcha sat up in bed. "Alright!" He was happy now, he turned up the volume as he watched Tien and Goku fighting the match. "Aw man, I still can't get over the fact that if only I'd told Goku about all of this, I'd be there instead of here." Yamcha was so busy with his thoughts that he forgot about watching the match.
"And we have a new champion folks, the winner, Goku!" The announcer yelled.
"Goku beat Tien." Yamcha cheered but held his leg, bouncing around too hard.
"Now let's get an interview with the champion." Another man said and walked over to the panting saiyan. "So Goku, how does it feel to be champion?"
"Oh man it's great." Goku said after catching his breath. "But you know, I might not be here right now, I might have been eliminated if Yamcha didn't break his leg."
"Now I remember that this happened before." The man went on.
"Yes, something like that, only Tien beat me." Goku replied. "So that's why I'd like to dedicate my win to my recovering friend Yamcha. Get well soon!" He waved.
"Oh Goku." Yamcha couldn't help but laugh. About a week and a half later, Yamcha is able to go back home wearing a soft cast, his leg practically healed.
"Welcome back Yamcha!" Everyone cheered as the cab drove him to Capsule Corp. They'd all gathered there to welcome him home.
"Thanks guys, you don't know how great it is to be back." Yamcha said, getting out on crutches. "Hey Goku, I saw you on TV."
"Really, I'm glad." Goku walked over. "Oh by the way, here. I want you to have this." He placed an envelope in Yamcha's hand.
"But Goku." Yamcha's eyes widened in shock. "This has to be at least half of the prize money. Why give it to me, I didn't win?"
"You deserve it. For all I know, if you were in the tournament you would've won. Besides, you gave up a lot, so just take it." Goku insisted.
"Hey I'm not one to complain about free money." Yamcha laughed.
"Yamcha?" Tien's voice made him turn.
"Hey Tien, good match against Goku." Yamcha said.
"Look whose here." Tien stepped aside to reveal the baseball team.
"The Diamond Cutters." Yamcha grinned. The coach came forward.
"We can't thank you enough for what you did for us, and you did it hurt and that takes a lot. You are an honorary player of the D-Cutters." The coach said.
"It's an honor." Yamcha smiled respectfully.
"There's somebody else here to see you." The manager gestured.
"Mark?" Yamcha turned happily. It was the left handed pitcher.
"Hey, thanks man." Mark hugged him. "You really did a lot for me, more than you did for the whole team. I'll never forget anything you did to me and all that you taught me. And, well, as thanks, we all want you to have this." He handed him..
"The trophy?" Yamcha's jaw dropped. "No, I can't accept this."
"Face it Yamcha, if not for you, we wouldn't be in the pennant and I wouldn't be going to the major league." Mark smiled.
"You're kidding." Yamcha was in shock. "That's amazing, congradulations!"
"Thanks, but it's all for you man, it's all for you." Mark said solemnly.
"So where are you going to?" Yamcha asked.
"You'll never guess." Mark smirked. "I'm going to California!"
"Whoa alright!" Yamcha was excited. "What team?"
"None other than the Angels." Mark smiled proudly. "I'm number 47."
"Hmm, Angels pitcher Mark Lukasiewicz, number 47. I like the sound of that." Yamcha smiled and patted his friend on the back.
"Thanks. Like I said man, it's all for you, it's all for you." Mark clapped and soon the whole team and everyone at Capsule Corp. was giving Yamcha applause. "I won't ever forget what you taught me Yamcha. Maybe I can take the Angles to the world series."
"Hey, I wouldn't doubt it." Yamcha nodded.
"Well I'd better go, my flight leaves in a few hours." Mark smiled.
"Good luck." Yamcha waved as the team drove off in their bus.
A few months later.
"Can you believe the Angles actually won their first ever pennant?" Goku asked as he, Yamcha, Tien and Gohan watched the World Series.
"I bet it had something to do with Mark." Tien said.
"And all the training Yamcha gave him." Puar added.
"Nah, it's all him guys, I had nothing to do with it." Yamcha shrugged.
"Quiet guys, the ninth inning is starting." Gohan hushed. It was an intense game, if the Angels won this one they'd win their first ever World Series.
"Hey look there's Mark!" Yamcha grew excited.
"And he's pitching the last inning." Tien pointed.
"Do I detect a foreshadowing?" Puar asked himself. Everyone was on the edge of their seats as Mark threw the last pitches of the game.
"Oh no, it was hit!" Gohan stood up as the batter hit the ball. There was two outs and the Angels were up by one. If the hit was out of the park, the Giants could win it. But wait. somebody runs in from the outfield and catches it.
"They did it, they did it!" Yamcha jumped up cheering.
"Mark took them all the way!" Tien and Goku slapped high fives.
"Yay!" Gohan and Puar hugged, as did all the Angels on TV. Yamcha watched proudly and silently as the team gave the outfielder a dog pile, and right as Mark jumped on, the players collapsed onto the field. And Yamcha saw.
"Excuse me, nurse?" Yamcha called as one walked in the hall. She came over to his bed. "Do you know what channel the World Tournament is on?"
"Sure, here." The nurse turned on the TV to the right station.
"Thanks." Yamcha smiled. She nodded and left. Yamcha sighed sadly as he watched the tournament. It was already the final round, the main event. "I wonder who Tien's fighting?" Yamcha wondered aloud, when the announcer gave him his answer.
"And Tien's opponent, a returning champion himself, Goku!" He cried.
"Goku!" Yamcha sat up in bed. "Alright!" He was happy now, he turned up the volume as he watched Tien and Goku fighting the match. "Aw man, I still can't get over the fact that if only I'd told Goku about all of this, I'd be there instead of here." Yamcha was so busy with his thoughts that he forgot about watching the match.
"And we have a new champion folks, the winner, Goku!" The announcer yelled.
"Goku beat Tien." Yamcha cheered but held his leg, bouncing around too hard.
"Now let's get an interview with the champion." Another man said and walked over to the panting saiyan. "So Goku, how does it feel to be champion?"
"Oh man it's great." Goku said after catching his breath. "But you know, I might not be here right now, I might have been eliminated if Yamcha didn't break his leg."
"Now I remember that this happened before." The man went on.
"Yes, something like that, only Tien beat me." Goku replied. "So that's why I'd like to dedicate my win to my recovering friend Yamcha. Get well soon!" He waved.
"Oh Goku." Yamcha couldn't help but laugh. About a week and a half later, Yamcha is able to go back home wearing a soft cast, his leg practically healed.
"Welcome back Yamcha!" Everyone cheered as the cab drove him to Capsule Corp. They'd all gathered there to welcome him home.
"Thanks guys, you don't know how great it is to be back." Yamcha said, getting out on crutches. "Hey Goku, I saw you on TV."
"Really, I'm glad." Goku walked over. "Oh by the way, here. I want you to have this." He placed an envelope in Yamcha's hand.
"But Goku." Yamcha's eyes widened in shock. "This has to be at least half of the prize money. Why give it to me, I didn't win?"
"You deserve it. For all I know, if you were in the tournament you would've won. Besides, you gave up a lot, so just take it." Goku insisted.
"Hey I'm not one to complain about free money." Yamcha laughed.
"Yamcha?" Tien's voice made him turn.
"Hey Tien, good match against Goku." Yamcha said.
"Look whose here." Tien stepped aside to reveal the baseball team.
"The Diamond Cutters." Yamcha grinned. The coach came forward.
"We can't thank you enough for what you did for us, and you did it hurt and that takes a lot. You are an honorary player of the D-Cutters." The coach said.
"It's an honor." Yamcha smiled respectfully.
"There's somebody else here to see you." The manager gestured.
"Mark?" Yamcha turned happily. It was the left handed pitcher.
"Hey, thanks man." Mark hugged him. "You really did a lot for me, more than you did for the whole team. I'll never forget anything you did to me and all that you taught me. And, well, as thanks, we all want you to have this." He handed him..
"The trophy?" Yamcha's jaw dropped. "No, I can't accept this."
"Face it Yamcha, if not for you, we wouldn't be in the pennant and I wouldn't be going to the major league." Mark smiled.
"You're kidding." Yamcha was in shock. "That's amazing, congradulations!"
"Thanks, but it's all for you man, it's all for you." Mark said solemnly.
"So where are you going to?" Yamcha asked.
"You'll never guess." Mark smirked. "I'm going to California!"
"Whoa alright!" Yamcha was excited. "What team?"
"None other than the Angels." Mark smiled proudly. "I'm number 47."
"Hmm, Angels pitcher Mark Lukasiewicz, number 47. I like the sound of that." Yamcha smiled and patted his friend on the back.
"Thanks. Like I said man, it's all for you, it's all for you." Mark clapped and soon the whole team and everyone at Capsule Corp. was giving Yamcha applause. "I won't ever forget what you taught me Yamcha. Maybe I can take the Angles to the world series."
"Hey, I wouldn't doubt it." Yamcha nodded.
"Well I'd better go, my flight leaves in a few hours." Mark smiled.
"Good luck." Yamcha waved as the team drove off in their bus.
A few months later.
"Can you believe the Angles actually won their first ever pennant?" Goku asked as he, Yamcha, Tien and Gohan watched the World Series.
"I bet it had something to do with Mark." Tien said.
"And all the training Yamcha gave him." Puar added.
"Nah, it's all him guys, I had nothing to do with it." Yamcha shrugged.
"Quiet guys, the ninth inning is starting." Gohan hushed. It was an intense game, if the Angels won this one they'd win their first ever World Series.
"Hey look there's Mark!" Yamcha grew excited.
"And he's pitching the last inning." Tien pointed.
"Do I detect a foreshadowing?" Puar asked himself. Everyone was on the edge of their seats as Mark threw the last pitches of the game.
"Oh no, it was hit!" Gohan stood up as the batter hit the ball. There was two outs and the Angels were up by one. If the hit was out of the park, the Giants could win it. But wait. somebody runs in from the outfield and catches it.
"They did it, they did it!" Yamcha jumped up cheering.
"Mark took them all the way!" Tien and Goku slapped high fives.
"Yay!" Gohan and Puar hugged, as did all the Angels on TV. Yamcha watched proudly and silently as the team gave the outfielder a dog pile, and right as Mark jumped on, the players collapsed onto the field. And Yamcha saw.