Sparking! Chapter 4: The Adult Division Part 2, a dragon ball z fanfic

3:12 PM 7/20/2005
By-Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from DuBZ ep 254
Veggie: You TRICKED me! You allowed me to think I could BEAT you!
Goku: I'm sorry...but hey I can only stay in ssj3 for a while.

/dl

Chuey's Corner:
Vegeta: Yeah..sneaky peasant.
Goku: Hee-
Chuquita: Welcome to Part 4 everyone!
Vegeta: (smirks) I finally get to battle.
Chuquita: (to audiance) I noticed there's been some confusion and I wanna clear something up. This is not a parody of Movie 9. If it was a parody I would've let you guys know way ahead of time. Also, yes I have watched Movie 9 and have a copy of it on dvd. Sparking's a tournament I thought up on my own; the title of the tournament is inspired off the title of a dbz ps2 videogame coming out this October which is going to be dubbed as Budoukai Tenkaichi. Thanks :)
Goku: I enjoy Budoukais! (wags his tail)
Vegeta: (rubs his hands together) Tonight's episode is going to be the one where I begin my acts of evil.
Chuquita: Also, which fic comes next depends on when this one finishes.
Vegeta: I hope to finish this fic as the champion.
Chuquita: I'm going to be at the beach from August 14th to the 19th; and while I will be bringing my laptop, my Super 17 eps won't be coming with me. So after I finish this fic, if I think I'll have time to write that fic and finish it before the vacation week, that one comes next. If not, the one where the saiyajins are wished back comes next.
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) There's an interesting way to decide things.
Chuquita: (nervous laugh) Yah, well...I have the Super 17 parody planned out for a while now, so I have a lot more details for that one so far than I do the other one...
Goku: (happily) Veggie gets to help me battle Freeza and Cell!
Vegeta: (sits up proudly) That I will..
Goku: But not yet!
Vegeta: ...
Chuquita: And now for Part 4!

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 4 Chapter Titles: Gohan VS Videl l Brolli VS Somebody l Chi-Chi VS Turles l Don't talk about such things! l Raditsu VS Random Guy 2 l Veggie VS Random Guy 3 l Yamcha VS Tenshinhan l End of Day 2 l Snacktime l Piccolos' conversation l Sleep Tight l " Yet to me this all seems so wrong. " l Goku VS Vejitto l Piccolo VS Gohan l Brolli VS Somebody 2 l Turles VS Raditsu l

" ERRR.. "

" ERRR.. " Gohan and Videl stood in the middle of the ring as the rain continued to pour down, their hands locked

onto each others' as they attempted to push one another back in the opposite direction. They'd been battling for about five

minutes now and the storm had exploded with intensity since the start of the fight. Strong winds had begun to pick up and

most of the audiance were now wearing raincoats, ponchos, or holding umbrellas.

" YAH! " Videl kicked her foot up and Gohan dodged, spinning horizontal and sending a kick to her side. Videl

somersaulted to catch herself only to slip on the wet grass. Gohan waited as she stood up, now slightly muddy, " You know,

I always expected a match between us to take place somewhere sunny. "

" Yeah..well, the rain's not too bad. "

" True, we could have a much more difficult playing field than this one. "

" ▫CRASH▫! " a bolt of lightning struck the far end of the ring.

" This is getting interesting. " Vegeta said, intergued as he and the others stood in the doorway.

" I'm glad there's an overhang here. " Kuririn, back to normal size, pointed out.

" I just hope Gohan-kun and Videl are alright out there. " Chi-Chi said, worried, " It's not safe to fight during a

thunderstorm; at least not outside. "

" HAHH! " Videl sent a punch at Gohan, who blocked it. She jumped back and sent a kick to Gohan's gut. He slipped

and fell onto his back just inches away from the edge of the ring. Videl grabbed his arms and leaned them closer towards the

out of bounds. Gohan struggled to keep his arms lifted upwards, then promptly swung his legs up and knocked Videl over his

head and onto the ground behind him.

" OUT OF BOUNDS! SON GOHAN WINS! " the announcer tried to shout above the rain into his microphone.

" Ohh. " Videl thunked her head back onto the grass, " Well at least it wasn't too embarassing a defeat. " she

sweatdropped, getting up.

" That's the end of the first half of the first round, everyone! " the announcer waved his arm in the air, " One hour

break before we begin the second half! Once again enjoy your stay here at Budoukai Island! "

The crowds quickly retreated out of the rain now that the match was over. A soggy Gohan and Videl made their way

back into the building.

" Hey! I got towels for the two of you! " Chi-Chi said, happily presenting a towel to each of them, " You both did

a good job. "

" I suppose I would've needed an amazingly sneaky tactic to defeat Gohan anyway, what with his kai powerup. " Videl

sighed, then smiled, " But it doesn't matter, it's all just in fun. "

" Just as long as neither Brolli, Onna, nor Turles wins! " Vegeta piped up.

Chi-Chi sweatdropped, " Charming, isn't he. "

" You know, Vegeta-san, " Turles started.

Vegeta instantly assumed a defensive position, " What is it you? " he narrowed his eyes.

" No need to get so upset. " the evil type-3 saiyajin brushed it off, " Anyway, I was going to say that since I'll

be fighting Chi-Chi a round from now that you'll only have to worry about 2 of those 3 anyway. "

" ... " Vegeta paused, then looked at a picture of the map in his head, " Huh. I guess you're right. "

" But that's the ONLY thing you're right about! " he shook his finger at Turles.

" You amuse me, Vegeta-san. "

" Hn. " Brolli sat off to the side, restraining himself from getting up and snapping at Turles for frustrating and

confusing Vegeta.

:It's oh-kay. It's none of your business anymore. Just calm down: Kyohaku patted him on the arm.

" H--hai. " Brolli nodded, " Vejita is not my concern any longer. My only goals now are to defeat Kakarrotto and get

off of this planet. "

" It looks like I'll be fighting Gohan in the next round. " Piccolo said to Nail and Kami.

" Well good. You shouldn't be able to defeat Gohan with how powerful he's become. We'll simply battle and then go

home and forget about the prizes. " Kami said wisely.

" Heh, you really think I'll lose that easy, eh? " Piccolo chuckled, amused, " Kami, I was the one who taught him.

I'm Gohan's teacher. I know his strengths and weaknesses better than most of the people he's faught. "

" "Pikkoro-san daisuke!", right? " Nail pointed out.

" Uh-huh. " the tall namekian smirked, " Gohan shouldn't be TOO difficult, though I admit he'll be a challange. It's

Goku and Vejitto who pose the biggest threat; at least where we currently stand. "

" ... " Goku sat there, confused as he fiddled with one of his wristbands.

" So, Kakarrotto. "

Goku looked up to see Vegeta standing there proudly.

" Wish me luck on my upcoming match, eh? "

" ▫GLOMP▫! "

" OOF! " the ouji yelped, his face flushing, " Ah..y--you know-- "

" I wish you lots of luck, Veggie. " the larger saiyajin smiled, " Oh Veggie...I have so many things to think on.. "

he groaned, confused.

" We--well, I'm sure whatever they are that you'll come to a conclusion you're happy with. " the ouji assured him.

" ... " ▫

" Th..these are platonic things, you're thinking on, right? "

" Will you sleep with me again tonight Veggie? "

Vegeta's whole face went bright red for a second. He shook it off, " Of course I will. " he said, concerned,

:I'm not sleeping alone; especially not with Brolli around:

" Um, hey, Goku-san! " Chi-Chi popped up.

" Yes Onna? " Vegeta spoke instead, smirking at her while rubbing his hand through the back of Goku's hair on

purpose. The larger saiyajin started to purr from the rubbing.

" Hn. " she twitched at him for a moment, then turned back to Goku, " You know, its alright that you're hugging the

Ouji, but do you think you could move your left hand up a little higher? "

" Hmmm-? " Goku said, still dazed from the continued rubbing.

" What about his left hand? " Vegeta looked over his shoulder, " AHH-HAH! " he freaked out and grabbed Goku's left

hand off, " MY RUMP! MY ROYAL RUMP!"

" Heh-heh. " Chi-Chi chuckled.

" K--Kakarrotto didn't mean that! His hand just slipped! He was falling into a trance from the rubbing! He couldn't

see where it was going! It wasn't even touching the surface! More like hovering there! " Vegeta sputtered incessantly in a

panic.

" KAKARROTTO! " a voice boomed above them. Brolli stood there, shaking in anger while his tail desperately tried to

snap him out of it, " HOW DARE YOU! PERFORMING ACTS OF PEVERSION LIKE THAT ON-- "

" ▫SLAP▫! " his tail slapped him across the face.

" ... " Brolli glanced over at Kyohaku, who had a lame expression on her face.

" ... " Goku, Chi-Chi, and Vegeta all looked up at him, confused.

" I'm, I'm going back to my seat now. " the densetsu turned and walked away, " He'll pay for that once I battle him

though. I'll make sure he gets an extra splurge of pain for that one. " he muttered.

" What just happened? " Goku said, now utterly baffled.

" Perhaps I should get YOU a pair of gloves.. " Vegeta thought outloud.

" VEGGIE gloves e-specially for me? " Goku gushed, " That'd be NICE of you, Veggie! "

" Mmm-hmm. " the ouji nodded, " But not today since all of my extra gloves are back at Capsule Corp. INSTEAD, how

about I treat you to some of the delicious pastries in the food court! "

" HOORAY! " Goku cheered as they wandered off towards the indoor resturants.

" Hn.. " Chi-Chi folded her arms, then glanced over at where Turles seemed to be sitting there, perhaps meditating,

:What IS he doing..? " she cocked an eyebrow, " Well, he's only a ssj1, at least that gives me some percentage of being

able to beat him. "

" Who? " Gohan walked up to her, still slightly damp and muddy.

" Turles. I'm fighting him two rounds from now. "

" Ooh..well, goodluck. " the demi-saiyajin said, feeling worried. He paused, " Wait, who's in the next round? "

" Brolli versus some random guy. But don't worry with the way the second half's set up, if I have to fight him it

won't be for a good 2 or 3 rounds after Turles. "

" That poor random guy... "

" I know. "

" ... " ▫

" Well, I better get some food on my stomach and warm up a bit before the match. Brolli's is going to be undoubtedly

quick which means I won't have as much time to practice as I'd like. " Chi-Chi nodded, then looked around, " Hey where'd

Videl go? "

" To meet up with her dad, and to check on Panera. I'm gonna get dried off some more and then head that way too. "

Gohan picked a glob of mud out of his hair and sweatdropped at it.

/dl

" READY? " the announcer exclaimed as Brolli and his opponent stood on the ring, which this time was shaped like a

large, single snow-topped mountain.

" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "

" GO! "

" HAAAAAAAAA! " Brolli's opponent rushed at him only to have Brolli boredly grab the man by the head and start

walking down the mountain.

" HEY! LET GO ▫PUNCH▫PUNCH▫KICK▫! COME ON MAN THAT'S NOT RIGHT! " he tried to pull his head out of the densetsu's

grasp only to have Brolli promptly drop his opponent out of the ring and onto the grass below.

" ...well, that was fast. " the announcer murmured to himself, " Fast and anticlimatic. " he pulled out his mike,

" BROLLI DENKITEKI WINS! "

Brolli sighed, then waved to the audiance and turned to the announcer, " How many more battles before I get to

fight Kakarrotto? "

" ...who? "

" "Son Goku". "

" Oh! Well, he's not in your half of the finals. The only way you would get to battle him is if you both make it

all the way to the final round of the finals. " the announcer explained.

Brolli slumped a bit, " Figures. "

/dl

" Wow...that's uh...that's certainly a unique arena. " Chi-Chi gawked as she stood before the arena on the 8th

island, " Is that LAVA? "

" Well I'm glad I'm not wearing any pants with my armor. " Turles observed, " You could easily get set on fire out

there. "

" Why would they even PICK what looks like an active volcano for one of their rings! "

" I suppose its dangerous and exciting. " Turles shrugged.

" You mean dangerous for us and exciting for them. " she flatly remarked.

" Precisely! "

Vegeta poked his head up over the large Budoukai board, " Say, do you think whichever one of them loses will be

sacrficed to the volcano out there? " he said, wagging his tail.

The announcer sweatdropped as he walked past Vegeta, " Nobody's getting sacrificed and the volcano is perfectly

under control. "

" ...oh. " the ouji slumped.

" Go Chi-chan! You can do it! " Goku cheered her on. Chi-Chi happily waved back at him.

" So, " Vegeta turned to Raditsu, " Which of these two evils should we be rooting for? "

" I have to fight whichever one of them wins this match. " Raditsu stated.

" ... " ▫

" And, if they beat ME, YOU'LL have to fight whichever of them wins the match against me. "

Vegeta's eyes widened.

Raditsu nodded.

" GO ONNA! " he pumped his fist in the air.

" WAAAH! " Chi-Chi fell over.

" YEAH! BEAT TURLES SO I DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT HIM! " Raditsu called out.

" Stupid Ouji. " Chi-Chi twitched, getting up, " He only wants me to win because he thinks he can beat me in battle.

WELL I'LL SHOW HIM! " she said loudly.

" That's it Onna! Build up that anger and take it out on that evil peasant! " Vegeta shouted back.

" He makes such an excellent cheerleader, doesn't he? " Turles chuckled, amused.

" He's two pom-pom's short of a squad if you ask me. " Chi-Chi muttered.

" No use bothering with Vegeta-san at the moment. Let's just get started! " the evil type-3 saiyajin stood in the

middle of the arena.

" Right. " Chi-Chi got into a defensive position:I'm not sure what to expect from him. The last time we fought

him was the first time he showed up; and he had all those minions keeping us busy..Goku-sa and the Ouji were the ones who

primarily battled this guy: " You know, as much as I'd enjoy you freaking the Ouji out in battle before such a huge

audiance, it doesn't mean I'm not going to try my hardest to win. "

" I'm well aware of that. " he smirked back, then glanced over at the other fighters by the doorway, " See you in

the next round, lackey! "

Raditsu visibly twitched, " BEAT HIM CHI-CHI! KNOCK HIM OUT KNOCK HIM OUT OF THE RING I DON'T CARE JUST KICK HIS

BUTT! " he semi-panicked.

" You only want me to beat him because you think YOU can beat ME! " Chi-Chi exclaimed.

" ... " Raditsu was quiet.

" It's not very wise of you to make such accusations, Onna. " Vegeta said, mock-deep-in-thought, " Perhaps we've

simply gained faith in your ability to defeat others in battle. "

" ▫FWOOSH▫ " Turles burst into ssj1.

Chi-Chi glanced over at him, then turned back to Vegeta with a lame expression on her face.

" Although if in the unlikely event that you DO lose to Turles, I'm sure Raditsu here is capable of defeating him

so that I don't have to do battle against our resident evil type-3 saiyajin peasant. "

" I for one am HAPPY that Veggie and Chi-chan are getting a-long! " Goku popped up, cheerful.

" See Onna? Even Kakay's excited. " the ouji snickered leaning over to rub the larger saiyajin's shoulders and

causing a medium-size purr to rip while Goku wagged his tail, " Just look how thrilled he is. "

Chi-Chi twitched, annoyed at the scene to her right. She turned back towards the ring and tilted her head slightly

to Vegeta's direction and said casually while smiling, " 11 inches. "

" ▫POW▫! " Vegeta's back hit the ground unconsious as a spray of blood exploded from one of his nostrils while he

fell, " Waaaaaaah-- "

" Veggie? VEGGIE what happened! " Goku gasped, looking down at the ouji.

" He--he fell as if he'd been hit! " Raditsu gawked, then sweatdropped at the nose-bleed, " I'm gonna go get some

tissues to clean him up.

" I'll fan Veggie and keep him cool while you do! " Goku called after him, whipping out a mini-motorized fan and

turning it on infront of the ouji's head.

" Heh-heh-heh. " Turles chuckled, powering back down to normal as the announcer approached them.

" Hey. " he waved to the two fighters, then turned to the audiance, " WELCOME TO SIXTH BATTLE OF THE FIRST ROUND!

SON CHI-CHI GYU-MAO VERSUS TURLES, ah.. " he looked down at a small index card in his hand, " NO LAST NAME GIVEN! "

" READY? "

Chi-Chi narrowed her eyes, still suspicious that Turles hadn't assumed any pose at all.

" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫! "

" GO! "

" HAAAAAAAA! " Chi-Chi ran at him, Turles standing there.

" ▫ZZEEO!▫ "

" ▫SMACK▫! " Chi-Chi slammed her hands together, catching Turles's palm sideways; his fingers--each with a small ki

ball at the tip--mere inches from her face, " Ah..ah...ERRR! " she swung a roundhouse kick at him while still holding the

palm in place. Turles leaned his fingers in together and caused a small explosion infront of her. Chi-Chi let go and

started to cough, wafting the smoke away.

" YAAAAAAAAAAAW! " a scream that sounded eerily like Goku's roared from behind her and the ground erupted. Chi-Chi

whipped around to see Turles had blown away a good chunk of the solid ground directly behind Chi-Chi; leaving a flow of

lava that rushed under the surface.

" You're pretty impressive, but I should let you know that dealing with volcanic eruptions isn't something alien to

me. My home was near-destroyed twice by one. The heat doesn't bother me. "

The large saiyajin only smirked, then burst into ssj, " KYAAAAAAAAAAAH! "

Chi-Chi flew at him, setting off a huge barrage of punches all of which were easily blocked by Turles. She swung

another punch, this one higher, only to have him tilt his head to the left, dodging it. She flipped up and kneed him in the

chin. Turles grabbed her leg while the hit was passing him and chucked Chi-Chi downward towards the ring.

" WAAAHHHHH! " Chi-Chi caught herself a foot or so above the volacano's peak, " ▫WHEW▫! " she let out a huge sigh

of relief:He's strong, but he's got a long way to go before he reaches Goku-san's level. It's like...it's like I'm

fighting Goku-san, but there's a bunch of Ouji-fighting-tactics thrown into his style.: Chi-Chi looked up to see Turles was

no longer where he'd been when he'd thrown her:Like THAT one: she hovered past the volcano's peak and slid down the side

of the volcano:I'm going to have to be sneaky here or else he'll beat me: Chi-Chi took one of her shoes off and placed

it so that it peeked out slightly from behind the volcano. She held onto the remaining shoe and made her way back around

the volcano only to see nearly everything surrounding it had been blown away into a single lava pool. Chi-Chi paled and

backed up:Forget it, I'm going to need that other shoe. " she put the one she had brought with her on, then rushed back

around only to screech to a halt.

" Hmmhmmhm..hmhmhmmmhmmhmmm... " Turles hummed happily as he tossed the shoe up into he air and caught it ontop of

one of his fingers, spinning it around like a basketball, " Looking for this? "

" AARRGGH! " Chi-Chi lundged at him, knocking Turles over and sending her shoe flying toe-first into the lava where

it quickly sank, " NO! MY SHOE! "

Turles sat up and sweatdropped, " I WAS going to hand it over to you, ya know. "

" Hn. " she glowered back at him.

" Fine. " Turles shrugged and strode out into the lava, his boots completely unfazed by the scolding hot substance

surrounding them. He picked up what was left of the shoe, " OI! KAKARROTTO! " he tossed it to him.

Goku caught the half a shoe, " Haha! "

Chi-Chi sighed and threw her other shoe to Goku as well, who caught this one with his tail, his other hand busy

fanning the still-unconsious Vegeta.

Turles struck his arms out and his ki aura started to glow brightly around him, " NNNNAAAAAAGH! "

" ▫POP▫ ▫POP▫ ▫POP▫ ▫POP▫! " several germs flew off him and expanded into four Turles-sized germs.

" HAAA! "

" HAAA! " they all flew at Chi-Chi at once. She started jumping from small chunk of rock to small chunk of rock,

blocking their punches as kicks. A bright ball of orange light appeared overhead.

" Akkei-ken! " he let loose the blast, which sent Chi-Chi sprialing off into the air and landing directly beside the

doorway where the other fighters stood. Turles's germs resized back to normal and hopped back onto him as he landed on the

side of the volcano.

" Fist of the Evil Scheme? " Raditsu sweatdropped at the attack name.

" Chi-chan! " Goku rushed over to her.

" OUT OF BOUNDS AND KO'D! TURLES WINS! " the announcer motioned to Turles, who waved to the audiance just as the

volcano exploded behind him and the announcer.

They both turned around.

" AAAH! RUN! EVERYONE RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! HURRY! " the announcer shouted in panic, rushing out of the ring. Turles

ran off as well while the audiance quickly dispersed.

Goku picked up the unconsious Chi-Chi and Vegeta and made a mad dash for the exit.

/dl

" Well, that is the end of Budoukai Island 5. " Vejitto said as he and the others watched from the shore of Budoukai

Island 6 while lava covered the previous island; everyone successfully evacuated.

" Waaaah-- " Vegeta sat, now consious but still very dizzy, on Goku's lap while continuing to be fanned.

" There there Veggie. " the larger saiyajin said warmly, rubbing him.

" I can't believe I lost. " Chi-Chi groaned.

" I can't believe you lost. " Raditsu groaned.

" She LOST! " Vegeta bolted to attention, " How could you lose! "

" He's sneaky alright? " she sighed, " That and its really hard for me visually to battle someone who looks so much

like Goku-san and be serious about it! "

" He does have the kaka-factor going for him in terms of appearance... " Vegeta nodded, " But his hair's a different

tint and he has tan! "

" Still... "

" Certainly was an interesting battle. " Turles acknowledged.

" I never really thought of using my germs in a fight like that. " Goku said, surprised.

" Germs are very useful, Kakarrotto. They save the energy you lose when performing the split-form technique, however

they're only slightly more reliable than say, kamikaze ghosts. It's both a win and lose situation; depends on how much you

plan to rely on them in the fight. "

" Ahhh...I am learning new things EVERYday! " the other type-3 saiyajin chirped.

" Just as long as those things aren't of a non-platonic nature! " Vegeta piped in.

" ... " Goku sweatdropped, " Veggie why would I want to learn non-platonic things? "

Turles whipped something out from behind him, " Allow me to show you why using this simple chart. "

" AAH! " Vegeta freaked out and instantly blasted a large hole through the chart before Goku could see what was on

it, " Don't show him that! It'll give him subconsious ideas that he'll dream about and might possibly enjoy in said dreams

and would then want to try out in real life and I'm not letting you corrupt Kakarrotto's pure and innocent mind! "

" You're quite naive yourself, Vegeta-san. " Turles chuckled, amused. Goku started looking around in random

directions, " It's rather foolish to assume Kakarrotto doesn't have sexual thoughts and desires just because you're afraid

you'd have a starring role in his fantasys. "

" KAKARROTTO DOES NOT HAVE SEXUAL FANTASYS! " Vegeta snapped at him, his face going red.

Goku tilted his head slightly and blinked.

" You don't KNOW that. " Chi-Chi sweatdropped.

The larger saiyajin reached over and hugged the ouji tightly, " :) "

" See? A hug. One of the more platonic forms of expression platonic physical affection for someone you care deeply

for...platonically. "

" Hahaha! " Goku laughed content, " Veggie's so extra-warm from the sun! Like a heated pillow! "

" Heh, "pillow". " Turles smirked.

Vegeta folded his arms, " You read to much into things. "

" You read too much around them. "

" ... " ▫

" MATCH 7 IS ABOUT TO BEGIN IN 20 MINUTES! WILL ALL CONTESTANTS PLEASE REPORT TO THE ARENA ON ISLAND 6! "

" Well, that's me. " Raditsu stretched his arms, " Me and one of the other random fighters. "

" You'll do fine. " Vegeta smiled, " I have great confidence in you and your ability to go ssj2. "

" Wow, thanks Vegeta. "

" However I have greater confidence in my ability to go ssj3! See you round 2! "

" ... " Raditsu sweatdropped.

/dl

" ▫POW▫! " Random guy 2 slammed into the concrete wall that stood just before the audiance seats began, " OOFH! " he

groaned as he slid down and hit the floor.

Raditsu sweatdropped, " I think I hit him a little too hard. "

" RADITSU KOI WINS! TWO MORE MATCHES TO GO FOLKS AND THEN WE'RE OFF TO THE SEMI-FINALS! " the announcer said into

his microphone and the crowd exploded with excitement.

/dl

" Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh. " Vegeta snickered as he stood opposite random guy 3. The ouji and had an evil grin on his

face and random guy 3.

" READY? "

" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "

" GO! "

" ▫FWOOSH▫! " the ouji burst into ssj3 and rushed at his opponent who let out a scream of shock and horror. Vegeta

launched a single punch that sent the man flying off into the air wailing.

" OUT OF BOUNDS! VEGETA OUJISAMA WINS! "

" HAH! " Vegeta pointed in defiance at Turles and Brolli.

" Darnit Ouji that was completely uncalled for. " Chi-Chi sweatdropped, now in the audiance alongside the chibis,

Bulma, Mirai, Kuririn, Juuhachigou, and Videl--who now had baby Pan with her, " And why does the demi-Ouji get to stay back

there with the rest of them! He LOST already! "

Juuhachigou shook her head in dismay and annoyance at Vegeta.

" Man, why couldn't I have been put up against some random person. I had to get PICCOLO right off the bat! " Kuririn

exclaimed.

" Heh-heh-heh. " a voice chuckled from a few seats away.

Kuririn glanced over and squinted his eyes at the figure, then turned back to the Bulma and whispered, " Say Bulma,

tell me if I'm wrong, but is that another namekian over there on the end of the row? "

" Well, he is wearing a hood so its kind of hard to tell, but... " Bulma looked over at him, " I think so. "

" ▫FWIP▫PA▫FWIP▫PA▫FWIP▫PA▫ " a helicopter carrying Vegeta's now unconsious ex-opponent flew down just outside the

arena to drop him off.

Vegeta proudly strode out of the ring, puffing his chest out in an attempt to appear even more semeish.

" You know Vegeta-san, you can pretend to appear as semeish as you want, but how you appear in public doesn't

necessarily secure any positions in the bedroom. " Turles said wisely.

" Quiet you. " Vegeta said bluntly, then turned to Goku and the fusions, " So, Kakarrotto, " he puffed his chest out

even more, " What did you think of my brilliant victory out there? "

" It's not very nice to throw people thousands of feet into the air who do not even have power levels 3 digits long,

Veggie, they could get ser-iously injured. " Goku frowned, worried.

Vegeta slumped forward and fwooshed back into normal form.

The larger saiyajin smiled and gave him a hug, " But I'm sure you didn't mean to do that on purpose; you were just

excited about being able to fight in the arena, right Veggie? "

" Right! " Vegeta said quickly.

" Right. " Goku hugged tighter, then whispered anxiously to him, " If you try really hard in the next two rounds,

and if I try really hard in the next two rounds, we'll get to battle one another in the finals! "

The little ouji tried to keep from grinning with glee.

" You do your best, right Veggie? "

Vegeta nodded.

" And I'll do my best. So we should save our ssj3 forms only if we really really need it. "

" Hai! "

" I will do my best too! " Vejitto pumped his fist in the air.

" And I will cheer Jitto on since Kaasan beat me already! " Gogeta pumped the opposite fist in the air.

Turles snickered at them from across the room, " Such a happy family scene. "

" Hn. " Brolli sat nearby with his eyes closed in meditation.

" I didn't know HE meditates. " Yamcha blinked, surprised.

Brolli opened one eye, " I don't. "

" GAH! " Yamcha bounced back, " Man, I'm glad I'm not fighting HIM in the next match. " he grinned.

" ... " Tenshinhan sweatdropped.

" N--not that YOU aren't a challange. "

" Uh-huh." Tenshinhan said lamely.

" MATCH 9..nine, I think, yes. MATCH NINE WILL BEGIN IN 25 MINUTES ON ISLAND 2! " the announcer's voice said over the

PA system.

" This should be fun. " Yamcha smirked, " I haven't battled in a tournament in a long while. "

" Neither of us have. " Tenshinhan said, in actual meditation.

Goku walked up to them, " I would like to wish both of you goodluck in your match! "

" Aw, thanks Goku. " Yamcha grinned.

Vegeta poked out from behind Goku, " And whichever of you lucky two win, gets to fight ME in Round 2. " he smirked

wickedly.

Yamcha turned a pale green, " Joy... "

/dl

" LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE FINALLY OFF TO THE FINAL MATCH OF THE FIRST ROUND! " the announcer motioned to them.

The audiance cheered.

" This match will decide the groups for the semi-finals, who will decide the groups for the demi-finals, who will

decide the groups for THE FINAL MATCH OF THE SPARKING TOURNAMENT! "

The cheers grew louder. Yamcha and Tenshinhan left the building and headed out towards the ring, who's outer edges

were shaped using sidewalk. In the middle of the ring was a large, pool-like area.

" Water, huh. " Yamcha commented, " At least its not a volcano. " he walked onto one end of the sidewalk. Tenshinhan

headed for the opposite side.

" READY? "

" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫! "

" GO! "

" HAAAAAA! "

" HAAAAAA! " Yamcha and Tenshinhan flew up in the air at each other. Yamcha swung at Tenshinhan, who dodged and made

his hands into a single fist which he slammed Yamcha downward with. Yamcha caught himself before he could hit the water and

outstretched one of his arms, creating a kiai that sent not only a blast of wind but a huge wave as well towards Tenshinhan.

Tenshinhan quickly assumed a meditation pose, his eyes closed. He opened his third eye and froze path of the water in mid-air

The water fell back to the pool, going through Yamcha as it did so. Tenshinhan opened all three eyes in confusion, then

gritted his teeth and turned around only to have Yamcha send a hard kick to his back, catapaulting them both downward.

" Err.. " Tenshinhan growled, then sprouted an extra pair of arms from his back and grabbed Yamcha's legs from

behind just as they entered the water, throwing him down deeper into the pool.

Yamcha disguarded his weighted wristbands and swam back up towards Tenshinhan, but not close enough so that he

could be seen. He lifted his arms into the air and began to spin them around until he created a semi-powerful whirlpool.

Yamcha blasted towards Tenshinhan and hit him with the whirlpool, causing the other fighter to slam back-first into the wall

of the pool. Tenshinhan grabbed it with both arms and successfully threw the whirlpool upward, causing a small explosion of

water. He started to swim at Yamcha but found it hard to swim using four arms. He started to suck the extra pair back into

his back. Yamcha let loose a kamehameha as Tenshinhan was doing so. He barely dodged it as he continued to suck the arms

back in only to have the blast turn around and hit him from above. Tenshinhan gasped from shock as it threw him down to the

bottom of the pool.

" ... " Yamcha hovered there in the water for a few seconds, then noticed Tenshinhan hadn't moved. He swam downwards

and picked his opponent up, swimming back to the surface. He let out a big gasp for air as soon as he breeched the water and

dropped Tenshinhan onto the concrete while he himself climbed out of the pool.

" GASP! " Tenshinhan suddenly gasped, then coughed up a large amount of water before passing out.

Yamcha stared at him for a second, then poked Tenshinhan in the side, " Did I..win? "

" Well he's unconsious, so I'd say yes. You did. " the announcer popped up from beside the two fighters.

" YES! " Yamcha pumped his fists in the air, " I DID IT! I FINALLY MADE IT PAST THE FIRST ROUND OF THE FINALS! I've

never done that before! I've tried it three times in a row but Roshi, Tenshinhan, and Kami all beat me; BUT NOT THIS TIME! "

he grinned in victory, then faultered slightly, realizing he'd be fighting Vegeta in the next round, " Ah, but HEY! That's

next round! Right now I'm going to relish my victory! "

Tenshinhan coughed some more. An additional splat of water fell out of his mouth as his breathing returned to normal.

/dl

" It's oh-kay Tenshinhan, you tried your best. " Launch said, trying to cheer him up as the group headed back to

the hotel.

" Gasping while underwater was what cost me the battle. My mouth and lungs filled with water while Yamcha was still

holding his breath. " he lamented.

" Hey, don't feel too bad. I mean, you've made it all the way to the demi-finals of the Budoukais twice and WON one

of them. " Yamcha pointed out.

" True. "

" Besides this is a completely different competition, Tenshinhan. " Chaoutzu chimed in, " You wouldn't have known

about the water ahead of time. "

" I wish you lots of luck in the next round, Yamcha-san! " Puar said happily, floating alongside him.

" Thanks. " Yamcha smiled, " I'm gonna need it. I'm up against VEGETA. "

" Ehhh...LOTS OF LOTS OF GOODLUCK, YAMCHA-SAN! " Puar said determindly and nervous at the same time.

" So, there's a day between the first and second rounds; the second and third rounds take place on the same day,

and then another day and finally the final match. " Chi-Chi flipped through the pages of the Sparking Guide.

" I brought my plane so I can give everyone a ride home. "

" You mean those of us who lost a ride home. " Kuririn sulked.

" Hey! If Onna's going home that means I get to stay alone with Kakay all night, huh? " Vegeta said teasingly.

Chi-Chi froze, " Well, fine then. Just don't call me when you wake up naked and disoriented at 7am. " she smirked.

" Do I have to go home? " Gogeta pouted.

" Well, technically your free hotel stay is only for as long as you're still in the tournament. " Bulma sweatdropped.

" Don't worry Goggie! You can stow-a-way in my room! " Vejitto said happily.

" YAY! " Gogeta cheered.

" ... " an even larger sweatdrop appeared on Bulma's head.

" So let's see, all the chibis, Kuririn, Juuhachigou, and Tenshinhan are going home. " Turles rattled off, " That

leaves Kakarrotto, the fusions, Piccolo, Gohan, Brolli, Vegeta-san, my lackey, Yamcha, and I. "

" Wow, I'm the ONLY human who made it past the first round. " Yamcha murmured, " COOL! "

" Unexpected is more like it. " Juuhachigou sighed.

" Goodluck battling Vegeta is all I can say. " Kuririn whispered to him.

" Ah hahahaha. " Yamcha laughed nervously, " Yeah; I don't think I really have a chance there; but maybe if I think

up a strategy I might be able to at least last in the ring with him longer than the first punch. "

" Heh-heh. " Vegeta snickered, proud of himself.

" I'll see you tommorow, Goku-sa. " Chi-Chi said, hugging the large saiyajin before turning to head to where the

plane was.

" Yes, goodbye Onna! FAREWELL! " Vegeta waved overdramatically, grabbing Goku with one arm and hugging the peasant

against his side.

" ... " Chi-Chi stared at him lamely, a sweatdrop on the side of her head. She turned to Gohan, Yamcha, and Raditsu,

" Watch him for me, will ya? "

" S-sure Kaasan. " Gohan sweatdropped back at her.

She turned around once again and jogged after the others, conversing with them once she caught up.

Vegeta smiled contently, then paused when he heard Goku purring and quickly realized he was still hugging onto the

larger saiyajin's arm. The ouji quickly let go and folded his arms instead, his cheeks flushed red, " Well, 3 or so more

rounds left to go, hai Kakarrotto? "

" Yup! And if we both work really hard we get to fight each other in the final match! " Goku chimed in.

Brolli cracked his knuckles behind them.

Goku instantly burst into ssj and the fur stood up on his tail. He glanced over his shoulder growling at the

densetsu.

" AAUGH! WILL YOU CUT THAT OUT! " Vegeta snapped at Brolli, " You're going to screw up Kakarrotto's reflexes if you

keep trying to upset him like that! "

" You should both be on your guard. " Brolli said, walking past them, " There's no need for YOU to worry too much,

Vejita. If I do have to fight you, which I sincerely hope I do not, I'll simply pick you up and drop you out of the ring like

I did with my previous opponent. " he shrugged it off and continued back towards the hotel.

" Grrrrr.. " Goku growled louder and grabbed the little ouji tightly.

" EEP! " Vegeta's whole face went red.

" Um, hey, Goku? You oh-kay man? " Yamcha walked infront of him, uncertain.

" I dislike the Big Meanie, Yamcha. I dislike him for kidnapping Veggie and hurting us all when we tried to save

Veggie from him. " he powered back down, " He even mind-controlled Veggie for a while did you know that? "

Yamcha looked over at Vegeta for a moment, then back at Goku, " No..not, " he looked back at Vegeta, " I mean, you

were possessed at one point but Bulma said even with that you weren't controlled... "

" It was more like a temporary brain-washing. " the ouji mumbled, " I don't want to talk about it.

" It was an evil headband of ukeness. " Gogeta loomed in a scary manner, " WoooOOooo- "

" Are you sure you're still allowed to stay overnight considering you lost. " Piccolo raised an eyebrow.

" ... " Gogeta was silent.

" And who is that who's been following you a-round, Piccolo? " Vejitto pointed to the hooded figure who was

identical to Piccolo in height.

" ... " Piccolo was silent.

" NOW I'm curious. " Vegeta strode up to the hooded figure, " So, who have we here? Kami? Nail? Perhaps Dende has

reached namekian adulthood and is shy of his sudden growth spurt. "

The figure snapped his fingers and a huge fish suddenly appeared a foot above Vegeta, dropping down and smushing

the ouji against the sidewalk.

" Oww. " Vegeta said flatly as the figure and Piccolo continued to walk by.

" Veggie are you oh-kay? " Goku and the fusions rushed over to him.

Vejitto and Gogeta picked the fish up off him.

" DINNER! " Gogeta cheered, patting the fish.

The ouji struggled to his feet, " Sometimes I wonder... " he dusted himself off, " Hm, that isn't that bad-looking

of a fish. " Vegeta observed the snack, " It shall make a meal for the four of us! "

" But, Veggie where are you going to find the utencils to cook the big fish? " Goku asked.

The ouji grinned broadly, " Oh don't you worry about THAT... "

/dl

" And now we EAT! " Vegeta whipped the top off the dish to expose an amazingly well-crafted fish dinner.

" HOORAY! " Goku cheered and the fusions applauded the little ouji.

The four saiyajins instantly dug into the fish.

" Mommy this is delicious! " Vejitto wagged his tail, " But how did you get the hotel's resturant's cooks to let

you use their tools and ovens? "

" ... " the ouji sat there innocently, then smirked, " Oh, I have my ways. "

/dl

" ▫Knock▫knock▫ Hello? " Gohan knocked on the door to the resturant's kitchen, having stood before the front desk

waiting for someone to come out for almost an hour, " Hello--WHAT IN THE? " he opened the door only to have several

tied-up cooks tumble out; two waiters and another cook were tied up and laying in random spots on the kitchen floor.

Gohan sweatdropped, " And yet the sad thing is I know who probably did this... "

/dl

" Yup! I'm such a polite, friendly saiyajin! " the ouji grinned.

" Veggie's my favorite! " Goku said through a mouthful of fish.

" ▫DING-DONG▫. "

" Quick Goggie! Hide! " Vejitto exclaimed. Gogeta zipped under the table, then poked his arm out and grabbed a chunk

of fish before dragging it back underneath.

" Baka doorbell, interupting my favorite peasant about to launch an ego-boosting lump of praise upon me. " Vegeta

grumbled, opening the door, " Yes. "

" ... " Raditsu stood there, looking annoyed.

" Ah, Raditsu. I see..you're looking...ah, slightly irked for some reason or another? "

" HI! " Turles bounced out from behind Raditsu.

" AHH! " Vegeta shrieked, grabbed Raditsu by the arm, yanked him into the room and then shut the door, triple-locking

it, grabbing a nearby sofa, and pressing said sofa up against the door. Vegeta flopped onto the sofa's seatcushion and wiped

the sweat from his forehead, " ▫WHEW!▫ "

" Niichan hello! " Goku waved to Raditsu, " Come join us in enjoying Veggie's de-licious feast of FISH! "

" I can't believe you forgot about me like that. " Raditsu sweatdropped at Vegeta.

" Ooh...I did, didn't I? " Vegeta paused, thinking back, " Ah well, my mistake. Brolli threw me completely off there

and--hey how come you didn't come to help rescue me from the giant fish? " he pouted.

" You're a ssj3. I'm a ssj2. Technically you should've been able to easily lift the fish off of you by yourself. "

" Harsh. "

" What's harsh is you hiding out with Kakarrotto and your sons and leaving me to fend for myself against Turles. I

don't think he knew where you four went off to either so he started following ME around! " Raditsu exclaimed.

Vegeta gave him a thumbs-up, " Don't worry Raditsu! He's only a ssj1! You can take him! "

" ... " ▫

" We're talking about the battle tommorow, right? "

" RIGHT! " the ouji said proudly, " If you want, for added confidence I can loan you a cape. " he whipped out a

spare royal red cape.

Raditsu took it from him and put it on. The cape ended just above his navel, " ... "

Vegeta nodded confidently.

" Heeheeheehee. " Goku tried to stiffle his giggles.

" It looks like a washcloth on you, Uncle Ditsu. " Vejitto laughed.

Raditsu handed the cape back to Vegeta, who put it on himself. The cape fit the little ouji perfectly.

" I envy your semetastical figure. " Vegeta said plainly.

" Um, thanks? "

The ouji strode back to his seat and Raditsu sat down where Gogeta had been seated.

" Is it oh-kay for me to come back out now? "

" Huh! " Raditsu lifted the side of the tablecloth to reveal the dance fusion sitting there in the middle of the

floor beneath the table, " Gogeta what are you doing down there? "

" Hiding from anybody who could poss-ibly notice that I should not still be sleeping over at the hotel since I lost

my match and throw me out. " he replied.

" Oh. "

" It's safe Goggie, no need to fear! " Goku poked his own head under and Gogeta got out. He grabbed another seat

and pulled it up to the table. The five saiyajin went back to eating.

/dl

" Perhaps I should disguise myself somehow.. " Piccolo Sr contemplated while Piccolo Jr meditated a foot above the

floor, " That short man almost discovered my identity. "

" I wouldn't worry about Vegeta. Very few of us take him seriously anymore. " Jr replied.

" He's crazy you're saying? "

" Paranoid, ukephobic, egotistical..he's got more than his share of mental and emotional problems. "

" Well at least it wasn't Son Goku who caught onto me then. " Sr took his hood down, " Our plans surely would've

been blown then. "

" Indeed. In the eyes of the other Z senshi, Goku's the polar opposite; they'd believe him in an instant about you

escaping back onto Earth. " the younger namekian pointed out.

" I'm lucky then. "

" Very. "

" ...I've been toying with the idea of possessing one of the audiance members so I could come back to the tournament

safely tommorow, but now that I know this, I see no need for it. " he smirked, " It's only an inconvenience to possess one

of them anyway; as their family or friends would undoubtedly come looking for whomever I chose. "

" ... " Jr closed his eyes again and began to glow a green aura around him as he levitated further into the air.

" Any qualms about battling your pupil? "

" Not really. I'm curious as to how much Gohan's been training since Buu. I have a feeling he's let himself go again;

but even so his power is well above my current capabilities. " Piccolo Jr explained, " He's a softy at heart, and I'm well

aware of all of his weaknesses in battle due to the fact that I've helped him try to hone his abilities past that. He will

be a challange though, no mistake about that. "

" I suggest you continue to meditate for no longer than 2 additional hours then. It's difficult to get a good night's

rest with your mind cluttered. " Sr advised, climbing onto the bed on the left side of the room, leaving Piccolo Jr the one

on the right.

Jr opened one eye, then closed it again, " Of course. "

/dl

" ... " Goku lay there on his stomach staring at the headboard of the bed. He'd been shifting around under the

sheets for at least 3 hours now, unable to get comfortable, " Veggie? "

" ... " ▫

" Veggie I know you are still awake, its not even 11 yet. "

The ouji sleepily glanced over his shoulder, " Kakarrotto what are you doing up, you need sleep or else you'll be

off-guard and you don't want Vejitto to beat you tommorow do you? "

" I'm worried about you fighting the Big Meanie. "

" Hm? "

" He is sure to easily beat everyone else he encounters until the final round of his block. And if you beat Yamcha

and Turles or Niichan then that'll be YOU he'll be fighting and I don't know how I'll be able to just stand there watching

you fight the Big Meanie and not be able to do anything to help you. " he clutched his pillow and edged closer to the ouji

from behind, " I would never be able to for-give myself is something terrible happened to my Veggie tommorow. "

Vegeta smiled tiredly, " No need for you to worry about that Kakarrotto. I'm great and powerful, remember? "

Goku grabbed one of the ouji's arms and held it up, then pressed his own arm against it for comparision. The smaller

saiyajin stared at it for a moment, then burst into ssj2, causing his muscles to instantly swell up to the same size as

Goku's.

The larger saiyajin let go and hugged Vegeta tightly from behind. The tired ouji fell back into normal from and

let out a yelp, " He does not care a-bout you anymore Veggie, I'm afraid that when he battles you, h--he'll kill you just to

make me mad! "

Vegeta froze at the prospect.

" The Big Meanie does not luv you anymore, and that means you do not have the insurance that he will let you off

easy. He's mad that you're my Veggie. What if he tries to kill you so neither of us has a Veggie. "

The urge to squirm out of Goku's hug completely stopped and Vegeta just lay for for a while, quiet.

" But, " the ouji finally spoke up, " it's against the rules to kill your opponent. He'd be disqualified and I know

he wouldn't go through the trouble of entering this tournament unless he wanted to beat you in a battle before all of your

family, friends, and fans. "

" ...I dunno. " Goku said, plopping his head onto the ouji's shoulder, " I just worry about Veggie, that's all.. "

" I can't blame you after that kidnapping incident. " Vegeta shook his head in agreement, " I don't want anything

bad happening to you either. "

The larger saiyajin smiled, " Yeah, if something bad happened to me then I would never get the chance to tell you

everything I want to say. " he lifted his head to ontop of the ouji's.

Vegeta looked up at him, " What do you want to say? "

" Zzzzz...Zzzzzzz.. "

" Hn. " a vein bulged on the ouji's forehead, " Fine. Be that way. " he closed his eyes and began to drift off to

sleep.

/dl

" Wow. " was all Raditsu could seem to say on the topic as he, Vejitto, and Gogeta stood before the bed Goku and

Vegeta were laying fast asleep in.

" Mommy looks so happy! " Vejitto chirped.

" Yet to me this all seems so wrong. " Gogeta blinked, " Now if you were to switch their positions AROUND... "

" I'm sure its not how it looks. " Raditsu said, " I mean, its probably one of those coinciences that they're in

a seemingly...ah, awkward position. "

" OR perhaps something happened last night that we weren't fully aware of. "

" AHH! " Raditsu nearly jumped. Turles had popped up from behind the trio.

The evil type-3 saiyajin frowned, " Sadly I doubt it; I'm sure there would've been if not loud noises and purrs then

quite a few jumps in Kakarrotto and Vegeta-san's ki's. "

" Good. I'm glad we're in agreement then. " Raditsu nodded, frazzled by the other saiyajin's sudden appearance.

" It's gonna be fun battling YOU today! " Turles grinned.

" Please don't remind me. "

" So! " Turles turned his attention back to all three of them, " How shall we wake the slumbering koibitos? "

" They're not koibitos they're platonic..um...friends. " Raditsu tried to think of the word.

" Buddies? " Gogeta chimed in.

" Do they even use "buddies" anymore? " Vejitto asked.

" No, I haven't heard that one in a while. " Raditsu pointed out, then narrowed his eyes, " Actually they stopped

using it around the time TURLES first showed up. "

" Aren't I lucky? " he grinned wickedly.

" But if they're not buddies, and if they're not koibitos which we KNOW they are not, then...what are they? "

" They're are Toussan and Mommy and that's all we need to know! " Vejitto smiled.

" YEAH! " Gogeta happily agreed.

" Well, better wake Kakarrotto up first and see if he can pull himself off without waking Vegeta. It'll be safer

for all of us that way. " Raditsu headed over to the bed and started to tap Goku on the shoulder, " Kakarrotto? Hey,

Kakarrotto? "

" Hm. " Goku shifted and just clutched Vegeta closer.

" ...that's, nice. " Raditsu sweatdropped, " Kakarrotto. Ototochan, wake up. "

" Huh? " Goku opened his eyes, then realized where he was, " Wow, long Veggiehug. " he wagged his tail, " Oh! Hi

niichan! Goodmorning! " he chirped over at Raditsu.

" Goodmorning. " the largest saiyajin in the group replied, " Say, do you think you could get out of there without

waking Vegeta up? "

Goku moved a bit, " I think I'm stuck. "

" Stuck! "

Turles bit his tongue, trying his hardest to avoid making a remark.

" Yeah, Veggie's got my arms and I think my right leg's fallen asleep. I normally sleep all over the bed to avoid

my limbs falling asleep too... " he trailed off.

Raditsu sighed, " Well, try pulling at least one of your hands free. "

" I can't do that, it'll wake Veggie up and it is three whole hours be-fore he normally gets up. " Goku whispered to

him.

" What were you going to do when you got up by yourself then? Lay there for two hours until Vegeta woke up? "

" Yes. "

" ... " ▫

" You know I really start to wonder about the legitimacy of Turles's claims when ya do stuff like this, Kakarrotto. "

Raditsu scratched the back of his head.

" Come to the Evil Side, Lackey! It's FUN! "

" I'll pretend I didn't hear that. " Raditsu said flatly.

Goku paused, " I, I could try to wake Veggie up, but its really hard and even if I do waking Veggie up too early

makes him cranky and easily a-roused. "

" ...I really, really wonder sometimes. " Raditsu trailed off, confused.

" Veggie. " Goku turned to lightly poke the little ouji, " Veggie wanna wakeup? I know its early but that's oh-kay

cuz if you are too sleepy to do certain things like getting breakfast ready and changing into your training outfit I can do

it for you cuz you're my favorite! "

Vegeta mumbled something, disconnected, then pulled the covers up over his head.

" ... " Goku sweatdropped. He glanced over his shoulder at the others, " I think it would be better if we were to

just let Veggie sleep his normal number of hours instead. I don't really wanna leave him alone in his bed with the Big Meanie

hanging around the same hotel anyways. " he turned back to the little ouji, concerned.

" Alright. " Raditsu shrugged, " The fusions and I are gonna go have breakfast, there's this Pancake and Waffle Hut

across the street. We'll be there. "

" Thank you niichan! " Goku piped up, " We'll see you in a few hours. "

" Take your time, the next round doesn't start til 1pm; after LUNCH. "

" WOW! We get to have TWO full meals on our stomachs for each of the next two rounds? How lucky! "

" ... " ▫

Goku, Raditsu, and the fusions looked over at Turles.

" Where are you going to-- "

" --I'll be around. " Turles smirked, heading for the door.

" Kakarrotto, I'll be honest with you, he sorta scares me. " Raditsu said bluntly once Turles had left.

" I don't think he's scary, niichan. " Goku said innocently, " And--well, Veggie does, but not me. "

Raditsu sighed, rubbing his temples, " Uh-huh. "

/dl

" WOW! " Goku said in awe as he and Vejitto stood ontop of the ring, which was levitating 10 feet in the air.

" You know, you would think this being the second round we'd have a fancier ring. " Vejitto blinked, confused.

" Oh, its fancier alright. " the announcer smiled, walking up to them and taking out a remote. He pressed a large

red button on it and the ring began to spin-flip as if it were a tire, " Once your match starts the ring will begin to flip.

Each flip will occur at a faster revolution until either one of you has defeated the other OR one of you has been flung off

the ring. "

" COOL! " both saiyajin gushed excitedly at once.

Vegeta looked over his shoulder and rubbed part of his back. For some reason his entire back half had been tingly

ever since he woke up; and it was uncomfortable and disarming. "

" Look! It's Goku-san's match! " Chi-Chi, who was using a pair of binoculars, exclaimed.

" Really? " Bulma, who was wearing Raditsu's old scouter that she had recently fixed, closed her non-scouter-covered

eye and pressed a button to zoom in on the action, " That's an interesting ring.. "

" Goku-sa can beat that demi-Ouji though. I know he can! " Chi-Chi said confidently.

" It doesn't matter to me, as long as Toussan wins the finals! " Bura chimed in.

" GO TOUSSAN! " Goten cheered.

Goku and Vejitto stepped up onto the ring, which was now stationary once again. The announcer made a running leap

for the ring and just managed to grab hold of the edge. He tried to climb up and Goku helped him to his feet.

" Thanks Goku. " he gave him a thumbs up, then turned on his mic, " WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY! HOW'D YOU ENJOY THE

FIRST ROUND OF THE SPARKING TOURNAMENT? "

The crowd erupted into cheers.

" WELL THEN YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET! PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR ROUND TWO! " he made his way off the platform as

it began to spin, " READY? "

" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "

Goku and Vejitto both assumed their positions, unaffected by the swaying ring.

" GO! "

" HAAAA! " Goku and Vejitto ran towards each other, the promptly dodged and ran over the side of the ring and

underneath it while it continued to spin. They burst into ssj and ran faster until the ring itself appeared as a huge blur.

The two saiyajin exchanged punches while they paced backwards and around the ring.

" HAH! " Vejitto grabbed Goku's fists and the two of them began to struggle as they stood on the flipping ring.

" Errr.. "

They burst into ssj2 and Goku flung the fusion over his head and onto the other side of the ring. Vejitto screeched

to a halt as he balanced on the thin side using one foot. Just as the ring reached its halfway flip he lept off and directly

down at Goku, knocking them both off the platform.

" WAAH! " Goku grabbed ahold of part of the platform as they fell, then pulled himself back up onto it again.

Vejitto hung tightly onto the opposite side of the platform. The two slowly made their way to peek around each

other's side. Goku peeked around to see Vejitto not there. He blinked only to have a ki blast hit him from behind.

" ARGH! " he whipped around and sent a kick to Vejitto's side, knocking him off. Vejitto quickly shot a ki blast

around his foot, gluing his boot against the plaform.

" Hee- "

Goku grabbed the side of the plaform, then burst into ssj3. Vejitto watched him cautiously, then let out a gasp as

Goku slammed a force down on the ring, causing them to come crashing down with the ring on its side. Vejitto's body smacked

against the dirt below. Goku sat on the thin side of the tipped ring, grinning.

" Owww, Toussan-- "

" --OUT OF BOUNDS! SON GOKU WINS! "

" HUH! " Vejitto blinked in shock. He looked over to see he was indeed on the ground and sulked, " Ohhh. Well at

least I tried my best. Congradulations Toussan! " he chirped, shaking Goku's hand.

" Thank you Jitto! "

" ... " ▫

" Wanna help me unglue my boot from the ring? "

" Sure! "

/dl

" It is a shame I didn't bring a backup pair of boots. " Vejitto sweatdropped as he held his boot, a chunk of the

ring still attached to it, in the air.

" Think of it this way Jitto, now you not only have a boot, but you have a souvenir! " Gogeta pointed out.

" Yeah! " the portara fusion wagged his tail.

" NEXT UP! PICCOLO DAIMAO JR VS SON GOHAN! " the announcer exclaimed. The two fusions turned their attention back

to the ring from the doorway. Piccolo and Gohan approached the ring, or at least where the ring should be.

" ...uh... " Gohan looked around, confused.

" YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING! " Piccolo exclaimed.

The demi-saiyajin instantly turned to see Piccolo gawking at the ring, which consisted of only four ring-blocks.

" Ah hahaha, well its a good thing we can fly then, huh? " Gohan laughed nervously.

" Yeah... " Piccolo dryly replied, still slightly displeased with the ring. He turned to the announcer, " Who's

idea was this? "

The announcer shrugged, " I dunno. I'm the referee not the ring designer. "

" Glad I didn't get THAT ring. " Raditsu muttered, peering over the large Budoukai symbol in the doorway.

" VERY glad you didn't get THAT ring. " Vegeta added, suddenly sitting on the other side of said symbol, " You

would've choked. "

" I would NOT have choked! " the older saiyajin exclaimed, " I just wouldn't want it because I'm so big. YOU wouldn't

want a super-small ring because you're not comfortable sharing your personal space with people because you confuse it with

intimate space and...ah nevermind I'm not even gonna get into it. " he sighed, brushing it off.

" A wise choice. " Vegeta smirked, turning back to the match.

" O--oh-kay. " the announcer tried to balance one foot on the small space given, " You guys ready? "

" Um..as ready as we can be? " Gohan scratched the back of his head.

" Great. " he got down, " READY? "

" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "

" GO! "

" ▫FWOOSH▫ "

Piccolo and Gohan blasted up into the air, exchanging punches and kicks. Gohan threw another punch and Piccolo caught

it with his right hand, then swung his left back and stretched his left arm to 5 times its own length. He threw the punch

back at Gohan hitting him square in the chest. Gohan coughed grabbed Piccolo's other hand with his own. He kneed his former

sensei in the side only to find he was now losing his grip on Piccolo's hand.

" SUPERSIZE! " Piccolo shouted and suddenly his entire body enlarged to gigantic proportions as he hovered over Gohan

and hte tiny arena.

" Err..SPLIT-FORM! " 5 Gohans split off of him and the 6 of them began their own seperate attacks against the giant

Piccolo. Two attacking his legs, two attacking his arms, one attacking his chest and Gohan himself appeared directly before

Piccolo's head, grinning.

" KA...MEH...HA...MEH... "

" ▫GA-ZAP▫! " Piccolo blasted him with an eye-beam.

" NAHH-! " Gohan exclaimed, his body now slightly smoking and dizzy.

" ▫POING▫ "

" YEOW! " Piccolo grabbed at his head, two of the Gohans were yanking on his antenae. He knocked them off, " Piopppe

mottilapa neeszite! " he said, then suddenly disappeared before Gohan's eyes.

" Huh? " the demi-saiyajin blinked, confused. He and the other Gohans began looking around as he floated near the

ring itself. A huge green hand popped up above the ring and slammed Gohan into the floor beside it. The other Gohans looked

on in horror.

" OUT OF BOUNDS! "

Another of the Gohans hovered over to the ring to see Piccolo had shrunk his size down to be in proportion to the

tiny 4-tiled ring with the exception of his hand which he'd semi-super-sized just before knocking the other Gohan out, " Y--

You can SHRINK too! "

Piccolo re-enlarged to his normal size, " It's best to be prepared for all situations, Gohan. "

" Y-yes Piccolo-san. " the demi-saiyajin replied, stupified.

" Ohhhhh..poor Gohan-chan. " Chi-Chi sulked in the audiance, setting down a Go Gohan flag that she'd been waving

moments earlier, " Oh well. " she whipped out a Goku one and started to wave that instead, " YOU CAN DO IT GOKU-SAN! WIN THIS

THING! "

Bulma sweatdropped.

/dl

" Alright you! I can tell you right now that I'm not going down as easy as your last opponent! " the girl facing

against Brolli announced, pointing at him.

The densetsu just shrugged casually.

" READY? "

" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫ "

" GO! "

Brolli took a deep breath.

" HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! " she ran at him, dashing from side to side as she did so.

" ▫FWOOO▫! " Brolli blew back a mini-tornado at her, knocking the girl off the ring and into the stands where she

convienently landed in an empty seat.

" OOF! " she yelped as she hit, then sighed, " Ohhh...CURSE YOU! "

" OUT OF BOUNDS! " the anouncer shouted.

" How many more til Kaka--Goku? " Brolli asked, tired of waiting.

" Um, 2 if he wins the next round. "

Brolli smirked, " Good. "

/dl

" A pit huh? " Raditsu poked the large, ring-sized net that hung over an equally-sized pit.

Turles cracked his knuckles, " This is gonna be fun! "

" GAH! SHUDDUP! " the larger saiyajin exclaimed, frazzled.

" PLEASE win Raditsu! PLEASE PLEASE WIN! " Vegeta cried out from the building's doorway in a panic.

" Aww, Vegeta-san's afraid to battle against me? How amusing. " Turles snickered as they both stood on the net.

" Come on Vegeta you're 2 levels above him in physical power! " Raditsu sweatdropped.

" AND YOU'RE 1 LEVEL ABOVE HIM IN PHYSICAL POWER! WE'RE BOTH STRONGER THAN HIM SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEFEAT HIM! "

" Yes but by that logic Gohan should've defeated Piccolo in the previous round, hai? " Turles pointed out.

" ... " Vegeta was quiet, his eyes nervous with fright at the prospect of battling Turles if Raditsu was unable to

beat him in the ring.

" Uke. " Turles sweatdropped at the little ouji.

" I'M NOT AN UKE! " Vegeta snapped loudly. Random passersby stopped to look at him for a moment, then sweatdropped.

Vegeta's face went red from embarassment.

" Ah, well then! " the announcer clasped his hands together, " Let's start the battle, huh? "

Raditsu assumed a fighting position, as did Turles:He actually got into position this time.: Raditsu thought

in concentration:He didn't do that against Chi-Chi, he must think I'm an actual threat since I'm stronger than him: he

smirked, " This could be kinda interesting. "

" I think so. " Turles responded.

" READY? "

" ▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫BUM▫! "

" GO! "

" ... " ▫

Turles and Raditsu continued to stand there.

" You've learned from watching my previous fight not to fly into battle against me from the start. Very good. "

Turles smirked.

" So...you want to go first or should I? "

" Doesn't really matter to me. "

Vegeta continued to watch them, uneasy, " They're just talking. " he turned to Piccolo, " What are they talking

about? "

" Who should attack first. " Piccolo said quickly, busy watching the ring.

" Hn... " the ouji turned his attention back to the ring as well, shifting around uneasy. He glanced over at Goku

and grabbed the larger saiyajin's hand from behind the Budoukai sign so no one could see what the ouji was doing. Goku

smiled down at the smaller saiyajin.

" HAAAAA! "

" HAAAAA! " Turles and Raditsu burst into ssj1 and flew at each other. Raditsu prepared a kick, then swung around and

hit Turles just as he appeared behind him.

Turles slammed a fist into Raditsu's back and the larger saiyajin grabbed him from behind and swung him over his head

and downwards towards the net. Turles broke a hole through said net and plummeted into the hole. Raditsu hovered there,

keeping a defensive position.

Almost five minutes passed.

Raditsu flew down into the hole and let out a gasp. The bottom of the hole was darted with large, randomly placed

and randomly sized spikes, " Well...isn't that nice. " he grimaced, uneasy. The large saiyajin felt slightly queasy, worried

he might've killed the other saiyajin on one of these spikes, " Oh geez, he creeps me out but I didn't wanna KILL him! "

" HAAH! "

" ▫BOOF▫! " Raditsu's chest slammed into the thick, dull side of one of the tall spikes. He looked upward about 10

feet to where the point of the spike was, " Ehhh. "

" I was beginning to wonder what happened to you. " Turles said from behind him, holding Raditsu's arms against the

larger saiyajin's back.

" I could say the same. "

" ... " ▫

" KYEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! " Raditsu went ssj2 and blasted Turles off of him with a kiai. He whipped

around to face the other saiyajin only to find him gone:It's like...it's like fighting Vegeta..only different.: " A LOT

different. " he admitted.

" YAAAAAAH! "

" HAH! "

Turles froze above Raditsu, his face inches away from a large ki blast Raditsu held in his hands pointed upward in

a genki-dama-esque motion.

" You are...you're almost as strong as I am. "

Turles smirked.

" I give you about 3 or 4 more months before you can even hit ssj2 though. Most of its due to that fruit of yours I

bet. "

" You flatter me but I was quite powerful even before I ate the fruit. You should give my type-3 saiyajin power SOME

of the credit. "

" HAAAA! " Raditsu teleported away and beside Turles, then shot the blast at his arm.

" AARGH! " Turles grabbed his arm and struck his tail out. The fur stood on end and little blips of ki appeared on

the tip of each hair. The tail fur poofed out and sent hundreds of needle-like ki blasts at Raditsu.

" AUUUGH! " the larger saiyajin began swatting at them and scratching as if he'd gotten stung.

Turles dashed off, hopping from spike to spike until he reached the net and blasted back off into the sky.

Raditsu growled and flew after him, " I hate to do this, but, " he reached out and grabbed Turles's tail.

" YAAARGH! " Turles winced, dropping down into normal form, " Y-you wanna play THAT, huh? " he shot back and grabbed

Raditsu's tail in reply.

" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! " Raditsu howled and dropped back to ssj1. The two continued their tail version of

tug a war as they felt their energy draining, " Heh..only a matter of time now. " the larger saiyajin smirked. Both of them

were starting to look tired and Raditsu's ssj colors were starting to fade in and out.

" Yes. It is. " Turles smirked back, then whipped out his leg and smacked Raditsu against the head with the last of

his power. The two of them went flying in opposite directions, hurtling out of the ring.

" They'll both be out of bounds! A double ring-out! " Chi-Chi gasped.

" ▫THUNK▫ "

Raditsu and Turles hit the outer edges of the ring simaltaniously, both seemingly KO'd.

The announcer walked up to Raditsu first, examining where he had fallen. He raised his hand, " IN BOUNDS! "

" I knew it! " Bulma said.

" Wah? " Chi-Chi blinked.

Bulma turned to her, " The blow hit them at the same rate but Raditsu is heavier than Turles so he wasn't blown back

as far. "

" Ohhhh... " Raditsu groaned, his eyes barely opening.

" Just lay there we'll get you a medic in a second. " the announcer explained, then dashed over to Turles, " Let's

see. " he peered over and sweatdropped to see Turles's head hovering over the ground just outside the ring, " Ah...in bounds,

but, KO'd! "

" REALLY? " Raditsu lept to his feet.

The audiance sweatdropped.

" Ah, I mean, really? " he said seriously, then ran over to them to see Turles was indeed unconsious, " YES! I DID

IT! I BEAT HIM! "

" Ohhhh. " Chi-Chi sulked in the stands, " I wanted to see him taunt the Ouji infront of the crowd! "

" YAY! " Vegeta cheered, zipping over to the Raditsu and glomping him, " OH THANK YOU RADITSU THANK YOU SO MUCH! "

" Ah, you're welcome Vegeta. " Raditsu smiled tiredly.

" If you want, you can be MY honorary lackey! "

" I'm NOT a lackey! " Raditsu sweatdropped.

The little ouji only wagged his tail in thanks.

" But, he knew I still had more power left than he did, why would he perform THAT as a final attack? " Raditsu

wondered curiously.

" Who CARES! He LOST! You WON! I get to fight YOU and not HIM in the next round! " Vegeta gushed.

" OHHH! " Raditsu let out a gasp.

" Eh? " the ouji blinked.

" THAT'S IT--I think. " the larger saiyajin said, " You know how when we come back from being unconsious or that

sort of thing and in doing so we get a huge power boost? "

" So? "

" I bet he figured that he couldn't beat me so he decided to do this so that when he heals he'll get a boost in ki

big enough to get him to ssj2! "

" O...O " Vegeta froze, " HIM! A SSJ2! "

" Well, that's what I'm guessing. I could be wrong; I don't really KNOW him. "

" None of us KNOW him. " the ouji replied.

" Up we go! " Goku said helping Turles to his feet, " Come on niichan let's go get Turles a senzu bean! "

" Oh-kay. " Raditsu followed them.

Vegeta stood there, dumbstruck, " HIM...a ssj2. But I'M a ssj2! "

" Hey, Mr. Oujisama. " the announcer called over to him, " Your match is in 20 minutes, Island 7. "

The small saiyajin barely heard him, still in shock, " Ssj2... "

3:14 PM 7/28/2005
END OF PART FOUR!

Vegeta: Why must you scare me like that?

Chuquita: Hey I was almost considering letting Turles win so he could battle you; but then I realized how big of a clash that

would be and I'm so indecisive...

Vegeta: You made the right choice.

Goku: (sweatdrops)

Chuquita: Actually I made a chart before I even started the finals! (whips out a piece of paper showing who's fighting who

and who wins each match) See? Raditsu's been on here as the one to face you in the next round from the start.

Vegeta: Still..its not as big a stroke to my ego if someone neutral like Raditsu beats Turles compared to if I beat him.

Chuquita: Exactly.

Vegeta: ...

Goku: Heeheehee, Veggie's ego can't get too big or else his head'll explode. (pales) And I would never ever want that to

happen.

Vegeta: That can't REALLY happen! (sweatdrops)

Chuquita: Well, we'll never know now. ONTO THE REPLIES:

To Omnimalevolent: So glad you liked it! Actually Brolli only ended up on Earth because back when Veggie tried to use that

same ship as a getaway vehicle he programed it to take him back to Earth so he could get back home. Brolli was in such a

rush to escape the regular ship that he never noticed where the getaway one had been programmed for. Technically Veggie

indirectly caused him to land on Earth. But now Brolli just wants to beat Goku and then get off the planet for good. So glad

you liked the saiyago translation! Piccolo Sr. was in the crowd the whole time, if he popped up he'd just be talking to

himself since none of the others know he's there. Well, both of those things were in this chapter :)

To Farhan: Yeah, I don't like the eyedrops either. Luckily my perscription didn't get any worse. Didn't get any better

either. (sweatdrops). I'm thinking about getting contacts though.

To majinbulgeta: Glad you liked it so far! You'll find out in the next chapter:D

To Seto Kaiba's My Babe: Glad you liked it! I got that from the color ki Veggie actually shoots out his mouth in oozaru form

from one of the episodes :D That they are!

To Afrodite: Happy you liked it and Kuririn's last name. I hope I didn't take too long with this chapter; battles take longer

to write then the rest of the story so I think that's what's causing it. It's like a "Guy A attacks with this, how does Guy B

block it and what will he counter attack with etc" sort of thing. So glad Turles is well-liked. That would definately make

for an interesting side-fic/timeline XD They'd be unstoppable.

To Kat-YaOi MaNiAc: Glad you liked it! Goku wants to keep Veggie with him :) Veggie's so determined to keep himself appearing

semeish.

To tea: Glad you liked it! Sorry, if Turles had won, him fighting Veggie would've been too much of a clash, especially since

I want to have a Veggie VS Brolli battle which would mean Veggie would've had to have beat Turles to get that far and...maybe

I'll have them spar against each other in the next chapter between rounds :) Glad you liked the postcard and candy!

To Death, the destroyer of worlds: Glad you liked it! Aw, thanks! Actually Turles and Raditsu or Raditsu and Turles have

been suggested by other reviewers. I'm not sure what I'm doing with them though. Thanks for the redo fic suggestion! Never

thought of that one for a redo. You're welcome, I'm happy you enjoyed them.

To SacredGoggles: Hai, at least he tried though. Veggie with earplugs XD

Vegeta: Ooh! I like that sneaky reward-based scheme! (rubs hands together) Thank you!

Goku: (nods) Anything's possible:D

To SacredGoggles: I purposely tried for dragonball-ish battles; the 21st/22nd/23rd/ budoukais are some of my favorite

battles because of how creative they are!

To The Big Boss: Hope you enjoy the battle then, he definately beat Chi-Chi. Brolli might eventually find someone. I dunno

if I plan on doing anything with Movie 9 though.

To unholylssj: Glad you liked it. The battles were fun to write.

Vegeta: I want a flag like that.

To SupersayiankingTommy: I've seen Movie 9. (holds up the dvd) It's pretty good. Glad you liked the chapter!

To Albino Black Sheep: Glad you liked it and the postcard :)

To draco star home: So happy you enjoyed that part! I might draw a oneshot of it.

To GokuGirl: Glad you liked it!

Vegeta: (pales) ...b--but I don't see anything. REALLY!

Goku?

To Alastair: It was definately one of the longest battles in this chapter. Hope you enjoy it. Level 3 with candy and

chocolate:D

Vegeta: I shall protect the intercom then! Or at least try.

To Orchideater: Hope you like the battles! Heh, he did. It means "Wolf" actually; I figured since one of his attacks is

"Wolf Fang Fist" that I'd use that. Also I've seen doujinshi where he's had a wolf tail or doggie-like ears. I looked it up

in an english to japanese dictionary and got a whole bunch of words. I just picked that one cuz it sounded best with

Yamcha's first name. That's true. The candy round was fun! Glad you liked the children's division as well.

To RyukoVulpix: Aw, its oh-kay. They are two completely different types of "evil". :) I always liked Super Mario Bros and I

have Super Smash Bros (which is fun if you ever get a chance to play it) so that's what caused that ring. Veggie could find

some of that mushroom in the lab if he looked hard enough. Gohan is XD Hope you like it! Poor Brolli's opponents. They can't

even get a hit or punch in edgewise.

To Hakura0: Yup. All the matches are filmed and tapes/dvds are sold like with the Budoukais. I can definately see that..well,

maybe the audiance has pre-bought seats or something. I dunno '.';;

To JustSomeGuy: So glad you liked the different rings! Yup, just about anything. I like this Veggie better too. Hope you enjoy the battle.

Chuquita: And that's the end of Part 4!

Goku: HOORAY!

Chuquita: Now let's get this chapter up before I go to work in less than an hour!

Goku: (sweatdrops)

Chuquita: (waves) See you sometime next week with the conclusion of "Sparking!"

Vegeta: 74.6kb...sheesh!