The group of warriors watched as all signs of Goku and Uub disappeared. Goten growled and punched the wall, making a large dent.
"He's gone again!" he yelled and stared at the wall. Trunks put a hand on Goten's shoulder.
"He'll be back. How long could training that kid take? And he did say he'd visit." Trunks pointed out, trying to comfort his friend. Goten didn't say anything.
"How about after this whole thing is done with, we go and find your dad. You'll know where to find him more easily." Trunks added and Goten sighed.
"Fine. But until then I'm gonna pound something into the ground. Where's Buu? We're up next." He said.
"I think he was with Hercule in that dressing room." Trunks answered and both boys looked round for a glimpse of the pink warrior.
"Since both Goku and Uub left they have been disqualified! Goten and Buu is up next!" the announcer called and Goten ran to the ring but there was still no sign of Buu.
Zara watched Goten for a moment then looked back at Vegeta who was still watching the sky where Goku had disappeared.
"Your still with us, right?" she asked, making his head snap round.
"What?" he asked in his usual harsh tone.
"You looked like you weren't with us anymore. Thinking too hard I guess." She said then turned serious.
"You're not thinking of dropping out just because Goku did, are you?" she asked. He scoffed and went back to his staring.
"No baka. I wouldn't know how much you've improved if I did that, now would I." He said, making her smile.
"Good. I don't want you dropping out just because the main challenge has ran away." She said and walked back to the Trunks.
"Um…Buu? You're needed in the ring!" the announcer called again. A monk that had been sent to find Buu came running into the ring and whispered something to the announcer.
"He's what!?"
Round the back of one of the restaurants that was located on the island sat Buu. On either side of him sat a mound of food that was just as tall as himself and maybe just as wide. He was happily eating while Hercule and several monks stood round him, mouths a gape.
"I got distracted with Goku's fight and didn't see him leave!" Hercule was saying as he rubbed his temples.
"And how long is he going to take?" a monk asked, not really wanting to watch Buu's eating habits but almost hypnotised by it.
"Maybe an hour. Depends how much food he took…" Hercule sighed.
"Oh my!" one of the monks squeaked as he watched Buu eat an entire cake in one bite.
Back in the ring the announcer sweat dropped and watched his watch.
"That's ten minutes. Buu is disqualified. Goten is the winner." The announcer declared, feeling sorry for whoever had to clean up after Buu. Goten face vaulted into the floor and jumped up.
"You gotta be kidding me! I didn't even do anything!" he complained. The announcer quickly told him where Buu was and Goten cursed and walked out.
"Stupid Buu and his stupid stomach…" he grumbled and sulked in the corner of the waiting area.
"Next is Trunks against Otokosuki! Could they please come to the ring!" and hopefully fight this time he added in his thoughts. Trunks smirked and cracked his knuckles.
"All right, my turn!" he said and went to walk out but was stopped by Zara.
"Be careful out there. I have a weird feeling about that guy." She said and glanced over at Otokosuki.
"Don't worry. It'll all be over in a minute." He told her just as Otokosuki's large hand landed on his shoulder.
"Come on, we have a show to put on!" he said and steered Trunks out, leaving Zara to just frown after them. Goten watched and chuckled.
"Somebody is jealous!" he said and laughed some more. Zara glared at him.
"Why would I be jealous of that guy?" she asked, slightly red now.
"Because you are."
"No I'm not. In fact that doesn't even deserve a come back!" she said and turned her back on him. He just laughed harder.
In the ring the two fighters stood opposite each other. The gong to begin sounded and they both watched the other carefully. Otokosuki smirked.
"Come on big boy, what are you afraid off?" he asked and Trunks frowned then disappeared. He appeared in front of the human and swung his fist round just to hit air.
"What?" Trunks muttered and looked down to see his opponent on the ground doing the splits while Trunks hover over him. Otokosuki smirked and shot a punch upward that Trunks rolled out of the way of before coming down for a kick that once more hit air.
The demi saiyan frowned. He didn't understand what was going on. he should have hit him.
His opponent had rolled aside and jumped up gracefully and was now standing ready for another attack.
Guess Zara was right. There is something odd about this guy. He thought then once again disappeared from view and reappeared throwing punches at lightning fast speeds at his opponent, most of which Otokosuki dodged as if he was doing some sort of dance. That is until the last punch that made contact with his jaw and sent him flying backwards. Otokosuki managed to flip himself onto his feet and skid to a halt.
"Nice try." He said and shook his finger at Trunks who growled and charged at his opponent, going onto the attack again.
Trunks threw a punch and Otokosuki ducked. Trunks then threw another but his opponent twirled out of the way and to Trunks's side where he elbowed the saiyan in the gut. Trunks doubled over but quickly recovered with a spin kick that missed and then he lunged at Otokosuki and started throwing punches again, this time powering up gradually as he did so. Soon Otokosuki was stuck blocking and was completely unable to dodge.
He just managed to grab Trunks's wrist in time to stop a punch and he twirled round, still holding it, so that Trunks was in a tight hold.
From the sidelines, Zara frowned. This wasn't good.
Goten had once more jumped up to look over the screen and Vegeta and Zara stood either side of him, Pan was next to Zara.
"What's Trunks doing? He should have won by now." Goten said in confusion as he watched. He didn't receive an answer.
Zara frowned. She had seen Otokosuki's fighting style somewhere before. It was odd watching him use it. It was almost like a graceful dance that seemed out of place with the muscular form of Otokosuki.
Then it dawned on her. She remembered sparring against someone with the exact same technique and a very similar ki signature…
She dashed out of the waiting area without warning and stood at the side of the ring.
"Kitana!" she yelled and Otokosuki stopped and let Trunks go. He stared at Zara who glared back. Eventually he laughed.
"I was wondering how long it would take you. You're slower then your mother, that's for sure." He said and continued to chuckle. Trunks stared between each of them and frowned.
"What's going on? Do you two know each other or something?" he asked. Zara was actually shaking.
"She's a friend of my parents. They used to work together." Zara told him, not taking her eyes off of Otokosuki. This only made Trunks more confused.
"Err…she?" he asked. Otokosuki laughed and stepped back.
"Guess I should get out of this disguise then." He said and laughed. Then he was engulfed in a white light and after it eventually died down a slim, blue woman stood in his place. She looked much like the one from Trunk's dream only this one had much longer hair that was in a high pony tail it was very thick and ended below her waist. She wore a white dress that had the mid section cut out so her pale blue stomach could be seen. Her face had an impish beauty and her eyes were completely red and without pupils. She looked over at Trunks and smiled at the boy.
"I take it that you approve of this much more then the form I borrowed." She said and smiled. Trunks took a step backwards. He was now completely confused and had dropped his guard. She watched him and looked back at Zara who was fuming.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, still glaring. Otokosuki, or rather Kitana, smiled devilishly at her.
"Silly girl. Your daddy was worried. You just ran off after his little punishment. He sent me to keep an eye on you until he got here." She said. Zara froze.
"He's coming?"
"Yes, he's pretty close. And so is the boss." She said and closed her eyes. Zara frowned.
"Boss?" she asked and the blue woman looked at her again with her eyes open.
"The Lord. He's been patiently waiting for seventeen years for you and guess what. He's coming." She said. It was Zara's turn to be confused.
"Lord? Of what? You're not making sense!" she cried at the woman who laughed.
"I can't tell you that. You'll see. But I better be going. I'll leave you to your little game. But I don't want to seem a coward so…" she said and disappeared and before Trunks could regain any type of defence, he was kicked hard across the jaw and was sent flying backwards. Next thing he knew he was sliding down a wall with a sharp pain in his jaw and back.
"Err…th-that's a ring out. Otokosuki, or whoever that is, wins." The announcer managed to stutter out but Kitana was already gone. Trunks looked up to see himself out of the ring and Zara further away staring at him. He stared her directly in the eyes and caught a glimpse of fear before she ran into the building, instantly disappearing behind the screen.
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A/n: so, who saw that one coming? Well I did do a small clue with Kitana's sister in Trunks's dream…
Looks like the next battle is not far off now. Who'll win? And what's up with Zara? Find out in the next chapter…