Monkey See, Monkey Do

by Dimension Distorter

We all know the story. Goku gets sent to Earth to destroy it but a head injury makes him forget his mission, making him become it's savior. But what would happen if Goku lost more than his memory? What if he lost his savage Saiyan instincts? Instincts relating to a certain...beastly transformation?

5. Results

Yes, this is back. Had to take a hiatus because I was busy with updating 'The Second Chosen' and creating my new Overlord story, 'DEMONLORD'. If anyone is a fan of Pokemon or Overlord, I'd like for you to try 'em out and see what you might think of them.

Anyway, not abandoning this story and not neglecting it. How could I when I'm a few chapters in and I already covered over 20 episodes? At least if you count this one. Hell, this chapter is gonna cover a gang of episodes alone. And there are so many things that I personally want to write and want to see in 'Z' and 'Super' that I just CAN'T let this go! I love it too much! And I wouldn't be doing my buddy mellraany favors because I took this story one when he couldn't work on it and no one else wanted to take the challenge. No way in hell am I giving up on this.

ALSO, to the guest that keeps posting on this story…I mean, thanks and all for your continuous support I guess. But dude, no matter how much you post, it's not going to make me work faster, lol. And I had no plans to update of specific days regarding Dragon Ball's history that I didn't even know about or care for. BUT, I DID do something with Oolong that I think you'll find enjoyable and I hope everyone else who reads this thinks the exact same. And all of that other shit you posted, no offense, just…you know, you can just WAIT until I post again. It's not like I magically forget about my stories and need constant reminders to update them. No one wants to see a story finished more than it's creator. Technically, I'm the co-creator but, eh.

Q&A Time (From chapter 3 since I forgot to address those in chapter 4)

And this one is for those who keep saying I don't have to keep the canon pairings the same. No, I don't need the same parents for the kids, duh. NO, I don't personally see Goku hooking up with Bulma and don't WANT a different Gohan. Goten, or Trunks. FUCK NO, do I see Vegeta hooking up with Chi-Chi. I don't care how good people wrote their stories, mine is gonna have the canon pairings because that's what I want. Besides, I'd rather stick to a Gohan that we all know and love AND can properly visualize. This story is meant to be 'what if' of if Goku controlled his Great Ape for and nothing else. So, that means in terms of relationships, don't expect anything new because this wasn't written with the intention to be one of those kinds of stories that deviates so much to the point that 18 hooks up with Yamcha…and don't take me saying that literally.

RogueMuttley, God, you GET IT! Thanks! College IS more important that writing fanfiction at the end of the day!

Saiyan fan, You always get to the real questions. Yes. The humans will actually be DOING STUFF in this story and I mean it. Like, legit integral fighters that can put in work their own way. It won't show too much in the Dragon Ball portion but when I get to Dragon Ball Z then you'll see what I'm talking about.

time patroller, mellra and I have an idea for Goku's clothes problem. And you wanna know the results of the tournament? Read, man…or woman!

Red Core Dragon, oh…so you wanted to see a whole bunch of action that didn't really exist in the beginning stages of Dragon Ball? Action that Goku could literally end, even in his normal body, with a single punch or a kick? Dude, you need to be patient and wait until there are legit threats thathave to be faced off against. These paragraphs are meant to summarize all of these boring episodes so that I can do shit like this. Jump to the World Tournament in chapter 5 which is actually, in episode terms, in the 20s. I do this so that I can GET to the action faster. Besides, you got a bit of monster battling in Chapter 4, right?

Q&A Time (From chapter 4)

saiyan fan, He'll just wrap it around his waist, belt style. Maybe even were a jacket that goes past his hips if Gohan wants to cover that tail even more so his classmates don't see.

KatoGS123 Youtuber, prepare to NOT be disappointed with this chapter!

Results

It has been a grand total of 8 months ever since Goku and Krillin had taken up residence with the Great Master Roshi and had trained as hard as they possibly could under him. Well, if one would call it training that is. Roshi had them run, skip, zig-zag, and climb around the whole island to deliver milk to everyone before breakfast. Said milk being carried together in a heavy crate. The first day of this training and they were both wishing that it would stop right there, especially Krillin as he sometimes tried to cheat to get out of doing what he felt were unnecessary actions to their training. Roshi caught him the first time and fearing any punishment decided that he would just stay the set course that Roshi had set for them. Even Goku's heightened abilities were worn down as both the young boys found themselves highly exhausted at the end of what was considered their morning training. Crossing rushing streams, running from a dino, crossing a massive desert-like area, and over a deep ravine with the fallen tree log as their only safe passage was mixed into it as well. When delivering, milk was done, they would help contractors with construction work, swim in a large lake while having to avoid a shark, tow fields, any form of physical labor that Roshi could subject them too.

After a month or so into this training, they both got fed up and asked Roshi when he was going to teach them fighting, instead of doing these chores. Roshi took the situation into his hands by giving them a seemingly impossible task. He went to a very massive rock and managed to push the huge thing a decent amount, blowing the minds of the two young boys. He said to them that if they could do that then he would teach them how to fight, which fueled them to work even harder, even when they had to wear 50lbs of Roshi's signature turtle shell on their backs as they trained; 100lbs during the last month at which they quickly adjusted to the weight. However, there was Goku's special night based training when he and Roshi made sure that Launch and Krillin were sleeping deeply. Roshi slipped a pinch of powder into their dinners or drinks to make sure that they would stay sleep until the morning when the full moon showed itself.

For Goku's training, whenever they could work for however the full moon stayed they worked and worked hard. Roshi and Goku both knew that he had to push his Great Ape form's limits all the time since he would only be able to work with it only a few days in each month. The results were impressive. Goku's first task with sustaining his 'Mouth Beam' was initially to reach 20 seconds. He surpassed that limit and then some. He had built up enough energy and control over it from his wide varieties of training to hold it for 5 whole minutes before he was forced to stop and catch his breath. Goku was also capable of putting more energy into the attack to make it much stronger but the extra energy will cause his sustain limit to decrease. At full power, his limit took a drastic drop to only 2 minutes but it was still highly better than 20 seconds. The giant monster battles he had with the surrounding dinosaurs on the high mountains were all currently won in Goku's favor. The T-Rex he had rivaled for 7 months straight finally lost in the 8th month where Goku could both outlast and overpower him. Unknown to Goku, his steady increase in strength from his day to day training was affecting the power boost he gained as a Great Ape multiplying said power. The T-Rex claimed to acknowledge him with a roar that Goku was more than strong enough to be considered the king over the predators on the whole island to which the monster monkey gave his own roar, which had any of the other larger predators doing the same. It was the noisiest 10 minutes the island had ever experienced. Finally, his agility grew by leaps and bounds. A body as bulky as his still wasn't incredibly graceful but he was now capable of moving his feet and shifting his weight around in a more precise fashion to dodge Roshi's Ki blasts. Even shifting his tail around rapidly helped contribute to how his balance worked.

Goku never thought he could backflip or somersault as a Great Ape in his whole life.

Now, after a full 8 months of training, the boys were standing in front of a suited-up Roshi, a nice looking black car, with their shells on their backs. They had shown a month back that they had finally gained the strength necessary to push that massive boulder to have Roshi keep his end of the deal to teach them how to fight. That was instead a fabrication to have them push themselves harder and didn't really expect them to move that boulder but when they did he told them the real reason. Enhancing their bodies and nothing else, ergo; the previously described heavier shells.

"Alright, boys. Hoped you packed your toothbrushes," Roshi said with the boys nodding their heads.

"Yes, sir," they both told him.

"Okay," Roshi started, "you can take off your shells now."

Krillin and Goku both grinned at each other at that, having been wearing nothing but shells for most the past months. "Oh good! I was afraid we'd look silly at the tournament," Krillin said as he and Goku took of their shells, dropping them to the ground. The change they felt was immediate as they felt highly off balance. Krillin slightly leaned back and had to pin-wheel his arms as to not fall over.

Goku took a few experimental hops and was surprised by how light his body was. "Whoa! My body's so light, now! I feel like paper!"

"See how high you can jump," Roshi told them. They looked at each other before bending their legs and shooting up into the air, both at a crazy speed into a crazy height. 20 stories at the very least.

"Hey, Goku?" Krillin asked.

Goku looked back, "Notice something different?"

Krillin nodded as they both began to drop back down to Earth. They landed without a scratch before looking at each other in shock. The shock slowly became excitement as they grinned broadly and laughed. Even Roshi chuckled at their expressions even while the two of them took off in a crazy-fast rush, not believing that they can run so fast. Launch rose an arm into the air and waved her hand around.

"Hey boys, I have something for you!" They headed over to her, curious. Launch smiled and held up a silver case. "Well…since you're going to your first big tournament," she removed the top lid to show blue suits with hats, "I thought you should wear something nice!" Goku and Krillin looked at the new clothing in wonder. Goku immediately went to try on the hat.

Krillin looked up at the blue-haired woman and asked, "Launch, did you make these yourself?" She just blushed at her praise while they grabbed the suites.

"I never wore one of these before!" Goku exclaimed as they two ran into the house to change. They came back out, both wearing their new attire and showed themselves off to Launch, who gasped and squealed at them, finding them adorable which she voiced. Of course, Goku's had a small hole in the back of his pants to fit his tail through. Krillin chuckled to Goku and pinched the cloth on his arm.

"What's so funny?" Goku asked with a smirk of his own.

"You in a suit," Krillin said plainly. Roshi packed the things that they would all need into the trunk and turned to the boys.

"Hey, let's get moving or we'll miss our plane!" He hopped into the driver's seat and started up the engine. Launch shook Krillin's hand and then Goku's telling them to do their best and that she would see them soon before they got into the vehicle as well. Roshi wished her farewell too but just hoped that she wouldn't sneeze. If he came back to a house with nothing but damages then he would not be a happy man, beautiful woman or not. Launched waved them off as they drove away. Hours later, the sun was setting while the group of three were on the plane. Goku stared out the window and was having the time of his life.

"Wow, neat! It's like a flying house! So, this is what being on an airplane is like, huh?" Krillin looked up from his newspaper to glance at his friend.

"First time being on one I'm guessing." Of course, Goku made it too obvious but this was Krillin's first time too. The appeal was lost to him the moment they stabilized in the air but Goku was still awing at how high they were, as well as the sunset.

"Yeah! My grandpa always showed me pictures and told me what they were for but being on one is totally different." Goku went back to staring out of the window while Krillin went back to reading. A female flight attended walked down the aisle asking if anyone wanted coffee or orange juice and the moment Krillin was going to ask for a drink, Roshi found his hand on her backside. She screeched before slapping him with the tray of drinks. It both hurt and got him very messy. Krillin just gave his master a deadpanned look as the old man was stunned from the pain while the attendant smirked at him.

"Can I help you, sir?" She said snidely with a knowing smirk but Roshi could only babble incoherently. During the night, Goku commented on how there were stars on the ground but Roshi said they were only city lights. Goku then asked if the people would let him have one but Krillin just deadpanned at his friend and went back to his paper, calling Goku a caveman. They landed at the airport before making their way to the city on foot, with Goku awing at being in such a place full of bustle for the first time ever. Roshi called them a taxi for them to ride to the tournament. At the stadium, there was a vast assortment of people, animals, and creatures who had all made it so they could participate. There had to be hundreds of contenders, and making their way to registration, Goku commented on how amazing it was that a variety of people inhabited their world. Roshi found the table where the registration seemed to be taking place and headed over there with the boys following behind, though they were still gazing at their new surroundings.

"This where we sign up?" Roshi asked the man at the receptionist.

The man nodded. "Yes, just need your name."

"No, it's not me," Roshi said before pointing to his students," it's those two."

The man looked at Goku and Krillin. "Oh! You meant you want seats."

Roshi got a bit fed up with the receptionist's cluelessness and exclaimed, "No, no, they're entering the tournament!"

The receptionist looked stunned and turned back to the boys. "You mean those kids there!?"

"Naturally! Do you see any others!?" Roshi rounded on him as Roshi began to work on getting the boys registered. While this was going on Goku heard his name being called by someone in the crowd. He wondered where it came from until said someone walked up to him, which happened to be Yamcha with a hair-cut.

"Hey, Goku! How's it goin'?" Yamcha asked with a smirk.

"Uhh, who's…he?" Goku wondered aloud though he was sure this guy was familiar. It became clear to him when Yamcha struck his pose for his signature 'Wolf Fang Fist' while calling out the attack, which had Goku exclaiming his name in excitement.

"I thought you might like that," Yamcha said.

"Oh, wow! I guess I didn't recognize you because your hair fell off your head, hahaha!"

Yamcha blushed and ran a hand through his hair. "Bulma said long hair is out this year."

"Who's the tall guy?" Krillin asked Goku.

Goku looked at him. "He's Yamcha. He's friends with me," he then looked to Yamcha and said, "this guy's name is Krillin and he's my new friend and training partner!"

Yamcha and Krillin briefly introduced themselves to each other while Roshi came over to them, holding up a sheet of paper. "Well, it's done. You're signed up." He turned to the side just as the other three did to find Bulma, Puar, and…Oolong? Goku was very confused on this pig who was almost as tall as Yamcha being Oolong but he both didn't know any other pigs he was friends with and this pig had the same exact scent as Oolong too. He wore purple overalls, a pink shirt, red tie, and had a noticeably small gut. Though he was built with a decent broad frame with impressively defined arms. Nothing too bulky but they weren't slim. First Yamcha's hair and now Oolong's height? What else about his friends was going to drastically change? Bulma turning nice?

"Huh? Goku?" Bulma wondered while looking down at him, holding some ice cream.

"Bulma! Puar! Oolong? Uh…just to be absolutely sure…you're Oolong, right?" Goku asked while pointing up to the pig, who just couldn't help but chuckle as he crossed his arms.

"Bet you didn't recognize me at first, huh, kid? But you bet it is. Your old pig pal, Oolong! New and improved!"

Goku gave a giant grin and balled up his fists near his face. "SO COOL! Look at how tall you are! How did you do that!? I mean just 8 months ago, you were as tall as I was! Have you been eating a lot of vegetables or something!?"

Oolong rubbed the back of his head and grinned himself. "Well, let's just say you aren't the only one who's been training all this time. I seriously have been hard at work with trying to get my new powers under better control. And this is the first thing I changed! No more being vertically challenged!" He exclaimed the last part with a fist bump in the air as Puar just sighed at him while shaking her head. Oolong paid her no mind and said, "and let's look at you for a second, Goku. You're lookin' sharp!"

"You think so!? So how have you guys been?" Goku asked all of them.

"Great!" Puar exclaimed.

"Better than great," Oolong said with a thumbs-up.

"Goku…how in the world did you end up at the tournament!?" Bulma wondered while smiling but that quickly vanished when Roshi appeared right in front of her, scaring her and Puar.

"Hello!" He said in a lecherous fashion while staring at Bulma.

"Oh, gosh, it's you," Bulma said before a thought struck her and she got upset," hey, thanks for telling us that you were moving. I stopped by the island to see how Goku was doing and your whole house was gone."

"Heh. Well, that pad is more for lovin' then training martial arts~," he said, again, lecherously. He leaned in with a grin and blushed. "Bulma…I keep thinking about the last time I saw you remember?" He held up his hands near his face and simulated pressing a woman's mounds together as his blush deepened and his voice increased in pitch. "You wore that bunny suit! Remember!? Remember!?"

Bulma got fed up with him and pulled a large mallet out of nowhere. "SHUT…UP!" She slammed it across his face and sent him flying backward as he laid on the ground, twitching in pain.

Oolong deadpanned at him. "Old man. Filthy as dirt."

Bulma looked at the pig and smirked, placing her mallet away and a hand rested on her hip. "Is the pot calling the kettle black right now?"

Oolong smirked himself and waved a hand at her. "Oh, please. Maybe that's how I used to be before, but ever since I got into the dating game, I've only focused on what I already have instead of what I couldn't get."

"And exactly what is it that you have?" A female voice asked him before two furry brown arms wrapped around his waist from behind. He felt a shorter body hug him from behind. He grinned and turned, which had the arms let go of him so he could face their source. It was another animal person, a female tanuki, sporting blue jeans with her tail swishing around, and a red tank top, which defined her B-Cups. She had a round face, short pointed ears, and a lighter brown 'mask' over her eyes. She was also as tall as Bulma. Oolong wrapped his own arms around her and lightly spun them with her back to his friends.

"What I have is one smoking girl wrapped in my arms right now, named Pocky."

"Aww, you're so sweet!" Pocky said as she kissed the pig's lips which had him blushing, grinning, and pervishly giggling like an idiot. Goku was confused by the newcomer and rose an eyebrow.

"Uh…Oolong? Who's this?" He at least knew that she was Oolong's significant other if that peck was anything to go by, which was something that his grandfather taught him when it came to couples showing affection. Kisses on the lips were the most intimate form of kissing compared to ones on the cheek, forehead, nose, etc. apparently but Goku still didn't understand the appeal.

Oolong turned to Goku and moved to the left side of his girlfriend while wrapping an arm around her waist. "That's right, the two of you need to be introduced. I'd like you to meet my girlfriend, Pocky. A real doll, this one. And Pocky, this is Goku. The crazy strong kid that we were telling you about."

She smiled at Goku and waved to him. "So you're Goku! Oolong's been telling me about some of the crazy adventures you both had. And you really do have a tail! That's so unique!"

"It's nice to meet you too, Pocky. So, you're Oolong's girlfriend?"

She nodded in confirmation and said, "That's right."

"Neat. So, where are the other ones?"

Oolong's eyes widened while Pocky tilted her head in confusion. "Other ones? What do you mean?"

Goku just laughed and placed his hands behind his head. "Well, Oolong told me before that he wanted a lot of-" and that was all he could get out before Oolong rushed down to his level and slammed a palm over the kid's mouth while shushing him loudly. He leaned in so he could whisper to Goku as low as possible.

"You idiot! Don't talk about that near my girl! I gave up on that months ago and as I said before, that would be too much damn work on my part to keep them all satisfied. I got a good thing goin' here, kid. A nice body, a nice house, and a nice girl with a nice body, and I ain't gonna have you screwin' it up! Got it, Goku?"

"Mm-hmm," Goku mumbled while nodding a bit before Oolong stood up and turned to Pocky, who still looked a little lost.

"I feel like I'm missing something here."

Oolong did his best to laugh and shook his hands to her. "No way, you aren't missin' a thing, doll! Just…Goku bringing up some past weirdness is all. I just want to put all that behind me." Pocky stared at Oolong for a minute, trying to figure out his strange behavior. He felt a bit nervous at how she was staring at him but sighed in relief when she just smiled herself and nodded to him.

"Alright, Oolong. If you're sure it's nothing then I won't pry."

The pig sighed in relief at dodging that bullet.

"Well, well, knew that you would be here, Goku!" Another voice called out, which Goku, Bulma, and Roshi recognized instantly.

Krillin turned around to the new voice while saying, "Geez. How many more of your friends am I going to have to meet, Goku? I never assumed you to be someone popular."

Goku smiled even larger than before as he saw the elderly man stroll their way. "That's not a friend! That's my grandpa, Gohan!"

"Grandpa?" Krillin and Oolong wondered aloud.

"Gohan!?" Yamcha exclaimed as he lightly jerked back, seeing another one of the old martial arts masters in the flesh. He knew that Gohan was Goku's grandfather but it was different to meet him. Roshi smiled for a moment at seeing his old student again and met him half-way when he reached the group.

"I figured that you would be here, Gohan. I didn't doubt that for an instant." Roshi said which had Gohan nod.

"And I figured that you were going to enter Goku in the tournament. It seems that both of our hunches were on the nose, eh?" Gohan replied with a small chuckle before he was treated with a hug by his grandson.

"Hi, grandpa! I'm glad you're here!" Goku said with a big smile. Gohan patted his back as he smiled himself.

"Of course, my boy. There was no way I was going to miss seeing your growth over these past 8 months. I'm just glad that I have Carpet or else I wouldn't have been able to make the trip at all."

"Speaking of which, where is that old rug?" Roshi asked.

Gohan and Goku broke from their hug before Gohan shrugged to his old master. "Not sure. Close by, but I bet Carpet is just looking around. But if I call for it then it'll come to me, just like Goku's Flying Nimbus," he looks around the group and bows to Bulma, "why, hello again, Bulma. How have you been? Well, I hope. My grandson has told me all about your adventures together."

Bulma smiled at him. "Well, it definitely wasn't a cakewalk, that's for sure. Goku can be a lot to handle at times but he really got us out of a lot of tough jams. It's crazy to think that you've gotten stronger, kid." The last sentence was directed right at Goku who just laughed and scratched the back of his head. Honestly, she was downplaying it a decent margin considering that her life was on the line one-too-many times and sometimes in weird, crazy, ways. Such as turning into a vegetable. She doesn't have any memory of it but after Yamcha, Oolong, and Puar spilled-the-beans on that she had been subconsciously avoiding them as of late.

"And I see some new faces this time around," Gohan said as he looked to Yamcha, Puar, Oolong, Pocky, and Krillin, "it's nice to meet any friends of Goku's. I'm his grandfather, Gohan."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," They all said simultaneously. Yamcha stepped up and said, "I know who you are, sir. I must say it is an honor to meet another legend in martial arts. You and the Ox King were the only students that Master Roshi trained before Goku and Krillin here. You must know a lot about fighting, as well."

Gohan held up a hand. "Oh, there isn't anything much to fighting, lad. Anyone can punch and kick. It's how one trains their body and mind which are the true focal points to combat. I have done my best to teach Goku what I could before Master Roshi taught him. But I can tell that you have a lot of potential, young man. I hope you never stray from your ability to continue your studies in the way of martial arts."

Yamcha gave a light bow to him in thanks. "I appreciate your advice, sir."

Goku felt a nudge from Krillin's elbow and looked at him. "What is it?"

"So, this is your grandpa? And he's one of two who trained with Master Roshi before us…and he trained you before we met?"

Goku nodded and simply said, "Yup!"

Krillin crossed his arms. "That explains your freakish strength and speed. You were already better than me because you were technically learning the basics of Master Roshi's training beforehand! But…I caught up with you now. And I'll make sure to show it off if we face off in the tournament."

Goku gained a determined look in his features and nodded to the monk. "Heh, yeah. But don't think I'm going to lose. I'll make sure that I win."

Krillin chuckled. "I'm not going to lose either, you know?" They both looked determined this time, not wanting to give an inch. They both watched each other's progress over their time of training so they had no idea just how their 'bout would go but they knew it would be an incredibly close one. One of them was going to win and it might come down to using skill and wits for a winner to be brought about. They would have to wait and see.

When the shock from meeting another master wore down Yamcha looked to Goku and said, "Well, Goku, we better hang out together as much as we can tonight. Because tomorrow, we'll be rivals."

"Yeah," Goku agreed with a nod. "I'd like to get something to eat though and you can tell me about what you guys did while I was away!"

Bulma smiled at him. "Sure. I know a place to get food and to properly enjoy it. Come on."

"Okay! Come on, grandpa!" Goku followed his friends while Gohan chuckled at his grandson. Before he went off to follow them he turned to Roshi and saw him standing in the same spot.

"Aren't you coming, master?"

Roshi shook his head. "I've been with those boys for 8 months straight. I think I can spend a bit of time without 'em. You, on the other hand, should check up on Goku. I know you want to."

"Hehe, you're not wrong about that," Gohan chuckled as he walked to them, "all right, then. See you around, master. And please try not to cause any trouble with the ladies around here." Roshi just chuckled at the jab as Gohan walked off. The old master made sure he was completely gone before his eye drifted to the receptionist desk.

After Goku, Krillin, and Gohan had food in front of them, along with all of them sitting at a table, Goku was eager to hear more about his friends' escapades. "So, how have things been going for you guys?"

"Not much changed for me," Bulma started, "I mean, once we went our separate ways for a while, nothing dramatic happened. Unless you count Yamcha leaving to train for a month and not telling me."

"Come on, I already apologized…a bunch." Yamcha said with a small slump but Bulma smirked at him and rubbed his head.

"And you've done a great job of showing it."

"Okay, I guess that makes sense," Goku said, not really expecting much else from those two besides what he's seen from them. Yamcha is a fighter and Bulma is…well, she's Bulma. He then looked to Oolong though and his way of thinking changed. "But seriously…I still can't believe that's you Oolong. I mean, why did you change your height? And when you do get a girlfriend?" Goku asked while Oolong just laughed a bit and rubbed the back of his head while Pocky leaned into him. He smiled down at her and wrapped his left arm around her shoulders.

"Well,…it's a bit of a story kid. You sure you want to hear it?"

Goku nodded, eager. "You bet, I do! Tell me what happened!"

Oolong nodded and began to speak. "All right, so it was all after we got to West City…"

*Flashback: 8 Months Ago*

"…Aaaand…that should be the last of it." Bulma gave a huff as she sat down another box of belongings that came from Oolong's old castle. Yamcha, Puar, and a lot of other mover men that Bulma had hired were also setting down boxes, antiques, clothing, anything of the sort in Oolong's new house. The house in question wasn't anything that came close to what Oolong had before. Not too large but it wasn't small. It had enough space for at least 5 people to live in. It had a master bedroom upstairs, two guest rooms on the first floor, two bathrooms with one on each floor, with a nice patio in the backyard.

After the whole fiasco, the lot had with trying to get back to West City in the first place, they decided that they would at least have a week off, where they stayed in Bulma's home of Capsule Corp, which just so happened to be the richest company in the entire world, twice over. Oolong, Puar, and Yamcha's jaws hit the ground once they discovered just how loaded Bulma was yet had the gall to complain about anything. Though they figured that growing up in such a pampered manner spoiled her beyond the point of no return, which at least had the pig of the group get she was so disappointed with his hospitality of letting her stay in his trailer. Didn't mean she had to keep insulting it though.

Back on Oolong's new house, he didn't live all that far away from Capsule Corp. Just a few blocks out at the best. While he did like all the accommodations that Bulma's place provided, accommodations he was used to at his old house, he didn't want to have to depend on her for shelter. He still hasn't and won't ever forgive her about that freaking pill that she made him eat. That, and he didn't think he could keep up with her banshee yelling all the time, Yamcha could hog all of that as much as he wanted. He was his own pig, always have been, and that wasn't going to change at all. So, as much as it hurt, he used a lot of the money he kept saved up to buy this house.

Once the gang, minus Goku, were rested, Bulma had called up, at least 20 moving vehicles that were flying trucks only. She wanted to get all of Oolong's things in one go, since the trip would've been too long to make even once, so best to not make two trips. Oolong allowed the people of that village to use the place however they wanted. Of course, Bulma chipped in a bit to help the stock of his kitchen but that was it. Good thing he was one heck of a schemer in the old days because even though he doesn't have any form of a job, he could pay bills on this place for a grand total of 5 months, so that gave him 5 months to find work.

"Man, Oolong, I can't believe that we were able to fit all of your stuff in here," Yamcha said as he rose his arms and stretched. He had also helped to move and set Oolong's bigger things, such as his beds (his king-sized bed, and two other ones for the guest rooms which were queen sized), flat-screens for the downstairs and his room, dressers, tables, couches, chairs, etc.

Oolong huffed as well and wiped his forehead but grinned. "Yeah. Good thing too. I'd hate to want to have to throw out a lot of this stuff."

"You need any help with unpacking any of this stuff?" Yamcha asked.

Oolong smiled and nodded to him. "Hey, that'd be great. Thanks for that. But we can get to that tomorrow. I just wanna rest for the rest of the day."

Bulma sighed and plopped down onto one of the couches. "That's a good call. I definitely need a relaxing bath after all of this. I swear I'm busier than any girl my age should be."

The others had to refrain from rolling their eyes, knowing Bulma wasn't going to change anytime soon. But they couldn't help but let a few chuckles loose as well. "Well hey, how about a few drinks on me? Then you guys can go and head home. I'll be able to at least unpack a bit more myself before I call it a day, myself." Oolong said, already making his way to the kitchen. The food and kitchen-ware being one of the only things that were completely unpacked. The others gave their thanks at his offering as he went to grab four glasses. Going to the tap, which also had a snazzy water purifier on it, he filled up the glasses and placed them on a serving tray before walking back to the living room.

His friends took their glasses, throwing back the water like it was the last thing they would ever drink. "Phew! That's great!" Yamcha exclaimed with a large smile.

"You know, there's something about drinking water after a day of hard work that makes it taste amazing!" Puar said, before going back to drinking. Bulma gulped her down entirely and gave an even larger sigh than Yamcha while wiping her forehead.

"You said it. I have to say, today was very productive. I'm glad we were able to only have to make the one trip." Bulma placed the glass back on the serving tray.

Oolong drunk half of his glass and nodded. "Yeah. Saves a whole mess of time for all of us. But this wasn't even the hard part on my end."

"What do you mean?" Puar asked.

Oolong drunk the rest of his water before setting the glass on the serving tray. He sat in his good chair and leaned backward while placing his hands behind his head. "Well, I still need to find a way to make money and good money at that. Definitely, not going to be working some dead-end job. I'd like to have extra cash in my pocket too, you know? And it's not like I have a lot of skills that people are looking for."

"What are you talking about?" Yamcha asked. He drunk his own water and placed his glass on the tray. "Have you forgotten about your crazy-new powers? You could use those to find a way to get a good job or make money another way. You have more of a chance than anyone else in this city thanks to that."

"As if I didn't already think of that," Oolong deadpanned, "problem is, not only am I still new at this Super Shapeshifting, I have no idea how to use them for a job. I mean I can turn into anything but I don't know if that means I can also be anything. Like, can I just turn into an architect, or a computer whiz, based on the form I take? Normal Shapeshifting doesn't work like that at all. And I don't even know what I'm looking to do here. What would be a great profession for me?"

Bulma stood up and stretched, smiling down at him. "I don't know but…I'm sure things will work out. Besides, you were given power from the Eternal Dragon himself. You don't have 'normal Shapeshifting' anymore, Oolong. So…think outside of the box! And in a few of months, if you still don't have a job then you can always work for me and my family."

Oolong chuckled, "Hopefully, I won't ever be that desperate." That got a laugh out of Bulma before the other three joined in. Soon the laughter died down and all the glasses were on the platter. Yamcha, Puar, and Bulma decided to take their leave from Oolong's place of residence while giving their words of encouragement as well to starting his new life. When they left, he brought the tray back to the kitchen and washed out the glasses, before placing them back. Walking out, his eye caught his full body mirror that was currently lying against one of the walls of the living room, instead of hanging in his bedroom. The clock next to it, reading 4:25 PM.

A thought sparked in his mind. "Hmm…I wonder." He walked over to the laughably taller mirror and took in his current features. Wearing nothing but a short-sleeve white shirt, brown shorts, and open-toed sandals. Something he used to not be impressed by. The main reason for him learning to change his form was so that he could impress ladies with a much more impressive body. Or at least hold one long enough that would allow him to get a kiss from a pretty girl. Honestly, for an anthropomorph, especially a pig, Oolong wasn't bad looking and he knew it, but he also knew that the height was a definite turn-off. How could he possibly hold a relationship with any hot woman if he was only under their knee? He'd make a fantastic plush toy and that would score some brownie points but never anything serious. A bad combination to have a perverted personality too, where he can't help but admire the female form with acute detail.

Sometimes, he personally regretted being an idiot and getting kicked out of Shapeshifting School. Holding a form past 5 minutes would've been very helpful in a lot of situations but he somehow managed to get by. Heck, he even schemed enough money to live comfortably in a castle. Even now, he can live cozy with using the money he has left on bills and food. But now…well, he didn't know. Maybe he didn't graduate school but getting powers from a magical dragon is the cheat-above-all-cheats, right? If he was going to live a new life, then he was going to need a new look.

"Here goes nothin," Oolong said to himself as he pictured the kind of body he always dreamed of having, literally and figuratively. He focused and let the power to transform overtake him as he normally did, however, except for a burst of smoke, there was a flash of golden light. Nothing blinding but was a pure spectacle to see if anyone was watching. After a second the light was gone and Oolong opened his eyes. It took a few more seconds for him to take in his sight and when it caught up with him he jerked back violently.

"Whoa! Is…am I…" Oolong, now much taller, standing at 5'8 with his clothes having shifted and grown along with him. His face was the same but was just a tad more angled near the jaw, but still looked fluffy to pinch in the cheeks. His belly was slightly chubby but not only did that add to his character, his broad frame, defined chest, arms, and legs definitely directed attention from it. The latter two were thick-looking, but not beefed up, which Oolong believed was a turn off for girls. Or at least ones that weren't only attracted to a lot of muscle.

Okay, he personally didn't like too much muscle on a person, especially if you're questioning whether it's all natural or not. You could still see his muscles if he bothered to flex. And Oolong did flex, surprised to find actual muscle there instead of it just looking like it was there. Such as, if he took this form with his normal power, he'd have the muscle but he would be only as strong as his natural form. This is why he would take forms of the giant variety in the past. It was easier to crush something underfoot with a larger body. An obvious difference he was already liking.

"Holy crap…I look GOOD!" Oolong exclaimed while cupping his chin, and grinning to himself. He rose both arms and flexed, having his biceps expand and the muscles in his chest press against his shirt. "Hell, yeah! I'm a definite babe magnet now!" He continued to pose and admire his new, and more than likely, permanent physique, wanting to make sure that every part of him felt as real as it looked. Just then, his breath hitched as an even more important thought shot through him. "Wait a minute? What about what REALLY counts?" Oolong stood stock straight for a bit before his arms moved to his waist…

…and he pushed open the hem of his pants plus undergarments to inspect his 'package'.

...

…

"YES!"

Oolong's roar of joy, which unknowingly came out as an actual roar, rocked the walls a bit. Anyone walking outside of the house would've shrieked in fright at it before rushing past it. Back in the house, when Oolong was done with his little celebration, his eyes wandered over to the clock and he was surprised once more.

4:33 PM.

8 minutes…he was in this form for 8 minutes! He grinned and practically bounced off the walls. He can stay transformed past 5 minutes! So that means that the dragon DID make it so that he could stay in a form for however long he wants! He doesn't even feel the need to try and concentrate to keep the change! Usually, he'd have this feeling of holding this pull in his gut to keep a form but he feels just as normal as he did in his original body.

"Well, I'm feeling good about myself right now! Maybe I should head out and see what everyone else thinks," Oolong said, as he grabbed his keys, turned off the lights and left out the door, which he locked. He strolled down the sidewalk with a confident stride in his step as he passed by other people, humans and anthropomorph's alike. Oolong walked for around three minutes before he heard giggling. Female giggling. He slowed his pace a bit and turned to the left to see a group of young adult human women, four of them, with all of them being cute. And the thing they were giggling at…was him!

Oolong's jaw nearly dropped as the four of them undressed him with their eyes. Two trying to be discreet, the other two making it ridiculously obvious. He just gave a coy grin as a perverted blush adorned his features, his own eyes breaking down their chest sizes and slim figures. He was even taller than them, which was a large shift in his paradigm. The girls waved or blew kisses towards him, which had him blow a kiss their way as well. He got giddy when one of them 'caught' it and sighed before being dragged off by the other three. Oolong sighed himself at finally being eye-candy to women while having said women hitting on him! Well…maybe not exactly hitting on him but they were flirting and that was good enough for him.

Feeling extra good about his walk, he continued it, and for the next 15 minutes, it was the same thing. Varying women, both human and anthropomorph's were drawn to his new figure like glue and openly flirted. The more it happened, the more confident he got and even went as far as to give verbal responses instead of only blowing kisses or winking. He would've asked for their numbers but it was always safe to test the waters first before hooking in any fish and it seemed like there were much fish in this sea. His blush and giggling came back at the thought of the many kinds of women he could possibly score now but that would have to wait. He would need to have himself properly settled in with a steady pay-roll before any extra-curricular activities could come into play.

"Gah! Stop it!"

And like that, Oolong's good mood was gone. He jerked a little as he heard the definite cry of a lady just a few meters in front of him, on a near-barren street. "What in the…?" He walked closer slowly, hearing definite shuffling and quickened breathing down an alleyway he was near. He placed his back against the wall and rounded his head around it to get a proper look. What he found shocked and disgusted him at the same time. There were three guys who were ganging up on a stunning tanuki female. She had to have been in her late teens, early 20s, with smooth brown fur, white shoes, jeans shorts, and yellow shirt with a flower on the chest. Speaking of chest, she had an impressive one which Oolong noticed. One guy, a tall one, held a knife up to her neck.

"No can do, girlie. Look, this is simple. We just want all of the cash you got."

"I don't have any, freak!"

The three just chuckled at her while another one gripped her arm tight. This one was a big guy but a bit shorter than the previous one. "We know you ain't got anything but that doesn't mean your old man, doesn't. Business tycoon like that strolling into town turns heads and we know he's loaded."

The third one, shorter than the other two but carrying two pistols grinned. "So, it's easy. All we need is you so we can get a deal out of him. So if you make this easy on us, we won't have to get physical."

The fat one looked at her chest and licked his lips. "Reaaaaally 'physical'." Just as he was about to reach for a single breast-

"HEY, SCUMBAGS!" The four of them turned to see Oolong standing there, his facial expressions showing that he was less than pleased with what he was seeing. The tanuki felt a twinge of relief that someone had come to help her but believed that this pig was in out of his league. Not against three men who also had weapons. "You get off her or things'll get ugly!"

The three thugs moved away a little but moved in line to face him. "And just who in the hell are you?"

"The guy that's gonna kick all of your cans if you don't stop harassing that beautiful gal," He threatened. Oolong honestly felt a little apprehensive, never having been in an actual fight before but he now has total trust in his powers, so he would rely on them. As long as he was smart then he could do this.

"Heh," the tall one smirked, "I think you're out of your league here bacon bits. Maybe you should run along home and forget this little encounter. It's not like we're going to try and hurt her, we just want some money. You can understand that, right?"

The fat one grinned. "Better yet, why don't you join us for the 'fun'? I mean, hehe, who would pass up a bod like that?"

Oolong, finding more courage, stepped even closer and cracked his knuckles. "Yeah, I don't think so. I'm guessing you bozos want to do this the hard way then."

The tall-statured thug clicked his tongue and looked to his two compatriots. Jerking his head in Oolong's direction he said, "Screw it. Just make ham out of this guy so we can get back to business."

They chuckled a bit while the big one cracked his knuckles. The short one made sure that his guns were properly cocked and loaded before they started to advance on Oolong. Making sure that he wouldn't let his nerves get the best of him and trusting in his abilities, Oolong got to work. There was a flash of gold power which surprised the other four in the alley, which also had the fat goon and short-gun-toting goon stop in their tracks.

That moment of indecision was all the pig-hero needed as he shot forth like a jet once the light died away and nailed a ridiculously powerful punch to the fat guy's face. The force was very audible and devastating as Oolong had transformed his legs into large and powerful springs for the jump speed, and his arms were that of a gorilla's. The large guy flew to the back of the alley and made a large indent in a dumpster. He slumped to the ground unconscious, missing teeth with a bloody nose, black eye, and busted lip.

The tanuki's eyes were lit up in amazement at what she just saw while the two remaining goons were beyond shocked. Oolong landed on his springy legs and look at his fist with a smirk.

"Holy hell, that was one hell of a move! Think I'll call it Spring Kong Gun."

"Gah! W-what are…!? How did…!?" Screamed the short one as he aimed his guns at Oolong. Oolong's attention shot back to him as he was coated with another flash of gold just as the man fired a multitude of rounds at the pig. Though it would show to be useless since Oolong had transformed his whole body back to its original shape…but not the same composition. His body was now entirely concrete that had absorbed the bullets, which fell from his belly and chest. He began to walk towards the shorter one who just yelled, firing round after round into Oolong but it would prove to be no use.

When the clicking sounds of non-loaded guns filled his ears Oolong was in front of him. Raising his arm, he knocked it onto the back of the short thugs head, knocking him down like a sack of potatoes. Oolong then turned back to normal for the most part, keeping his right arm concrete, as he faced the last goon. He just gasped in shock before moving his knife to the tanuki's throat, scaring her. She tried to turn away from the weapon as much as she could but it didn't help much. Oolong growled and took a single step forward but the thug moved the knife a bit closer to her neck.

"You stay the FUCK where you are, monster! I will fucking cut her, I swear I will! So unless you want that to happen, you're going to get out of here now and leave us alone!"

"Heh," Oolong scoffed out, feeling so much more confident in himself now, "you think you can do that before I get you?"

"If I see even a FLICKER of that gold shit, I WILL do it!"

Oolong just smirked and slowly rose his arm, fingers in a flicking position. This was going to be something else entirely that he wasn't even sure would fully work but it was worth a shot. He felt his concrete 'skin' slightly rub off a pebble when he moved his thumb and index fingers against one another. With a bigger smirk, and controlling how much strength should go into this, he flicked the pebble with perfect accuracy into the thug's forehead. The force knocked his head back before he slumped to the ground. Oolong sighed as he changed his arm back to its original pink flesh.

"Now do me a favor and stay down, ya' damn hicks," Oolong mumbled to them as he adjusted his gaze to the tanuki woman. He walked over to her, immediately catching her attention. Before he could get a word out she moved forward and hugged him, letting out a deep breath of relief. Oolong's face turned beat red as he felt her endowed chest press against his. He stood stock still and tried to rein in his perverted tendencies, not wanting to ruin such a delicate moment. He sighed when he managed to gain proper control over himself and grabbed her shoulders, lightly pushing her off of him.

"Hey, you alright?"

"Y-yes. I am, thanks to you." She sighed and looked at them, sneering at the downed men. "Just let me call the police and get them to take these assholes away. Then… would it be okay if we talked afterward?"

Oolong blinked a few times but then smiled and nodded.

15 minutes later, Oolong and the tanuki were standing on the other side of the street, watching as the police hauled the three goons into their cars. All of their weapons in custody with them in handcuffs. One of the officers walked over to them. "We're glad that you are alright, you two. We have been chasing these guys for a few weeks now but they always seemed to slip away. How did you manage to take them down?"

The girl gestured to Oolong. "It was actually all him, officer. This nice man kicked their cans like no one's business."

The officer whistled and tipped his hat to Oolong. "Well, if that's the case then I wouldn't want to tussle with you, my man. Great work here today but we'll get the rest. Hey, if you feel you're up for it, maybe you can become an officer of the law yourself."

Oolong chuckled and shook his hands at the guy. "Thanks, but no thanks. Not my kind of style. I'll leave that kind of work to the boys in blue."

The cop laughed before he nodded. "I understand. Well, if that's how it is then I wish you two to have much safer encounters with others from now on." The cop walked away, while Oolong and the woman he saved did the same. She decided then it was best to strike up a conversation.

"So, I really do want to thank you for saving me back there. Just thinking about what would've happened if no one had shown up… it makes my fur stand up."

Oolong grinned. "Well, it's a good thing I did, huh? Glad I did too, else I wouldn't have run into such a beauty like yourself."

She smirked and crossed her arms. "What? You save the damsel in distress and you think that alone wins you the girl?"

Oolong wiggled his eyes to her. "Did it work?"

She just laughed and patted his shoulder. "Sorry but I'm not that easy, buddy. You'll have to take me to dinner first and after that I might consider it. But I have been dying to ask… those powers you were using back there… was that ability Shapeshifting?"

Oolong stopped smiling and widen his eyes in surprise. "Y-yeah! How'd you figure?"

She placed a finger to her chin and thought. "Well… it wasn't really easy to guess at first but at the same time, it made sense. The way you kept changing your body into different things is how the power works but I don't think I have ever seen anyone use it the way you do. There wasn't a burst of smoke but golden light and you could also transform parts of your body instead of the whole thing. You've even change separate body parts into different things! I have never seen your form of Shapeshifting before." She then gasped and laughed a bit. "I forgot, we haven't even introduced ourselves to each other, yet, have we?"

Oolong blinked in realization before he laughed a bit himself. "You're right. We didn't. Okay, I'll go first. My name is Oolong. Just moved to West City actually."

She smiled. "Oolong. That's a nice name. My name is Pocky."

"Like the candy!? Haha!" Oolong exclaimed while Pocky laughed a bit at him.

"Hey, it was my dad's idea. My mom thought it was funny though since he isn't good with names but they decided to go for it. I like my name though."

"Well, Pocky, you seriously know a lot about Shapeshifting. Why is that?" Oolong asked.

"Well, my family and I are tanukis. While other species have to go to a Shapeshifting School to learn the ability, it comes naturally to our species. My dad is even trying to get an academy based on learning it off of the ground where anyone can attend it, human or anthropomorph. He feels that it would be one of the best ways for people to not only better connect with others different than they are but can also properly defend themselves if need be."

Oolong was listening with apt attention to her, nodding at every other word. He didn't know how a Shapeshifting Academy would be different than its school variant but it sounded neat. The school was basically a make or break kind of place. Either you could learn to transform or you couldn't and there definitely weren't a lot of humans at the one he attended. "So, if you can shapeshift then why didn't you use it against those guys back there?"

Pocky sighed. "I… my transformations don't work all that well when I'm under pressure. Either I can't fully turn into the thing I want or I can't focus enough to transform at all. Dad's been personally helping me when he can but I can't tell if the training is helping me if I just keep freezing up in compromising positions." She shook her head and looked at him. "Enough about me though. You're still a mystery to me Oolong. How is it you can shapeshift the way you can? Multiple transformations at once and even changing your body composition are highly advanced techniques. But you pulled them both off effortlessly!"

Oolong wagged his finger to her and smiled. "Haven't you heard a magician never reveals his secrets?"

Pocky pouted and sneered at him. "Come oooon! Don't be like that! I really want to know! Please tell me! Pleeeease?"

Oolong looked at her wide and adorable eyes, practically feeling his heart melting away. Ignoring the strange warmth in his chest, he wrapped an arm around her and brought her close to him. She blushed at the feel of his muscles in his arm and chest. "I'll make you a deal. We're going to have that dinner you were talking about tomorrow evening and I'll tell you. And then, we'll do something else on some other day and I'll tell you a little more, each time. How's that sound?"

Pocky smirked and giggled. "So… you're saying dates' in exchange for stories and information?"

Oolong gave her a big smile. "Doesn't sound like a bad trade-off, right? I'll promise to not bore you with any of it, alright?"

Pocky smiled brightly and nodded once. "Alright!"

*Flashback End*

"So that was when we started datin'. I told her about my adventures with you Goku and that my powers are thanks to the Eternal Dragon giving them to me. I met her parents, Shu and Kaku, both tanuki's, and Kaku gave me a job to become a lead instructor at the Shapeshifting Academy that's been completed over the months. So, I've got me an awesome job with a great income, a great house, and the best girl. And all of that is thanks to you, Goku."

Goku smiled at the praise Oolong gave him. He remembered how nearly a year ago Oolong wasn't a great guy to be around at first. Using his powers to do bad things, kidnapping, and scamming others. To hear this massive dramatic change in his life was definitely amazing to hear.

"And that's not all," Bulma chimed in, "since Oolong's had such a turn-around in his life and was helping people instead of ripping them off, I gave him the 'medicine' to his little 'piggy' problem~" She winked at Goku who immediately knew what she was talking about. He had to cover his mouth to try and not laugh at Oolong's past predicament while Oolong didn't find it funny at all. Pocky laughed though, along with Yamcha, and Puar. Only Krillin and Gohan were the only ones who didn't know what the joke was about.

Krillin turned to Goku and tilted his head. "Uh, I'm kinda lost here. What's so funny?"

Goku turned to him. "Bulma once gave Oolong something that made him- "

"KID, SHUT THE HELL UP! DON'T YOU SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT TO ANYONE ELSE! SAME GOES FOR ALL OF YOU!"

That just made them all laugh even harder at seeing his reaction and his pink face turn totally red. He sighed and rolled his eyes deciding to let them have their laugh. So, they all ate and had as much fun as they could before the nightly festivities had to end, to which they had to head to their rooms and go to sleep. The day after was the start of the Elimination Round where over 100 fighters were supposed to duke it out by themselves to determine which 8 would make it to the real tournament, and spectators weren't allowed.

That didn't stop Bulma, Oolong, Puar, and Pocky from getting curious and wanting to check through one of the windows to see what was happening. Gohan trusted that Goku had gained sufficient strength and was willing to wait for the actual tournament to see how far his grandson has progressed. Anyway, since Puar could fly, that left Oolong to help Bulma and his girlfriend up to see the window. He decided to turn into an elephant, a small one and lifted the two on his back with his trunk so all of them could see.

In the Elimination area, Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha thankfully weren't placed in the same bracket so they wouldn't have to face the other this early on. Goku was up first as he had to go up against a very large man in a spandex fight outfit. "Look, Goku's up first," Bulma said while Pocky looked worried.

"Is…he going to be okay going up against someone so large? I mean…I remember all the stories you told me about him Oolong but…"

The pig-turned-elephant just smirked. "Just watch doll. Goku's gonna make mince-meat outta that tub of lard. The question is how fast he's going to do it." When the fight started they couldn't even see Goku move from being in front of the man to behind him, while the big guy moved forward, not finding Goku. The money-tailed boy just poked him which had him stumbling forward and tripping out of the ring, surprising everyone inside and the four extra spectators.

"Awesome! Goku knocked him flat!" Bulma said with a smile while Puar laughed in a cheery fashion.

"That was...he only touched him and…wow!" Pocky exclaimed, leaning closer to the window while Oolong just gave a small laugh.

"Told you, doll. And Yamcha…well, he may not be as strong as Goku but he's pretty badass, too."

Bulma rounded on him with a small glare. "And what makes you think Yamcha isn't just as good as Goku is, huh? He's been training hard, too."

Oolong rose an eyebrow at her. "But Goku's been training with the guy who blew up the Ox King's castle. The guy who also happened to be his grandpa's master. I'm not saying Yamcha is weak but…c'mon, look at the odds here."

"Hey, shut up, Oolong!" Puar interjected. "Yamcha is really, really tough! If he and Goku fought, I know he'd win!"

Oolong had to stop himself from giving an elephant bellow from his trunk out of laughter. "Alright, fine! If they go up against each other then we bet on who wins!"

"You're on!" Puar challenged before they both turned back to the window. The girls on the elephants back just giggled at their antics and shook their heads before looking through the window.

"So…where's Yamcha anyway?" Bulma asked looking around.

Puar pointed in a direction. "Hey, there he is! There's Yamcha!"

"Where? Show me." Bulma asked her.

"He's there by the #2 sign! You see him?" The other three looked and saw that she was right. He was leaning against the sign standing next to a wolf person.

"There he is," Pocky said to which Bulma nodded and tried to call out to him and waving. He managed to catch the four of them looking through before he laughed nervously and waved back to Bulma, making her squeal a little in delight. Thankfully not too loud since Oolong's ears were currently turned up to 120%. Just then a large and greasy man came up to the window scaring the three girls something crazy and making Pocky and Bulma lean back. Oolong grabbed them with his trunk, making sure to keep them properly sitting on his back before he huffed. In a flash of gold light, his trunk turned intangible and see-through, like a ghost, before he shot it forward and punched the guy through the window. The force of the blow made his head shoot back as he fell to the ground. Oolong brought his trunk back from the wall and turned it tangible again, giving an elephant snort in irritation.

The girls sighed in relief. "Geez, Oolong, thank you," Bulma said while Puar, who was grabbing Oolong's tail sighed and plopped on his back.

"That...was scary."

Pocky just moved forward to peck his forehead and wrap her arms around him. Oolong blushed and grinned which then turned into a perverted giggle as he felt her breasts pushing against his head. "You know…I could get used to playing hero~" He said in a sly fashion.

Pocky smiled and said, "I definitely won't complain about it~ Wish I could take my mind off that drooling creep, though."

Bulma smiled and rose a finger. "Hey! I have an idea!" Three minutes later, the gang of four were staring at the matches while snacking on some ice cream from a vendor not far from them. Oolong made sure to get the 'Dumbo' size which he wrapped around his trunk and took licks from it. Perks to having a very large mouth. Now it was Krillin's turn to fight.

"Hey, it's Goku's new friend. Seems like it's his turn." Puar said.

"Looks pretty nervous to me. I hope Krillin does okay." Pocky said but Bulma smirked.

"Hey, this kid trained with Goku. If ANYONE can keep up with that little monster then he MUST be strong. I'm not worried even if he is." She said with confidence before taking another lick of her ice cream. And Krillin proved her right as he jumped high over the other guys' punch before kicking him through the wall to the building. The four of them stared at Krillin before Pocky gave a big smile and a small cheer.

"Oh, wow! That was amazing! I didn't know that someone could grow to be THAT strong, even if I do hear stories about it! Seeing it first hand is different!" She said which had Bulma look at her and grin.

"See? What'd I tell you? Goku and Yamcha can both do the same thing, too. They'll obviously make it into the tournament with no issues." Bulma took a bite out of her ice cream, still as confident as ever. None of the three wanted to tell her any different as they felt the same way. She stopped eating and realized that a hole was made. "Hey…you three wanna use that new hole to get a better view?"

They changed location a minute later (after Oolong ate al his ice cream) to get a better look. They watched as Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha fought and fought until they all made it to the finals. "So, all of them advanced!" Bulma said with a smile.

"I'm so happy!" Puar cheered while Master Roshi appeared behind them.

"So, am I."

They turned to face him. "Wow. About time you showed up." Oolong said which only made Roshi chuckle before they went over to go join the audience surrounding the walls of the main arena.

Bulma wasn't going to let the matter drop. "Roshi! Where have you been all this time? And where's Gohan?"

Roshi quickly came up with a response and thanks to his glasses, they couldn't see that he seemed a tad worried about what to say. "O-Oh! Uh, t-this place is like a cattle herd. I just went to the restroom and the toilet line was a mile long. And I saw Gohan just a minute or two ago. He'll be here any moment with that carpet of his."

"Well while you were out on your bathroom adventures, Krillin and Goku *really* kicked tail!" Oolong exclaimed.

"Yeah, and Yamcha made it, too," Bulma added in.

Roshi nodded his head. "Yes. From what I heard they just breezed through their matches but I suspect the finals will be different." Just as he was about to give Bulma the 'gifts' he had bought her, he was interrupted by another familiar old man.

"There you all are." They looked up as they saw Gohan flying by sitting on Carpet, catching the attention of many other people. The two lowered themselves to ground level but Gohan didn't move from his place and Carpet just hovered in place.

"Hi, there, Gohan. We were just wondering where you were." Pocky said with a smile and Gohan nodded to her.

"Oh, Carpet and I have been just about everywhere in this place is all. It's really handy to have a companion to fly you everywhere." He remarked while rubbing Carpet gentle. That made the magic fabric happy as it lifted a tassel in a 'thumbs up' position to the man.

"Oh, come on. You may be old but you're almost as strong as Roshi, right? You should have no trouble walking around this place." Bulma said but Gohan just shrugged.

"Look, Bulma. I don't have to fight people just to go get a hotdog or use the bathroom. Flying is *much* more convenient." Gohan explained with a deadpan while looking to Roshi. "Also, where exactly have *you* been, master? I haven't seen you in a while." Gohan asked him with a suspicious look. Roshi leaned back and sputtered a bit, knowing he couldn't trick Gohan as easily as the others but he was thankfully saved by Goku and Krillin, with Goku calling out to Oolong and Gohan.

Oolong ran over and kneeled to them with the others who followed. "Goku! Wowzers, you were incredible in there!"

"We were cheering the entire time!" Bulma said.

"And I turned into an elephant so we could all watch!" Oolong said.

"That's great!" Goku exclaimed before turning to Gohan. "Were you watching too, grandpa?"

Gohan shook his head. "Oh, no. I had complete faith that you were going to make it to the finals. This is where all the real fights begin my boy, and here's where I want to see your progress."

Goku nodded his head with a smile. "Alright then, grandpa. I'll show you what I'm made of."

"Well done, boys. Well done." Roshi said to which Goku thanked him.

Krillin laughed and rubbed the back of his head. "It was just like a dream! But I knew we were going to win the whole time, of course! Hahaha!" Oolong, Bulma, Puar, and Pocky decided to keep the truth about seeing Krillin almost pissing his pants on multiple occasions to themselves. Least that way the kid could say face. At that moment, all the 8 finalists were called to the main hall to register so Goku and Krillin left with their friends wishing them the best of luck.

Master Roshi took that moment to sneak away…which didn't escape Gohan's eyes in the slightest and knew something was up with his master. Oolong wondered where Roshi went off too again which caught, Pocky's, Bulma's and Puar's attention as well. Gohan decided to play along, wondering what that older man had planned for this time around.

After a while of waiting, mainly the contestants getting paired up with who they'll fight, the announcer walked on stage. "Now, ladies and gentlemen, are you ready!? That's right people! It's time for the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament!" The crowd all began to cheer as they couldn't wait for the real fights to get under weigh. "Okay! The big matchups for the tournament's first round! First match, Bacterian VS Krillin! The second match, Jackie Chun VS Yamcha! Fight three, Ran Fan VS Nam! And match four, Gaka-no, wait, Goku VS Giran! The first match between Bacterian and Krillin will begin momentarily so don't go to the lemonade stand. Before we get things fired up, let me remind you and this year's winner will receive a prize of 500,000 Zeni!"

The announcer then handed the mic over to the tournament representative, a short blue dog in the Tournament Attendant outfit, since he apparently had a few words to address. There weren't that many words in a single bark which had the audience face-fault. When everyone collected themselves, the announcer took the mic back. "Now, the first round of the tournament! Will the contestants please come down!" Both Bacterian and Krillin entered the ring, with the announcer and all the audience holding their noses from his horrific stench.

When the match started, Bacterian started with an advantage for obvious reasons. His overwhelming stench had been highly overwhelming and knocked Krillin around for a few spells though he was small and quick enough to stay away. He was almost knocked out of the fight when the massive walking dump trunk (good lord, even that's being modest) dug his hand into his crotch and forced his 'Smelly Finger' attack in Krillin's face. The young man almost puked but instead only lost his focus and fell back. He managed to pull through and get up with Bacterian then trying to choke him out. Advice from Goku to knock his arms off him is what helped Krillin break free and send him flying back with a kick to the chin. Bacterian tried advancing and forcing Krillin to the end of the ring.

The short warrior tried to make a break between the large man's legs but he was sat on instead. Bacterian decided to lift his rear and slam it over and over on Krillin's small body, trying to crush him. Krillin thought he could get a reprieve by catching the buttocks but Bacterian just grinned and farted in Krillin's face, knocking him for another smell spell. Afterward, Krillin got knocked around by stench personified with the audience cheering him on to win…mainly so that this would be Bacterian's ONLY stage debut. Goku then called out that Krillin shouldn't be affected by the smell since he had no nose, which gave the second student under Master Roshi his second wind.

Krillin dodged Bacterian's strongest move…which was basically and hyper disgusting large loogie and kicked him a tad harder than before. There was more than enough strength to knock Bacterian on his smell hide and threw him for a daze. To add insult to injury he used Bacterian's own tactic (farting in his face) to knock him out. Everyone cheered from the battle and Krillin's effort while the tournament staff got to the arena to clean and disinfect it.

Goku joined Krillin on the stage to celebrate his win but when they looked to the crowd, they saw their friends and/or family but not Master Roshi, disappointing Krillin a little. When Goku asked them where he was Oolong said that he just vanished among all the people. Goku could pick up on his scent though and reassured Krillin that he must've watched the match since he was around somewhere. When the announcer came on stage, the boys headed back to the main hall. Bulma wondered who Jackie Chun was and wondered if he was worth her time for a potential boyfriend upgrade but when she saw he was an old man she was full-on cheering for Yamcha, who was his opponent.

As for Gohan, who was next to Oolong, his eyes went wide at the site of Jackie Chun. He blinked a few times before he placed a palm on his face, a large sweatdrop rolling from his head.

"Oh…my God." He mumbled to himself, easily able to figure out where Master Roshi was this entire time. He wasn't disappearing, he was in the damned tournament! Under an alias, no less! Gohan could…potentially understand, though. He wants to test his student's capabilities and there's nothing wrong with that but what the hell!? They aren't ready to truly face their master yet! Why didn't he do this when he deduced the boys' training was finished and give either of them a chance at the other fighters in the tournament!? The fighters Roshi went against didn't have a snowball's chance in Hell. "First Ox and his marriage ordeal now my master and this. Geez."

"Huh?" Pocky said as she turned to Gohan. "Did you say something?"

Gohan's demeanor changed and he laughed a little. "Oh, just gauging the two is all. It could be quite the interesting match."

Yamcha, meanwhile, was in a stance, trying to gauge 'Jackie Chun' who just stared intently at him. He couldn't deduce if he was foolish or confident for not giving off any kind of 'fighting energy'. The man had his guard completely open…then he remembered that the old man made it to the finals so he just had to be skilled. Not knowing what to expect, Yamcha decided to test the waters and attack first to see how Jackie Chun moved. He moved into dish out a few strikes but Jackie Chun could effortlessly dodge out of the way with ease.

It definitely caught Goku and co.'s attention, sans Gohan. Jackie Chun stated that Yamcha's attacks were strong but too flashy, wide, and used unnecessary energy. Yamcha didn't appreciate the advice and just kept attacking with Jackie Chun easily dodging, which quickly grated Yamcha's nerves. Krillin, who was watching because of Goku, asked him if Yamcha was good with Goku confirming he was better than good. Especially with his signature 'Wolf Fang Fist' attack that did serious damage. Krillin deduced that they both were in for a rough time against Jackie Chun if Yamcha couldn't land a single blow.

Speak of the Devil as Yamcha charged with 'Wolf Fang Fist' but Jackie Chun dodged even that, jumping around the stage like a madman, moving so fast that Yamcha couldn't keep up. The disguised Roshi then decided to take a stance before charging Ki into his hands. He threw his arm out, sending a shockwave of force at Yamcha, which knocked him out of the ring. The crowd then began to chant Jackie Chun's name while those who mattered (Goku and co.) couldn't believe what they saw. Yamcha took it worse than them but Krillin was even more nervous since he had to fight Jackie Chun next.

The next match was Nam VS Ran Fan, though before it started, Roshi-in-disguise decided to ogle the beautiful lady per usual though Nam interested him as well. He saw how tense and serious he was the whole time and wondered what was on his mind. Good thing he was a master of energy control which he used to search Nam's surface thoughts from a distance and learning of his village's need for fresh water. Nam entered the tournament so he could win and buy as much water as he could until the drought in his village was over. Jackie Chun deduced that he was going to have to help the man with his situation.

Anyway, the third match started and even though Ran Fan was pretty, she was quick to attack him with rapid and hard blows. Nam attacked back but tapped her instead when he saw she looked scared. She dropped and began to cry crocodile tears at him 'hitting her hard' which confused and scared Nam. He tried to apologize to her but she chuckled and punched him hard, making him scream in pain. Not willing to be tricked again he began to fight her for real but that's only until she removed her shirt and pants, strutting around in her bra and panties, which sent Roshi and the males of the crowd in a frenzy. Even Oolong had to rein himself in though he couldn't help himself let out a few perverted hoots, with Pocky smirking knowingly at him. He blushed and laughed nervously while rubbing the back of his head.

"U-uh...hehehe! I, uh…s-sorry! It's just…I mean you can't deny that she's…I mean she's…you know!" He wasn't doing a good job at defending himself but Pocky grasped his arm and pecked his cheek before whispering in his ear.

"Well I can't be outdone by a trickster like that, can I? Guess I have a new idea of what to do once we get home, hm?"

"OH, WOWZERS!" Oolong yelled at the top of his lungs; pink face turning redder than a cherry as blood spilled from his nose.

He would've fallen over if not for the people behind him and his girlfriend clinging to him and giggling at how easy it was to rile up her pig. Gohan also may have had more control than Roshi but even he was blushing and giving wolf whistles to Ran Fan. Hey, he was still a man at the end of the day. At least he knew his limits on what he deemed obtainable or not unlike a certain Roshi-in-disguise. Goku and Krillin couldn't help but blush as well as two young boys who had learned of the woman's figure a while ago. Goku didn't know that doing something like this could be used as a fighting tactic though.

Ran Fan kept strutting to Nam who kept walking back, getting closer to the end of the ring. Nam realized he didn't have to look at her and closed his eyes, using his other senses to predict her moves. So, he dodged her last attack before knocking her out, winning the match. Up next was Goku's fight yet the sky was beginning to fill with clouds meaning there was a high chance his fight would get rained out. That didn't quiet the crowd though as they all yelled and elation for the next match to begin. The announcer brought out Goku and Giran to the stage but just as they were about to fight, rain started to fall. Thanks to that, the fight was postponed until the weather breaks.

So, to pass the time, Goku and co. were in the tournament pavilion to wait out the storm, having a few snacks. Yamcha was warning Goku that Giran was a cheater and that he'll try and use that to his advantage but Oolong dismissed his worries, completely sure that Goku was going to win. Gohan just assured Goku to do his best in the fight but to always be on guard. Any opponent can have any trick up their sleeve. Though issues were brewing when Giran walked into the Pavilion. A monster who was minding his own business, drinking a hearty glass of milk… but was irritated by Krillin's old bullies starting trouble with him. Though Giran was anything but a pushover as he took down all four of the goons before his second glass of milk was finished pouring, showing he was both strong and fast.

But that wasn't enough for Giran as he was going to crush the one who attacked him first but stopped from Yamcha's outburst to knock it off. Giran then got into a small tussle with him before Goku came in, wanting to battle the guy he was supposed to fight. They only stopped because of Jackie Chun and Gohan, both explaining that fighting outside the ring would have them disqualified. After a while, the weather broke and the tournament got under weigh once more. Giran was out on the stage but the announcer Krillin, Nam, Yamcha, and Ran Fan had to get him up from his nap…which he addressed the crowd and having them face-fault. So, the match finally started.

And like Yamcha predicted, Giran started off the match with a trick, holding a loose fist out to Goku, claiming to want to show him something. Goku, still gullible, walked over to him wondering what it was but got blindsided by Giran's tail, throwing him into the wall, cracking it. While everyone gasped from the attack, wondering if he was okay but they were surprised to see him hop back up, holding his face.

He glared at Giran. "Oh, man! Yamcha told me that you'd try and trick me and it looks like he was right. I'm not gonna fall for anything like that again." With that, he charged forward with a battle cry. Giran gave his own as they traded a few punches though Goku managed to get a hit in Giran's gut, making him cough up saliva and fall to his knees. Goku flipped over so he was behind Giran before grabbing his tail. With a yell and threw Giran as hard as possible, practically into the next town with the strength behind it. But that wasn't the end of it as Giran had wings on his back the whole time to help him fly back to the arena.

Goku shrugged and got back into another stance. "Well if I can't throw you out, I'm going to have to take you down." Giran just chuckled before he opened his mouth and spat a weird kind of energy that wrapped around Goku, turning into two purple elastic-looking rings. "H-Hey! What's this!?"

Giran chuckled. "How do you like Giran's 'Merry-Go-Round Gum'?" Goku was trying to break free but found the gum was getting tighter. "Heh. That's right. Go ahead and struggle kid. The harder you try, the harder it gets. Face it, you're stuck…right, where I want you."

Goku huffed and smirked to him, making Giran blink. "Oh yeah? Let's see how tough it is." Goku took a deep breath before he struggled as hard as he possibly could against the tightening gum, gritting his teeth as hard as possible, the veins in his muscles pressing against his skin.

Giran blinked before growling to him. "Kid, what the hell do you think you're trying to do? 'Merry-Go-Round Gum' is unbreakable! You can't get out of it!" He quickly began to eat those words as Goku began to press against the gum, pushing harder than it could squeeze and stretching it out. Giran's eyes widened and his jaw dropped at what he was seeing. Goku gave a loud yell before he blasted the gum away from his body, dispersing it. "Huh!? He did it!"

Goku grinned and got into his stance. "Told you I could. Now…let's finish this thing!"

Giran blinked a few times before pulling out a white flag and waving it around. "Wait…I give up."

Goku blinked a few times before he fell over at such an anticlimactic fight.

"Amazing! Giran's throwing in the towel! He's quitting the match which makes Goku the winner! Goku's going to the Semi-Finals! Spectacular!" The announcer exclaimed with Goku's friends all cheering, along with the audience. "And that's how it all shakes down folks. Krillin will face Jackie Chun and Goku will fight Nam in the Semi-Finals. But what's stunning is the age and size of these two Semi-Finalists." He gestured to Goku and Krillin standing beside him. "Take a look at these guys, it's phenomenal! They're both wearing the same outfits. What's that mean? Stick around, we're about to find out. Let me congratulate you both. You two have such talent and at such a tender age. It doesn't seem possible, does it? So, Krillin, I heard that you're 13 years old. Krillin, how old are you?" He placed the mic near Goku for him to speak into.

"I'm 12!" Goku said simply, surprising Krillin.

"Wait for a second Goku, I thought you were older than me." It was an obvious assumption since Goku was the tallest between the two of them. Goku grinned and placed his arms behind his head.

"Yeah, I know. I used to think I was older than you too, Krillin."

Krillin placed his hands on his hips. "So, you're 12, huh? That's surprising. And I used to think the tail was weird when I first met you."

Goku chuckled and rubbed Krillin's bald head. "Well I guess we're both a little strange, aren't we?"

Krillin grumbled and knocked his hand away. "Hey! I'm older than you so you better shut up!"

The announcer moved the mic away from them and started speaking once again. "Now, now, boys, you should be very proud of yourselves. Goku, I must say, it is a bit unusual you have a tail, how'd that come about?" He placed the mic near Goku.

"Huh? Well, my grandpa says I was born with it, so I always had it." Goku replied.

"Well, how about that," Krillin said while the announcer spoke.

"Your father says you were born with it? How does that work?"

Goku shrugged and said, "Well…grandpa actually found me as a baby and he raised me himself. So... I guess that just means I was born with it meaning it's completely real." He wavered the brown appendage around and grabbed the mic out of the announcer's hand surprising him, before grinning broadly. The crowd cheered at seeing that before he handed the mic back to the host.

"Now then… you obviously know each other and you dress the same so obviously, you train together. Can you tell us about your training and your master?"

Krillin spoke up this time. "We do regular stuff. Like farming and delivering milk. And since Master Roshi trains us, we wear big shells."

The announcer blinked behind his glasses before widening his eyes behind his glasses. "Did you say…Master…Roshi!?" The crowd was in a similar state of awe as they all know about how Master Roshi was rumored to be the strongest fighter on the whole planet. "Wow, this is unbelievable! You mean that you boys are pupils of Master Roshi!?"

"Yup," Krillin answered, "first he told us he wasn't accepting any new pupils but he took us."

The announcer grinned. "This is astounding! Master Roshi is the greatest Martial Arts expert in the world! What a treat having two of his students here today! The Turtle Hermit's fighting style is legendary and as old as he must be, it's amazing he's still alive! Krillin, your match is coming up in just a minute. What do you think of your opponent, Jackie Chun?"

"Well, he's old but he's strong!" Was the boy's reply.

"Yes, I see. You're a pupil of Master Roshi so is this going to be an easy match for you?" The announcer asked.

"Easy? Well, maybe. But I haven't had an easy match yet."

Anyway, Jackie Chun was called to the ring but before the match could start, he was highly adamant about making a bit of a show for the women out in the audience. Said show involving a small song and dance for them…which Goku joined in because the dance looked fun. Bulma and Gohan were both embarrassed for different reasons. Bulma, for her being a young lady getting an impromptu song and dance from an old perv and Gohan because his master and grandson were making fools of themselves on stage. They were both glad when they stopped so Jackie Chun could get to fighting Krillin for the next match.

Krillin started with a flurry of attacks his opponent dodged over and over, sometimes flipping away. He sent a few fast and hard punches which Jackie Chun still dodged but was put off guard with how much strength was behind each fist. He caught the last punch before they jumped away from each other. Wanting to check Krillin's speed, he rushed forward then any normal human could track and punched him in the head lightly, knocking him into the wall. Krillin wasn't sure he could match that but Goku said he could because Goku himself could see Jackie Chun move. Since they had the same training, then Krillin can also do it. That motivated Krillin to get up and get back into the fight.

They both charged in to attack at super speed but the crowd could only see them jump before landing on father sides of the ring, their backs facing the others. Jackie Chun was impressed that Krillin could keep up with him with Krillin stating that it was thanks to Master Roshi's training. So, they charged once more and attacked faster than anyone could realize. Only Goku and Gohan could see them fluidly and they landed once more, back facing back except they were now on the opposite sides of the ring compared to the first time. Goku winced though when he saw Krillin take a hard punch before they stopped their flurry of attacks and he fell forward.

Goku went to encourage Krillin to stand up, which he managed to do before the countdown concluded at 10. The announcer put the mic in Jackie Chun's face, asking him what just happened to him and the crowd can follow along. Thanks to Krillin's input, some weird fighting choreography, and the announcer having to pick up and move Krillin in various angles, the match was back on. Though Krillin wanted to nip this fight in the bud so he used his secret weapon that he was sure would work thanks to his earlier analysis of Jackie Chun's way of ogling Ran Fan. He reached into his gi and threw out a pair of panties. Jackie Chun didn't skip a beat as he jumped towards them but was met with a high-powered kick from Krillin instead sending him flying out of the ring and to the next town. While Krillin was celebrating that he won the match, he didn't expect his opponent to fly back with a 'Kamehameha Wave'. The move invented by Roshi which Goku also learned.

Not having many options left, Krillin started to attack frantically. He tried for a headbutt but missed and destroyed one of the walls near the main stage. He charged again but Jackie Chun vanished in a burst of speed, leaving an afterimage and gave a twin chop to his neck, knocking him out. Jackie Chun walked back into the main building leaving the announcer to finish the countdown leaving him the winner. Afterwards, Krillin, Yamcha, Goku, and Jackie Chun were congratulating his performance with Yamcha exclaiming that he was fighting Roshi, to Goku and Krillin's surprise. They didn't outright believe him though and Jackie Chun just denied it, even when he tried to point out all the similarities between the two and the fact that Roshi wasn't in the crowd at all. Goku couldn't even smell Roshi's scent due to him putting on cologne to mask it, while he told Yamcha that he was Jackie Chun.

Besides that, the next match was soon to start with Goku VS Nam. While thinking of an opening attack, Goku got the idea to use the 'Afterimage Technique' after seeing Jackie Chun do it. He smiled to Nam and vanished, only leaving a mirage of himself behind, surprising Nam was lost his composure for a few seconds. He focused on his sense of hearing and picked up Goku's footsteps. He jumped over the kick Goku was going to deal from behind him before he retaliated with his own, making Goku dodge himself. Krillin, Goku, Roshi-in-disguise, and Gohan were shocked at seeing Goku perform the 'Afterimage Technique' so flawlessly. Back to the match, Name threw rapid kicks at Goku who blocked them all. Goku then threw multiple punches which Nam also blocked as well. Nam turned and gave a swift kick to Goku's kick making him stumble back a few steps but Goku retaliated by dropping down and kicking Nam's leg.

This tripped up Nam and knocked him into the air where Goku gave a hard palm strike to his chest sending him towards the wall near the stage entrance but Nam just flipped and rebounded off it. He jumped back at Goku and sent a swift chop to his neck knocking him back near the end of the stage, back facing Nam. Name saw this as an opportunity to win so he charged forward but didn't expect Goku's tail to trip him up, making the crowd cheer at seeing the brown appendage work its magic and save Goku. Getting back up, Goku leaped over to his previous place in the ring before the match started. He then had the brainwave to execute his new 'Tornado' attack which was him spinning around so fast that he was the perfect offense and defense. He knocked Nam back twice and charged forward, forcing Nam to jump away from him until he was at the end of the ring. Goku would've won at that moment but he got too dizzy and stopped, before falling to his back in a daze.

Nam saw no better opportunity than this to finish the match and jumped 4 stories in the air, shocking the crowd that he could leap so high. He tilted his body down and crossed his arms, executing his signature 'Aerial Attack'. He gave a battle cry the faster he fell, fully intent on striking Goku who was starting to wake up. He wasn't fully out of his dizzy state before Nam slammed both crossed forearms into his neck making him scream in pain and pass out. The crowd was silent from seeing such a devastating blow while the announcer started counting. He couldn't fully get to 10 before Goku hopped back up, holding his neck and coughing from getting hit like that. None were more surprised than Nam since that move would lay anyone out for 8 to 10 days. Thinking he made an error somewhere, he decided to try again but he needed more power and speed. He leaped his highest, punching through clouds as he jumped about 10 stories. Goku decided to follow and leaped too except his height was about 15, making him pass Nam on his way up since the monk-like man was coming down with his 'Aerial Attack'.

Nam stopped and looked to Goku who shot down to catch up with him. Nam used his arms and legs to drift to Goku and tried to punch him but Goku ducked and headed back down like a missile with Nam in tow. As they got closer, Nam saw his chance to strike, thinking that once Goku landed, Nam would strike him with his 'Aerial Attack'. That's not what happened though as Goku landed on the stage, jumped back, and then leaped forward with a kick, striking Nam in the belly and knocking him out of the ring. That in turn, made Goku the one who was headed to the Finals with Jackie Chun. Nam went to Goku and shook his hand for the amazing match. There was a brief intermission before that fight though.

In the main hall, Krillin was still amazed at the win Goku pulled and wondered if he was tired but Goku stated he was only hungry. Yamcha whispered to him that it's possibly Roshi he was going to be fighting in the tournament with Krillin still the skeptical one about the claim. Goku, however, knew that there was a similarity between the two but wasn't sure, even when Yamcha showed them that he was looking at them. Jackie Chun directed his attention to Nam, walking over to him and beginning to speak with him about his predicament. Goku was currently engaged in another conversation with Yamcha and Krillin, mainly Yamcha asking about Goku and Krillin's 8 months of training. But at the same time, his sensitive ear was partially trained on Jackie Chun and Nam, curious about what they were talking about but his heart skipped a beat when only he heard Nam exclaiming, "What that guy said is true! You are Master Roshi, aren't you!?"

Jackie Chun shushed him. "Quiet. Please? There. They can't know my secret."

Goku couldn't help but turn to them, trying to hide his surprise, which had Roshi jerk in shock as he walked Nam out of the building so they could talk in private. Goku was still trying to process the fact that Roshi was the one fighting with them and against them this whole time! He wondered why their master would try and do something like that in the first place but he would be lying to himself if he said he never wanted to fight him.

"Uh, Goku? What are you lookin' at?" Krillin asked as he looked to where the exposed-Roshi and Nam had been. "And where's Jackie Chun and Nam?"

"They went outside to talk about stuff, I think," Goku said while Yamcha crossed his arms.

"You think Nam knows he's Master Roshi, too?"

"Yamcha, c'mon. Why are you so sure it's him? I mean what reason does Master Roshi have to be in the tournament?" Krillin asked him while Yamcha shrugged.

"It's not like I'm that old man. You'd have to ask him but he's just going to tell you it isn't him."

"That's because it ISN'T him!" Krillin exclaimed before he turned to Goku. "Goku, be honest with us. What do you think? Is Jackie Chun Roshi or not?"

"Um…" Goku wondered what he should say. He knows the truth now and he didn't want Yamcha to be wrong in that he knew it was Master Roshi. Weird how he was able to figure it out so easily when Goku and Krillin were the ones who were with the man for 8 months straight yet they were totally clueless. It made Goku wonder just how gullible the two of them were…eh. A decent amount apparently, especially since Goku fell for that trick that Giran played at the start of the match. Though at the same time, Roshi had a reason for keeping his identity secret, didn't he? Goku personally didn't care if he was fighting Roshi or not as he always wanted to test himself against his master someday. And even if he beat him today, that doesn't mean that he'd stop training to STAY the strongest in the world. And there's the fact that Goku wanted to spar with both Yamcha and Krillin too, so Roshi wasn't even the final goal at the end of the day and who knows what other strong fighters were out there in the world.

Ah, to hell with it.

Goky looked to them both before nodding to Yamcha. "I overheard them talk a minute ago. Yeah… it's Master Roshi alright."

"SAY WHAT!? NO WAY!" Krillin yelled with his eyes popping out of his head while Yamcha fist pumped in the air and laughed.

"HA! I just KNEW it! No way that old man could pull a fast one on me! They were too similar to NOT be one-in-the-same!"

Krillin looked between the two of them, feeling as if his world shattered. "B-But... but… how did… how did WE not know but Yamcha did!? We were WITH Master Roshi for-"

"8 months, yeah," Goku picked up. "I… couldn't tell you. I upset we couldn't figure it out ourselves either."

Yamcha placed his hands on his hips and smirked. "Saying that I'm a little disappointed in you two, not knowing it was your own master. I mean how could you guys not see the similarities?"

"But what about the hair!?" Krillin exclaimed since Yamcha tried to pull it off but they all figured it was real.

"Now that you mention it… hm… I was sure it was real and I don't know. I thought he just wore a bald cap but maybe he's wearing a wig. A really tight wig…or he's got it stuck on his head with tape or glue." He was cut from his musings when the announcer's voice blared to life.

"Alright, here we go folks! The final bout of this World Martial Arts Championships! And I can't think of a more exciting match than what we have today! Help me get these fighters out here ladies and gentlemen! Let's hear it for Goku! The youngest Finalist in the history of the World Championships! And the amazing Jackie Chun!"

Hearing the announcement, Goku slapped his face a few times and grinned. "I'm ready!"

"Good luck, Goku! You're gonna win this match!" Krillin encouraged while Goku turned to him.

"I know, thanks," Goku replied while an even more confident Yamcha was over to the exposed-Roshi, smirking at him.

"Don't let your pupil beat you Master Roshi."

'Jackie Chun' glared at him. "Look! How many times do I have to tell you I'm not Roshi!? Are you deaf or something!?"

Yamcha cupped his chin. "Do you think Master Roshi would have a student in the Finals and not even show up to watch?"

"No. Of course not." Jackie Chun said while walking to the entrance of the stage and pointed to the audience. "Wait, isn't hat him? If I'm not mistaken, that's Master Roshi in the audience right there?"

"Yeah, right," Yamcha said in disbelief, knowing that whatever trick the old man pulled, Goku confirmed Jackie Chun was him. Even more so since Goku said Jackie Chun exposed himself to Nam but the young man figured he'd humor him. He looked out to the audience and found a definite Roshi look-alike and he was impressed at how good the disguise was. Turtle shell on the back, red glasses with the beard and bald head, the works. Yamcha almost fell for it too but then remembered that this was just a trick…especially since that Roshi was a LOT taller than he should be and was too tan to be him. "Well, would you look at that." He said with a raised eyebrow.

Jackie Chun crossed his arms. "Now…what do you have to say about that, Yamcha."

Yamcha grinned. "I say that I'm convinced you'll go above and beyond to sell you're not Roshi. Come on, that guy is both too tall AND has much darker skin. I commend you for the last-ditch effort though."

Jackie Chun gapped with wide-eyes with sweat dripping from his head at how that ploy totally backfired on him. He stuttered a little before he crossed his arms and looked away. "Darn it. I was so sure that'd work." He mumbled to himself but Yamcha heard him.

"Ah, so it WAS a ploy! Nice to see you're finally admitting to it, Master Roshi."

Roshi put a finger to his mouth and 'sushed' him. "Alright, alright, you figured me out! Now, will you just clam up!? I'm trying to NOT be Roshi for a reason you numbskull! It's for Goku and Krillin's sake! For them to think that there are other strong guys out in the world so they can keep training!"

Yamcha just rose an eyebrow. "Okay, I get your reason…so why did you feel the need to wear a disguise? You're still their master and you STILL beat them, right? And that's not to mention that they haven't either fought each other or even me. I mean…no disrespect Master Roshi but the world is big and it's changed a lot ever since you were in your prime. Who knows how many strong guys are out there to give them a run for their money? Hell, I'm going to train even harder so I can feel confident enough to beat those two myself."

Roshi wasn't expecting such wise words from such a brash young man, and totally left speechless and he debunked Roshi's reason for disguising himself in the first place. This had the old man sweat drop while the announcer called him and Goku out to the stage, to which they finally stopped what they were doing and walked out onto it.

Before the fight started, the announcer tried to get some words out of them before the match started but was pretty unsuccessful in that regard. Goku said he had no plan of action and wanted to fight his best but Jacie didn't say anything…due to being sleep standing up. Well, with neither fighter giving words, the drums began to sound, beating faster and faster to signify the start of the match. Jackie woke up at the sound of them and got into a stance, same with Goku.

The announcer called for the match to start and when that gong sounded, Jackie sprung into action, rapidly charging forward. Goku watched his movements before springing into the air to dodge the punch. Jackie didn't miss a beat either, he backflipped multiple times into the air towards Goku's direction, aiming to take him out with a kick to the back. Though Goku wasn't going to let that catch him off guard.

All of that training he's been doing, both with the master he was fighting with and those large predators honed his already crazy senses to a higher point than normal. He backflipped himself and lashed out his own leg, meeting Jackie's in a collision of high-powered kicks. Yet neither was expecting the force that came from the dual strike, on top of Jackie's momentum carrying him as well.

They both shouted in surprised and were both launched back a decent margin.

"Oh, my! Jacie tried to strike at Goku when his back was turned but Goku's counter sent them both flying away from one another! And I…I think Goku got launched out of bounds!" The announcer claimed, and only for Goku because Jackie was sent tumbling back but he looked like he'd land in the arena. If he didn't stop himself once he landed, he would more than likely roll out of bounds as well.

But Goku was flying over the audience, him doing his best to right himself into the air and the crowd pointing and gasping at him as he sailed over their heads. When Jackie landed though, he did so in a continuous backward roll. He had grit his teeth and slammed his feet and hands into the stone, making little trenches with his fingers and the tips of his shoes. He managed to stop himself from going over the edge just in time and it made him sigh in relief.

"I...I wasn't expecting the boy to counter me so flawlessly. He really is more dangerous than I gave him credit for." 'Jackie' mumbled to himself as he watched Goku right himself in the air over the crowd but continued to fall. "But…thankfully, I managed to win quickly. If this fight dragged on, I'd have to use all of my power to scrape a win."

"Oh, no! Folks, I think this is the end for Goku! No matter how impressive the counter was to Jackie's attack, falling out of bounds means he'll be automatically disqualified and I'm not seeing any miracles here to save him!" The announcer yelled out.

Goku looked down at everyone and gave a big smile. "No way! I'm not done yet!" His tail then began to spin around rapidly and he righted his body into a horizontal fashion. When his tail picked up enough speed, he found himself slowing in his descent noticeably before stopping altogether, floated 10 feet over the crowd and making them all gasp in shock. The audience then cheered as Goku began to fly over them and back to the arena, Jackie Chun's jaw had dropped low at the sight.

"Ohoho, what a surprise, folks! Goku is using his tail to fly back into the ring!" The announcer cried out before Goku landed back into the ring.

"Why you little…y-you were out!" Jackie cried while Goku grinned.

"I got the idea when I've been training super hard against a lot of big monsters. This is my first time using my tail to fly but I think it's super neat!" Goku told him before getting into a stance. "You can't beat me by knocking me out the ring," he smirked confidently, "so, you'll have to take me down fair and square Mas-uh, I mean, Jackie Chun."

Roshi gasped when he thought Goku was going to blow his cover but was glad that he didn't. Seemed the little monkey-tailed boy was a lot smarter than he gave him credit for. And he was right about that. Goku figured that Roshi wouldn't have had to wear a disguise if he didn't want people to know that it was him. So, the best he could do is play along for now but he also knew holding back would be insulting the both of them. Plus, he really wanted to see how far along he came in his training.

Jackie huffed. "So, you're saying that tail is the only thing that saved you."

Goku shook his head. "Not really. At first, I wanted to use my Flying Nimbus….but I thought it wouldn't get here in time. Then I thought about using a 'Kamehameha Wave' like you did but I thought it'd be good to save that for later."

After seeing Great Ape Goku fire off energy beams constantly every month during his training. Roshi had no doubt in his mind that Goku had the experience in honing his Ki to use the technique. Granted, he hasn't used the 'Kamehameha' once during his nearly-year-long training session and the only time he has seen it, it was very puny. Was Goku secretly training the technique?

"So, you think so, son? Hope you don't mind if I put that to the test then?" Jackie said, placing his arms out, the ends of his palms connecting.

Goku smiled and took the same stance. "Nope! Go right ahead, and I'll match you."

Jackie then brought his hands to his right side, cupping them. "Are you so sure of your 'Kamehameha Wave' that you'd try one against me, the man who invented them?" He said this a bit lower as to not let his words be overheard by the pretty silent crowd as they watched on eagerly.

Goku, once again, copied his stance. "I'd like to think so, yeah."

"Fine then," Jackie said before he began to chant.

"Kaaa…meee…haaa…meee…"

Goku nodded, chanting the same words.

"Kaaa…meee…haaa…meee…"

When both fighters felt the power they built up to reach a high enough point, they both threw their arms forward, twin blasts of blue energy sailing forth.

"HAAAA!"

Both beams clashed against one another, colliding in the middle of the ring and washing everywhere in the blue and white light. The force from the blasts made everyone shield themselves from the turbulence and the bright glow of the beams had everyone slightly shield their eyes. This struggle continued for 10 seconds until they exploded, neither side having wavered.

The explosion let loose even more force and a much brighter flash, everyone turning away from the currently unseeable ring. Jackie Chun and Goku flew back from the force, landing on their backs on the ring until the light faded and everything was back to normal. The audience was flabbergasted at seeing not just one but TWO user's of the famous 'Kamehameha Wave' duke it out just now, yet the shock still hadn't worn off.

Jackie sat up, breathing from his own amazement and looked at the boy. "Why I…never…"

Goku sat up himself and grinned. "See, I told you. Hahaha. I can do it."

Pretty soon, when the crowd realized exactly what they saw, they slowly but surely began to build up their cheers until they were all screaming in elation. Gohan threw out a fist and gave a big smile. "That was a fantastic 'Kamehameha Wave', Goku! Just what I'd expect from my grandson!"

Bulma cupped her hands over her mouth. "You're the best Goku!"

Oolong pointed his fist out in Goku's direction. "Keep it up, kid! You got him!"

Goku laughed as he took in the praise from his friends and everyone else. The announcer couldn't miss the opportunity to capitalize on this. "Remember this day, folks! This may be the only time of your life you'll see two masters of the legendary 'Kamehameha Wave' in the same arena! The first is Jackie Chun and the second is this amazing, amazing boy Goku!"

Roshi knew even more from this that he couldn't pull any punches with Goku. Meaning that it was time to start showcasing more techniques. When their match started back up he was off in a whirl of speed, leaving behind an afterimage of himself with the aptly named 'Afterimage technique' though Goku wasn't impressed as he had already seen it before. He sensed around for his opponent and threw a punch to where he felt him…but his hand only went through a second afterimage, this one with Jackie mocking him with his tongue out.

Jackie came up behind Goku and slammed him in the back with a hard kick, knocking him into the wall connected to the ring and breaking a portion of it off. Roshi chuckled to himself as his 'Double Afterimage' did the trick in getting the drop on Goku like he thought it would. Everyone was in shock and awe at the display, even the announcer, and Jackie told him to start counting. But when he got to 7, Goku seamlessly pulled himself out of the rubble and walked back onto the marble, dusting himself off.

Once again, the cries of surprised were flung around but this time, about how Goku seemed to walk that off like it was nothing and Jackie couldn't believe that attack barely did anything. Now it was Goku who went off in a whirl of speed and leaving behind images.

Jacie thought he could remain calm as Goku just seemed to copy his 'Double Afterimage' but when he punched at where he assumed Goku was, he was shocked to see it was a third image, something he's never done or seen before! And Goku's own counter-strike was pretty effective as well, him coming down from the sky and nailing a hammer blow to Jackie's head and leaving a very large bruise. The old man could swear that his eyes would pop out of his head from the force of the blow. Goku proudly stood and declaring his success of the 'Triple Afterimage'.

From then on, the rest of the match continued with a mix of whacky, unconventional, and interesting techniques. From Jackie and Goku using their Drunken Fist and Crazy Monkey Fist respectively against one another, to Jackie's hypnosis to put Goku to sleep, and even an exchange of the Jaken Fist. The fight was so long and intense that no one even really took into account that the match drifted into the even with the sun slowly but surely starting to set. It got to the point that Jackie was at his wit's end and decided that if he was going to win…he would have to use his strongest technique.

After declaring that he won, he clapped his hands and focused his energy. 'I didn't want to have to do this Goku, especially not with your Gohan watching but I cannot afford for you to defeat me here. I can only hope that you won't be too stubborn and let me take this win before the unexcusable happens.'

His thoughts were full of regret as he did not want to seriously cause harm to his current student and disgrace himself in front of his previous ones but his mind was made up. He channeled as much of his power and focus and he could while the announcer declared to everyone that Jackie Chun was doing something new and he looked like he was all for it. But Gohan knew better and his eyes were wide with disbelief and he leaned forward on Carpet.

"No, it…it can't be…he wouldn't think of…" he felt a knot in his gut, his parental senses yelling at him to interfere. Roshi's unbeatable 'Lightning Flash Surprise' was NOT something to scoff at, even less so than the 'Kamehameha'. Gohan never learned it himself but he knew the full dangers of it. One used their ki and converted it into pure lightning then blasts the desired target with the attack. However, its worse trait comes from the fact that it is a literal trap of lightning energy and once launched, the move itself is self-sustaining, only needing the user's focus to keep it active. However, the longer something gets trapped in the attack, the higher the voltage increase until what was trapped turns to dust.

"You would go so far as to use that!?" He couldn't help but exclaim to Jackie. The old man turned his head slightly, giving him a solemn look before he continued his technique. There was no turning back from this and he had to do this…for Goku's sake, as well as Krillen's.

Green electricity coated his hands and he directed his palms at Goku, trying to keep the power under control. One slip-up and lightning would be flying everywhere. The strongest technique, sure but also still his most dangerous, mainly due to hos initially unfocused it is, compared to the 'Kamehameha'. Blue sparks coated his form and upturned rocks before he rose his hands and then threw them forward.

"Lightning Flash Surprise Attack!"

The electricity struck Goku and forced him to scream in shock as he was blasted with 20,000 volts of power, before being hefted high into the air. Everyone was speechless except for the announcer and Goku's own camaraderie. Gohan still couldn't believe that Roshi decided to go through with it and knew that he couldn't stop this now. But if Roshi began to take this too far, he'd blast a 'Kamehameha Wave' into the ring himself. Who cares if Goku would get disqualified for it? His grandson's life was on the line.

'My boy…please..it goes against your nature….but you can't beat this attack. You'll have to give up the match…before it's too late.' Roshi said, clasping his hands together in a silent prayer. Carpet could sense his friend's inner turmoil and rose a tassel to his shoulder, doing his best to sooth Gohan.

"Say that you give up," Jackie yelled up to him, "you'll die if you don't say it quick!"

Goku would've shaken his head if he could move even the slightest inch of his body. "No! Not…yet! I'm…still…fighting!" Though even he had to admit that was easier said than done. The electricity drove through his body like crazy and he honestly had to admit that out of every grueling thing he's been through, this was absolutely the worst pain.

Jackie grit his teeth, feeling really irritated at the boy's stubbornness. "Darn you! This is no time to be stubborn when your life is at stake!" He put more energy into the move, Goku yelling in pain as he was assaulted with 40,000 volts of power now. Gohan clenched his hands tighter together as he continued to watch, his heart beginning to beat noticeably faster.

"Goku!" Krillin cried out, worried for his friend.

"Just give up!" Bulma yelled back, not wanting whatever Jackie said to come true. If Goku could die from this…

"I'm not…quiting!" Goku yelled out. He managed to move slightly, fighting back as hard as he could.

Jackie was now getting apprehensive as well. If this continued…if he killed Goku because Goku was too stubborn to admit defeat…he shook those thoughts out of his head. "Please, don't' be a fool!" He added even more power, Goku now assaulted with 50,000 vats. The old man didn't have it in him to keep jumping up by 20 so he settled for 10. Honestly, any normal person would've been instantly friend by the blast alone but Goku wasn't normal so he could at least afford to do this for a few minutes. But he wasn't invincible and he just hoped whatever gods were listening that Goku would understand that there is no shame in losing! Especially not in a tournament of all things! Not if it cost one their life!

"Goddammit! Just throw in the towel kid!" Oolong yelled to him, Pocky holding him close as she couldn't bear to see their little friend in so much pain like this.

"Y-You can try again next time, Goku! There's nothing wrong with that!" She yelled at him as well, just wishing for this to be over.

"You did great, Goku but…but it's over now!" Krillin shouted.

"please, listen to us!" Bulma yelled.

"Goku…!" Gohan yelled out, Goku managing to look to him. "Even if you lose this match then just train and get stronger! Fighters win and fighters lose and those that lose learn the most! Just…just give this one fight up and come back in the next 3 years stronger than ever, okay!? But I won't have my grandson dying on me!"

Goku couldn't hold onto his pride to stay in the fight after all of that. Not just his friends but his grandfather as well knew that it'd be best for him to stop. And if Goku was honest, he had no way of getting out of this. He'd have to quit.

"I..I guess….I'll say it!" Goku decided with Jackie giving and thankful sigh under his breath.

"Yes! There is no shame in losing! Take pride at least that not even Gohan lasted this long!" Jackie yelled at him.

Goku slowly opened his eyes and tried to speak. "I-I…g-g-give…" He was going to finish until he caught sight of something he wasn't expecting and that something decided his decision in the next few moments.

The full moon was out.

'Oooohhh….uh-oh.'That was all Goku thought he his felt his eyesight get sharper and turning red. As his friends and family all cried out for him to continue to finish that he was giving up, he felt the familiar rush of primal power course through his body, as his breathing got faster, and his muscles expanded and contracted. However, none of the other's noticed this.

"Now, Goku," Jackie yelled out,"say that it's over!"

Goku instead roared as his eyes turned fully read and muscle-mass grew out, ripping his clothes. Jackie's eyes widened in shock, not at all expecting Goku's to randomly go into his Great Ape transformation to be occurring now at all times.

"What!? But…how is…!" He yelled out as Goku continued to grow and grow, all of his clothes gone, fur coating his body, face growing a snout and his ears getting pointed as well. The crowd all began to back away and yell in fright at the sight of Goku's new visage."G-Goku! Stop! Stop transforming!" At this point though, Goku's transformation was already done.

The ape looked down to Roshi and said, in his very deep voice, "I can't!" He growled as he still felt the lightning coursing through his body.

The announcer couldn't help but talk about what was going on right in front of him. "Folks…I-I have no idea what to say! That young Goku has transformed himself into a gigantic ape! I've never even heard of this fighting technique!"

Pocky couldn't help but stare at Goku's new form, thinking back to the tale Oolong told her when he did this when they were locked in Pilaf's Castle. "Wow…to see a transformation of THAT magnitude…it's amazing!" She exclaimed, Oolong sweatdropping a little as he smiled at her.

"I wonder if you're saying that because I told you he's still harmless like this or if you just wouldn't be scared if you didn't know." He said while she shrugged to him.

"Even if you didn't tell me, I'm pretty sure I'd still think it was cool. Besides, we can turn into large things like that too. I'm SO putting that one into my library of forms!" She said with elation and Oolong couldn't help but wonder when the heck she'd ever need to turn into a massive monkey.

"This…was an accident. But…while I'm like this…" Goku curled himself up. With his newfound power, he threw his limbs out and blasted free of Roshi's attack shocking him instead…figuratively."

"What!? B-But that was my 'Lightning Flash Surprise'! It's unbeatable!" Jackie cried out, not believing that his trump card was countered by Goku's own. Speaking of which, said ape landed on the stage and sighed. He stretched his arms out to the side and rolled his neck around, feeling the bones in it crack a bit. The sensation gave him a small feeling of relief as he was out of the cramped and electrifying space.

"Finally! Man, that was such an annoying attack. I couldn't even move in there!" He exclaimed while pointing both arms to Jackie, who just…had to sit down right now. And he did without even knowing it. He plopped himself on the ground and just stared up at Goku, who scratched the side of his face.

"I…I can't even…" Jackie started but then Goku looked around to see the scared faces of the audience. Not just that but due to his new….presence…various other civilians who weren't watching the fight were all looking at him. Half of them noticeably apprehensive and the other half just highly curious as to how Goku had just turned into a massive monkey of all things.

Oolong couldn't help but laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of it all. "Yeah, of course, the kid would ape-out at a time like that."

"Talk about a lucky break! That was just what he needed to get out of there!" Bulma exclaimed with a smile while Gohan stroked his beard, a small smirk adorning his face as well.

"Though, I'd personally prefer it if Goku hadn't transformed in front of so many people. None of them is going to forget about this and the news will definitely spread. But I'm still glad that my grandson is fine. Anything to get out of the 'Lightning Flash Surprise' attack, to be honest."

Goku looked at his body and grumbled a bit, looking a little displeased. "To be honest, I wasn't trying to transform in the tournament at all. When I get this big, it's hard to move around in a small arena. And I'm too strong for anyone to really hurt me. It's pretty unfair."

Jackie blinked a few times, interested that Goku didn't find comfort in the fact that he no longer has to worry about giving up, and is complaining even. It gave a lot of perspective on the boy's character but he got to know Goku for nearly a year now. He was very sure that this was something to just expect from Goku, who was all about fair fights and loving how his opponents could push him to be better. Nearly impossible to do that against human combatants when you're so tall.

Krillin's eyes bugged out of his head as he stared up at his massive monkey friend. Just want in the hell happened just now!? How did…Goku just turned into some kind of ape monster out of nowhere! For someone whose lived with the guy for nearly a year, you'd think a secret like this would be pretty hard to hide!

"No WAY! Is…GOKU!?"

Yamcha laughed a bit and shook his head. "Man, I definitely wasn't expecting THIS to happen in the tournament! Talk about a change of events!"

Goku scratched his head with a finger as he looked down at his disguised master. "So…um…should we…keep fighting or what? Not to be mean but I don't think you can beat me when I'm a Great Ape."

Jackie nodded his head in agreement. Goku was right. His power was already beyond anything anyone one this planet was capable of when he transformed and that was before the training. "You're right Goku. This is a special circumstance indeed, however, you can't move around too much due to your size."

"So..um…will one of you…concede defeat, then?" The announcer was so baffled by this turn of events that he had no idea how else the tournament should proceed. The final match and one of the combatants grows to the height of a house yet can't fight Jackie in a fair match with such a size advantage. Even the crowd was mumbling over how this would play out but Jackie had an idea.

"Goku! Instead of using our fists, I think that we should settle this with our power!"

Goku tilted his head a bit. "Our power? Huh?"

Jackie nodded. "We each give a single attack to one another and the last one standing is the winner. However, since you're that much stronger, you'll have to control your energy to not cause too much damage. It'll be just like when we dueled using the 'Kamehameha'.

"Oh! I get it! Alright then, Jackie Chun! We'll settle this with out last attacks!" Goku planted his feet into the marble floor and began to feel power bubbling in his chest. Even if he wasn't told to use his stronger attacks, he knew how much stronger he was in this form. He was going to hold back and try to match Jackie's level anyway. Meanwhile, Jackie channeled all of his power through his body and entered his Max Power state, buffing out his muscles and fueling his energy to its height. He then brought his hands to his right hip, cupped them, and began to channel a familiar blue energy between his palms.

"Kaaa…meee…haaa…meee…"

While he was doing that, Goku's maw was opened as red energy swirled in his mouth. The different palette of power put everyone else on edge, even more so as these blasts looked like they were going to be the ones to end everything this fight has been built up too and took cover.

"HAAAA!"

Jackie Chun threw his palms forward and unleashed his attack, while Goku gave a bestial roar and jerked his upper body forward, sending a red beam to collide with his. They met very fast and very strong, so much so that the arena under the middle of the collision cracked from the force. The wind pressure had everyone bracing themselves by holding onto the wall, onto the people holding the wall, or onto those behind even that. The two beams pushed against one another as they slightly increased the output of their attacks with Goku doing his best to match Jackie Chun's blast. However, like before, there was no winner as the blasts exploded, covering the whole area with blue and red light. It seemed like a short eternity until the light subsided and everyone could see again. The stage was cracked all over and both combatants were flung from the ring. Jackie Chun crashed through a wall and struggled to sit up while Goku sat up as well, laying over some broken wall. Good thing people weren't behind him.

"B-Both combatants…fell out of bounds…but," the announcer stated as he looked at the end of Goku's tail still in the ring, "Goku's tail is still in…so…where does that leave this match?" After a minute or so of waiting, some of the tournament representatives began to speak with him in hushed whispers. They looked between Goku and the tail, trading various expressions on their faces and bodies. After about 5 minutes of discussion the announcer turned to the crowd. At this point, Goku was sitting up while Roshi got to his feet.

"Sorry about the wait folks but after highly careful consideration with the tournament officials, on top of this unique development with Goku, it's been decided that due to Goku's obscene size change and the fact that he wouldn't have been able to fight properly if the match were to continue, the benefit of the match will fall into Goku's favor for at least having a part of him still touching the ring! So, while this is only going to happen this one time, Goku is declared the winner!"

The crowed was silent for a bit until they exploded into cheers, all jumping around and throwing up their hands as they stared at the giant ape. Said ape was looking down at his tail before raising the tip into the air. He wagged it from side to side and grinned with a big smile on his face.

"Haha! I won! Awesome!" He rose a large hand and waved down to everyone, catching the sight of Bulma, Puar, Gohan on Carpet, Oolong, and Pocky cheering him on. Krillen and Yamcha ran out onto the stage and did the same while the Great Ape was basking in his victory.

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Goku was with his friends, eating at a restaurant that was close to the tournament grounds. After receiving the prize money, he decided to spend it all by taking his friends and family out to dinner, though, due to him being a great ape, they all were eating outdoors which worked very well for them. Hell, there was barely anyone inside as all of the customers wanted to eat out to see the Great Ape in person. And luckily for Goku, the cooks had a lot of giant food for him to scarf down as well, such a large fish that would take 50 people to eat entirely or large portions of meat, which he ate with his hands.

"This food is awesome, isn't that right everyone!?" Goku exclaimed, to which all of the customers all threw their utensils in the air in agreement. One thing was sure, Goku was definitely a sight to see and seeing such a large beast act so jovial with his friends as they ate was an infectious feeling that affected them as well.

"Man, I had no idea that you had such a secret like this, Goku," Krillin started while eating some spaghetti, "I'm so jealous! I wish I could become a big monster! I'd jump on buildings and everything!"

"But…you can do that already, Krillin."

Krillin pouted. "It's not the same." Some of the others laughed. Oolong smirked and ate some ramen.

"Well, I don't gotta dream for that. I can become a monster too," he smirked to Krillin, "maybe you should learn the Shapeshifting technique like me."

Krillin's eyes shot up in hope. "REALLY!?"

Puar turned her head and huffed. "Hey, you wished on a dragon. Not practiced."

Pocky smiled to her. "Don't be jealous. You'd do it too, I bet."

Bulma looked around the table. "Speaking of the dragon, is that it? I mean…our adventure for the Dragon Balls? We kinda all have what we wanted, right?" As she looked to Yamcha and smiled, Yamcha gave a bit of a nervous laugh and blushed. Oolong wrapped his arm around his girl and ate some meat off of a shish-kabob while Gohan and Roshi smirked to the other. Gohan then looked up at Goku.

"What about you, boyo? You feel like you don't need the dragon?"

Goku, after swallowing more meat shook his head. "It's not that. I mean…yeah, maybe I won the tournament and Master Roshi helped me train as a Great Ape all this time on top of the other training…but I won because of a tech…techi.."

"Technicality," Yamcha piped up, drinking a bowl of soup.

"Yeah, that. And I only got lucky by transforming. But I know I'm not as strong as I could be. So…I wanna go out into the world again! And I wanna train more and get strong enough to actually beat Jackie Chun! So…I think that I can do that if I go looking for them. Not for a wish but to come across people who can teach me more things and win more fights."

"Then, would you mind if I came along, Goku?" This voice was from a young girl that wasn't in their party. They looked to the side to see none other than the Ox King walking towards them while waving.

"Hey, everyone! Master! And Gohan, too!" The Ox King declared while Gohan raised an eyebrow.

"Ox? What in the blazes are you doing here?" Gohan asked. Ox gave a nervous laugh.

"Well…the tournament of course. We were watching from a further distance but we saw everything," he then looked up to Goku, "and…we mean EVERYTHING."

Chi-Chi, who was beside her dad, ran up to Goku's leg and rubbed her face into it. "You're just so fluffy Goku! Just, wow! You're like a big cuddly toy!"

"Aww, thanks Chi-Chi!" His brain then caught up to earlier. "Wait…you wanna come with me?"

She separated from his leg and brought up her fists, nodding. "Yeah! We said we'd see each other again, remember!? And this is the first time since then that I got to speak to you but now the tournament is over. But if you're going to go on a journey then I want to come with you so we can make up for lost time!"

Oolong laughed. "Man! You've always had spunk, huh?"

Gohan turned to Ox with a deadpan, making the large man nervous. "This isn't some kinda arranged marriage rouse…is it, Ox?" Carpet used his front tassels and made a fist punching into a palm. Ox sweatdropped at the sight. Good lord, that carpet is dangerous…especially due to the fact that it's proficient with knives! WHY would a Carpet need to know skills like that!?

"N-NO! This is Chi-Chi's, idea! Promise!"

"Hey, I don't mind, Chi-Chi! I think it'd be fun to have a friend along!"

Bulma stood up from her seat. "Well, before you go anywhere, Goku, there's something I want to give you." She walked over and pulled something out of her pocket, showing that it was a watch. Goku didn't pick it up, else he crushed it.

"A watch?"

Bulma smirked in that knowing way of her's. "Not just a watch. It's a Blutz Emitter Watch. I won't go into the details because you won't get them…but remember that blood sample of you I took? Well…after learning about a few things, I discovered how you change when the moon comes out. This watch stories the energy fro the sun or the moon and holds it inside until you use it. So, if you ever need to change but there is no moon, hit this red button on the side and BOOM. Ape Monster!"

"Hey, that's awesome! I can't wait to try it out!"

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