**************Episode 13**************
**Round Two Begin! The First Encounter**
Bardock's head was pounding from the long, continuous note. His vision was getting blurred. Realizing that his only chance of winning was to shut the guy up, he charged. Pain racked his body as he fought against the sound waves. With one jump, Bardock brought his fist in connection with Squashu's cheek.
Squashu fell back in pain. Bardock couldn't hear the Sayin's cries; his ears were ringing too much! Still, Bardock walked over to the reduced teen, and in a voice a little louder then necessary, he said "WELL, DO YOU QUIT YET?"
He had expected the lad to deny such a disgrace. But instead, something strange happened: Squashu ran screaming out of the ring in panic! He was so scared, he ran straight into the fence and knocked *himself* out!
Every creature in the stadium froze dumbfounded for a minute. Many started laughing. Some face-vaulted. The king was furious! "Boy," he ordered Bardock, "I want you to kill that disgrace of a Sayin immediately!"
Bardock, who had been stunned himself, an anime-sweat-drop on his head, straightened up and cupped his ear toward the king. "HUH!?! NAN-DA*?!? GOMEN-NASAI,** YOUR MAJESTY, BUT I CAN'T HEAR YA!!"
Rubaru came out, ordered one of the guards to tow Squashu away, and signaled for Bardock to follow him. The crowds booed as the match officially concluded, Bardock the winner by default.
Tora laughed so hard, his face turned red. Fasha cheered as Bardock re-entered. Nipper just glowered. "Not obeying a royal command is a punishable offense, Loser."
Bardock stared at Nipper in innocent annoyance. "NANI? I CAN'T-"
"THAT'S ENOUGH," yelled Rubaru. He yanked Bardock into the bathroom area, where a rejuvenation tank stood open and ready. "This is for winners only," signed Rubaru. "You have to use it also if you are to compete in the next round."
"BUT I'LL MISS THE NEXT MATCH!!"
"GET IN THE DAMNED TANK!!!!" With that, Rubaru thrust the boy in, clothes and all, closed up the tank, and started it up.
By the time the timer sounded, Tora's match against Fasha was over, Tora being the victor. Tora waited by the tank as Bardock disembarked, and remained watching as the kid changed into his other set of uniform clothes. "What," Bardock snapped. "Why're you smilin' and starin'? I don't swing that way."
Tora smirked at the joke. "Baka. You could still hear."
Bardock smirked knowingly. "How?"
"You wouldn't have known it was the king ordering you to off that wimp if you couldn't hear him."
The other snickered. "Not bad. Hopefully no one else figured it out."
The two glanced at each other momentarily. The bond from their alliance was strong, but so was Bardock's pride. He strode past Tora without making any signed of familiarity.
"Where're you going," asked Tora, hoping they could still be friends.
"None of you're business!"
Nipper watched the boys with interest. It intrigued him that the two inseparable low levels were fighting so bitterly. He strode over to Tora. "Bit crazy, isn't he?"
"Tell me about it," muttered Tora, not looking at Nipper.
Nipper put on a charming smile and placed his arm on the wall next to Tora's shoulder. "Listen. I fight him in the next match after Limu and Bumpkin. Now, if he could withstand Squashu's Sonic Attack, he must be more powerful then I had initially anticipated."
"He is."
"So, tell me, how good is he?"
"If you want me to give away the secrets of his fighting style-"
Nipper leaned in very close to Tora, so that their noses were almost touching. "Tell me, or I'll tell everyone who your real father is."
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* - Nan-da? - What'd you say?
** - Gomen-nasai = I'm very, very sorry
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The match ended. The schedule for the second round read Nipper VS Bardock; Tora VS Bumpkin. Only the third class students in the cheapest seats knew the build up of the next two combatants. Most of them, having heard rumors of Bardock's new fighting techniques, tried to sneak into closer seats in order to see. The first and second class students didn't mind; they were bored with all the hokey fights thus far. "The only interesting one was between a boy and a girl," one complained. "And it was obvious from the start that the guy was going to win! These low class buggers are pathetic!"
Trumpets blared, and Rubaru announced the match about to commence. Nipper entered first, a smug look carved into his face. Bardock entered, causing a mixture of cheers and boos. "At least it's both," he muttered.
The two boys faced each other, each wishing the other nothing but the worst. A hate built up in Bardock that made his ears turn red. His eyes narrowed as he gazed upon Nipper's smug, confident face. "Ready to lose, Low Level," asked Nipper.
"Never!"
Bardock charged for Nipper, but just as he was about to strike, he seemed to freeze. A semi-transparent image of Bardock remained in front of Nipper for a couple of seconds. Nippers understood the move, and took a wild punch behind him. Bardock went flying and landed on the opposite side of the ring.
The boy held his already bloody nose. How could Nipper have known about his Double Take Technique?! He never used it in class! Undaunted, Bardock jumped up and feigned a punch. Instead, he tried a drop kick at the last moment. But again this was expected. Nipper countered by jumping and kneeing Bardock in the jaw. The younger flew into the air, blood trickling down the corner of his mouth. Nipper hopped up and delivered an elbow to the ribs, hard!
Bardock only realized not a moment too son that he was headed straight for the ground outside the ring! Pushing up his ki, he floated above the ground. He wiped the blood from his mouth and stared at his opponent in bewilderment. How-?
It didn't matter. He stepped back into the ring. If Nipper was aware of his new moves, he'd simply make up some others. Or at least improve the ones he had tried.
He lifted off the floor at top speed, balling up a fit to the air. Inches below Nipper, he phased out again using his Double Take Technique. "Don't you know how stupid it is to use the same thing twice," Nipper laughed. He punched behind him again, right into another phased out image!
Nipper's eyes widened, but then turned into stars as Bardock kicked into the bully's neck. He caught himself before he hit the floor and flipped over to land on his feet, dazed but not knocked out.
" 'Don't you know how stupid it is to use to same thing twice,' " mocked Bardock from above.
Nipper, fuming and furious, roared savagely and shot at Bardock. The two entered into a punching/kicking frenzy, Bardock doing most of the blocking. 'Kuso! There's no doubt that he's a Hell of a lot stronger then me! I have to outsmart him! But how come he knew my new moves? No body knew them accept . . .' And then it hit him. Well, two things hit him. First of all, he realized that Tora must have told Nipper about the Double Take. Second, Nipper's fist connected with Bardock's nose yet again, completely breaking the kid's nose.
He landed head first into the stone floor. Weakened, arms bruised, and nose reduced to jelly, Bardock looked towards the locker rooms. Tora watched from the doorway with a blank expression on his face. Bardock signed just one word: Why?
Tora stared for what felt like hours, but his face broke into a smile. He balled up his fist, held it up behind him, and pitched it like a baseball.
Bardock stared back, confused. His young mind tried to interpret this signal. It didn't make any sense. Still, Tora must have thought up a plan for Bardock to escape this predicament. Foolish or not, he had learned trust Tora***, so before the ten count ended, Bardock was back on his feet, trying to figure out what the throwing motion meant.
Around him, yet far away at the same time, the crowd cheered, booed, and made as much noise as it could. THIS was a fight! THIS is what they had come to see!
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*** - A friend of mine mentioned that the name "Tora" is the English dubbed version, not the character's real name from the Bardock Special. I'm an avid FUNimation basher, but I watched the English version first, and I got used to the name "Tora" and not "Toma". I apologize for the confusion. Oh yeah, "Fasha" is really the girl on his team in the special. I've
Hey! It's Tora again!
Bardock knows that I'm not about to give away all of his secrets. There's still a lot that I didn't tell Nipper. But I had to say something or else he'd tell the school my deepest secret!
Even if Bardock figures out what I held back, will he still win the match? Who else is against him winning? Find out next time on DragonballBC: End of the Match? The King's Decision
**Round Two Begin! The First Encounter**
Bardock's head was pounding from the long, continuous note. His vision was getting blurred. Realizing that his only chance of winning was to shut the guy up, he charged. Pain racked his body as he fought against the sound waves. With one jump, Bardock brought his fist in connection with Squashu's cheek.
Squashu fell back in pain. Bardock couldn't hear the Sayin's cries; his ears were ringing too much! Still, Bardock walked over to the reduced teen, and in a voice a little louder then necessary, he said "WELL, DO YOU QUIT YET?"
He had expected the lad to deny such a disgrace. But instead, something strange happened: Squashu ran screaming out of the ring in panic! He was so scared, he ran straight into the fence and knocked *himself* out!
Every creature in the stadium froze dumbfounded for a minute. Many started laughing. Some face-vaulted. The king was furious! "Boy," he ordered Bardock, "I want you to kill that disgrace of a Sayin immediately!"
Bardock, who had been stunned himself, an anime-sweat-drop on his head, straightened up and cupped his ear toward the king. "HUH!?! NAN-DA*?!? GOMEN-NASAI,** YOUR MAJESTY, BUT I CAN'T HEAR YA!!"
Rubaru came out, ordered one of the guards to tow Squashu away, and signaled for Bardock to follow him. The crowds booed as the match officially concluded, Bardock the winner by default.
Tora laughed so hard, his face turned red. Fasha cheered as Bardock re-entered. Nipper just glowered. "Not obeying a royal command is a punishable offense, Loser."
Bardock stared at Nipper in innocent annoyance. "NANI? I CAN'T-"
"THAT'S ENOUGH," yelled Rubaru. He yanked Bardock into the bathroom area, where a rejuvenation tank stood open and ready. "This is for winners only," signed Rubaru. "You have to use it also if you are to compete in the next round."
"BUT I'LL MISS THE NEXT MATCH!!"
"GET IN THE DAMNED TANK!!!!" With that, Rubaru thrust the boy in, clothes and all, closed up the tank, and started it up.
By the time the timer sounded, Tora's match against Fasha was over, Tora being the victor. Tora waited by the tank as Bardock disembarked, and remained watching as the kid changed into his other set of uniform clothes. "What," Bardock snapped. "Why're you smilin' and starin'? I don't swing that way."
Tora smirked at the joke. "Baka. You could still hear."
Bardock smirked knowingly. "How?"
"You wouldn't have known it was the king ordering you to off that wimp if you couldn't hear him."
The other snickered. "Not bad. Hopefully no one else figured it out."
The two glanced at each other momentarily. The bond from their alliance was strong, but so was Bardock's pride. He strode past Tora without making any signed of familiarity.
"Where're you going," asked Tora, hoping they could still be friends.
"None of you're business!"
Nipper watched the boys with interest. It intrigued him that the two inseparable low levels were fighting so bitterly. He strode over to Tora. "Bit crazy, isn't he?"
"Tell me about it," muttered Tora, not looking at Nipper.
Nipper put on a charming smile and placed his arm on the wall next to Tora's shoulder. "Listen. I fight him in the next match after Limu and Bumpkin. Now, if he could withstand Squashu's Sonic Attack, he must be more powerful then I had initially anticipated."
"He is."
"So, tell me, how good is he?"
"If you want me to give away the secrets of his fighting style-"
Nipper leaned in very close to Tora, so that their noses were almost touching. "Tell me, or I'll tell everyone who your real father is."
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* - Nan-da? - What'd you say?
** - Gomen-nasai = I'm very, very sorry
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The match ended. The schedule for the second round read Nipper VS Bardock; Tora VS Bumpkin. Only the third class students in the cheapest seats knew the build up of the next two combatants. Most of them, having heard rumors of Bardock's new fighting techniques, tried to sneak into closer seats in order to see. The first and second class students didn't mind; they were bored with all the hokey fights thus far. "The only interesting one was between a boy and a girl," one complained. "And it was obvious from the start that the guy was going to win! These low class buggers are pathetic!"
Trumpets blared, and Rubaru announced the match about to commence. Nipper entered first, a smug look carved into his face. Bardock entered, causing a mixture of cheers and boos. "At least it's both," he muttered.
The two boys faced each other, each wishing the other nothing but the worst. A hate built up in Bardock that made his ears turn red. His eyes narrowed as he gazed upon Nipper's smug, confident face. "Ready to lose, Low Level," asked Nipper.
"Never!"
Bardock charged for Nipper, but just as he was about to strike, he seemed to freeze. A semi-transparent image of Bardock remained in front of Nipper for a couple of seconds. Nippers understood the move, and took a wild punch behind him. Bardock went flying and landed on the opposite side of the ring.
The boy held his already bloody nose. How could Nipper have known about his Double Take Technique?! He never used it in class! Undaunted, Bardock jumped up and feigned a punch. Instead, he tried a drop kick at the last moment. But again this was expected. Nipper countered by jumping and kneeing Bardock in the jaw. The younger flew into the air, blood trickling down the corner of his mouth. Nipper hopped up and delivered an elbow to the ribs, hard!
Bardock only realized not a moment too son that he was headed straight for the ground outside the ring! Pushing up his ki, he floated above the ground. He wiped the blood from his mouth and stared at his opponent in bewilderment. How-?
It didn't matter. He stepped back into the ring. If Nipper was aware of his new moves, he'd simply make up some others. Or at least improve the ones he had tried.
He lifted off the floor at top speed, balling up a fit to the air. Inches below Nipper, he phased out again using his Double Take Technique. "Don't you know how stupid it is to use the same thing twice," Nipper laughed. He punched behind him again, right into another phased out image!
Nipper's eyes widened, but then turned into stars as Bardock kicked into the bully's neck. He caught himself before he hit the floor and flipped over to land on his feet, dazed but not knocked out.
" 'Don't you know how stupid it is to use to same thing twice,' " mocked Bardock from above.
Nipper, fuming and furious, roared savagely and shot at Bardock. The two entered into a punching/kicking frenzy, Bardock doing most of the blocking. 'Kuso! There's no doubt that he's a Hell of a lot stronger then me! I have to outsmart him! But how come he knew my new moves? No body knew them accept . . .' And then it hit him. Well, two things hit him. First of all, he realized that Tora must have told Nipper about the Double Take. Second, Nipper's fist connected with Bardock's nose yet again, completely breaking the kid's nose.
He landed head first into the stone floor. Weakened, arms bruised, and nose reduced to jelly, Bardock looked towards the locker rooms. Tora watched from the doorway with a blank expression on his face. Bardock signed just one word: Why?
Tora stared for what felt like hours, but his face broke into a smile. He balled up his fist, held it up behind him, and pitched it like a baseball.
Bardock stared back, confused. His young mind tried to interpret this signal. It didn't make any sense. Still, Tora must have thought up a plan for Bardock to escape this predicament. Foolish or not, he had learned trust Tora***, so before the ten count ended, Bardock was back on his feet, trying to figure out what the throwing motion meant.
Around him, yet far away at the same time, the crowd cheered, booed, and made as much noise as it could. THIS was a fight! THIS is what they had come to see!
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*** - A friend of mine mentioned that the name "Tora" is the English dubbed version, not the character's real name from the Bardock Special. I'm an avid FUNimation basher, but I watched the English version first, and I got used to the name "Tora" and not "Toma". I apologize for the confusion. Oh yeah, "Fasha" is really the girl on his team in the special. I've
Hey! It's Tora again!
Bardock knows that I'm not about to give away all of his secrets. There's still a lot that I didn't tell Nipper. But I had to say something or else he'd tell the school my deepest secret!
Even if Bardock figures out what I held back, will he still win the match? Who else is against him winning? Find out next time on DragonballBC: End of the Match? The King's Decision