Chapter Eleven: Sudden Illness

Tournament Layout-
1st round: Shin-Tsuki
2nd round: Gohan- Kabito
3rd round: 18-Jewel
4th round: Goku-Vegeta
5th round: Trunks-Krillen
6th round: Taiyo-Hercule
7th round: Videl- Killa

Gohan rubbed his chin and let out a small sigh, "Kabito, huh?"

"He isn't so bad, Gohan," Videl said soothingly. "It could be worse. You could have been paired up with my father."

"I'm not worried about him," Gohan protested. "I mean, Kabito… It's just that I'll have to fight 18 in the next round."

"How could you know?" Videl asked puzzled.

"Uh… I just figured that if 18 wins I'll have to fight her."

"You are reading it wrong, Gohan," Videl smiled. "You'll be fighting Shin or Tsuki in the next round."

Gohan blinked and found himself beginning to feel nervous…

"Tsuki? Oh great… now I feel much better."


"Will you be okay fighting?" Taiyo muttered slightly concerned.

"I'll be fine, Taiyo," Tsuki said simply. "The Supreme Kai is no where near as frightening as others can be."

"Just don't blow your cover."

"I won't," Tsuki nodded glumly.

"Sheesh! Goku and Vegeta fighting in the 4th round?!" Krillen gasped, "That's like having the end of the tournament early. At least we won't have to wait long…"

"I wonder which of us will win," Goku pondered innocently.

"Me, of course, Kakarot," Vegeta grinned as he walked past the bench Goku sat on. "See you in the 4th quarter."

Once Vegeta had gone past, Goku rolled his eyes, "That was almost friendly for Vegeta."

"Yeah… Well, I'm in the last round against Trunks. Argh. I guess I'm not winning the prize money," Krillen moaned resting down next to his best bud.

"Don't think like that. You'll do fine."

"Yeah sure. If I even manage to throw a punch I'll be happy…"

Gohan rounded a corner hoping to get a good seat for the coming match. The crowds were getting restless with impatience and slight anxiousness. Gohan finally found a seat next to a boy about his age. But as soon as he took his seat he regretted it. Gohan found himself face to face with the strange eyes he felt had been stalking him.

Taiyo rose slightly and started off the other way, and for some reason, Gohan felt compelled to follow. Taiyo entered a small employer room that Gohan knew he shouldn't enter. But a giant hand seemed to be pushing him onward. When he opened the door, his world blanked out.

Taiyo stood before the fallen teenage about to finish the final touches of Gohan's kidnapping. It had been easy. Too easy. Taiyo felt the revenge surface in his blood again. He couldn't finish the mission. He had to fight against Gohan. And knowing that this chance was possible was killing him inside. But he couldn't…

Taiyo opened the portal preparing to leave but his feet were not obeying him. Frustrated, Taiyo slammed the portal closed. He glared down at his unconscious brother and gave him a hard kick in the ribs. Gohan moaned slightly showing he felt the blow.

"I guess you'll live a little longer, brother."

Taiyo knew he was forbidden to fighting his brother in this dimension but it just didn't seem fair to wait. His dark eyes lightened slightly as a cruel idea came to his mind. He would kill Gohan now… painfully. If he wasn't allowed to fight Gohan then he wouldn't let anyone fight him ever again. Taiyo pulled out a strange black seed that resembled a sensu bean and forced it into Gohan's mouth. Gohan swallowed it obediently and let out a slight groan of pain. Taiyo grinned down at his brother and hissed, "May your undoing begin."


When Gohan came too, he found himself alone in a strange room he couldn't remember entering. Gohan shrugged lightly and rubbed his chest where he felt pained.

"I must have dosed off and did some sleep walking."

With that proclaimed, Gohan got up and left. Taiyo sat behind the boiler and shook his head darkly, "He has no idea he won't live for much longer."


Goku looked relived as he spotted Gohan walked slightly dazed towards him.

"You okay, Gohan?"

"Yeah," Gohan nodded.

Goku noticed Gohan looked pained somehow but he didn't want to jump to conclusions. He just wrapped his arm about Gohan shoulder and lead Gohan to some available seats that Chichi had saved for them. He didn't notice Gohan wincing at the weight of his father's arm.


Tsuki glared up at the stands watching Gohan take a seat. Taiyo was supposed to transport him to the other dimension by now. Everything was not going like it should. Suddenly, Tsuki caught sight of Gohan coughing lightly. Her eyes widened and she turned to Shin who had just walked to her side. She narrowed her eyes and the Supreme Kai and then back up at Gohan. They didn't have much time. Darn Taiyo for being so careless by trying to kill the sayian before they could transport him to their master.

"Shin, we need to postpone this match."

"Why?" Shin asked puzzled and suspicious.

"Because if we don't Gohan will die."

"What?" Shin cried as the announcer picked up drowning out Tsuki's voice.

"Argh!" She huffed, turning and walking off the other direction.

"Hey! Wait!"

"Tojikomeru."

"Well, that was uncalled for," Shin snapped.


Gohan tried for force his eyes opened but it was getting harder to do so. He hoped he wouldn't feel like this before his match. Feeling he just needed a nap, Gohan rose from his seat and turned to his father, "I'll be in the locker rooms… I'll be back for my match."

"Be careful, Gohan," Goku nodded.

Gohan winced at those words. Somehow he knew his father knew something he did not. Gohan shook his head and headed to the locker rooms…


Painful… so painful. Gohan gasped as he found his breath escaping him as he walked. Gohan rammed against the door of the locker room falling in. He crawled to the nearest bench and tried to pull himself up except his legs weren't working. Something was wrong.

Gohan closed his eyes and took several breaths trying to calm his fear of what might be wrong with him. He tried one last time to pull himself up only falling back to the ground. Gohan let out a cry for help but nothing answered him. Gohan finally collapsed on the ground his breathing subsiding…


Trunks opened the door to the locker room, looking for Gohan. He had been down here for at least ten minutes. Didn't he want to see Tsuki and Shin's battle? What he saw when he entered turned his blood to ice. Trunks fell to his knees by Gohan's side shaking his best friend hard.

"Wake up! Why are you on the floor?"

Gohan didn't answer him and Trunks feared the worst. He looked around the locker room for some kind of help. But he was alone and completely clueless for what to do for Gohan. Trunks felt for Gohan's pulse and breathing. He felt the pulse fading and he wasn't breathing. His face was white and his eyes were hauntingly blank.

"Gohan!"

"Move kid," A voice from above him hissed.

Trunks looked up to see a fairly beautiful woman with light blue hair standing before him. She looked almost like his mom except her hair was longer and her eyes were a dark violet. Trunks scooted to the side as she knelt down before Gohan. She pulled out a sensu bean and popped it into Gohan's mouth gently. Gohan's breathing returned to normal immediately leaving Trunks bewildered.

"What did this to him?"

"A dark sensu bean," Tsuki said simply eyeing the boy carefully. "You watch over Gohan, okay? He is a good kid and I don't think he realizes what a danger he is putting himself into."

"Yes," Trunks nodded vaguely as Gohan began to stir.

"Watch out for Taiyo," Tsuki muttered. "He will do anything to get to Gohan."

And with that she left with out any introduction or farewell. Gohan's eyes finally returned back to their normal hue and stared in confusion at Trunks' distant gaze, "What's going on?"

"I... I really don't know."

To Be Continued…
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Argh… I don't feel as though I did a good job on this chapter. Oh well. Next chapter is the first round.