"Dragonball AS: 32nd Budokai Saga"
Chapter 43- "Power Drain"
By- Tiny
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present to you our two competitors in this, the third match of the Adult Division," Bardock began, "The daughter of Capsule Corporation genius Bulma Briefs and mother of our Junior Division runner-up, Boxer, welcome to the stadium the lovely Bra!"
The crowd, particularly it's male onlookers, went wild as the aqua-haired beauty stepped out into the ring with a grace that would put most gymnasts to shame. The daughter of Vegeta was clad in a pair of blue jeans and a black t-shirt, her hair tied up to stay out of her way while she fought. Swishing anxiously behind the Saiya-jin princess was her aqua-colored tail, showing how eager she was to fight.
"Let's not forget our other fighter though, people," Bardock continued, "Bra's opponent in this match will be the son of one of the tournament's most famous competitors. A student of the Kame school of martial arts and the carrier of it's very namesake, welcome to the stands Roshi!"
Once again the crowd went into a frenzy of cheering and whistles, much to some of the competitors annoyance, as the human fighter jumped into the ring. He was dressed up in his normal fighting fatigues, red gi pants with a red vest and black undershirt, as was the tradition for Yamcha's students. The Kame School's symbol was embroidered on the back of Roshi's gi as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Fighters ready?" Bardock smirked, "FIGHT!!!"
Bra shot immediately to Super Saiya-jin 3, charging at Roshi for all she was worth while he stood in a defiant manner without even powering up. The Saiya-jin princess drew back to slam a fist into her opponent's jaw, enough power behind the blow to knock him out, but only hit air as the human blurred from view. Bra looked confused for a second, until she felt a familiar ki shoot through the roof behind her.
Whipping around to face her opponent, Bra saw that Roshi had gone up to his full power at the second level of Super Human. However, that was all she got a chance to see as the human warrior jumped into the air and delivered a roundhouse to the side of Bra's head. The Saiya-jin woman soared off to the side but quickly recovered, coming back at Roshi to land a foot right in his gut.
Blood flew from the human fighter's lips as the blow connected, his body lurching forward in agony as Bra withdrew her foot from his belly and drove her elbow down onto his neck. The human fighter crashed into the arena hard, kicking up some tiles and concrete chunks, but got up with little effort and minimal damage to his body.
"Something's wrong here," Bra mused, "That should've done considerably more damage than it did to a human fighter. Is he holding back on me?"
"That was pretty good, for a Saiya-jin," Roshi chuckled, pulling Bra from her thoughts, "Not good enough though."
"I'll show you good, moron!" Bra growled, charging up, "FINAL FLASH!!!"
The yellow beam of energy raced down towards Roshi, who only moved to put his arms out at his sides, leaving his body completely open. Dust kicked up all around the stadium as the blast connected, leaving Yamcha and his wife worried out of their minds as Roshi's screams echoed throughout the stadium. When the dust cleared, there was no sign of the young warrior.
"Oh no!" Bra gasped, "I hadn't meant to do that!"
No sooner had Bra finished her thought then a powerful punch made contact with the middle of her back, causing her to arch back just in time to have a booted foot hit her in the face. The powerful Saiya-jin princess hurtled towards the ground at lightning speed, but never hit the arena as another kick sent her back into the air. She had gone up about twenty feet before finally righting herself in midair, turning to face her attacker with stunned eyes.
"I thought you'd like that little display," Roshi snickered, "Even if it was at the expense of yourself!"
"His power level's gone up!" Bra noted, "But how is that possible?"
"A good question to ask, princess," Roshi smirked, "However, I'm afraid I can't give away my advantage here, so I can't tell you. Maybe if you win, I'll let you in on my secret."
"Then I'll just have to force the answer out of you!" Bra chuckled, "The hard, painful way..."
Roshi laughed as the daughter of Vegeta charged savagely at him, her long, golden locks flowing behind her like a wedding train of some kind. The look in the Saiya-jin's eyes was one of bitter hatred and frustration, so he knew she wouldn't be focusing very hard his power level. She was almost on him when Roshi jumped up into the air above her, landing a kick to the back of Bra's head that sent her soaring forward.
"You'll have to do better than that if you want to win this match," Roshi smiled, "I'd hate to win because you weren't focusing on your opponent."
"Who say's your going to win?"
"Prove me wrong," Roshi shrugged, "Your the daughter of Vegeta, so beating a measly, weak human can't be that hard, can it?"
"Not a normal human, no," Bra pondered, "But this one is different..."
Vegeta watched the fight between his daughter and the son of Yamcha closely from the waiting area, wondering why the human was doing so well against a level three Super Saiya-jin when he was weaker at full power. Bra had just landed another ki blast into the human's middle when Vegeta felt it; the human's power rose slightly.
"Why didn't I see this earlier?" the Saiya-jin prince growled, "That little shit is draining her energy!"
"Are you sure about that Vegeta?" Goku asked, "I mean, maybe he's just a little stronger than you thought he was."
"We'll see about that, won't we Kakarot?" Vegeta smirked, "Bra, can you hear me princess?"
"Yes, I can hear you Dad," Bra responded, ducking another punch, "In case you didn't notice, I'm kind of busy up here!"
"I know that, but listen to me," Vegeta snapped, "Roshi is draining the energy from your attacks. That's why he is beating you up."
"Why that little!!!"
"Calm down and listen to me, for once!" Vegeta growled, "I want you to fire as small a blast as you can at him. He'll let it hit him in the chest and then increase the power as high as you can. Understand?"
"Yeah, I get you Dad," Bra nodded, "I'll give it a shot."
Roshi looked confused as to why his opponent had suddenly just halted her assault on him, not being able to understand what reason any Saiya-jin would stop a fight for, save death. All of a sudden a small, cold smirk came to the Saiya-jin princesses face for no apparent reason at all, scaring the human slightly. Faster than he could blink, Bra raised her hand back and fired a ki blast at him, all be it a very small one.
"Doesn't this girl ever learn?" Roshi smirked, moving into position, "Just as rock headed as her father, I guess..."
Roshi took the blast full on in the chest, just as Bra had counted on, and was absorbing the energy when she pulled her move. Pushing all of her remaining power at the third level into the blast, Bra's beam nearly quadrupled in size and engulfed the human fighter's entire body. Roshi screamed in agony as the energy overloaded his system, blood shooting out through several places on his body and his skin burned a little on the arms and face.
After what seemed like an eternity to the fighters and those around them, the blast finally died down and the people saw Roshi lying in a heap on the grassy ground outside of the ring. He wasn't moving except to breath every now and then, but there was no way he would be moving on his own again for a while yet. The crowd was baffled, but Bra was just tired and went towards the waiting area after a quick wave to the people in the stands. Roshi was picked up by the medics a few seconds later, the crowd still looking on in relative silence.
"Well, I guess that means that Bra is the winner of the third match," Bardock gulped, "Now that that's out of the way, what do you all say we get on with the rest of the tournament?"
The crowd, finally regaining their voices, cheered at the prospect of another great fight as the new announcer wiped his brow in relief. Eventually the cheering died down again and Bardock, content with the relative silence continued on with announcing the next fight.
"In this match we have a veteran to the Budokai, competing many years ago under the alias of 'The Great Saiyaman'," Bardock chuckled, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the stadium the son of legendary tournament fighter Goku, Son Gohan!"
The crowd cheered loudly once again as the son of their legendary champion walked out into the ring, grinning stupidly as he jumped into the ring. The powerful Saiya-jin warrior was dressed in a traditional orange and blue gi of the Kame school, looking ever so much like his father as he waved to the excited crowd. Bardock shook his head at the way his grandson was acting, but waved it off and moved on.
"Gohan's competitor in this match is someone very close to his family," Bardock continued, "As a matter of fact, our next fighter is Gohan's own son-in-law! Ladies and gentlemen, one of the most famous students of the Crane school in history, Shinhan Yuno!"
The human fighter walked out into the stadiums open air, waving as he walked up towards the ring. Yuno's brown hair had grown a little bit over the years, though he kept it tied back in a ponytail, and Gohan could sense his increased power. The human warrior was decked out in a pair of green gi pants with a red belt, topped off with a pair of yellow boots and a white shirt over his rather bulky form. He would've been quite intimidating to most people, but he was facing a Saiya-jin.
"Alright boys, let's keep this from getting TOO messy!" Bardock joked a little bit, "FIGHT!!!!"
Gohan moved into stance quickly, a stance that everyone in the entire group knew all too well as trademark of the Son clan. Yuno went into his own battle stance, that of the Crane school, and glared a fiery glare at his father-in-law that was met with an confident smirk.
"I'm going to win this Yuno," Gohan chuckled, his hair growing out as he spoke mentally to his son-in-law, "You know that, don't you?"
"We'll see who wins this match, old man."
"Indeed we will," the Saiya-jin laughed, "Young fool..."
NEXT TIME: Roshi managed to get the upper hand on Bra, the Saiya-jin princess, for a time but Vegeta's ingenuity soon put an end to that, sending Bra to the next round of competition. Now Gohan will face off against Yuno, his daughter's mate, but it's pretty obvious that Gohan plans to win that match. Will he be able to defeat the human warrior so easily, or is Yuno hiding something? More importantly, why does Bulma have an energy damper under the ring and a shield over the stands? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!!!