Chapter 24

Last time on DragonBall AF, the 4th and 5th matches were completed after Vegeta Bengal and Gonell defeated Hajime Yukimora. Now with the 6th match, Zonza is about to face the Great Saiyaman III. This seems to be an easy mach for Zonza, and Goshin's first fight is right around the corner as well.

"WOULD THE GREAT SAIYAMAN III AND ZONZA PLEASE REPORT TO THE RING AT THIS TIME! THANK YOU!"

"Make way everybody!" said a loud, overbearing voice. Everyone turned and their stare met the Great Saiyaman. He had on a green suit, much like the original Saiyaman, but his headpiece was different. He wore thin, black sunglasses and his helmet looked like something from out of an old war flick.

"Heh-heh," snickered Gonell.

"What is so funny noble pedestrian?" questioned Saiyaman. "Do you find something about me that causes you to guffaw?"

"HAHAHA! Pedestrian? Guffaw?" laughed Gonell. "Oh brother, you aren't anything like the original, are you?"

"Oh, you shall see!" declared Saiyaman, as he entered one of his famous poses. "I will defeat my opponent in the name of justice, in the name of all law-abiding citizens, for I am the Great Saiyaman... III!"

"Yea, well that's me," replied Zonza, rolling his eyes. "Let's go, I'm ready." The two fighters walked out into the center of the ring where the announcer was waiting for them.

"Ladies and gentlemen! The fighters for the 6th match in today's tournament!" The crowd was ecstatic and cheering loudly, wanting to see another great fight.

"To my right, we have Zonza. This is the first time he's ever qualified for a tournament, but don't count him out! Even if his opponent is our protector... the Great Saiyaman!"

"...Three!" added Saiyaman.

"Haha, yes of course," chuckled the announcer. "This is Saiyaman's second competition after making it to the semis last year. How will far will he get this year? Well, we're about to find out! Fighters, take your battle poses!"

"Good luck," said Zonza.

"HA-HA! Foolish civilian! I am in no need of luck to take down the likes of you!"

Ha! This guy doesn't know what he's getting himself into, thought Zonza.

BOOOOOOOOM

"Fight!" The match had started. And almost immediately, Saiyaman made the first move.

"JUSTICE PUNCH!" he swung his fist and made a direct hit on Zonza's face.

"OOOOOOOOOOH!" called the announcer. "It seems that Zonza didn't even have time to get out of the way! Could he still be conscious after such a magnificent punch?"

"Ho-ho!" chortled Saiyaman. "What now?" As he looked at Zonza who was still standing. Suddenly, Zonza grabbed hold of his opponent's arm. "Oh!" he whimpered.

"I'm not sure yet," as Zonza looked up. "But I'm thinking somewhere along the lines of this!" He took hold of Saiyaman's neck, flew up into the air and floated their for a few seconds.

"Oh no!" wailed the announcer. "This doesn't look good for Saiyaman! It looks like Zonza is going to drop him!"

"Heh, see ya!" said remarked Zonza. And with that, he dropped Saiyaman from the sky.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" he yelled as he fell. On his descent, he somehow managed to flip over and was coming down headfirst into the ring. BWOK

"OOOOOOOOOOO!" came the collective groaning from the crowd. Saiyaman now lay on the ground, and it looked like Zonza had it in the bag.

"Oh man," said Zonza once he touched back down, "I hope I didn't seriously hurt the guy or anything."

"I'll begin the ten count!" yelled the announcer. "1...2...3..."

"WHOOO!" yelled Pan from the stands. "Way to go Zonza! You show that faker who's boss!"

"Hey old hag!" shouted some big guy from behind her, "you better watch what you say about the Great Saiyaman... III!"

"Hey, listen you-" started Rupan

"Be quiet you," muttered Roshi, "this guy doesn't know what he's in for, heh-heh."

"Huh?" questioned Rupan. Pan finally turned around and looked at the man.

"For your information, this old hag is the daughter of the original Great Saiyaman and his wife! So do you know what that means?"

"Heh, how do I know you're telling the truth?" snickered the man.

"Like this!" yelled Pan, and she socked himsquare in the nose.

"AIEEEEEEE! Wha-wha-what are you! I'm out of here!"

"Heh-heh-heh!" laughed Master Roshi. "What'd I tell ya my boy, Pan can always handle herself, even if she is an old bag! ACK! Oops!"

"What was that?" Pan grumbled through her teeth.

"Nothing, nothing. I just said that-that, uh, that guy was a nag! Heh-heh! Hey, look down their at the match, the count's almost done!"

"...9... and te-" Suddenly, Saiyaman began to get up and he was supporting himself ion one knee.

"What!" exclaimed Zonza in disbelief.

"Well," said Saiyaman groggily. "You thought that you, could defeat me, the Great Saiyaman... III!"

"Yes, I do. All that saved you was that dinky helmet you have on your head. Why don't you come at me again and see what happens this time."

"Of course, for I am brave, a protector of the people! And you are going down! HA-HA!" Once again, he came straight for Zonza. Right before Saiyaman could grab him, Zonza leapt into the air high above him. Saiyaman looked up in horror as Zonza began his descent with his foot targeting him. Just as Zonza was about to connect, Saiyaman cowered in fair and turned around. "Please don't kill me!" he whined.

Fortunately for him, moving at the last second caused Zonza to not have enough time to move his kick and his foot landed full-force into the ring. "DAMN IT!" he yelled in disgust.

"Saiyaman turned around. "I-I'm still alive?" The announcer looked at him with a weird face, shocked to hear that the Saiyaman said such a thing.

"Uh, I mean, of course I'm alive!" Saiyaman announced, regaining his composure. "I was, uh, to quick for you! Now you will be finished with my signature move, the Justice Kick!"

Damn it! thought Zonza to himself. My foot's stuck into the ground! I can't get it out! If I use a ki blast, I'll blow my foot off with my luck! Damn, I can't lose to this quack!

"Justice Kick!" yelled Saiyaman as he was coming straight for Zonza.

"Get out of the way!" yelled Gonell.

"Oh crap," mumbled Zonza. DOK The kick connected and Zonza went flying into the stands.

"Out of the ring! The Great Saiyaman III wins!" The crowd went wild, all happy that their hero had finally won. Just as this happened, Goku and Vegeta came walking in.

"So what happened, did dad win?" asked Goku, in between bites of the turkey leg he had.

"Look for yourself," muttered Goshin. Saiyaman was standing in the middle of the ring revving up he fans while Zonza was walking sulkily back to the waiting area.

"Dad! What happened?" asked Goku.

"I really don't want to talk about it. I'm hittin' the showers." And Zonza walked slowly into the back.

"Goku, let's just say he lost in a most... interesting way," giggled Gonell.

About 10 minutes later, the 7th match had ended and it was almost time for Goshin's match to begin in the final match of the round.

"Well, here goes nothing," said Goshin. "it seems I'm fighting the psychic first."

"Well, good luck, " said Goku. "Hey, if we keep winning, we'll be able to fight each other in the finals!"

"Yea. I'd look forward to that," smiled Goshin for the first time in a while. He began walking towards the ring, his opponent already there waiting for him. She was young, no older than 30. She had dark, red hair and piercing blue eyes. She was of average height, not much shorter than Goshin and she looked very serene as she waited for the match to begin.

"And now, this rounds' final match!" bellowed the announcer. "To my right we have Jensai, the psychic from the south. Even if she is a psychic, she still is very knowledgeable in the martial arts. And to my left, we have Goshin, who is also the brother of Goku Jr. This is his first world tournament ever and he's looking to make a statement for himself today. Now, fighters, enter your battle poses!"

Jensai finally looked up at Goshin and the look on her face signaled that she meant business.

Hmmmm, I wonder what she's thinking, thought Goshin as he began to read her mind. Odd, I'm not getting anything. I sense her ki, she can't be anything artificial. And she can't be powerful enough to conceal her own thoughts, and I don't sense a fusion or anything of the like either. Wait, could it be...

"It's because I'm a psychic!" yelled Jensai, unexpectedly.

"FIGHT!" And with that, Jensai came right for Goshin.

"This is going to be more captivating than I thought," he muttered.

In an unexpected twist of events, Jensai being a psychic is able to conceal her thoughts from Goshin. Will Goshin still be able to triumph, or will he suffer a similar embarrassing fate like his father did? Find out on the next episode of DragonBall AF!