"Dragonball AS: New Recruits Saga"

Chapter 14- "The Prodigy"

By- Tiny

Vegeta watched in disappointment as Yuno crashed into the stands, result of a powerful blow to his unguarded middle. The two weren't all that battered this time, as they were fairly even in power, but they were none the less winded. Roshi landed in the center of the ring swiftly, his breathing uneven and raspy, indicating a possible rib injury or the like.

"Well, looks like Yuno was a little too cocky for his own good!" Videl beamed, "Since no repairs are needed to the ring THIS TIME, let's get going straight into the final round! Remember, the fighter who wins this final round will earn a spot training with the legendary warrior, Vegeta, so I know both fighters are ready to give their all!"

The crowd roared with excitement they hadn't even shown Hercule, so loud that Sanil had to cover his sensitive ears to avoid bleeding. Vegeta was also getting a tad annoyed, but was relieved when the crowd stopped cheering to hear Videl's speech.

"Today's finalists have both proven themselves to be skilled and strong warriors, neither giving an inch even when it looked like they themselves would be beaten!" Videl almost screeched, "Against superior odds and stronger warriors, these two have prevailed and made it to the final round! Who will win? Even I don't know at this point!"

"JUST ANNOUNCE THE FIGHT ALREADY!!!" Vegeta snapped, breaking the judges table in half.

"Um...sure," Videl gulped, "Ladies and gentlemen, your finalists, Ubuu Nijam and Roshi Lonewolf!"

The crowd roared once more as Ubuu jumped into the ring to face Roshi, who was still standing there after taking a senzu. The dark-skinned boy looked disappointed, for he had wanted to fight the strongest and only the strongest. Roshi wasn't the strongest human here, but he would have to do.

"I may not be the strongest, but I'm still strong," Roshi growled, "So don't try thinking such things again, or you'll sorely regret it!"

"How did you do that?" Ubuu demanded, "Prying into my thoughts!"

"I was taught by Chautzu at a young age how to access peoples minds," Roshi shrugged, "It comes in handy when you're fighting a superior opponent."

"I imagine it would," Ubuu nodded, "That would explain how you beat Yuno."

"No, he was a more adept psychic than I," Roshi sighed, "Yuno set up barriers to avoid my prying inside, so I couldn't predict anything. That was just superior skill over superior strength."

"Well, let's just see how you fare against some like me!" Ubuu smirked, swinging a fist at Roshi's head.

Roshi ducked under the blow and swung his own fist at Ubuu, missing by bare inches as the Majin sidestepped and threw his knee up. The knee caught Roshi square on the chin and sent him hurtling into the air, grabbing the boy's leg before he got to far. Roshi struggled to get free, but was unable to do so and soon found himself embedded in the stadium floor.

"So, are you superior now, punk?" Ubuu laughed, "I almost feel sorry for you...almost."

"I'm not done yet!" Roshi snapped, jumping out of the floor, "If I'm going to lose, it's going to be in an all-out, fully charged battle! So get ready, reincarnate, cause here I come!"

Roshi began to yell, a yell so loud it made Sanil's ears bleed and Vegeta's ring on the inside, as his power spiked. Ubuu watched in wonder as the boy's white aura became even more brilliant as his hair spiked up on end, much like a Super Saiya-jin's but retaining it's regular color. His muscles bulged slightly and his blue eyes turned a dull red color, scaring the shit out of everyone in the stands.

"Now I'm ready for you," Roshi smirked, the rubble around him falling, "I am now at the Super Human level, so you'd better hope you can handle it!"

Ubuu smirked evilly and powered up as well, his white aura turning blue-green in color his muscles bulging out slightly. His power level in contrast had spiked incredibly, far surpassing the teen before him. Roshi could only watch in awe as the Majin's aura flared out around him, completing his power up.

"And this is what I call the Super Majin!" Ubuu grinned, "More powerful than a Super Saiya-jin or Super Human! Are you sure you can handle it, pal?"

Roshi didn't give a verbal answer, but phased behind Ubuu and punched him in the spine. Ubuu fell forward for a second, but soon shot back up and threw a ki shot into the younger teen's face. Roshi tumbled back, but managed to land a kick on Ubuu's face before the other could block. Vegeta watched in amazement as the two boy's recovered and disappeared, to normal eyes, in a flurry of rapid punches and kicks.

"So this is the power that Krillin spoke of," Vegeta smirked, "Quite impressive."

Ubuu continued to swing at Roshi, but the human fighter proved much faster than the Majin and avoided each attack with relative ease. Deciding it was time to up the ante a bit, Ubuu powered up to his fullest and slammed a kick into the human's belly. Roshi coughed up some blood and lurched over, giving Ubuu the opening he needed to send the boy hurtling towards the ground.

"CRAP!" Yamcha growled, "Mai's gonna kill me when she finds out..."

As Roshi fell to the ground below, he heard his father's words and that was all he needed. Using his ki as a balloon, Roshi pushed himself away from the ground and smashed a fist into the unsuspecting Majin's face. Ubuu flew back several feet, but stopped quickly and smiled at the other fighter.

"So, you don't give in easy?" Ubuu chuckled, "Then I guess I'll have to do this the hard way."

"Bring it on!" Roshi snapped, "You may be stronger, but it's not always the strong fighter who wins! I've proven that!"

Fed up with the teen's mouth, Ubuu fired a weak Buu Beam at Roshi and watched in wonder as the human boy smacked it away. As though in a mocking manner, Roshi flung a blast of his own at Ubuu. The Majin knew he could dodge this attack and jumped above it, but the blast followed him. Ubuu was getting frantic and phased in and out in all directions until finally he stopped in front of Roshi, not seeing the blast anywhere.

"Seems your attack didn't work."

"WRONG!"

Ubuu looked up and got wide-eyed as a brilliant yellow blast slammed full on to the Majin's body. Ubuu landed hard against the arena floor, his eyes shut and his body unable to move.

"Oh, and it looks like Ubuu is down!" Videl screamed, "I'll start the count! 1...2...3...."

"I can't lose this match, I can't..."

"4...5....6...."

"I WON'T lose this fight!"

"7...8..."

"HE IS GOING TO PAY!!!"

"9...1...WHOA! And it looks like Ubuu is still in the fight!"

Ubuu jumped quickly back to his feet and glared daggers at the young man above him, a smug look on his pale features. Ubuu levitated up to his level and frowned at the dark-haired teen, sending chills down his spine.

"That was some technique you used there," Ubuu smirked, "What do you call that?"

"Sokidan," Roshi grunted, "It was my father's signature move years ago. I thought it would come in handy."

"And it proved effective," Ubuu smiled, "However, that won't happen again!"

"I'm gonna die..."

"That Roshi is quite the fighter," Vegita nodded, "He has overcome a superior opponent twice today and once it gave him victory. It almost gave him a win this time as well!"

"Indeed, he will be a great asset to the fighters," Diive spoke up, "A warrior with both strength and skill on his side, he'll do great!"

"Let us hope so," Bardock agreed, "If not, then all hope is lost..."

Roshi fought bravely against the Majin, delivering a flurry of punches and kicks to the stronger fighter's middle, but it was all for naught. Ubuu barely felt the effect of the teen's attacks and punched Roshi in the spine. Roshi fell down on his knees and choked on his own saliva, giving Ubuu the opportunity to fling the human fighter into the air.

Roshi righted himself and glared down at the fighter below, both disappointed and prideful in his performance. Knowing full well he had lost Roshi threw his hand up in a sign of defeat and forfeit, much to Yamcha and his wife's relief.

"Thank goodness," Mai sighed, "I thought he was gonna get killed!"

"He knows his limits and when to give in," Yamcha smiled, "But he did great and he knows it."

While everyone was breathing out air they didn't know they were holding, Roshi felt a fist jam into his stomach. Clearly Ubuu refused to accept victory through a forfeit and was after the younger teen's blood. Roshi fell to the ring floor below, both in agonizing pain and overwhelmed with anger. He tried to get up, but was unable to do so as it felt like his neck was broken.

Ubuu was descending towards the crippled teen, a sinister look of pure bloodlust flashing across his face. Ubuu was almost upon the boy when a fist smacked the Majin away effortlessly. Everyone was confused until they looked at the arena and saw who had done it.

Yamcha was standing over his son's limp form, his eyes a dark, blood red color and his formerly black hair standing on in, a brilliant white hue. His yellow jacket had been ripped off by the increase in muscle mass and the look on his face was on of pure anger, the kind nobody had seen there before.

"Are you blind or just stupid!?!" the human man yelled, "He had given up, knowing he couldn't beat you, and you attacked him! I should kill you right the fuck now!"

"As if you could!" Ubuu spat, "You're just a weak..."

Ubuu was cut off as an incredibly strong hand clasped around his throat, cutting the air off from his lungs.

"Couldn't I?"

"That's enough of this!" Vegeta snapped, smacking Yamcha across the face, "Your boy is fine, Sanil's healed him. Let the Majin go!"

Reluctantly, Yamcha dropped Ubuu to the ground and watched with satisfaction as the Majin gasped for air. Vegeta glanced a knowing look at the human man and gave a rare smile to his former enemy. Yamcha just nodded and walked back to his son, dropping out of his Super Human form.

"It looks like you get to be trained by me, brat," Vegeta huffed, turning to Ubuu, "I hope your fragile body can handle the pressure!"

"You bet I can take it!" Ubuu spat, "I'm not afraid of you!"

"Oh, you're not are you?" Vegeta smirked, "Well, let me give you a word of advice..."

Before Ubuu could see it, Vegeta picked him up by the shirt and smashed a fist into the teen's stomach. Ubuu coughed up some more blood onto the arena floor, just as Vegeta grabbed his hair and pulled him nearer to him.

"...you will be. Understand?"

"Yes sir," Ubuu choked, "I understand."

"Very good," Vegeta chuckled, dropping the teen, "Then let the training commence!"

NEXT TIME: Ubuu has once again shown how out of control he really is and won the final round of the tournament. Now Vegeta has vowed to give this headstrong teen something to fear, but will the Saiya-jin prince's plan work? Or will Ubuu lose control entirely? Also, what is Dende doing with the Dragonballs? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!