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Chapter Fifteen: Vegeta versus Gohan – full out!



Last time...

As the light caused by their transformations faded away the spectators could see that their hair stood now sharper on end and their power had grown massively. They had both ascended within the first level of Super Saiyan and their appearance was most impressive, for the Saiyans had both grown some inches and their muscle-mass had increased largely.

"That's more like it." Vegeta commented with compassion in his voice.

Gohan nodded.

"I agree. Let's settle this."

Now the continuation...

Both fighters were now a lot bulkier and much more powerful, and they instantly took stances before launching at each other. They wore an expression of wild excitement as they flew at each other with outstretched fists, and the force of their connecting punches was enough to produce a sonic boom.

Whoever watched the platform and was not able to move at their speed would only have seen blurs, for Gohan and Vegeta kept fazing in and out of sight exchanging blows at a rapid pace.

Vegeta launched himself at Gohan again and decked him with a blurry of punches and kicks, followed by a blast-punch-kick-blast-combo.

Gohan however blocked everything thrown at him with ease, and then decided to return the favour and enter the fun.

He leapt forward at his opponent and sent a hail of punches at him which were driving Vegeta constantly back. Vegeta reached deeper into his power reserves and his defence improved instantly.

He was now able to keep up with Gohan again and upped the anti. Vegeta launched a series of punches and kicks and was able to hit Gohan hard in the face.

"And Son Gohan has been hit by this barrage of blows coming from Vegeta!! Will the Saiyan Prince be able to gain the upper hand now???" the announcer yelled into his mike while Videl held her breath.

But Gohan floated backwards, regained his balance quickly and paid Vegeta back by upper-cutting him in one fast movement.

Gohan raced after him instantly, intent to press his advantage, but Vegeta was able to catch himself right in time to block Gohans' punch that had aimed for his nose. He tossed the hand aside and kicked his opponent back.

The Saiyan Prince then tried to hammer Gohan into the ground, but his double-fisted blow was blocked by the smiling Gohan.

"Nice try, Vegeta." he said

This went on some minutes and both fighters were able to land some hits, until they finally decided that it was time to go full out.

They launched at each other faster than anyone who had not reached this level of power could see, and even Piccolo had to look at the magical vid-screens too in order to be able to watch the ongoing fight.

Once Vegeta and Gohan had launched at each other all Z-Fighters except Goku had seen nothing but two streaks.

The Saiyans had launched at each other at the same time and started to rake each other with gunfire. The magical video display showed everything in detail and the warriors were exchanging blows with enough force to compress the air, creating loud sonic booms wherever they clashed. The only thing that could be seen on the platform was the disturbances caused in the air by their blows.

And they were going at rapid speed! The crowd was going wild with excitement, some cheering for Vegeta, others for Gohan, while Gohan's personal fan-club was cheering especially loud...

Gohan managed to connect a blow with Vegeta's chin, but Vegeta paid his opponent back and drove his fist into Gohans' nose, then blasted his face with a Galeck Gun of medium intensity.

The younger Saiyan recovered quickly, blurred out and reappeared right before Vegeta, ramming him in the guts with a doublefisted blow.

Intent to give him no chance to recover he cut back and aimed another blow for Vegeta's face, but this time the Saiyan Prince blurred out and reappeared behind and under Gohan were he grabbed his legs and threw the younger Saiyan towards the ground.

The surprised Gohan had no time to react or regain his composure completely as Vegeta pressed his advantage and decked the younger Saiyan with a barrage of blows.

But Gohan recovered quickly and blocked the older Saiyans' last punch and punched him in the face in revenge. He then cupped his hands to his side and released a Kamekameha-wave of enormous intensity that cost him a medium amount of effort, and worked, as it stunned Vegeta long enough for him to perform his choice-technique.

"MASENKO-HA!!!" he yelled, and let loose a spiral of energy from his palm that impacted on Vegeta and detonated upon contact in an enormous explosion. Gohan floated in mid-air, curious how his choice-technique had worked.

"Ladies, Gentlemen and everything else, have you seen this!! The young Son Gohan released an enormous energy attack at his opponent and hit him dead on!! And right now I can't see how badly Vegeta has been hit!!!" the alien-announcer guy exclaimed, and everyone was waiting tensely for the field to clear.

And suddenly, in the cloud that had been created by the explosion a body flared up, covered in a blinding golden aura. Seconds later an even larger explosion of golden light cleared the dust and Vegeta was in the middle, a bit short of breath but not too harmed.

Oh, man! Gohan thought. He's powered up to block my attack! Seems he has improved even more than he showed during his fight against Piccolo...

"He has taken it without the slightest scratch!! Prince Vegeta is completely unharmed!! This is fantastic!!!" the alien-announcer guy exclaimed, and the spectators were cheering madly.

Gohan on the other hand found it all but fantastic...

"Not half bad, brat! Not half bad at all..." Vegeta commented.

"Yeah, but you have seen nothing yet!" Gohan shouted. Straining his limits, he pushed himself even further as he tapped into power-reserves he never knew he had. And his KI rose to new heights.

With a loud roar he charged at Vegeta and managed to connect an Earth-shattering blow to Vegetas face which sent the older Saiyan flying.

Vegeta caught himself in time however and was now officially angry. That had hurt! Damned brat! The anger fuelled his powers and he was able to strain his limits even further.

Gohan had no time to celebrate his hit, for Vegeta immediately charged at him, his KI now slightly larger than Gohans'. With a battle-cry Vegeta slammed a left hook into the side of Gohan's face and sent him flying towards the ground.

"Wow!!! This time Son Gohan has been in for it!!! One could feel the force of this blow Vegeta exerted even down here!!! Phenomenal!!!" the alien-announcer guy exclaimed, and the crowd shared his opinion. This fight was indeed phenomenal...

Despite the shock from the Asteroid-shattering punch he had received by Vegeta and the pain in his face, Gohan managed to turn in time and fall on his feet.

The ground however was completely destroyed where he landed, and through the force of his impact splinters of stone were sent flying everywhere against the protective force-field. Gohan got his guard-up just in time as Vegeta fell upon him and decked him with a barrage of blows.

Vegeta had now a slight power-advantage and Gohan had a hard time to keep his defence up, as even blocking Vegeta's punches became nearly too painful, and the rate of his attacks had become so much in intensity that the blows became nearly undodgeable.

With all his might he strained the limits of his power even further, his KI rising in intensity. He had now nearly become equal in power to Vegeta, and his defence improved.

But not enough, as Vegeta soon gained the upper hand and managed to connect a punch-blast-kick-combo that sent Gohan flying into the air.

A certain raven-haired woman called out loud "Oh no!", obviously very worried.

But before Vegeta could carry out any further actions Gohan suddenly stopped his uncontrolled flight and anger became obvious on his face.

This was when Gohan saw red.

Damn it, I am not gonna lose! I was too weak all my life, I could not kill the Androids, I failed all my life and let everyone down! I never will AGGAAIINN!!! he thought fiercely and suddenly something in him just snapped. It was as if a secret vent had opened within him, releasing more power than he had ever felt!

"AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!" the son of Goku exclaimed and exploded in power that made the whole arena rattle despite the protective enchantments that had been put in place.

"Ladies, Gentlemen and everything else, what is this??? Son Gohan seems to be powering up even further!!! Just how strong is this young man really???" the alien-announcer guy asked.

Down below not only Vegeta felt this increase in his opponents power and was asking himself the same question, it was noticed everywhere. All Z-Fighters were asking himself just how Gohan managed to increase his power so much, all but one...

"He is finally tapping into his hidden powers!!" Piccolo exclaimed, and the others wondered what he meant by this.

At seeing their dumbfounded expression Piccolo explained

"You all know that I trained Gohan when he was just a little boy. After I knew what he could do when his anger was awakened I provoked him, and he managed to unleash his hidden potential and destroyed a whole mountain. At the age of five! It seems now that he is tapping into this hidden powers again." the Namek explained.

Standing beside Piccolo Goku could not believe what he was sensing. Sure, he had always known that his son had an enormous potential, but this was really blatant!

He could not help but feel pride for his son who had finally managed to unleash his full potential. He only pitied Vegeta, though, for his son was ascending into the second level of Super Saiyan and would surely beat the crap out of the Saiyan Prince now...

The others nodded while Gohan still continued his most impressive power-up.

"Man, just how high can Gohan go?" Krillin asked, awed.

Vegeta was asking himself the same question. That was indeed a disadvantageous turn of events, as far as he was concerned...

Standing in mid-air Gohan still continued his power-up as he tapped into power-reserves he had never accessed before. His mentor had once told him that he had an enormous hidden potential inside of him, but until now he had not been able to access it. Until now...

Slowly lightning bolts began adding to Gohan's aura, and all his muscles bulged even more. His power did not stop growing, more the opposite...

Powerful electric discharges coursed now through the once tranquil golden flame of his aura, which had now seemingly become alive and made him look much more threateningly.

Finally Gohan had finished his power-up, and he was more impressive than ever. The only son of Son Goku had grown some inches and was now much more buff built, and the power radiating from him was more than just impressive. His aura gave off a high-pitched, but powerful sound, and his hair was standing on his head like a crest of knives.

His power was overwhelming, and it was clear that he was now the stronger of the two combatants. He flexed his muscles, and smiled at the power at his command. Never ever had he felt this powerful! If only he could get his hands on this darned tinkertoys from hell, then his day would be perfect...

"This is truly overwhelming!!! He seems to be as strong as Son Goku himself when he fought Pikkon!!! Incredible!!!" the alien-announcer-guy exclaimed, and Videl cheered loudest of all.

Vegeta had hung the whole time in mid-air, open-mouthed. He simply could not believe that Gohan, Kakkarots' brat, had somehow become so much stronger! However, he would not give up that easily, he would fight and win!

With a roar Vegeta launched himself at Gohan who was hovering some feet above, but Gohan grinned and raced up and hit Vegeta hard across the head, surprising the Saiyan Prince with his speed.

Vegeta was thrown backwards, but Gohan blurred out and suddenly hit Vegeta from behind again, and then from above with an unbelievable hard double-fisted blow, and Vegeta made a visit to the ground where he impacted with force.

"And he has send Prince Vegeta crashed down with this fantastic punch!!! Awesome!!!" the announcer yelled, while Videl cheered Gohan on with loud 'Go Gohan! Go!' chants.

Down on the platform the Saiyan Prince grunted, jumped from the impact crater and raced forward. He tried to punch Gohan, but Gohan punched the fist flying at him away with ease. The other two fists met and they gripped hands and pushed against each other.

In a flash they disappeared, only the sounds of the battle above could be heard and the air rippled from the force of each blow that either connected or was blocked. In the end both fighters hit the ground away from each other, as soon as their feet touched the ground they raced toward each other again.

But due to the power-advantage Gohan had Vegeta was slower than him and his guard fell, slowly but steadily.

After an intense exchange of blows in which Vegeta gave his everything his face met Gohan's left fist as he was too slow to block it, and he was sent flying upwards by this upper-cut. Gohan cut back instantly, fazed out of sight and bashed him into the ground again upon reappearance.

Vegeta rocketed to the ground and came to his feet only troublesome. He gritted his teeth and summoned all of his power. So, Gohan was stronger and faster than him. Regardless. He would fight till the end!

"And Prince Vegeta has been send to the ground again!! But he is still determined to fight back!! What a warrior's spirit!!!" the announcer exclaimed, and the crowd cheered Vegeta on, intent to see more of this really great fight.

With a battle-cry Vegeta launched at Gohan who was still hovering above, awaiting Vegeta's next move. But said Vegeta's fists only met thin air. And suddenly Vegeta felt a massive power above him and the next thing he knew was a sharp pain in the jaw and the sensation of falling down...

Once again Vegeta impacted hard below, but this time Gohan followed suit and fell upon Vegeta in a shower of blows.

"Now Son Gohan seems to be determined to end the fight!!! And the odds are clearly in his favour!!! He's on the ball, but will he able to use his advantage???" the alien-announcer guy exclaimed.

The outgunned Vegeta could barely put up any defence, and a hard blow slammed against the side of his head that nearly knocked him out. Gohan cut back super fast, and again slammed him over the head.

That last blow had dazed the Saiyan Prince enough to make any resistance impossible, and he could do nothing to stop the blow to his face that put his lights out.

Vegeta grunted and fell flat on his back, unconscious and breathing slowly. His golden hair changed slowly back to pitch-black as he slipped out of Super Saiyan.

Panting heavily despite his newfound powers Gohan stood above Vegeta, on the one hand sad that he had had to put his Vegeta's lights out, but on the other hand glad that he had won the fight.

The alien-announcer guy came up on the platform. He checked Vegeta and found out that the Saiyan Prince was unconscious. He counted up to ten, and unsurprisingly Vegeta did not get up again.

"Ladies, Gentlemen and everything else, we have a winner!!! Son Gohan takes this fight and advances to the finale, where he will face the victor of the next battle!! Let's hear it for Gohan and Vegeta!!!" the alien-announcer guy exclaimed, and a certain Videl Satan was cheering madly. This was getting better and better! She loved this tournament, and she would love to come to know Son Gohan...

And like at the fights before the crowd gave a standing ovation, and they threw confetti and all the other related stuff. Seconds later Vegeta came around again and sat up, signalling to the medics that he could do well on his own.

However he was holding his head.

"You pack one heck of a wallop, brat. Good fight, but next time I will beat you." he stated matter-of-factly, and Gohan smiled.

"Sure, Vegeta. Whatever you say."

Vegeta smirked.

"I will ascend to these heights of power. And once I have, I will challenge you again." he said with a dreamy, but determined look on his face.

Gohan scratched the back of his head in the usual patented Son way.

"Umm, okay. Any time, Vegeta."

Vegeta nodded.

"I meant what I said: not bad, brat. Not half bad at all."

Thus both fighters left the ring and joined the others, who were already waiting for them. While walking towards them he looked up into the stands and found the gaze of that raven-haired young woman. He gave her a smile, and received one in return, added by a wink.

Once this tournament is over I will talk to her. She is hot! Gohan thought.

Meanwhile his father had reached him, and Goku smiled at his youngest son and patted him on the back.

"That was an awesome fight you have shown there, son. I am very proud of you!" he said, and Gohan could not have been happier.

Well, maybe if he could go down to Earth and beat the circuits out of the hell-spawned tinkertoys and / or get a date with this young woman, but one can't have everything...

to be continued...

== Gohan is the winner of this intense fight! He has managed to unleash powers he never thought possible and beat Vegeta! The next one to fight is Goku, and his opponent will be Alamba! And Goku is in for one hell of a surprise... So stay tuned! ==

Thanks for reading! And be sure to review! I'm quite sure that I will have the next chapter out at next Monday. Till then!

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



REVIEWERS RESPONSES:

Anthony1: Yup, I decided to start big. Although one of them was not at his max, as you saw. Hope it was the great match you expected...



SKC-ANIME-LOVER: Thanks! Cool that you like the fighting scenes, I'm trying to make them as good as I can!



gaul1: Haven't though about letting hell watch the tournament, but that's a good idea. Maybe in the next tournament. And I think Gohan impressed a potential mate a lot, heh...



Brandon B: Cool that you liked it, and it was not this short, was it? Okay, the last two fights will be a lot longer, promise!

And you're right, if everyone was of the same opinion it would be really boring!



rjectkd89: Because I am mean and evil? No, honestly, had no time to write more. And I hope I made the prince proud :)



animeprincess1452: I know... but I shortened the wait, didn't I? I'm glad that you like the story, and I try to make it as actionpacked as possible.



SupersayainkingTommy: Okay, sounds interesting! Hercule torture is always good... :)

Hope you liked the real fight, and you're right, too bad Goten never came to be in this dimension...



Roadkill51: Thanks! You meant to ascend to SSJ2? Until now only Gohan and his dad.


KyLewin: Yeah, that was merely a warm-up in the last chapter. Hope it got hot enough...


DBZ Chick1: Yup, Vegeta got his ass kicked... thanks that you think that my chapters are great! I'm honoured!


Rose Vaughn: Yup! grins I am evil... especially when I am on a sugar rush…


Raid-Scion-of-Randomness: Yeah, it's hard to decide between those two. But in the end Gohan had the edge... and I'm glad that the Randomness is with me! [btw and off-topic: I used to play a role-game in which we relied on our god called Random, maybe that is a good omen... :)]


Marshmellow13Dragon: Yup, but it will be the only two-part fight of this tournament. Promise!