Here is chapter 4 of, The Coliseum! Let me know what you think! Constructive criticism accepted, no flaming. Read and Review! Let's get to it! :)

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"Speaking"

'Thinking'

~~~~~~~~In The Coliseum~~~~~~~~

The entire foundation seemed to rumble, as the sounds of unknown and unseen fighters filled the coliseum. They could hear the grunts, shrieks, and battle cries of things that only the Z-fighter's minds could imagine. But they held their fears and kept their spirits, as they awaited the inevitable battle that was about to take place. The creature's voice once again rumbled, louder than the noise provided by the coliseum fighters.

"My warriors seem to be growing impatient. They haven't had a good fight in some time now. I hope you will not disappoint them. Before we begin, I don't believe that I have introduced myself properly. I am Durgan. I started my travels from my home planet in the Gluson Galaxy. I take my coliseum from planet to planet and gather the greatest fighters in the universe. Every now and then, I get a group of friends of the fighter I collect that try to save them, much like yourselves. Unfortunately, I must tell you that none of them have ever succeeded. That is a reputation I intend to uphold. This coliseum is especially crafted for fighting. The floor you stand on may seem like an ordinary dirt floor, but it has been compacted and fused with several types of energy, so there is no chance of it breaking, under any conditions. The walls can withstand any type of energy or physical attack. Yes, as I'm sure you are thinking, it is perfect. I will continue to release my fighters until you are all eliminated. My fighters have no names, only numbers and letters to classify their ranks. You will start with the lowest rank, which is D. If you are lucky, you might get to meet one of my prized warriors, but don't count on it. Now, for the first level. Prepare yourselves. It is time to begin!" Durgan shouted.

Durgan lowered his head, and started pressing some buttons from his viewing box. Doors from the lowest level of the stands started opening, one by one. After each door opened, one fighter would take a step outside and await the rest of their comrades. Each fight had one resemblance, the same blood red eyes that gave each of them an eerie appearance. Once all of the door had opened, and all of the fighters had come out from their prep chambers, they hopped down onto the floor. The doors closed simultaneously. There was one warrior for each Z-fighter and they took their picks.

Piccolo moved his foot back to begin a dash, and the Z-fighters disappeared, starting their attack. Each Z-fighter started with a punch, directly to their chosen warrior's face, and they all connected, sending them into different ends of the coliseum walls. With that, they disappeared again, as well as their opponents.

Krillin had chosen to fight with a shorter, Frieza-like creature. Except this one had bigger muscles, black armor, and lacked a tail. There was a tag, 12D, infused into its armor. Krillin began by throwing punches as fast as he could, at random spots on its body. 12D seemed to block them all, but it was struggling. Krillin then disappeared, and came down with a hammer blow to its head. However, it managed to move out of the way in time, leaving an opening, which it took advantage of. 12D pulled its knee directly into Krillin's stomach, and followed with a hammer blow to his back, sending him flying into the coliseum floor. There was no mark left after Krillin disappeared, and had successfully lodged his elbow into 12D's gut. He followed up with a roundhouse to the side of its head, sending it head first into the wall. As it fell to the floor, Krillin sent a ki blast after it. The beam exploded just before 12D hit the floor. Krillin sat, and watched for the smoke to clear, but felt his opponent appear behind him, and dropped in time to miss a sidekick to his back. Krillin pushed himself back up, and connected his fist with 12D's chin, which then connected with the ceiling. On the way down, Krillin grabbed its legs, but 12D immediately shot an energy beam into his chest, and followed up with a barrage of punches to his face. 12D pulled its leg above Krillin's head, and dropped it, sending him to the floor once again.

Yamcha was not having a good time with his choice. He had chosen a creature of his size. Its skin was a pale blue color and it had no hair. It wore a black karate gi, and had a tag, 23D, sewn into it. It was continuously on the attack, as Yamcha tried, furiously to block each hit. 23D finally found an opening, and punched Yamcha in the jaw, staggering him for a moment. It then sent a fist into Yamcha's gut, flipped over, and dropped its heel into his back. Yamcha hit the floor hard, but didn't wast any time as he felt 23D closing in to drop a knee into his back. Yamcha rolled over just into to dodge it, and he blasted 23D at point blank. Yamcha then disappeared, as he sensed it heading for the ceiling. He appeared directly over 23D, as it was on its way up from the blast, and Yamcha crammed his fist into its back. It made a sound of pain, as it was sent back down. Before it landed, Yamcha appeared under it to bring his knee into its stomach, but it disappeared. Yamcha had no time to react before 23D rammed him in the side, and continued until he was plowed into the wall.

Tien had chosen a tall, humanoid creature. It was wearing only a pair of black shorts, with a tag, 5D, sewn into them. He had no trouble dealing with this fighter, as he blocked each attack, but he couldn't land an attack of his own, as 5D had great reflexes. The were fighting on the coliseum floor, as each exchanged blows, both blocking every attempt. Tien attempted to sweep its feet, but it hopped up and threw a kick in return. Tien had to swivel his body, while on one foot, to avoid the attack. He jumped up, still twisting, and bashed its face with a spinning kick. 5D was immediately back on top of Tien, but was a bit slower than before. Tien was able to find an opening, and elbowed it in the face. As it stumbled back, Tien dashed at full speed, and put his fist into its abdomen. 5D crumbled to its knees, with its arms folded under its stomach. Tien just kicked it to the nearest wall, and blasted it away.

Piccolo was upset with the weakness of his opponent. He had chosen a slim, very toned humanoid-like creature It had orange skin, wearing a black skin-tight suit. It had a tag, 1D sewn into it. Piccolo didn't seem to move, as 1D there punches as fast as it could. Piccolo just lifted his hand, and slapped it into the floor. He stared as it slowly picked itself up, and disappeared. Piccolo moved his eyes forward, then ducked, as a fist flew through where his head should have been. Piccolo grabbed its arm and pulled it over his shoulder. As he was about to let it smash into the ground, he lifted his knee, and drove it into 1D's head. The creature seemed to be completely knocked out. Piccolo put his hands together, and gathered a small amount of energy. He closed his eyes, shook his head, and released the blast. There was nothing left of 1D when the smoke cleared.

Gohan also had no trouble with his choice. He was matched with a large muscular alien, that seemed to have a problem with warts all over its body. It's skin was a dark pinkish color, and it wore black armor with the tag, 9D, fused into it. Gohan easily dodged the punches and kicks, as if it were in slow motion. Gohan landed on the ground, as 9D was charging down at him. Gohan disappeared as it landed with its fist in the ground, hoping that it had hit him. Gohan appeared above it and dropped his foot into its neck. 9D was stunned, but quickly recovered to find that Gohan was nowhere to be seen. It looked around, dumbfounded, until Gohan appeared directly in front of its face. 9D staggered back a few steps, in fear. Before it could tell that Gohan had moved, it took an elbow to the back of the head, and a kick to its spine, rendering it unconscious as it toppled over onto the floor. Gohan didn't want to destroy it, so he simply left it there. Durgan pressed a button when 9D had fallen. In an instant, 9D melted into nothing, and there was nothing left, but a small microchip that had been in its neck.

Krillin had gained the upperhand on 12D, and was successfully landing attacks on it. He had taken his fair share of injuries too, however. He had bruises on his face and arms, and was bleeding form his lip. Krillin kicked 12D straight into the air, and followed it with an energy beam. The beam drove it into the ceiling, and left a nice burn mark on its back as it descended back to the floor. Krillin shot up at 12D, and planted his kneed into its back, then dropped an elbow into its stomach, returning it to the floor. He put his hands together and brought them to his side, as he began chanting.

"Kaaa… Meee… Haaa… Meee…" Krillin was now holding an intense ball of blue energy that radiated with its pure force. 12D managed to open its eyes, just as Krillin yelled the final sound. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

The solid blue streak of energy left his hands, as he thrust them in 12D's direction. It struck with deadly accuracy, and cleared the coliseum floor of any trace of 12D's existence.

Yamcha was still intense in his battle against 23D. Neither seemed to have the advantage. 23D kicked Yamcha across the face, blood leaving his mouth. Turning back around, Yamcha countered with an uppercut to the jaw, sending 23D into the formed a small, but intense ball of energy in his hand. It hovered there for a second, gathering energy. When he felt it ready, he hurled it at 23D as it was on its way back down. 23D disappeared just before the energy ball hit. Just before the energy ball hit the ceiling, Yamcha moved his hands in a certain motion, and it shifted directions coming back towards the ground. 23D appeared at another end of the coliseum, and Yamcha moved his hands to send the ball after it. 23D disappeared again, and Yamcha quickly changed the energy ball's direction before it exploded against the wall. It passed directly in front of Yamcha just as 23D appeared behind him. He quickly moved his hands, and the ball started to head straight for Yamcha's head. Just before it hit him, he ducked and it made contact with 23D's face. The explosion was enormous, and Yamcha had to jump away from the force of the blast. When the smoke cleared, there was but a decapitated body of 23D left on the floor.

All the Z-Fighters had passed the first level of warriors that Durgan had unleashed. They awaited for his next words.

"So, are you warmed up yet? I do hope you didn't find that difficult. This is just beginning!" Durgan announced.

"You've gotta be kidding me! That was just a warm up?!" Yamcha gasped as he was trying to catch his breath.

"You guys, I don't think I'll make it through this. That fight took a lot out of me." Krillin said, also trying to regain some strength. "I don't want to have to take a senzu bean. We only have one for each of us."

"If you think you need it, then take it Krillin. We need all hands on deck here." Piccolo responded.

"Hey guys, if it really gets too rough for you, then it might be better if you go. We don't want lose anyone here." said Gohan.

"We'll be alright. I'm going to take my senzu bean now. Does anyone else want theirs?" Krillin offered, as he took the pouch from his belt, and took out a bean.

"I think I'm gonna need one." Yamcha replied as he walked over to Krillin, and took a bean out of the bag.

Krillin and Yamcha ate their beans, and their bruises and cuts healed. They bulked up a little, and they charged up their power levels back to their full potential.

"I hope you are prepared. My fighter are eager to get their chance to fight you." Durgan stated. Durgan started pressing more buttons, and the doors on the next tier started to open, one by one.

That was chapter 4! Read and Review please! No flames! Kami bless!