" Our first fighter will be Baby of Universe 83!"
" Baby?" Goku asked as he looked around him, examining the Universes. " What's a baby doing in a tournament?"
" No you imbecile! His name is Baby! He's over there." Vegeta explained as he pointed towards the ring, where Baby Vegeta stood in his strongest form 2.
" He looks kind of like you, Vegeta." Goku pointed out as he examined the fighter. " At least a little bit."
" I don't see it." Vegeta replied as he turned away.
On the ring…
I hope my first opponent is a Saiyan! I only came to this tournament to wipe the rest of them out! I am the strongest being after all! Baby thought as he waited for his opponent. Vegeta's body might not be the best choice, but it's the one I'm most used to. Plus no point in bringing anyone else from my Universe, except him…
" And his opponent will be Tao-X of Universe 39!"
Mercenary Tao landed on the ring, looking different then before. He was still a cyborg, but seemed to have been upgraded.
" That's Mercenary Tao! He seems to be improved." Goku exclaimed as he looked over his old foe.
" He seems to be an Android, I can't sense him." Vegeta remarked as he looked at the cyborg.
" So he's around the strength of an Android?" Goku assumed.
" Well see." Vegeta replied, ending the conversation.
" You stand no chance." Baby stated as he faced his opponent.
" I can tell...my powers are great, but not enough for you. We never faced the likes of you in our world, even though us humans have come far." Tao-X replied. His personality was different than the Tao Goku knew. He seemed to actually be good.
" Then just forfeit. I don't have time for you." Baby told him as he kept his stare on the cyborg.
" Not before I try one move…"
" Begin!"
" Super…" Tao-X started as he took off his right hand and started to charge a large yellow beam.
" This is your best bet? Why not a counter then. Don't say I didn't warn you!" Baby replied as he took Vegeta's signature pose. " Galick…"
" Dodon.."
" Gun!"
" Ray!"
Baby and Tao-X clashed their two blasts together, yellow and purple, but it was obvious who had won before even three seconds had passed. Tao-X became enveloped in both blasts, and was completely eradicated in them.
" Hmph." Baby remarked as he flew back to his waiting area, seeming to not have used almost any power in that blast.
" That was a disappointment." Goku complained as he began to mope.
" Pitiful." Vegeta noted, also a bit disappointed.
" That was fast! The next round will be Vegeta of Universe 7 against from Universe 85!"
" Finally." Vegeta remarked as he floated down from his waiting area, his arms crossed. What surprised Vegeta was his opponent, it was Goku! " Who the hell are you supposed to be, Doctor Wheelo?"
" As you said, I am the great Doctor Wheelo! You seem to recognize this body, and I as well recognize you, Vegeta." , in Goku's body, explained.
" So how did you acquire Kakarot's body? Did you use a technique to switch with him?" Vegeta questioned, interested in the power of this Kakarot's body.
" After defeating him, I transferred my brain into his body, becoming the strongest in the world!" laughed.
" You say you know me, so you should know that isn't true." Vegeta smirked as he took his fighting stance.
" You could ask your counterpart for the truth, if he were still alive." taunted as he also took Goku's fighting stance.
Vegeta dashed towards Wheelo and threw a punch, that caught. This surprised Vegeta, and Wheelo tried to follow up with his own punch but Vegeta dodged that punch.
Wheelo and Vegeta each raised a knee and hit each other before going blow for blow for a minute or two. Vegeta jumped into the air and fired a few Ki blasts towards Wheelo. To the Prince's surprise, Wheelo appeared behind him and chopped him in the back, knocking him to the ground.
Wheelo smirked, but to the doctor's surprise Vegeta also smirked and appeared in front of him, slamming the genius to the ground. The Prince floated over Wheelo, smirking as he spoke. " At this level you stand no chance against me."
" Then I'll just have to advance now, correct?" Wheelo asked as he stood up and put his fists by his side. " Kaioken!" Goku/Wheelo's body became enveloped in a red aura, and the doctor smirked as he dashed towards Vegeta, landing a punch in the Prince's gut.
He knows that technique! Even Ginyu couldn't use this power when he took Kakarot's body! Vegeta thought as he recovered and Wheelo appeared behind him again. The Prince caught this punch, much to Wheelo's surprise and followed up with a punch to the gut.
The Kaioken faded and Vegeta kicked Wheelo in the head, knocking him back to the arena floor. Vegeta landed on the arena and slowly walked back over to Wheelo.
" I still have no idea who that is." Goku said to himself as he watched Vegeta walk over to his doppleganger. " And I feel like Vegeta's enjoying this."
" Ugh…" Wheelo moaned as he slowly got on his knees, trying to stand back up before the prince got any closer.
" Just give it up." Vegeta remarked as he continued to slowly walk towards the doctor. " You may have Kakarot's body, but you don't have his strength.
" Oh do I Vegeta?" Wheelo remarked as he stood back up to face the Prince. " He's a form he tried to keep secret, it's too bad he failed!" Wheelo shouted as he powered up, resulting in the spiking and recoloring of his hair. , in Goku's body, was a Super Saiyan.
" What?!" Vegeta remarked as he took a step back, shocked that a fake could achieve the legendary form.
" Afraid now, Prince Vegeta? This is the power of the world's strongest!" Wheelo bragged as he held his hands out.
Vegeta's expression was not that of fear. Vegeta crossed his arms and smirked as he breathed out slowly, and transformed into a Super Saiyan. " I'm not afraid of a copy, a fake! I'm just satisfied that you could at least do this!"
The two Super Saiyan's dashed towards each other, punching the other in the face. Vegeta followed up by falling backwards and kicking up both of his feet, hitting Wheelo in the chin and knocking him into the air.
The Saiyan Prince flew after Wheelo and flipped him over so that he was stomach down. Then he followed by punching Wheelo in the gut over and over again, before teleporting behind him and slamming him back to the ground. The explosion that followed was loud and dust filled the air from the broken arena.
When the smoke cleared, Vegeta landed on the ground in front of the severely injured Wheelo. The Prince picked up Wheelo by his hair and glared at him. " A false Saiyan stands no chance against a true Saiyan Prince. To send you away with something to learn, here's how little you really know." Vegeta then started to shout, still gripping Wheelo, and transformed into a Super Saiyan Blue.
" W-what is that?!" Wheelo cried out in shock, filled with fear at the surprise and shock of this new form.
" This is something for you to figure out." Vegeta responded as he pulled back his fist and nailed Wheelo in the gut, knocking the doctor flying and into his Universe's waiting area.
Meanwhile…
" Where are you going, Gohan?" Goten asked as he followed his little brother to the door.
" I'm going to find the makers of this tournament and request information. If I can become allied with them, I can learn more about the Omniverse. This is a chance that I can't pass up." Gohan explained as he opened the door, stepping out into a new hallway. Not waiting for a response, Gohan closed the door and began to walk towards the left. An upcoming sign said that the main control center was a little while away, so Gohan made that his destination.
The halfling heard a loud thud as Wheelo smashed into his Universe, and assumed that Vegeta had won his match. Once he reached the door to the main control center, he knocked on it twice. After a minute or two, an alien similar to Alnory opened it. " Hello there, Son Gohan."
This took Gohan by surprise a bit. " How do you know my name?" He questioned.
" We study all of the known Universes here. We also study it's important inhabitants. You have caught our attention, and from our knowledge we assume that you'd like to work with us." The alien explained as he opened the door a little more and held his hand out. " Oh, I almost forgot. My name is Kalla."
" Thank you." Gohan responded, a little suspicious but impressed by the kindness of Kalla. Gohan followed him into the room and was shocked at what he saw.
Back at the tournament…
Vegeta landed on his waiting area as he heard the announcer proclaim his victory. Wheelo was unconscious and badly injured, but Vegeta had left him alive.
" Did you enjoy beating someone else that looked like me?" Goku laughed as he watched Vegeta land.
" Hmph." Vegeta responded, hiding a smirk that threatened to cross his face.
" So your next match will be against Baby." Goku noted as he looked out into the arena, searching for the next fighters.
On cue, the announcement went out. " We now call Bardock of Universe 54 and Demigra of Universe 36!"
Another Bardock landed on the arena, dressed in a different armor than any other, and so did Demigra. Demigra was unfamiliar to Goku and Vegeta, and it seemed that Bardock did not recognize him either.
" It seems that my first opponent will be the father of Goku! How interesting!" Demigra laughed as he landed on the arena.
" I don't know any Goku. My brats were Raditz and Kakarot, and they're dead." Bardock explained as he took his fighting stance.
" How unfortunate." Demigra mocked as he switched his frown for an evil grin and chuckled. " And how did they die in your Universe?"
" Frieza. Emperor of the Universe. We rebelled, all of us Saiyans, but we failed to defeat Frieza. I was one of the only survivors. After killing the population, he tracked down Kakarot on Earth. I was too late to save him."
" And what of Frieza?"
" I killed him myself. Along with his entire family. I am now the last Saiyan. The lone warrior of a lost race."
" Why don't I let you in on a little secret, Bardock?"
" And that is?"
" In my Universe I became a God of space and time. I control all of it. And now I'll control the entire Omniverse!" Demigra boasted as he began his veil laugh and threw his hands up.
" First you'll have to beat me." Bardock said as he dashed towards Demigra, throwing a punch towards him. Demigra blocked the blow with magic, and used it to gust Bardock away.
" My powers are weaker here...no matter. You won't be enough." Demigra said as he made purple blades float behind him and sent them flying towards Bardock.
Bardock dodged most of them, but one cut him across his unscarred cheek. He landed on the arena and stood up, dabbing the injury with two fingers. " I guess I might need to use my power and actually try!" Bardock turned Super Saiyan and flew back towards Demigra, surrounding his fist in energy and thrusting it forward as the wizard surrounded himself in a shield.
" He's a Super Saiyan!" Goku exclaimed as he watched his father press against the shield.
" He comes from another Universe devastated by Frieza...how many Universes did that tyrant effect?" Vegeta asked as he also watched the battle, his mind trailing off elsewhere.
To Demigra's surprise, Bardock broke through the shield and punched Demigra across the face, resulting in an explosion of energy. The wizard flew across the arena due to the blow, and was bleeding heavily from his cheek. " How could a Saiyan like you do this much to me?!"
Bardock landed in front of him and hmphed. " You aren't as strong as you think. The power you have in your Universe makes no difference in a place like this."
" I won't allow this!" Demigra shouted as he stood up and began to grow, turning blue and having his red hair grow down his back. When he was finished growing, he was huge! Many times the size of Bardock!
" What the hell?!" Bardock asked as he jumped away to dodge a swing from the huge demon. The lone warrior flew towards the giant and punched him in the chin, knocking his head up. He didn't see the fist coming down and was struck, being launched to the ground and bouncing on the arena.
" This is the end for you!" Demigra shouted as he brought his foot down towards Bardock.
" Think again!" Bardock shouted as he charged his energy and turned into a Super Saiyan two. The Saiyan flew into the air, dodging the foot, and surrounded his fist in energy one more time. The Saiyan flew towards Demigra and punched him across his huge face, making the giant stumble a little bit. There's only one way to win this. Bardock thought as he flew under the giant and began to push upward, his feet sinking into the concrete tile as he pushed with all his strength.
" What are you doing?!" Demigra shouted as he felt himself begin to rise, and with a grunt of effort, Bardock threw the demon into the sky, pushing him through the dome of the arena and into the space outside.
" Ring out!" The announcer shouted from the watching stands. He pointed his hand down towards Bardock. " The winner is Bardock from Universe 54!"
" Another one of that weakling? Pathetic." Vegeta remarked as they sealed up the hole in the dome.
" Hey! That's my dad!" Goku shouted he laughed. He wondered how his father could become a Super Saiyan, a Super Saiyan two and possibly even more!
Meanwhile…
" This is the control center." Kalla explained as he walked Gohan through the large room. Many monitors lined the walls, each monitor with an alien to watch it. They scanned the waiting area, the arena, the halls, everywhere. They had known everything that had happened. Had they been the one's who had knocked him out? " We monitor and control everything here."
Gohan snapped out of his thoughts and turned his attention back to the alien. He had a lot of questions. One pushed past the others and forced its way out. " Why did you bring me here?"
A smile crossed the alien's face as he looked at Gohan. " You are one of the brightest beings in the Multiverse. We thought you could be a help to us in monitoring the tournament. There is some information you should know, but first you must accept to assist us. We need your help."
Gohan could tell that this was serious, and since he wasn't the strongest, he hoped his mind could be of good use to everyone. " Of course I'll help. What do I need to know?"
Kalla nodded and walked Gohan to the end of the monitors where a large control center sat. " This is the Control Center. It's the prime monitor in the area. Now...prepare yourself for a story."
" I'm listening." Gohan nodded as he turned away from the large monitor to face Kalla, ready to listen intently.
" The Omni-Kings made this tournament for a reason. Not just for fun. In the Omniverse, there is such a thing known as Universal Energy. This energy is unattainable to humans, and rarely given to Gods. Whenever it is given, it is by the Omni-King himself. That energy is the only thing that can harm him. Recently, the Omni-Kings discovered that the energy had been tampered. The twelve Universes that you are from are only able to access each other. Same for the other Universes. But someone had discovered a way to travel between all Universes at will, disrupting the Universal Energy. They've also been destroying Universes and their inhabitants. It is also suspected that they are trying to harness the Universal Energy. IT could mean the end of the Omniverse." Kalla explained, his facial expression growing dimmer the more he spoke.
" What can I do to help?" Gohan replied eagerly, fearing what could happen if these villains got away with their plans.
" This tournament was made to monitor all of the Universes to find the culprits. Even the Gods were to be included in it. But we have received word that the Gods are to forfeit soon, only put in the tournament so that they could scare the culprits. You, Gohan, can monitor along with us. Use the monitor to study the Universes, and tell me if you get a prediction." Kalla finished explaining as he pressed a button on the Control Center, putting up a screen with numbers 1-100.
Gohan nodded and walked over to the Control Center, pointing to a Universe. " I guess I'll start here…"
Back at the tournament…
" We call Gohan from Universe 63 along with Natz from Universe 69!" As the announcement was made, two warriors entered the arena. One was Gohan, but he looked different. He was a teen, probably around the age he was when he fought Cell in Universe 7. His haircut was the same, and he wore the same Gi that he did against Cell. He even wore the cape that Piccolo usually did. On the other side of the arena, a warrior wearing the Metamoran outfit flew into the arena. He looked similar to Nappa, with a mohawk of black, spiky hair. He also wore a green scouter.
" I'm guessing that you're a Saiyan." Gohan started the conversation as he landed on the arena.
" You'd be guessing right." Natz replied as he landed on the arena, smirking with a cocky attitude. His face changed as he had a realization. " Hey! You're Kakarot's brat, aren't you?"
Gohan smirked at the warrior as he took his fighting stance. " Right. What about it? Do you know me in your Universe?"
" Hmph. We are the fusion of Nappa and Raditz. So we're your uncle! And we're going to make sure you don't walk out of here alive!" Natz threatened as he also took his fighting stance.
" A fusion?" Gohan questioned as he took his fighting stance. He snickered a little bit. " A fusion of two weaklings shouldn't be a challenge."
" This Gohan is acting different than the one we know." Goku remarked as he watched his alternate son's attitude. He wondered why he was still a teenager and why he was different.
" Must have been a change in his Universe. It's also possible that they are gathering Universe's from when they are at their strongest. Hence why he's a teenager." Vegeta suggested as he looked towards the fusion of Natz. He wondered how strong they would be fused and wished he had the chance to beat them himself.
" Begin!"
Gohan vanished and threw a punch towards Natz. The fusion blocked the punch with his forearm and punched Gohan across the face. The Saiyan child fell to the ground but jumped back up and uppercut Natz in the chin. He then proceeded to punch Natz in the gut repeatedly before blasting him with both hands in the stomach. An explosion resulted from the blast, and Gohan smirked as he landed on the arena again. The smirk soon faded as he realized that Natz was still standing, and uninjured.
" If that was your best shot, then I think you'd better give up now." Natz mocked as he stretched a little bit.
Gohan nodded and lifted off his weighted cape, throwing it to the ground with a thud. " I guess I'll try a little bit." The child dashed towards Natz and started to kick him quickly. Natz kept up, blocking each kick with his forearm before pushing it away. When Gohan went for an uppercut, Natz vanished away. The teenager stopped and looked around for a moment, not realizing what was coming. And elbow made contact with the son of Goku's back as Natz plowed into him.
" I'm a top class warrior! I'd never lose to the likes of you!" Natz cried as he then began to hit Gohan with a flurry of punches and kicks before finishing with a roundhouse kick. The blow launched Gohan across the arena, and he slid to the edge before vanishing.
Gohan landed in front of Natz with a smirk. " I gave you your chance. Now I think it's time I end this fight. Why don't I show you a power that you never achieved."
Natz assumed the child was bluffing, and lifted up his head in defiance. " And what power is that, boy?"
Gohan kept his smirk as his hair flared gold, transforming him into the Super Saiyan. The expression on Natz face said it all, and he was shocked. Afraid, the fusion launched a final tactic. He opened his mouth and launched a large, yellow mouth blast towards Gohan. The teenager flashbacked to when Nappa fired the blast that killed Piccolo, and he became angered. " Kamehameha!"
The blue blast made contact with Natz's blast and it was no contest as Gohan's overpowered Natz and surrounded the fusion. When the smoke cleared, Natz was out of the ring and unconscious. His fusion faded and Raditz and Nappa lay in the Fusion's place.
" Natz had been defeated! The winner is Son Gohan from Universe 63!" The crowd of aliens roared as Gohan flew back to his waiting area, and meanwhile, the Universe 7 Gohan finished reading about Universe 63.
" So this is a Universe where my Dad died against Cell in battle. I became the protector of Earth after that. But it hasn't been that long since the battle. Cell also killed most of my friends...no wonder this version of me is so hard-hearted." Gohan said to himself as he continued to scan. " I wonder who the next fight will be…"
" Mecha Goku from Universe 69…"
A pig spectator in the crowd looked to a dragon creature beside him. " How many of these Universe 69 guys are we going to get?"
The dragon alien shrugged and looked to his neighbor. " Maybe the bracket is random?"
" Who knows?" The pig replied as he crossed his arms and waited to hear the opponent.
" And his opponent will be Vegito of Universe 18!"
" Vegito?!" Goku and Vegeta cried at the same time, the shock obvious. Everyone else was inside, only they had remained on the balcony to get a good look at the fights.
" I guess it's not that surprising, considering that fusion's can enter." Vegeta stated, recovering from his initial shock at seeing the fusion of him and Kakarot.
" Yeah I guess...now we get to see how strong he is in person!" Goku said excitedly, wondering what it must be like to see a fusion of the two strongest Saiyans in action.
Vegito landed on the arena, dressed in his classic outfit, and looked around for his opponent. Moments later, Goku or rather, a robot of him, landed on the arena on the opposite side. Vegito raised an eyebrow at the robot. " What are you?"
" I am Mecha Goku. I have come to help the training." The robot spoke. It looked just like Goku, except for the obvious silver coloring. Goku looked at it, confused as to why it looked like him. Mecha Goku took Goku's fighting stance. " Are you ready to begin?"
" Of course." Vegito replied as he took his fighting stance. He smirked at the robot, but was a tad disappointed. " Don't make this too boring."
Mecha Goku jumped towards Vegito and tried to punch him in the face. The fusion easily dodged it by leaning backwards, keeping his arms crossed and his smirk. The robot tried to go for a kick to the head, but Vegito dodged that as well. Mecha Goku continued trying to land a blow on Vegito, to no avail. " Come on! Are you even trying?"
Mecha Goku didn't respond, but finally landed a blow on Vegito's nose. Most knew the truth, but some thought Mecha Goku had actually landed a hit. The truth was, Vegito was just gauging Mecha Goku's power. " If you have another form, or power-up of some kind, I suggest that you use it now."
" If you say so." Mecha Goku replied as he shouted and powered up into Super Mecha Goku. He smirked and took his fighting stance again. " This fight is over."
Vegito smirked, not even taking his fighting stance. " You're right about that. This fight is over." Vegito effortlessly turned into a Super Saiyan, which didn't seem to surprise Mecha Goku, and the robot flew at him. In an instant, Vegito disappeared and reappeared behind the robot, but very high in the air. The fusion made a long sword in his hand and crossed it over his chest. " Goodbye! Thanks for the fight!" Vegito swung his Spirit Sword across the arena, slicing Mecha Goku in half, and causing the robot to explode.
The announcer spoke of the victory and Vegito flew back to his waiting area with a satisfied smirk. Meanwhile...Gohan was reading about another Universe.
" Universe 17...this Universe is very far in the future. Hey! I write a book about Ki! That's a whole Universe of potential right there. So far...the guys have been pretty weak, but I'd love to see some more fighters. Hm...It's classified the DBO Universe? What does that mean?"
Meanwhile…
" There are a lot of strong fighters here…" A short man said as he stood beside two other people.
" You're right. Some of them might prove to be a threat." An Arcosian replied as he moved his tail around behind him.
" Don't worry, Shadow, Frostbite. Our plan will come into action soon enough." A familiar Saiyan told them as he watched Vegito fly off of the arena.
" Alright...Ultimatum. You'd better be sure about this." The Arcosian said as the group smirked and waited for the next fight to begin.
