Chapter 11: The Tournament Continues! Who Will Make it to the Finals!
"YAAA!" Gohan shouted as he rocketed towards Uub. Gohan was expecting Uub to counter, however Uub quickly rocketed to the ground, protecting himself in the fetal position.
"THAT'S the reincarnation of Majin Buu!?" Vegeta laughed, almost choking on his drink. "Gohan's wasting his time."
"I don't know about that Vegeta." Goku replied. "Let's just see how this plays out.."
"Damnit Kakarot must you always contradict me!?"
"Aren't… Aren't you gonna fight back?" Gohan asked confused. He was expecting a clean rematch with someone who had the power of Pure Buu so he could see how much he had grown, but this was greatly disappointing.
"I… I…" Uub sputtered, seeming to be having a panic attack.
"C.. Come on! I know you're strong! Hit me a couple of times…" Gohan began to think, "Oh, well I guess your mother was right about you." Gohan badgered as he began to walk away from Uub.
"Wha-what?!" Uub shot up, confused.
"Well when I was at your house last night with your mom, she told me how much of a scaredy cat you are." Gohan jeered, trying to egg the kid on.
"My… mother!" Uub grew fuming mad.
"Oh yeah, your mom has me come over all the time kid. And each and every time she tells me how much of a weakling you are!"
"How… HOW DARE YOU! MY MOTHER HAS NEVER MET YOU! AND I AM NOT A WEAKLING!" Uub erupted as he skyrocketed towards Gohan.
"Finally! Alright here we-" Gohan was cut short as Uub caught him off guard, pounding Gohan furiously.
"YOU ARE THE WEAKLING!" Uub roared as he shot a ki blast, sending Gohan rocketing up into the air.
"Wow! That was great!" Gohan chittered. "His raw power is huge, he just doesn't know how to control it… Kamehameha!" Gohan belted a blast down at Uub, which he managed to narrowly dodge.
"Gohan really has him going!" Piccolo chuckled, seeing how mad Uub was.
"Kid sure has a temper, I guess he is Majin Buu then eh?" Goku added.
"HA! HA! HA! HA!" Uub began launching a furious barrage of attacks Gohan's way. Gohan managed to dodge most of them, but he took a couple to the face.
'Hm… He still is nowhere near the strength of a Super Saiyan… But maybe that would just come with some training.' Gohan thought to himself as he appeared behind Uub to give him a powerful blow to the back, sending him flipping to the other end of the arena. 'You fought well kid, but you need to trai-'
Gohan was cut off as Uub effortlessly leaped back up. The rage in his eyes burned even brighter. "YA!" Uub unleashed a torrent of kicks Gohan's way, once again taking him by surprise. He took a few blows to the gut, almost knocking Gohan out of the ring.
"Wow Uub. You made a strong comeback, I'll give ya that. But it's time for me to end this. Kamehameha!" Gohan shot a kamehameha so large Uub could not dodge it. Instead, Uub tackled it head on.
"AHHHHH!" Uub shot his own ki blast to counter Gohan, and it held it off somewhat. However, this did not last long and soon Uub cast up into the air.
'How did he hold a blast of that power off for that long?' Gohan marveled, realising he hadn't given Uub enough credit. Uub fell back down towards the ground. Not knowing how to fly, he shot a ki blast to send him back into the ring.
"I will never give up!" Uub chanted as he charged at Gohan.
"I give up!"
"What?" Uub stopped in his tracks as Gohan threw in the white flag and stuck his arm out to shake Uub's hand.
"That was awesome Uub, sorry if I upset you, but I thought maybe the only way to see your real power was if I made you mad."
"Wait. So you said those things to try and make me fight better?" Uub replied, confused at why an opponent in the tournament might do this.
"Yeah! And you shocked me you are really strong. But you could be a million times stronger with some training. And that's why I quit, because I want you to take the next matches in this tournament as a learning experience and some valuable training. Because if you can harness all your latent power… Well, let's just say then we can have a rematch." Gohan winked as the two headed backstage.
"Wow! Thank you so much Mr. Gohan. Gosh! That's so nice of you! You must be very strong then huh? Would ya give me some pointers before the next fight?" Uub asked.
"Sure. In fact there's probably going to be an hour or two before your next fight, I'll take ya to a place where we can make the most of that time." Gohan said as he and Uub headed off for the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. In the chamber, Gohan and Uub wound up getting 18 days to train before they had to leave for Uub's next match.
"Interesting folks! The last two matches have both been decided by forfeit. Let's hope that trend doesn't continue. Our next match is gonna be a great one, an epic rematch of the finals match of the 23'rd Tenkaichi Budokai, Goku vs. Piccolo!"
"You up for this Piccolo?" Goku grinned as the two walked out on stage.
"Oh I am ready, you better have been training in Other World all these years, because I have grown far more powerful than I was ten years ago."
"Awesome, I'm looking forward to this fight than!" Goku jested, not taking Piccolo completely serious.
"Kakarot is a fool for not taking the Namekian seriously." Vegeta stated, sensing the vast increases in his power.
"Really? Piccolo?" Bra laughed, knowing Piccolo as a much softer being.
"Where'd my daddy go?" Pan asked.
"Probably went off to talk with that Majin Buu guy." Goten said turning to Pan.
"And… Begin!" The announcer blared.
"HAAAA! I'm gonna go all out!" Piccolo boomed as he began to power up dramatically.
"Is… Is this really you Piccolo?!" Goku shook as he sensed enormous valleys of power erupt within the Namekian.
"Ahhh." Piccolo finished powering up. "Last time I sparred with your son, we figured my power was about as much as your Super Saiyan 3." Piccolo proclaimed as he blasted off to his old rival.
"Wow… Oh shoot!" Goku cried out as he barely dodged Piccolo's attack. "I need to power up now too. I should have done it when Piccolo was but I was so distracted by his power! Damn, and I know Piccolo isn't going to give me any room." Goku could only dodge some of Piccolo's attacks, and was getting absolutely pummeled by some of Piccolo's others.
"Wow! Unreal!" Krillin shouted, blown away Piccolo could lay a finger on Goku.
"Kakarot, you damn clown!" Vegeta belly laughed. "If Kakarot could get himself to full power, he could take the namekian down no problem, but his arrogance has gotten the better of him. Piccolo knows he cannot let Goku have even a second of breathing room. As long as Piccolo keeps up this attack, Goku has no chance."
"You should have taken me seriously Goku!" Piccolo scolded as he annihilated Goku with his attacks. The beatdown of Goku continued for several more minutes.
"Give up yet?" Piccolo asked, not letting up on his fury.
'Damn… I hate using this move in battle, but it's my only choice.' Goku thought to himself as he raised his finger to his head and teleported away and out of sight. 'Whew, now I have some time to charge u-' Goku was cut off as he was hit by Piccolo, being rocketed to the hard earth, getting ringed out.
"The winner is Piccolo!" The announcer cheered.
"But… How?" Goku asked as Piccolo helped him up and gave him a senzu.
"I knew you might use your instant transmission, so while I had you completely distracted with my attacks, I split my being into 8 parts, and sent 7 of them in all of the surrounding areas of the arena to try and spot you if you did it." Piccolo explained.
"Wow… So you beat me that bad with 1/8th your power. Wow Piccolo, that's incredible!" Goku giggled, thrilled at his friends power.
"Oh please Goku, we both know that if we were both at full power you would have destroyed me… But my strategy was legitimate and it got me results." Piccolo admitted.
"Oh well, I can spend the rest of my time here catching up then!" Goku figured, not upset in the slightest.
"Wow Piccolo! That was awesome!" Everyone congratulated Piccolo on his tremendous upset victory over Goku. Goku made sure to steer clear of a very pleased Vegeta, not wanting to hear any remarks he may be dying to say.
"Our next fight is Vegeta vs. Mr. Buu!" The announcer shouted, signalling the two to enter the arena.
'Interesting.' Vegeta thought to himself as he eyed Buu. 'I gave my life trying to destroy this bastard. And now he stands before me in a tournament as an ally…' Vegeta briefly compared Buu's transformation to his own before focussing on the fight. 'No matter, I'm not holding back like that clown Kakarot. I'm giving this bastard everything I've got.'
"You gonna play with Buu?" Fat Buu asked Vegeta.
"Ye-yea… We're gonna play," Vegeta spit out, not liking the term 'play'.
"Ready… Go!"
"YAYAYA!" Vegeta launched an array of ki blasts to keep Buu distracted so he could power up.
"Oooh! Pretty colours! Wow! You can do stuff like Buu! Not boring like muscle guys Mr. Satan always have around!" Buu clapped, enjoying himself.
"HAAA!" Vegeta powered up to reveal he had unlocked the power of the Super Saiyan 3.
"Woah!" Most of the gang shouted out. "When did Vegeta get this kind of power!?"
"Yeah, Vegeta and I are pretty much on equal ground now." Goku chirped. "I try and stay ahead, but he is determined, I'll tell ya!"
"Oooh!" Buu clapped.
The two skyrocketed towards each other with tremendous power, giving out devastating blows. "Big Bang Attack!" Vegeta blasted his attack off. Buu dodged it, but became off balance and began hopping on one foot.
"YA!" Vegeta blasted another Big Bang Attack at Buu's hopping foot, sending Buu crashing down to the ground. But as Vegeta went to finish the job, Buu shot back up, happy as a clam.
"Wow! That was fun! Buu use big attack now!" Fat Buu laughed as he prepared to fire a full power Majin Kamehameha at Vegeta.
"Very well." Vegeta began to charge a final flash.
"FINAL FLASH!" Vegeta belted, countering Buu's attack. The two beams clashed on even ground.
'Damn, this bastard has gotten stronger over the years too.' Vegeta noted to himself, still trying to overpower Buu with his blast. 'But…'
"YAAAAA!" Vegeta pumped all his power into his attack, sending Buu rocketing out of bounds. 'I have grown more powerful than you can imagine.'
"The winner is Vegeta!"
"That was lots of fun!" Buu clapped excited. "You were really good! Buu was supposed to make it to final round to fight Mr. Satan, but I had fun, so oh well!"
"Folks our next match is a battle between best friends. Goten vs. Trunks! If you can remember, these two once fought in the Jr. division, where Trunks was the champion! Has Goten prepared enough for an upset!?"
"Man I don't know if I can beat my dad in the next round." Trunks said to himself as he and Goten walked on stage. "He got really strong!"
"IF you get to the next round!" Goten interjected.
"Huh? Yeah, okay." Trunks said passingly.
"Ready… Go!"
"HAAAAAA!" Trunks began to power up, quickly becoming a Super Saiyan 2. "Now your turn Goten, can ya still turn regular Super Saiyan?" Trunks teased.
"You're making a mistake Trunks." Goten grinned. Trunks grew confused when suddenly he was slammed in the back heavy by Goten. Trunks fell to the ground, and slowly got up, hurt and confused. "How the hell did you do that Goten? I was watching you in front of me?"
"You have been underestimating me Trunks. I spent a while in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber before the tournament, and I've picked up a few new tricks." Goten revealed, "What you saw was just an afterimage I made while you were powering up." Goten explained, powering up to Super Saiyan.
'Wow.' Trunks thought to himself. 'He's only a regular Super Saiyan, but his power is huge. He must have done a lot of training in his base form to increase the multiplier… Not to mention he seems to actually have a strategy… Alright Goten, you son of a bitch, let's dance.' Trunks began launching Ki grenades into Goten's direction, allowing him to get up into the sky.
"Wow, Goten is a lot stronger than I originally thought! A lot more cunning too!" Goku admitted with surprise.
"He still stands no chance against Trunks!" Vegeta cut in.
"Galick!" Trunks began to charge a Galick gun. However as Goten began to prepare to deflect Trunks stopped and traveled at unreal speeds to Goten, catching him off guard and giving him a few solid blows.
"Damn! That was pretty good Trunks!" Goten chuckled, brushing himself off. "But can you handle this?" Goten began launching tons of yellow ki orbs all around Trunks. Trunks began dodging them, but quickly realised Goten was not necessarily aiming for him.
"Goten and I trained together in the chamber. I taught him a few of my moves." Piccolo smirked as the gang all watched the clueless Trunks fall into Goten's trap.
"What the hell are you doing Goten, you keep missin-" Trunks cut himself short as he realised Goten had surrounded him with the ki orbs. "Damn."
"Hellzone Grenade!" Goten roared as he absolutely decimated Trunks, causing the purple haired saiyan to crash to the arena floor in pain. "Now to finish this, SHOCK WAVE!" Goten dramatically proclaimed as he shot out a ki wall, aiming to send Trunks out of the ring. However, Trunks flipped back up and retaliated.
"Galick Shield!" Trunks retorted, unleashing a ki shield around himself, protecting him from the shock wave.
"Damnit damnit damnit!" Goten protested, having a mini tantrum.
"Very clever Goten, but these little tricks aren't going to beat me. You may have gotten a lot stronger, but my power is still eons above yours." Trunks cackled.
"Eons… Really Trunks." Goten mocked, not amused. "Well, if I need more power, then I'll have to get some more then." Goten then began to power up even more.
'Wait, can he go Super Saiyan 2?' Trunks began to worry, standing in shock as Goten's power continued to skyrocket. Eventually, it leveled off, and as it did, a huge grin grew on Trunks face. "Wait you're using this form? Oh Goten you're screwed."
"We'll see about that." The now incredibly buffed Goten shouted as he charged Trunks. Yes, Goten had transformed into Super Saiyan Grade Three, the same form Future Trunks used against Cell unsuccessfully all those years ago.
"No Goten!" Goku facepalmed, knowing now Goten will have no chance of hitting Trunks. He turned to Vegeta to see a look of pure joy.
"Damnit! Why can't I hit you?" Goten raged as Trunks began toying with him.
"That form stinks Goten. You get all hulked up but your speed takes a dump. You're done." Trunks slammed into Goten's side, sending him flying out of the ring and onto the floor.
"And the winner is Trunks!"
"But nevertheless…" Trunks continued as he helped Goten up. "You improved a lot Goten, good job.
"Thanks Trunks, I knew I probably would lose, but I at least didn't want to embarrass myself!" Goten laughed, back in good spirits.
"We will now have a brief intermission before the next matches, starting with the mighty Pan vs. the incredible Krillin!" The announcer declared.
"You guys did great! Good job Trunks! Goten, you did great too wow you surprised me!" Goku wrangled Goten and Trunks together.
"Hey guys!" The gang spun around to see Gohan and a brand new, very confident Uub.
"Daddy where did you go!?" Pan asked, frustrated she didn't get to come along.
"I took Uub here into the Time Chamber to help him train!" Gohan replied, proud of himself.
"Him?" Pan said, looking condescendingly at Uub.
"In any case what did I miss?" Gohan asked.
"Vegeta beat Buu, Trunks beat Goten, and Piccolo beat your dad." Krillin explained.
"All seems about righ-wait Piccolo beat my dad?" Gohan spun to Goku and Piccolo. "Really?"
"Yup." Piccolo replied, trying not to sound smug.
"It seems Pan here is the only member of the Son Goku lineage strong enough to make it to the second round!" Vegeta laughed, patting Pan on the back.
"Yeah you guys all blew it!" Pan giggled, flexing her muscles.
"Shut it Pan." Goten jokingly teased.
"And now folks, our next fight is Pan vs. Krillin!"
"Good luck Pan!" Gohan called out.
"Yeah okay." Pan replied passively
"What's wrong with her?" Tien asked Gohan, to find Gohan simply shrugging.
'Oh no, this is a lose lose situation.' Krillin wept to himself as he got ready to face the 9 year old Saiyan. 'If I beat Pan, everyone would be mad at me, but if I lose… well that would just be embarrassing!'
"Don't go easy on me Mr. Krillin! I sure aint on you!" Pan shouted across the arena, as if she was reading Krillin's thoughts.
"Heh. Thanks Pan, that clears up that dilemma." Krillin sighed as he got in position.
"Ready… Go!"
"Ya!" Krillin shouted as he fired off several ki waves Pan's way. Pan dodged the first few, but got slammed in the face by a fourth one.
"Owww!" Pan began to tear up as she fell to her knees.
"Oh gosh Pan, I'm sorry." Krillin ran up to Pan, letting his guard down.
"Haha!" Pan laughed as she swept Krillin, knocking him down on his butt. "Don't underestimate me Mr. Krillin!"
'Damn, she got me there.' Krillin coughed. 'She is the daughter of Gohan… I need to go all out.' "Taioken!" Krillin blasted from the floor, blinding Pan as he jumped up to knock her out.
"Super Pan Wave!" The blinded Pan shouted, as a powerful wave of pure ki emanated from all side, not allowing Krillin anywhere to hide and sending him flying. "You can't do that blindy thing on me!" Pan proclaimed, regaining her vision.
"Very well. Ya!" Krillin shot off a scatter kamehameha, sending projectiles all across the ring. Pan tried to dodge them all, but one hit her. However, Pan countered the blast with her hand and reflected it back to an unsuspecting Krillin, knocking him back down.
"Kame-" Pan began, getting into stance.
"Kame-" Krillin echoed.
"No Krillin!" 18 cried out, "In terms of raw power, Pan has him beat, a beam struggle will end him!"
"Maybe not, Krillin is really strong now." Goku said, easing 18.
"Ha!" They both shouted in unison. Their beams clashed in an epic struggle. Krillin began to gain the upper hand, getting his beam closer to Pan. However Pan then quickly rolled out of the way of the beams.
"Taioken!" Pan giggled, blinding a confused Krillin. Pan then raced up to him and headbutted him out of the ring.
"And the winner is Pan!"
"When did you teach Pan the Taioken Gohan?" Tien asked.
"I… I didn't, she must have just learned it from watching you and Krillin use it just now." Gohan replied in disbelief.
"Sorry Mr. Krillin, you did really good." Pan apologized, helping Krillin up.
"Sorry? Pan that was awesome! Great job!" Krillin congratulated.
"I wouldn't have won if you hadn't of used the Taioken so I could figure out how to use it too." Pan blushed.
"Wait… You learned that move just from watching me use it once!" Krillin was flabbergasted.
"Yeah, why?" Pan innocently asked.
'Man, she is just like Goku.' Krillin chuckled, remembering how quickly Goku learned the Kamehameha as a child.
"Bra is next, where is she!?" Vegeta asked.
"She ran off to the bathroom I think." Trunks replied.
"Bra! Hurry up you're next, you don't want to get disqualified do you!" Vegeta barked.
"Uhhh.. Sorry Daddy, I shouldn't have eaten those clams last night, I'm so sick, blaaaauuh!" Bra moaned from the bathroom, vomiting furiously.
"What!?" Vegeta jolted.
"Well I guess I win again by default." 18 laughed. "I'll go tell the announcer."
"Dammit!" Vegeta complained, not liking 18 very much.
"Well folks, since our next match had a contestant forfeit, we move on. Let's welcome Uub and Piccolo to the stage!" The announcer cheered.
"Good luck Uub!" Gohan told his student, while Pan rolled her eyes in the corner.
"Thank you Master Gohan." Uub bowed before walking off to the arena.
"Sick of this Uub." Pan mumbled.
"Oh yeah?" Goten asked, overhearing her.
"Uncle Goten! Don't tell my dad I said that, please?"
"Oh no worries, I wanna help ya. Since your dad took Uub into the time chamber for a bit, why don't I take you in there for a while before your next match." Goten winked.
"Yeah! I've never been in the time chamber before! Thanks Goten!" Pan cheered.
"Okay, let's sneak out of here." Goten whispered as Pan nodded and quickly snuck out.
"Are you ready kid?" Piccolo asked. "Show me what Gohan taught you."
"Alright sir." Uub nodded, getting into position.
"Ready… Go!"
"Ya!" Piccolo sent out his noodle arms to get the first hit on Uub. Uub was so shocked Piccolo could do this, he didn't move in time, allowing himself to get knocked down. "Come on now! Don't dissapoint me kid!"
"Hyup!" Uub jumped back on his feet, forgetting about that and focussing on how to beat Piccolo. "Masenko!" Uub shot a Masenko that was swatted away by a frustrated Piccolo, however Piccolo then realised Uub began moving very fast, creating many after images all shooting off Masenkos.
'Nice kid, very nice.' Piccolo thought to himself as he dodged the onslaught of Masenkos. 'How about this..' Piccolo began to do what Uub had done, but with many Makankosappos. Uub had a much harder time dodging Piccolo's attacks.
"AHHHRG!" Uub screamed as one of the blasts went clean through his knee.
"Uub!" Gohan cried out. "Piccolo, what the hell!"
"Quiet Gohan!" Piccolo ordered as he approached Uub. "Quite a shame really, Gohan had so much faith in you kid." Piccolo lifted his arm up to blast him. "Give up."
"N-no!" Uub mustered as he used a ki blast to propel himself out of the way of Piccolo's attack. Uub then jumped back up on his good leg. "I will not give up."
"Very well." Piccolo smiled briefly before launching himself at the one legged Uub. Uub surprised Piccolo though, as he held his own in close combat with only one usable leg.
"Ya!" Piccolo shot a noodle arm to surround Uub and fire a blast to Uub's back. However Uub leaped up and deflected the blast with his good leg, sending it back to Piccolo, hitting him in the face. Uub quickly flew to him, now pounding Piccolo good.
"Kamehame-" Uub was about to fire off a blast when Piccolo cut him off, releasing an energy wave knocking Uub back on his butt.
"What will you do with this?" Piccolo grinned, beginning to grow in size to become of a giant. Everyone except Goku, Krillin, and Tien were in shock.
"It's been awhile since Piccolo has done that." Goku chuckled.
"Piccolo can do that!?" Gohan was shocked, worried at what he was planning to do with Uub.
"HA! HA! HA!" Piccolo grunted as he began trying to stomp on Uub. Uub managed to dodge most of them until Piccolo shot a beam in front of Uub, creating dust that blinded him, and then stomping on his lower half.
"AHHHGGG!" Uub cried out in agony as his legs were being shattered.
"Give up kid!" Piccolo boomed, not relenting.
"N-No!" Uub shouted, shooting a Masenko up at Piccolo's face, giving him an opportunity to escape. Uub now though could not walk, and used a ki beam from his left hand to prop himself up.
"YA!" Piccolo continued to try and stomp Uub, but Uub now was slippery, using his ki blast to propel him around and get attacks in on Piccolo. "Very well." Piccolo saw that his large form no longer was useful and shrunk back down. "You have done well so far kid, but you're finished now… Thundershock Surprise!" Piccolo sent the lightning attack Uub's way and caught him in it.
"AHHHHG!" Uub cried out as he was being tortured by the namekian.
"Piccolo stop!" Gohan called out. "You're going to kill him!"
"Give up! Give up kid!" Piccolo shouted at Uub. "Don't let your life go to waste here!"
"N-NEVER!" Uub bellowed as his head shot up. His eyes glowed with a glowing purple as his power increased dramatically and he broke free of the lightning. However, once he did this, the power quickly faded and he fell to the floor, on the verge of passing out.
"Very well." Piccolo said, walking to Uub. "I give up."
The crowd was stunned as Piccolo admitted defeat, helping Uub up and giving him the Senzu bean in him cloak, healing him up. "I'm sorry son. Forgive me, but I wanted to help you surpass your limits. And boy have you done that." Piccolo apologized.
"I understand." Uub smiled. "Thank you."
"What a match folks! After a brief break, our next match is going to be an interesting one. Father vs. Son! Vegeta vs. Trunks!" The announcer cried out.
"Great job Uub!" Gohan exclaimed as Uub and Piccolo returned.
"Went a little extreme there, eh Piccolo?" Goku joked.
"This is coming from the guy who got knocked out in round one." Piccolo countered, giving Goku a pat on the back.
"Man I want a rematch you tricked me!" Goku laughed.
"He didn't trick you Kakarot, you're just a damn clown!" Vegeta teased, still delighted that Goku lost.
"Hey Gohan!" Videl called out as she entered the fighter's area.
"Hey Sweetie!" Gohan replied, embracing his wife.
"Say, where's Pan? I wanted to congratulate her." Videl asked, looking around.
"Pan? Uh I dunno I think she went off to play with Goten somewhere, if ya stick around here I'm sure she'll be back." Gohan shrugged.
"You didn't ask her where she was going!?" Videl asked, growing angry.
"Uhhhh…" Gohan was at a loss for words, and did not particularly want to get into an argument with Videl.
"I'll go find them." Goku interjected, saving Gohan some face.
"Very well then." Videl pouted, sitting down in the chair next to a now uncomfortable Gohan.
"Will Vegeta and Trunks please enter the arena!"
"Ready to get your ass handed to ya pop!?" Trunks nervously joked, giving Vegeta a light shove.
"Your hand is trembling, don't tell me you're nervous to fight an old man." Vegeta chuckled. Normally, Vegeta would have been irritated by Trunks saying this, but Vegeta was still elated that Goku and his sons all lost in the first round. "Let's show Kakarot and those weaklings what a true fight is."
"Right." Trunks nodded, loosening up.
"Ready… Go!"
Trunks and Vegeta seemed as mirrors, both powering up at the same time. Both becoming Super Saiyan 2s.
"Your power has increased greatly Trunks, I'm impressed. But you cannot win!" Vegeta lunged at Trunks, launching ki blasts on either sides of Trunks to limit his son's mobility. Trunks, not having any options, took the first few blows from his father.
"Galick Gun!" Vegeta belted as his attack pulverized Trunks, sending him flying into the air.
"Damn Dad, you got me on that one." Trunks remarked, shaking off the damage, quickly spiraling back down to go on the offensive.
And so Trunks and Vegeta fought for several minutes, trading blows with one another, seeming overall evenly matched. Eventually they both took a step back, getting a breather while staring each other down.
"You've fought formidably." Vegeta breathed, locking eyes with his son.
"Naturally." Trunks grinned.
"Bra was right, you do have a dumb smug grin." Vegeta mocked, clearly getting under Trunks skin. "But now it's time to end things." Vegeta began to roar as he powered up immensely… eventually transforming into a Super Saiyan 3. "You may want to give up now."
"Aw man! I was gonna do that first!" Trunks sighed, upset that his surprise was now ruined.
"What!?" Vegeta stammered as Trunks too began to power up, eventually becoming a Super Saiyan 3 as well.
"When Goten and I transform into Gotenks, we can turn into this long haired Super Saiyan, so I already am familiar with the sensations. And so it wasn't too hard to get to this form, but it did take a lot of work." Trunks remarked innocently as his father stood in awe.
"I am not going to lie son, I am impressed." Vegeta clapped, "For only 18 years of age… This is monumentous… But, it takes more than power. Do you have the skill to back this all up?" Vegeta spared no breath as he quickly sped to Trunks, giving him a solid punch… However, Trunks had punched back with equal force, sending both warriors back.
"YA! YA! YA!" Trunks retaliated, launching ki grenades all over the arena, Vegeta barely dodging most and getting hit by a few.
"UUURRRHH" Vegeta hummed as he began to move at blinding speeds around the ring. He moved so fast at each corner of the ring an afterimage of himself appeared, and each fired off multiple Galick Guns at Trunks.
"AHH!" Trunks got seriously damaged by the blasts, having nowhere in the arena to dodge to. 'This is no use. My Super Saiyan 3 power is already dwindling, but dad's isn't because he's dead. I need to go back to Super Saiyan 2 so I can conserve my power and think of a strategy.' Trunks thought as he powered down to a Super Saiyan 2.
"Back to Super Saiyan 2, eh?" Vegeta chuckled. "Well perhaps this match is-"
"Quake strike!" Trunks cut his father off, pounding the ground of the arena with an unreal force. The shock wave of the hit sent Vegeta flying.
"Final Flash!" Trunks screamed, firing the blast at his disoriented father.
"HAAA!" Vegeta got up quickly and fired a blast back, creating a massive beam clash.
"Damn!" Trunks cried, hoping his father would not have gotten reoriented so quickly.
"You can't win Trunks!" Vegeta yelled over the clash of the beams. "You don't have enough power!"
"NOO!" Trunks objected, unleashing a vast valley of power out and giving everything he had. Vegeta was sent crashing down to the floor, getting ringed out.
"And the winner is Trunks!"
"Good match Dad, but I need to win this tournament so I don't have to work for Mom anymore." Trunks laughed as he and his father walked off stage.
"Trunks." Vegeta stopped, looking at his son sincerely. "I'm proud of you."
"Thanks." Trunks smiled. He tried to look cool about it, but on the inside this made him incredibly emotional.
"Well done Trunks!" The gang congratulated the half-saiyan as he returned back stage.
"The next fight is 18 vs. Pan!" The announcer cheered.
"She isn't here!" Videl cried out.
"Am I going to fight anyone?" 18 howled.
"Well… If Pan isn't here, 18 win-" The announcer was cut off by a furious Videl.
"Wait for her for a bit. You don't want me to get my father involved, do you?" Videl threatened, getting her message through clearly.
Meanwhile, Goku was off looking for Pan, and finally found her as she and Goten left the Time Chamber. "Pan! Where have you been you're gonna fight soon!" Goku asked, running up to Pan.
"Sorry Gramps, Uncle Goten was helping me train in the Time Chamber." Pan apologized, giving a big smile.
"Well we better get going. Why didn't you tell your dad where you were going?" Goku asked as they took off to the tournament arena.
"My dad's being a jerk, all he cares about is that stupid Uubuu kid." Pan pouted. "He doesn't ever give me that much attention when it comes to fighting!"
"Well you're his baby girl Pan." Goku explained. "I dunno if Gohan really thinks of ya as the powerful fighter ya are."
"Well how do I get him to see me as a fighter then!?" Pan demanded.
"Fight hard I guess." Goku shrugged. "But don't take my advice. My advice for everything is fight hard!" Goku began laughing.
"I wish you were around more Gramps, you get me." Pan sighed.
"Yeah it's a real shame. But hey, Goten here's a good second! He trained ya good eh?" Goku asked.
"Oh yeah! He taught me all sorts of cool moves and stuff!" Pan's eyes grew wide as she looked at Goten. "Thanks Goten!"
"Yeah it's no prob Pan!" Goten smiled, "Just promise you'll fight really hard like my dad said so Gohan can get that smirk wiped off his face!" Goten stated, revealing his true motive. 'And then next time he won't ruin my date.'
"Sorry I'm late!" Pan shouted goofily as she flew down and skipped onstage across from 18.
"GOTEN! WHERE DID YOU TAKE PAN!" Videl roared.
"Uhhhh…. Sorry Mom-I mean Videl!" Goten sputtered.
"Whew! I finally get to fight!" 18 sighed. 'Sorry it has to be this way kid, but I want that prize money.'
"Ready… Fight!"
"Illusio!" Pan shouted as she swiftly shot a beam at 18. All of a sudden, 18 was surrounded by money and luxury items like nice cars and satellite television. 18's eyes weighed heavy on her as she became entranced, when suddenly she was slammed in her gut, sending her flying out of the arena.
"Record time! Pan beats 18!"
"Wait what?!" 18 snapped up, breaking the trance and trying to figure out what had happened.
"Sorry Miss. 18, Goten taught me that move, I didn't know it was THAT effective!" Pan giggled.
"What the hell move was that!?" Gohan spun to a quiet and small Goten.
"It's a move I made… to pick up girls. You create an illusion of whatever the targets greatest desire is to lure them into a less active state.. I didn't think she'd use it during the tournament." Goten mumbled, turning bright red.
"Seems kind of dirty." Trunks remarked, thinking about how to avoid it when he faced Pan in the finals.
"The next match! Uub vs. Trunks!"
'Oh wait.. Forgot I had to deal with this kid first. Oh well, It'll be quick.' Trunks thought to himself as he walked onstage with Uub.