Chapter nine is lookin' fine ~TheUltimateMystic


Chapter Nine: Ego Trip


"Alright, Ladies and Gentleman!" T.A explained. "The break is almost over! The quarterfinals are about to begin so if you haven't had you're still getting concessions I suggest you finish up and hurry back to your seats because you don't want to miss a single second of what's to come. We have a bit of an unusual situation here folks it seems that Gar and Sharpner have requested to fight each other and since Videl and Prince Chappa have agreed to it. I have allowed the switch. So our first match in just a few minutes will be Gar vs Sharpner!"

"So you've been secretly training with Yamcha huh." Gohan said to Sharpner.

"Yeah, the day after we registered I went to Yamcha and asked him if he could train me."

"And I happily obliged. I've always wanted to take on a protege."

"Where'd you even find the time?" Videl inquired.

"Well…"


Satan University Condo


In the dead of night after everyone had fallen asleep. Sharpner in his fighting gear snuck out the apartment. However, unbeknownst to him, Gar snuck out shortly after as well.


Tournament Arena


"I can't wait to take a crack at your smug green face." Sharpner said to Gar.

"Right back at you." Gar replied.

"How's your arm Trunks?" Gohan inquired.

"All the feelings back so I should be good to go."

"Good, I wouldn't want you at anything less than one hundred percent when we fight."

"Ladies and Gentlemen, time is up! I hope you have your drinks and snacks all ready because the quarterfinals begin now! Introducing first on his way to the ring. He had an impressive showing against Nix in the first round but can he keep his momentum going!? We'll find out soon. Give it up for Sharpner! And his opponent, we didn't see a whole lot from this competitor due to his Zerenity's forfeiture I think we all hope to see more this time around. Make some noise for Gar! Sharpner, are you ready!? Gar, are you ready!? Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready!? Then let the match begin!"

"You're not the only one who's been doing some secret training I've been training with Piccolo. So I'm going to give you one last chance to forfeit, peanut brain." Gar said as he took his fighting stance.

"Not gonna happen you jolly green jackass." Sharpner replied as he did the same.

"Don't say I didn't warn you."

Gar quickly fired off an energy blast at Sharpner. Sharpner in a bit of a surprising move knocked it away. However, the ki blast was sent flying towards the audience.

"Don't worry folks!" T.A exclaimed before anyone could make a move.

Instead of hitting anyone in the crowd the blast was absorbed by an invisible wall.

"Thanks to Bulma Briefs. This stadium has been equipped with state of the art energy-absorbing panels. So we don't have to worry about half the stadium being blown up! A bit of trivia about Bulma her birth name is just Bulma but due to several magazine articles referring to her as Bulma Briefs despite her instance otherwise, she went ahead and had it legally changed to Bulma Briefs so she wouldn't have to keep correcting them."

"Is that true?" Vegeta asked Bulma.

"Yep." Bulma replied.

"Huh, you learn something new everyday."

"So you've got a little quicker? Still not going to be enough." Gar confidently proclaimed.

"We'll see about that." Sharpner replied as he took the wolf fang fist stance.

"You think that move's going to work on me? I saw you use it already. I can easily read its moves."

Gar smirked smugly as he began to effortlessly dodge Sharpner's wolf fang fist attack.

"I told you. You're not…"

Gar's smug expression quickly turned to one of shock as one of Sharpner's strikes nearly made contact with his chin.

"What's wrong a little nervous?" Sharpner inquired as his speed began to gradually increase. "Wolf fang fist: red rush!"

The movements of Sharpner's Wolf Fang Fist changed slightly with new strikes being thrown in as the speed of each strike increased greatly. Before Gar knew what hit him Sharpner had laid into him with several swift and precise blows the last of which knocked Gar to the edge of the ring. Gar was visibly stunned for a brief moment but quickly regained his composure leaving no room for Sharpner to capitalize.

"Whoa, is that really Sharpner?" Videl wondered out loud.

"Sure is." Yamcha replied. "I may have fallen behind in terms of my fighting ability, but it turns out I'm a pretty good sensei. And Sharpner's a natural at adapting to my fighting style. I think he and I are kindred spirits."

"Just how much did you teach him?" Gohan inquired.

"Well let's just say he's got a few more tricks up his sleeve."

"Damn that stung a bit." Gar stated. "But still you're not even close to being in my league. Bet you can't do this."

Gar smirked as he took the air floating several feet above the ring.

"No. We didn't focus on flying…"

"Ha. I knew it. I bet I could just swoop down pick you up and drop you outside the ring. That would be hilarious. But there is this new move I want to try out..."

"Funny. I have something I want to try out too." Sharpner replied as he held his right arm out to the side with an upwards facing open palm. Yellowish-white energy began to gather in hand as he put his left hand near his adjacent arm. After a brief moment, a small sphere of ki formed and hovered above Sharpner's right hand. "Spirit…"

"So you can use some form of ki after all. We'll I'll humor you let's see what it can do."

"Ball!"

Sharpner launched the ball of energy at Gar straight towards his face. Gar seemingly avoided the ball with ease by tilting his head back causing it to whiz right past him.

"I guess Coach Yamcha didn't teach how you to aim. Or maybe your brains just not enough to figure it out."

Sharpner simply smirked in reply while making a downward motion with the middle and pointer fingers on his left hand causing a look of confusion of Gar's face.

"What are you smirking ab…"

Gar's eyes widened as he quickly looked up to see Sharpner's Spirit Ball coming back down at him. Gar moved quickly to avoid the attack, unfortunately, he wasn't able to avoid it entirely as it caught him on his left shoulder.

"Ah, son of a…" was all that Gar could mutter before the ball came back again. As Gar struggled to avoid the Spirit Ball controlled by Sharpner a voice suddenly popped into his head.

'What are you doing!?' Piccolo's said to Gar telepathically. 'I told you to never underestimate an opponent no matter how weak they may seem! Now stop fooling around and take this seriously!' 'I told you you should have been harder on him.' Kami's voice added. 'Quiet!' 'Yeah, he's right. You've become a big ol softie. I don't think you emphasized dodging enough' Nail's voice chimed in. 'Look just stop messing around or you will lose!'

"Alright fine I'll take things seriously!" Gar exclaimed out as he quickly powered up and used a kiai to knock the spirit ball up and away towards the sun. "Sorry peanut brain. I've been told to take this seriously now. Unfortunately for you, that means this fight is over."

Gar's speed more than doubled as he made his way down to the ring landing directly in front of Sharpner who had no time to mount a defense as he could barely keep up with his movements. Gar then proceeded to hit Sharpner with a stiff punch to the gut causing him to keel over in pain.

"Now then. I think it's time to show you my cool thing."

"HA!" A certain perverted hermit's voice rang out.

Gar backed up to opposite the opposite end of the ring and stuck his arms towards Sharpner. After a brief moment, Gar's arms began to quickly elongate with cannon-like speed like two ever-expanding snakes. Gar's arms reached Sharpner and began to wrap tight around his torso. Gar then proceeded to lift Sharpner several feet into the air and extended his reach even further.

"I told you. You're not even close…" Gar confidently declared as he held Sharpner outside the ring. "Now then I could squeeze you until you give up or pass out, either way, works for me. But I think I'll be nice and just drop you outside the ring. Too bad you didn't learn to fly. That would have come in handy right about now. So any last words before you drop?"

"Yeah...dodge." Sharpner simply replied as he wiggled his right index and middle fingers.

"What was that?" Gar replied as he failed to notice Sharpner's spirit ball that had been hiding in the light of the artificial sun, coming towards his back. Gar's eyes widened like a deer caught in headlights just before the Spirit Ball hit him dead center in his back exploding upon impact. As Gar was jettisoned out of the ring Sharpner simultaneously fell to the ground.

"Ladies and Gentleman, I can't believe what I just witnessed. Sharpner and Gar hit the ground at the same time! We have a draw! Normally I'm not a fan of that kind of ending but this one was pretty sweet!"

Gohan and Trunks came out from the Fighters area to help up Sharpner and Gar, respectively. Neither Sharpner nor Gar said a word but simply exchanged a glance of both mutual respect and disappointment.

"Good going out there kid." Yamcha said as he patted Sharpner on his back.

"Thanks, Coach."

"Nice job Sharpner. I didn't think you had that in you." Videl stated.

"Thanks...Too bad I didn't win."

"You still put on a heck of a performance." Gohan replied. "You looked pretty good out there too Gar."

"I should have won…"

"Alright, ladies and Gentleman! On to the next match! This is He put on a great showing against Gigaran in the first round but he's going to have his work cut out for him with his next opponent! Please give it up for Prince Chappa! And his opponent she dominated in the first round with a single punch can she do it again or will Prince Chappa prove more of a challenge? Will found out right now! Please make some noise for Videl Satan! Prince Chappa, are you ready!? Videl, Are you ready!? Ladies and Gentlemen, are you ready!? Then let the match begin!"

"It's an honor to face someone with your legacy." Prince Chappa stated as he took his fighting stance. "But Still I intend to keep my promise of not taking a hit."

"You're a man with a mission. I respect that." Videl replied as she took her fighting stance. "But some promises are made to be broken."

Prince Chappa went hard and heavy on offense right out of the gate with his eight-handed fist technique.

"I'll give it to you. You're certainly leagues better than that slimy sal guy." Videl declared as she dodged all of Prince Chappa's attacks little effort. "But I'm afraid your promise ends here."

Videl attempted to hit Prince Chappa with a sidekick but to her surprise, he narrowly avoided it and countered with a punch that knocked Videl back slightly.

"Sorry. But I've trained too hard for the fight to end like that."

"No, It's my bad. You're fast and you've got some power behind your fists. I shouldn't have underestimated you. That didn't really work out for Gar."

"Ha ha ha funny…" Gar's voice rang out from the fighters area.

"Let me pick up the pace then."

Videl went on the offensive with stunning speed attacking Prince Chappa with several strikes however Prince Chappa still proved himself to be formidable with his speed as he avoided each blow. On Videl's last strike Prince Chappa countered with a strike Videl's lower abdomen causing her to stagger back slightly. Prince Chappa took advantage of this brief stager and begin moving his arms several times faster than before creating an illusion of One Hundred fists surrounding him. "One hundred fist technique!" Before any of Prince Chappa's attacks could land however Videl recovered and began to dodge them albeit with a bit of effort. Although Videl was dodging the strikes. She found herself being slowly forced back to the edge of the ring. Things seemed to get even worse for her as Prince Chappa's speed began to increase even more with the number of fists seemingly doubled. "Two hundred fists technique!" Videl was still able to avoid Prince Chappa's fists but found herself being pushed towards the edge of the ring even faster than before. Things were going in Prince Chappa's favor as Videl neared the edge of the ring.

"This is it!" Prince Chappa exclaimed as his speed began to increase again but as he did Videl noticed a hole in his defense. "Four hund…"

Videl quickly ducked under moved behind Prince Chappa and before he had a chance to react Videl used a kiai to knock him out of the ring.

"Incredible Videl knocked Prince Chappa out of the ring without even touch him!" T.A exclaimed. "There may not have been a whole lot of physical contact but it sure was intense! Here is your winner by ring out! Videl!"

"I guess I was able to let you keep half your promise." Videl joked as she helped Prince Chappa up.

"I guess so." Prince Chuckled as the two made their way back to the fighters area.

"Hey, Mirai. You got a minute?" Brad whispered to Trunks.

"What is it?"

"Listen you were right. I paid Nana off to throw the fight."

"You coward…"

"Wait wait here me out. I can pay you too. More than the prize they're offering for the tournament."

"My mom is literally the richest woman on the planet. Why would I want your money?"

"Yeah but that's her money. Aren't you tired of mooching off mommy? This money would be all yours. I got the check right here." Brad took out a check for half a million Zeni and presented to Trunks. "Go on take it. What five hundred not good enough? I can make it more how about a whole mil. Name your price. Money's not an object for me but try to keep it within reason.

"No thanks."

"Come on. Everyone has a price. Five mil. Ten mil. Name it and I'll pay it."

"I said no."

"You...Fine. Have it your way." Brad-Rye said with pure anger in his voice.

Brad-Rye went to put the check away but accidentally dropped it by Trunks' feet.

"Oh sorry about that." Brad said as he bent down and picked the check-up.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! On to the next match! Introducing first, he had a great showing against Mero in the first round and I expect even more great things in this match. Give it up for Mirai Briefs! And his opponent. Like Videl, he had a dominating performance winning with just a single punch, but I have a feeling he may have his work cut out for him this time around. Please make some noise for Brad Rye!"

Brad had a surprisingly smug look on his face as he made his way to the ring with his obnoxiously loud and bright pyro going off behind him.

"Mirai, are you ready!? Brad-Rye, are you ready!? Ladies and Gentlemen, are you ready!? Then let the match begin!"

"Look at this chump! I hear he's a fan! He doesn't stand a chance against the real main man!" Brad Rye exclaimed boldly as he danced in place.

"You're not worth my time." Trunks replied as he attempted to go on the offense but as Trunks came with inches of Brad-Rye he suddenly dropped to the ground.

"Ah, my eyes! My eyes!"

Trunks, T.A along with everyone else looked on in confusion as to what just happened.

"I'm not sure what just happened there, folks. Maybe a new technique by Mirai."

"I didn't…"

"His boot...I think I saw something in his right boot!" Brad-Rye, who's eyes were completely bloodshot, exclaimed as clenched his face.

"Alright. I'll check it out." T.A replied. "Mirai, do you mind?"

"No. Not at all."

T.A checked Trunks' right boot closely and noticed a tiny bag sticking out of it.

"That's not mine..."

T.A opened the bag and found it was filled with a fine white powder. T.A then went and inspected Brad-Rye's face and found traces of the same powder around his eyes/

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I can't believe I'm saying this but...it appears Mirai has cheated."

Just when it seemed like Trunks' fight with Brad-Rye was an over and done deal. The deceptive Brad-Rye has appeared to have pulled a fast one! Will Trunks be disqualified!? Find out next time on Azure's Revenge!


A/N


Dun dun dun! Hope you liked the twists and turns in this chapter. Remember to follow if you liked it. Fav if ya love it and please let me know your thoughts and as always, have a great day ~TheUltimateMystic