Author's Note: After a couple more chapters, we are going to branch
out of otherworld a little, maybe at the end of chapter nine. Cell will
fight, though even with that, I don't like this chapter, and didn't want to
write it. It is well written as the rest of it, but I didn't like the
tournament, but felt something in the story would feel wrong without it. I
cut it a bit short in order to get it posted today, so you'll get the
Goku/Pikkon fight and the final next chapter.
King Kai didn't notice Cell leaving until the android was almost out of sight. "Hey! Where are you going?!" The Kai ran to catch up, stopping to catch his breath when he reached Enma's newly hired lawyer. Cell stopped as well, but didn't face him. "I'm leaving." "Leaving? The tournament is starting in a few hours. The Grand Kai agreed. We'll be heading to the arena soon." "I'm not a hero. I am not entering this tournament. I don't think I even can." "Everyone thinks you are a hero, and that is all that counts." "Aren't Kais supposed to be omniscient?" "We're omniscient when you're invincible." Cell's neutral expression twisted into a scowl. King Kai mentally hit himself over the head. (Reminding him of his death isn't the way to persuade him, stupid.) He quickly made up for his slip. "Cell, you're part saiyan. Doesn't the thrill of battle make your blood boil?" "Not really." "No desire for a rematch?" "No more desire than I feel for anything."
"Ah, come on, Cell!" King Kai jumped at the sudden interruption. Cell didn't, but he quirked an eyebrow. "Come on? On to what?" "Yeah!" Goku, completely missing Cell's response, responded anyway. "We never really finished our fight on Earth!" "You acknowledged defeat. Most would call that an end." "Cell, I've seen you fight! You like to spar as much as me and Vegeta!" "Goku, I'm obviously superior in battle. What would be the point?" "Well, I died, so I've gotten stronger." "Notice the halo, Goku. My strength increased as much as yours."
There was no way in hell or on earth that he would ever win an argument with Cell. But. . . "Pleeeeeeeease? Pretty please? With sugar on top?" They were not at either of those locations. Cell sweatdropped, but was silently thankful he had not inherited the lion's share of Goku's peculiarities. "And cherries, and chocolate, and caramel, and soy sauce, and. . ." "Fine! Just shut up!" The saiyan's day was made. Pikkon would be a challenge, but fighting Cell was more fun than anything. Even in their first fight, Cell hadn't had the to-the-death thing going on that Vegeta had about him like a shroud, even when just sparring. Besides, never before had someone anticipated his moves so easily, or responded so quickly. Goku felt a gigantic smile spread across his face like jam. He couldn't restrain himself, and pumped his fist into the air. "Yeah! It's gonna be great!"
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There had been some minor squabbling over whether Goku and Cell were eligible, being newbies, but Goku raced the East Kai, which made her happy, so West and South had no further reason to complain. Cell never even came up. West Kai evidently didn't consider him much of a threat. But, at long last, they entered the arena. And it was breathtaking. The ceiling seemed to extend on forever, and there were small asteroids scattered across the sky like stars. Cell began analyzing possible strategies to take advantage of this, but never got beyond the idea of them as cover. Less than thirty seconds after arrival, Goku, who had the attention span of a five year old, couldn't stand still anymore and started chattering like a box. Which made no sense, but the Grand Kai was interesting enough. He had the customary Kai sunglasses, but was far more human in appearance, and had a faint resemblance to Master Roshi, though the Grand Kai had far more hair. The announcer was a small green man in a blue coat, white paints, and a red mushroom on his head. He was already declaring the rounds when they arrived.
Olibu was one of the ones up first. He fought a dark skinned bald man from the east quadrant with white pants and a black beard that rivaled the Grand Kais. Champachai (for that was his name) was rather fast, but Olibu was faster. The fight didn't last beyond a minute. Pikkon was a few matches later. His opponent was a big man with an orange Mohawk and a brown tunic, but Pikkon defeated him before Cell could catch his name.
Goku's fight was rather anticlimactic. His opposite was a tall, green, caterpillar. . . thing from the south quadrant named Caterpie. (Ugh. His (her?) race must have had less imagination than the humans.) First, Caterpie tickled Goku, then proceeded to metamorphose into a pupa. The fight automatically went to Goku, as the crowd was informed by the South Kai it would take 1,200 years for Caterpie to evolve into his ultimate form. Cell's first fight was an aqua-skinned man in a yellow muscle shirt, but the fight ended before the announcer had even gotten to his name.
Things pretty much proceeded that way through out the tournament until the quarterfinals. The fights were planned as follows:
Name Quadrant Description
Frow South Green frog in white nightshirt with red pants
Cell North Previously described
Maraikoh West Purple dinosaur with horn on nose
Olibu North Previously described
Torby South Wings, vaguely bug-like, red and brown/black helmet and armor
Pikkon West Previously described
Arqua East Blue, wimpy looking, fin on head, light blue tunic
Goku North Goku-like
The fight against Frow, the warrior from the south quadrant flip around for a while, resembling a gymnastic more than a fighter, before expanding his body by sucking in air, obviously trying to push Cell out of the ring. The android just picked the frog up before he had expanded too much and threw him out first.
Maraikoh was strong, but too slow to keep up with Olibu. The fight ended when the fighter from the north landed a nice punch to the dinosaur's stomach, sending Maraikoh flying out of the ring.
Torby was too petrified of Pikkon to even bother dodging when the seeming invincible Piccolo look-alike went in for the kill.
Goku was superior in skill and strength to Arqua, but the blue- skinned fighter managed to keep it interesting when he turned the ring to water, so he would have the advantage. Goku managed to pull off a solar flare to keep Arqua distracted, then got out of the water and shot his customary Kamehameha wave while Arqua was still blinded, ending the match decisively. East Kai wasn't too pleased. Neither was South Kai. Both of them didn't have a fighter make it to the semi-finals, and blamed their fighters for the disgrace.
It was then that West Kai and North Kai began to continue their earlier squabble. "What do you think of my fighters now, West Kai? I have three in the semi-finals, while you only have one." "I'll admit the newbies have potential, but Pikkon only has to beat two of them to win, so it is still no contest." "Too bad it's going to be two of my fighters in the finals. Pikkon doesn't stand a chance against Goku There won't really be a reason for you other Kais to watch." "If you're so confident, why don't we make a little bet?" "A bet? Alright, since it's a sure thing for me." "Okay. If one of your fighters wins, I'll give you my planet." "Okay, If Pikkon wins, I'll give you my. . ." (Oh no! My planet blew up!) "What's wrong North Kai? Not so confident as you want us to believe, are you?" "You know my planet blew up. But to prove I know my fighters will win, I'll be your servant if by a miracle, your Pikkon manages to scrap victory." "Fine by me." It was then that North Kai realized what he had bet, and ran over to where Goku, Olibu, and Cell were standing. "Okay guys, listen to me. I want you to try your best." Goku scratched his head and grinned. "King Kai, you know I never do anything different." "That's not what I mean! I want you to win!" Cell frowned. "Was there a different objective prior to your little speech?" "No, just do your best, okay?" As the North Kai walked off, wringing his hand, the three north quadrant fighters glanced at each other. "What do you think is bothering King Kai?" "I do not know, friend Goku."
The first semi-final match was between Olibu and Cell. Olibu was an excellent fighter, but would have been a good warm up except for the fact he was from Earth, and Cell had fought against his style before. The match lasted about three minutes, as Cell dragged it on a little in order to stretch his muscles for the final, but there was no doubt in everyone's minds by the end who was the superior fighter. Nevertheless, it still came as a shock to the crowd when Olibu slammed into the ground outside the ring. He was the other favorite, besides Pikkon, for the win and to be beaten by one of the new guys was unthinkable. Surprisingly, Olibu took it in rather good humor, congratulating Cell after the match was over. Now it was time for the fight that would really hold Cell's attention: the Goku versus Pikkon semi-final. Even he didn't know who would be standing after it was over.
King Kai didn't notice Cell leaving until the android was almost out of sight. "Hey! Where are you going?!" The Kai ran to catch up, stopping to catch his breath when he reached Enma's newly hired lawyer. Cell stopped as well, but didn't face him. "I'm leaving." "Leaving? The tournament is starting in a few hours. The Grand Kai agreed. We'll be heading to the arena soon." "I'm not a hero. I am not entering this tournament. I don't think I even can." "Everyone thinks you are a hero, and that is all that counts." "Aren't Kais supposed to be omniscient?" "We're omniscient when you're invincible." Cell's neutral expression twisted into a scowl. King Kai mentally hit himself over the head. (Reminding him of his death isn't the way to persuade him, stupid.) He quickly made up for his slip. "Cell, you're part saiyan. Doesn't the thrill of battle make your blood boil?" "Not really." "No desire for a rematch?" "No more desire than I feel for anything."
"Ah, come on, Cell!" King Kai jumped at the sudden interruption. Cell didn't, but he quirked an eyebrow. "Come on? On to what?" "Yeah!" Goku, completely missing Cell's response, responded anyway. "We never really finished our fight on Earth!" "You acknowledged defeat. Most would call that an end." "Cell, I've seen you fight! You like to spar as much as me and Vegeta!" "Goku, I'm obviously superior in battle. What would be the point?" "Well, I died, so I've gotten stronger." "Notice the halo, Goku. My strength increased as much as yours."
There was no way in hell or on earth that he would ever win an argument with Cell. But. . . "Pleeeeeeeease? Pretty please? With sugar on top?" They were not at either of those locations. Cell sweatdropped, but was silently thankful he had not inherited the lion's share of Goku's peculiarities. "And cherries, and chocolate, and caramel, and soy sauce, and. . ." "Fine! Just shut up!" The saiyan's day was made. Pikkon would be a challenge, but fighting Cell was more fun than anything. Even in their first fight, Cell hadn't had the to-the-death thing going on that Vegeta had about him like a shroud, even when just sparring. Besides, never before had someone anticipated his moves so easily, or responded so quickly. Goku felt a gigantic smile spread across his face like jam. He couldn't restrain himself, and pumped his fist into the air. "Yeah! It's gonna be great!"
--*--
There had been some minor squabbling over whether Goku and Cell were eligible, being newbies, but Goku raced the East Kai, which made her happy, so West and South had no further reason to complain. Cell never even came up. West Kai evidently didn't consider him much of a threat. But, at long last, they entered the arena. And it was breathtaking. The ceiling seemed to extend on forever, and there were small asteroids scattered across the sky like stars. Cell began analyzing possible strategies to take advantage of this, but never got beyond the idea of them as cover. Less than thirty seconds after arrival, Goku, who had the attention span of a five year old, couldn't stand still anymore and started chattering like a box. Which made no sense, but the Grand Kai was interesting enough. He had the customary Kai sunglasses, but was far more human in appearance, and had a faint resemblance to Master Roshi, though the Grand Kai had far more hair. The announcer was a small green man in a blue coat, white paints, and a red mushroom on his head. He was already declaring the rounds when they arrived.
Olibu was one of the ones up first. He fought a dark skinned bald man from the east quadrant with white pants and a black beard that rivaled the Grand Kais. Champachai (for that was his name) was rather fast, but Olibu was faster. The fight didn't last beyond a minute. Pikkon was a few matches later. His opponent was a big man with an orange Mohawk and a brown tunic, but Pikkon defeated him before Cell could catch his name.
Goku's fight was rather anticlimactic. His opposite was a tall, green, caterpillar. . . thing from the south quadrant named Caterpie. (Ugh. His (her?) race must have had less imagination than the humans.) First, Caterpie tickled Goku, then proceeded to metamorphose into a pupa. The fight automatically went to Goku, as the crowd was informed by the South Kai it would take 1,200 years for Caterpie to evolve into his ultimate form. Cell's first fight was an aqua-skinned man in a yellow muscle shirt, but the fight ended before the announcer had even gotten to his name.
Things pretty much proceeded that way through out the tournament until the quarterfinals. The fights were planned as follows:
Name Quadrant Description
Frow South Green frog in white nightshirt with red pants
Cell North Previously described
Maraikoh West Purple dinosaur with horn on nose
Olibu North Previously described
Torby South Wings, vaguely bug-like, red and brown/black helmet and armor
Pikkon West Previously described
Arqua East Blue, wimpy looking, fin on head, light blue tunic
Goku North Goku-like
The fight against Frow, the warrior from the south quadrant flip around for a while, resembling a gymnastic more than a fighter, before expanding his body by sucking in air, obviously trying to push Cell out of the ring. The android just picked the frog up before he had expanded too much and threw him out first.
Maraikoh was strong, but too slow to keep up with Olibu. The fight ended when the fighter from the north landed a nice punch to the dinosaur's stomach, sending Maraikoh flying out of the ring.
Torby was too petrified of Pikkon to even bother dodging when the seeming invincible Piccolo look-alike went in for the kill.
Goku was superior in skill and strength to Arqua, but the blue- skinned fighter managed to keep it interesting when he turned the ring to water, so he would have the advantage. Goku managed to pull off a solar flare to keep Arqua distracted, then got out of the water and shot his customary Kamehameha wave while Arqua was still blinded, ending the match decisively. East Kai wasn't too pleased. Neither was South Kai. Both of them didn't have a fighter make it to the semi-finals, and blamed their fighters for the disgrace.
It was then that West Kai and North Kai began to continue their earlier squabble. "What do you think of my fighters now, West Kai? I have three in the semi-finals, while you only have one." "I'll admit the newbies have potential, but Pikkon only has to beat two of them to win, so it is still no contest." "Too bad it's going to be two of my fighters in the finals. Pikkon doesn't stand a chance against Goku There won't really be a reason for you other Kais to watch." "If you're so confident, why don't we make a little bet?" "A bet? Alright, since it's a sure thing for me." "Okay. If one of your fighters wins, I'll give you my planet." "Okay, If Pikkon wins, I'll give you my. . ." (Oh no! My planet blew up!) "What's wrong North Kai? Not so confident as you want us to believe, are you?" "You know my planet blew up. But to prove I know my fighters will win, I'll be your servant if by a miracle, your Pikkon manages to scrap victory." "Fine by me." It was then that North Kai realized what he had bet, and ran over to where Goku, Olibu, and Cell were standing. "Okay guys, listen to me. I want you to try your best." Goku scratched his head and grinned. "King Kai, you know I never do anything different." "That's not what I mean! I want you to win!" Cell frowned. "Was there a different objective prior to your little speech?" "No, just do your best, okay?" As the North Kai walked off, wringing his hand, the three north quadrant fighters glanced at each other. "What do you think is bothering King Kai?" "I do not know, friend Goku."
The first semi-final match was between Olibu and Cell. Olibu was an excellent fighter, but would have been a good warm up except for the fact he was from Earth, and Cell had fought against his style before. The match lasted about three minutes, as Cell dragged it on a little in order to stretch his muscles for the final, but there was no doubt in everyone's minds by the end who was the superior fighter. Nevertheless, it still came as a shock to the crowd when Olibu slammed into the ground outside the ring. He was the other favorite, besides Pikkon, for the win and to be beaten by one of the new guys was unthinkable. Surprisingly, Olibu took it in rather good humor, congratulating Cell after the match was over. Now it was time for the fight that would really hold Cell's attention: the Goku versus Pikkon semi-final. Even he didn't know who would be standing after it was over.