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**The Truth Discovered; King Vegeta to the Rescue?!?**
Zucina stood next to Bardock, pretending to watch the fight (basically a repeat of Nipper's slaughterhouse from last zural). Instead, she focused her mind on Tora's words. 'He swore he didn't let Bardock win! How is that possible!? Bardock's no different from any other Sayin. Sure he was born weaker, and he has become stronger then most in a matter of zurals . . .'
She stopped there and stared at her rival. Bardock, frozen in concentration, studied Nipper's movements, memorizing them for any signs of weakness. In his eyes glowed all of the discipline of an experienced warrior. The boy, on the outside, stood no taller then four feet. How could such a small boy study an opponent's motions with such an apparent amount of knowledge?
Zucina snapped her head away, teeth tightened. 'How could he be so good!? I was born with a higher power level! I have finer breeding! I was trained for ages by the best mentor that ever lived! It's impossible!!'
Angered, Zucina marched away from the doorframe and to the opposite end of the room. "What's up," asked Fasha.
"Preparing!" She tapped the shoulder of the Sayin she was scheduled to battle. "Excuse me. I wanted to know if you'd be kind enough to go easy on me."
Tora's eyes widened and pupils shrank.
The Sayin, a huge, bear-like creature named 'X', boomed a laugh. "And why is that?"
"Ano . . . I'm such a girly man-"
Tora's jaw dropped.
"-I don't want to be embarrassed out there in front of all those people."
Tora turned into stone in surprise.
X boomed another laugh. "Sure, whaddever you say!"
Zucina smirked. 'Perfect! I'll make this a quick win, and be fighting Bardock before the day is through!'
When the names 'Terrack' and 'X' were announced, the two made their way to the ring. There was some sniggering about the size difference; X easily made eight feet, while Terrack was less then five. All-in-all, physical compensation had to be met in order for the latter to stand a chance.
The referee barked and the match began. X stood still as Terrack made weak punches into his gut. He/she flew around his head, attempting to softly kick and punch. The big man thundered a laugh, and swatted at the fly bugging him.
Tora scratched his head. "Okay, I'll buy it. What's the joke?"
Bardock's eyes fixed on the cross-dresser, then he smiled. "Smart girl!"
"Nani," asked Fasha.
Terrack flew higher into the air. He/she put his/her hands together and raised them to one side, as if pitching a baseball. Purple energy gathered. His/her hair went wildly around him/her. If X hadn't been so confident about the feebleness of his opponent, he would had at least attempted to block.
"Let's finish this match!" screamed the smaller Sayin. "GALICK GUN . . . FIRE!!!!!!" A purple beam with the intensity of a death laser shot from her hands and landed at the other's feet. An earthquake occurred from the blast, shuttering the whole stadium. Several audience members fell out of their seats. X was knocked backwards from the tremor, and landed outside of the ring!
A roar of cheers came from the stands. Tora, Bardock and Fasha jumped up and down for joy. "Whadda fighter!" yelled Bardock, impressed expectation. "Whadda bluff! Genius! She's a friggin' genius!!"
X, face down on the ground, growled. 'He tricked me!! Why that dirty, double-crossing-' He turned around to see the victor still in the air, arms folded, with a smirk. 'I'll show him!!' X set loose one of his own blasts.
Terrack didn't have time to cancel it out. He blocked it partially, but it didn't really phase him/her. "HA! Was that supposed to hurt! That didn't even tickle! You're so . . ." But he/she stopped. The blast had burned away some of Terrack's shirt, leaving the chest exposed, as well as the tape wrapped around.
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A hush fell over the audience. X froze, shocked at having fought a girl! Even Rubaru turned to stone is utter surprise. Not a movement was made, not even from Zucina, frozen in her humiliation.
Bardock made an attempt to rush out, but Tora stopped him. "What're you-"
"Don't get involved," muttered Tora, his eyes in shadow.
Bardock looked past him at his friend. "Lookit her!! She's stunned! I can't leave her like this!"
Fasha's eyes also remained like Tora's. "Too risky."
"But-"
Zucina stared off into space. 'NO!! I've been discovered!! I've been seen by thousands of people!! I'm going home!!' Her eyes nearly misted over. 'NO!! Goddess, please let me stay!!'
Lord Saladus and King Vegeta spoke in hushed voices. Finally, the king stood. "You there! What is your name?!"
Zucina snapped out of her thoughts. Assembling what lingered of her pride, she straightened up, head high, and addressed the king in her correct speech and accent. "My moniker is Lady Zucina, daughter of Lord Gourd of the House of Cucumbu. Please address me as such! I arrived at this school of my own free will under the assumed name of Terrack."
The three Sayins in the locker room stopped squabbling to gape in disbelief.
King Vegeta had never been spoken to so boldly by a third class. "Why would you accomplish such a heinous deed?"
"My only wish, my liege, is to continue my training in the art of war in a more satisfactory environment. I have no wish to mate, only to serve Your Worship in battle some day, and give my life for the honor of my name. I pray thee will find this request simple for one of such power as yourself."
Again, no movement for several seconds occurred. King Vegeta smiled. "We* admire your spirit, Lady Zucina. However, that is no excuse for fooling us into misjudging your gender. Tell us, do you still wish to continue training?"
"I do, my lord."
"Then hear this. I decree that, as your status implies, you shall fight at the level of second class, but only as a woman." King Vegeta sat. "Lady Zucina, you are henceforth dismissed from this tournament, but shall earn yourself an honorary position in the following one. If you prove yourself champion then, you shall be allowed to keep on as a student with my blessing."
More pleased then surprised at her incredible luck, Zucina bowed to the king. "My thanks I give thee."
Bardock pushed past Tora and finally arrived at his friend's side. He took off his shirt and draped it over her shoulders. "C'mon, m'lady," murmured Bardock sarcastically. "Don't press your luck!"
As Bardock lead her away, the king's guest leaned over to whisper. "Unusually generous of you, Vegeta."
The king snorted. "We don't want peasants to hope for chances in gaining social status. This girl is already considered a lady of the court, therefore must be only allowed certain privileges."
"But, she is classified as a-"
"Don't forget she broke into STP to take refuge. We think perhaps she has lied about her true power. Did you not see how she carried herself? A princess could have done no better!" K. Vegeta relaxed. "The technicians must have misjudged her bearings. After all, her breeding speaks in her favor."
The other shrugged. "The ways of your people are not mine to alter. You rule as you see fit."
"Thank you, King Kold," said K. Vegeta.
Before Zucina even entered the room, Tora commented, "You are one crazy Psycho Bitch!!"
Bardock sat Zucina down. "That was incredible, Zuni-chan!"
"Yeah," said Fasha. "If your Galick Gun was that strong, you're a shoe-in for the women's division, higher class or not!"
Zucina shook her head. "To think, all that rubbish I have been taught by my parents really paid off here." She placed her chin in her palms.
"Then why're you so sad," asked Bardock, putting his hand on her shoulder. "It worked out fer the best!"
"You don't understand. I wanted so desperately to fight you! I still do! And now that I'm here as Zucina, I can't hang out with you lot. I've really grown quite fond of you all."
Tora kicked the ground in exaggerated embarrassment. "Aw, garsh!"
Bardock knelt down and smiled. "I promise I'll battle you someday, Zuni-chan. We're rivals, ne?"
Zucina gave a weak smile back. "Arigato, Bardo-kun. Now, you have bigger fish to fry. The finals will be no problem, but-"
Rubaru announced the next match: Bardock VS Nipper!
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* - Royalty normally refer to themselves as "we"
Hello all! Zucina speaking!
So much for a chance at Bardock! At least I can stay for good. Now all I have to worry about is Bardock fighting this Nipper bloke. I've never seen more hatred in Bardock's eyes; not even for me! Does my friend and rival stand a chance against this beast?
Next time on DragonballBC: The Second Encounter; Bardock VS Nipper For the Title!
Una: Okay, I know the fights have been sparce, but I want to get to the next season soon. We need a change of scenery, a little more adventure-
Cole: And me! Don't forget about me!!
Una: Don't worry Cole, I haven't. Just a couple more eps to go, then you're in it again.
**The Truth Discovered; King Vegeta to the Rescue?!?**
Zucina stood next to Bardock, pretending to watch the fight (basically a repeat of Nipper's slaughterhouse from last zural). Instead, she focused her mind on Tora's words. 'He swore he didn't let Bardock win! How is that possible!? Bardock's no different from any other Sayin. Sure he was born weaker, and he has become stronger then most in a matter of zurals . . .'
She stopped there and stared at her rival. Bardock, frozen in concentration, studied Nipper's movements, memorizing them for any signs of weakness. In his eyes glowed all of the discipline of an experienced warrior. The boy, on the outside, stood no taller then four feet. How could such a small boy study an opponent's motions with such an apparent amount of knowledge?
Zucina snapped her head away, teeth tightened. 'How could he be so good!? I was born with a higher power level! I have finer breeding! I was trained for ages by the best mentor that ever lived! It's impossible!!'
Angered, Zucina marched away from the doorframe and to the opposite end of the room. "What's up," asked Fasha.
"Preparing!" She tapped the shoulder of the Sayin she was scheduled to battle. "Excuse me. I wanted to know if you'd be kind enough to go easy on me."
Tora's eyes widened and pupils shrank.
The Sayin, a huge, bear-like creature named 'X', boomed a laugh. "And why is that?"
"Ano . . . I'm such a girly man-"
Tora's jaw dropped.
"-I don't want to be embarrassed out there in front of all those people."
Tora turned into stone in surprise.
X boomed another laugh. "Sure, whaddever you say!"
Zucina smirked. 'Perfect! I'll make this a quick win, and be fighting Bardock before the day is through!'
When the names 'Terrack' and 'X' were announced, the two made their way to the ring. There was some sniggering about the size difference; X easily made eight feet, while Terrack was less then five. All-in-all, physical compensation had to be met in order for the latter to stand a chance.
The referee barked and the match began. X stood still as Terrack made weak punches into his gut. He/she flew around his head, attempting to softly kick and punch. The big man thundered a laugh, and swatted at the fly bugging him.
Tora scratched his head. "Okay, I'll buy it. What's the joke?"
Bardock's eyes fixed on the cross-dresser, then he smiled. "Smart girl!"
"Nani," asked Fasha.
Terrack flew higher into the air. He/she put his/her hands together and raised them to one side, as if pitching a baseball. Purple energy gathered. His/her hair went wildly around him/her. If X hadn't been so confident about the feebleness of his opponent, he would had at least attempted to block.
"Let's finish this match!" screamed the smaller Sayin. "GALICK GUN . . . FIRE!!!!!!" A purple beam with the intensity of a death laser shot from her hands and landed at the other's feet. An earthquake occurred from the blast, shuttering the whole stadium. Several audience members fell out of their seats. X was knocked backwards from the tremor, and landed outside of the ring!
A roar of cheers came from the stands. Tora, Bardock and Fasha jumped up and down for joy. "Whadda fighter!" yelled Bardock, impressed expectation. "Whadda bluff! Genius! She's a friggin' genius!!"
X, face down on the ground, growled. 'He tricked me!! Why that dirty, double-crossing-' He turned around to see the victor still in the air, arms folded, with a smirk. 'I'll show him!!' X set loose one of his own blasts.
Terrack didn't have time to cancel it out. He blocked it partially, but it didn't really phase him/her. "HA! Was that supposed to hurt! That didn't even tickle! You're so . . ." But he/she stopped. The blast had burned away some of Terrack's shirt, leaving the chest exposed, as well as the tape wrapped around.
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A hush fell over the audience. X froze, shocked at having fought a girl! Even Rubaru turned to stone is utter surprise. Not a movement was made, not even from Zucina, frozen in her humiliation.
Bardock made an attempt to rush out, but Tora stopped him. "What're you-"
"Don't get involved," muttered Tora, his eyes in shadow.
Bardock looked past him at his friend. "Lookit her!! She's stunned! I can't leave her like this!"
Fasha's eyes also remained like Tora's. "Too risky."
"But-"
Zucina stared off into space. 'NO!! I've been discovered!! I've been seen by thousands of people!! I'm going home!!' Her eyes nearly misted over. 'NO!! Goddess, please let me stay!!'
Lord Saladus and King Vegeta spoke in hushed voices. Finally, the king stood. "You there! What is your name?!"
Zucina snapped out of her thoughts. Assembling what lingered of her pride, she straightened up, head high, and addressed the king in her correct speech and accent. "My moniker is Lady Zucina, daughter of Lord Gourd of the House of Cucumbu. Please address me as such! I arrived at this school of my own free will under the assumed name of Terrack."
The three Sayins in the locker room stopped squabbling to gape in disbelief.
King Vegeta had never been spoken to so boldly by a third class. "Why would you accomplish such a heinous deed?"
"My only wish, my liege, is to continue my training in the art of war in a more satisfactory environment. I have no wish to mate, only to serve Your Worship in battle some day, and give my life for the honor of my name. I pray thee will find this request simple for one of such power as yourself."
Again, no movement for several seconds occurred. King Vegeta smiled. "We* admire your spirit, Lady Zucina. However, that is no excuse for fooling us into misjudging your gender. Tell us, do you still wish to continue training?"
"I do, my lord."
"Then hear this. I decree that, as your status implies, you shall fight at the level of second class, but only as a woman." King Vegeta sat. "Lady Zucina, you are henceforth dismissed from this tournament, but shall earn yourself an honorary position in the following one. If you prove yourself champion then, you shall be allowed to keep on as a student with my blessing."
More pleased then surprised at her incredible luck, Zucina bowed to the king. "My thanks I give thee."
Bardock pushed past Tora and finally arrived at his friend's side. He took off his shirt and draped it over her shoulders. "C'mon, m'lady," murmured Bardock sarcastically. "Don't press your luck!"
As Bardock lead her away, the king's guest leaned over to whisper. "Unusually generous of you, Vegeta."
The king snorted. "We don't want peasants to hope for chances in gaining social status. This girl is already considered a lady of the court, therefore must be only allowed certain privileges."
"But, she is classified as a-"
"Don't forget she broke into STP to take refuge. We think perhaps she has lied about her true power. Did you not see how she carried herself? A princess could have done no better!" K. Vegeta relaxed. "The technicians must have misjudged her bearings. After all, her breeding speaks in her favor."
The other shrugged. "The ways of your people are not mine to alter. You rule as you see fit."
"Thank you, King Kold," said K. Vegeta.
Before Zucina even entered the room, Tora commented, "You are one crazy Psycho Bitch!!"
Bardock sat Zucina down. "That was incredible, Zuni-chan!"
"Yeah," said Fasha. "If your Galick Gun was that strong, you're a shoe-in for the women's division, higher class or not!"
Zucina shook her head. "To think, all that rubbish I have been taught by my parents really paid off here." She placed her chin in her palms.
"Then why're you so sad," asked Bardock, putting his hand on her shoulder. "It worked out fer the best!"
"You don't understand. I wanted so desperately to fight you! I still do! And now that I'm here as Zucina, I can't hang out with you lot. I've really grown quite fond of you all."
Tora kicked the ground in exaggerated embarrassment. "Aw, garsh!"
Bardock knelt down and smiled. "I promise I'll battle you someday, Zuni-chan. We're rivals, ne?"
Zucina gave a weak smile back. "Arigato, Bardo-kun. Now, you have bigger fish to fry. The finals will be no problem, but-"
Rubaru announced the next match: Bardock VS Nipper!
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* - Royalty normally refer to themselves as "we"
Hello all! Zucina speaking!
So much for a chance at Bardock! At least I can stay for good. Now all I have to worry about is Bardock fighting this Nipper bloke. I've never seen more hatred in Bardock's eyes; not even for me! Does my friend and rival stand a chance against this beast?
Next time on DragonballBC: The Second Encounter; Bardock VS Nipper For the Title!
Una: Okay, I know the fights have been sparce, but I want to get to the next season soon. We need a change of scenery, a little more adventure-
Cole: And me! Don't forget about me!!
Una: Don't worry Cole, I haven't. Just a couple more eps to go, then you're in it again.