AN: Domo arigato for all your reviews. You really keep me going!
"..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. Without any more delay, onto chapter 11!
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The sun was low in the sky. I gave Goku an encouraging smile. Krillin had been so close to winning, and Goku was even stronger! The gong sounded and the match began.
With little sign of warning, Jackie Chun suddenly lunged at him and kicked with all his might. Goku, caught unaware, was kicked him above the ring and away.
"It looks like Jackie Chun was looking for a quick victory," said the announcer with a disappointed note to his voice.
"Iie, Goku..." I murmered. "There's got to be a way."
It seemed impossible though. Gravity would pull him down to Earth. He couldn't use the Nimbus again because the judges had outlawed it. He would hit the ground and lose.
I blinked. There was something approaching. Something orange. Something with black spiky hair. Something with something brown and fuzzy that was acting as a helicopter propeller to make it fly.
I jumped. "It's Goku!!!"
Everyone cheered as Goku flew in, using his tail as a helicopter. Jackie Chun's eye were bulging.
"Yeah, Goku!" I called.
"Lucky you had your tail," said Jackie Chun with a familiar smirk.
"Oh," said Goku, smiling. "I could have blasted back with the Kamehameha wave like you."
Jackie scoffed in disbelief. "You couldn't do it."
"Yes I can."
Jackie raised his eyebrows, amused but still disbelieving. "We'll just see about that."
Without another warning, Jackie put his hands together. "Ka..."
Goku got the idea and did the same. "Ka..."
"me..." "me..." "ha..." "ha..." "me..." "me..." "ha!" "ha!"
At the same time, they released their energies. Everyone shielded their eyes from the intense light as the two impacted. Jackie Chun and Goku fed their waves from opposite sides while the two met in the middle in a large blue orb of clashing energy.
Neither could hold it for long. The intense force of such powerful energies caused both to be pushed backwards. They fell at opposite ends of the ring.
Goku jumped up almost immediately. "This is fun! What can we play next?"
I smiled. Still the same innoncence, the same fun-lovingness. I would miss that forever.
Jackie Chun stood and looked at him grimly. "Sorry kid, playtime's over."
Actually, Goku's 'playtime' continued. Jackie Chun used the Double-After Image technique to get Goku from behind. But as soon as Goku recovered his senses, he modified this to the Triple-After Image technique and got Jackie from above.
Jackie Chun tried everything from acting insane (Mad Cow technique, which Goku countered by creating his own Crazy Monkey technique) to using rock- paper-scissors to attack (in which Goku said "paper" and actually used the "rock" fist). Then Jackie made another declaration he had won and began to hypnotise....
Things looked grim. I recognized it immediately from Setsuna's few lessons, but unfortunately, Goku did not. He (literally) fell for Jackie Chun's "Sleepy Boy Technique" and fell asleep in the ring. It looked bad.
The announcer was counting.
"6... 7... 8..."
Suddenly it hit me like one of Jackie's punches. I gathered my voice and screamed.
"GOKU!! DINNER!!!"
He sat up and I smiled wide.
"Food? Where?" He jumped up and ran around. "Where's my dinner?"
Bulma chuckled. "Goku, we'll buy you a big dinner as soon as you beat Jackie Chun."
"Right," said Goku, more focused as he turned to face his opponent.
The red sun was sinking below the horizon. Despite how many times he had been down, Jackie Chun made another declaration.
"I'm sorry young man, but you have lost the match."
I looked at him strangely. Didn't he realize that every time he said that, it never came true.
Jackie Chun spread his legs and crouched while he put his palms together and kept his elbows straight. He began to gather energy.
It was intense. His eyes glowed eerily, his muscles bulged, and lightning rippled across his body. It was as if all his energy had suddenly become 20,000 bolts of electricity.
Unfortunately, that's exactly what had happened. His eyes flashed and he directed all this new electricity at a confused Goku.
"Lightning Flash Surprise Attack!"
Goku was hoisted into the air, struggling as he was eleticuted. His hair stood straight and he writhed in pain. I wrung my hands in worry.
"Goku, give up!" I heard Krillin yell.
"You'll die if you don't!" screamed Yamcha.
I bit my lip.
"Iie!" cried Goku. "I'm still fighting!"
"You'd better do as they say, young man," said Jackie. "My Lightning Flash Surprise Attack is unbeatable and deadly."
"I'm not quitting!"
Tears formed in my eyes. I couldn't let it end like this.
"It's not worth it, Goku!" I cried, with my heart in my words. "Not now, not like this. Onegai, Goku!"
He looked at me. Even in all his pain he looked me straight in the eyes. I thought I saw a tear in his eye. "Ok. I'll say it."
He took a deep breath and looked into the sky. "I..."
He stopped and went no further. He stopped struggling and was transfixed, staring at the full moon.
And he began to change. His eyes glowed red and fangs grew from his mouth. Hair sprouted and he began to grow.
Jackie Chun's Lightning attack was useless as the huge ape grew.
The crowd became chaotic as a huge ape with blood red eyes and fangs stood on the ring. They screamed and ran for cover.
Then the rampage began. Jackie Chun stood as far away from the wild monster as possible, while still being in the ring. The ape smashed the ring and destroyed the buildings with a single swing of his mighty arms.
"Usagi!" Bulma called desperately. She, Puar, and Oolong were further away behind a wall. But I couldn't move. My feet were rooted to the spot. It was not fear, but some other unexplainable force. I stood where we had cheered, just below the ring, vulnerable and helpless.
The monster continued his stampede. He ripped a roof off and carried it across the ring. He stood above me and prepared to hurl it on me.
But strangely I felt no fear. I stared directly into his red as and he... paused. He began to twitch, as though his instincts were conflicting. He was unsure of what to do. He was having some type of internal struggle.
Eventually, one conquered. He threw the roof to the side and I remained unharmed. I continued to stare into his eyes, as he stood still, looking almost helpless under my gaze. I couldn't really explain it any other way.
That's the last thing I remember. All that is left is a hazy dream that I doubt has any link to reality. How I wish it did.
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Next chapter is the last one in the past. It's rather sad, so be prepared. ::hands out tissue boxes to crowd::
Also, be sure to check out my new fic "When you can cry no more": Crystal Tokyo is destroyed by androids. Protected by her mother and guardians, Chibi Usa is the only one to escape. But fate has a plan for the young princess... and sometimes you have to go back to the past to find it... It should be good. Please read it!
Ja ne!
~Calli-chan
"..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. Without any more delay, onto chapter 11!
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The sun was low in the sky. I gave Goku an encouraging smile. Krillin had been so close to winning, and Goku was even stronger! The gong sounded and the match began.
With little sign of warning, Jackie Chun suddenly lunged at him and kicked with all his might. Goku, caught unaware, was kicked him above the ring and away.
"It looks like Jackie Chun was looking for a quick victory," said the announcer with a disappointed note to his voice.
"Iie, Goku..." I murmered. "There's got to be a way."
It seemed impossible though. Gravity would pull him down to Earth. He couldn't use the Nimbus again because the judges had outlawed it. He would hit the ground and lose.
I blinked. There was something approaching. Something orange. Something with black spiky hair. Something with something brown and fuzzy that was acting as a helicopter propeller to make it fly.
I jumped. "It's Goku!!!"
Everyone cheered as Goku flew in, using his tail as a helicopter. Jackie Chun's eye were bulging.
"Yeah, Goku!" I called.
"Lucky you had your tail," said Jackie Chun with a familiar smirk.
"Oh," said Goku, smiling. "I could have blasted back with the Kamehameha wave like you."
Jackie scoffed in disbelief. "You couldn't do it."
"Yes I can."
Jackie raised his eyebrows, amused but still disbelieving. "We'll just see about that."
Without another warning, Jackie put his hands together. "Ka..."
Goku got the idea and did the same. "Ka..."
"me..." "me..." "ha..." "ha..." "me..." "me..." "ha!" "ha!"
At the same time, they released their energies. Everyone shielded their eyes from the intense light as the two impacted. Jackie Chun and Goku fed their waves from opposite sides while the two met in the middle in a large blue orb of clashing energy.
Neither could hold it for long. The intense force of such powerful energies caused both to be pushed backwards. They fell at opposite ends of the ring.
Goku jumped up almost immediately. "This is fun! What can we play next?"
I smiled. Still the same innoncence, the same fun-lovingness. I would miss that forever.
Jackie Chun stood and looked at him grimly. "Sorry kid, playtime's over."
Actually, Goku's 'playtime' continued. Jackie Chun used the Double-After Image technique to get Goku from behind. But as soon as Goku recovered his senses, he modified this to the Triple-After Image technique and got Jackie from above.
Jackie Chun tried everything from acting insane (Mad Cow technique, which Goku countered by creating his own Crazy Monkey technique) to using rock- paper-scissors to attack (in which Goku said "paper" and actually used the "rock" fist). Then Jackie made another declaration he had won and began to hypnotise....
Things looked grim. I recognized it immediately from Setsuna's few lessons, but unfortunately, Goku did not. He (literally) fell for Jackie Chun's "Sleepy Boy Technique" and fell asleep in the ring. It looked bad.
The announcer was counting.
"6... 7... 8..."
Suddenly it hit me like one of Jackie's punches. I gathered my voice and screamed.
"GOKU!! DINNER!!!"
He sat up and I smiled wide.
"Food? Where?" He jumped up and ran around. "Where's my dinner?"
Bulma chuckled. "Goku, we'll buy you a big dinner as soon as you beat Jackie Chun."
"Right," said Goku, more focused as he turned to face his opponent.
The red sun was sinking below the horizon. Despite how many times he had been down, Jackie Chun made another declaration.
"I'm sorry young man, but you have lost the match."
I looked at him strangely. Didn't he realize that every time he said that, it never came true.
Jackie Chun spread his legs and crouched while he put his palms together and kept his elbows straight. He began to gather energy.
It was intense. His eyes glowed eerily, his muscles bulged, and lightning rippled across his body. It was as if all his energy had suddenly become 20,000 bolts of electricity.
Unfortunately, that's exactly what had happened. His eyes flashed and he directed all this new electricity at a confused Goku.
"Lightning Flash Surprise Attack!"
Goku was hoisted into the air, struggling as he was eleticuted. His hair stood straight and he writhed in pain. I wrung my hands in worry.
"Goku, give up!" I heard Krillin yell.
"You'll die if you don't!" screamed Yamcha.
I bit my lip.
"Iie!" cried Goku. "I'm still fighting!"
"You'd better do as they say, young man," said Jackie. "My Lightning Flash Surprise Attack is unbeatable and deadly."
"I'm not quitting!"
Tears formed in my eyes. I couldn't let it end like this.
"It's not worth it, Goku!" I cried, with my heart in my words. "Not now, not like this. Onegai, Goku!"
He looked at me. Even in all his pain he looked me straight in the eyes. I thought I saw a tear in his eye. "Ok. I'll say it."
He took a deep breath and looked into the sky. "I..."
He stopped and went no further. He stopped struggling and was transfixed, staring at the full moon.
And he began to change. His eyes glowed red and fangs grew from his mouth. Hair sprouted and he began to grow.
Jackie Chun's Lightning attack was useless as the huge ape grew.
The crowd became chaotic as a huge ape with blood red eyes and fangs stood on the ring. They screamed and ran for cover.
Then the rampage began. Jackie Chun stood as far away from the wild monster as possible, while still being in the ring. The ape smashed the ring and destroyed the buildings with a single swing of his mighty arms.
"Usagi!" Bulma called desperately. She, Puar, and Oolong were further away behind a wall. But I couldn't move. My feet were rooted to the spot. It was not fear, but some other unexplainable force. I stood where we had cheered, just below the ring, vulnerable and helpless.
The monster continued his stampede. He ripped a roof off and carried it across the ring. He stood above me and prepared to hurl it on me.
But strangely I felt no fear. I stared directly into his red as and he... paused. He began to twitch, as though his instincts were conflicting. He was unsure of what to do. He was having some type of internal struggle.
Eventually, one conquered. He threw the roof to the side and I remained unharmed. I continued to stare into his eyes, as he stood still, looking almost helpless under my gaze. I couldn't really explain it any other way.
That's the last thing I remember. All that is left is a hazy dream that I doubt has any link to reality. How I wish it did.
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Next chapter is the last one in the past. It's rather sad, so be prepared. ::hands out tissue boxes to crowd::
Also, be sure to check out my new fic "When you can cry no more": Crystal Tokyo is destroyed by androids. Protected by her mother and guardians, Chibi Usa is the only one to escape. But fate has a plan for the young princess... and sometimes you have to go back to the past to find it... It should be good. Please read it!
Ja ne!
~Calli-chan