A/N: Sry everyone about the delay. I had to work some things out and I wanted to work on my book a little bit. I hope there are no hard feelings… at least I hope. Enjoy the chap!

Chapter: 30: Kotari's Battle

"Begin!" Shay then lunged forward with a blink of an eye. She grabbed onto Kotari's face and slammed her into the concrete. Max then came lunging over throwing her fist into Kotari's stomach. Kotari began to sink deeper and deeper into the ring.

"HAH!" a burst of energy around Kotaripushed Max away. Kotari came lunging out of the concrete. Shay and Max then lunged at Kotari throwing their fists forward. Kotari lifted up her arms blocking the sides of her face as Shay and Max started to send blurs of punches at her.

Kotari continued to block their attacks. Until Shay managed to get through her blocking and nailed her in the face. Kotari's body went toward Max. Max grabbed onto her arms tightly and held her outward. Kotari struggled and struggled to get out of her hold buther attempt failed.

Shay lunged forward as she began to punch Kotari repeatedly in her stomach and face. Kotari's nose and mouth began to bleed as Shay continued her assault. Kotari took her last blow and hung her head down low. Shay smirked as she was about to finish her off but then:

"Take! THIS!" Kotari swung her right leg upward slamming it into Shay's Adam's apple. Shay's head bounced backwards. Kotari then swung her left leg backwards hitting Max in her back causing her to let go.

"GAH!" Max screamed in pain. Kotari whipped around placing her hand in front of her face. Max's eyes widened as Kotari launched a ki beam sending her backwards. She then turned to face Shay but she was long gone.

"Where did she go?" Kotari asked herself as she looked around for her opponent. Kotari then heard laughter. She blinked and looked upwards, there she was. Shay had her hands outward with a gigantic ki beam attack getting ready to be launched.

"Prepare to die!" Shay shouted out. Kotari's eyes widened as she then launched the attack. Kotari held her hands outward as the attack touched her burning her skin.

Kotari cringed her face as she tried hard to hold the attack back. But it didn't work. Kotari was now lying on her back on the concrete floor of the ring trying to stop the attack from touching her body. Her arms began to bend towards her as the attack got heavier and stronger. Kotari pushed herself upwards moving the gigantic ki attack with her.

"Right… back… at… ya!" With all of Kotari's strength she threw the attack back at Shay. Shay placed a smirk on her face as the attack hit. Kotari stood there on her feet huffing and puffing. Suddenly something burned on Kotari's back and then she fell forward. "AH!" Kotari screamed in pain.

Someone then placed their foot onto her back pressing her into the ground. Kotari clenched her hands closed tightly as pain surged through her. Then there was evil laughter heard around the ring. Max and Kotari looked up to see the dust clearing from where Shay's attack had hit. But Shay was undamaged. She hovered there with her arms folded across her chest completely unharmed.

Kotari couldn't believe it. The strength of that attack would've killed her and maybe would've killed her father, Borox. Kotari growled when she thought of her father. She couldn't believe that he called her a weakling. This was all the more reason to get back at him and show him that she isn't weak.

Shay landed on the ground in front of Kotari. She bent down looking down at Kotari with her elbows resting on her knees. "You're a pretty girl." Shay said placing her hand onto Kotari's chin. "To bad that beauty has to go to waste." She added. Kotari ripped her face out of Shay's grip.

"Shut up you pig." Kotari said to her. Shay growled as she stood upright kicking Kotari square in her face.

"Why don't you shut up youhybrid!" Shay yelled at her. Kotari placed her head onto the cold concrete. She watched as blood dripped off of her face and onto the ring floor. "Kill her Max."

"Right." Max began to press harder onto Kotari's back. Kotari's eyes widened as she through her head upward.

"AAAH!" Kotari screamed as she felt her back crack and crack. Max was smirking and Shay was just watching.

"Break her back." Shay added.

"No! Kotari!" Guru shouted from the sidelines. He got up onto his feet and ran over. Borox grabbed onto his son's arm pulling him to a halt.

"Don't even think about it Guru!" Borox shouted. Guru turned and looked at his father as heripped his armout of his grip. "You'll cost us the tournament!" Borox added. Guru narrowed his eyes at his father and shook his head slowly.

"Is that all you care about! Is winning all you care about! Kotari's life is in danger! That witch could break her back and we could lose Kotari forever!" Guru yelled as his father.

"Get over it! Sometimes we need to make sacrifices to win! And Kotari isour sacrifice!" Borox yelled back at his son. Vegeta walked up to Borox. He placed his hand onto his shoulder and made him turn to face him. Once Borox's eyes locked on Vegeta's, Vegeta landed him a punch to the face. Borox fell onto the ground as his nose began to bleed. Goku walked up to Vegeta placing his hand onto his right shoulder.

"Vegeta…"

"No Kakkarot!" Vegeta yelled pulling his shoulder away. "He needs to learn a lesson! You don't always make sacrifices in a battle! If you have to do you do! But Kotari's up there fighting by herself proving to you that she isn't a weakling as you claim her to be!" Vegeta pointed at him. "You're the weakling Borox for not seeing Kotari's true power! Her human emotions is her power! That's what feeds her and helps her to fight! Open your eyes Borox and look at her!"

Borox turned and looked at Kotari as Max continued to apply pressure on her back.

"She's fighting to prove to you that she isn't a weakling! If that girl isn't strong… then you don't know what is!" Vegeta yelled swiping his arm through the air. Borox looked back at Vegeta as he stood up onto his feet. He wiped the blood off of his nose that ran down over his mouth.

"You're right Vegeta." Borox said, "I'm the weakling for not seeing…" he added, "for not seeing that Kotari is a fighter. But she's a weak one! I don't care what you say! She is weak! And she'll always be weak because her emotions will get in the way of her fighting!"

Vegeta clenched his fists. He was about to punch him again when Goku placed his hand onto his shoulder. Vegeta looked at Goku.

"If Borox wants to be blind let him." Goku stated, "he doesn't know real power if it hit himin his face. Just… drop it Vegeta." Vegeta looked away looking at Borox.

"Fine!" Vegeta turned his back and walked away. Goku looked back at Borox as he walked forward.

"Take a second look at her." Goku said. Borox took a second glance. Kotari was now on her feet with Max on the ground and Shay standing there in front of her. "You're daughter is a great fighter. One of the bests that I've ever seen. You must be extremely blind to not be able to see that."

Borox looked at the ground. Goku turned and walked away from him as Borox's team looked at their leader.

"Borox." Talli called. Borox turned and looked at his sister. "Maybe the saiyans… maybe they could be right."

"Yeah… Kotari's really strong…" Jakx stated. Borox shook his head.

"No." he said to them all, "Kotari is a weakling… and she always will be."

Kotari stood there glaring at Shay as Shay glared right back. She then lunged forward hitting Kotari in her stomach. Kotari's body jerked forward. Shay pulled her hand away as she then lunged her knee right into her chin. Kotari's head went flying back as her bottom row of teeth hit her top lip, causing it to break open and bleed.

Max appeared behind Kotari as she wrapped her arms underneath Kotari's. She then locked her hands together behind Kotari's head as Shay began an all out assault on her. Kotari's body jerked with every blow given to her. She closed her eyes tightly as pain went through her stomach and more blood splattered out of her mouth.

Max then pulled her arms away. Kotari dropped to her knees wrapping her arms around her stomach. She leaned forward placing her forehead onto the cold concrete as she spit out blood in the process. Shay looked down at her with a smirk on her face. Max walked around Kotari and stood next to Shay as she crossed her arms.

"What a weakling." Max said. Kotari's eyes shot open.

"Yeah I know. She's just as weak as my pathetic girls were. Mora and Ayme deserved to die considering they were nothing to me. She's nothing as well." Shay agreed looking at her partner.

"What do you want to do?" Max then asked.

"Kill her." Shay answered. Kotari began to slowly stand up onto her feet.

"I… am not. A. WEAKLING!" Kotari leveled her fists with her hips as a burst of energy appeared around her. Shay and Max were pushed backwards as Kotari's eyes went white. Her hair began to float in the whipping wind but then it started to change color. Her salt and pepper hair turnedinto amidnight black coloras they spiked up. Her eyes turned from green and redin aninstant. And her power level skyrocketed.

"Whoa… dad… do… you feel that?" Gohan asked facing his father. Goku nodded his head as his eyes widened.

"Yeah… I feel it. Her power has surpassed a super saiyan's." Goku answered.

"That's not possible Kakkarot!" Vegeta yelled. Goku nodded his as he turned and looked at the Saiyan Prince.

"It is Vegeta… and she's done it."