LOOK WHO'S BAAAAAAAAAAACK! YEP ITS ME! SOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS IDEA FOR A STORY HAS BEEN TRAPPED IN MY BRAIN FOR LIKE AGES I CAN'T STRESS HOW LONG BUT IT JUST HAS BEEN!
SO WE ALL KNOW HOW THE STORY GOES IN DRAGONBALL RIGHT, LIKE HOW GOKU AND CHICHI MET AND STUFF? WELL I DECIDED TO PLAY IT IN A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
INSTEAD WHAT IF CHICHI SAID THAT HE WAS NO LONGER BOUND TO HIS PROMISE! WOULD HE STILL WANT TO MARRY HER THEN?
WELL YOU'LL HAVE TO READ TO FIND OUT WON'T YOU?
Leave Your reviews After reading if you please and I hope you all enjoy it! Here We Go!
Chapter 1 – Miss Anonymous
It was a warm and sunny morning. Birds were chirping happily after the rainy night and people scattered excitedly into the stadium, where The 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament was held. The participants from around the world were preparing themselves for the preliminary round. They have just changed into their fighting gi, showing their respects for the martial arts school they were coming from. The organizers were telling the rules and other important information as the fighters gathered in groups of friends and acquaintances. One particular group was chatting happily, catching up with what each of their friends were up to since their last reunion. They have not seen each other for a while, for each of them decided to go their separate ways, to train on their own. Goku, the mighty warrior who had defeated the Evil King Piccolo, Back when he was a boy, now just shy of 20 years of age, was participating in the tournament once again ready to compete against some fairly strong fighters including his own friends. Krillen and Yamcha stood with him all betting ready and putting on the last adjustments of their uniforms.
'Ta-da! Eat your heart out! Isn't it great? I knew Master Roshi wouldn't let us have our old uniforms back, so I had this one altered. What do you think?' Krillen showed off his famous orange fighting Gi that represented his master's school, it was fitting. Yamcha looked up and chuckled and smirked
'Hm! Seems like we know the same tailor.' Yamcha smirked also revealing his Gi making Krillen get annoyed
'Uh! Mmm!'
'Me too!' Goku laughed as he was also wearing his famous orange Gi with a blue undershirt that nobody knew was weighted clothes.
'Oh great. Next thing ya know, you'll both be shaving your heads!' Krillen huffed as the other two laughed at the coincidence when Yamcha looked at Goku and noticed something
'Goku! What happened to your tail?' He asked
'Oh that? I got rid of it.' Goku answered plainly as the other two looked at him confused
'You see, it turned out that the moon could be restored if I lost my tail. So that's what I decided to do.' He explained as Yamcha and Krillen looked at each other. They knew it was probably Kami who fed him that lie in order form preventing him from ever transforming again, it was a good call, they then laughed nervously at their naïve friend.
'Did you ever find it again? Ha-ha-ha!' Krillen joked as Goku looked at them confused. When suddenly his senses were tingling and let a huff and turned looking around the hall
'Huh? What's the matter?' Yamcha asked
'I was joking.' Krillen said in defence as Goku kept his eyes open and suddenly found the guy he was sensing out for. There stood a large green figure wearing a long white cape and a turban across his head wearing purple gi and had a strong look about him. Yamcha and Krillen looked at him in confusion, not having any idea who he was but figured Goku knew. They all stared at him, some in confusion, others in trepidation, Goku – in anticipation. He loved to fight and enjoyed a good challenge. He wondered how good this fighter was, feeling the rush of an upcoming battle.
'With that face, I'd say he's one of Shen's boys.' Yamcha huffed
'Do you know who he is, Goku?' Krillen asked as Goku continued to stare him down as Tien and choiutzu were getting ready behind them, their attention drew to the commotion and Chioutzu let out a gasp as Tien turned around and let out a shriek in panic and confusion.
'No! He looks like...But that's... impossible!' Tien panicked as they went to stand behind Goku who continued to stare down the green figure. Both were engaging in an intense stare down, not daring to be the first to look away. Their fists clenching and their faces remained unchanged. Suddenly the green figure lets a smirk form on his face and turns on his toes to leave them to it, for now at least.
'Goku is it possible? One of Piccolo's Henchmen survived?' Tien asked
'Yeah in a manner of speaking' Goku answered
'I was afraid of that' Tien said as they watched the figure walk away
'I wouldn't tell the others about this if I were you, if they found out it would just upset them and start trouble'
'Goku, who was that guy? Do you know him from somewhere?' Krillen asked
'Yeah He seemed to know you. Was hegiving you trouble?' Yamcha frowned
'Well, uh, we were just talking about that. Uh, he looked pretty strong, didn't he, Tien?' Goku made up an excuse to avoid any further questions as Tien just nodded and looked to chiaoutzu, Yamcha and Krillen knew they were hiding something, and It didn't look settling, but perhaps it would be a conversation for later. Goku looked to his friends and gave them a reassuring smile the turned to look at the green figure leaning on the side of the hall waiting patiently for the preliminary rounds to Begin this ought to be an interesting match indeed.
'I'll beat you Piccolo, you can vouch on that' Goku said in his mind, eager to keep his promise, just like he always does. Suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder. He turned around surprised and stared openly, his friends with him. Before him stood a young female, around his age. She was a bit shorter than him and wore a traditional feminine blue fighting gi with red slacks, comfortable enough for movement. She was slim with well toned arms, that she clasped in front of her, smiling at him pleasantly. Her black hair framed her pretty face nicely. But what really caught Goku's attention, where the eyes. The biggest, blackest eyes he had ever seen. They were full of honesty and warmth, as they twinkled at him happily. Goku felt his breath catch in his throat for a quick moment as he looked at this girl and he wanted to say she was….. what was the word…. Beautiful? He had never said that about any girl before but for her, he made the exception.
'Hi, Goku.' She said, pleasantly. She took a step toward him, the pretty smile never leaving her face. And suddenly the room got a lot warmer for Goku. He blinked at her, confused. His friends were standing there gasping at the beautiful woman in front of them, was she a participant? They hoped so! Krillen stared at her with his mouth open while Yamcha was trying to get a view of her butt. Goku just stared at her innocently as she tilted her head at him and smiled. Goku liked it when she smiled, she was sweet, and pretty to look at when she smiled like that, He Looked closely at her and wondered, she looked kinda familiar.
'Do I know you?' he asked, it was only thing that came to his mind. She flinched at his questions, as if punched, and stared at him with wide eyes, disbelievingly. Then fire entered her eyes, as they narrowed into slits and she leaned into him, staring at his face fiercely. He could see the red flush covering her cheeks and the bridge of her nose.
'You Fool!' she yelled at him with all her might, making him fall back in surprise. As the others looked on in awkward stances and confusion, who was she?
'Are you ok?' Goku asked her tentatively. 'Was it something I said?' He asked as She glared at him, then huffed and turned around, her nose high up. She walked confidently, an epitome of a one proud, fierce female. He could not take his eyes of her, the black ponytail swinging from side to side, tantalizingly. There was something about her temper he found rather intriguing. He wondered what was that all bout but more importantly who was she?
'She's a very strange girl.' Goku concluded, trying to understand why his heartbeat accelerated suddenly.
'What a dream!' Yamcha said, disbelievingly.
'Strange as in wonderful!' Krillin exclaimed. 'She's so beautiful.'
'Wow, who is she?' Yamcha asked. Goku frowned at his friends, then got up. Krillin was right beside him nudging his chest.
'Come on, Goku, we're your pals, you can tell us.' he said suspiciously, continuing to nudge him with his elbow.
'I don't have a clue.' He told them honestly. 'I've never met her before in my life!' Goku explained
'Stop it!' Krillin caught the top of his gi in a fist. 'You expect us to believe she yelled at you for no reason?' he asked disbelievingly.
'I don't know her, honest.' Goku told him, not understanding what it was all about. Though he did wish he did know her now.
'Was she a part of your difficult training?' Krillin asked agitated. 'Just what were you up to for the past three years?' he was getting pretty worked up over the matter 'Goku! Training for a Tournament is not a game you know! Didn't you learn the word DISCIPLINE?!' he wailed, tears in his eyes.
'That girl definitely knew Goku from somewhere, wouldn't you agree Tien?' Yamcha asked.
'Uhhh… Yes.' Tien nodded. As they all looked over at the mysterious girl who was now leaning on a side wall with a mean frown printed on her face. Anyone who came near her was gonna feel her fist to their face, or somewhere worse. But before the conversation could be continued, the announcer called for their attention. Goku's thoughts went to the black-haired girl one more time, He turned around to look at her and could tell she was avoiding eye contact with him. It was frustrating for him to not know who she was, he was curious to know. But for now he focused on the announcements.
'Attention participants. Sorry to have kept you waiting. We will now begin the preliminary round. Please gather at the centre of the room.' The announcer called out as everyone did as they were told when the commissioner got up in front of them and began to talk through the tournament system to the contestants. I'd like to thank all of you for your support of the Martial Arts Society. As you know, the World Martial Arts Tournament is held once every three years. This year, the number of participants is 72, much lower than the record numbers enjoyed last time. Unfortunately, recent events have thinned our roster. I am also aware that the difficult and dangerous reputation carried by this event may have scared many would-be participants away. Therefore, it is safe to say that the 72 warriors who stand before me are of the highest calibre.' He continued as Tien looked over in the corner of his eye and looked at the tall green figure once more.
'It doesn't make sense. Why would Piccolo's underling show up at the tournament? Why now?' he wondered
'We will now begin to draw out the numbers, when you are given a number you will be allocated to the blocks you see on the wall before you, and from there you will do your best to move up the blocks until you will reach the finals. Good luck to you all' The commissioner finished as some staff members held onto the boxes with the numbers inside, Tien looked over to Chioautzu and whispered
'Chiaotzu, disperse the numbers so that we don't have to fight each other.' He instructed as Chioautzu did just that for each of his friends
'And place Piccolo's lackey in a different block. I want to see how he fights first.' Tien added
'Okay.' Chioutzu nodded as the other were oblivious to what was happening, Goku watched as the fighters began to draw numbers when he spotted her once more. He watched her as she walked to the box, picking up her number, then wondered in which group she'll be fighting. His gaze followed her, until Tien nudged him to move into the line, when his name was called. He and his friends walked up to the board to check their numbers and were all pleasantly surprised to find out where they were going to fight in the preliminaries.
'I'm number two. Looks like I'll be in the first match of block one.' Goku said
'I'm in block two. How about you, Krillin?' Yamcha asked
'The last half of block one.
'I'll be in the last half of block two.' Tien smirked
'Oh, wow! Chiaotzu isn't going to fight until...the last half of block three. This is great! None of us have to fight each other.' Krillen cheered
'Amazing!' Goku smiled
'What a coincidence!' Krillen gasped as Chiaotzu giggled behind them, they didn't know.
'Which block is he in?' Yamcha asked as they looked over at the tall green figure who was just leaning against the wall
'I wonder which block she's in?' Krillen looked over at the mysterious girl who was looking over the board. Goku also wondered what block she was in, he hoped they were not in the same block, he wanted to see how far she could go, and if she could make it through to the finals. Something told him she was strong enough to take every single guy in the tournament hall.
'So, where did you guys end up?' Oolong and Puar had disguised themselves as birds to fly into the hall to check up on the guys and report Back to Roshi and the others.
'What happened?' Puar asked as she landed on Yamcha's arm
'Well, we won't have to fight against one another, at least not until the finals.' Yamcha answered
'Perfect! Better than you hoped for!' Puar cheered
'Good luck, Goku.' Oolong smiled as Goku gave him a nod
'Thanks.' With the corner of his eye, Goku could see the black-haired girl standing not far away from them, as she focused on the board in front of her. She could sense his eyes were on her as she ignored the stares and found where she was supposed to be and went in the back of the Hall and leaned on the side, waiting for her first match.
'The preliminaries are about to begin. Of the 72 competitors, only 8 will advance to the next round. First up will be the matches in block one. Remember the rules of conduct. If you fall off the stage, pass out, or surrender, you lose. Kills are not permitted in this event. Violators will be expelled, no exceptions. Be careful. Fight well. At this time, number 2 and 3 please come up to the stage.' The announcer called out.
'That's me.' Goku put his hand up and stretched a little
'Alright Goku, let's see how this training of yours really paid off.' Krillin told him Goku just laughed, getting up on the ring.
'Well, I know he's improved. The real question is how much.' Yamcha wondered as he and Tien walked over to the front of the ring to watch with Krillen already standing there.
'I think we're in for a good show!' Krillen chuckled as the guys nodded in agreement. Goku stood in the Ring ready As he waited for his opponent, he saw the black-haired girl standing near the ring. He was pleased she was actually gonna watch, for some reason he had the need to impress her during his fight, not that it needed much work but he wanted to see her reaction his eyes quickly moved to look at her and saw She was scowling fiercely, and he found himself intrigued by her fiery temper, it was very confident and fearless. His first opponent turned out to be King Chapa, the same warrior he fought with during the last Tournament. It was a re-match for Chapa and Goku felt the excitement at the upcoming battle.
'Chapa! But I heard you were destroyed by Piccolo's enforcer.' Goku gasped
'King Chapa. Goku has it tough.' Krillen sighed and looked on
'I have fought the one called Tambourine and survived.' Chapa explained and began to smirk 'Hm. Goku... I have waited a long time to get back in the ring with you. You and I have some unfinished business. Long before your lucky victory during our last encounter, I was champion of this tournament. Now I will have my revenge.' Chapa smirked as others around them gathered to watch the fight, it was gonna be interesting.
'I will reclaim the title. You don't stand a chance, Goku.' Chapa added and bowed as did Goku
'Ready! You may now begin!' The announcer called out. unspotted.
'I have developed a few new moves, Goku. Just for this occasion.' Chapa huffed. Goku watched as his opponent took the fighting stance and called him tauntingly. But he remained calm and unmoving, like he learned in his training.
'It that your defence? You fool. Are you so weak that you won't even try to fight?' Chapa called out but inside he felt incredibly intimidated by the young fighter, like he was above him in every shape and form
'I don't get it. Why is he just standing there?' Oolong asked confused
'Don't worry. He's okay. I can't sense anything from him.' Yamcha said confidently
'His mind is completely cleared. If King Chapa doesn't realize it, he won't stand a chance.' Tien added watching with anticipation
'Focus... Win.' Krillen whispered as he watched Goku continued to stand there. Then King Chapa attacked and Goku moved behind him, using his amazing speed but looking as though he is not moving a single limb as he does.
'Where has he gone? Stop hiding! Do you hear me, you coward?!' Chapa roared Then Goku delivered the first and final blow, winning the match.
'Uhhh... Number 3 has fainted. Number 2 is the winner!' The announcer called out as the crowd cheered and Goku giving a wave with his fist in victory. Goku supposed he showed off a bit, yet felt proud of his win. He looked to the spot where he saw the girl before the match. But she was already gone. His smile turned upside down a little when he noticed she wasn't there but He quickly put a smile on his face again as he walked off the ring, not understanding why this victory hasn't felt as good as it should like it had before.
'That's fantastic! Puar, let's go tell the others!' Oolong suggested as they both took off into the sky and out of the hall
'I have a feeling we haven't begun to see Goku's power.' Yamcha smirked
'Yes.' Tien agreed
'Look. He doesn't even blink.' Krillen chuckled as the crowd cheered. From the back of the Hall, the green figure watched the whole match and thought to himself about the young strong fighter
'How easily the crowd is entertained. Goku hasn't begun to unleash his full power. However, with moves that elementary, he hardly stands a chance. I'll rip him into pieces in front of his friends.' He smirked as Goku jumped out of the ring and went to his friends as they praised his strength
'Thank you.' He chuckled
…
The rest of preliminary were Going well. Goku fought his way through and through as were his friends. When he wasn't fighting, nor were his friends he realised that the mysterious girl was getting ready for her fight.
'Will number 59 and number 60 please enter the ring' The announcer called out as she got into the ring ready to face her opponent, he walked over to the front as Krillen, Yamcha and Tien followed
'Why are we here?' Yamcha asked as he realised she was in the ring 'Oh I get it you wanna see if she's a worthy opponent' Yamcha teased Goku nudging his arm
'She's a worthy opponent to be my girlfriend that's for sure' Krillen sighed as Tien rolled his eyes
'I wonder how strong she is' Tien thought
'I guess we'll find out, here comes her opponent' Krillen pointed as a large fat man in a black ninja uniform entered the ring and stared her down as she stood her ground not moving a muscle till she was ready to.
'Look sweetheart, I don't want to damage your pretty face, so why don't we make this easier on yourself and you just leave the ring before you get hurt, I know how you girls get when you chip a nail' He smirked as some of the crowd laughed as Goku frowned, why was he caring about how she was being treated? The girl just smirked and looked up at him, not fazed by his remark
'That's funny. I bet If you run the way your mouth does, you'd be in better shape to challenge me.' She shot back making Krillen and Yamcha laugh, even Tien gave a smirk, Goku looked at her with confidence she was for sure gonna beat this guy without breaking a sweat.
'Okay you may now begin' the announcer called out
'Time to put you to bed kid!' The guy roared as he charged head on at the girl who held her ground until she found the right moment to dodge the punch and move behind fast and sent a kick to his back knees making him topple over, he turned around to see the smirk on her face as she delivered a single punch to his face as he went flying out of the ring whacking hard into the sidewall. She let out a satisfied huff, flicked her ponytail behind her back and moved out of the ring, Yamcha and Krillen looked on in amazement! She didn't even break a sweat and that was less than 10 seconds. She was Good! Goku looked at her with Pride! For the rest of the preliminary fights he observed as his friends fought, finding himself following the girl's progress as well. He was pleasantly surprised by her good fighting skill, admiring her speed and agility. She looked amazing, the way she moves when she fights held so much grace and power. He wanted to know what it would be like to fight her, he hoped he could.
Meanwhile, as the guys were watching her fight Chioutzu was facing his opponent and suddenly let out a gasp and was delivered a terrible blow making his friends look to his direction and Tien let out a panic
'Aah! Chiaotzu!' Tien ran towards his friend who lay unconscious on the ground 'Chiaotzu!' Tien called out but he didn't respond, the others approached and looked over their little friend
'Is he okay?' Goku asked
'How could this have happened? Chiaotzu!' Tien picked him up in his arms and was carful with him
'Wake up.' He called out as his opened chuckled at the sight.
'I didn't kill him, though he should have died. However, I didn't want to be expelled.' The figure smirked
'You will pay for this! Aah!' Tien gasped when he saw the crest on the opponent's uniform! He knew it all to well.
'We meet again, Shinhan.' He smirked
'No! You're dead!' Tien called out in a fit of panic
'Not quite. And you must be Goku.' The opponent turned to Goku's direction as Goku looked at him frowning
'Uh. That's right. How do you know my name? Who are you? Aah!' Goku gasped when he actually could see who the guy was, the same uniform as before, the hair, the smirk, the voice! It was Him! But How?!
'Aah! Mercenary Tao!' Goku gasped, it was impossible, Goku was sure he died in the explosion all those years agon
'That's right. Like my new look?' Tao smirked
'But... Mercenary Tao died. How is this possible?' Tien asked not truly believing the sight before him.
'With a good imagination and a lot of zeni. There is life after death, but it's not cheap. It took a while for me to get my parts in order, but here I am. The world's first fully-functioning cyborg assassin.' Tao Explained
'Uh, excuse me. I'm sorry, but you'll have to leave the stage. The next match is about to commence.' The announcer explained as Tao looked to him and frowned
'Hmm... You seem to enjoy your life. It would be a shame if I had to take it away.' Tao threatened as the announcer freaked out
'Yikes! Stay!' he panicked and left the ring
'Goku, a little background would help.' Krillen asked
'He's Mercenary Tao, a killer.' Goku answered
'Killer?'
'He's also the younger brother of Shen, the Crane Hermit.' Goku added making Krillen gasped 'And if I understand their order correctly, that makes him Tien and Chiaotzu's superior.'
'How do you know this guy?' Yamcha asked
'He tried to kill my friends and I stopped him.' Referring back to when he killed Tao by kicking a grenade at him 'There was a big explosion, and then he was gone.' Goku explained
'That's right. And little Goku was responsible for that big explosion. After that, you could say my entire life fell to pieces.' Tao added smirking
'What now?' Tien asked
'That's up to Goku. I'm here to fight, but it's not the title I'm after.' Tao simply put
'Then what do you want?' Goku asked
'Revenge. An eye for an eye, if you get my meaning. I can take your life now, or crush you in the ring. After that, I will deal with you, Tien Shinhan. Once my brother's star pupil, now a-what's the word? Mmm. A traitor.' Tao huffed
'I did not betray Master Shen. I was loyal to his house. Until... I discovered I did not share his ideals.' Tien explained still holding an unconscious Chiaoutzu in his arms
'Your fate has been sealed.' Tao chuckled
'Then so be it. I will fight you for Chiaotzu.' Tien frowned at his former teacher as he began to laugh out loud
'You haven't changed. You still have a big mouth. I'll gladly shut it.' Tao smirked as he and Tien started each other down. Goku couldn't believe Tao was alive again, there was so much happening and the preliminaries had barley started. There was Piccolo to be concerned for now mercenary Tao, But on top of it all, which was strange even for Goku, the one thing he could get out of his mind was the girl! He turned around to look at her and saw her watching other fighter's in the ring, her eyes clocked with his for a brief moment, but in that moment, he felt funny. He couldn't describe it, it was a type of funny he had never experienced before, but he didn't hate the feeling. What he did hate was the fact he had no idea who she was! He had to know! Who Was number 59?
AND THERE WE HAVE IT! HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED THE FIRST CHAPTER AND MORE WILL BE COMING SHORTLY. I GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS STORY AND I HOPE YOU GUYS TOO. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS AND I'LL BE MOST GRATEFUL! LOVE TO ALL MY FANS AND LOVED ONES! Xx
Penelope out ;)