Sorry I'm so late with updating. Had a bit of writer's block, but I'm back!


Chapter 10

"Come on, mate. It isn't that bad. The guy shouldn't stand a chance against you. And if he does, well... you know what to do."

Ginyu turned around to glare at his comrade. "I never said I was having any trouble, Jeice!" he growled. "I can handle this. I've got this under control. If anything, you should be worried about yourself. I heard that new guy's pretty good."

"Yeah," said Jeice, "and he's pretty full of himself too. I heard he doesn't speak at all. Just runs around fighting people with that damn mask on his face."

Jeice was right. The new opponent had only showed up a few days ago, but he was definitely a mystery. The guy wore a mask over his face and spoke to no one. Of course, he had to register himself, but that was probably the only time the man had actually spoken.

"The guy's smart," said Ginyu as he pulled on his boots.

"What?" Jeice gasped. It was rare that the captain complimented anyone besides himself and Lord Frieza.

"You heard me," said Ginyu. "The guy's smart. He's a newcomer who must think he's got some sort of shot at this. He doesn't want anyone knowing his race or where he comes from. He obviously doesn't want people knowing his attacks. Either that or he's some sore loser who's come back, but doesn't want anyone knowing who he is."

Jeice nodded as he slipped on his armor. "So why no girls the past few nights?" Ginyu asked.

"Figured it's time to focus, mate," Jeice replied. "We've both got big days ahead of us. I don't need any girl getting to my head."

Ginyu simply laughed while putting his scouter on. "Good thing Burter isn't here to egg you on."

When the two were done, they left their apartment and started heading down the hallway. It didn't take a minute for them to run into someone. Standing at the end of the corridor was the masked man. He wore regular fighting armor and a spandex sort of jumpsuit that went all the way up to his head and covered his face.

"So you're the new guy?" Ginyu asked with a sly smile. He extended his hand, but the man did not shake it. In fact, he didn't move at all. He stood there motionless.

Captain Ginyu drew his hand back and glared at the man. "Hey, show some respect to the leader of the Ginyu Force!" Ginyu growled. He threw a punch at the man, but the masked guy caught his wrist and began to twist his arm. Ginyu quickly grabbed the man's arm with his other hand and pushed it away. Before anything else could happen, the man turned around and walked away.

"What's his problem?" Jeice asked.

"I don't know," said Ginyu, "but he didn't feel very strong. This guy's supposed to be the real deal too." Ginyu thought back to Namek and how Goku easily changed his power level to fit his needs. Maybe it was possible this guy could too.

Ginyu turned around as footsteps rang through his ears. He was surprised to run directly into Turles.

"Just wanted to wish you good luck out there today, Ginyu," he snarled. "You sure as hell are going to need it from what I saw of you last time we fought."

"I'm watching you," Ginyu warned. "You try anything suspicious... anything at all, I'll know. As far as I'm concerned, you're a threat to Lord Frieza's power."

Turles simply grinned and extended his hand. "May the best man win." Ginyu reluctantly took it. Turles immediately started to crush the captain's hand, but he started to squeeze back. He withdrew a few seconds later and glared at the Saiyan.

Turles' smug grin grew even larger before he turned around and walked away, his low laughter being heard throughout the corridor.

"Don't let him get you down, Captain!" Jeice barked. "He's all talk, no game. I mean, just look at him. He's a damn Saiyan who's too full of himself to realize his true place."

"Jeice," said Ginyu, "you and I both know Saiyans are capable of more than they seem. You know what happened on Namek. And if I don't recall, you were in for a bit of a tough time with Vegeta. Well, at least the little runt was willing to go in for the kill." He laughed once more, thinking about Goku's failed attempt at making them leave Namek.

The sound of crumbling cement filled the air as Jeice and Ginyu both turned around, a yell of frustration piercing their ears. The woman was wearing only armor and a small pair of tight shorts. Her mess of blonde hair covered her face as she retracted her hand from the wall. She had just punched it and caused a chunk of it to fall out.

"God damn it! SHIT!" she screamed. She brushed her hair out of her face and put her head up, slowly turning to face Jeice and Captain Ginyu. "What are you two looking at?"

Ginyu initially grew angry. He walked over to the woman with a fierce glare on his face. "Is that any way to talk to us?" he roared.

The woman didn't say anything, but just continued to brush her hair behind her ears. Her eyes were glistening in the light, as if she was about ready to cry, but she refused to.

"Hey, hey," said Ginyu, significantly lowering his tone of voice. "What's the matter?"

"That asshole," the woman breathed. "The one with the mask. I had him. I was ready to finish him off, but he got to me at the last second. I don't know how he did it, but he was fast. He got to me from behind and threw me to the ground. Since I couldn't get up right away… he won."

Captain Ginyu immediately realized the woman was upset with her defeat by the masked man. He was initially going to say something about the best fighter winning, but he stopped himself. "That guy? You shouldn't be fretting over that guy. He just got lucky. I've seen you training and you've been working too hard for something like that to happen. Just a lucky shot, that's all. You'll do better next time. Besides, that guy has absolutely no sense of style. I mean, did you see the way he moved out there? He has no sense of showmanship!"

The woman slightly chuckled before rubbing her eyes. She put a hand on Captain Ginyu's shoulder pad. Her muscles were bulging as she did so and Ginyu realized this really was not your normal woman. "Thanks for that, Ginyu. I'll be watching both you guys today. I don't know who's fighting who yet, but I hope one of you kicks his ass."

"Why… thank you," said Ginyu nervously. The woman smiled and began to walk away. "Wait! I never caught your name!"

She turned around. "My name's Xenia. Kind of funny you don't know my name yet. I'm one of the only female fighters here. But then again, you guys are such hot shots yourselves." She winked at Ginyu before walking away again. Ginyu didn't stop her this time.

Jeice moved forward and placed his hand on Ginyu's shoulder pad. "Mate, looks like you've found a keeper. Or at least a very good catch for the night, hey?"

Ginyu didn't say anything back. He didn't even bother getting angry at Jeice for teasing him. He just stood there with a stupid smile on his face for the next few moments… until finally, reality set in. He would be fighting someone in the next few hours. He didn't know who yet, but whether it be Turles or the masked man, he had to focus. He had to make it into the finals. In fact, he was going to. Captain Ginyu clenched his fist before starting down the corridor again.

He was going to defend his honor. He was doing this to defend his title as the strongest warrior under Frieza. But deep down, he was partly doing this for the girl too… even if he didn't want to admit it.


The four warriors were waiting in the tiny room anxiously. It had seemed like hours since they first entered, but they knew it had only been a few minutes. Ginyu and Jeice sat on a bench next to each other, Ginyu's hands placed in each other as he stared at the ground.

Finally, a door across the room slid open and Frieza moved in. His usual sly grin was placed on his face as he looked around the room.

"Well, I must say," he began, "it's been a very interesting tournament so far. Of course, I haven't been able to attend all the fights, but you four are certainly an interesting bunch." He turned to Turles and the masked man, who were sitting on the opposite side of the room. "Especially you two newcomers. I'm starting to wonder why I've never met you before, but no matter. After the tournament is over, I'll have to discuss certain matters with you. I believe you will be great additions to the team." Turles smirked at this, but didn't say anything.

"As Jeice and Captain Ginyu are both a part of the same team, I would find it wise to not pit them against each other in the semi-finals. In the case that they make it to the finals, well, then may the best man win. I've thought long and hard about this. I've decided the first fight shall be Jeice against the newcomer… I'm not quite sure what your name is… the masked man." The masked man simply nodded as Ginyu cursed under his breath. He wanted to be the one to fight the masked man. He wanted to be the one to defeat him, to show Xenia how powerful he truly was.

Frieza turned to Ginyu. "That means you, Captain, will be facing the second newcomer after the fight. Finals will take place tonight. The first two fighters have half an hour to prepare and are expected to be out on the field by then. May the best man win." Frieza's words were cold, as if he looked forward to viewing the violence ahead of them.

In the next few minutes, Jeice and Ginyu found themselves back in the corridor, heading towards the coliseum. "Sorry, mate," said Jeice. "I know how much you wanted to take care of that guy, but I'll be fine handling him by myself."

"Yeah," Ginyu muttered. He was almost secretly wishing that Jeice would lose, so he would get the chance to fight the masked man.

"Well, I'm off," said Jeice. "It's just about time and I've got some fighting to do, Captain." Ginyu simply nodded as Jeice disappeared off into the field. He started up the stairs in search of a good seat to view the fight.


"You've got this," Jeice muttered to himself. His eyes were focused on his opponent. He made sure to give an outward appearance that was ready to kill, but he knew he didn't have the most confidence. Unlike Ginyu, he had seen the masked man fight. The guy was good. Jeice had made sure to take the time to encourage Ginyu, but he hadn't spent the time to encourage himself. He knew he wouldn't be winning the tournament, but to finish second would be great. He usually competed in duo fighting with Burter, but Burter was gone now… and everything was on solely him.

A loud trumpet-like noise rang through Jeice's ears. The battle had begun.

He wasn't about to waste any time. He shot himself into the air as the crowd watching him began to cheer. He could see signs with his own name up in the air and grinned, feeling a little better about himself.

He looked down at his opponent, who was simply standing there. "What the…?" Jeice murmured. "Why isn't he doing anything?" Jeice slowed down and stopped midair, staring down at the masked man.

Jeice thought back to Goku on Namek. He wasn't going to go through that again. Goku had humiliated him and Burter. Both of them had tried much too hard to attack Goku while the Saiyan barely moved at all.

Jeice slowly floated back down to the ground, much to the disappointment of the crowd. Several people started booing him, but he ignored them. He landed a few feet away from his opponent, a smirk on his face. "Why don't you come and get me?" The masked man didn't respond. He stood there for another few seconds.

"COME ON! DO SOMETHING!" a member of the audience screamed. Jeice started to sigh in frustration. He would not make the first move. He wasn't going to fall into the man's trap.

Another few moments passed and finally the masked man started to move forward, but only slightly. Jeice started to laugh. He had succeeded in provoking his opponent. Now all he had to do was defend himself and attack back.

However, before he could even think about what was happening, the masked man lunged forward and punched him in the stomach. Jeice went flying up toward the sky, but was punched once again in the throat before falling back to the ground. He could taste blood in his mouth and feel dirt get in his mess of hair when he reached the ground.

"Shit," he muttered before slowly getting up. His opponent had managed to get back to his original spot at the other end of the stadium in the instant it took Jeice to reach the ground.

Jeice brushed off some dirt on his armor and clenched his teeth. He ignored the crowd, who started to cheer for the unnamed masked man. He clenched his fists and took off from the ground. The Ginyu Force member flew as fast as he could to his opponent, his fists ready to punch the man in the gut. However, Jeice was struck in the face by the man before he could even see it coming.

Jeice found himself back at nearly the same spot he was before he'd gotten up the last time. He yelled in frustration again. "Who do you think you are, trying to humiliate me like this?" He could now hear the crowd laughing. "You're going to pay for that!"

Jeice lunged forward once again, prepared to punch the man, but was once again, hit back to the same spot. He got up from the ground, dirt covering his hair and blood streaking down his face. His fists were clenched and he almost felt like going after the masked man again.

"Stop!" he told himself. "I can't keep going on like this. Especially not with the Captain watching me. Think, Jeice. Think." Jeice thought for a few seconds and grinned. He placed his left hand behind his back before starting to slowly walk forward. A ball of red ki was starting to grow in his hand as he kept moving. The warrior lunged forward once again after his opponent and the masked man shot off the ground to punch him again. Before the man could make contact with Jeice, the Ginyu Force member flew upwards and let the masked man keep flying in the other direction. Jeice threw his crusher ball at the man and grinned as it made contact with the ground.

A large, gaping hole was created in the man's place. Jeice couldn't help but smile. The crowd began to cheer and he could hear people screaming his name. It had taken him a few tries, but he had finished the man. His confidence was now restored.

"Yeah!" Jeice yelled as he placed his fist up in the air. The crowd responded by cheering even louder. Jeice's grin grew even wider, but soon faded as he was punched into the ground. He felt even more blood come down his cheek as he turned around.

His opponent had somehow, miraculously survived the last attack without any scratches on his armor. Jeice screamed out in frustration and shot off the ground once again, but was shot back to the ground by a ray of purple ki.

"I'm done for," Jeice muttered. He could barely feel his arms or legs. He was stuck under a pile of cement rubble at his end of the stadium. He tried and tried to get up, but could barely move.

He looked back up at the masked man, who was charging up a ball of ki in his right hand. A few moments passed and he hurled the ki down at Jeice. Jeice closed his eyes, ready for the impact, but it never came.

Ginyu jumped out of his own seat in the audience and punched the ball of ki back at the masked man, who was hit to the ground.

The loud, trumpet-like noise was heard once again and Jeice sighed.

Frieza's voice could be heard booming throughout the stadium. "Interference! The win goes to the masked newcomer!" The audience roared in applause and the masked man flew back to the ground and walked back into the corridor surrounding the stadium. He wasn't even going to recognize his win.

Captain Ginyu floated over to the pile of rubble and started to dig away at the blocks of cement. He extended his hand to Jeice, who took it.

"Thanks, Captain," said Jeice as he put his feet back on the ground. "You really saved me there."

"Shut up!" Captain Ginyu barked. "You weren't being too smart out there and you gave up way too easily! Maybe I should have replaced you back on Namek."

"I'm sorry, Captain," Jeice muttered. He tried to move, but could barely do so. "That guy… is incredibly strong. It's like Goku all over again."

Captain Ginyu sighed. "The difference with Goku was I found his weakness. How many times do I have to tell you that you have to think before making your moves? You can't always just move in! Sure, with the weaklings, it's easy, but with guys like that, you can't just do that! Whatever. Come on. We're going to get you to the healing tank and I have to get ready for my own fight."


The metal door behind Captain Ginyu shut and he was surprised to hear voices. He started to walk a little down the corridor and found two people deep in conversation.

"But you do have a large resemblance to Captain Ginyu," said Frieza, his voice sounding a little playful. However, Ginyu knew that he was trying to extract information. "The captain recently acquired a new body, did you know that? I believe it belonged to a Saiyan. Funny thing is I only recall three Saiyan survivors from the Planet Vegeta. All of which are now dead, except one."

Turles didn't say anything at first. "Did you ever think there were possibly anymore left that just didn't come back?"

"Must be," Frieza replied. "A new Saiyan, Goku, I believe…?" He turned to Captain Ginyu, who nodded.

"He claimed he was raised on a planet called Earth. You have a striking resemblance to him. It is no doubt you are a Saiyan. I don't see a tail, but I assume it is the trend for Saiyans to not have one. After all, Goku and Vegeta no longer have tails."

At that moment, Turles' tail popped out from under his armor and he wrapped it around his waist. Frieza grinned at this. "I think it's obvious even without the tail. I have some common facial features of a low class Saiyan warrior. I'd been searching for my brother for years, but I never thought I'd find Captain Ginyu in his body."

"Saiyans have proven to be a bit of pests to me lately," said Frieza coldly. "And they aren't exactly the most loyal of subjects. No matter who wins, I will be talking to you after this tournament… in the case that you are still alive. I believe Ginyu is still looking for new members for his force." With that, he walked away. Turles was left standing by Ginyu with a smirk on his face. The two were nearly indistinguishable besides their armor and Turles' tail.

"What do you say?" Ginyu asked. "I learned from a good-for-nothing Saiyan named Goku that you shouldn't be too merciful, but it's not too late."

Turles simply started to laugh and walked away, leaving Ginyu standing there by himself.


Ginyu sighed in frustration and clenches his fists. He had been standing inside the stadium for the past five minutes, waiting for his opponent. In his mind, he liked to believe that Turles was too scared to face him, but he knew better than that.

The announcer's voice rang through his ears. "If the other opponent does not reach the field in the next five minutes, he will be automatically disqualified from the tournament!"

What seemed like five long minutes passed and the announcer's voice came back on, announcing the disqualification of Turles from the tournament. "Hmm. Why would a guy like him just not show up like that?" Ginyu asked himself.

Ginyu thought maybe it was best to flee before he spoke to Lord Frieza, but something was telling him this wasn't right.

"We now ask the next opponent to step onto the field! The finals will begin shortly!" the announcer boomed.

Ginyu clenched his fists once again, ready for battle. It only took a minute or so for the masked man to reach the stadium. As soon as the trumpet-like noise sounded, Ginyu took off the ground. He was going to try to use his speed to his advantage. However, he wasn't expecting his opponent to take off at the same time. They ended up meeting each other halfway and Ginyu managed to punch the man in the gut. His opponent was sent flying off into the air, but quickly stopped himself and zoomed back to the Captain.

The two started in a series of fast punches while flying upward. Ginyu found himself quickly running out of breath and panting heavily.

I'm not going to let you get me, Ginyu thought. However, Ginyu was soon punched in the face and sent hurling into the side of the stadium. He got up and started to growl as he took off into the air once again. He wiped a small line of blood from his chin.

"You think you're so tough?" Ginyu roared at the man. "Why don't you get a load of this? No one challenges the Ginyu Force leader and wins!" He threw a ball of ki at the man, but he quickly dodged it. It was sent into a section of the audience and nearly missed them, but it destroyed a small bit of the building.

At this point, much of the crowd was beginning to scream. Ginyu started hurling blast after blast at the masked man as he edged nearer to his opponent. The masked man shot toward him while dodging every blast at the same time. When he finally reached Ginyu, however, the captain kneed him in the gut and then proceeded to punch him into the ground. Ginyu quickly landed near the man and picked him up by the top of his mask.

"Let's just see who you really are," Ginyu hissed. He ripped open the mask that covered the man's face. The audience was caught off guard as Prince Vegeta punched Ginyu in the gut, his fist full of ki. Vegeta proceeded to punch Ginyu in the face.

"Still didn't believe me when I said I was a Super Saiyan?" Vegeta hissed, ripping the rest of his mask off and throwing it to the side. "I just had to come here and see the marvelous Captain Ginyu fight his way to the top," he said sarcastically. "Jeice wasn't much of an opponent. He was lucky you stepped in back there, but he might be the last living member of the Ginyu Force when I'm done with you."

Ginyu wiped a bit of more blood off his face and looked up at Vegeta, a glare on his face. "You shouldn't have come back, Vegeta!" he growled. "I thought I was being nice by sending you off with your life. I learned a little thing, from your friend Goku. But I guess you damn Saiyans just don't know when to quit!" He charged at Vegeta and managed one punch before Vegeta kicked him back to the ground. Both of them were sent flying.

Before anything else could happen, the lights surrounding the stadium were shut off in an instant. As it was dark, the audience let out a cry. "What the-?" Ginyu muttered. "Must be those stupid technicians again. How many times can they let the power go out like this?"

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Vegeta charging towards him. He got in a fighting stance and was getting ready to fight back, but was surprised to see Jeice lunge forward out of nowhere and kick Vegeta out of the way.

"Jeice!" Ginyu roared. "What the hell was that? Aren't you supposed to be in the healing tank? And I thought I told you to never interfere with my battles again!"

"Captain!" Jeice yelled. His hair was still damp from the healing tank and he wasn't even wearing his armor. Just his spandex-type clothing, gloves, and boots. "It's important! Turles planted a tree! One of those blasted trees! I heard him coming down the hallway! One of the guards stopped him and told him to get back to the stadium, but he killed 'im and left! He thinks he can take on Frieza!"

"Well he really is a moron if he thinks he can take on Frieza," said Ginyu. He turned to Vegeta, who was still getting up off the ground. "Looks like we'll have to cut this fight short. I guess I'll just have to leave you for the guards." He nodded to Jeice and the two took off into the sky.

The crowd was left to stare at Vegeta, the only person left standing in the stadium. I was stubborn enough to come here, but I'm not stubborn enough to stay, Vegeta thought to himself. He took off into the sky and decided to head back to his space pod before Frieza got to him.


Turles took a bite out the fruit in his hand and smirked at Ginyu and Jeice as they landed in front of him. "I'd love to stay and chat, Ginyu, but I think it's time for me to go," he snarled. "I still have a few more planets to get to, but then I should be ready!"

"Fool," Ginyu hissed, "you think you can defeat Frieza, with his immortality? Frieza was given a wish from the dragon balls back on Namek and he wished for immortality!"

Turles looked interestingly back at Ginyu, but shrugged and began to walk away. He turned back around to face Ginyu one last time. "This won't be the last time I see you, Ginyu. I've decided the time isn't right, but it will be soon enough. You still owe me a fight."

With that, he disappeared into his ship and it began to take off.

"Captain, are you going to let him get away?" Jeice asked.

"I've got everything under control, Jeice," Ginyu replied. "Turles will get his soon enough."