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Chapter five - New Surprises

Gohan followed the others' lead and turned Super Saiyan. Sometime ago turning Super Saiyan would have just made him weaker, as during the time of Buu all his hidden powers were awakened. This was his "ultimate form". He had all his powers available to him in his base form which was great at the time but its flaws soon began to show themselves. In his "ultimate" form Gohan had all the strength that he could have acquired at the time he transformed into it, meaning that it was impossible for him to get any stronger.

So when Gohan started feeling stronger when turning Super Saiyan instead of vice-versa his curiosity overcame him and he looked at the Old Kai for some insight. His ultimate form, the Old Kai explained, doesn't exist anymore. During the time-period between Majin Buu and Bebi, Gohan had slacked off so much that he lost all the hidden power that the Old Kai had unlocked and so was back to normal. He therefore in order to get stronger needed to transform into his Super Saiyan states. This, said the Old Kai, is good and bad. The bad thing is that you've lost all the power you gained from the power-up. But the good thing is that you now have a chance to surpass that power.

Gohan charged at Trunks. He kicked with his left leg but Trunks blocked it, he then needed to turn round fast and block an incoming punch from Vegeta. Vegeta had no time to continue with his attack on Gohan as Goten aimed a kick at him. It was madness. You had to keep an eye on everyone at the same time. Gohan suddenly ducked down as Goten's punch sailed over his head and then flipped backwards to avoid Trunks' swinging kick.

Trunks had to quickly move his hand to block a kick from Vegeta while at the same time his leg was swinging at Gohan. He brought his leg down adjusted his balance and aimed a punch at Vegeta who was fending off Goten. Vegeta ducked at the last second and the punch headed towards Goten who managed to block it in the nick of time. He then proceeded to lift Trunks by his arm and then slam him on to the ground.

While he was doing so, he failed to see Gohan advancing on him, and when he did notice it was too late. Gohan's kick had sent him flying to the other side of the ring. Gohan's moment of triumph was short lived as he suddenly felt the full-force impact of Vegeta's hands slamming into his back. Vegeta then proceeded to kick him to one of the far corners of the ring.

Each of them was on a different corner again and they paused for a moment to get their breath. Vegeta seemed perfectly fine.

'Let's put the heat up, shall we?' he said grinning.

The others smiled and then they all powered up to Super Saiyan two. They all charged the middle and began once again. Blows were flying everywhere. The crowd was ecstatic.

Vegeta dodged a blow from Trunks before side-stepping to avoid Goten's punch and then aiming a kick at Gohan. This isn't too bad, he thought, I think I'll wait a bit before ending this. Vegeta dodged a few hits by Goten but then he got struck on the back by Trunks. He managed to regain his balance and avoid the follow up attacks by Trunks. He then aimed a kick at Gohan which Gohan easily blocked.

The fight went on and it seemed as if it was even. Then suddenly Vegeta felt an intense pain on his back sending him flying across the ring then another hit connected and sent him flying again. He landed on soft ground. He looked around him in shock.

He was outside the ring.

He saw Gohan fall to the ground a few metres to his left. He looked over to the ring and couldn't help but smile. Standing there with a look of triumph in their faces were Trunks and Goten. But there was something different about them…

They were Super Saiyan three!

Trunks was smiling from ear to ear. That worked perfectly, he thought. Goten and Trunks had transformed into Super Saiyan three at the same time and quickly moved to execute their plan. Trunks had delivered a punch to Gohan's stomach that sent him out of the ring. At the same time Goten had hit Vegeta across to where Trunks was. Trunks was ready for this and kicked Vegeta outside. Now only Goten and Trunks were left.

'You ready?' asked Trunks who was still smiling. Goten nodded.

They charged each other at the same time. Trunks punched but Goten easily blocked it and then Goten tried an unsuccessful kick. Trunks punched Goten in the face but while doing so failed to see Goten's hand coming towards him. They both fell backwards but Trunks recovered first and delivered a kick to Goten's stomach. Goten doubled over in pain but then continued, in one motion, to flip forward bringing his feet smacking on Trunks' head.

Goten threw a punched at Trunks but Trunks blocked it and then held on to Goten's hand. Trunks then proceeded to attempt a punch of his own but Goten blocked it with his other hand. Trunks tried to pull it back but Goten wouldn't let go. He brought his knee forward but Goten expected it and their knees clashed together. For a few moments, they fought for control before they both broke away.

Goten took advantage as Trunks let his guard down for a moment and struck him with a swinging kick using his right leg across his face. Trunks was caught by surprise but he used the momentum the kick gave him to his advantage. As he sailed to the right he brought his left leg upwards and smacked it on Goten's head sending Goten with him.

They both crashed down on the floor but in less than a second they were both up again. Goten flew upwards and then Trunks was right after him. Goten suddenly stopped and kicked Trunks, sending him crashing onto the concrete. But before he could blink Trunks was up again kneeing Goten in the stomach, before putting both his hands together and smashing Goten downwards. Goten was back up in no time but Trunks was ready. Goten punched but Trunks side-stepped it and then kicked but Goten blocked it with ease.

Gohan watched in total awe as Trunks and Goten battled it out. They were definitely much stronger than he was; there was no doubt about that. He's seen his father as a Super Saiyan three many times before but this felt different. When his father had turned Super Saiyan three and then Super Saiyan four that was normal, it was his father. He expected that from him. But now he felt something else, maybe inspiration? If Goten and Trunks managed to do it, surely he can too? When he saw his father transform he hadn't thought of one day that he will reach that level himself. He had thought of his father as a kind of "Legend" and hadn't thought that he'd be able to achieve what he has. But seeing Goten and Trunks do it had given him hope. He was going to try and reach Super Saiyan three, and he wasn't going to stop until he's done it.

In the V.I.P. area where the others were, there was silence. Onizak had long been forgotten and replaced with a new point of interest.

'Amazing…!' said Krillin as if hypnotised by what he's seeing.

'Vegeta's out!' said Bulma in equal shock.

'Super Saiyan three?!' said Yamcha, leaning as far into the window as he could to make sure he isn't seeing things. 'Super Saiyan two…? Ok it's possible with a bit of hard work, maybe they trained a bit and we didn't know about it… But Super Saiyan three! That's impossible! They spent 90% of their time on dates!'

'You've got to give them some credit,' said Master Roshi, seeming quite calm. 'They obviously did train. Look at them go… isn't that astounding!'

He gestured towards Trunks and Goten. They were starting to get worn out but nevertheless they still gave it everything they've got. One moment Trunks is being pummelled by Goten and the next it's the other way round. They kept on going kick after kick, punch after punch. They simultaneously slammed each other down before recovering again.

They both flew upwards and then suddenly Trunks launched a combination of energy attacks, Goten managed to dodge most of them but then got hit and was sent flying into the ring. Trunks tried to get a moment of rest but was abruptly cut short as he suddenly felt a sharp pain as Goten kneed him in the stomach he then proceeded to slam him down into the ring.

The fighting went on for another few minutes until Goten flew down to the opposite side of the ring from where Trunks was. They stared at each other, it was obvious they were both getting tired and Goten wanted to finish the match sooner rather than later. This is it, he thought.

'KAA…MEE…HAA…MEE…' he began charging up his family's signature move.

Trunks noticed what he was doing and began charging up his own family's signature attack. His father had recently taught it to him so that he could use it as his signature move in battle.

'FINAL…'

'HA…!' Goten unleashed the Kamehameha wave. As it moved towards Trunks its power shattered all the concrete around it.

'FLASH…!' Trunks unleashed his own attack. Just as the Kamehameha wave had done, it destroyed everything in its way.

The two attacks collided with each other and Goten and Trunks poured all their power into them. One moment it seemed like Goten was going to win and the next it seemed Trunks had the upper-hand. Each of them fought and fought determined not to lose. Just when itseemed the two attacks were going to explode from the pressure and destroy the whole arena, if not more, they shot upwards with an explosion that eliminated the ring and sent both of them flying into the air.

Trunks and Goten went up and up until they couldn't be seen anymore. The Announcer looked on with total disbelief. After a few moments he regained his composure and spoke into his microphone.

'Folks,' he said. 'As you can see - there is no longer a ring… So the first competitor to hit the ground has lost and the other will go on to face Mr. Satan for the title!'

They waited.

Soon they could see little dots in the sky, and then they grew bigger and bigger until Trunks and Goten could be clearly seen. None of them had the power to even fly and were rapidly falling. They came closer and closer. The crowd held their breath waiting for the finish. Now they were only about 25 metres away from the ground… 15 metres… 5 metres and then thud!

It seemed they had both landed at the exact same time.

The crowd was silent.

'Um…' said the Announcer. 'I don't know who landed first so we'll need an action replay to find out!'

A large screen which was at the end of the arena flickered on and a slow-motion replay of the last 15 metres was shown. It seemed like Trunks was going to hit the ground first and then somehow he slowed down and then it seemed definite that Goten was going to lose but then he slowed down too and then they were both on the ground.

Nothing could be seen from that and another much slower replay of the last five metres was shown. They were perfectly even and then just when the first contact with the ground was made they paused it. The officials talked among themselves and then one walked over to the Announcer and said something to him. A decision was made.