The crowd was cheering as Krillin in his orange gi took the stage. On Krillin's face was a look of fear. He had never been the recipient of so much attention in his life nor was Krillin really enjoying it.

The drums began to beat as he took the stage.

Kakarrot hovered onto the stage his gaze was firmly on Krillin. Kakarrot's black and ashen grey gi with the Crane emblem on it all seemed unearthly stable. Kakarrot's grin grew larger as he heard the crowd realizing his hovering. The crowd was still impressed by such things even though Tien had done it first.

Krillin looked to see it and was stunned a bit. He knew Tien was flying earlier but he was hoping that it was only Tien that could fly. Krillin's brown eyes meet Kakarrot black coal like eyes. Krillin shuttered in fright of him.

Krillin thought to himself "Boy this kid is creepy."

Kakarrot found his spot. His tail which had been allowed to drag curved upwards as his feet landed on the tile.

"What's the matter baldie, scared?"

Krillin trying to act brave said "No way creep!"

Kakarrot in a deep authoritative voice without a smile and with piercing eyes "You should be."

"The next match is Kakarrot versus Krillin!"

The yelling from the audience picked up with the drums going faster. The gong was rung.

"Begin fight!"

Krillin gulped and stood his ground working under the assumption that it was Kakarrot that would make the first move. While Kakarrot stood planning on seeing how long Krillin would just cower in his presence. It had been far too long, after all since he had tasted another's fear.

Chi-Chi yelled out to him "You can do it Krillin!" As the crowds cheering dimmed at the wait. Krillin looked over to her and blushed at her words of encouragement.

Kakarrot sneered and said under his breath "Mine" as he stared daggers now at Krillin. Kakarrot's blood in a micro-second had been sent to a boil.

Kakarrot was at once feeling the urge to forget the Tournament and just kill Krillin. He charged Krillin and punched him right in the face. Krillin was thrown back a bit of blood coming from his mouth. Kakarrot was growling and vividly taking in the thoughts of the pleasure of killing this boy.

Kakarrot stopped however and forced himself to think "Damn these instincts. We want to conquer the world not just take a little girl. Now think damn you. There is no way she would want him I mean honestly. Besides it would be no fun if she really knew who you really are until after you take her. Calm down and be smart."

Kakarrot growling receded and in a grin as he said "Nice friends you have there. Willing to give you some pity."

Krillin stunned expression at the pain turned to anger quickly. Krillin was now the one growling in anger.

"So, you have a spark after all. I'll shall have so such fun extinguishing it."

A wave of air rushed at Krillin after Kakarrot chopped into the air. Krillin barely moved but his eyes became watery.

"Oh, I thought that might just knock you out of the ring weakling."

Krillin was enraged at that his fists grew tighter said yelling "Are you just going to keep talking or are you going to fight me creep!"

Kakarrot smirked as Krillin charged him rushing with all his might to sock him one in his face. Krillin was going all out but it was all for not.

Kakarrot hovered backwards as punch after punch came towards him only to have them hit air. Kakarrot wasn't even needing to dodge them as he just beyond Krillin's punches. In circles Kakarrot seemed to be leading Krillin around the stage with his hands behind his back. Until Kakarrot smacked Krillin in the face with his tail. Krillin pulled back rubbing his face as Kakarrot feet came back to the tile.

Kakarrot in his smirking grin "Face it human your no match for me. You might as well just give up. Unless you are interested in some more humiliation?"

Krillin at that throw another punch but found his fist caught by Kakarrot tail. Krillin was slammed to the ground then pulled in the air and slammed back down. Krillin was in a daze completely under Kakarrot control as he was tossed and went sliding towards the edge of the stage.

Chi-Chi, Yamcha and Bulma all gasped as Krillin went sliding. Shen seemed annoyed that Kakarrot wasn't intent to humiliate Roshi's students to the fullest extent of his imagination.

Krillin seemed ready to fall but he held on and stopped himself getting back to his feet.

Kakarrot seemed impressed as the crowd cheered for Krillin, he hadn't thought the bald fighter would recover. Chi-Chi smiled at seeing her friend having managed to get.

Chi-Chi yelled to him "That's it Krillin just don't lose your cool and hold on and you can win!"

Krillin blushed a little bit and Kakarrot found himself growling again at the encouragement that Chi-Chi was trying to give Krillin. Kakarrot found himself at conflict with his urge to just kill the bald boy.

Kakarrot thought to himself 'That's it I got to finish this fight quickly before I do something stupid.'

Kakarrot rushed at Krillin the streaks of wind behind him. Krillin closed his eyes out of a fear of the growling monkey tailed monster rushing towards him.

Krillin tensed up as he felt Kakarrot right in front of him. Krillin was in full panic mode all of the bravado from earlier was now gone. Krillin was under the belief that he was about to die right then and there.

Krillin was about to start begging when he felt a hand touch his head and then push him back. Krillin having now became so tense fell like a tree hitting the grass stiffly.

"The winner of the third match is Kakarrot as Krillin is out of bounds!"

The audience began to laugh as Krillin opened his eyes. He looked up to see that he was in the shadow of Kakarrot standing on the stage above him grinning.

Jackie Chun sighed. Chi-Chi and Yamcha seemed stunned. Shen was having the literal time of his long miserable life cackling. Tien and Chiaotzu stood there like statues not wanting to show any emotion. The UNIT agents were disappointed after all they had wanted to see Gero's kid lose.

Krillin was red with embarrassment and at the laughter at him. Kakarrot looking at him with his cold black eyes and said quietly so only Krillin could hear "Enjoy that spot little boy. It's the best you're ever going to get, in my shadow and a joke." Kakarrot said like his tongue was forked and said oozing with hate.

Krillin angrily looked back at him as Kakarrot held his hand out which Krillin refused to take instead get up on his own. Kakarrot curved his hand up and with shrug he grinned. The crowd cheered for him all having come to the belief that Krillin was just being a sore loser. Kakarrot took a bow.

Kakarrot thought while bowing 'Fear is great, but cheering is on a whole other level. I could get used to this. That's right worthless humans cheer for your future prince.'

Gero was clapping and his and Kakarrot eyes met as he raised his head. Gero gave him a nod and mouthed a 'that a boy' to him. Kakarrot then looked to see Shen far too enthralled to notice anything at all that was happening.

Krillin came back to the sidelines in tears out of shame and anger. He was prepared to just walk away and sulk in a corner. When Chi-Chi jumped over to him and hugged him to his surprise and shock. It was a small hug and she quickly pulled away and look at him in the eyes.

Chi-Chi a smiling "You did great!"

Krillin blushing "You really think so?"

"Sure there is only a handful of people that could stand up to that guy and you did it."

Yamcha coming up behind the two "Yeah man you did fine."

Kakarrot was walking back to see the affection that Chi-Chi was giving to Krillin and was visibly angry. He picked his pace and said to Chi-Chi "It's your turn to fight unless you want to keep hugging that loser?"

Chi-Chi gave him an angry glare. Kakarrot turned his head and walked over to Tien and Chiaotzu.

She said to Krillin "Don't listen to him. He doesn't really mean it."

"I don't think that's true Cheech."


Chi-Chi didn't seem to listen to him as her focus came to Chiaotzu. Chiaotzu had floated away from Tien and had come in the middle of the walkway. Chi-Chi let go of Krillin. Chiaotzu hovered into left side ring and landed while Chi-Chi walked to right side.

The drum once again sounded. Unlike the other Crane students there was nothing no trash talk. Chiaotzu just stared. Kakarrot had returned to his far cooler self. He was far too interested in this fight to bother keep thinking about baldie. First chance Kakarrot thought he got he would kill baldy though.

"Don't talk much do you?"

Chiaotzu just stared back in response.

The gong was rung. The announcer shouted, "Begin fight!"

Chi-Chi got into stance but Chiaotzu didn't move a muscle until finally Chiaotzu as almost an afterthought noticed something and said, "Master says girls shouldn't be allow to fight."

Chi-Chi's eyes flickered not in anger but more in confusion. This weird clown boy was not trying to be mean or hateful. He was just sort or empty, he was just being a parrot. There was nothing to his voice it was like a ghost, transparent and void. He was definitely not the asshole that Tien and Kakarrot were trying to be. It was like he just wasn't there.

Jackie Chun saw it too as he thought to himself 'The boy is a few cards short of a full deck. Shen is always brutal to his pupils. I can only manage what kind of torture he has been subjected to. My old friend what is wrong with you? I can't let this stand. You must be stopped but… I don't know if I have it in me to stop you.'

Chi-Chi charged Chiaotzu quickly finding that in the strength department she was better than him. Chiaotzu was forced back more and more as Chi-Chi was in full control of the fight. Until Chiaotzu flew up and out of Chi-Chi grasp.

Chiaotzu looked at her and pointed his finger he fired a Dodon ray. Chi-Chi dodged it. He fired again and again but she managed to dodge the blasts each time. Krillin and Yamcha were cheering while Jackie Chun was just nodding and said, "That's my girl."

Shen was grinning his teeth. Chiaotzu felt a chill down his spine. Chiaotzu looked to see his master quite angry. Chiaotzu began to sweat in fear. He remembered what happened if you angered Shen. Chiaotzu quickly dropped to the tile.

Chiaotzu raised his finger on his left hand and pointed at her. Chi-Chi suddenly felt paralyzed. Her body wanted to move but couldn't. It was if she had just turned to stone. Kakarrot nearly chuckled saying to Tien "Guess our boy didn't want to play around." Tien nodded in agreement.

Yamcha and Krillin were instantly confused while Jackie Chun was panicking a bit.

Bulma yelled "What's going on? My girl isn't moving?"

"What's happening why doesn't Cheech move?"

"Man, this is weird."

Jackie Chun thought 'Of all the dirty tricks!'

Chiaotzu right arm raised as he began to charge a Dodon ray aim at Chi-Chi's arm. The intention most likely to cripple her to win the fight.

Chi-Chi thinking fast and remembering how much nothing she seemed to be getting from him yelled out "Hey look out behind you!" She knew it was desperate and probably wouldn't work but he looked.

His grip on her loosened and she managed to free herself before he fired. Chi-Chi and the audience in general were stunned. In a hot second though Chi-Chi put it together. He didn't just look vacant; he sort of was vacant. Chiaotzu had power but no brain power.

Shen smacked his face in disgust and screamed out "Idiot don't fall for that again!"

Green chuckling asked Gero "Did I just see that doctor?"

Gero sighed and said back "Yes and it was almost too stupid to believe."

Chi-Chi thought 'I think he can't use that power without his fingers and since he's not the brightest bulb. Man, I hope this works.'

Chi-Chi yelled out to him "What's five plus four?"

Chiaotzu started to count with his hands then looked back but Chi-Chi was already all over him. She was punching and they were hurting. Chiaotzu was being pushed back. Chi-Chi then felt herself paralyzed again then knocked back. Chiaotzu had kicked her back and he was looking far less cool then before.

"You tricked me!" Chi-Chi knew she didn't stand a chance against this power.

Chi-Chi hurriedly "What's one plus six?" Chiaotzu stop he began to count using his fingers. She broke free and smashed him in the face. He was sent to the edge of the ring.

Tien was livid. He looked like he was ready to jump in and kill Chi-Chi right then and there.

Kakarrot said to him "Calm yourself my brother. This fight isn't over yet and up until now all wounds were somewhat self-inflicted. We can't do anything so cool it."

Chiaotzu jumped up before Chi-Chi could try and just push him off. Chi-Chi was frozen again but before she could yell out a question, she felt her mouth close. He was trying to keep her mouth closed, hold her still and charge for a Dodon ray. The result was his grip was much lighter.

It was too much still for her to break normal, but her arms couldn't move forward, but her fingers could. Chi-Chi manage to cup her fingers and, in her mind, say the words. The turtle wave burst forth from her hand a weak one aim at the tile, but it was strong enough to break the hold. She rocked into the air.

The crowd was awed and Kakarrot smiled thinking 'Quick thinking. Very good Chi-Chi.'

Chiaotzu fired and while in midair she said to herself "Kamehameha!" The two beams meet with hers easily overpowering his. Chiaotzu jumped out of the way as the wave hit the dirt. He looked up to not find her. She had gotten behind him, then grabbed him and throwing him away. Chiaotzu hit the dirt before he knew what happened.

"Chi-Chi has won Chiaotzu is out of bounds."

The audience went wild. Shen was close to ripping out his remaining hair out. Tien was livid while Kakarrot was trying to hide a smile. Kakarrot had wanted a rematch with her and it looked like he was going to get it.

Chi-Chi held her hand offering to help Chiaotzu up to his surprise. Chiaotzu looked at her like she was three headed. He sensed Shen's displeasure and refused it.

Chiaotzu normally empty mind was now filled with confusion, however. Chiaotzu got to his feet and began to fly back to the sidelines.

Chiaotzu thought to Tien "They're nice."

Tien thought back "What?"

Chiaotzu thinking "They're nice Tien. She was willing to help me up. The Turtles care about each other like we do."

Tien thought back 'Doesn't matter we're better. We're stronger and worth more.'

Chiaotzu thought back 'If you say so Tien.'


Announcer into his microphone "Alright ladies and gentlemen its intermission time. Time to get a snack some merch and take a breather. We'll see you in an hour and viewers out there make sure and watch our intermission show with some former fighters that still possesses the ability to speak or so I'm told. Enjoy your break."

Jackie Chun sighed in relief, but he knew that this Tournament was far from over. He looked to Tien.

Jackie Chun thought 'Such a powerful young man. To be so young but so twisted. Shen you can't kill a human heart. I can't let this man, or the monkey tail monster be Earth's champion. Maybe Chi-Chi can beat Kakarrot but I doubt it. She's a tough one but this kid is bad news. Roshi you're going to have to do it again if not I have a feeling the kid wouldn't be stopped.'


Bulma getting out of her seat and talking to Puar and Oolong "Let's go see Yamcha then find out about Launch."

Puar nodding in agreement "Right. I'm with you."

Oolong sighed not moving "Oh but I'm hungry."

Bulma angry "Shut up and get moving piggey."

Oolong turned blue his hands went to his butt, he jumped up and said "Alright, alright."


Green to Gero and their guards "Alright I need a hotdog."

"First we get my boy."

"Well as long as the army is paying. I would go in debt trying to pay to feed your bottomless hole of a son." Green chuckled at that while Gero nodded in agreement as did the guards.


Bill said anxiously some sweat going down his face "That was insane!"

Frank a little blue "No kidding."

"They can make lightening come from their hand and punch threw rock like it was paper.

"Yeah we have a problem. It's not just Tao any more there is evidently a whole generation of super freaks that we might have to deal with."

"High command is going to want to know about this." Frank nodded as they both left their seats to tell their high command.