Chapter Eleven - Piccolo Vs. the Great Saiyaman!
As Piccolo and Gohan were stepping into the ring Chi-Chi suddenly stood up and started looking around. "Oh no, I can't believe we forgot about them! Where are those two?"
"What?" Bulma asked then looked around too. "Trunks and Goten?"
"Yeah, they said they'd be back."
"Don't worry about it. Knowing those two they're around somewhere, probably eating."
"Hmm, yeah I guess your ri..." she stopped as she saw Trunks and Goten, each with food stuffed in their mouths, walking toward them. "There they are you. Where have you been?"
"Eating." Trunks said mouth full.
"Oh cool!" Goten yelled looking down at the ring. "I haven't missed Gohan's match!"
"Quiet idiot." Trunks said. "No one's suppose to know who he is, remember?"
"Oh yeah."
"So who do you think will win? Him or Piccolo?"
Goten thought about it for a minute, "I don't know. Piccolo's really strong but if Gohan transforms I bet he'll win."
The two of them sat down as the match started. The announcer stepped out of the ring but neither Gohan or Piccolo moved. After a few moments the crowd began to boo, as the sound rose in volume Gohan smiled and suddenly charged in toward Piccolo.
"About time." Vegeta snorted. "My hair was turning grey."
Goku grinned as Piccolo and Gohan went at it in the ring. Dust swirled up around them and their movements were nothing but quick blurs as they fought center ring. "H... how..." Videl stammered watching the fight.
Krillin laughed. "You haven't seen anything yet, Gohan and Piccolo are just warming up."
Back in the ring Piccolo dodged around a right hook from Gohan and slid around behind him. He jumped and threw a spinning kick at Gohan's that connected with a resounding thud knocking him forward a few feet. Turning he smiled at Piccolo. "Warm-up's over." and he launched in again.
Piccolo took to the air and quickly tossed aside his weighted training clothes as Gohan transformed into a Super Sai-jin. Gohan threw a hard right punch but Piccolo caught it and slammed his own right fist into Gohan's face shattering the sunglasses. The teen spun and hit Piccolo with a left foot to the stomach and then an elbow to the head knocking him back down to the ring. Again the two locked into close combat.
Meanwhile Videl was staring at the ring in disbelief. "What happened... he's glowing....."
"Well, am I up yet?" a large voice boomed from behind Goku and the others.
Turning they saw Hercule, Vegeta snorted.
"Hi dad. I'd like you to meet some people." she said.
"Oh? Who?"
"This is Goku." She said pointing toward him. "He's the father of one of my friends. This is Krillin and...." she was interrupted by a loud crack from the ring as the ground shook. Turning back they saw Piccolo launch up out of the ring floor at Gohan. As the he neared Gohan dropped and slammed his foot into Piccolo's face sending him back down into the ring. Hercule walked up to the opening in the building and looked out, and his jaw dropped.
"Alright Gohan!" Goku cheered.
"Wow, Piccolo's not getting up." Krillin said.
The announcer began the countdown as Gohan returned to normal. "1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10! That's it the Great Saiyaman is the match winner!" As Gohan touched down Piccolo was starting to stir.
"I lost?"
"Yeah."
"Ugghh. That was some kick kid. I can still remember when I could beat you with both hands tied behind my back."
Gohan laughed.
Back in the building Kibeto and Shin were looking at each other. "This doesn't make any sense." Shin said. "They had to have seen Gohan's power but they didn't make a move, why?"
Kibeto shook his head. "I don't know. It must have something to do with the other two. Maybe they're waiting to see who wins."
As Piccolo and Gohan were stepping into the ring Chi-Chi suddenly stood up and started looking around. "Oh no, I can't believe we forgot about them! Where are those two?"
"What?" Bulma asked then looked around too. "Trunks and Goten?"
"Yeah, they said they'd be back."
"Don't worry about it. Knowing those two they're around somewhere, probably eating."
"Hmm, yeah I guess your ri..." she stopped as she saw Trunks and Goten, each with food stuffed in their mouths, walking toward them. "There they are you. Where have you been?"
"Eating." Trunks said mouth full.
"Oh cool!" Goten yelled looking down at the ring. "I haven't missed Gohan's match!"
"Quiet idiot." Trunks said. "No one's suppose to know who he is, remember?"
"Oh yeah."
"So who do you think will win? Him or Piccolo?"
Goten thought about it for a minute, "I don't know. Piccolo's really strong but if Gohan transforms I bet he'll win."
The two of them sat down as the match started. The announcer stepped out of the ring but neither Gohan or Piccolo moved. After a few moments the crowd began to boo, as the sound rose in volume Gohan smiled and suddenly charged in toward Piccolo.
"About time." Vegeta snorted. "My hair was turning grey."
Goku grinned as Piccolo and Gohan went at it in the ring. Dust swirled up around them and their movements were nothing but quick blurs as they fought center ring. "H... how..." Videl stammered watching the fight.
Krillin laughed. "You haven't seen anything yet, Gohan and Piccolo are just warming up."
Back in the ring Piccolo dodged around a right hook from Gohan and slid around behind him. He jumped and threw a spinning kick at Gohan's that connected with a resounding thud knocking him forward a few feet. Turning he smiled at Piccolo. "Warm-up's over." and he launched in again.
Piccolo took to the air and quickly tossed aside his weighted training clothes as Gohan transformed into a Super Sai-jin. Gohan threw a hard right punch but Piccolo caught it and slammed his own right fist into Gohan's face shattering the sunglasses. The teen spun and hit Piccolo with a left foot to the stomach and then an elbow to the head knocking him back down to the ring. Again the two locked into close combat.
Meanwhile Videl was staring at the ring in disbelief. "What happened... he's glowing....."
"Well, am I up yet?" a large voice boomed from behind Goku and the others.
Turning they saw Hercule, Vegeta snorted.
"Hi dad. I'd like you to meet some people." she said.
"Oh? Who?"
"This is Goku." She said pointing toward him. "He's the father of one of my friends. This is Krillin and...." she was interrupted by a loud crack from the ring as the ground shook. Turning back they saw Piccolo launch up out of the ring floor at Gohan. As the he neared Gohan dropped and slammed his foot into Piccolo's face sending him back down into the ring. Hercule walked up to the opening in the building and looked out, and his jaw dropped.
"Alright Gohan!" Goku cheered.
"Wow, Piccolo's not getting up." Krillin said.
The announcer began the countdown as Gohan returned to normal. "1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10! That's it the Great Saiyaman is the match winner!" As Gohan touched down Piccolo was starting to stir.
"I lost?"
"Yeah."
"Ugghh. That was some kick kid. I can still remember when I could beat you with both hands tied behind my back."
Gohan laughed.
Back in the building Kibeto and Shin were looking at each other. "This doesn't make any sense." Shin said. "They had to have seen Gohan's power but they didn't make a move, why?"
Kibeto shook his head. "I don't know. It must have something to do with the other two. Maybe they're waiting to see who wins."