IM BACK BITCHES!
Whew, its been a minute since i uploaded. Broke my computer, got a new job, moved houses, and a whole lot of other stuff. But hopefully I will be back for a while this time. I got caught up in life and, though I kept thinking back to the possibilities of this story, didn't have time to actually write this story out.
As for your reviews, I will be rereading them all, though I mostly remember the basis of what they say. I will ask a few questions at the end of this chapter, to get some more reviews that will help me shape this story in a way that makes both it's writer and readers happy.
(Note. This chapter will be longer than the last two so that I can make up for updating less often. Also, half of this was written before I stopped writing. Just know this.)
"Dinngg!" The bell to signify the beginning of the World Martial Arts Tournament Preliminary Round cut through the uneasy silence of the large room. Everyone had already been asked to draw a number and were put into different blocks, where the winners of each block would fight in the true tournament the next day. All of Goku and Broly's group were put into different blocks, to the group's pleasant surprise.
"There are some pretty strong fighters here," said Goku as he looked around, his eyes settling on an old man named Jackie Chun, a dragon, and an Indian man with a serious look. "Though most of these people are a lot weaker than us." As Goku looked around to try and find the strongest person, Broly scoffed at his previous statement.
"Of course they're weaker than us, we trained like dogs to get this strong." Broly said, his confidence bordering cockiness. He had grown rather abrasive over the past few months ever since he'd met Bulma and left Mt. Paozu. Goku had also changed, if only slightly, and had become a slightly more serious person when the situation called for it.
"Number 34 and Number 66, please come forward." The referee said. Broly silently stepped forward and jumped up into the ring. His opponent, a huge hulking beast of a man, lumbered forward with a smirk.
"You should quit now boy. I have no interest in killing children." the brute taunted. Broly smirked, but said nothing. The referee signaled for the match to begin, and the brute wasted no time making the first move. "If you insist on dying, I won't stop you," the man said as he stepped forward with speed surprising of a man his size and swung a club-like fist toward the preteen boy. His fist caught nothing but thin air, and he looked around for the missing fighter. He turned around, only to see Broly standing with his back to him.
"You're pretty fast boy, but speed alone won't let you win this fight. YOU'RE NO MATCH FOR ME!" The hulking man shouted as he lurched forward aiming to grab Broly. In the blink of an eye Broly disappeared from the man's sight and kicked him in the back of the head, knocking him out of consciousness, and the ring.
"You could have held back at least a little." Krillin said.
"Yeah, no kidding." Yamcha added while quietly hoping he didn't have to face Broly. Broly just scoffed and went to stand watch Goku, who was about to fight. Goku faced a curly-headed teen who seemed to enjoy boasting about his strength. Once the match started, the boy yelled out, "Dynamite Punch!" and lunged for Goku. The tailed boy easily knocked the curly-headed teen out with a quick chop to the back of the neck.
"Good fight, but you should really train more if you want to boast about your strength." Goku said to the boy.
The matches seemed to continue on this way, with most of fights being resolved in one or two moves. All three of the people Goku spotted earlier also won all of their matches with ease, with longest match being one where the dragon just toyed with his opponent.
The preliminaries ended rather uneventfully, with the biggest shock being the order of the upcoming matches.
Match 1: Goku vs Nam
Match 2: Broly vs Yamcha
Match 3: Jackie Chun vs Ranfan
Match 4: Krillin vs Giran
The group started walking towards their hotel after dinner. They had just finished talking about the dragon man, Giran, and his attempt to intimidate Krillin at the restaurant.
"Aw man!" said a certain bald monk. "I got the freaky dragon guy in my first match." Yamcha gave Krillin a look of sympathy, then shook his head when he thought of his own match.
"At least you might have a chance against your opponent. I don't think I can even come close to Broly right now." Yamcha complained, earning some support from Bulma, and a smirk from Broly himself.
"Wow Yamcha, it's a good thing you know the outcome already. At least try to get me warmed up so I can be ready for my next match." Broly said cockily. Yamcha just gave the boy a sour look, but shrugged it off as a jest. Once they reached the hotel they all began to split off to their own rooms, with Broly and Goku going to their room.
"You know Goku," Broly said as they were walking, "You have been awfully quiet tonight. The only time you've even spoken since we learned the matchups was when that dragon guy threatened Krillin and you told him to stop." Broly looked towards Goku expecting an answer and was surprised when he saw Goku looking down, his hands twitching. *Is he… scared?* Broly thought to himself. He then had a revelation.
"I get it then." Broly said in a serious yet calm manner. Goku looked at him in confusion, wondering what caused the quick change in demeanor.
"You're excited." Broly said, looking at his clenched fist, which was shaking in a similar manner to Goku's hands. "Not only do we get to fight new people, like that strong Indian guy or the old man, but we get to fight each other." Broly looked up and Goku's previous confusion turned into a nod of affirmation.
"Promise me one thing Broly," Goku said seriously. "We fight with all we got. Let's find out who is stronger tomorrow, no holding back." The two boys shared a look, and agreed. After they sealed the deal with fist bump, they set towards their beds. Tomorrow was sure to be a big day, and they needed their rest.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! Welcome to the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament!" The blond announcer grinned as he got a huge reaction from the crowd.
"Our lineup this year is a mix of old masters and new students. For our first matchup we welcome first, Son Goku, a student from esteemed master and previous world champion, the turtle hermit Muten Roshi." Goku made his way towards his point in the ring, waving to the crowd all the way.
"His opponent will be the warrior Nam. Not much is known about this man, except that his motive for winning is to use the money to save his village." Nam silently walked to his point in the ring, bowing to the crowd.
"Alright fighters, take your positions." the announcer said. Both Goku and Nam bowed to each other, then took their respective stances. "Now….. FIGHT!"
Goku wasted no time in making the first move, launching himself at Nam with his fist reared back. Nam quickly dodged the swing, going for a leg sweep which Goku somersaulted over. Rolling to his feet, Goku jumped in the air, using an axe kick maneuver which Nam blocked. Holding Goku's leg in the air, Nam connected the first punch which hit Goku straight in the gut. The tailed boy stumbled back, clutching his stomach before recovering and landing a kick to Nam's side. They both jumped back, squaring up again.
"You sure are strong!" Goku said excitedly. He brushed a bit of dirt off his gi before taking his stance again.
"You are quite skilled as well, boy. But I cannot lose. For my village!" Nam shouted as he initiated the fight this time. He went for a quick head kick that Goku ducked under. Goku went to sweep Nam's leg, but was caught with an elbow to the head before he had the chance to make contact. Though dazed, Goku landed a glancing blow to Nam's chin, forcing to turban wearing man back. They launched back into battle at speeds that most of the audience could not even see.
"Come on Goku! Beat that guy already!" Bulma shouted from the stands. She continued to yell for Goku to win, while Launch just looked worried. From the fighter's area, the disguised Master and the pupils of the turtle hermit looked on in a mix of worry, awe and indifference.
"Wow, they are moving like lightning! I can barely see them." Yamcha said in shock, earning an agreeing nod from Krillin. Broly just scoffed at their surprise.
"Are you really so impressed with half of his strength?" Broly said, earning yelps of surprise from the other turtle students. "That Nam guy is strong, but he has no chance against Goku." Broly turned and sat down, attempting to rest a bit more before his fight. Jackie Chun closed his eyes, looking uninterested in the fight. However, he was actually sensing their energies.*It seems Broly was not overselling Goku. In fact, I'd wager to say that if Broly and Goku were to fight together, I would stand little chance.*
Back at the match, Nam and Goku stood facing each other, both panting heavily. Though it was obvious that Nam was the more beaten and bruised individual, Goku had his fair share of scrapes as well. They both launched simultaneously into what seemed to be the deciding moment of the match, with both flying at each other with fists reared back. Just as Nam was about to make contact Goku disappeared from the man's vision. Before the befuddled man could react, a quick elbow to the back of the head knocked him out. The crowd went silent, before quickly exploding into cheers and applause.
"And the winner is Son Goku! What an incredible match folks!" the announcer screamed into the microphone. Goku raised his hand to the crowd, then walked over to the fighter's area as Nam was loaded onto a stretcher.
"Wow Goku, it's gonna be hard to follow that up." Yamcha said, earning nods from multiple fighters. Everyone looked at Goku approvingly as he accepted his congratulations. Once the announcer had begun to announce the next match and had called up Yamcha to fight, Goku approached Broly who was sitting leaned back against a wall in the shade.
"Well Broly, you're up next. I hope your fight is just as good." Goku said to his best friend. He put out a hand to Broly to help him up, which was quickly smacked down. Broly quickly jumped up putting Goku in a headlock and giving him a noogie.
"I'll finish it faster than you did yours." he said as he released Goku. "And once I win then I'm coming for you." Goku only nodded as Broly turned and made his way to the stage for his fight.
"-and his opponent will be another student of the great Master Roshi, Son Broly." Once Broly had made it to his spot in the arena the two fighters bowed to each other. "Fighters. Take your stances." The announcer said, drawing out the start for the sake of the show. "Now, FIGHT!"
For a full second the fighters just watched each other. Then, in an instant, Broly was behind Yamcha quicker than the scarred fighter could realize. Broly connected an axe kick to Yamcha's shoulder sending him sprawling. Broly smirked, wondering if it was already over. His smirk was quickly gone when Yamcha connected a surprise leg sweep, catching the cocky fighter off guard.
*He tricked me! He knew he couldn't take me in a straight fight, so he faked being knocked out to get me by surprise.* Broly thought to himself as he was pushed on the defensive by the ex-bandit.
"Nice strategy Yamcha," Broly said in between dodges, "but it ends here." Broly disappeared behind Yamcha again. Expecting this, Yamcha swung his elbow around, only to catch air. Broly had disappeared again, ending up above Yamcha and slamming his knee into the ex-bandits jaw. The impact knocked him out of the ring, surprised and rubbing his jaw.
"And it looks like it's over folks!" The announcer said, slight surprised at the quick ending. "Winner: Son Broly!" The crowd yelled it's praises and a few jeers, but overall seemed happy with the match. While Bulma went to help Yamcha to his feet, Broly walked back to the fighter's area. He received various praises from the other fighters before taking a seat at his previous spot. He sent a friendly, yet challenging, look to Goku who returned the look before going back to watch the next fights.
The next fight started and ended fairly quickly. In the first few moments of the bout Ranfan proceeded to flash Jackie Chun, causing a large nosebleed for the lecherous old man (and many of men watching, including young Broly). After almost being knocked out of the ring by Ranfan capitalizing on Jackie Chun's distraction, the old master proceeded to quickly appear behind her and knock her out with a chop to the neck. Once that match had finished the next began rather quickly. Though it took Krillin a rather long time, and he was almost knocked out of consciousness and the ring multiple times, he ended up defeating the dragon king Giran by knocking Giran out of the ring before he had the chance to use his Merry-Go-Round Gum power.
"This marks the end of the first round, and beginning of the second. The following matches will be Son Goku vs Son Broly followed by Jackie Chun vs Krillin." said the announcer. "Will both Goku and Broly report to the ring for the first semifinal match?" Broly stood up from his spot in the shade and began to walk with Goku to the ring. Neither said a word, and both were boiling with excitement. They walked to their respective positions in the ring and bowed. Already taking their stances.
"Okay then, you must be as excited for this fight as we." the announcer commented. "Both fighter get ready. Now, FIGHT!"
So everyone, what do you think? I'd say it's an okay comeback.
Pretty good for taking off for months then just appearing out of nowhere to finish the chapter, eh? Though it may seem kind of rushed, that is because I really want to get through dragon ball to Z.
Note: I have made a few decisions based on some thinking and your reviews. Broly will be paired with… Launch. Both the reviews and I support it, so it shall be.
Now my questions:
Should I keep Vegeta long term? He will stay for a while for sure, but after trunks conception i just dont know what role he will play.
What should Broly's first child's name be? I have already decided the gender, but refuse to tell you until it happens in the story. So just give me names for both genders. Note: Canon Gohan will exist so i cant use his name.
I can't think of any other questions, but if you have any suggestions at all, write a review and I will be sure to get back to you.
Thank you all so much, and please, REVIEW! : ]
