Chapter 23
Last time on DragonBall AF, Goku defeated Ken Shinhan in the first match of the tournament. Later on, Papaya Man fought against Nick the Quick, and easily disposed of him. Our heroes can see the immense strength that the champ holds, so one question is being asked. Can he be beaten?
Papaya Man walked right past everyone with his head down and eyes closed. Everyone in the waiting area could only gaze on.
"That speed, I can hardly fathom it!" said Goshin.
"Heh, I guess you saw a lot more than me," chuckled Zonza. "I saw absolutely nothing, my eyes aren't as trained as you Saiyans."
"Vegeta," said Goku, "if you win this match, you'll be fighting Papaya Man in the quarter finals! Do you think you can do it?"
"Of course!" exclaimed Vegeta. "I'll just go Super Saiyan and whoop his ass."
"Hey, remember what we said earlier?" interrupted Gonell. "We aren't going Super Saiyan. We don't need all this publicity of being called freaks and such."
"Yea, whatever," grumbled Vegeta.
"WOULD THE NEXT TWO CONTESTANTS, VEGETA JR. AND BENGAL PLEASE STEP INTO THE RING AT THIS TIME! THANK YOU!"
"There's my call," said Vegeta. And then he added with a sly smile, "and no need to wish me luck, this one's in the bag!" Goshin just shook his head while Goku smiled and laughed.
Vegeta began walking towards the ring, Bengal following behind him. He picked up his pace a little bit so he was even with Vegeta. "Hey kid," he said, "I'm willin to go easy on you, for a price. I know you must be scared to fight someone of my calabur. So maybe if you give me a few thousand zeni, I'll end the match quick and make sure you feel hardly any pain."
Vegeta stopped right before the steps. "Are you bribing me?"
"SHHHHH! Not so loud!" panicked Bengal.
"Excuse me," said the announcer, "would you two please step into the ring now?"
The two fighters did so, but not before Vegeta made one last remark to his opponent before going to his corner. "I'm gonna kick your striped ass even harder now for your ignorance. HAHAHA!" Bengal was furious.
"GRRRRRRRR! I'll show you kid!" he roared.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our fighters, Vegeta Jr and Bengal! Vegeta Jr. was the winner of the children's division 3 years ago and this is his first time at the actual tournament. This is also the first time for his challenger, Bengal. This will be sure to be an excellent fight! Now, fighter's take your battle poses!" heralded the announcer.
DUM...DUM...DUM...DUM..DUM.DUM-DUM-DUM-DUM-DUM-DUM
The drum roll began. "Fight!" BOOOOOM The gong sounded and the fight had commenced.
"Dead meat!" bellowed Bengal and he began running right for Vegeta. He had his arms crossed and his eyes closed, looking quite sure of himself. Just as Bengal was about to lunge at him, he disappeared. Bengal began looking all around for him. "Where'd that punk go?" Just then Vegeta appeared in front of him.
"HYAAAH!" yelled Bengal and he made a direct hit on Vegeta, or so he thought. Vegeta had left an after image and the punch Bengal threw dissolved it.
"Amazing!" clamored the announcer. "Vegeta has disappeared into thin air for the second time. Either he's moving super fast or he can magically turn invisible!"
Bengal was still looking all round for Vegeta. Then he appeared out of thin air gain, standing right in front of his opponent. "Come on," he gestured with his finger, "aren't you going to attack me? Heh-heh!"
"GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! ENOUGH!" hollered Bengal. He charged Vegeta once again, but Vegeta proceeded to vanish. Then, Vegeta kept reappearing and disappearing right in front of Bengal, over and over again.
"Hm," said Goshin, "I suppose I didn't give Vegeta enough credit. His speed has improved. I wonder if he has surpassed the level of a Super Saiyan..."
This cat and mouse game, or more bluntly, cat and Saiyan game, went on for about a minute more until Bengal bent down and started huffing and puffing. Vegeta stood and laughed at Bengal. "HAHAHAHA! Am I too fast for you? Well, let's see if I'm too strong for you as well!" Then Vegeta picked up a loose floor tile and pulverized it with his hands, trying to make a point to his competitor.
Bengal looked up and a look of terror came over his face. "Oh no, not now!" Bengal turned around and started to try and run away from Vegeta. "I surrender! I surr-" But Vegeta paid no attention, and did exactly what he had planned to do from the start. He took his leg, pulled it back, and kicked Bengal square in the rear.
"OWWWWWWW!" cried Bengal as he went soaring into the air. After thirty seconds of everyone looking up into the sky, Vegeta began to walk back towards the waiting area. But as soon as he turned, Bengal's distant cry was heard and he landed with a loud THUD outside the ring.
"Bengal has fallen outside of the ring! Vegeta Jr. is the winner!"
"YEAAAAAAAAAAAA!" roared the crowd.
Goku was doubled over in laughter after what he just saw. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh man Vegeta! HAHA! You literally kicked that guy's butt! HAHAHAHA!"
"What'd I tell you?" smirked Vegeta. "That guy was a weakling."
"Well hopefully you won't think the same about your next opponent," chimed in Goshin.
Vegeta glared at him. "Hey, you mind your own business. I'll fight my own fights. Anyway, I'll be back in a bit. Fighting's worked me up an appetite!"
"Hey, I'll join you!" replied Goku.
"Hey, hold on young man!" said Gonell. "I watched you fight, now the least you could do is watch mine."
"Yea, you're right," answered Goku. "Sorry mom. But hey, Vegeta. I'll come join you after this fight. I'm sure my mom will kick major tail!"
"Heh, all right," said Vegeta.
A few moments later, the announcement for Gonell and Yukimora came over the PA and the two competitors went to enter the ring.
"Our next two fighters, Gonell and Hajime Yukimora!" declared the announcer to the applause of the thousands of fans. Yukimora entered the ring first. He was a slender man, not to short, not to tall. He was very well toned and looked like he meant business. "Both of these fighters are by no means rookies. Gonell entered the World Tournament a number of years ago making it to the semis, and she's finally back for more. As for Hajime Yukimora, this is his 3rd tournament. He took second place 2 years ago and is looking for a championship belt this time. Now, fighters enter your battle poses!"
"The best of luck to you," said Yukimora, bowing his head.
"And to you as well," said Gonell in return.
BOOOOOOM "Fight!"
The two combatants squared off against each other, both waiting for their opponent to make the first strike. Finally, Yukimora made the first move. He started running to his right and Gonell did the same and followed him. Once they reached the edge of the ring, Yukimora jumped into the air with his foot outstretched ready to kick Gonell. But instead of moving she stood her ground and put her arms in front of her face to block the kick. Yukimora's foot connected and sure enough, Gonell blocked it. She pushed Yukimora off and once again were standing off against each other.
Wow! thought Gonell, This is really getting the adrenaline rushing! It's been so long since I've actually fought! I just have to watch my strength and not knock him out of the ring to early. I want to see what this guy has. This time, Gonell rushed at her opponent first and began giving him a barrage of punches. Amazingly, Yukimora was blocking every one.
"This is intense!" yelled the announcer. "Hajime Yukimora is known for his high endurance! But Gonell is coming faster and faster! How long can he hold up!"
Gonell began punching even faster, but she was holding back almost all of her strength so that she didn't knock him out yet. Now it was getting harder for Yukimora to block, and Gonell was pushing him towards the end of the ring. I've got to do something quick, thought Yukimora. Just as it seemed he would fall off the edge, he firmly planted his feet, jumped up high, and did a flip over Gonell. She was stunned that he had been able to do such a thing.
Then all of a sudden, Yukimora kicked Gonell, but before it could connect, Gonell turned her body so that Yukimora's outstretched leg was directly in front of her stomach. She grabbed it, and started whirling him around. "I think it's time to end this!" she yelled and with that, she flung Yukimora outside of the ring onto the ground.
"Out of the ring! Gonell is the winner!" The crowd thundered with acclaim as Gonell waved to her fans and walked back to the waiting area.
"All right mom!" yelled Goku triumphantly.
"Way to go!" congratulated Zonza.
"Thanks guys!" replied Gonell. "He was pretty strong, but not so much compared to a Saiyan!"
"Yea, you're right!" said Goku. 'Well I'm gonna get something to eat. I'll be back soon. By the way, who fights next?"
"Me and that Great Saiyaman joke," answered Zonza.
"Oh," said Goku glumly.
"No, it's all right Goku," he said, "you can go eat. Honestly, there's no way I can lose, right Goshin?"
"I'd have to say you're right," answered Goshin. "I'm not sure this man could even defeat a gnat from what I sense."
"Hahaha!" laughed Goku. "All right, dad! Don't go too hard on him."
As the tournament goes on, all of our heroes so far have won their first matches. How will Zonza and Goshin fare against their opponents? Find out next time, on DragonBall AF!