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Chapter 18: battle royal!
On Papaya island the budokai was still being held. Hundreds of people sat patiently as the heads of the tournament discussed what was to be done now that most of the competitors had left for an unknown reason.
"They've been gone over an hour. These people won't wait much longer." A monk said while staring at his watch. The announcer sighed.
"I know but these people are expecting a fight. It'll be a waste of time and money if we call it off now and we might get a riot on our hands." He commented whilst fiddling with his microphone and looking round at the audience. None of the monks could think of anything so looked nervously down. If they did call it off then they surely would get a riot and they couldn't afford to give refunds.
"Hey, don't fear! I've got an idea!" a deep voice called from behind the group. They turned round to see Hercule wearing a goofy grin and holding up the victory sign.
"Just do a battle royal! That'll give the people something to watch!" he exclaimed before laughing. The monks looked at each other then smiled and the announcer stepped up.
"That's a great idea Hercule but are you sure about that? I mean four tough competitors at once is…well…tough." Hercule just laughed at this.
"Doesn't matter how tough they are! They won't beat me!" he said before laughing again. (¬.¬;)
The monks 'owed' and 'awed' before agreeing.
Up in the top of the stands, a girl leant on the railing.
"Guys…err, I mean Mighty Mask, looks like they've decided. Better get down there." She said before looking over at the now disguised Trunks and Goten.
"Really? Cool, we still get to compete!" Goten's happy voice called from somewhere inside the Mighty Mask costume. There was a slight thud and a small "ouch".
"Shh 'Ten they'll hear you!" Trunks whispered before turning to Zara. "So what are they doing?" he asked and Zara simply pointed to the announcer who just happened to be explaining the battle royal idea to the audience.
"Oh." Trunks said embarrassed before listening, Zara smiling to herself.
After the announcer had finished, trunks grinned.
"Yeah! We get to fight after all! Move it Goten, we gotta get down there!" Trunks yelled, pointing forward for Goten to go.
"Yeah!" Goten cried as well before they ran off, leaving Zara there to stare after them.
"Boys…" she muttered.
It only took a matter of minutes to gather all the finalists together. They all stood round the ring waiting for the battle to begin. Mighty mask and Killer on one side of the ring, then Hercule in the middle and 18 and Jewel facing everyone else on the other side. Killer was a tall black man in green and his arms wrapped in bandages and Jewel was one of those pretty boy types with long blonde hair.
Killer walked up to the boys.
"Hey Mighty, how about we take on Hercule. He won't stand a chance against both of us." He whispered and Trunks glanced at him.
"Nah, I've got more important things than that guy. Besides, you wouldn't be able to keep up with me." Trunks said before looking over at 18. Killer stared at Mighty Mask in shock then growled.
"Hey, your not that great. I'll show you who can't keep up." He growled, clenching his fist.
At the same time on the other side of the ring: Jewel was trying to get close to 18.
"How about we skip this and head out for coffee. This is just a waste of time for someone as lovely as you." He whispered. 18 didn't even look at him.
"No way, hot rod. I be crazy waste my time on you." Was her reply. Jewel frowned.
"What? Nobody rejects me."
"And… begin!" The announcer yelled and immediately Jewel and Killer lunged at 18 and mighty mask. 18 quickly threw her foot backwards, winding Jewel and kicking him out and Mighty Mask punched Killer knocking him out. Hercule just stood awestruck, surprised by what happened since he was not trained to see people move so fast and most of the audience were equally surprised before they broke out into applause.
Mighty Mask looked over at 18.
"Watch it Goten, Krillen's wife is supposed to be real strong." Trunks whispered. He felt Goten nod and Trunks raised his fists.
"Ok, how about we attack her, she won't be expecting that." Trunks whispered again. Goten nodded again and they both watched her carefully and then…
"Charge!" Trunks yelled as Goten ran forward. 18 was surprised by how fast they moved and just managed to dodge when Mighty started throwing punches.
She flew backwards, Mighty Mask following, and jumped over him just before she fell off the edge, expecting him to fall. Mighty was not able to stop himself but Trunks managed to start floating, keeping a tight hold on Goten with his legs and they both turned and charged again. Of course 18 didn't know it was the boys and was caught of guard by their next attack.
She skidded across the ring then faced them.
"Impressive." She mumbled before fading out. Trunks grinned and Mighty phased out too.
Hercule looked round slightly panicked as he could only catch glimpses of the 'two' warriors hitting each other in various points in the ring. If he had been trained then he probably would have seen that18 was on the attack and Trunks only just able to block.
"Come on Goten, hit her!" Trunks panted.
"I'm trying Trunks!" Gohan panted back as he kept trying to kick her. 18 flew back then charged again and landed a right hook, sending the boys backwards.
They flipped round in mid air and stared at her.
"Ok Goten, you land in one hit and I'll buy you a new toy with the prize money." Trunks said. Goten's eyes lit up.
"Alright!" he said and they charged again, this time Goten putting more effort into his kicks. 18 dodged the boys' attacks but Goten made a sharp left and planted a hard kick on her side then Trunks managed to hit 18 back into the ring. She managed to stop herself before she hit. How can he hit so hard with such small arms? She wondered before having to quickly roll to the side to dodge Mighty Mask's next attack.
She quickly got to her feet and stared at them as they lunged at her again. She dodged to the right, under Trunk's attack, then kicked where Mighty's gut should have been. Goten yelped and held his nose under the costume but 18 didn't hear him because she was too busy throwing a long combo of punches at Trunks. Trunks could barely block the attacks and ended up grabbing Goten and taking to the sky, 18 hot on their heels.
Once up high enough. Trunks looked down but couldn't see 18 anywhere. He looked franticly around the arena when his opponent materialised above him before giving him a strong blow to the back of the head that sent the boys straight into the ground, forming a creator
"Ow, she is strong…" Trunks mumbled. Goten looked up at him.
"Hey Trunks, why not let me go up top?" he asked the older boy who thought it over.
"Don't see why not…" Trunks replied before pulling his arms back inside the costume and crawling down to make room for Goten. As soon as they had made the switch the announcer had gotten up to the hole.
"Erm, Mighty Mask, maybe it would be best is you gave up now…" he timidly suggested. Mighty Mask quickly flew out the creator and landed next to the announcer.
"I never give up." Goten told him before going up to meet 18. The boys circled her and quickly planed.
"Now remember, be careful and try to get a good hit. We gotta end this quickly." Trunks quickly reminded his friend.
"Right!" Goten replied before they both charged 18 again, both attacking with an array of combos. 18 was caught off guard and could barely dodge.
Strange, his style has changed dramatically… she thought before finding an opening and hitting Goten square in the jaw. Goten nearly fell back but Trunks kept kicking and managed to connect with 18's gut. She was winded but quickly recovered and managed to come back with a stronger attack, hitting Goten hard across the jaw again the hitting them both into another crater in the ring.
"Damn!" Goten mumbled loudly
"That's it, I'm going up top again!" Trunks said as he shoved Goten aside as he made the swap. Once swapped, the boys flew out of the hole and faced off with 18.
"We're going to need something more to beat her." Trunks whispered. Goten's eyes lit up.
"I know, why don't we go super?" he suggested.
"That's a great idea. She won't stand a chance!" Trunks said, grinning before concentrating. Goten did the same and they both started glowing before their aura's burst out violently.
18 was shocked at first then smirked. So it's two little super saiyans then, huh? Well that explains it. She thought, wondering why she hadn't thought of it sooner.
"Come on Goten, we better do this fast." Trunks said before charging up a blast and throwing it at 18. She managed to dodge at the last minute and watched it explode. That wasn't good, that blast could have done some serious damage. 18 turned to them, frowning.
"I think it's about time you let me win Trunks and Goten." She said, surprising the boys.
"What? How'd she know?" Trunks asked, wide eyed as 18 charged a blast and fired. In a panic, each boy attempted to get away in a different direction and the energy disk cut through the costume, exposing the boys.
"Aw, Goten! Why'd you go that way! Now look what you did!" Trunks yelled.
"What do you mean me? You should have gone left!"
"I did. You went right!"
"Whatever! What are we supposed to do now?" Goten asked. Trunks looked at 18.
"We better continue." He said before throwing off the mask and charging. Goten nodded and throw off his end of the costume before following.
Back on the ground, the announcer was regaining his wits.
"Hey! You two aren't allowed to compete! You're disqualified!" he yelled and the boys froze in mid-air.
"Now what? I think we're in pretty big trouble." Goten said.
"I know, better get out of here!" Trunks said before both boys sped off as fast as they could.
In the stands Zara jumped onto the railing.
"Hey! You guys! Wait for me!" she yelled before charging up her red aura and blasting off as a red blur.
18 had to move out the way as Zara sped by. She watched the three chibis go before sighing and wiping her brow before remembering Hercule and flying down.
She found him cowering in a ball. He heard her coming and quickly jumped up when she landed. Great, why couldn't she of just forgotten about me? Oh well, here goes nothing…he thought before attempting to land a punch. 18 quickly dodged it and put Hercule into a tight hold.
"I have a deal I'd like to make with you…" she whispered into his ear.
Many miles away, the demon king Dabura was done with his meditation. The light next to the meditation chamber went out and the door slid open with a hiss. Babidi turned round and stared at Dabura.
"Ah, Dabura, you're finished. And not a moment too late. Now then, go and dispose of our intruders so majin Buu can be released." The old wizard said once he saw Dabura.
"Certainly sir." Dabura said before sweeping out. Babidi grinned and went over to his dark crystal ball.
"Like lambs to the slaughter…" he muttered before laughing.
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I'm done. Didn't want to go into 18 bribing Hercule but I'm done.
So anyway, will Gohan stand a chance against Dabura? You'll have to wait till next time! Ja'ne!