After Gohan and Vegeta had spent a few minutes soaking up the cheers from the crowd, they were invited to head down the nearby stairs and mingle for a while. Since the tournament would not start for another 10 days and it would only take 3 to get to where they needed to be, Gohan and Vegeta decided to kill some time.
They wandered through the crowd for a while talking and asking questions. They were able to find out a little information on the other 2 teams that had completed the trials so far. One team was called Ga-nich. It was a six member team of 3 foot tall blue beetles. Not much else was known about them. The second team had a local reputation as mercenaries for hire. Some people said they were the toughest team in the whole tournament and favorites to win it all. They went under the name of the Quazar Quartet and they were reported to have the highest individual power level and the highest team power level. It was also said their egos where as high as the power levels, but nobody could beat them, so their egos ran unchecked.
Gohan and Vegeta wandered for a while and everybody had been pretty friendly until they were stopped by a group of 6 feline looking fighters. "You are Prince Vegeta that worked for Frieza?
Vegeta looked at each one for a second then turned back to the one that spoke to him. "I am. What business of it is yours?"
"We are here to give you fair warning."
Vegeta didn't say anything, he just continued to look at the fighter.
"Almost 9 years ago, you came to our planet. You and your fighters killed our people, destroyed our cities and sold our race as slaves to anyone who would buy us. We desire to restore the honor of our people. That honor requires that we kill you."
Vegeta smiled. "What makes you think you can kill me?"
"We have trained long and hard to make ourselves as strong as possible, now we are fighting in the tournament, and after we win the prize, we will take our revenge."
Gohan spoke up, "You have completed all 3 trials as well then?"
"We take the 3rd trial tomorrow morning. And we will pass it. Our honor demands it. Also let it be known, honor demands we follow the rules of the tournament. As long as either of us is still involved, you are safe from harm. But once it is over we will come looking for our revenge."
The fighter looked back at Vegeta. "If you wish to live longer than that, I suggest you run and go back into your coward's hiding place you have been in. But even that will not save you for long, we will find you."
Vegeta's eyes glinted in anger, "I am no coward, and I see no reason to fear you. I will be waiting for you once this is all done."
Gohan stepped up, "And so will I. So be sure you are ready for both of us when you come looking for a fight."
"Our fight does not concern you little one, you should run home to your mommy before you get hurt."
Gohan smiled. "I don't think I will be the one hurting."
One of the other fighters spoke up then, "Why do you defend this monster, do you not know what he has done?"
"I know what he has done, but I am Sayian and he is my prince. Do I need any other reason to stand by his side in a fight?"
The first one looked back at Vegeta, "Your companion is brave but foolish, it is no matter to us. We will leave you until after the tournament, then we will meet again." And they turned and walked away.
After they had disappeared into the crowd, Vegeta turned and looked at Gohan. "What do you think you were doing?"
Gohan smiled, "Maybe they will think twice if they know they have to fight both of us. They just might leave you alone."
"I don't need any help taking care of those furry wimps."
"I know. But we are supposed to be a team, and since when do team members have to work alone?"
Vegeta just shook his head and walked away.
Several days later they landed on Ceti Thersus and made their way to the palace where the tournament was going to be held. They were escorted to special quarters inside the place where they could stay until this was all done with. Once they had dropped their bags off, they were given a short tour of the area including the main stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies where going to be held. The stadium was oval shaped, about 75 yards wide and 150 yards long. It had an open dirt floor ringed by 15 foot high walls. Embedded near the top of the walls was a ring of 11 identical ruby red crystals each 1 foot in diameter. The spot where the 12th crystal should have been, in the middle of one side, there was an alcove with a large chair in the middle of it. And centered on the arch over the alcove, was another crystal, 3 times the size of the others. Above and behind the walls were rows of seating for the crowds to enjoy the events. Gohan looked around for a minute and commented, "It's a small space to fight in, and with all these people nearby people could get hurt too easily. I guess we are going to have to be careful."
"Oh no Master Warrior." Responded the official that was showing them around. "The fights will not be in here." He led them to a holographic map mounted on one wall. "Just outside the main city is a large crater. You will fight there, we have set up cameras around the area and will project images of the fights back to the people here for them to see."
Vegeta nodded. "Good. That should make things more interesting."
They started back towards the entrance to the arena when another group walked in. Gohan stopped and stared at them for a second. "The big looks familiar somehow…" He thought to himself.
Then the official they were with spoke up, "Ah, there they are. Gentlemen, I would like you to meet…"
The official trailed off as suddenly all four of the new group jumped into air and started doing flips and cartwheels. The big one landed in with his feet spread wide and arms held straight out to the sides. Then he called out, "I am Coombra, Master of Might!"
Next the two middle sized ones landed in front of him and leaned in towards each bending their arms over their heads to touch their fingers together. (A/N: Think the last step of the fusion dance.) They looked like twins and called out, "We are Trace and Pace, the Sultans of Speed!" Then the smallest one landed in front with his legs together and arms pointed straight forward. "I am Yardra, Mojo of the Mystic Mind!"
Then the large one spun around to face the other way and put his hands straight up. The twins jumped up, did a flip and landed on Coombra's hands. One foot each on separate hands, they started to lean outwards from each other with their outside leg and arm extended. Their inside arm grabbed the arms of Yardra who had jumped up in the middle, except he was upside down. Then all together they called out, "Together we are known as…"
And they jumped into the air again with Yardra coming down first and landing sitting in a cross legged position. Coombra landed right above him like he was doing a pushup with his head right above Yardra's. Trace and Pace landed on each side of Coombra in a mirror image 3 point stance. "… The Quazar Quartet!"
Then Coombra rolled forward and stopped in a sitting position. Yardra jumped up and stood on his shoulders, while Trace and Pace took a couple steps forward and leaned on Coombra, each with a hand on his shoulder. The big guy smiled. "Are you impressed yet?"
The official, Vegeta and Gohan stood there with stunned looks on their faces. And Vegeta started muttering under his breath, "These fools are as bad as those idiotic Ginyu!"
All Gohan heard was Ginyu, but it was enough for him to make the connection. He pointed suddenly to the big one, "Hey, you look just like Recoom from the Ginyu Force."
Coombra looked surprised, "He was my older brother, did you know him?"
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Authors notes:
Okay, this was a short chapter. But I added a little cliff hanger to make it more fun. With the holidays almost on us at this point, there might be a little delay in getting new chapters up, but I don't intend leave you hanging forever.
Oh! And thanks for the reviews so far. I am glad people are enjoying this story!
They wandered through the crowd for a while talking and asking questions. They were able to find out a little information on the other 2 teams that had completed the trials so far. One team was called Ga-nich. It was a six member team of 3 foot tall blue beetles. Not much else was known about them. The second team had a local reputation as mercenaries for hire. Some people said they were the toughest team in the whole tournament and favorites to win it all. They went under the name of the Quazar Quartet and they were reported to have the highest individual power level and the highest team power level. It was also said their egos where as high as the power levels, but nobody could beat them, so their egos ran unchecked.
Gohan and Vegeta wandered for a while and everybody had been pretty friendly until they were stopped by a group of 6 feline looking fighters. "You are Prince Vegeta that worked for Frieza?
Vegeta looked at each one for a second then turned back to the one that spoke to him. "I am. What business of it is yours?"
"We are here to give you fair warning."
Vegeta didn't say anything, he just continued to look at the fighter.
"Almost 9 years ago, you came to our planet. You and your fighters killed our people, destroyed our cities and sold our race as slaves to anyone who would buy us. We desire to restore the honor of our people. That honor requires that we kill you."
Vegeta smiled. "What makes you think you can kill me?"
"We have trained long and hard to make ourselves as strong as possible, now we are fighting in the tournament, and after we win the prize, we will take our revenge."
Gohan spoke up, "You have completed all 3 trials as well then?"
"We take the 3rd trial tomorrow morning. And we will pass it. Our honor demands it. Also let it be known, honor demands we follow the rules of the tournament. As long as either of us is still involved, you are safe from harm. But once it is over we will come looking for our revenge."
The fighter looked back at Vegeta. "If you wish to live longer than that, I suggest you run and go back into your coward's hiding place you have been in. But even that will not save you for long, we will find you."
Vegeta's eyes glinted in anger, "I am no coward, and I see no reason to fear you. I will be waiting for you once this is all done."
Gohan stepped up, "And so will I. So be sure you are ready for both of us when you come looking for a fight."
"Our fight does not concern you little one, you should run home to your mommy before you get hurt."
Gohan smiled. "I don't think I will be the one hurting."
One of the other fighters spoke up then, "Why do you defend this monster, do you not know what he has done?"
"I know what he has done, but I am Sayian and he is my prince. Do I need any other reason to stand by his side in a fight?"
The first one looked back at Vegeta, "Your companion is brave but foolish, it is no matter to us. We will leave you until after the tournament, then we will meet again." And they turned and walked away.
After they had disappeared into the crowd, Vegeta turned and looked at Gohan. "What do you think you were doing?"
Gohan smiled, "Maybe they will think twice if they know they have to fight both of us. They just might leave you alone."
"I don't need any help taking care of those furry wimps."
"I know. But we are supposed to be a team, and since when do team members have to work alone?"
Vegeta just shook his head and walked away.
Several days later they landed on Ceti Thersus and made their way to the palace where the tournament was going to be held. They were escorted to special quarters inside the place where they could stay until this was all done with. Once they had dropped their bags off, they were given a short tour of the area including the main stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies where going to be held. The stadium was oval shaped, about 75 yards wide and 150 yards long. It had an open dirt floor ringed by 15 foot high walls. Embedded near the top of the walls was a ring of 11 identical ruby red crystals each 1 foot in diameter. The spot where the 12th crystal should have been, in the middle of one side, there was an alcove with a large chair in the middle of it. And centered on the arch over the alcove, was another crystal, 3 times the size of the others. Above and behind the walls were rows of seating for the crowds to enjoy the events. Gohan looked around for a minute and commented, "It's a small space to fight in, and with all these people nearby people could get hurt too easily. I guess we are going to have to be careful."
"Oh no Master Warrior." Responded the official that was showing them around. "The fights will not be in here." He led them to a holographic map mounted on one wall. "Just outside the main city is a large crater. You will fight there, we have set up cameras around the area and will project images of the fights back to the people here for them to see."
Vegeta nodded. "Good. That should make things more interesting."
They started back towards the entrance to the arena when another group walked in. Gohan stopped and stared at them for a second. "The big looks familiar somehow…" He thought to himself.
Then the official they were with spoke up, "Ah, there they are. Gentlemen, I would like you to meet…"
The official trailed off as suddenly all four of the new group jumped into air and started doing flips and cartwheels. The big one landed in with his feet spread wide and arms held straight out to the sides. Then he called out, "I am Coombra, Master of Might!"
Next the two middle sized ones landed in front of him and leaned in towards each bending their arms over their heads to touch their fingers together. (A/N: Think the last step of the fusion dance.) They looked like twins and called out, "We are Trace and Pace, the Sultans of Speed!" Then the smallest one landed in front with his legs together and arms pointed straight forward. "I am Yardra, Mojo of the Mystic Mind!"
Then the large one spun around to face the other way and put his hands straight up. The twins jumped up, did a flip and landed on Coombra's hands. One foot each on separate hands, they started to lean outwards from each other with their outside leg and arm extended. Their inside arm grabbed the arms of Yardra who had jumped up in the middle, except he was upside down. Then all together they called out, "Together we are known as…"
And they jumped into the air again with Yardra coming down first and landing sitting in a cross legged position. Coombra landed right above him like he was doing a pushup with his head right above Yardra's. Trace and Pace landed on each side of Coombra in a mirror image 3 point stance. "… The Quazar Quartet!"
Then Coombra rolled forward and stopped in a sitting position. Yardra jumped up and stood on his shoulders, while Trace and Pace took a couple steps forward and leaned on Coombra, each with a hand on his shoulder. The big guy smiled. "Are you impressed yet?"
The official, Vegeta and Gohan stood there with stunned looks on their faces. And Vegeta started muttering under his breath, "These fools are as bad as those idiotic Ginyu!"
All Gohan heard was Ginyu, but it was enough for him to make the connection. He pointed suddenly to the big one, "Hey, you look just like Recoom from the Ginyu Force."
Coombra looked surprised, "He was my older brother, did you know him?"
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Authors notes:
Okay, this was a short chapter. But I added a little cliff hanger to make it more fun. With the holidays almost on us at this point, there might be a little delay in getting new chapters up, but I don't intend leave you hanging forever.
Oh! And thanks for the reviews so far. I am glad people are enjoying this story!