Chapter 9: Elimination Round 3: Taylor and Goku Are Up!
Taylor stood in her room looking out her window down at the other fighters. From there she spotted Kotari battling with her brother at her side. In the next round it would be her and father. But she worried about her slowing down her dad and they couldn't cost that. The day was almost over and this hung over her head threw the whole time she was in her room and that was when they got back to their room.
Goku sat on the couch looking at his daughter's door. Goten was eating an apple in the kitchen and Gohan was next to Goku as he watched Pan sew up the hole in his shirt.
"Here you go dad." Pan stated smiling. Gohan took back his shirt and slipped it on.
"Thanks Pan." Gohan stated as he kissed her forehead. Pan smiled as she noticed her grandfather watching Taylor's door closely.
"Is something wrong Grandpa?" she asked. Gohan turned and looked at his father.
"Yeah, you've been quiet the whole time we've been up here." Gohan stated. Piccolo standing near the door with his eyes closed opened them and crossed his arms and walked forward.
"And so hasn't Taylor." Piccolo added. Goten bit into his apple.
"She'll be fine." Goten stated as he swallowed his bite of the apple. "Taylor's strong."
"That's not what he means you idiot." Vegeta said. Goten looked over at him as he came down the stairs with trunks behind him.
"Then what does he mean?" Goten asked.
"Go find out!" Vegeta shouted. Goku stood up.
"I'll go see what's wrong with her." Goku walked forward to her door and knocked.
"Come in." came the voice from the other side. Goku opened the door and then shut it behind him.
"Are you okay Taylor?" Goku asked. Taylor looked at her father and then turned and walked to her bed. She took a seat as she placed her hands at her side on the edge of the bed.
"I don't know. I'm kind of nervous about our battle." Taylor stated. Goku sighed as he walked forward and sat down next to her.
"Taylor, you'll do fine." Goku told her. Taylor shook her head.
"I might slow you down dad." Taylor said as she looked at him. Goku smiled his gentle and warming smile as he wrapped his arm around her.
"You won't slow me down Boo. You fight your pace and I'll fight mine and we'll watch each other's back okay?" Goku asked as he looked at his daughter. Taylor smiled her fake smile trying to hide her disbelief again like on the aircraft. Taylor nodded her head as she looked at the window. "Is that all?" Goku asked. Taylor looked at her dad and nodded.
"Yeah." She stated. Goku placed his hand on her head and rustled up her hair. Taylor smiled as she watched her dad leave the room. She didn't like lying to her father. But she knew that some how. She was going to slow them down from winning this battle. She looked down and sighed. She saw a bright light coming from outside. She stood up and walked forward to her window to see Kotari calling a whole lot of ki to her hands to kill her opponents. "I wish I was that strong." Taylor stated as she looked down.
"How is she dad?" Goten asked as he was now sitting on the counter near the sink. Goku looked over at him.
"I don't know. Seems like she's hiding something." Goku stated. Pan stood up off of the couch.
"I can talk to her." Pan said.
"No." Piccolo told her, "it would be best to leave her alone." Piccolo added. Vegeta nodded his head.
"Yeah, let her mope around in there if she wants." Vegeta stated. Trunks looked at the watch around his wrist.
"It's almost time for our battle." Trunks stated. Gohan stood up.
"How long do we have?" he asked him.
"I say… 30 minutes." Trunks stated. Goten closed his eyes as a glare from a bright light hit them.
"Where is that light coming from?" Goten asked as he placed his hand on his forehead blocking the light from his eyes. "Whoa! Isn't that that girl Kotari?" Goten asked in shock as he hopped off of the counter. Everyone moved toward the window.
"Yeah… that's her." Pan stated as she placed her hands on the window.
"Whoa…" Goten said again with his mouth hanging open.
"She's not that strong." Vegeta stated as he crossed his arms.
"Let's see you do that Vegeta." Piccolo stated.
"If we have to fight her team… we're going to have a difficult time." Gohan stated as everyone else nodded their heads.
A few minutes later after they were done watching Kotari, she came through the door with a hole in her jumpsuit at her knee. She raised her hand and waved.
"Hi!" she said happily. Goten smiled back and raised his hand.
"Yo." He stated. Kotari looked around as her family walked in.
"Where's Taylor?" she asked. Trunks nudged his head toward their room.
"In there." Trunks stated. Kotari smiled at Trunks.
"Thanks." She ran toward the door and opened it. "Hey Taylor!" she shouted as she shut it behind her. Borox smiled with his eyes on the door as he walked toward Goku. He looked at him.
"Looks like our daughters have grown attached to each other." Borox stated. Goku nodded his head.
"Yeah, Taylor's one of those people who gains friends very fast." Goku stated. Borox looked at Goku funny.
"Really? Same with my daughter." Borox stated.
"Dad." Taylor stated as she came out of the room with Kotari next to her. "Can Kotari come with us?" she asked. Goku blinked and looked at his daughter.
"Go where?" He asked.
"She means watch you two fight you idiot!" Vegeta stated standing by the stairwell. Goku looked at Vegeta and then at his daughter.
"Sure. Is it all right Borox?" Goku asked as he turned toward Borox. He nodded his head.
"I don't mind not at all." Borox stated.
"It's time to go Goku." Trunks stated as he walked toward the door. Goku nodded his head.
"Right come on guys." They all walked toward the door and left. Talli walked up to her brother Borox.
"I don't think that was a good move Borox." Talli stated. Borox turned and looked at his sister.
"Why do you think that?" he asked.
"Well for one thing what is she going to do when she's got to fight Taylor?" Jinx asked as she sat onto the couch. Jakx sat onto the arm of the couch next to Jinx.
"She's got a point Unlce Borox." Jakx stated. Loji walked up to him.
"I don't think she'll be able to handle it due to her human emotions." Loji stated. Borox looked down.
"I know."
They all stood at the ring time to battle. The ref walked off of his platform and into the middle of the ring raising both of his hands into the air.
"The first match starts! Goku and Taylor vs. Satsuma and Gloki!" Taylor and Goku stepped up onto the ring as did two other males. Gloki who seemed to be the tall one was wearing a dark blue t-shirt and jeans as Satsuma was a little shorter then Gloki. He was wearing a black shirt with black pants. "Fighters! Please remove all weighted clothes!" Satsuma removed his shirt. "Are you ready?" Goku and Taylor got into their stances. "Fight!"
"HAH!" Gloki and Satsuma shouted out powering up. Goku and Taylor raised their hands into the air covering their faces at the harsh whipping wind. Goku saw that Taylor was slipping. He placed his hand on her back to keep her on the ring. She looked at her father as he smiled at her. She smiled back a small smile as she looked forward at Gloki and Satsuma.
"Here I come!" Satsuma shouted as he charged at Taylor with energy roaring around him. Goku stepped up blocking his attack as Taylor jumped upward placing her foot onto the middle of his back and flipping off of him. She had forgotten about Gloki who had finished powering up. He lunged at her jabbing his fist into her stomach. Taylor's mouth dropped open as she hit the ground in that powerful blow. She wasn't too surprised. His ki level was much higher then her own and therefore he had more strength.
"HAH!" Goku swung down his arms as a blast of energy blew Satsuma away making him land on his feet and sliding backwards. Goku disappeared and reappeared grabbing onto Taylor as he lifted her up into his arms. Gloki and Satsuma now both charged at him. Goku jumped up into the air as Gloki and Satsuma stopped before they hit each other.
"I'm okay dad." Taylor stated as she got out of his hands.
"Are you sure?" Goku asked. Taylor nodded her head as she wiped her mouth a little to check for any blood.
"Yeah." Taylor answered. Taylor and Goku lunged downward at Gloki and Satsuma. Taylor pulled back her fist as she called energy to it. She held her fist tightly hiding the ki so that Satsuma couldn't see it. "Take this!" Taylor noticed that he went to block as fist but he wasn't ready what she had for him. She stopped in her tracks placed her left hand on her right wrist and opened her hand that she was hiding the ki blast. "Hah!" she shouted as the ki blast left her hands. Satsuma chuckled at her attempt to hurt him.
"Pathetic!" he shouted. With a flick of his wrist the ki blast was gone. Taylor's eyes widened as Satsuma lunged upward at her hitting her underneath her chin causing her head to jerk backward. Taylor's body started to do a flip from the blow till Satsuma grabbed onto her foot. Taylor straightened herself out as she pointed both of her palms at Satsuma.
"HAH!" Taylor launched ki beams at him. With both of his hands on her leg there was no way that he would be able to block them. Satsuma was hit in his stomach as he hit the ground. Rubble and dust started to float up into the air. Taylor covered her face with her forearm blocking the dust from her face. She looked over at her father.
Goku as dodging all of Gloki's assaults with a simple head movement. He then brought up his hand catching one of Gloki's fists. Goku then twisted his arm and kicked Gloki in the stomach sending him hulling onto the ground. Gloki didn't stay down for long. He jumped up to his feet and lunged at Goku, who was… smirking? Goku disappeared and reappeared behind Gloki. He brought down his elbow onto the back of Gloki's neck.
"Gah!" Gloki shouted out in pain as he hit the tile floor of the ring. Taylor felt a tap on her shoulder and heard Kotari calling out to her.
"Taylor! Look out!" was what Kotari called out. Taylor turned around to see Satsuma and a ki beam in his hands. Taylor's eyes widened as he launched it at her. Taylor screamed with burning pain as she slammed into her father causing them both to hit the ground. Goku turned as Taylor rested in his arms wincing in the pain of her stomach. Goku looked down at her to see blood and burn marks.
"Taylor!" Goku shouted. Taylor smiled as she placed her arms onto her stomach.
"I'm… fine…" she said wincing in between her words. Goku looked up at Gloki and Satsuma standing side by side. their fists leveled with their hips and their eyes completely white. Goku stood up with Taylor in his arms. Satsuma and Gloki raised their heads into the air.
"HAAAAAAAH!!!! HAAH!!" They called out as a burst of energy pushed Goku away towards the edge of the ring. Goku looked back seeing his heels off of the ring and then looked at Gloki and Satsuma. Their muscles bulged out about three or four times causing them to be two times bigger then him and his daughter Taylor. Goku's eyes widened as their faces grew muzzles and their skin started to get white fur and their eyes turn red a dark and evil shade of red. Taylor looked over at her opponents in fear to see them now. The way they transformed made her remember of the battle with Noja who her father couldn't destroy. Maybe she was strong since she had destroyed Noja, but she knew she didn't do it alone. She did it with her father's, Gohan's, and Goten's ki. Gloki's and Satsuma's voices became much deeper now.
Goku placed Taylor onto her feet as she leaned forward a little with her right arm wrapped around her stomach in pain. They stared at the new transformed Gloki and Satsuma. Taylor looked at her father.
"How are we going to beat that?" she asked her father. Goku looked at Taylor.
"With the same trick." Goku stated as he smiled. Taylor blinked a few times till she knew what he meant. Kotari looked at Pan who was standing next to her a little confused.
"What does he mean by that?" Kotari asked. Pan looked at her and smiled.
"Watch, you'll find out." Pan stated smiling. Kotari nodded her head as she looked forward.
Taylor and Goku stood up right and Taylor removed her right arm that was covered in blood now. They leveled their fists with their hips. They both smirked as a blast of yellow energy surrounded the both of them as their hair lifted up turning yellow and spiked up. Their eye color went from a dark brown to green teal in a flash of blinding light. The bottom of Taylor's shirt whipped around as the wind started to pick up and Goku's belt started to wave in the wind. Gloki and Satsuma looked at Taylor and Goku funny as the wind broke away dropping Taylor's shirt and Goku's belt. Taylor lowered her arms by her sides as did her father.
"Whoa…" Kotari stated as she blinked a few times. She rubbed her eyes and looked at Taylor and saw what she had become. "She… she transformed." Kotari stated in shock. A heavy hand came down onto her shoulder. She turned and saw Piccolo.
"Taylor has more tricks then what you see there." Piccolo stated. Kotari looked at Taylor again and then back at Piccolo.
"She told me that she was a 'Super Saiyan' but… I just didn't believe it." Kotari stated.
"So you know what a Super Saiyan is then?" Gohan asked. Kotari nodded her head.
"Yeah. I know a lot." Kotari stated. Vegeta glanced at her from the corner of his eye. He thought about it for minute about why her father looked so familiar. He decided to not to bother with it and he was now paying more attention to the battle for he knew that he and his own son were next.
Taylor and Goku lunged forward. Satsuma lunged forward toward Taylor raising his hand into the air about to back hand Taylor when he right forearm came up blocking the attack. He then raised his other hand about to do the same as Taylor's left forearm came blocking that attack as well. Taylor swung her arms down and twisted them grabbing onto Satsuma's wrists. She pulled him up taking much of her strength due to his weight now that he was beast and she raised him up over his head and slammed him back down.
"HIYA!!" Taylor shouted as Satsuma hit the ground with a loud thud and rubble flung up into the air.
Goku started to send blurs of punches to the transformed Gloki. Gloki tired to dodge them but due to his size his speed decreased. Goku then lifted up his leg and slammed it into Gloki's stomach sending him onto the ground. Goku looked over at his daughter as they both nodded their heads and leapt backwards into the air. Hovering feet above the ring they got into their stances.
"KA! ME! HA! ME!!!" Energy started to form at their hands as Satsuma and Gloki raised themselves up and out of the rubble of the tile ring. Gloki and Satsuma were now at their feet, looking like they want them to launch the attack. "HAAAAAAH!!!" Taylor and Goku's attacks lunged forward at almost blinding speeds. But Gloki and Satsuma opened their mouths drawing in the attacks. Goku and Taylor's eyes widened as the attacks were sent back at them through the mouths of their opponents and back at them 10 times stronger. Goku looked over at his daughter.
"Look out!" Goku shouted out to her as he noticed that they were both going for Taylor. She stood there afraid to move. "TAYLOR MOVE!" Goku shouted as he swiped his arm through the air. Taylor closed her eyes tightly. Then what looked like the attack hit her. "TAAYLOOOR!" Goku shouted out. The energy of the attack sent him onto the ground. Goku hit with a loud thud. Goku shook in pain as it shot through his body. He started to sit up to look around to find his daughter nowhere to be found and the ref wasn't counting. Did he know that Taylor was already dead? Did he sense it was coming? Was Taylor dead?
"Come here." A deep voice stated as a large hand came down onto Goku's face squeezing and lifting him up out of his small crater. Goku's super saiyan hair fell and went back to normal as he hung there in the grip of the transformed Gloki. Goku started to glow back as he started to scream feeling his own energy being sucked out of him.
"KAKKAROT!" Vegeta shouted.
"DAD!" Goten and Gohan yelled out together.
"GOKU!" Trunks yelled as he took a step forward.
"GRANDPA!" Pan ran toward the edge of the ring. "Without Taylor alive to help him he's done for!" Pan shouted.
"Not really." they all turned and looked at Kotari. "We didn't see Taylor die did we?" she asked.
"Then where did she go girl?" Vegeta asked rudely.
"I don't know." Kotari said shrugging her shoulders.
"Then we'll have to assume the worse." Piccolo stated as he was about to turn back to the battle till…
"Did you know that the mother of all assumptions is the mother of all mess ups?" Kotari asked him. Piccolo looked at her with a serious face. "We don't know if Taylor is alive or dead."
"Look! We can't sense my sister's ki anywhere!" Goten shouted at her.
"So she's dead!" Vegeta yelled. Kotari tilted her head to the left and shrugged her shoulders.
"The mother of all assumptions is the mother of all mess ups." She repeated again as they all ignored her and turned toward the battle.
"AAAH!!!" Goku shouting in pain as he raised his hands up onto Gloki's trying to pry them off of his face. Then a sudden blast hit Gloki's back causing him to drop Goku back into his crater. Gloki and Satsuma turned and looked up to see Taylor hovering in the air. Her hair resting on her shoulder blades and her clothes ripped. Her arms bruised and battered along with her face. She hovered there with the bottom of her palms together with then pointing at Gloki's back.
"Don't you dare touch my FATHER!!!! RAAAAH!!!" Taylor turned back into Super Saiyan stronger then before and she lunged down toward Gloki hitting him in his face knocking him to the edge. Satsuma grabbed and gripped hard onto Taylor pressing her arms to her side. "AAAH!!!" She screamed in pain. Goku stood up and went to Super Saiyan 4 with the energy he had left. Goku lunged forward toward Satsuma.
"LET…GO…OF HER!!! HAH!!!" Goku pulled back his fist and went to hit Satsuma in the back of his head but Gloki's hand came down onto Goku's hand gripping it hard. Goku closed his eyes tightly as Gloki lifted him up into the air. He grabbed onto the super saiyan 4 Goku and gripped hard onto him.
"You can watch as your daughter," Gloki inhales, "dies…" Gloki snorted in Goku's face blowing his hair back as Goku opened his eyes.
"You won't touch my daughter or harm her!" Goku shouted at him. Gloki started to chuckle. Gloki let go of Goku's body and he grabbed his other arm opening his arms to his side like he was going to give a huge hug to someone. Goku struggled to get out of the hold but it felt like his energy was being drained out of his own body! Goku watched as Satsuma continued to squeeze the life out of her.
"RAAAH!!!! AAAH!!!!" Taylor screamed from the top of her lungs.
"TAYLOR!!!" Goku shouted as he leaned forward. Taylor's head fell back onto her upper back.
"NO!!! SIS!!" Goten shouted as his mouth dropped open as he watched as his sister.
"TAYLOR!! NO!!" Gohan placed his hands on the sides of his head.
"AUNT!!!" Pan shouted as she slammed her fists into the tile of the ring. Piccolo's arms came uncrossed as he placed his left foot in from of him.
"Oh no Taylor!" he shouted out as his mouth dropped open. Trunks watched in shock as did Vegeta. They didn't want to lose this battle. They didn't want to lose Taylor for that matter!
"Don't worry." Kotari stated behind them. Goten whipped around angry at her. "She'll make it." Goten made his way passed everyone as he grabbed onto the collar of her jumpsuit.
"WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP?!" Goten asked as he shook her in his hands.
"Uncle Goten stop!" Pan yelled running to him placing her hands in his wrists.
"Let her go Goten." Gohan stated as he turned and faced his brother. Goten kept a tight grip on Kotari as he breathed heavily.
"She's not worth it." Vegeta explained to him as he turned fully around.
"Goten drop her!" Piccolo shouted. Trunks walked over to his best friend as he placed his hands on his shoulder.
"Come on Goten… let her go… she's right. Taylor will make it." Trunks told him. Goten didn't move.
"Please Uncle Goten. Think what Taylor would say…" Pan stated as she kept her hands on his arm. Goten looked down at his niece and looked back at Kotari. He dropped her back onto her feet as Pan and Trunks walked him away from her.
"If I was you Aquan. I would keep my mouth shut!" Vegeta said rudely as he turned around to face the battle as did they all.
Taylor's head still rested on her upper back. Her mouth slightly opened showing a sliver of her white teeth. Satsuma smirked as he whipped Taylor cross the ring with Goku watching horrified.
"Stop! Stop it!" Goku shouted out struggling in Gloki's grip. Satsuma walked toward his daughter who laid flat on her side with her back facing them all but her team. Satsuma smiled as he raised his fist into the air about to slam it onto her head. As his fist moved downward; at the very last second Taylor's body disappeared and his fist came down onto the ring. Satsuma looked around confused.
"Up here!" Taylor shouted out. Satsuma looked up to see Taylor holding her right wrist with a ki blast ready to launch. Satsuma smirked. Taylor's ki was to low to hurt him at all. "TAKE!!!" Taylor turned and looked at Gloki whose eyes widened. "THIIIS!!! AND LET GO OF MY DAD!!!" Taylor launched the ki blast hitting Gloki in the shoulder causing him to fall. Goku fell to his feet. Super Saiyan 4 Goku ran to his daughter who was falling out of the sky. Goku held his arms out till Satsuma swatted him in his side tossing him to the side.
"GAH!" Goku hit the ground and bounced up. Gloki grabbed onto Goku's arms again draining his energy again. Satsuma raised his hands into the air as he placed his palms together launching a ki beam that entered Taylor's middle back out exited out her stomach. Goku's eyes widened and his mouth dropped open. "TAAAAYLOOOOOOOR!!!!!!!" Goku leaned forward as his head fell onto his upper chest. Taylor's eyes shot open as blood started to pour out of her mouth and over her bottom lip.
Gohan and Trunks grabbed onto Goten's arms as he walked forward toward the ring. "TAYLOR!!!! NOOOO!!!" Pan's eyes started to fill with forming tears as Vegeta's eyes widened and so did Piccolo. Kotari took a step forward as Taylor begun to close her eyes. The blood left her body out of her wound and went into the air as she fell.
"TAAAYLOOOR!!!!" Goku shouted out one more time as her body hit the ring lifeless.