I wish I owned DBZ, but I don't. I own DVD's and tapes, but it just isn't the same. I also don't own the right to any of the music pieces you may see selected, just copies of merchandise, such a shame. The artists that created them are geniuses and we all must bow to them.
Chapter 3: Dark Power
"What's up with you guys? Is this Shin guy getting to you that much?" Krillin asked.
"Yeah, he's really strange, but there's something hidden there," Goku said as Shin entered the ring.
"Hey, try to keep the ring intact this time okay?" the MC said to Piccolo. Piccolo stood across from Shin, who never let his grin leave his face.
"Come on Shin, show us why you have the little Namek all worried!" Vegeta grunted behind me. No activity took place in the ring.
"You two can fight any time now, come on guys!" the MC said after a few more minutes. Piccolo suddenly gasped and took a step back in shock, like someone had set off a cannon next to his ears. Shin laughed slightly, a slight breeze went by and took his hair up a little more as well as Piccolo's cape.
"So are you two going to fight now?" the MC asked.
"I'm sorry, I can't," Piccolo said.
"Quitting?" Gohan said in surprise. It surprised me as well, Piccolo was not one to quit, even against Vegeta at Super Saiyan two when he had no chance.
"So does that mean you are withdrawing from the match?" the MC gasped.
"That's right," Piccolo said, stepping off and coming back.
"Shin is the winner by withdraw!" the MC sounded disappointed.
"Piccolo? Is he that strong?" Goku asked.
"Yes, stronger than you can imagine," the Namek said, stepping towards the back. I wasn't sure about that, I knew Gohan and Vegeta were very powerful and I was sure Goku was just as strong.
"Hey, tell me you've got a headache or something, I've got to go out there and fight him next!" Krillin called after him. I followed Piccolo back towards the back, hoping to get some information.
"Next up, Videl Vs. Spopovich!"
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After a few minutes of unsuccessful communication with Piccolo, I leaned against the wall, not entirely interested in the Videl match, almost sure she would win anyway.
"If it was anyone else, anyone else I would not have given up!" Piccolo said. Shin reappeared before I could ask and came towards the doorway we were near. Piccolo snapped out of his slumbering thoughts and blocked his path.
Shin stopped and glanced at him, "What is it?"
"Well I was just wondering, are you?" Piccolo asked.
"Am I what?"
Piccolo took a deep breath, "Are you the Grand Kai?" That made me pay attention.
"No, sorry," Shin said, continuing past him.
Kibito literally appeared out of nowhere behind me, "I'll tell you who he is, the Supreme Kai!"
"Huh? Supreme Kai?" Piccolo gasped.
"Keep that information to yourselves please, I don't want the others to know just yet," Shin ordered, motioning for Kibito to come to him.
"Hmmm, I know of the four Kais, and the Grand Kai that oversees them. I've always suspected that there was a greater Kai. The supreme Kai huh, what is he doing here on earth?" Piccolo mused aloud.
"Dunno, what shall we do?" I asked.
Piccolo must not have really noticed me until then, "Tell no one yet, if he is a Kai, then we can trust him. Let's watch the scenario unfold for now," he said, pointing toward the ring area.
"If you say so," I shrugged and left him to his thoughts, wondering why indeed that the Kai was there in the first place. I came back in to see Krillin, Gohan and Goku watching closely out the exit.
"So how's she doing?" I asked.
"She's kicking this guy's ass, he hasn't mounted any sort offense yet! I give him five more minutes, tops!" Gohan said. I glanced out the door, and indeed Videl was kicking the crap out of the big brute Spopovich. She then hit Spopovich with three hard punches to the gut, followed by a kick to the chest, sending him bouncing to the ring floor.
"Spopovich is down again, I think Videl has this one just about wrapped up!" the MC said happily. Seeing that big bald brute had no speed whatsoever, and Videl was pretty strong for a human girl; she was going to beat him soon. Just then Spopovich got up again, huffing and puffing, but definitely up.
"Wow Spopovich is up again, he just won't stay down!" the MC rang out again. My eyes narrowed a little, I was sensing something strange from the brute. Videl didn't believe it either, and gasped slightly, but kept a determined look. She leapt forward, catching his face with a hard kick, then spun and elbowed him in the gut, which sent him sprawling again. She charged, hit five direct punches to the kidney area, and then kneed him in the face. He dropped again, not moving.
"Wow, I think that is the end for Spopovich!" the MC shouted out.
"That a girl!" Gohan said, causing Krillin to chuckle. Goku smiled slightly as well, but soon was surprised as Spopovich showed signs of movement.
"Huh?" I gasped. Vegeta came up to watch beside me, just a bit interested. He glanced over at Goku, who returned it and nodded slightly, then back to the match.
"Holy smokes, Spopovich is up again! Yes, he just won't go down, he is going to go the distance!" the MC continued. Videl was short of breath from her last attack.
"She should quit the match now!" Goku said.
"Forfeit? But why? She's in control!" Gohan asked.
"There's something, not right about him Gohan," he said, keeping a serious expression. Back in the ring, Spopovich charged Videl and kicked her in the side, sending her to the ground. She was up to her knees right away, her mouth starting to bleed from his huge kick. Spopovich came at her again as she stood up, too fast for her to react and punched her in the face. The blow sent her flying toward the side of the ring.
"Uh oh! Videl is moving fast, she loses if she lands out of the ring!" MC cried out. That announcer guy is starting to get annoying. Videl crossed the threshold and was dropping fast, but then she started to glow a little and I sensed her ki extend outward. Her descent slowed and stopped as she levitated upwards. She then lifted off high above the ring and slowly came down in front of Spopovich.
"Wow, Videl is floating above the ring!" Videl was really getting winded now.
"All right, I taught her that little trick ya know!" Gohan said.
"I think she would have been better off had she fallen out of the ring," Goku said, grimly.
"You're just being paranoid. Look at them, what could go wrong?" Krillin asked.
"I tell you there's something not right here, look at him. By his power level and apparent lack of skill, I would say she would beat him easily. But he has withstood all of her attacks and he is still able to fight!" Goku explained.
"But what does that mean Dad?"
"I don't know Gohan, but I am going to find out!" Goku declared. Back in the ring, Videl started gathering a bunch of energy. She then flew at Spopovich and kicked him very hard in the neck, all of the energy behind it. That produced a reaction that no one saw coming.
"What the?" the MC shouted in surprise.
"Holy shit!" I said, not seeing anything like this before. Spopovich was still standing, but the back of his head was showing in the front. She had kicked him so hard that his head spun around, like he had no neck.
"Spopovich's head has spun completely around!" Massive groans and gasps from the crowd.
"Well, the girl has potential after all!" Vegeta said.
"Oh no, she didn't!" Gohan said. Spopovich dropped to the ground, not moving. Videl got over the shock, and dropped to her knees, in sorrow.
"Well that's it folks, Videl has clearly beaten her opponent. But I'm afraid she will be disqualified for using excessive force, those are the rules!" the MC declared.
"Strong mate you have there boy. On our home planet she wouldn't have lost for killing the opponent," Vegeta said. No one really answered to that, though Goku gave him a slight glare for it. All of a sudden, I saw Spopovich's legs twitch and bend upwards.
"No way," I mumbled. The MC gasped a random batch of words into the mic, not really knowing what to say. Spopovich got up, put his hands up to his face, and began to turn it back the other way. I personally think a lot of people in the crowd fainted after seeing that.
"He's alive!" the MC said as he trembled. Spopovich kept turning his head back, struggling a little, and then he lifted it up and turned it all the way. His head snapped back to place, and he then turned it left and right like it had a cramp.
"Spopovich has somehow pulled himself together!"
"I think you're right Goku, she better quit," I said. Spopovich charged forward and caught the surprised Videl, punching to her midsection multiple times, knocking her backwards.
"Videl, throw the match!" Gohan called out to her. Spopovich lunged again, but Videl jumped out of the way, lifting into the air.
"Videl has once again out maneuvered her opponent, she is levitating above the ring!"
"Just stay up there Videl, until you get some strength back!" Gohan called up to her. Spopovich kept his scowl, but then grinned with all teeth showing. He then lifted from the ring and flew up after her. "What! He can fly too?" Gohan gasped.
"Oh boy, this is gonna get ugly," Krillin said. Spopovich charged after Videl in the air, and Videl just didn't know what to do now. He flew past her and floated above her. Then his smile deepened and he held out his arm just as I sensed his power erupt from the dead.
"Oh crap!" I said. Spopovich gathered ki in his hand and fired a purple beam right at Videl. Videl was too shocked to try to dodge and took the beam head on, sending her plunging to the ground. When she hit, I heard the sound of ribs breaking, and she coughed up blood to prove it.
"Give up Videl!" Gohan continued to no avail.
"Man, its a good thing this guy's energy beams are not very strong!" Krillin said.
"You're wrong, the rules say that he loses if he kills her, he was purposely holding back!" Vegeta said. I nodded grimly, I had sensed the same. Spopovich dropped down and got a knee to her midsection just when he landed.
"Oh no!" Gohan gasped. Spopovich took a knee himself and began relentlessly jabbing Videl in the stomach, causing more blood to be spit up with every punch. He finally got up and laughed like a maniac.
"This freak is out of control!" Krillin said, growling under his breath. Spopovich tried to stomp on her again, but this time Videl dodged and flew backwards, before coming back and punching at his face. Her fist was caught, then her knee when she tried it. Spopovich then swung her around in the air like a rag doll. After about ten spins, he tossed her to the side of the ring, going out for sure. Right before she hit the ground, she stopped, Spopovich had her by the leg and tossed her back in the ring.
"Unbelievable, Spopovich has saved Videl from falling out of the ring!"
"He's just toying with her!" Gohan said, angry now. Spopovich grabbed Videl by the head and pulling her up. Then with his other hand, he punched her hard, repeatedly in the ribs, more blood spit out of her mouth with every blow. He then tossed her straight up, she floated downward. He then kicked her straight up in the air, when she dropped he brought up his knee right when she would hit it, like a backbreaker. I think I heard some vertebrae go out of place. Gohan's ki started to rise as he got angrier. Videl was thrown again, she skidded along the ring tile and her head hung over the side a bit. She was groaning and crying slightly, I could not imagine the pain she must have been in. Then again, training with Vegeta had probably put me through worse.
"Say Videl, you've gone for a good while. Wouldn't it be a good time to call it a day now?" the MC asked, shoving the mic in her face.
"No, no way, I can still beat this guy!" Videl said, trying to stand.
"There you have it folks, what determination, now that's one tough fighter!"
"Videl, quit being stubborn, you aren't going to win now!" Gohan yelled out to her, no response. Videl charged again, but was slowing greatly, her energy was fading fast. She hit Spopovich once, before getting ground by a double over arm smash and kicked in the face again.
"Come on Videl, just give it up, it's been a trick all along. He knows he can beat you!" Gohan yelled again, ki rising even more. Spopovich grabbed her by her hair and kneed her straight in the face, you could hear the scream quite clearly, and the blood was dripping off her face.
"That's it, he's gone to far now!" Krillin said. Gohan was starting to have trouble controlling himself. Videl was dropped again, and Spopovich took his right foot and stepped on the side of her head.
"Oh no!" Gohan gasped again. Videl was now screaming just out of reflex, Spopovich continued to press his boot into her skull, laughing with a sadistic grin. "No, Videl!" Gohan shouted, starting to power up.
"Hey, no! Just calm down, don't do it! You're not going out there Gohan!" Goku said. Gohan didn't listen, the only thing he heard and saw was Videl screaming and crying.
"I've got to stop him!" Gohan shouted, his white aura appeared. I saw tears appear in Videl's eyes, Spopovich laughed even more. Gohan yelled a feral yell, and turned Super Saiyan right there in the waiting area, his bandana flew off and his cape unbuckled, but his shades somehow stayed on.
"No, calm down Gohan, don't go out there!" Krillin tried to assure him.
"Don't try to stop me!" Gohan said sharply. Well I certainly didn't plan on it.
"Oh no, this could be a violation of the rules!" MC said, hiding beside the ring.
"Videl!" Gohan began flying out the door, pissed off to say the least. I heard a slight chuckle behind me, to see Kibito and the Kai standing there, grinning. I gave them a slight scowl and turned back to the action.
"No son, you can't interfere in the match!" the MC said, cutting Gohan off.
"Get out of my way!" Gohan shouted. Gohan wasn't the only one who didn't like what Spopovich was doing. On the far left I saw some people spill out and begin marching toward the ring, on the right I saw some cops coming too, rolling up their sleeves and drawing nightsticks.
"Folks calm down, the match is almost over!" the MC panicked, letting Gohan slip right by and begin walking into the ring. All of a sudden, a new figure popped up and landed beside the ring in Spopovich's general area.
"That's enough, stop playing games Spopovich! Don't you remember we have much more important things to do today? Finish it, right now!" Yamu said. Spopovich didn't look too pleased to be interrupted during his sick pleasure, but he kicked Videl softly and she landed out of the ring. Then he jumped out himself and began walking away with Yamu. Gohan and the MC rushed over to Videl, and Gohan dropped out of Super Saiyan mode.
"Spopovich is the winner by ring out, not a moment too soon. Folks return to your seats please!" Several dozen monks came running out and turned the furious people back to the stands. Gohan cradled Videl, and then picked her up in his arms.
"Spopovich! Next time it's you and me, and I'll win!" Gohan cringed. Whoa, I'd hate to be Spopovich right now, he's got Gohan in the quarter finals. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to be Kibito right now either. Spopovich turned around just to laugh at him some more, then jumped and flew off with Yamu to the far end of the stadium. Gohan carried Videl past us, and toward where the medical wing was.
"Hey Krillin, do you have any Senzu beans?" Goku asked.
"No I don't, I didn't think we would need them!"
"Okay, I'll be right back, I'm going to Korin's to get some!" Goku said, putting two fingers to his head and disappearing. His ki vanished and was suddenly very far away.
"Wow, nice trick!" I said.
"Instant Transmission," Piccolo said, "He can get just about anywhere as long as he can sense the energy signature of a life form."
"I'm going to go with Gohan," I said, chasing after him. I ran after Gohan, using ki sense to track his direction, though he was moving quickly towards the med wing. When I caught up to his ki signal, I found several dozen reporters surrounding the room he was in, and I sensed Mr. Satan in there as well. I walked forward, and started pushing through lightly.
"Excuse me sonny, but you can't go in there, Mr. Satan has strictly said that no one is to disturb his daughter!" a monk guarding the door told me.
"That's Verto Briefs, from the tournament earlier! He was one of the extraordinary kids!" a voice sprang out. The mics were instantly in my face.
"Back off!" I shouted, shutting everyone up, "Now move out of my way, Videl is a friend of mine too, or do I have to go get Vegeta to clear your nosy asses out?" I never knew reporters could clear out so fast, papers were still floating in the air after I blinked once. Even the monks were cowering in the corner. Well that worked well, I'm surprised they remembered. I opened the door to see Videl on a bed, her wounds being tended to. Satan was hovering over her a bit, and then he spun around to see who had opened the door.
"Get out skinny boy, my daughter is not to be disturbed! Hey wait a sec, you look kinda familiar!" he yelled, but then quieted down.
"I'm glad your skull isn't that thick, or I left a decent enough bruise last time to leave an impression," I said in disgust as I floated up a little so I could see over the bedside.
"She's fine Verto, but she's gonna need some time to heal," Gohan said.
"Goku is going to get some Senzu beans Gohan, he'll be right back. You should go wait for him to come back with them, and probably ask the announcer to delay your match a little," I said, raising my voice ever so slightly. Gohan nodded and exited. Satan was still having problems dealing with the fact that I was floating in the room.
"V..Va...va...Vert...o?" I heard Videl stutter out.
"Yeah I'm here, Gohan will be right back, he's getting something to help you feel better," I said, giving her a slight grin. I drifted down and put my hand on hers, putting off some ki to give it a warm feeling as my hands were usually cold. She relaxed as the monk doctor put on some bandages.
"Mr. Satan, please open up, we'd like to know the condition of your daughter! Don't you have anything to say to your fans, the public has a right to know!" I heard from the returning reporters. Satan turned and opened and shut the door. I heard him shouting threats to Spopovich, then the crunching sound of microphones breaking.
Then he came back in and slammed the door, "Damned idiots don't know when to quit!" he muttered.
"Got that right," I answered out of habit. I suddenly felt a huge ki appear back in the waiting area, signaling that Goku had returned. Then I felt Gohan rushing this way right afterwards.
"Gohan's coming Videl," I said, she was sound asleep, though. Gohan wasted no time, he was opening the door ten seconds later.
"Hey, I thought I told you to stay out!" Satan shouted as Gohan pushed past him.
"Sorry to intrude sir," Gohan said, pulling out a brown bag, "Here Videl take this, it's a Senzu bean, it'll make you feel better!" he said, motioning for me to move aside.
"Hold on a minute sonny, I don't want you giving my patient anything funny now," the old doctor said.
"And don't think you can impress my daughter with a bean!" Satan turned back around and started towards Gohan, until I grabbed him by the back of his gi. "You've got some nerve kid!"
"Will you stop? That will heal her instantly, now shut up and watch!" I shouted at him.
Gohan put the bean in Videl's mouth, "I've got a match to go to now," he said, exiting through the bunch of reporter's. Videl chewed the bean, probably having trouble with the hardened thing.
"No Videl! Spit it out, you can't trust that skinny kid!" Videl swallowed and awaited the results. About three seconds later all her bones healed and her muscles expanded a little. She sat up, surprised, looking at her hands and arms.
"I'm all better now!" she laughed happily, standing up in the bed. I smiled as Satan and the cowering doctor gasped. Videl pulled out her IV's and removed her bandages. "Do you guys have any clean clothes? Mine are a little ragged," she said, jumping down from the bed.
"Um sure Miss Satan, I'll be right back with some," the monk said, leaving the room and shaking his head.
I stood outside Videl's hospital room, waiting for her to change clothes.
"Um, kid. I, uh, thanks for helping my daughter," Mr. Satan said.
"No problem, so when were you going to tell her about the Cell games, the real one?" I asked him.
"How do you know about that?" he asked.
"Well I only know what I was told. Here's some proof," I said, raising a hand and shooting a ki blast into a wall, leaving a hole and chasing a lone cameraman away.
"Uh, okay. Well the only reason I kept the credit is because no one would believe me any other way, honestly!" he practically begged for me to accept that.
"Fine whatever, they don't want all the publicity anyway. Besides, seems the guy who defeated Cell has a thing for your daughter," I chuckled slightly.
"You mean that skinny little punk is really that golden kid?"
"Yep, Gohan was that kid," I said.
"No, I won't allow it, no alien brat is going out with my daughter!" Mr. Satan shouted standing up.
"What are you going to do, stop them? Since your daughter can fly, that might be hard…" I stopped short when the door opened. Videl came out wearing a blue shirt with the word fight embroidered on it, and yellow pants.
"Let's go watch Gohan's match!" Videl grabbed my hand and almost drug me along as she ran to the waiting area. I saw something just as we entered the right building, causing me to put on the brakes.
"What is it?" Videl asked.
"Go ahead, I'll catch up, thought I saw something," I said, pulling my hand away and walking slowly to the far side.
"Ladies and gentleman, the fourth match is ready to start! Come on out, Kibito and the Great Saiyaman!" Loud roar again, I ignored it and continued to the source of my attention. I turned another corner and saw Spopovich and Yamu hovering over something, watching the ring from a different hallway.
"The one were looking for, might be one of them!" Yamu said.
"Don't worry, we'll know soon enough with this!" Spopovich said, holding something white with what looked to be a gauge.
"What the hell are you two doing?" I shouted from behind them, startling them.
"Bug off kid, were busy!" Yamu said.
"I don't think so, now what the hell are you two up to? You already have an ass-kicking coming for what you did to Videl, though Gohan is the one who should hand it out. I would be more than happy to start without him!" I yelled at them.
"Maybe he would like to see what we have Spopovich, after all, he is pretty strong for a kid!" Yamu said, laughing a little and turning my direction. Suddenly they came at me with unexpected speed and Spopovich's big arm had me in a headlock. I grinned at this and powered up slightly, ready to break it and show these fools who they were messing with. Then all of a sudden Yamu stabbed me with some sort of container in the side, and I screamed loudly. My energy vanished and I stopped resisting. The two brutes laughed loudly as whatever they stabbed me with sucked out my energy and glowed brightly. They finally pulled it from my side and I dropped like a rock.
"That was a good start, now let's check on the others!" Yamu said, laughing. I laid there in the grass, watching them vanish into the halls. I slowly pulled myself up, severely low on energy, but they didn't get all of it, I had enough to walk. I stumbled after them, leaning against the wall. I kept crawling ahead though, moving slowly through the halls toward the main waiting area. Gotta tell Vegeta, was all I could think of. I reached the last turn and collapsed in a heap. A foot appeared at my side, it was dark and red, light blue pants. I looked up to see the Supreme Kai standing there, looking down at me.
"Come on son, let's get you some energy. You must be running low," he said, putting a hand over my back and energy flowed from it.
"Close your eyes," he suggested. I did and felt a gentle wave of energy flowing through me. It felt invigorating and refreshing at the same time, yet it was also soothing.
"You can move now," he said in a gentler tone. I got up surprisingly easy, new energy flowed through my veins like I just ate a meal. It felt like I hadn't lost anything at all.
"There now, come, I may need your assistance soon," he pointed towards the ring and walked that way. I wasn't sure if I should thank him or start demanding answers, so I said nothing and followed him. We came into the main entrance where the others were observing Gohan and Kibito face off.
"It's time, you do not need to worry about Gohan. He will be fine, but no matter what happens, you must stay out of the ring. Do you understand?" Kai said.
"What?" Krillin asked.
"What do you want with Gohan?" Goku added.
"Humph! Who do you think you are? I don't even know you and your telling me what to do?" Vegeta barked at him.
"Vegeta, show him some respect! That is no way to speak to the supreme Kai!" Piccolo said out of instinct. Everyone gasped.
"I heard stories from King Kai, but I thought they were just stories. Shin, you're the Supreme Kai?!" Goku asked.
"Listen, the instant Gohan transforms, I am certain that Yamu and Spopovich will attack him. As I said earlier, you must not try to help him," Kai said again.
"I don't know what you want, but Gohan can take care of himself!" Krillin said.
"Yes of course..." Kai muttered.
"What makes you so sure that they will try to attack Gohan?" Goku asked.
"Yamu and Spopovich are not yet aware of it, but Gohan is the one they are searching for. Do not worry, they don't want his life, only his energy," Kai continued. That makes sense, they took mine. But why is the Supreme Kai allowing them to do this…unless they aren't the ones he's looking for, they must just be the cronies. I turned back to the ring and watched as Gohan's ki rose sharply, his hair started to flow, signaling that he was in power up mode. The ground shook as he got closer to the Super Saiyan barrier, though he was clearly taking his time with it. He threw his arms back a little and yelled loudly as many of the tiles rose in the air and a shockwave expanded outward. His hair went blond, but he didn't stop there. Gohan's power continued to rise until finally emitting a huge aura and a blinding light. When the light diminished, Gohan stood in his ascended form, and the tiles from the ring fell back into place. Kibito was very surprised at this.
Videl gasped at the impressive show we were seeing, "Oh wow!"
"Ha, Gohan had more power when he fought Cell. Your kid has gone soft in these peaceful times Kakarot. Only recently did he restart his training. Even that has been pretty sparse," Vegeta snorted.
"You may be right, but he's still the strongest fighter in the tournament. The only question is, will it be enough?" Kai said.
"For what?" Goku said. Two large ki signals appeared behind me and rushed past everyone and through the door toward the ring. It was Yamu and Spopovich, making a beeline for Gohan.
Power levels
Piccolo: 180,000,000
Shin, aka the Supreme Kai: 250,000,000
Videl: 315
Spopovich: 10,000,000
Yamu: 15,000,000
Verto: 40,000,000 (if powered up)
Gohan: 68,000,000, SS: 190,000,000, SS2: 315,000,000
Kibito: 225,000,000