Chapter Thirteen - King Kai's message
"Alright, let's begin match eight!" the announcer called.
"So, Hiroshi is it? Well, thanks again for earlier but I'm not going to go easy on you." Hercule said.
"Neither am I."
Hercule smiled and then charged at Hiroshi. He pulled back a fist and let if fly. Hiroshi shifted his feet and leaned to his right and the punched missed completely. Hiroshi snapped out with his right hand and hit Hercule in the stomach. He took a few steps back and as he did Hiroshi hit him with an open palm to the chest knocking him down and out.
"L...Ladies and gentlemen, Hercule is down, with just two hits Hiroshi has knockdown the champ!" A deafening silence had settled over the crowd. "Oh, right, the count. 1...2...3..."
"He's not getting up." Vegeta said.
Goku turned and started to walk from the arena, "Half-hour recess, time to eat!"
"I second that." Gohan said following.
"8... 9...10! That's it, Hercule is out! Hiroshi wins and moves on to the next round! First we'll take a half-hour break but when we come back the tournament is on again!"
Mainframe watched as Gohan and the others left to get something to eat. Then he turned to Matrix, "I think this has gone on long enough, don't you?"
"I was looking forward to my fight against Goku, can't we just let the tournament play out? Besides, it'd be faster getting the energy these two need if we see who wins."
"I'm telling you that one of us will win, so what good will that do?"
"That still leaves Trunks or Gohan to make it to the final match, we hit them."
"Alright, fine, but after I win."
"Oh really? What makes you so sure you'll win Mainframe?" she asked with a smirk.
Mainframe smiled as he leaned against the wall waiting for the next round to start. "It's not like you could." he said with a playful laugh.
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"That was great!" Goku said sitting his last plate on top the towering stack of dishes. "Now I'm ready for the next match."
"Yeah, me too." Gohan said leaning back.
As Goku closed his eyes a voice echoed through his mind. "You're are so hard to get a hold of when eating!"
"King Kai?"
"Of course it's me!"
"What's up King Kai?"
"A problem. Here, Pikkon knows more than I do, he's seen it. I'll let him explain."
"Goku?" Pikkon asked.
"Hey, Pikkon! What is it?"
"The Grand Kai had me revived yesterday to try and stop a problem building in my home quadrant. I couldn't do it myself and, well, I'm back here again."
"What!"
"That's what I said too." King Kai said. "It seems Frieza had..."
"A brother." Goku finished. "Yeah, I heard. And Cooler used the Namek Dragonballs to revive his brother and father and know they're fused."
"How'd you..."
"Trunks is here again, you know, the one from the future."
"Ah. Well then, that explains it. Goku, I've heard that the Supreme Kai is on Earth for another matter."
"Yeah, he's here at the tournament, him and some other big guy. Both lost already."
"You're kidding."
"No. Vegeta beat the red guy and the Supreme Kai was beaten by some other guy, but he wasn't really paying much attention to the match so..."
"Never mind that right now, you need to get in touch with him right away and let him know what's going on. It's very importa..."
"Would Goku and Matrix report to the ring, it's your match!"
"King Kai, I've got to go, my fights up."
"Wait, Goku!"
"Don't worry, I'll let him know when I see him. Later King Kai!"
"Oohh! He's impossible!"
"Alright, let's begin match eight!" the announcer called.
"So, Hiroshi is it? Well, thanks again for earlier but I'm not going to go easy on you." Hercule said.
"Neither am I."
Hercule smiled and then charged at Hiroshi. He pulled back a fist and let if fly. Hiroshi shifted his feet and leaned to his right and the punched missed completely. Hiroshi snapped out with his right hand and hit Hercule in the stomach. He took a few steps back and as he did Hiroshi hit him with an open palm to the chest knocking him down and out.
"L...Ladies and gentlemen, Hercule is down, with just two hits Hiroshi has knockdown the champ!" A deafening silence had settled over the crowd. "Oh, right, the count. 1...2...3..."
"He's not getting up." Vegeta said.
Goku turned and started to walk from the arena, "Half-hour recess, time to eat!"
"I second that." Gohan said following.
"8... 9...10! That's it, Hercule is out! Hiroshi wins and moves on to the next round! First we'll take a half-hour break but when we come back the tournament is on again!"
Mainframe watched as Gohan and the others left to get something to eat. Then he turned to Matrix, "I think this has gone on long enough, don't you?"
"I was looking forward to my fight against Goku, can't we just let the tournament play out? Besides, it'd be faster getting the energy these two need if we see who wins."
"I'm telling you that one of us will win, so what good will that do?"
"That still leaves Trunks or Gohan to make it to the final match, we hit them."
"Alright, fine, but after I win."
"Oh really? What makes you so sure you'll win Mainframe?" she asked with a smirk.
Mainframe smiled as he leaned against the wall waiting for the next round to start. "It's not like you could." he said with a playful laugh.
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"That was great!" Goku said sitting his last plate on top the towering stack of dishes. "Now I'm ready for the next match."
"Yeah, me too." Gohan said leaning back.
As Goku closed his eyes a voice echoed through his mind. "You're are so hard to get a hold of when eating!"
"King Kai?"
"Of course it's me!"
"What's up King Kai?"
"A problem. Here, Pikkon knows more than I do, he's seen it. I'll let him explain."
"Goku?" Pikkon asked.
"Hey, Pikkon! What is it?"
"The Grand Kai had me revived yesterday to try and stop a problem building in my home quadrant. I couldn't do it myself and, well, I'm back here again."
"What!"
"That's what I said too." King Kai said. "It seems Frieza had..."
"A brother." Goku finished. "Yeah, I heard. And Cooler used the Namek Dragonballs to revive his brother and father and know they're fused."
"How'd you..."
"Trunks is here again, you know, the one from the future."
"Ah. Well then, that explains it. Goku, I've heard that the Supreme Kai is on Earth for another matter."
"Yeah, he's here at the tournament, him and some other big guy. Both lost already."
"You're kidding."
"No. Vegeta beat the red guy and the Supreme Kai was beaten by some other guy, but he wasn't really paying much attention to the match so..."
"Never mind that right now, you need to get in touch with him right away and let him know what's going on. It's very importa..."
"Would Goku and Matrix report to the ring, it's your match!"
"King Kai, I've got to go, my fights up."
"Wait, Goku!"
"Don't worry, I'll let him know when I see him. Later King Kai!"
"Oohh! He's impossible!"