1:43 PM 7/9/2005
Written By-Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from dbz tankoben #7
Narrator: And so, Vegeta attunes his senses to find the chi of Kuririn and Gohan.
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Chuey's Corner:
Goku: Heehee, "attune".
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) That's the sole reason you picked that quote, isn't it?
Chuquita: Welcome to Part 3 eveybody! (to Veggie) And yes, that's why I picked it.
Goku: (looking at one of the books) Haha, Veggie wears briefs.
Vegeta: (sputters) Yeah, well, you take bubble baths! (points to another page)
Goku: (confused) What does that have to do with Veggie wearing briefs?
Vegeta: ...nevermind. At least I wear boxers in these fics.
Chuquita: I write you wearing boxers to help you feel less paranoid about the fact that in the manga you really wear little white briefs that look kinda uke-ish.
Vegeta: Oh...um, thank you?
Goku: (grins) I wear boxers!
Vegeta: And for that I am VERY thankful.
Goku?
Chuquita: Anyways, in this chapter the Adult Preliminaries and Finals finally begin!
Vegeta: I sincerely hope I win this tournament; and if I don't win, that one of my half-kaka'd sons, Kakarrotto himself, or Raditsu wins. I also hope that Onna, Turles, and Brolli do NOT win or even advance to the finals.
Goku: (pats Veggie on the back) Don't worry Veggie, we'll find out soon e-nough.
Chuquita: And now on with the chapter!
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) Well this was a short opening...
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Summary: A new martial arts tournament named Sparking is being held at Budoukai Island; and Goku's been given a special invitation. But with some truely bizarre preliminaries and confusing arenas, will anyone be able to make it to the final round? What happens when Brolli shows up at the tournament as well? And can anybody truely prepare to do battle against Turles? Who will become the Sparking tournament's Champion? Find out!
Part Three Chapter Titles: Pre-Battle Excitement l Brolli Returns : Son Goku's Quiet Wrath l I want to tell you something.. l Numbers l The Preliminaries Begin! l The Finals! l Round 1 : Match 1 l Round 1 : Match 2 l Round 1 : Match 3 l Round 1 : Match 4 l
" YAY! This is gonna be so GREAT! " Goku pumped his fists in the air as he and those participating in the adult
division headed towards the building, " I'm gonna get to battle my Veggie and all my friends and it's gonna be the most fun
I have had a in a long time! "
" Well I'm glad you're happy, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta nodded in thoughtful semeness.
The larger saiyajin gave the ouji's hand a squeeze.
" EEP! " Vegeta's face went red instantly and he pulled his hand away, " W--would you mind not doing that in public.
It could cause those around us who aren't aware of our unique and purely platonic relationship to think otherwise. "
" Oh-kay Veggie. " Goku nodded, smiling at him.
" Maybe the Ouji should walk ahead of us and I can hold Goku-sa's hand. " Chi-Chi happily pointed out.
" I'm just fine where I am, thanks. " Vegeta huffed, then took Goku's hand anyway and blew a raspberry at her.
" Ham. "
" What a lovely couple. " Turles snickered, jogging past them.
" GAH! " Vegeta let go of Goku's hand again, " WE ARE NOT A COUPLE! " he snapped loudly, causing a few heads to turn.
" Veggie make up your mind. " the large saiyajin said, glancing down at the hand he'd held the ouji's with a moment
ago.
" Yeah Ouji, what's it gonna be? " Chi-Chi asked slyly.
" It's going to be platonic and that's ALL. " Vegeta nodded confidently.
" Hm.. " Kuririn glanced over at Piccolo, " Hey, Piccolo? "
" Yes? "
" Did, you split Kami off earlier back when we were watching the matches? Because I could've sworn that guy in the
trenchcoat and hat sitting next to you was Kami. "
The tall namekian paused for a moment.
" Of-- " Kami started to rant only to have Piccolo slap his hand over his mouth, a cool expression on his face.
A moment later he removed the hand, " Yes, I felt I needed some time to myself but I've sinced reabsorbed him. "
:You LIAR: Kami exclaimed.
:Come on, what's Kuririn going to do? One of my father's minions killed him.: Piccolo shrugged.
:He's got a point Kami.: Nail said.
:Be quiet Nail. This is between Piccolo and I.: Kami narrowed his eyes.
" Yeah hey, remember when Kami possessed that Shen guy and beat Yamcha in the first round! " Kuririn grinned.
Yamcha sweatdropped, " I still don't think that was fair. "
" Well maybe you'll get luckier this time. " Chi-Chi said.
" I hope so. I'm so tired of losing in the first round. That's one of the reasons I stopped martial arts for a
while. " Yamcha pointed out.
" Is that the building there? " Tenshinhan motioned to one of the larger buildings.
" Yup! That's it! " Goku chirped, then picked Vegeta up under his arms, " Come on Veggie! Let's go! "
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" Well it looks normal to me. " Vegeta said as he looked around the inside of the large building. There were small
rings set up in a variety of places and some of the other fighters had already arrived and were walking around. He gasped
when he saw Brolli enter through one of the other doors and quickly turned Goku's body in the opposite direction.
" Veggie? "
" ... " :I can't let him see Brolli, I can't let him see Brolli! He'll go SEME on me if he sees Brolli's here:
Vegeta shuddered in paranoia.
" Veggie what are you doing? "
" It's alright Kakarrotto. Everything's going to be just fine. " Vegeta said nervously, rubbing the larger
saiyajin's sides in a comforting manner.
" GASP! " Chi-Chi let out a gasp of horror and Vegeta quickly slapped one of his hands over her mouth while his
tail began to twitch in fright.
" Don't. Say. Anything. " the ouji mouthed out to her while Chi-Chi continued to keep her eyes locked in disbelief
on the densetsu across the room, " You're not going crazy. He is there. I ran into him yesterday in the men's room and almost
had a heart attack because of it! " he whispered loudly.
" Veggie--OOP! " Goku tried to turn his head only to have Vegeta turn it back for him. He glanced down at the worried
expression on the ouji's face, " Veggie what's wrong? " he asked deeply concerned.
" ... " Vegeta tried to keep his cool despite the look of fear in his eyes, " H--hey Kakay how about I take you
outside and go get you some more fancy ice-cream? You like the fancy ice-cream, right? "
" Veggie, tell me what's wrong. " the larger saiyajin bent down to Vegeta's height and started to rub the ouji's
shoulders.
" Nothing! Nothing's wrong. Now, how about we go over in THIS direction, huh? " Vegeta took one of Goku's wrists
and started to pull the peasant in a completely different direction away from where Brolli was currently standing.
" Do you need a hug? " Goku asked, still worried. He then perked up, " I like hugging Veggie! "
" We'll hug later, let's go sign in. " they walked up to the sign in counter and Vegeta quickly wrote his name down,
followed by Goku.
" Hmmhmmhmm, hmmhmmhmm. " Goku hummed happily as he wrote down his name. He looked over at Vegeta and saw a huge
shadow looming over both the ouji and himself. A shadow much larger than even Piccolo's, " Uh... "
" Kakarrotto? " Vegeta tilted his head, then noticed the shadow and the both of them slowly turned to see Brolli
standing there, " AHH! " the ouji shrieked, then looked over at Goku who promptly grabbed the smaller saiyajin tightly,
" Kakarrotto? " he looked up; Goku's bangs were covering his eyes and expression.
" Vejita-chan. " Brolli nodded at him, then narrowed his eyes, " KAKARROTTO. "
" ErrrrRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! " Goku roared at him, bursting into ssj3.
" AHHH! " Vegeta cried out, starting to panic, " Ka--Kakay calm down. It's oh-kay. H---he's done with ME and-- "
Brolli growled back down at Goku, who held the ouji ever-tighter against him, " Grrrrrr... "
" YAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! " Goku screamed at the top of his lungs, causing Brolli to
howl with pain as he grabbed either side of his head and stumbled backwards onto the wall. Goku stood there grinning proudly.
" ... " ▫
" ... " ▫
Brolli stood there, then slowly opened one eye and smirked, " Well, if it isn't the crybaby. "
" ▫Slurrrrrrp▫ " something warm, textured, and taunting slid across the top of Vegeta's shoulder and up the side of
the smaller saiyajin's neck.
The ouji froze and grabbed the offending object while continuing to stare straight ahead, " Please for the love of
all things platonic tell me that is NOT your tongue. " he said in a nervous voice; his cheeks bright red.
" Ahhhh... " Goku looked around, uneasy and confused.
" I'm going to slowly turn around, and when I do I am not going to see your tongue Kakarrotto; but an inanimate
object, is that correct. "
" Uhhh...ehsth? "
Vegeta turned around to see he was holding--a washcloth. A hot, damp washcloth, " Oh. Well, that's a completely
different story then. " the ouji chucked the washcloth away, then tried to pull out of Goku's grasp only to have the hold
tighten instead, " Uh...Kakay? You think you could let go of me for a-- "
" --NO. "
" No? " Vegeta said flatly.
" If I let go of Veggie, he'll try to hurt Veggie and I re-fuse to let that happen. " Goku said determinedly. He
glowered up at Brolli, " I do not know how you survived the super-huge battle AND that ship ex-plosion but I will not allow
you to touch a single piece of MY Veggie. "
" "Your" Veggie? " the ouji let off a nervous twitch, then peered over Goku's shoulder, " Raditsu, Gogeta, over here;
NOW! " he whispered loudly.
" Yeah---WHOA! He's ALIVE! And HERE! " Raditsu gawked in shock.
" Haha, yeah. " Vegeta laughed uneasily.
" Kakarrotto's older brother, Kakarrotto and Vejita's youngest. " Brolli nodded to Raditsu and Gogeta.
" Big Meanie. " Gogeta huffed.
" No need to be brash with me; I'm done with hunting down Vejita-chan. I've given in to the fact that he's fated
himself to Kakarrotto. " the densetsu shook his head.
" Platonically. " Vegeta injected.
Goku let out another healthy growl at Brolli.
Brolli smirked, " Kakarrotto, however, I look forward to defeating in this tournament. " he turned back to Goku who
was glaring dangerously at him while holding Vegeta protectively, " I'm going to tear your arms off so you'll never be able
to hug Vejita again. Or perhaps if I'm feeling lenient by the time our battle arrives I'll simply pull your tail right out
of its socket. You can survive without your tail; though it does sort of dampen your sex drive. "
" NOT that Goku-san's lack of having a furry saiyajin tail has ever prevented him from helping me conceive our two
children! " Chi-Chi popped up, then sent a death-glare at Brolli, " And I swear if what you said just now was anything more
than an empty threat I have half a dozen doomsday weapons stocked at home in my basement that I was originally going to use
on the Ouji back when I hated him but could well serve their purpose against YOU. "
" You don't hate me anymore? Onna I'm touched. " Vegeta grinned cheekily, " Hey as long as we're on good terms how
about telling Kakarrotto to let go of me and snap out of this sudden testosterone-induced semeness of his? "
" Hm? Sure! " she walked infront of Goku, " Goku-sa, Goku-san look down at me for a second. "
Goku glanced down at her, then checked to see Brolli still smirking smugly at him, " Yes? "
" Listen, Brolli says he's not going to take the Ouji away from you, and the Ouji here just wants you to set him down
so why don't you do that, hm? "
" No. "
" Y--you're going to have to let go of me SOMEtime. " Vegeta stammered out, his whole face going red now.
" Chi-chan, I do not trust him. I don't trust the Big Meanie because he lies, and because he hurt Veggie and me and
all of us by taking my Veggie away. He lied to Veggie. He used mind control on Veggie and made him believe stuff that wasn't
true. "
" I admit that wasn't exactly a shining moment for me. " Brolli muttered, embarassed as he scratched the side of his
head, " Well, I'm off to do some warm-ups while YOU waste all that precious energy being upset over something ridiculous
that I'm never even going to attempt ever again. " he shrugged and walked off back towards the crowd.
Goku plopped down on the floor and buried his face in the little ouji's hair.
Chi-Chi bent down to where he sat, " Don't listen to him Goku-san, we brought some senzu beans and you can have one
before the prelminaires start because it wouldn't be fair for you to go in after having ssj3 drain so much of your ki. "
The larger saiyajin nodded, understanding, " Noope a eten da pe roh. " he choked out.
I don't want to be alone.
Vegeta's eyes widened and he gave a hug back, " Ii zo matte bru mei sempa. "
I'm not going to abandon you, not by my own will or by an outside force.
Goku smiled and powered back down to normal, then let Vegeta out of the hug while still staying close. Chi-Chi called
Kuririn over and the former monk pulled a senzu bean out of a small bag he'd brought with him. Goku took the bean and he and
Vegeta headed off to a different area of the building to practice.
" Well, this tournament just got a lot more interesting. " Raditsu sweatdropped.
" What a load; Brolli entering the tournament just so he can defeat Goku-san infront of his family friends and fans."
Chi-Chi hmmphed, putting her hands on her hips, " He won't be able to beat Goku-sa! Like the Ouji said Goku-san is Number 1!"
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" Umm, Chi-Chi? You know at some point we'll all be competing against ototochan in this tournament, right? " Raditsu
pointed out.
" ... " Chi-Chi sweatdropped, " Ah...yeah, well..this is different! This guy nearly drove Goku-san insane by secretly
kidnapping the Ouji! You saw how Goku-san reacted without the Ouji around! Goku-san will defeat him for good in this
tournament and we'll all have our revenge for those sick, twisted, evil things Brolli's done! " she pumped her fist in the
air.
" But, what if Brolli's too much for Goku to handle on his own. " Kuririn spoke up, " I mean the way you guys
described the two battles you fought with him nearly all of you fought him at once, wearing him down until Goku could blast
him away for good. "
" Well, if that's the case---we'll get him off on a technicality! " she grinned.
" ... " Kuririn and the others sweatdropped.
Chi-Chi pointed at Yamcha, " Yamcha, go get a copy of the Tenkaichi Budoukai Frequently Asked Questions manual; I bet
there's gotta be something in there about fighting with the intendedly evil motive! "
" Gotcha! " he nodded and dashed across the room to grab one off the table.
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" Nothing. " Chi-Chi grumbled, stumped as she and the others aside from Goku and Vegeta; who were off talking to
each other in a corner of the room; performed their warm-ups while she flipped through the book.
" Maybe Goku will do something to upset him during their battle; if such a battle takes place; and Brolli will
attempt to use some of the background as a weapon and... " Kuririn trailed off, " Ah, nevermind. "
" 1002, 1003, 1004, " Vegeta counted as he did his pull-ups, Goku holding the ouji's feet in place as they both
tried to get over the fact that Brolli hadn't died in their combined ki-blast attack, that he had somehow found his way to
Earth, and that he was now a part of the competition for the championship.
" Veggie. " Goku said quietly.
The ouji stopped halfway into his pull-up, " Yes? "
" Veggie has there ever been something you wanted to tell somebody but you were afraid that something bad would
happen and you'd never get to say it and even if something bad didn't happen that you couldn't cuz it'd make other people
sad and you would not even be sure how the person you're saying this thing to would react to what you said even if you
mean it with all your heart. "
" ... " Vegeta sat there, a flush-line over his nose, " N--no, not particularly. "
The larger saiyajin sulked.
" I mean, I suppose there were one or two insignificant times in the past where I've wanted to speak on something
and decided not to, but, ah... "
" I'm glad you're here Veggie. I'm glad the Big Meanie didn't win. " Goku smiled.
" There's something you want to tell me? " Vegeta sat upright and shifted around, uneasy, " S--something, something
important? "
" ▫GLOMP▫! " Goku glomped the ouji tightly, " Veggiesosilly. " he sighed happily, then let go, " I really like you,
Veggie. You're my favorite! "
Vegeta nodded, :Sometimes its better not to say anything at all I suppose. Whatever Kakarrotto wants to tell me;
he either believes I'm not ready for; or he himself isn't ready. And that's just fine with me. I can go on like this for as
long as I want. It's safer this way.: " I really like you too, Kakarrotto. "
" ▫Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-▫ "
" ▫Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-▫ "
" And, and I promise that I'm going to do my very best to protect Veggie and keep him safe. " Goku said confidently.
" Heh, what a wonderful, perfect peasant you are. " the ouji smirked, causing the larger saiyajin to beam.
" ▫Poke▫Poke▫ "
" YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! " Goku burst into ssj2 and swung his arm out only to have his attack blocked.
" WAH! Toussan! " Vejitto sweatdropped.
Goku blinked, going back down to normal, " Ji-chan? "
" Toussan you gotta calm down. " Vejitto said, worried, " We're all gonna be watching Brolli, not just you. We'll
all help you and Mommy keep safe. " he grinned, " OH! The reason I came over here! They're going to start picking numbers
for the pre-liminaires. "
" I'm number 7! " Gogeta popped up, holding his ball with the number on it.
" It is a shame Chaotzu or Buu isn't here; we could have one of them make it so the Big Meanie picks a really bad
number. " Goku pouted stubbornly.
" OR! " Vegeta said suddenly with an evil smirk on his face, " We COULD remove one of the balls from the box so that
when Brolli goes to pick his ball there's none left and he'll be sent home. "
" But Mommy if you do that he'll get a number anyways; the missing number you took. " Vejitto pointed out.
" Yeah, once they fill in all the names and see an extra spot... " Gogeta trailed off.
" Fine, fine. " Vegeta brushed it away, " But there has to be SOMETHING. "
" We'll just have to fight him fairly. " Goku sighed.
" Oh COME ON Kakarrotto! How can ANYONE fight him fairly and hope to win! It took ALL of us to take him down both
times and he survived both "attempts"! " Vegeta exclaimed.
Goku sat there, " Hai, if we were both at our maximum power he'd still outrank me in strength 10 times over, and
even when he did transform though the Big Meanie got bulkier he didn't lose any speed...but there MUST be a way to beat him
Veggie, there has to! "
" At least you can hope. " Vegeta stood up.
" Aw Veggie, there is always hope. " the larger saiyajin smiled.
" -Attention all fighters who haven't picked their numbers yet; please report to the number box to choose your
number. All choices are final and there shall be no trading once your number is picked.- " the announcer's voice came out
over the loudspeaker.
" We better go get our numbers Veggie. " Goku said though, " Let's promise to have a fun time and not let the Big
Meanie spoil it for us! "
" Let's also promise not to try to get paired up before we reach the finals. I'd spar with you anywhere Kakarrotto
but I know how much you luv to be out there in the ring before those crowds... "
" Heehee, Veggie's cheeky. Are you insinuating that if we get paired up before then that Veggie'd beat me? " Goku
laughed, amused.
" I'm most certainly suggesting that it is indeed possible. " Vegeta puffed his chest out.
" GASP! " Goku let out a sudden gasp.
" What? What is it? " Vegeta looked off in the same direction, then yelped, " LOOK AT THAT LINE! How many fighters
are IN this competition! "
" Toldja! " Gogeta said, tossing his ball up into the air a few times and catching it.
" Come Kakarrotto! We have to hurry or we'll be in the back of the line and I severly dislike being in the back of
the line. Besides I don't want any leftover numbers. " Vegeta dragged Goku over to the line.
" Leftover...numbers? "
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" Well, that's easily the most confusing board I've ever seen. " Gohan muttered in disbelief as he, Videl, and
Piccolo stood there staring up at the map of the preliminaries matches.
" No wonder my father didn't sign up for this tournament. " Videl said, " Aside from the actual dangers anyway. "
" Piccolo-san? " Gohan looked over to him for guidance.
" It's all nothing more than a complicated crossword puzzle. " Piccolo replied.
Gohan blinked, " Crossword? "
" Yes, you see while the matches seem to converge in a bizarre number of twists and turns, what they are actually
doing is spelling out the name of the tournament; Sparking. " Piccolo snapped his fingers and a smaller version of the
board appeared in his hands. He started to puncture holes through certain spots and then held it up to reveal the punched
out sections allowed for the name of the tournament to appear in the middle of the paper.
" Huh. What do you know. "
" GOHAN! "
" Hm? " the demi-saiyajin looked up to see Goku waving at him from across the room while he stood in a very long
line, " ACK! "
" HURRY UP! You do not want to be the last one in line, do you? "
Gohan and Videl rushed over to the line.
Piccolo held his arm out and concentrated. One of the balls disappeared from inside the box and reappeared in his
hand, " Number 38. How many people are planning on entering this competition? " he glanced down the line.
" It looks to me like there's about 60 of them total. But this is only the preliminaries; otherwise the tournament
itself would last deep into the night. " Kami observed.
" Well, now that I at least have my number I should go prepare. "
" Do, do you think WE would be able to defeat Brolli if the situation arose? " Nail asked, curious.
" It is times like this that I'm thankful for practicing a large variety of techniques...if you mean am I powerful
enough to kill Brolli, no. However if you mean could I defeat him in a Budoukai arena, I believe that if I created a plan
detailed enough I could potentially KO him or knock him out of bounds. " Piccolo replied.
" Heh- that would be great. " Nail grinned.
" However I have a feeling that the objective of defeating Brolli is more on Goku's hands. " Kami said, " He has
every right to want to be the one to defeat this man. "
" Yes, he does; but I'm just saying that if the way the finals are picked causes me to be put against Brolli that
I wouldn't hold back and would use a well-laid plan to win. " Piccolo shrugged as they watched the rest of the fighters
pick their numbers.
The final person in line picked their number out and showed it to the tallier, who nodded and wrote it down on the
gigantic chart behind him.
" Ladies and gentlemen, now that you've picked your numbers, allow me to introduce you to; The PRELIMINAIRES! "
the announcer turned to face the 8 rings. With a poof something changed about each of them; one ring suddenly filled halfway
with water, another's ground changed to charcoal, all the walls on the third were suddenly flooded with an electrical
current, the fourth's walls plunged down into the ground--exposing a wall-less arena, the fifth flew upwards 12 feet into the
sky, the sixth's had a spike suddenly burst from the middle, the seventh's posts set on fire, and the 8th's; stayed
suspiciously unchanged.
" And yet somehow I find that 8th ring the most unsettling of them all. " Vegeta shook his head.
" Really? " Goku cocked his head to the side.
" Yes. You see it, like myself, seems in outwards appearance as if it's safe, non-threatening--- "
" --pretty. " Turles teased.
" ... " Vegeta twitched, annoyed.
" Heeheehee, Veggie, "pretty". " Goku laughed. Vegeta looked over at him and the larger saiyajin stifled his
giggles.
" ANYWAY, while it seems like the most powerless of the arenas it is infact the strongest of them all and by using
such a safe looking appearance it tricks its fighters into letting their guards down so it can swallow them whole or
electrocute them or something equally dangerous and fearful! " Vegeta made and evil face.
" Hahaha. " the larger saiyajin stood there, amused, " Veggie makes me smile! " he chirped.
Vegeta slumped foward, " Man, I can't scare ANYBODY anymore.. " he mumbled, saddened. He pointed at Turles, " You
took THAT element away from me too ya know! " he snapped accusingly.
" But Veggie we all stopped being a-fraid of you WAY before Turles a-ppeared. " Goku pointed out.
" I was never afraid of him to begin with. " Chi-Chi brushed it off.
" I kind of stopped being afraid of you after we beat Cell. " Kuririn spoke up.
" We WERE afraid of you momentarily, when you went Majin... " Gohan trailed off, trying to make the little ouji
feel better.
" Yeah, you blowing up the stands WAS a little much; even for YOU. " Chi-Chi added.
" Oh! I was REALLY afraid of you when you first landed on Earth and I had to help fight you. " Gohan suddenly
remembered.
" You were FIVE. " Vegeta sweatdropped.
" Just trying to help. "
" Well, we should go find out which rings we all start in. " Yamcha pointed out, noticing the other fighters aside
from their group were already looking for their stations.
" Good idea. " Chi-Chi said, " See you in the finals! "
Yamcha waved and walked off. He sighed, " I HOPE so... "
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" ▫PUNCH▫PUNCH▫PUNCH▫ "
" ▫SWISH▫ ▫SWISH▫ " Goku tilted back and forth to each side as his opponent threw punches at him underwater. The
water in the ring had slowly started to rise since the start of the match and was now to the top of the ring, which had
glass walls around it. Goku flipped over and sent a blast of current at him, sending the other man slamming back against the
wall. The man dove at him and Goku swam over his head, landing on the opposite side of the ring in a defensive position with
a smirk on his face. The man glowered at him, then suddenly froze and clutched for his throat.
Goku tilted his head slightly.
" Err.. " the man shakily struck his own position, then sent a kick at Goku only to pause mid-way, now completely
out of air. He swam upwards in a panic, his head breaching the water about 10 seconds later.
" OUT OF BOUNDS! " the ring's referee announced, " Son Goku wins! Please advance to the next station! "
Goku hopped out of the water, " YAY! " he cheered.
" How did you do it? " his opponent asked in shock, " How could you possibly hold your breath for that long? "
" Oh, I go underwater a lot when I fish. " Goku said as he got out of the ring, " I'm used to it! "
The man blinked, confused, " Fishing...underwater? "
" WOLF FANG FIST! " Yamcha shouted and let lose his attack on his own opponent, launching the other man out of the
wall-less fourth ring and halfway across the room.
" Yamcha Yamainu wins! Please advance to the next station! "
" Hey! Goku can you believe it! I'm actually winning, man! " Yamcha pumped his fists in the air, then paused, " Well,
they are the preliminaries, but HEY it's a start! "
" Congradulations! " Goku said cheerfully, walking by him. He clasped his hands together as he neared his next
station, " I luv martial arts tournaments SO MUCH! They're one of my favorite things in the whole world! " he passed by
ring two to see Vegeta fighting an opponent twice his size who's feet looked as if they were on fire. Goku sniffed the air,
" There is a fire under the charcoal. " he stood there and watched. The man charged at Vegeta. The ouji slipped to the side,
spun around as the man passed him, and kicked him clear out of the ring a moment after the man's shoes set on fire. He
landed on his side and strugglingly yanked the shoes off his feet as fast as he could, " Veggie... " Goku stood there in
awe, " Aw Veggie... " he stepped closer to the ring.
" Nekokaburi. "
" Hm? " Goku looked over to see Turles standing next to him.
" Someone who is much less naive than he leads those around him to believe. " the evil type-3 saiyajin continued,
then headed off to his own next round.
" Uhhh... " Goku stood there, blinking, confused.
" Vegeta Oujisama wins! Please advance to the next station! "
" Kakarrotto! " the ouji exclaimed, hopping out of the ring.
" VEGGIE! " Goku glomped him immedately, " Oh Veggie you did GREAT! "
Vegeta held up one of his legs, " My boots are flame-retardant. " he grinned.
" AWWWW- you're so wonderful! " the larger saiyajin gushed.
Vegeta blew a raspberry at Chi-Chi, who happened to be walking by.
" Oh shuddup. " she muttered.
" Heh-heh-heh. " the ouji snickered menacingly. Goku set him down.
" I gotta go to my next match now Veggie, I wish you lots of luck on yours. "
" Hn. These preliminaries are easy. " Vegeta boasted, then paused, now with a serious look on his face, " It's the
finals I'm worried about. "
Goku and Vegeta glanced over at ring 6 where Brolli flung yet another opponent right out of the ring.
" He's not in this competition to win. He's in it to defeat you, maybe even to murder you. " Vegeta clenched his
fists, " How can he even show his face after what he's done? "
" Yeah, that big meanie Veggienapper mind-controller! " Goku glowered, bursting into ssj.
Vegeta noticed this and froze, " C--calm down alright. "
Goku slowly powered back down, " I do not like him SO MUCH Veggie. He is mean to me and stole my Veggie who I care
for so very deeply cuz Veggie's special to me and not to him. "
" I think we should just try to ignore him for now; if his aim is to upset us and indirectly cause us to slip up
during the matches, we have to show that we're not bothered by his presence. " Vegeta folded his arms.
" But we ARE bothered by his presence, Veggie. "
" I know; we just have to pretend we're not; you know, mess with his head a little. " the ouji smirked.
" Gasp! " Goku gasped, " Veggie means do naughty things to get the Big Meanie upset and confused? "
" Uh-huh. " Vegeta grinned slyly.
" I like THAT idea! " Goku wagged his tail.
" Heh-heh-heh...so do I. " Vegeta snickered wickedly, then paused, " WOW! That felt genuninely sneaky and menacing
there for a second! " he grinned.
" Heehee, scary Veggie. " Goku chuckled, imagining a gigantic Vegeta stomping through a city and breathing fire
while swatting at helicopters and such.
" Actually I can blast ki out of my mouth. " Vegeta pointed out, " I just don't do it that often because it makes
my throat feel dry if I do it too many times in a row. "
" OOH! Can I see? " Goku asked excitedly.
Vegeta smirked, " Why of course. " he opened his mouth and blew out a small ball of pink ki.
" Aww! " Goku said as the ki floated past him, " Veggie that's so cute! "
" That's, another reason why I don't do that too often; the ki I fire from my mouth is always..pink. " Vegeta's
cheeks turned red and a flushline covered his nose with embarassment, " That's why I feel safer using such an attack while
I'm in my menacing oozaru form so those I'm attacking are so afraid of me to begin with that they'll be too busy running in
fear to care what color the ki blast coming out of my mouth is. "
" SON GOKU! PLEASE REPORT TO STATION 5! SON GOKU? " a voice said over the loudspeaker.
" Oop! I gotta go Veggie. " Goku headed off, " Good luck! "
" Yeah...good luck. "
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" Well, first off let me say congradulations to all of you who've come this far. You've proven your expert abilities
through these preliminaries and the 18 of you will be heading to the Sparking Finals. " one of the workers announced as
those who'd won so far stood infront of the platform, " I have to warn you that this is a very difficult competition, the
rings were created specificly to insure the level of difficulty you'll be fighting under. "
" Uh-huh. " Chi-Chi mumbled to herself as she shook her boot, then pulled it off and turned it upside-down. Sand
started to trickle out. She turned to Goku, " You know that 8th ring's floor is filled with QUICK-SAND! "
" Really? " Goku blinked, surprised.
" ▫THUNK▫ " an unexpectantly large pile of sand along with a crab fell out of her boot. The crab scuttled off the
pile of sand and went off on its way.
" ... " Chi-Chi sweatdropped.
" Wow..that's a lot of sand. " Goku poked it.
" ...and in conclusion let me wish all of you good luck in the finals. " he finished, then left the stage.
The group looked up at the board listing who would be battling who in the first round.
" Aww...I'm all the way on the other side of the board. " Vegeta sulked, annoyed as he compaired where Goku's first
match was compaired to his own. Goku gave the little ouji a comfort hug.
" Trust me Ouji its safer that way. " Chi-Chi nodded, then let out a choked yelp when she saw who she was set to
fight in her first match.
" Huh, I get to battle you first, huh? " Turles grinned at her.
" ▫THUMP▫ " a pair of hands landed on Chi-Chi's shoulders from behind, " Chi-Chi, you HAVE to beat him. " Raditsu
said determindly, then gulped, " Because if you don't then I'LL have to fight him in the 2nd round! " his face turned a
pale green.
" Um, I'll try my best? " she sweatdropped.
" I wish you lots of luck, Goggie! "
" I wish you luck too, Kaasan! " Gogeta chirped as they shook hands.
" Goku and one of his sons battling right off the bat? " Yamcha gawked.
" And if Jitto beats Juuhachigou, and if Kaasan beats me, Kaasan'll have to fight HIM in round two! " Gogeta grinned.
" Fusion double-header. " Yamcha twitched, thankful his own number was far enough away from Goku's so that if he
somehow DID end up facing him, it wouldn't be until the third round or so. He grinned when he saw who he was battling first,
" Tenshinhan? ALRIGHT! Someone who's actually around my 'power level'. This means I have a chance of making it past the
first round! "
" Don't be too sure. " Tenshinhan said calmly.
" Heh, when you defeated Goku in the 22nd Budoukai he came back and beat you in the rematch; and that's the exact
same thing that I'm going to do. "
Kuririn looked over at Piccolo, " You're..gonna go easy on me, right? "
Piccolo grinned wickedly, " You're simply a warm-up. "
" Hn. " Kuririn sweatdropped, " I resent that. "
" Is it just me or does the math look a little screwy around the middle of that chart? " Kuririn spoke up, " I mean,
the first half of the division looks fine, and so does the end, but the middle, where Brolli's been placed, looks-- "
" ...yes? " Brolli glowered at him from above.
" Ah ha..ah hahaha. " Kuririn laughed nervously, " Nevermind. " he zipped over to where Juuhachigou stood.
Juuhachigou simply death-glared back at Brolli and then turned her attention back to the board.
" Yes. There's an extra match in the second half. And Brolli is one of those in that extra match. " she stated.
" I knew it! He's sabatoging it somehow! " Kuririn exclaimed.
" No. He just wants to destroy Goku in the final battle as opposed to an earlier one. I remember such a feeling. "
Goku sweatdropped, " Aw come on! It's not like I am the evil one. "
" Goku-san you're as far away from "evil" as anyone could possibly be. You're the polar opposite of "evil". " Chi-Chi
exclaimed.
" North Pole or South Pole? "
" What?--NO! Not geographically I mean morall--oh nevermind. " she sighed.
" Onna means that in terms of heroism and general goodness, you are good and Brolli is evil. " Vegeta explained,
" Similarly in terms of sexual deviancy, you are safe, platonic, and G-rated whereas Turles is PG-13 and possibly R. "
" How would you know that? You've never seen what I'm like in a relationship. " Turles quirked an eyebrow, amused.
" I'm taking a wild guess. " Vegeta bluntly replied.
" Oh-kay Goggie! It's time to practice! " Goku pointed to the dance fusion.
" YAY! Pre-battle warm-ups! " Gogeta pumped his fists in the air.
Gohan flipped through the FAQ booklet, " Hey, did you know we have a break halfway through the finals? "
" You mean like an half hour break or an entire day? " Videl asked.
" An entire day. "
" Well this IS an extra round longer than a Tenkaichi Budoukai. " Kuririn pointed out, " I guess its so everyone's
well-rested for the semi-finals and the final finals itself. "
" And to build up anticipation and so those with booths can sell more merchandice. " Piccolo assumed.
" -Attention Sparking contestants! Round 1 will begin in 20 minutes. Round 1 will begin in 20 minutes!- " the
Announcer's voice came from over the intercom.
" I want to use the inter-com. " Goku smiled.
" Me too. " Turles smiled evilly.
" Noyoudont. " Vegeta bluntly added in.
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" Oh WOW! Look Goggie! It's a BEACH! " Goku gushed as they peered out into the arena, which was set on one of the
smaller Budoukai Islands. The place where the arena would be was set up to look like a chunk of the beach with one side
actually leading into the ocean. There was a chunk of wooden boardwalk on another end and many sand-plants sitting around
along with the occational palm-tree.
" So much fun...I wonder if we're a-llowed to battle in our swimtrunks? "
" YEAH! Then it'd be just like going to the beach for real! " Goku beamed, reaching to take off his pants.
" AHHNOPLEASE! " Vegeta yelped, glomping onto Goku from behind, then whispered to him, " You don't need to fight
in your swimtrunks oh-kay? "
Goku shrugged, unfazed, " Oh-kay! " he said happily.
Vegeta patted him on the back, " That's a good peasant. My FAVORITE peasant. " he added.
" Heeheehee. "
" Gogeta, " Vegeta turned to him, " I wish you goodluck in indirectly upholding my semeness in the face of
Kakarrotto. " he saluted the dance fusion.
" You got it Toussan! " Gogeta gave him a quick hug.
" What a-bout me? " Vejitto asked.
Vegeta turned and saluted him as well, " Vejitto, I wish YOU goodluck in indirectly upholding the power and prowess
of my royal dna by using it to defeat Kakarrotto in battle. "
" Oh-kay Mommy! " Vejitto saluted back.
" Hey, Goku! " the announcer walked up to him, " I wish you guys goodluck today. You have a lot of fans out there
rooting for you. "
" I do? " he tilted his head.
" Yeah, the old ones from the first three Budoukais and a bunch of new ones from last years. You're a favorite. "
" YAY! " Goku cheered.
" What about me? " Vegeta injected.
Juuhachigou rolled her eyes, " You have your own THEME PARK, what more do you need? "
" A parade with huge blow-up floats, snacks, marching bands, and Onna, Turles, and Brolli pinatas which I shall
smack open using a metal baseball bat with my name and royal house's symbol emblazoned upon it while mountains of
multicolored confetti rain upon us and fireworks proclaming my semeness explode throughout the skies above. "
" ... " ▫
Vegeta grinned.
" Don't WE have an active imagination. " she said dryly.
" Yes, we do. " Vegeta smirked, folding his arms.
" Alright, Goku, Gogeta, just wait for me to give the signal to introduce you. " the announcer said.
Gogeta raised his hand, " Do all the rounds look like this? " he pointed to the tropical beach arena.
" Hm? Oh no, they're all radically different from one another; with different boundries and such. The guys in charge
just figured that using a beach theme as the first round would make sense since, well, we're on an island. " announcer guy
explained.
" Ah... " the dance fusion nodded, " I guess that makes sense. "
The announcer took a deep breath, then strolled out into the arena, " WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TO THE EVENT
YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! THE SPARKING TOURNAMENT : ADULT DIVISION! "
The crowd exploded into cheers while signs and banners supporting various martial artists were propped upward into
the air.
" FIRST WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A HELLO TO TWO-TIME CHAMPION HERCULE WHO'S SITTING UP IN THE BOX SEATS WITH HIS FIRST
GRANDCHILD AND GRANDAUGHTER, PANERA! "
The jumbo-tron on one of the walls lit up to reveal a shot of Hercule sitting there next to a stroller containing
a sleeping baby Pan.
" H-hey there everybody! My stomach-ache's still going on fairly strong but I think I'll make it long enough to
see the matches. " Hercule said, waving. The screen switched to an ongoing scan of the crowd.
" 1..2...hey Onna check it out I found 7 banners/signs for me so far and none yet for you! " Vegeta teased.
" Shuddup Ouji. " Chi-Chi snorted, " And you're not looking hard enough I saw two for me already. "
" And now, let's introduce the two fighters who'll be battling it out in the first match of the first round! SON
GOKU AND SON GOGETA OUJISAMA! "
Goku and Gogeta happily and proudly left the building and walked out onto the arena. Goku let out a massive purr of
excitement and wagged his tail excitedly behind him.
" ... " Vegeta's face went red from hearing the sound even though he was a good 20 feet away.
Brolli shook his head in dismay, then returned to his push-ups.
" So, Son Goku! " the announcer turned his microphone to face Goku, " How've you been since winning the Tenkaichi
Budoukai last year? "
" I've been doing great! First we thought Veggie was pregnant, then I wished me 'n Veggie's homeplanet back, then
Veggie got Veggienapped for two whole months and that part was very sad--but we rescued Veggie so its better now, and after
that I celebrated a be-lated Veggietine's Day with my Veggie on Bejito-sei, and then Gohan and Videl had their baby and I
got to be a grandpa for the very first time, and now I'm HERE! "
" ... " the announcer stood there, speechless, " Wow...you've been busy. "
" Yes I have! " he chirped, wagging his tail, " And so has Goggie! "
" Me 'n Jitto and everyone else helped save Toussan too! " Gogeta chimed in.
" Well, that's very noble of you. " announcer guy smiled.
Vegeta sulked embarassingly against the side of the open hallway, " I could've saved myself you know. "
" ▫FWOOM▫ " Brolli's huge shadow lumbered over the little ouji from behind.
The small saiyajin looked up to see Brolli casually wave to him.
" ... " ▫
" EEEP! " Vegeta yelped and zipped behind Vejitto, shaking.
Vejitto sweatdropped.
Vegeta peaked out from behind Vejitto and burst into ssj1, then growled boldy at Brolli.
" Don't worry Mommy! I'll help protect you from the Big Meanie! " Vejitto said confidently.
" Yes, if he tries anything we'll both attack him head-on at once. " the ouji nodded in agreement, " Perhaps we
should enlist Raditsu's help as well.. "
" I'm not going to do ANYTHING to you, Vejita! " Brolli exclaimed, sweatdropping.
" HAH! Th--that's just what you WANT me to think, eh? Let my guard down so I'm an easier target, eh? " Vegeta
shouted accusingly.
" I apologize for frightening you so badly, Vejita-chan. "
" HAH, AGAIN! "
Goku and Gogeta each walked to a seperate side of the arena and struck defensive poses.
" READY? " the announcer shouted, backing up away from them and off the arena floor as the drums began to beat in the
background.
" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "
" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "
" GO! "
" ▫SWIIIIIIIIIISH▫! " Goku and Gogeta flew at each other, sand blasting up from behind them. Gogeta swung upward
at Goku just as he passed the fusion only to flip his body to the side and bounce off a wooden pole which held up the
boardwalk. The slightly larger saiyajin flew back at him with a kick which Gogeta caught and started to swing Goku around
from. Goku burst into ssj and promptly jerked his leg upward causing Gogeta to lose his grip and hurtle up into the sky.
The type-3 saiyajin struck a familiar pose and started to form a kamehameha.
Gogeta caught himself and teleported behind Goku and grabbed him. Goku relinquished the forming blast and swung
Gogeta over his head and onto the hard, sandy ground. Gogeta turned his leg to the side and tripped Goku swerved while
tripping and landed a punch to the fusion's chest. The dance fusion groaned and shot a ki blast at Goku while his punch was
still moving.
" AARGH! " Goku cried out and lept several dozen feet away.
" ... " ▫
" ... " ▫
" HAAAAAAAAAAA! "
" HAAAAAAAAAAA! " both saiyajin burst into ssj2 and bent down in formation for kamehamehas. Within a moment they'd
formed the ki blasts and let them lose at one another. The blasts collided and a huge swirl of sand upswept around them.
Goku and Gogeta coughed from the uproar and squinted their eyes shut. They pressed the blasts tighter against one another
until the blasts slipped and flew upward into the sky and out of the atmosphere. The dust around them settled and Gogeta
coughed out a small blob of now-wet sand. He looked around, sensing for Goku's ki as the other saiyajin wasn't in his
visible range.
Something rustled in one of the palm trees behind him and Gogeta whipped around only to be hit with a ki blast from
behind, " WAH! " Gogeta tumbled forward, then rubbed his back in mild pain as he got up, " Kaasan's very sneaky. "
" HUP! ▫THUMP▫! " Goku hopped out of the tree, doing a somersault before landing before him.
" HUP! "
" HUP! " two more Gokus landed on either side of him.
" NANI? " Vegeta gawked from where he stood, covering his nose in an instant.
" Mommyoh-kay? " Vejitto poked him.
" I'm fine thanks. " the ouji said quickly, eager to get off the subject.
" Ah, I get it. " Gogeta smirked, then started to glow aqua, " HaaaaaaAAAAAAAA! " two more Gogetas split off from
him and all six saiyajins flew at each other in a flurry of attacks.
About three minutes into the 3 on 3 battle Goku called back his other two Gokus. The three Gogetas stood there,
confused when suddenly Goku burst into ssj3.
" WAAAH! TOO MANY "THREES" AT ONCE! " Vegeta freaked out, grabbing the sides of his head.
" Heh-heh-heh. " Turles snickered, " So much fun. "
" HAAAAAAA! " Goku let out a kiai, blasting back the three Gogetas. The main Gogeta gasped as one of his counterparts
flew out of the ring and he quickly teleported to grab him, then promptly called both of them back into one Gogeta again.
" Kaasan. I can tell you're serious about this. " Gogeta smiled, " Despite that you're holding back enough in order
to keep those in the crowd safe. "
" I have to prove that I can beat the Big Meanie on my own, Goggie. I have to prove to Veggie that he doesn't have
to be afraid of him anymore. I have to prove that I'm strong enough to protect my Veggie from people like BROLLI who can
hurt him! " Goku said, unwaivering.
Gogeta grinned, " Aw Kaasan, Toussan luvs you-- "
" --platonically! " Vegeta shouted from off-screen.
Goku sweatdropped.
" --platonically no matter HOW strong you are. " the dance fusion finished, " Besides, as royalty, its his job to
protect YOU, so there is no reason for you to worry, Kaasan. " he chirped.
" You tell 'um, Gogeta! " Vegeta pumped his fist in the air.
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes, " Oh yeah, the Ouji'd make such a wonderful bodyguard. "
" That's right. " Vegeta hmmphed.
" Heeheehee. " Goku laughed at Vegeta's "hmmph", " Aw Veh-gee-OOOF! "
" ▫POW▫! " Gogeta's fist flew across the side of his face.
" Goggie how rude of you. " Goku smirked, smashing his knee into the fusion's jaw. Gogeta twisted around and grabbed
Goku's wrist with his tail and started swinging him around over his head, " WHOAWHOAWHOAWHOA--UMPH! " Goku threw his weight
downward and grabbed Gogeta with his own tail. The two tails started to squeeze as hard as they possibly could. Goku felt
his hand start to go numb and shot a small ki blast at Gogeta's. The tail instantly retracted in pain and Goku grabbed
his hands together and swung at the back of Gogeta's head just as the fusion was turning around. Gogeta hit the floor,
unconsious, " YAY! HAHA! " Goku made a victory sign and powered back down to normal, " I learned THAT from VEGGIE! "
Vegeta sweatdropped, embarassed.
" Uhh.. " the announcer stepped back into the ring and looked over at the fallen fusion, " Is he--? "
" Knocked out? Yup! It's a special technique my Veggie used on me--before he BLEW HIMSELF UP! " Goku's eyes watered
at the memory.
" You BLEW yourself UP! " Brolli gasped in horror at Vegeta, " B--but you're afraid of dying. "
" I thought I was killing Buu as well when I did it. " the ouji muttered.
" 1. 2. 3. 4. " the announcer counted as Gogeta lay there.
" Oh he'll be out for a couple hours, no need to worry! " Goku said happily.
" 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10! KO! Son Goku is the winner! "
The crowd erupted into cheers as Goku waved to them. He picked Gogeta up, " Come on Goggie, let's find a nice
couch in the waiting room for you sleep it off. " he hopped off the platform and carried the fusion back into the building.
He plopped him onto one of the sofas, " Veggie will you watch Goggie? I'd ask Ji-chan but he's in the next match. "
" Uh...sure. " Vegeta blinked, then narrowed his eyes in suspicion, " You're not going to knock EVERYONE you battle
against in this tournament out, are you? "
" Hahaha, no, that would be boring! " Goku laughed, " It's just that Goggie 'n Ji-chan are so close to me in strength
that we could literally fight for hours. "
" I'm close to you in strength too, hai Kakarrotto? " Vegeta said proudly.
" Mmm-hmm! " he gave the little ouji a warm hug.
Brolli visibly tensed up at the sight.
Goku let out a low threatening growl at him.
" Gah! Don't you growl, I'M the platonic-seme! " the ouji exclaimed, placing a hand over Goku's mouth and confusing
him. He turned to Brolli and growled on his own, " Grrrr.. "
" Hahahaha hahaha. " the densetsu chuckled, amused.
" Heeheeheehee. " Goku giggled, muffled under Vegeta's glove.
Vegeta pulled his hand away and sulked, " I want my evilness back. And my unquestioned semeness. " he sniffled.
" Maybe I should start calling you "Oujo" instead? " Chi-Chi smirked.
" DON'T YOU DARE! " Vegeta snapped at her.
" YES! Call him "Oujo"! " Turles happily piped up.
" AND DON'T YOU HUMOR HER! " the ouji snapped at Turles.
Goku raised his hand, " But, I thought I was the ex, former, ah... " he tried to think of a way to describe it.
" You never were and you never will be. " Chi-Chi said shortly.
" Possible-future Kakarrottoooo. " Vegeta teased.
" HA! No chance of that happening when we have the Evil Goku here. " Chi-Chi motioned to Turles.
" "The Evil Goku"? " Turles sweatdropped.
" Yup! If I can't stop your twisted Ouji plans then he certainly can. "
" -Attention!- Match 2 of Round 1 will begin in 15 minutes. Will the following fighters please report to Arena 3 on
Budoukai Island #3: "
" AAAH! ENOUGH WITH THE THREES! " Vegeta wailed, flailing his arms in the air.
" Son Vejitto Oujisama and Juuhachigou Chestnut. "
Vejitto blinked, looking over at Juuhachigou and Kuririn, " Chestnut? Really? "
" How could you not know my last name? I'm one of Goku's oldest friends and you have his memories in your head. "
Kuririn sweatdropped.
" I always a-ssumed you didn't have one. " Goku pointed out.
" Well, I'm off. " Juuhachigou said, heading towards the other door, " You coming? "
" Yup! " Vejitto said happily, dashing after her, " Come on Toussan and Mommy! Let's go! "
Chi-Chi sighed, " Somehow I have a feeling we're going to be hopping back and forth between a lot of islands
today... "
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" WOW! It's a candy store! " Vejitto gasped in awe as he stepped onto the arena, which was set up like a candy store
with chunks of hard multi-colored candy as the floor, " I wonder.. " Vejitto pulled a chunk out of the floor and grinned,
" It is! Look Juuhachigou the floor's made of m-n-m's! " he ate the chunk of chocolate in his hand.
" Just what you need, a sugar-rush. " she said blandly.
" I bet you drink your coffee decaf, huh. " Vejitto dryly pointed out.
" Let's just get this over with. " Juuhachigou walked over to the other side of the arena just as the announcer
walked out onto the arena.
" Hey Vejitto, Juuhachigou. "
" HI Mr. Announcer! " the fusion waved.
" Whatever. " the android sighed.
" Now, " he tossed his microphone up into the air and caught it behind his back, " WELCOME EVERYBODY TO MATCH NUMBER
2 FEATURING SON VEJITTO OUJISAMA AND JUUHACHIGOU CHESTNUT! "
" Haha! " Vejitto waved to the audiance and then back to the building where Goku, Vegeta, and a still-unconsious
Gogeta happened to be. He turned back to his opponent and narrowed his eyes, then got into a defensive stance.
" ... " Juuhachigou did the same, remaining silent.
" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "
" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "
" READY? " the announcer walked back off the platform.
" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "
" GO! "
" ▫FWOOSH▫! " Juuhachigou flew straight at Vejitto, who swung to the left, dodging her hand from slicing the side of
his head. Vejitto cartwheeled to the side and bounced off the table containing the candy and flew back at her, bursting into
ssj. She grabbed his fists and the two landed on the ground, struggling back and forth. Vejitto burst into ssj and swung his
knee into her jaw while Juuhachigou sent a kick to his thigh, throwing him slightly off-balance.
Vejitto bounced back behind the counter and picked up a huge vat of fudge, " HAAAAAA! " he threw it at Juuhachigou,
who dodged it and dashed off to the right. She struck her hands out over the floor and began to shoot warmed kiai's at it,
melting the huge m-n-m tiles around her. The fusion hopped between the few non-melted tiles and grabbed a long lollipop
stick off the counter. Juuhachigou grabbed a different one and the two swung the candies at one another like swords.
" HA HA HA HA! " Juuhachigou continued to swing in every direction she could, Vejitto skillfully blocking her. She
kicked her leg forward into a nearby melted tile and splattered chocolate all over the fusion's eyes.
" WAH! " Vejitto whipped around looking for a way to wipe it off.
" Heh, you can't see me OR sense me now, can you? " she smirked, walking leisurely behind him.
" No.. " the fusion said dejectedly, then burst into a grin, " But I can HEAR you! " he threw his lollipop around
his shoulder at her head. Juuhachigou dodged and Vejitto grabbed her by the arms and swung her over his head instead, " YAAHH
HHHHHH! "
" ▫POW▫! " the android came crashing down onto the partially-melted floor, belly-down. She sat up and twitched to see
she now had dozens of chocolate stains all over her clothes, " ERRRRRR.. " she growled, " DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD IT
IS TO GET CHOCOLATE OUT OF CLOTHING? "
" No, not really. " Vejitto said innocently.
Juuhachigou flew at him in anger. Vejitto stood there as he felt around for the slight changes in the wind around
him.
:3..2..: he struck his fist out to the side.
" ▫BOOMF▫! "
" AARGH! " Juuhachigou cried out as Vejitto's fist connected with her shoulder. She screeched to a halt and stumbled
back, slipping on one of the melted tiles and falling onto her rear end.
" OUT OF BOUNDS! " the announcer shouted into his microphone.
" WHAT! " she exclaimed, then peered over her shoulder. Her hands were firmly planted just outside the melted
edge of the ring. She hadn't felt the dip in height due to how badly the chocolate tiles had melted away, " Hn. " Juuhachigou
twitched.
" HAHA! YAY! " Vejitto jumped up into the air, cheering.
The android sighed and flopped onto her back. She lay there for a moment and got up, then trudged back into the
building, annoyed. Juuhachigou stopped beside Kuririn.
" Ah-- " he started to say.
" --be careful. "
" Huh? " the former monk blinked.
" He acts cheerful but he's infact sneaky and very intellegent. Those "fusions" are brilliant warriors because the
genes from Goku and Vegeta compliment and counterbalance their personalities perfectly. " she turned to face him, " In other
words they're dangerous to fight against and if you end up battling the remaining fusion in a future round I suggest you
take as full a precaution as you can. This is a serious battle. "
" Hm. " Kuririn nodded, determindly.
" ... " ▫
" ... " ▫
" AND WE NEED THAT MONEY! " Juuhachigou pumped her fist in the air.
" Wah- " Kuririn fell over.
" Did you see me Toussan? " Vejitto happily said as he zipped over to Goku and Vegeta.
" You did GREAT, Ji-chan! " Goku gave him a thumbs-up.
" Yup, shame you gotta fight Kakay in the round. " Vegeta smirked, " I luv ya son, but Kakarrotto's gonna cream ya
in Round 2. "
Vejitto sweatdropped, " You should not be so over-confident, Mommy... :Your first round hasn't even come up yet: "
" Hey, with Turles and Onna around I need all the confidence I can get. " Vegeta pouted, " And with Brolli around
I need all the protection I can get as well. " he patted Goku on the shoulder, " Isn't that right, my Number 1 peasant? "
" I luv u Veggie! " Goku chirped.
Vegeta's cheeks went red. He fake-coughed, " Ah, h--hai. Of course you do. "
" I'm still kinda disappointed that Goggie couldn't get to see me beat Juuhachigou using de-licious candy and
chocolate-based treats. " Vejitto poked the still-unconsious Gogeta.
" Give him another hour or so. " Vegeta sighed.
" I wish you hadn't knocked him unconsious, Toussan. " Vejitto looked over at Goku, who laughed embarassingly.
" Well to be honest that was the first time I've tried that technique. And its not even one of my own; it's Veggie's,
so.. " he trailed off.
" What scares me is the fact that you've learned how to perform that without me even teaching you. " Vegeta mumbled,
uneasy.
" Aw, Veggie I am not going to randomly walk up to you one day and knock you unconsious for the sake of knocking you
unconsious. " Goku laughed, " That would be silly. "
" Uh-huh...right. " Vegeta nodded, convincing himself.
" -ATTENTION SPARKING CONTESTANTS! MATCH 3 WILL BEGIN ON ISLAND 7 IN 20 MINUTES! KURIRIN CHESTNUT VS PICCOLO DAIMAO
JR IN 20 MINUTES!- "
Piccolo, in the middle of meditating, opened his eyes. He cooly got up, " Where is Island 7? "
" I think its a lil west of here; there's so many little islands by the main Budoukai Island...I've never really been
to any of the others besides the main one so this is new for me too. " Goku explained.
" Well, I'm going to find out where this island is. " the tall namekian strode off. The three saiyajin watched him
go.
" He's plotting something... " Vegeta rubbed his chin.
" How would you even know that? " Goku sweatdropped, looking over at the little ouji.
" Because I plot evil on a regular basis--well up until Turles popped up but I'll take care of him soon enough and
regain my semetastical status--anyway, that was surely the expression of a person who has begun to initiate a well-thought
out scheme. Or at least has finished the basic plannings, I'm sure of it. "
Goku gave him a hug, " Aww, whatever you say Veggie! " he gushed.
" Hahaha, YEAH! Whatever I say! " Vegeta laughed proudly between the glowing redness on his face.
Kuririn sweatdropped at the duo as he walked by, " ... "
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" You know, as strange as it seems, this ring looks familiar to me. " Kuririn said as he, the announcer, and Piccolo
walked ontop of ring 7, which was covered in abnormally huge pieces of grass along with 2 or 3 gigantic trees. The three of
them pushed pass the enourmous blades of grass as they headed to the center of the ring.
" How could this possibly be familiar? " Piccolo raised an eyebrow.
" I don't know, it just seems-- " Kuririn paused, suddenly coming face-to-face with a huge red-topped mushroom.
" ▫Beep▫Beep▫Beep▫ ▫Beep▫beepbeepbeepbeep▫ ▫Beep▫BEEP▫beep▫BEEP▫Beep▫ ▫Beep▫beep▫beep▫Beep▫ "
" Jump Jump! " Goten called out as he and the chibis sat in the audiance with Bulma, Mirai, and the other
nonparticipants.
" I'm trying. " Marron said, her eyes glued to the screen.
" Can I play after you finish? " Trunks asked, staring at the slightly younger chibi's gameboy sp.
" You have a ps2 at home why would you need her gameboy? " Bura sweatdropped.
" OH! " Kuririn said suddenly.
" Yes? " the announcer glanced back at him.
" NOW I know what this place reminds me of! A videogame of Marron's. This was the level she had trouble getting
through because everything was enlarged out of proportion and it was hard to jump over objects. " he nodded thoughtfully,
then paused, " I never was very good at videogames. "
" Here we are. " the announcer said as they finally reached the middle of the ring. Luckily the tall blades of
grass were in patches and it was possible to see the audiance parts of the outer ringside, " WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! " he
exclaimed into his microphone as he turned to face the audiance, " AND WELCOME TO MATCH 3 OF THE FIRST ROUND!
KURIRIN CHESTNUT VS PICCOLO DAIMAO! "
The audiance cheered.
" You know, " he covered his mike for a second, " You guys are givin' me some serious deja vu, well, except for the
fact that Kuririn has hair now. "
" And this time I'm gonna win! " Kuririn said determindly.
" Hn. " Piccolo cooly replied, smirking.
" Don't you look smug. " the former monk muttered.
" Alright, READY? " the announcer said as he headed out of the ring.
Kuririn formed a defensive position while Piccolo continued to stand there.
" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM!▫ "
" GO! "
" HAAAAAA! " Kuririn rushed towards Piccolo, who suddenly enlarged to 10 times his normal size, " NNNWAAH! " Kuririn
screeched to a halt, stopping just before Piccolo's toes.
" Heh, its like Super Mario Bros; only with Piccolo and the monk instead. " Vegeta chuckled, amused as he and the
others watched from the doorway to the building.
" Huh? " Gogeta opened his eyes, feeling dizzy.
" Hey look! Goggie's up! " Vejitto said happily, bouncing over to the dance fusion and giving him a quick hug,
" Welcome back from the land of the unconsiousness, Goggie! "
" I brought you a postcard! " Gogeta chirped, handing one to him.
Vejitto flipped the postcard, featuring an KO'd Gogeta on the front, to read the back, " "Dear Jitto, Zzzzzzzzzz..
..zzz.z.zzzzz...zzzz.. signed, Goggie." Why thank you Goggie, how nice of you! "
" Errr..come on! How fair is THIS! " Kuririn sweatdropped at Piccolo.
" I'm being perfectly fair. This isn't against any of the Sparking regulations. " Piccolo replied.
" Well this looks like a short match. " Chi-Chi sweatdropped from the doorway as she and the others watched Kuririn
desperately try to attack Piccolo's foot, but to no avail, " At least he's trying. "
" HA HA HA HA HA! " Kuririn threw another flurry of punches at the super-sized namekian, then sighed, " There's no
way..I'm not strong enough to pick him up like Goku can... " he suddenly paused and looked over at the mushroom, " Hey, if
this is just like the videogame, then.. " Kuririn grabbed a chunk off the top of the red mushroom, grimaced, and ate it.
" ▫BEEEEEP▫BEEP▫BEEEEP▫BEEP▫! "
Kuririn instantly grew in size so that he was now at proportion to Piccolo, " ALRIGHT! " he grinned, then gave a
thumbs-up sign, " How about that, Juuhachigou! "
The android sweatdropped.
" Now THAT is a growth spurt! " Goku laughed.
" ... " Vegeta looked over at the mushroom, then at his size, then over at Brolli, Turles, and Chi-Chi, " Kakarrotto
I'll be right back-- "
" --HEY THERE! " Chi-Chi grabbed him by the collar, " I know what you're planning to do and no I'm not letting you go
out there. "
" HAH! " Vegeta pulled his collar away, " Just TRY and stop me, Onna! I'd advise you that it would be wiser for you
to run away to avoid being squished beneath my soon to be oozaru-sized feet along with the rest of my body. "
" Veggie? "
" Uh! " the ouji looked up to see Goku standing there with a pout on his face, " Y--yes what can I do for you
Kakarrotto? "
" Veggie you can't go out and interupt a match while its going on; it's against regulations and then Kuririn and
Piccolo will both have to start the match over. " Goku explained.
Vegeta sulked, " Fine..I'll get some of that super-mushroom later. "
" HAA! " Kuririn threw a fist at Piccolo, who grabbed said fist, picked Kuririn up by it, and began to swing the
super-sized monk over his head, " WHOAWHOAWHOA-- "
Piccolo heaved Kuririn off over the stadium walls and into the ocean. A huge tidal wave exploded as soon as Kuririn
hit. The namekian held his hand out and performed a kiah powerful enough to neutralize the effect and send the water
lumbering back the way it came. Kuririn stumbled to his feet, soaked.
" CONTESTANT KURIRIN IS OUT OF BOUNDS! PICCOLO DAIMAO WINS! " the announcer announced, walking back up to the
platform.
Piccolo shrunk himself back to regular size and the crowd burst into cheers. He smirked proudly and headed offstage.
" Um, excuse me? " Kuririn poked his head up over the side of the ring, " How long until this wears off? "
" Oh, about 20 minutes or so. " Bulma shouted up to him from the crowd.
Kuririn nearly fell over, " W--YOU made those! "
" Yup. "
" WOW! Trunks Goten Bura look! My daddy's GIANT! " Marron laughed, pointing up to Kuririn.
" AND NOW FOR THE FINAL MATCH OF THE FIRST ROUND! SON GOHAN VS SON VIDEL ON ISLAND 5 IN 30 MINUTES! SEE YOU THERE! "
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" Well, this is kinda awkward. " Gohan sweatdropped as he and Videl stood in the middle of the 5th ring, along wtih
the announcer.
" At least the ring seems semi-normal. " Videl motioned to the ring, which looked like nothing more than simply a
field you would find in a local park.
" Hm. " the announcer looked up. Clouds were starting to gather above the stadium. He turned his mic upside-down and
pressed a button on the side, causing an umbrella to launch from the other end and open over his head, " WELCOME EVERYBODY
TO MATCH NUMBER FOUR! BEFORE YOU STANDS TWO FAIRLY FAMOUS PEOPLE; ORANGE CITY TOWN HEROINE AND HERCULE'S DAUGHTER, VIDEL!
ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND AND SUPER HERO "SAIYAMAN", GOHAN! "
The crowd cheered and Gohan and Videl waved.
" Do, we get to go in if it starts to rain? " Gohan asked.
" Hm? Oh no, only if it really starts to pour; I mean thunder, lightning, 40mph winds.. " he replied, rattling off
the circumstances, " But you guys should be able to finish the match before any serious thunderstorms erupt. " the announcer
smiled, then turned back to the audiance, " THIS COUPLE IS ALSO THE PARENTS TO A 4 MONTH OLD PANERA, WHO'S CURRENTLY BEING
BABYSAT BY HER GRANPA HERCULE. LET'S GIVE 'UM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE! "
The crowd cheered again and the announcer started out of the ring, " Alright you two, when you're ready. "
" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫! "
" READY? "
Gohan and Videl got into defensive positions.
" You know, " Videl smirked, " I never did get to fight you in the 26th Budoukai. "
" Well, here's your chance. " Gohan sweatdropped, slightly nervous.
" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫-- "
" --GO! "
8:05 PM 7/18/2005
END OF PART 3!
Vegeta: (gawk) You're going to stop the chapter THERE?
Chuquita: Yes, this chapter's getting too long. If I finish it after their battle we'll probably be over 70kb.
Goku: (pokes chapter) We are at 66kb right now.
Chuquita: Exactly! (grins) Besides we still have the replies to do and I want to get this chapter uploaded today cuz I go to
the eye-doctor's tommorow afternoon and I fear having to go there!
Vegeta: (sweatdrop) ...
To Seto Kaiba's My Babe: Sorry '.';; Maybe next time she'll win. Hope you like the adult division so far.
To Hakura0: True, she could create that sort of thing. They'll be bigger blasts in future battles but don't worry, the
audiance'll be safe.
To Omnimalevolent: It's both, but more of the second one; Turles is "evil" and thus likes to scare Veggie. You'll enjoy the
next Round then. :) The volcano is in the next chapter.
To Afrodite: So glad you liked it!
To The Big Boss: Ah, summer is good. :) The latest I've slept til is 12pm or so. That they do. Veggie was just confused when
he woke up. Movie 8 is fun! Brolli and Blue have the same VA? (is surprised) I knew Brolli and Ed from FMA had the same VA,
I haven't seen the Blue eps of db in a while though.
To tea: Glad you liked it. Well, I let Trunks win this time since Goten won the chibi division of the 27th Budoukai last
summer. True, there is :) Hope you like the tournament so far.
To majinbulgeta: Yup! They are closer. Glad you liked it!
To unholylssj: Heh, he was shocked about that. Lol. Luckily for Veggie Turles can only hold ssj1 right now.
To Alastair: Both Gogeta and Vejitto got to battle in this chapter. Raditsu and Turles's matches are in Part 4. Turles is
confusing. What happens to Turles once the other saiyajin are wished back will be revealed soon.
To Raditzgirl: Don't worry, nothing's going on between them. Wow, you're the first one to suggest Raditsu and Chi-Chi
together. Glad you liked it!
To JustSomeGuy: The rules will change for the adult division after each round. You'll find out soon. Yes, there's some
spanish in the saiyago in my fics because I took 4 years of spanish (1 in middle school and 3 in high school) and its the
only foreign language I'm really familiar with. (I know a little bit of french too).
To SacredGoggles: Hee I so wanted to let Goten win, but I let Trunks since Goten won their last battle; so I let Goten be
the hero instead! She could definately build something like that. Turles is confusing. Both fusions fought in this chapter,
just not against each other.
Vegeta: (grins) I like that cheer of yours. (holds up a sign reading PLATONIC) (grins)
To GokuGirl: Aw, its oh-kay. Glad you enjoyed both chapters. You thinks so? I suppose a little of both. I think?
Vegeta: It is nothing more than a dellusion. There is no upcoming yaoiness! (nods determindly) ...right?
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Veggie you should know by now.
To Kat-YaOi MaNiAc: So glad you liked it! Tournaments are fun. Brolli's over Veggie now.
To SacredGoggles: If Goku were to slowly ease out of them it would definately be easier for him to figure out what he
wants. That topic will be coming up soon. There's so many more battles to go; I think this fic may have 5 chapters.
To SupersaiyankingTommy: Glad you like it. Bojack? You mean Brolli? (is confused). Aw, this isn't a parody of Movie 9. It's
a regular fic. If it were a parody you'd see a lot more stuff from the actual movie in it so far. :)
To mkh2: Jitto and Goggie thinking about the insect instead XD Veggie's babytalk was fun.
Goku: YAY!
To Albino Black Sheep: Hai, poor Raditsu. The volcano's in the next chapter. Hope you like the fic so far.
Chuquita: YES! Part 3 is finished! (to audiance) See you sometime next week with Part 4!
Vegeta: Oh I hope I win...