Gohan and Vegeta stepped out of the shuttle that had brought them out to the fighting area. They found themselves overlooked a rocky crater in the ground almost a mile wide. There was a slight rise in the center with a large flat area on top of it. The teams were to meet in that area and begin the fights there. The whole crater was allowed to be the battleground, but you had to stay within the walls defined by the outer rim. They could go as high as they wanted however, right up to the edge of space. On the far wall, they could see another shuttle sitting, having just dropped of their opponents for this round, The Feathered Follies.
Vegeta looked over at Gohan, "We can power up more for these fights, but I still want to hold Super Sayian in reserve. There is something about this whole setup that troubles me, and the fewer people that know we can go super, the better."
Gohan nodded. "I still think we will be able to surprise some people with the power increase we are going to show. Shall we go meet our first opponents?"
They jumped into the air and flew down to the center of the ring, while the 5 warriors on the other side did the same thing. Gohan was surprised once he got a good look at the Follies. All five members where wearing suits of metal armor that almost completely covered their bodies. The two teams glared at each other for a moment and then at a chirp all the Follies turned and faced each other in a circle holding one hand straight forward so they almost touched. Then a hum started with a bright ball of energy appearing right in front of the circle of hands. The tone and volume of the hum increased as the size of the ball increased. When the ball touched their hands, sudden streaks of lightening zapped out across the armor and the armor started to glow like the ball of energy. Suddenly they all thrust their other hand into the center as well and let out a high pitched scream. The ball of light exploded engulfing them in a wave of energy.
Gohan and Vegeta put up their hands to shield themselves from the glare of the blast. Then when it started to fade, Vegeta waved his hand under his nose. "Yuck, I hate the smell of burnt feathers." Then they got their first good look at the Follies. The armor they had been wearing seemed to have fused into their bodies and with a sudden move they all jumped backwards and each of them when into a quick routine of throwing punches and kicks like they were warming up. Once they were done, they landed back in front of Vegeta and Gohan. The one in the center stepped forward and spoke in a high pitched voice. "Are you ready to surrender yet?"
Vegeta quickly responded, "We are Sayians, we will never surrender. Besides, you are not the only ones with some tricks." At that he nodded to Gohan and they both started to power up. With screams of intensity they both brought their power levels up to their non-super Sayian max. Then they dropped into a fighting stance and Vegeta waved his hand to invite the Follies to attack. With a yell, they did and the battle was joined.
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Meanwhile as the crowd was in the stadium cheering a screaming out support for the two teams, in the royal booth, an advisor approached Lord Ventard. "It seems both teams where holding back on us when the power levels were checked. The Follies have each increased their power by 2 million. So their total team power is now about 60 million."
Ventard nodded, "That power increase might come from the fact they powered up together. I have seen it before in various groups."
"We think the same thing my Lord. However, the Sayians were holding back on us for sure. Their power levels have almost tripled."
"What? Tripled?" Ventard looked at his private display which showed him power levels of the fighters. Gohan was now listed at about 27 million and Vegeta was almost at 30 million. "No wonder they were able to pass the trials after all. This should make things much more interesting."
"Yes my lord."
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Vegeta and Gohan had mostly stayed on the defensive early in the fight, blocking and dodging the attacks thrown at them. The Follies were working in 3 teams, there were two of each physically attacking the Sayians, while the fifth one was throwing energy attacks and making diving runs to get a few punches and kicks in. They kept rotating positions in the fight so seemed to be prepared to keep this up for a while. Meanwhile Vegeta was starting to get bored with this and the next time the 5th one dove in for an attack Vegeta leapt forward and caught him with a quick kick that sent him flying to the ground hard. Then he backhanded one of the others attacking him to knock him backwards and a quick Ki blast sent the 3rd head over heels. The two attacking Gohan paused for a second in surprise at quickly Vegeta knocked their teammates away. Gohan took quick action, he grabbed the one on his right and spun in a quick circle and use the one he held as a club on the other one. They both went crashing to ground and Gohan dropped an energy bomb on them that sent rocks flying. They lay in the bottom of the new crater for a moment stunned. But recovered quickly and flew up to meet the rest of their team where they started having a conference to discuss a new strategy.
Gohan floated over to Vegeta inspecting a bloody knuckle he had. "Watch it when you hit them, thanks to that armor their skin is as hard as steel. And the edges are almost as sharp."
Vegeta nodded, "I noticed." And he looked down at a small cut in his leg. "One of them did that on the flyby. They may try that trick some more to weaken us, so keep your guard up."
The Follies stopped talking with each other and stuck both hands back into the circle like they before. Vegeta frowned at the movement, wondering if they were going to power up again. But this time after the ball of energy formed they kept pushing more energy into it and then with a sudden move launched it right at Vegeta and Gohan. The Sayians quickly moved to the side as the ball zoomed past them and watched in surprise as it turned and started tracking after Gohan. Gohan took off, flying fast to try and stay away from the attack. Vegeta cursed and start after Gohan forming an energy ball of his own to try and blow up the attacking ball. But he barely got started when he had to pull up suddenly to avoid a kick to the face. Four of the Follies attacked Vegeta while the fifth one seemed to be guiding the ball following Gohan.
Gohan started flying in a more evasive pattern making it hard for the attack to catch up and home in on him. Meanwhile Vegeta had his hands full with 4 of them attacking him. The arms and legs were flying along with several low energy blasts they were all using in the close range fight. He was starting to take some hits and considering taking it up to Super Sayian when another blast flew in from the outside and hit one of the Follies dead on. The explosion knocked him away from the fight and startled the others enough to let Vegeta bounce clear of them and catch his breath. He smiled as Gohan zoomed under him throwing more attacks at the Follies that had been surrounding Vegeta.
The Follies split up and dove away from Gohan who looped down close to the ground to try and loose the ball of energy chasing him. Meanwhile Vegeta had taken advantage of the distraction and dove onto one of the Follies and with a couple quick blows sent the creature plummeting to the ground. He was buried under several large rocks that where knocked loose in his impact with the ground. Two more of the Follies looped around and charged at Vegeta from opposite directions but his warriors senses where not fooled and he dodged to the side at the last moment. As the 2 Follies tried desperately to avoid hitting each other Vegeta dove back in and grabbed each of them by an ankle. Before they could react, Vegeta brought his arms together and slammed the two birds together stunning them for a moment.
Still floating in the air, Vegeta then began to spin like a top with his arms to each side and still holding on to the two Follies. Then in a planned move, Vegeta threw one of the Follies he was holding right at the one still guiding the bomb after Gohan. However, Vegeta's aim appeared to be a bit off as the guiding Follie only had to drop down a foot or so to be missed by the one thrown at him. But that move was just what Vegeta wanted, he had already thrown the second Follie and the impact was enough to send both of them falling from the sky. With the bomb guiding Follie having his concentration broken, the energy ball stopped it's maneuvers and ran straight into a nearby wall.
Gohan pulled up from his mad dash to avoid the explosion and drifted over to Vegeta, "Thanks for finally getting that thing off me. I was getting tired of that game of keep away."
Vegeta nodded as he glanced around looking the other Follie that had not be accounted for yet, finally he spotted him digging his buddy out of the mound of rock that had ended up on top of him. While the 5 Follies got themselves back together, Vegeta and Gohan took a moment to catch their breath and decide on the next thing to do. Vegeta spoke up, "Time for us to take the offensive." Gohan nodded and looked over at where the Follies had gathered to talk their next step over.
Gohan held his hands in front of him and charged up a ball of energy then with a yell split it into more than a dozen little balls and sent them raining down after the Follies. They were deep in discussion and didn't notice the attack until they suddenly found themselves being thrown around by the explosions. Vegeta dove in and grabbed another one by the arm and proceeded to try and use him as a club against the other Follies. The rest were paying attention again and managed to avoid being hit and after a moment Vegeta just tossed his club away intending to let his fists do the work from then on.
Gohan flew over and both groups where quickly back to engaged in hand-to-hand combat, just as they had at the beginning of the fight. This time they ended up with 2 on Gohan and 3 on Vegeta as both sides moved around trying to get the upper hand. One of the Follies in front of Gohan started trying to taunt him, "Give it up little mammal. There are only 2 of you and 5 of us, you cannot win."
Gohan grinned, "I have fought odds of 7 to 1 and beat them. I don't see any reason to give up."
The Follie was not impressed and chirped back at Gohan. "Whatever trick you used to win that fight will not work against us. So save yourself the effort and surrender."
Gohan raised his voice some so that Vegeta could hear what he was about to say. "If you want tricks, I can give you tricks! Watch closely! This is one I learned from a friend named Tien!" Gohan bounced back a short distance and put his hand up to his face with his fingers splayed out. All the Follies turned and looked in his direction with a couple of them squinting to make out Gohan's form against the sun. Vegeta shook his head and threw an arm over his face just as Gohan yelled out, "Solar Flare!"
There was a blinding flash of light that Vegeta saw even through his closed and covered eyes. But his ears told him of the success of Gohan's tactic as he heard screams of pain from the Follies as the incredible light overwhelmed their eyes. Vegeta opened his eyes to see Gohan diving between the 2 fighting him and throwing a vicious punch at one of the three around Vegeta. Not one to let anybody else have all the fun, Vegeta quickly grabbed the other two and beat them together several times.
Gohan took his and with several punches to the head and gut left the Follie reeling in pain and confusion as he still couldn't see what was attacking him. Gohan grabbed him by the back of the neck and with a quick spin threw him as hard as he could over the rim wall of the crater. He turned back to see Vegeta planting the two Follies he was holding in the ground like a couple strange flowers. Both Follies dropped over unconscious and their power levels dropped back to almost nothing.
Gohan looked back at the Follie that spoke to him before and smiled as it finally seemed to get his vision back. "Looks like it is now 2 on 2. Do you still want me to give up?"
The last 2 Follies looked at each other and then back down at Gohan and Vegeta who were now floating side by side. After a quick moment they made a decision and with a scream took off in opposite directions. Gohan and Vegeta stood there watching as they both flew out of the crater and kept going.
"Disappointing. They should have at least stayed and trying to avenge their fellows." Vegeta sighed. "How can you be true warriors if you run from every challenge you are faced with?"
Gohan shrugged. Just then a small silver ball floated down near them. "Congratulations Sayians! You have won your first round fight. Please return to the shuttle and we will bring you back to the palace."
Vegeta looked over at Gohan, "We can power up more for these fights, but I still want to hold Super Sayian in reserve. There is something about this whole setup that troubles me, and the fewer people that know we can go super, the better."
Gohan nodded. "I still think we will be able to surprise some people with the power increase we are going to show. Shall we go meet our first opponents?"
They jumped into the air and flew down to the center of the ring, while the 5 warriors on the other side did the same thing. Gohan was surprised once he got a good look at the Follies. All five members where wearing suits of metal armor that almost completely covered their bodies. The two teams glared at each other for a moment and then at a chirp all the Follies turned and faced each other in a circle holding one hand straight forward so they almost touched. Then a hum started with a bright ball of energy appearing right in front of the circle of hands. The tone and volume of the hum increased as the size of the ball increased. When the ball touched their hands, sudden streaks of lightening zapped out across the armor and the armor started to glow like the ball of energy. Suddenly they all thrust their other hand into the center as well and let out a high pitched scream. The ball of light exploded engulfing them in a wave of energy.
Gohan and Vegeta put up their hands to shield themselves from the glare of the blast. Then when it started to fade, Vegeta waved his hand under his nose. "Yuck, I hate the smell of burnt feathers." Then they got their first good look at the Follies. The armor they had been wearing seemed to have fused into their bodies and with a sudden move they all jumped backwards and each of them when into a quick routine of throwing punches and kicks like they were warming up. Once they were done, they landed back in front of Vegeta and Gohan. The one in the center stepped forward and spoke in a high pitched voice. "Are you ready to surrender yet?"
Vegeta quickly responded, "We are Sayians, we will never surrender. Besides, you are not the only ones with some tricks." At that he nodded to Gohan and they both started to power up. With screams of intensity they both brought their power levels up to their non-super Sayian max. Then they dropped into a fighting stance and Vegeta waved his hand to invite the Follies to attack. With a yell, they did and the battle was joined.
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Meanwhile as the crowd was in the stadium cheering a screaming out support for the two teams, in the royal booth, an advisor approached Lord Ventard. "It seems both teams where holding back on us when the power levels were checked. The Follies have each increased their power by 2 million. So their total team power is now about 60 million."
Ventard nodded, "That power increase might come from the fact they powered up together. I have seen it before in various groups."
"We think the same thing my Lord. However, the Sayians were holding back on us for sure. Their power levels have almost tripled."
"What? Tripled?" Ventard looked at his private display which showed him power levels of the fighters. Gohan was now listed at about 27 million and Vegeta was almost at 30 million. "No wonder they were able to pass the trials after all. This should make things much more interesting."
"Yes my lord."
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Vegeta and Gohan had mostly stayed on the defensive early in the fight, blocking and dodging the attacks thrown at them. The Follies were working in 3 teams, there were two of each physically attacking the Sayians, while the fifth one was throwing energy attacks and making diving runs to get a few punches and kicks in. They kept rotating positions in the fight so seemed to be prepared to keep this up for a while. Meanwhile Vegeta was starting to get bored with this and the next time the 5th one dove in for an attack Vegeta leapt forward and caught him with a quick kick that sent him flying to the ground hard. Then he backhanded one of the others attacking him to knock him backwards and a quick Ki blast sent the 3rd head over heels. The two attacking Gohan paused for a second in surprise at quickly Vegeta knocked their teammates away. Gohan took quick action, he grabbed the one on his right and spun in a quick circle and use the one he held as a club on the other one. They both went crashing to ground and Gohan dropped an energy bomb on them that sent rocks flying. They lay in the bottom of the new crater for a moment stunned. But recovered quickly and flew up to meet the rest of their team where they started having a conference to discuss a new strategy.
Gohan floated over to Vegeta inspecting a bloody knuckle he had. "Watch it when you hit them, thanks to that armor their skin is as hard as steel. And the edges are almost as sharp."
Vegeta nodded, "I noticed." And he looked down at a small cut in his leg. "One of them did that on the flyby. They may try that trick some more to weaken us, so keep your guard up."
The Follies stopped talking with each other and stuck both hands back into the circle like they before. Vegeta frowned at the movement, wondering if they were going to power up again. But this time after the ball of energy formed they kept pushing more energy into it and then with a sudden move launched it right at Vegeta and Gohan. The Sayians quickly moved to the side as the ball zoomed past them and watched in surprise as it turned and started tracking after Gohan. Gohan took off, flying fast to try and stay away from the attack. Vegeta cursed and start after Gohan forming an energy ball of his own to try and blow up the attacking ball. But he barely got started when he had to pull up suddenly to avoid a kick to the face. Four of the Follies attacked Vegeta while the fifth one seemed to be guiding the ball following Gohan.
Gohan started flying in a more evasive pattern making it hard for the attack to catch up and home in on him. Meanwhile Vegeta had his hands full with 4 of them attacking him. The arms and legs were flying along with several low energy blasts they were all using in the close range fight. He was starting to take some hits and considering taking it up to Super Sayian when another blast flew in from the outside and hit one of the Follies dead on. The explosion knocked him away from the fight and startled the others enough to let Vegeta bounce clear of them and catch his breath. He smiled as Gohan zoomed under him throwing more attacks at the Follies that had been surrounding Vegeta.
The Follies split up and dove away from Gohan who looped down close to the ground to try and loose the ball of energy chasing him. Meanwhile Vegeta had taken advantage of the distraction and dove onto one of the Follies and with a couple quick blows sent the creature plummeting to the ground. He was buried under several large rocks that where knocked loose in his impact with the ground. Two more of the Follies looped around and charged at Vegeta from opposite directions but his warriors senses where not fooled and he dodged to the side at the last moment. As the 2 Follies tried desperately to avoid hitting each other Vegeta dove back in and grabbed each of them by an ankle. Before they could react, Vegeta brought his arms together and slammed the two birds together stunning them for a moment.
Still floating in the air, Vegeta then began to spin like a top with his arms to each side and still holding on to the two Follies. Then in a planned move, Vegeta threw one of the Follies he was holding right at the one still guiding the bomb after Gohan. However, Vegeta's aim appeared to be a bit off as the guiding Follie only had to drop down a foot or so to be missed by the one thrown at him. But that move was just what Vegeta wanted, he had already thrown the second Follie and the impact was enough to send both of them falling from the sky. With the bomb guiding Follie having his concentration broken, the energy ball stopped it's maneuvers and ran straight into a nearby wall.
Gohan pulled up from his mad dash to avoid the explosion and drifted over to Vegeta, "Thanks for finally getting that thing off me. I was getting tired of that game of keep away."
Vegeta nodded as he glanced around looking the other Follie that had not be accounted for yet, finally he spotted him digging his buddy out of the mound of rock that had ended up on top of him. While the 5 Follies got themselves back together, Vegeta and Gohan took a moment to catch their breath and decide on the next thing to do. Vegeta spoke up, "Time for us to take the offensive." Gohan nodded and looked over at where the Follies had gathered to talk their next step over.
Gohan held his hands in front of him and charged up a ball of energy then with a yell split it into more than a dozen little balls and sent them raining down after the Follies. They were deep in discussion and didn't notice the attack until they suddenly found themselves being thrown around by the explosions. Vegeta dove in and grabbed another one by the arm and proceeded to try and use him as a club against the other Follies. The rest were paying attention again and managed to avoid being hit and after a moment Vegeta just tossed his club away intending to let his fists do the work from then on.
Gohan flew over and both groups where quickly back to engaged in hand-to-hand combat, just as they had at the beginning of the fight. This time they ended up with 2 on Gohan and 3 on Vegeta as both sides moved around trying to get the upper hand. One of the Follies in front of Gohan started trying to taunt him, "Give it up little mammal. There are only 2 of you and 5 of us, you cannot win."
Gohan grinned, "I have fought odds of 7 to 1 and beat them. I don't see any reason to give up."
The Follie was not impressed and chirped back at Gohan. "Whatever trick you used to win that fight will not work against us. So save yourself the effort and surrender."
Gohan raised his voice some so that Vegeta could hear what he was about to say. "If you want tricks, I can give you tricks! Watch closely! This is one I learned from a friend named Tien!" Gohan bounced back a short distance and put his hand up to his face with his fingers splayed out. All the Follies turned and looked in his direction with a couple of them squinting to make out Gohan's form against the sun. Vegeta shook his head and threw an arm over his face just as Gohan yelled out, "Solar Flare!"
There was a blinding flash of light that Vegeta saw even through his closed and covered eyes. But his ears told him of the success of Gohan's tactic as he heard screams of pain from the Follies as the incredible light overwhelmed their eyes. Vegeta opened his eyes to see Gohan diving between the 2 fighting him and throwing a vicious punch at one of the three around Vegeta. Not one to let anybody else have all the fun, Vegeta quickly grabbed the other two and beat them together several times.
Gohan took his and with several punches to the head and gut left the Follie reeling in pain and confusion as he still couldn't see what was attacking him. Gohan grabbed him by the back of the neck and with a quick spin threw him as hard as he could over the rim wall of the crater. He turned back to see Vegeta planting the two Follies he was holding in the ground like a couple strange flowers. Both Follies dropped over unconscious and their power levels dropped back to almost nothing.
Gohan looked back at the Follie that spoke to him before and smiled as it finally seemed to get his vision back. "Looks like it is now 2 on 2. Do you still want me to give up?"
The last 2 Follies looked at each other and then back down at Gohan and Vegeta who were now floating side by side. After a quick moment they made a decision and with a scream took off in opposite directions. Gohan and Vegeta stood there watching as they both flew out of the crater and kept going.
"Disappointing. They should have at least stayed and trying to avenge their fellows." Vegeta sighed. "How can you be true warriors if you run from every challenge you are faced with?"
Gohan shrugged. Just then a small silver ball floated down near them. "Congratulations Sayians! You have won your first round fight. Please return to the shuttle and we will bring you back to the palace."