AN: I'm baaack!!! Gomen nasi for the delay. I promised to update Densetsu first.

Domo arigato to all who read (and hopefully also) reviewed: gwen, Eo, MarsMoonStar, Spooky Fyre, solarmistress17 (you'll see, you'll see… ::wink::), moon-bunny-87 (I guess you're not familiar with Dragonball. It's ok, I wasn't until about a month ago. What I'm writing takes place in the 2nd saga of Dragonball. The old man is… well… Master Roshi. I had to give it away!!! And I didn't make that up, it actually happened in the show. He disguised himself so he could test Goku and Krillin without them knowing it was him. I just added Usa to it. :D), Bonnie-Shae, The Kuro no Tenshi (Thank you!!! I have inspiration now!!! And you will be happy to hear that I've finished writing part I and I'm moving onto the future- part II- with good ideas! Domo arigato!!!), Sailor Bree (aww thanks :D), LeaD (just wait and see ::wink::), Anthony.

And why did Master Roshi (aka Jackie Chun- he's in disguise) prevent Usa from making it? Let's call it overprotectiveness. Any teenagers can tell you about it. She's his little "bunny" so he's constantly worried about her, though he doesn't often show it. He's just afraid she isn't ready for it or something.

Make any sense? Ok. Onto chapter nine!!!



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And so it was that I watched from the crowd while my friends fought.

Bulma was eager to hear all news of Yamcha, though there wasn't much to say. After all, the fighters themselves had come out before the match. I had taken Goku and Krillin aside and given them a warning.



~*~Flashback~*~

"Watch out for that Jackie Chun guy."

"Why?"

"Yeah, he's so old!"

"There's something to him other than his appearance. He's stronger than he looks. And he's hiding something. Just be careful, okay?"

They both nodded, not quite understanding.

I smiled and hugged them both. "Ok! I wanna see some good fighting from both of you. Even though I can't be up there with you, kicking your butts of course, I want you to give me your best fight. We can spar later!"

~*~End Flashback~*~





I hadn't seen Daddy since this morning before the Elimination Round. But I often got the feeling I was being watched by someone. I pushed the odd feeling aside as the Semi-finals began.



"Let's hear it for Krillin and Bacterium!"

The two marched out amid cheers. The contrast was amazing. Krillin was small, bald, and humble. This Bacterium fellow was huge, disgusting, and putrid. A rancid scent entered the arena as soon as he stepped in. All covered their noses.

"Fighters ready? Let the Semi-Final Round begin!"



A gong sounded. Krillin faced the giant in a fighting stance while holding his nose. The stinky giant just laughed.

Although Krillin attempted to attack, it's very hard to fight while protecting your nose from a scent. Before long, the giant was holding Krillin tightly around the neck. The bald head began changing colors from lack of oxygen.



"Krillin, come on, you can do it! Fight back!" I yelled. I could hear Goku shouting similar encouragement.



Slowly, Krillin pried the hugged ugly hands away. But his torture was not over. We watched in horror as the disgusting bulk sat on the small boy, stomped on him, and spit at his (though he dodged the later). Things looked bad for Krillin. The smell was too much for him.

"Krillin! You can beat him!! Forget about the smell—you don't even have a nose, remember?"



Krillin felt the center of his face and suddenly new strength filled his limbs. In no time, the giant lay in the ring, knocked out. Krillin was victorious!









Yamcha was up next. He faced the old man—Jackie Chun. Bulma cheered but I knew almost immediately that he couldn't win: not only was he physically not prepared, but mentally he was not prepared. He faced the old man, overconfident in his youth. But all too soon he learned that age isn't everything. Yamcha was defeated.



The Indian man and pretty purple-haired lady were next. After the lady realized that her charm and beauty didn't work on this man, she quickly lost. But I wasn't paying much attention to this match—I was nervous about the next one. It would be Goku's turn.



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AN: Gomen, but I doubt the next chapter will be out soon. It is looong for me! But here's a preview:



Meanwhile, another man was boldly standing up for his battered friend. "Do you see what you did to him?" he said, shaking with fury. "NO ONE does that to my buddy. I'm gonna KILL YOU!!!!"



This author is in need of a constant supply of ink, so please review and fill my pen!!!! Lol.

Ja!

~Calli-chan