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Chapter Twelve: Gohan versus Jabadai!



Last time...

As the two Z-Fighters rejoined their comrades, congratulations for Vegeta and sympathies for the loss for Piccolo were exchanged.

Now the real tournament could begin, and Goku, Gohan and Vegeta would be the fighters for the North quadrant. Yeah, that would be one tournament, and the Saiyans could not await it. Only one Saiyan was asking himself if he would be strong enough...



Now the continuation...

This question was quickly forgotten as it was now Gohan's turn to fight. He had seen his opponent Jabadai in action, and the little guy was fast. But he would find a way to deal with him...

Again it was the alien announcer guys turn to announce the next fight of Round 2.

"Ladies, Gentleman and everything in between, it is my pleasure to announce the next fight of Round 2!!! This one will be decided between the North and the East quadrant!!! And here, after having beaten T'Nass in a very good fight I'm proud to present... Son Gohan!!!" he boomed into his mike, and the crowd cheered.

Gohan smiled.

"Now it's my turn..." he said, and the others patted him on the back or gave him the thumbs up.

The demi-Saiyan walked into the ring, and the cheering for him was quite loud. Yeah, fighting like this made loads of fun... he had nearly forgotten how it felt to fight just because one wanted to, in a friendly competition instead in a constant fight for survival.

Looking forward to the upcoming fight Gohan entered the ring from one side, to the loud cheers coming from the crowd. He noticed that one spectator was cheering particularly loud, and gave a smile to this person.

Gohan received an especially sweet smile from this certain young woman, waved at her and concentrated fully on the battle. He was prepared, and already the battlesong began to grow louder in his veins...

"And in the other corner, after being victorious in a battle of speed, I give you Jabadai!!! Lets hear it for this great fighter and tournaments' veteran!!!" the announcer exclaimed, and the crowd did as told and cheered for Jabadai. But Gohan noticed that they cheered not as loud as they had for him...

Meanwhile Jabadai entered the ring from the other side and winked at the crowd. When he had entered the ring completely both fighters fell into fighting stances.

Hmm, great fighter... regarding his size the announcer must be figuratively speaking... Gohan mentally chuckled as he surveyed Jabadai, who was rather small in size.

However Gohan would not take him lightly. At the beginning of his training as a young boy his sensei Piccolo had warned him not to underestimate smaller opponents:

'Not the size is decisive, Gohan. Assumptions based on outwardnesses might prove you wrong. Take each opponent seriously, or you might not be able to regret your false assumptions.'

Gohan nodded as he remembered this. He was prepared. But before the fight would begin the Grand Kai had to give the signal, while the alien-announcer-guy stepped forward. The gong resounded...

"You both know the rules, Gentlemen!!! Fight!!!" the announcer exclaimed and walked out of the ring. The fight was on...

Jabadai zoomed forward instantly, determined to end the fight before it really had begun. He had seen how strong this young man was, and didn't want to give him a chance to fight back.

The small fighter connected a blow to Gohan's chin, but the young demi-Saiyan did not fly back as Jabadai had planned. He merely staggered back! And that from his hardest blow!

I have to keep moving and hit him as often as I can! Maybe that will weaken him! Jabadai thought.

"And the first blow of this match has been connected!!! Although it did not seem to make much of an impression on its recipient, Son Gohan who took it like it was nothing!!!" the announcer exclaimed while Gohan fell into fighting stance again, a smirk crossing his features. That could get easier than he had thought, if that punch of Jabadai had been his best shot...

I really can't take him lightly, he is fast... Gohan thought.

He had merely finished thinking this when he felt another blow connect, this time with his chest. Damn, that little guy was really fast!

And then, faster than he could see the next blows connected! This time to his right and left cheek, and even faster than before! This time Jabadai had connected ten blows at a forced rate! And although these blows had not much of an effect, the fact that they were being dealt faster than he could see worried him.

His opponent had the advantage of being much faster, and if he connected enough blows he might really have a chance to weaken him. But that would not happen! He won't let it happen!

"Man, this little guy is fast! Gohan nearly can't see him!" he heard Krillin's voice from outside the ring.

Gohan's face wore a determined expression as he powered up within his basic Saiyan form. He did not want to waste too much energy, and if he could beat the little speedster without powering up to Super Saiyan, so much better...

Once again Jabadai raced forward to connect a blow, but this time he was in for a surprise. Instead of having a free shot, his opponent suddenly blocked the punch that had been aimed for his gut.

Very surprised Jabadai zoomed back into a far corner of the ring, while Gohan was chasing him. But as much as the demi-Saiyan tried, he was not able to hit the little speeding fighter!

As much as he tried, his punches only met thin air. Jabadai avoided being hit furthermore due to his great speed, and the crowd had to follow the fight and Gohan's (at the moment futile) attempts to get a shot at Jabadai.

Suddenly Jabadai turned around, raced forward and connected six kicsk to the face of a very surprised Gohan. Said Gohan staggered back, and now he was officially angry. His face contorted, and he jumped several yards into the air.

Okay, it can't be helped. He wants it the hard way, he gets it the hard way!! Gohan thought.

Suddenly a white aura surrounded Gohan as he started to power up with a scream, and soon this aura began to change. Then his hair began to stand on end and his aura changed completely to a blinding gold. His eyes turned turquoise and his muscles bulged subsequently.

The crowd was once again witnessing the spectacular Super Saiyan transformation and cooed 'Oohs' and 'Aahs', but it did not stop there this time!

Gohan wanted to make absolutely sure that he would have enough speed to overwhelm Jabadai quickly, and thus he showed the crowd and the other Z-Fighters for the first time how much his power had grown trough his death.

The demi-Saiyans' scream continued, and for the first time the Z-Fighters and the other fighters who could sense KI began to realize just how powerful this young man was. The width of Gohans' aura tripled, and the light he was emitting became blinding fast.

Outside the ring Vegeta gasped.

That can't be! The brat is nearly as powerful as me!

Everywhere spectators where shielding their eyes, and one of them, a certain young woman named Videl Satan was cheering loudest of all while shielding her eyes.

He is soo powerful and cute! she thought.

Gohans' aura enlarged even more, and his energy was growing at rapid speed. Goku, who was standing with the other fighters smiled. Yeah, his son was doing well.

The young demi-Saiyan in the ring was grunting from the strain to increase his power.

"Arrrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!" he exclaimed, and suddenly every muscle bulged even more as a blinding light coming from his aura engulfed the whole arena.

But Gohan was not finished yet. His power caused nearly the whole asteroid to tremble, and the final release of his power would have blown a lot of people from their seats, had it not been for the magical barriers surrounding the ring which prevented such.

Once the light cleared, Gohan looked a lot more impressive. He had become much more powerfully built, and his hair was standing even sharper on end than as a normal Super Saiyan. Yeah, Gohan had indeed ascended within the first level of Super Saiyan, and the spectators were impressed, as well as the Z-Fighters.

On the ground Jabadai was gasping open-mouthed at the powerhouse that was his opponent. He had known that he would be fighting a strong opponent, but what he saw and felt now was clearly off the charts. But he was a fighter, and he would not give up!

Suddenly Gohan descended from the sky, and once again the spectators had to look at the magical vid-screens to keep up with his movements. It was obvious that his speed had increased as much as his power, and it could only be called awesome.

Even Jabadai was nearly not able to see Gohan move, and as the demi-Saiyan connected a blow to his chin the force of this blow was earth-shattering.

Jabadai felt a sharp pain the threatened to end his consciousness right here and now, but with the last remains of his powers he managed to stay awake and he stopped the flight, sparing himself the fate of a ring out for now.

He came to his feet again and raced forward instantly, aiming his right fist directly for Gohans nose. But the demi-Saiyan blocked the punch with ease and deflected not only the incoming fist, but Jabadai himself!

The tiny fighter was sent into the air, and while he tried to stabilize his flight trough his KI he saw his opponent disappear. Suddenly he felt a huge power above, and the only thing he could do before the impact came was to say

"Uh oh!" and then another asteroid-shattering blow connected with his frame which sent him rocketing towards the ground.

Without enough power left to soften the impact Jabadai plummeted into the tournament ring, where he created an impact crater. White stone chips were flying everywhere, and when the dust had settled Jabadai did not get up again!

The announcer guy stepped into the ring and counted to ten.

"8... 9... 10! And we have a winner!!! Son Gohan wins this fight by knock-out and proceeds to Round 3!!!" he yelled, and the crowd cheered once again ear-deafening.

Gohan smiled and waved to the crowd, powering down and out of Super Saiyan mode. After his power-up the fight had been a piece of cake, but it had been fun nevertheless. Yeah, for the first time in years he had his fun. And the best of all was: he did not regret it!

During the fights he had jumped to the conclusion that he could not do anything to influence the things down on Earth. Up here he could only do one thing: enjoy himself, train and become stronger to be prepared. And he would be prepared...

to be continued...


== Gohan beat Jabadai with ease after he transformed into a Super Saiyan and has proceeded to the next round! The next fight will be decided between Goku and Pikkon, and some surprises are guaranteed! So stay tuned!  ==


Thanks for reading! And be sure to review!



And as always a very special thanks to my beta, who is doing a great job! Thx!


A/N: I know this chapter was short, but Jabadai was really an easy opponent for Gohan! Well, that was Gohan's easy round, but I can promise you his next fights will be much harder! And the next fights will be much longer and action-packed. Promise!



REVIEWERS RESPONSES:


dabaka: you're welcome. And it's no problem if 'constructive criticism' turns into suggestions...
As for the suggestions, I will try to bring in more variety. But I don't think I will throw in too many weak fighters (I think Jabadai was enough), that would soften up the tournament too much. I think the bravery of these warriors is already shown trough the fact that they are allowed to participate in the tournament...
Glad that you liked the fight, and I let Piccolo use Masenko because its stronger and thus more effective than the Special Beam Cannon...
As for writing a story: it's a good way to let your creativity out, and if you have ideas for stories go write them down! There is always time to write, I do it mostly in the train.


supersaiyaman: Glad that you liked the chapters and thanks for reading and reviewing them. You can be sure I will continue this story till the end, and the fights will get hotter.
In my story the Z-Fighters (and most of all Vegeta) act civil towards each other, cause they all died for one cause, to defend Earth and their loved ones. And cause they did not manage to defeat the Androids they now had a common aim: to become stronger. And thus friendships and respect grew.


Digi fan: yeah, those two (and all the others) did train non-stop and improved very much. Just how much will be seen in the next fights...


DBZ Chick1: Thanks! I try to keep the pace, so the next chapter should be out by Friday (not much time during week, so it takes a bit longer...)


gaul1: Thank you! I will try my best!


rjectkd89: Yeah, he would have blown Frieza's ass to oblivion with a good Kamehameha at point-blank range...
Glad that you liked it!


SupersayainkingTommy: Thanks! And that's one really creative attack you have thought up there. You should write a story and include it!


aydan07: I do my best to update as fast as possible! Glad that you like the story!


animeprincess1452: Yeah, Videl should give her dad a good dressing down much more often...
Cool that you liked it!


Brandon B: Thanks for the compliment, and I agree, it's often way too easy. But I don't intend to give them an easy walk-over...         

As for Gohan's strength, wait and see...


Anthony1: This match was rather easy for Gohan, but the next will be very hard, as he has to fight another Z-Fighter, namely Vegeta, and also the others have hard nuts to crack...


Marshmellow13Dragon: Cool, I aim to please... yeah, Gohan will fight Vegeta, and it will get intense, so much I can promise. And Pikkon will be a hard nut to crack too.

waves at Sarki cool, could need one too!