The tournament...at least some parts...

Master Roshi had been dreaming with that day, in his dreams he sat between Bulma and 18 and Chi Chi was far away, and tied up, so she could not hurt him. But for some unknown reason his plans had changed dramatically. The ship arrived on time and Bulma waved to them from the pilot seat while Trunks opened the door to let them in. All the time they had been there Bulma had not been near him not even an inch, and she was wearing the most enticing little red thing, but she remained in her seat while that thug of Vegeta and their love child eyed him with something was certainly not affection. So, Master Roshi ended up sitting next to Gohan, who was a lovely boy but, unfortunately, he was a "boy". Master Roshi grumbled.

Vegeta watched the clear blue sky, he was going to prove himself, finally, he had the chance he had missed back then when Kakarto sacrificed himself in a foolish attempt to save the planet. This was going to be his opportunity to regain his pride, his honour, to be in control of his destiny once again. He could nott wait. He clenched his fists but then he remembered Bulma crying. What had happened? Could she really be aware of his feelings? He had done all he could to keep his worried from her but she was so sensitive...he needed to prove himself but he was certainly not interested in hurting her, or the brat for that matter.

Bulma heard the noise of the others chatting and notice that Vegeta was silent, that was his normal behaviour when the others were present, but this time she didn´t like the silence, so she decided to ask a question, hoping to get him interested.

-"So is Goku coming for sure?"- She knew the name Goku was something that always interested him.

-"Yes"- Gohan answered.

-"I have ridden gallactic slugs faster than this vehicle!"- Vegeta noticed what Bulma was trying to do and decided that annoying Bulma was a good way to avoid her from worrying too much.

-"Hush!"- Bulma played along

-"Aren´t you entering the competition?"- Chi Chi was asking

-"No, I am not up to it anymore"- answered Yamcha.

-"I bet my dad won´t recognize you Krillin, with all that hair"- Gohan smiled-"by the way, Vegeta, Trunks and Goten, we should not become super saiyans during the tournament"

-"What for?"- That certainly interested Vegeta

-"That is true, if you turn into super saiyans they will recognize you from the cell games"- Bulma realised

-"Yes, and then you will know what it is been like for me in high school, always hidding my identity"- Gohan added

-"If they recognize you guys, my front garden will be crowded with the TV camera"- Bulma said

-"I do not see the problem, when those journalist arrive I will blast them"- Vegeta see no problem in the situation. He was more than able to protect his family from any annoying earthling.

-"Vegeta!, you promised to behave"- Bulma reminded him

-"Fine, whatever. If we do not turn super saiyans I will still have the upper hand"- Vegeta agreed.

-"Sure, we agree too"- Trunks talk, as usual, for him an Goten. He was always the one who took all the decisions. And if Vegeta had agreed then he had to follow his father´s decisions too.

-"Great, thanks guys"- Gohan was a bit taken aback by Vegeta usual lack of modesty but he knew it was best not to start an argument.

-"That is better, that way I might even have a chance, fighting a super saiyan in like cheating"- Krillin laughed.

-"Pipe down!"- Vegeta was in no mood for the short bald man

-"Sorry"- Krillin said quickly.

The island was just ahead of them, Bulma prepared the ship to land while Gohan was getting ready to go out without being recognised.

The group started to walk around the tournament, there were hundreds of people, hard to find Goku or anyone else for that matter. Vegeta send a warning look to his son, the boy tended to wander off all the time. Trunks nodded in silence understanding what his father had ordered him.

-"I cannot stand crowds"- Bulma said.

Mr. Satan appeared and the crowd went crazy. The Z figthers joked about the weakling, Gohan tried to remained silent, after all, he was in love with Videl and didn´t want to say anything inconvenient. In fact, she was looking for him.

Goku appeared and all his friend ran to met him. Vegeta remained behind with Trunks, the boy had never ever met him and had no idea who was this guy, everyone, even his mother, were so eager to see. Vegeta had to admit that it hurt his pride to see how they loved Kakarot, he could not imagine anyone running to see him if he had died, maybe his son, but who knows?

Trunks was surprised by Goten´s father appearance, he looked just like his best friend, that was weird. Goten was happy to met him but a bit shy too.

-"He doesn´t look all tha tough as you said"- Trunks said-"I bet my father can beat him no sweat"

-"Gohan says dad is the strongest in the universe"-Goten replied, while his father was trying to recover from the shock caused by the news about Krillin and 18´s marriage.

-"My dad is by far stronger"- Trunks continued.

The z warriors went to enter into the tournament, while Piccolo destroyed all the cameras to end the problem of being recognized. In the locker rooms Vegeta put on his usual dark blue combat suit, with the white boots and gloves but without the armour. Bulma had prepared the suit just for the occasion, making him promise that he will try not to destroy this one. He touched the fabric. She was always doing small things for him, and sometimes it was hard to concentrate because she was all around him, even when she was away. He had never met anyone like her, no one had given him so much love and it was ridiculous, he felt like a fool, being there, in the locker rooms, thinking of a woman. His son was cursing under his breath while he got dressed with the outfit his mom had prepared, because he wanted to fight with the adults. He looked magnificent, his small warrior, in dark green and orange. Vegeta had grown used to the purple hair and he could see now how his son was so much like him, the saiyan heritage, and that made him proud.

The preliminaries started, and everyone punched the machine trying to control their powers until it was Vegeta´s turn. He could not stop himself from showing off. He was a prince, there was no reason to hide his strength, people should be afraid of him not the other way around and he could care less if they discovered who he was, blasting journalists was still on his to-do-list. Still, he had promised Bulma to behave so he decided to warn them to stand aside before destroying the machine. He left the spot with a victorious smirk. Thanks Kami the woman was not there, or she would be yelling at him for that.

-"Nice work, Vegeta"- Gohan smiled.

-"You are not surprised? These guys seemed to be a group and all of them can be more powerful than my father, the world champion!!"- Videl said to Gohan, who simply nodded

The machine was broken into small pieces and Gohan and Videl had to wait for the new one but the others decided to go to see the kids fighting. Goku saw Gohan with Videl and was curious to met the famous girl Krillin was talking about. His son had a girlfriend, how cute!

-"She is my friend, Videl"- Gohan introduced her

-"I thought she was your girlfriend"- Krillin tought it was time for some payback, after all Gohan used to make so much fun of him with all the android 18 romance thing.

-"We are going to see Trunks and Goten, see you"- Goku left, closely followed by Vegeta and the others.

Videl was so surprised to find out that Gohan was part of that amazing group.

Before the kids started to figth the tournament showeda video recreation of Cell´s battle, where the z warriors were defeated and Mr. Satan saved the day, while the fake Goku and Vegeta wished they were like him. Goku laughed nervously, Krillin was ashamed but Vegeta was enraged. How dare these weakling make fun of such a dramatic moment. His son was killed in front of his very eyes, and he was unable to protect the boy nor avenge his death. The pain, the shame and the terrible frustration, all came back to him and felt a terrible wave of nausea and hate for these people. They had sacrificed it all for them, for saving their stupid planet and they believed the lies of a man who was a walking lie and a weak one too.

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Trunks won Goten after a really good fight. Both Goku and Vegeta couldn´t be more proud of their sons. They have proved to be true saiyans warriors. Although the real fight had taken place between Bulma and Chi Chi, with Yamcha as witness and Oolong as poor victim.

Vegeta touched Goku´s shoulder, not being able not to celebrate the fact that his son had won.

-"There will be other tournaments"- he told Goku. Inside Vegeta was dancing the victory dance, proud of his son and delighted for the small victory he had achieved.

Mr Satan had to fight Trunks and the warriors thought that the fight was going to be too short and too boring to be bothered to watch it. Videl couldn´t understand their lack of interest. But Gohan tried his best to distract her attention. Trunks won Mr. Satan with one punch and retired bored. That was not much of a fight. The next step was surviving the journalists. They all crowded around him and Trunks started thinking that his father´s idea of blasting them was not that bad. He might even talk with his mom to let his father do it.

-"Has anyone told you that you are cute?"- a journalist asked him

-"No"- was his answer, in a very Vegeta-like tone

-"I like your name, Trunks Briefs"- another journalist said

Trunks thought for a moment what would they say if he told them that his full name was Prince Trunks of all Saiyans and that he was the heir of a long lost alien empire. But he could imagine the reaction of his mother and the punishment so he remained silent. And he ran away with Goten at the first opportunity. Adults were sometimes so boring. The kids decided they were figthing grown-ups no matter what.

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Meanwhile, Chi Chi and the others were waiting for the real tournament, while Goku and the warriors ate something, well, actually, Goku and Vegeta ate it all and Piccolo, 18 and Krillin watched in awe. Vegeta was so happy they had chicken he could not leave it in the plate while he ate some soup. The food was delicious, so much better than the burnt things that Bulma usually prepared.

Gohan arrived to see his father, who wanted to know how was the last fight.

-"Trunks won Mr. Satan with one punch"- Gohan answered

Vegeta, his mouth full of chicken, smirked and thought: "that is my boy. Good, he had shown that liar who is the strongest. Trunks you have avenged the memory of your older self. Well done, boy"

-"Everyone thinks that he lost the match on purpose"- Gohan added

-"He should won an oscar"- Krillin joked, much to Videl displease and Gohan´s panic.

Videl, just like the others, could not believe how much Saiyans ate.

(Time lapse: the tournament started, the kais told the truth to Goku and the others and Goku, Gohan and Vegeta went to fight Babidi and Dabura. That where we start all over again. Gohan, Goku, Vegeta and the Supreme Kai are trying to destroy Buu before it is too late, while Babidi, prepares his new weapon. What was in Vegeta´s mind then...stay tuned for more DBZ in future chaps...(disclaimer, I own nothings...I wish)

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I am sorry for possible Typos or other mistakes, I always have little time to write this down so I hope the mistakes don´t make it hard to read...I know it is sometimes annoying, being there myself...thanks for the feedback, always welcome...Tiliena, I know this fic is getting so long...yesterday i was tempted to leave it, but I feel I would love to get to the end of buu saga (with lots of time lapses, of course) and try to get to Bra...and then leave it. I think the last episode of DBZ was good enough to add anything and honestly I am not too much of a fan of DBGT so I won´t go there...still, all depends...I love Majin Vegeta so I had to get here...By the way, I have my PC back...so today I am so happy! hope to see some reviews to make my day perfect...just joking...no pressure on you, kind readers...thanks for reading and bearing with me so far!