"Dragonball AS: 32nd Budokai Saga"

Chapter 49- "Oh Brother!"

By- Tiny

"Man, that was one brutal fight," Marron gulped, rubbing Bikini's hair, "I don't think I've ever seen Bra get that worked up before."

"Tell me about it," Pan nodded, "She isn't even like that in training sessions."

While the two women continued to talk about the fight they had just witnessed, two certain Saiya-jin children were busy sleeping the day away. Goshin's little brown tail had unconsciously intertwined with Bikini's lavender one, both children having small smiles on their innocent faces. Paresu noticed this little development while the two mother's were still chatting away and the brunette couldn't help but giggle a little bit watching the two lay there in the seats.

"Ah, childhood romance," she sighed, "Isn't is just so sweet?"

"Wha....yes, I'll have a double cheese with bacon," Goshin muttered in his sleep, "Triple....mmm...."

"Then again, maybe not..."

"Ladies and gentlemen, that last bout was exciting but now it's time to move on ahead with our competition," Bardock spoke into the microphone, "In this match, we'll have two fighters who not only had the same teachers, but the same parents! Please welcome to the Budokai stadium Son Goten and Son Gohan!"

Two virtually identical fighters stepped out of the waiting area as soon as their names were called, greeted by a chorus of cheers and clapping. The two sons of Goku were wearing identical fighting gear, the traditional orange gi of the Kame School, and could only be told apart by the symbols on their backs; the Kame symbol on Goten's and the Demon symbol on Gohan's. Both fighter's were already in the third form of Super Saiya-jin, golden hair stretching down to almost their knees as they stepped into the ring.

Both fighters moved into stance, which were similar to each other's yet different at the same time, as they prepared to get started. Two pairs of cold, jade eyes stared at each other as the two warriors tensed up in anticipation, anxious and eager to get the fight started while they were still young. Well, young in Goten's case anyway....

"Try to keep from killing each other, alright? Your mother would have my head!" Bardock chuckled, "FIGHT!!!"

Two golden blurs were airborne in a matter of seconds, little bursts of energy shooting out into the energy shield as the two warriors battled it out. On the vid-screens, the action was clear, however, and even the people who weren't ki sensitive could see any and everything that was taking place.

Goten threw a punch at his older brother's face, which just barely missed as Gohan sidestepped and sent a knee towards Goten's side. The younger Saiya-jin stopped the blow with his elbow, but was too distracted by the attack to notice the other knee barreling towards his stomach. The blow connected, knocking the wind out of the hybrid warrior, and was followed up by a punch to the head.

The younger of the Son brother's hurtled down for a few feet before regaining his composure, charging back at his older brother in a rage. Gohan didn't think Goten would be able to land a punch on him, so he merely stepped over to the side in anticipation of his brother's attack. Goten knew Gohan would do this, however, and phased behind the older Saiya-jin right before ramming a knee into his back.

Gohan arched forward in pain, unable to believe that his little brother had read him so easily, as a small stream of blood came down from the older man's mouth. Goten took advantage of his brother's momentary distraction and drove blow after blow into the older man's body at speeds that boggled the minds of everyone around him. Gohan had his eyes closed the whole time, trying not to focus on the pain his body was in, but opened them just in time to see a fist come at his face.

The blow zipped by the older Saiya-jin's head, thought just barely, and Gohan went back on the offensive by throwing a ki blast into Goten's ribcage. The blast was small by standards, but more than large enough to send the younger fighter far off to the side of the stadium. Gohan smirked at the development and charged over at his younger brother, driving an overhead kick into Goten's head.

The younger fighter plummeted down into the ring, crashing with a resounding thud in the center of the tiled floor. Dust was kicked up all over the place from the younger man's impact, so nobody could even tell if Goten was still in the stadium without being able to sense his ki. Gohan landed on the far edge of the ring, not understanding why his little brother couldn't be sensed by the other fighters at all if he was indeed there. The answer dawned on Gohan just as a pair of fists came down on his head, making the hybrid skid across the ring so fast it was a shock that he was able to stop.

"Poor Gohan, now your all dirty," Goten chuckled, red tail waving behind him, "I guess today just isn't your day, is it big brother?"

Gohan growled as his younger brother rose into the air, hands cupped at his sides while a small, blue orb charged up inside of them. Gohan knew exactly what was going on and immediately powered up to the LSSJ level, charging up an attack of his own as Goten's energy capped off.

"Time to finish you off and win this little match!" Goten chuckled, "I hope you called the hospital, cause your gonna need a stretcher when this is done!"

"We'll see about that Goten," Gohan growled, "Your not gonna win this one..."

Paresu and Videl watched wide-eyed as two blue waves of energy converged in midair, little bolts of raw energy spilling off into the shield every now and then as the two Saiya-jin struggled for victory. Neither seemed to be winning the little energy war between the two fighters, but both women were still on the edge of their seats in anticipation.

"I wonder who's winning," Paresu gasped, "I can't really tell."

"It looks like Goten has the advantage here," Videl explained, "He has much better control of his energy than Gohan, that's why he's weaker. But in a battle of ki attacks, he is by far the strongest fighter here!"

"I do hope so," Paresu sighed, "Goten would never forgive himself if he left..."

"This is gonna kill me," Gohan struggled, "I can't gather enough energy to deflect his attack! Why didn't I pay more attention to Piccolo when I was young!?!"

Goten was steadily increasing the power behind his blast, making it even harder for his brother to move the blast away from himself. Sweat was dripping down the side of the hybrid's face as he called on that reserve of power, finally capping off as he hit the full limit he could muster. That spelled bad news for Gohan, who was struggling just to keep the blast off of him.

It looked as though the younger hybrid would loose control at any minute, his entire body now covered in a fine sheen of sweat as he struggled to hold on. Then, all of a sudden, the other side of the wave disappeared into thin air, as though it wasn't even there. Relieved, Goten powered down to the second level so quickly people didn't hardly notice. Gohan was nowhere in sight....

"Don't tell me he survived that!" Goten gulped, "But if he did, where...."

Goten began looking around just in time to have a supercharged fist smash into the side of his face, knocking the young hybrid clean into the energy shield. The shield was unable to hold the Saiya-jin's body, allowing Goten to fall through and smash into the stands next to his wife and son. Paresu was quick to jump to her feet, as was little Goken, and the overprotective wife cradled her unconscious husband in her arms.

"Umm....I guess this means Goten is the loser," Bardock gulped, "Which means that Gohan will go on to face Bra in the semi-finals! Let's hear a big round of applause for this great warrior!"

The crowd cheered loudly as a now powered down Gohan descended down to the side of his younger brother, who's wife growled at him as he got close. The momentary anger soon faded, however, as Gohan's face fell down into an almost sullen stare as he kneeled down next to his brother.

"Here little bro, eat this and wake your ass up," Gohan smiled, "And make it quick before your wife decides to tear me limb from limb."

The older hybrid swore he saw Goten smirk a little bit as he pushed the small senzu bean down his throat, healing any injuries instantly as he got back on his feet. It was quite clear he was disappointed by what had clearly happened, but everyone knew it wouldn't bother him for very long. Gohan smiled brightly as he helped his little brother to his feet, brushing his clothes off as he did so.

"Good to see your still all in one piece Goten, or else Mom and Paresu would've killed me!" Gohan chuckled, "No hard feelings, right bro?"

"Nah, I'll be just fine," Goten shrugged, "I do have one question for ya though."

"What's that, Goten?"

"Did anyone get the number on that truck?"

NEXT TIME: The two brothers have fought, struggled, and Gohan came out on top in the end of it all. Now comes the fight everyone has been waiting for, Vegeta squaring off against his only son, Trunks! Will the lavender-haired Saiya-jin hybrid be able to overcome his pompous father, or is the young man going to get the living daylights beaten out of him? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!!!