Vee: Why is she not back yet?

Reda: I'm here! (She jumps back in with Trunks)

Vee: Great...now we have another guest...

Trunks: I was just passing by...

Vee: Oh...sure...(Says this very sarcastically)

Goku: Reda, are you going to write more?

Reda: Yes, I suppose I must. (Sits down and begins to type) All right, any time now, guys.

Goku: I got you covered. (Pulls connection)

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Finals

Chapter 26: Vegeta vs. Goku

We all knew it would come to this. This is how every tournament should come down to...if it wasn't for that stupid interruption in the Buu Saga... Well, at last we get to find out how Vegeta and Goku will handle a battle with the ring to keep them company. One false step or fall or careless mistake and it's oops! Bye bye beautiful win.

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"Finally! It's about time, Kakarot!" Vegeta exclaimed as he stood up from the tree and walked over to the ring.

After handing the resting Pan over to her mother, Goku grinned as he hopped back up to the ring. "All right, Vegeta, let's take this one step at a time."

Vegeta smirked, "As you wish, Kakarot."

The Prince of the Saiyans brought his hands out and put them in attack position. Likewise, Goku raised his hands in defense, grinning as the adrenaline ran through his body. He was ready, and Vegeta was quick to discover that.

The Prince of the Saiyans lashed out first with a simple punch that held little power behind it, and, of course, Goku blocked it easily. Goku then tried a swing kick to knock his rival off his feet, but Vegeta had anticipated the move and zanzokened backwards to miss the kick. They both smirked at each other, and then the real battle began.

Vegeta was first to claim offense, shoving forward with a flurry of punches and kicks, and Goku quickly reacted to it, dodging his opponent's attack and pushing out with attacks of his own; on both sides, some attacks hit, some did not. They kept this up for at least 7 minutes, moving back and forth across the center of the ring when finally they broke apart.

Goku instantly went back to his defensive stance, seeing that Vegeta still owned the offensive position. There was a slight rip on his shirt, a few small cuts on his arms, and several bruises showing on his face, but nothing too serious. Vegeta was in much the same state.

Vegeta smirked, "Nice way to start, Kakarot. Now, let's pick up the pace."

Goku grinned s he felt the Prince's power rising. "Sure," he simply said and then fell into position to transform.

The golden light that erupted from both Saiyans at the same exact time was quite a sight to see. The rising energy hit Krillin and Goten the way it always did when a Saiyan transformed. Goku's power level was just a bit higher than Vegeta's, as it had always been; only, this time it was much higher than Vegeta's. There was no doubt in Krillin's mind, nor in Goten's that Goku had trained under Psyfoam in some way or another.

Back on the ring, Goku gave himself a second or two to ponder his next move and then set about doing it. Crouching down and bringing his hands together, Goku began the technique that had become one of his favorites throughout the years.

"KA...ME...HA...ME...HA!"

Once it shot through his fingers as blue energy, Goku let go and put a lot of energy through it, but not too much. Vegeta stared at the attack for just a moment and then brought out his own energy attack.

"Gallic Gun!" Sure, it wasn't as powerful as the 'Final Flash,' but that move was a finishing move; this attack he knew for sure would not be a move to end his battle with Kakarot.

For a few minutes they just stayed there, letting the energy flow from their attacks. Then the both of them began to get pushed back by the force of the struggle, and once their heels met empty air both of them knew it was time to move on.

Almost as if in sync with one another, the two Super Saiyans let go of their blasts and zanzokened above the big explosion to be met with the other's fist in their face. They were quick to regain the battle against each other and began zipping around in the air in fast attacks that Goten down below could barely keep up with.

Goku made a clean punch to Vegeta's gut, took the opportunity he had, spun around, and aimed his other fist at his rival's face. Vegeta was sent flying backwards, but the Saiyan Prince was quick to regain his composure and zanzoken behind Goku to slam his elbow on Kakarot's neck. Goku swung his leg out as he spun, missed as Vegeta disappeared, and continued to spin to put up a block as the Saiyan Prince charged his fists out.

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Goten watched the fight as hard as he could. It had been a while since he had seen his father fight like this, and he wanted to make a good memory in case Chi-Chi ordered him not to train anymore. And then he remembered. Chi-Chi wouldn't get the chance to tell him not to train, because after the 24 hours were up Psyfoam would come to "collect" Goku and take him back to wherever his life was now.

Goten shivered, still following his father and Vegeta with his eyes, but his mind focused on his inward thoughts. I'm sorry, Dad. It's my fault; it's all my fault. I'm so sorry. Goten had been blaming himself ever since that horrible day (or night—Empty Space didn't really appear to have a time), and now he felt the guilt flood him.

Suddenly, Supreme Kai touched his shoulder. The Kai had come out of his house with Baba to watch the fight with a better view. Now the purple freak was putting full concentration on him, but why?

"It's not your fault, Goten. It's no one's fault. Sometimes these things happen and when you can't help it, there's no reason to beat yourself up about it. It's not your fault, Goten. If you desperately want to blame someone, blame Psyfoam. He's the real monster behind this."

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"I would watch what you say, Supreme Kai. Revenge has a way of creeping up when you least expect it, especially when it's a powerful genius that has the revenge planned."

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Reda: Well, there you go. Chapter 26.

Vee: It's about time you came back to writing.

Reda: Shut up!

Trunks: Be quiet, Vee.

Vee: Oh ho! Now look at this. Reda and her boyfriend are both against me.

Reda and Trunks: Uh...(Blush)

Goku: Why are you against Vee?

Trunks: Well...uh...um...

Reda: He's against Vee because I am, Goku. Now pull the plug.

Goku: Oh...okay...