Me- Yeeesss, I'm done!
Leanne- It's about time. Also, how's camp?
Me- Awesome! Best three-day-camp of my life. XD I also can't stop laughing at the other grouo's skit. The bald guy got me. 😂
Leanne- Oooh, the one that suddenly dance during that Moana song?
Me- Yeh. X"D That was frikin hilarious! And—OHMYGLOB! I got 111 follows, 76 favorites, and 89 reviews! This is the best day of life.
Leanne- You said it. Everyone, thanks for all of your support. We apologize that we took so long. Just so you know, AJ owns this fanfic and her OCs. She doesn't own Dragon Ball, if she did. AJ would've made Vegebul more adorable.
Me- True. *nods and presses the publish button*
Chapter 16 - Bad Vibes
It didn't take long for Goku to beat Giran, like in the episode. Goku was tricked, he was almost out of bounds, but he won in the end because Giran chicken out after his tail grew back. End of story. Though it was funny when Goku told everyone he was taking a nap before the match started.
I sighed and shook my head with a smile. Ah. My adorable, little Saiyan.
"And that's how it all shakes down, folks. Krillin will fight Jackie Chun and Goku will fight Nam in the semi finals, but what's really stunning is the age and size of this semi finalists." Daniel stood beside Goku and Krillin with his arm held out as a gesture.
"Take a look at this guys, it's phenomenal! They're both wearing the same outfits. What's that mean? Stick around, we're about to find out."
Bulma, Oolong, and Puar stared in shock.
"I can't believe Goku's tail grew back, guys. This could be a serious problem." the teenager whimpered.
While my friends nearby are talking about the 'tail crisis'. I sighed and apmost winced at what Oolong said about Goku, dooming the planet just by turning Oozaru.
Wait 'till they find out after thirteen years. I wonder how will they react?
I shook my head and paid attention to Daniel, who in now with Goku and Krillin on stage. I sighed through my nose and fluttered my eyes. Daniel is so dreamy...
I must have his autograph.
"Let me congratulate you both. You two have such talent and at a tender age. It doesn't seem possible, does it?"
I chuckled and rubbed my arm, "You can say that again." I said under my breath with a sweatdrop on the side of my cheek.
"So, Krillin, I heard you're fourteen years old. Goku, how old are you?" Daniel asked out of the blue.
I choked and patted my chest a few times, before staring in shock. Wait, what did he say?
"What's this? Is it for me?"
"It's a mic, you dummy."
"A micuum?"
"A mic as in a microphone, you're supposed to talk in to it."
Daniel chuckled at the two, "I see, a joke. What funny little guys, yes." he said and held out the microphone to the kids again.
Krillin held his hips while his eyebrows furrowed, "Don't embarass me like this. Just answer the question, you knucklehead. Hello?" he scoffed.
Goku blinked, "A question? Uhh? Oh, you want to know how old I am." he smiled at Daniel. The Saiyan soon stared at his fingers.
"Okay, well, you see..."
After counting his fingers, my Saiyan friend spoke up.
"I know! I'm thirteen," Goku said with a toothy grin.
I stared at my friend in shock. My fists started to clench while my thoughts scrambled around in my head. This isn't right, he's supposed to be twelve and Krillin is supposed to be thirteen. Is this because I'm here or is this really just an alternate universe of the original?
I coughed without my uncle noticing and breath in. Whatever, it's just age difference. It doesn't mean anything big, right?
Right?
Okay, why is this making me feel so uneasy now?
"What? Wait a second, Goku. I thought you were older than me," Krillin looked with wide eyes.
"Yeah, I know. I used to think I was older than you too, Krillin. But, then, Launch and Leanne taught me how to count past ten with my fingers and I figured out that thirteen comes before fourteen." the Saiyan told the young monk
I breathe in again and exhaled. I buried my face on my uncle's stomach and hugged his waist.
"Huh?" my uncle stared down to see me, hugging him. "What's wrong, Lea?"
I didn't bother to look at him. I was too stressed at the changes despite they're small. They may look like it was nothing, but it's not. Even the small choices can cause a huge impact in your life.
I have to be more careful interfering. If I don't, I could really end up risking their...
"Nothing," I said throatily, "just tired. That's all."
"Oh, okay."
I can tell that my uncle is concerned by my sudden change of attitude. He hugged me back and patted my head a few times as I quietly covered my freaked out face.
Breathe, Leanne. You have to breath.
Taking deep breaths, my heart calmed down and I sighed in relief. Despite of that, I can still feel a small shiver at the back of my spine.
"So, you're thirteen and you have a tail. That's pretty weird, man." Krillin looked at his friend strangely.
Goku just smiled and patted his head, "Well, I guess both of us are both a little strange, aren't we?"
The young monk growled, "Hey, I'm older than you so you better shut up!"
I snorted and let go of my uncle to watch my two boys, "Technically, I'm the older one, boys." I muttered under my breath with a smirk.
"Now, now, boys, you should both be very proud of yourselves." Daniel smiled and stared at the Saiyan boy. "Goku, it is a bit unusual that you have a tail. How did that come about?"
"See, told ya'." Krillin exclaimed, "that tail isn't exactly normal. In fact, I never heard of a person had one."
Goku raised a brow, "Well, how 'bout I'll show you?"
I blew a raspberry with a laugh under my breath. Taking out my earphones. I turned on my mp3 and looked away from the scene. I can hear the muffled voices of the crowd while I wore my earphones.
Goku, you innocent boy. You are definitely going to be the death of me.
Once Goku pulled up his pants on. The crowd chuckled, some of them still laughed at what happened. Leanne asked her uncle if it's over, which Micheal responded that it is with a breathy laugh.
The young girl removed her earphones, turned her head to watch, and listened to the announcer she had a crush on.
"Now then, you obviously know each other and you dress the same, so you must train together. Can you tell us about your training and master?" Daniel held out the microphone to Krillin.
"We do regular stuff, like farming and delivering milk and since Master Roshi trains us: we wear big shells," the monk said with a casual tone.
Leanne giggled and covered her mouth like her favorite cartoon character, Eclipsa. Well, things got amusing now. Everyone stared with wide eyes, they mumbled and whispered to each other. Finally understanding why the two boys were able to pass the preliminary rounds.
"Wow, this is unbelievable. You mean that you boys are pupils of Master Roshi?" Daniel stared in shock through his dark sunglasses..
Krillin nodded, "Yep, he told us he wasn't accepting any pupils but he took us and Lea."
"Too bad that Lea didn't sign up for the tournament," Goku crossed his arms with a pout.
Leanne chuckled sheepishly as she overheared his comment. Daniel the Announcer turned to the crowd with a joyful look on his face.
"This is astounding, Master Roshi is the greatest martial arts expert in the world! That a treat of having two of his students here today. The Turtle Hermit fighting style is legendary and as old as he must be, it's amazing that he's still alive."
The young girl blinked at this and cracked a smile. She can definitely imagine Master Roshi doing a face fall at that comment. After a giggle escaped her lips, Leanne's hand moved and covered her own mouth.
"Krillin, your match is coming up in just a minute. What do you think of your opponent, Jackie Chun?" Daniel asked and held out the microphone again.
The young monk looked up, "Well, he's old." he said.
Leanne facepalmed at this. Why most kids don't know how to respect their elders these days?
"—but he's strong," Krillin added.
The announcer nodded, "Yes, you're a pupil of Master Roshi so is this going to be an easy match for you?"
"Easy? Well, maybe, but I haven't had an easy match yet." Krillin said with a shrug.
Leanne smiled and her eyes averted to Goku. She shouted his name in a whisper and did a 'Psst' sound, causing the young boy to turn his head to her.
Goku blinked when he heard someone calling his name. He turned and ended up seeing his best friend smiling at him with a thumbs up. The young Saiyan's face brightened up, he waved at her causing Leanne to laugh and wave back with the same excitement he has.
Daniel cleared his throat and held the microphone, "Will Jackie Chun please report to the arena!"
Everyone watched Jackie (or Master Roshi) walked out and entered in the arena, they all cheered and Jackie raised a hand in greeting.
"Alright, here he is." the announcer exclaimed. "Now, let's get the semi-finals underway!"
Leanne smirked along with her uncle once they saw the hermit-in-disguuse approached the announcer. Micheal tapped his niece's shoulder and whispered.
"Got the camera ready?" he asked.
His niece smirked widely and nodded, "Hell yeah..." she took out a camcorder from her jacket.
Micheal smirked back with the same mishieveousness, "I taught you so well." he patted her head.
"Indeed, you did." Leanne smiled evilly with a fake British accent.
Before Daniel could start the match, Jackie stepped in. "Hey, aren't you going to interview me? Aren't ya?"
"O-Oh, well, there's no time." the announcer stared at the elder, stunned.
"Nonsense, give me that!" Jackie took the microphone from him.
Leanne clicked the record button and filmed with a devious look. Oh, this will be precious for her blackmailing plans.
"Hi~" Jackie/Roshi greeted the crowd with enthusiasm, "I'm Jackie~"
Daniel face-fault to the ground as Jackie started to count down by snapping his fingers before bursting into a song to the whole crowd. Leanne managed to bite her tongue to not laugh at the sight while Micheal snorted in his hand which was covering his smiling mouth.
His teacher hasn't changed at all after all these years.
After that, the eccentric man started to dance lively while he sang. Everyone stared in a dumbstrucked way. Leanne choked when Goku decided to join in the entertainment, she muffled her laughter and continued recording.
"A one, two, three, four, a boom, boom, a di, di, di! A martial artist life is the only life for me." Goku and Jackie sang while they danced.
"Pfft!" Leanne smile gotten wider. She turned to her uncle who is struggling not to laugh.
"I-I don't know, i-if I should k-ke-keep this up." she stuttered with a few giggles and blew a small raspberry.
Micheal's eyes teared up and his laughs were still muffled by his hand, "H-Hang on, a little l-longer." he blew a raspberry too, struggling to not laugh at the scene like his niece.
"A martial artist's life is the only one for me!" Jackie sang the last verse and held out a mighty peace sign to the crowd.
Once the eccentric fighter and the young Saiyan were done. Leanne clicked the stop button, saving the video. She roared in laughter with tears building up in her eyes.
"Hahahahaha! Th-This is priceless," the young girl laughed and slapped her Micheal's side, who also burst out laughing. The two soon held on each other's shoulders while they try to ease their hysterical laughter.
Bulma, Oolong, and Puar sweatdropped at the laughing duo. They turned their heads and whistled like they don't even know the two.
Nope, they don't know them. They have never seen those two people in their entire lives.
"Well, uh..." Daniel adjusted his collar with a look on him. "Seems like the entertainment is finished. Let the match begin." he screamed.
The monks sounded the gong and everyone started to quiet down.
Goku ran at the back to see the fight better while Leanne leaned back on her uncle, watching the fight between the Turtle Hermit and her monk friend. The two stared at each other like they were having a mental showdown. The young girl and her uncle can sense the tension between them. Hell, they can even see and feel their aura radiating intensely, trying to intimidate each other.
Krillin charged in at the hermit-in-disguise with a yell and a few swings of his punches and kicks. Jackie Chun stepped back and did a back flip, dodging the small fists that were meant for him. Staring at his student, he took some steps back and moved his head with ease to dodge the incoming kicks. The young monk gritted his teeth before throwing punches at the old man, who dodged them again.
HIs student's attacks held strength and power along with some speed. Jackie was almost punched and kicked by Krillin; however, the turtle hermit was glad that he's still faster than the young monk.
If he got hit directly from one of those kicks and punches, Jackie might be sure that it will leave a mark on him.
Keyword: might.
Micheal smirked at the fight with his holding his chin.
"Krillin is good, but not good enough. I'm afraid," he said in a mumble.
After a few throw of punches, the hermit blocked Krillin's fist with the palm of his hand in a flash. The two fighters growled and stared each other's eyes.
Jackie smirked at the ferocity that Krillin held in his eyes. Still holding the child's fist, spoke up.
"You've got some power behind those punches. Not too bad..." he chuckled at Krillin.
The young monk glared at his opponent. The two jumped away from each other and Krillin got into his stance. The two stared each other seriously while Jackie stood up, grinning slyly at the young monk.
"Now let's check your speed." he said and got into his stance.
Krillin's eyes widened when his opponent suddenly disappeared. Jackier appeared before him and attacked him in a flash, sending the child flying straight to the wall. He yelled in pain once his front self hit the wall with a loud bam. Slowly falling to the ground with a groan, everyone stared in shock except Leanne and her uncle. Instead, the two mages grimaced at the impact that Krillin made.
"That's gonna hurt," Leanne winced, Micheal nodded in agreement with his niece.
"Indeed," he said quietly.
Krillin sat up, staring at Jackie dumbstruck with a bleeding nose and a red mark on his forehead. Leanne shrieked in worry for her bald friend.
She wanted to run up there and treat the bruise on his forehead, but held herself back. Krillin will be fine in this match.
Micheal noticed his niece's worried and frightened look. He rubbed her shoulders to calm her down, trying to not have the same expression. Micheal knew that Krillin can handle himself even from hits like that, but he considered the young monk as his own along with Goku since the man (himself) developed a close relationship with them. Thanks to the visits he did to help out their training.
"That... That hit," Krillin uttered and eyed at his opponent, "I-I didn't e-even see it."
Bulma blinked in shock, "What's wrong with Krillin, guys? He's sitting down." she stared at the scene with wide eyes.
"I don't know!" Puar responded with the same look.
Krillin stared at his hands, "How can I beat him when I can't even see him?" he said to himself with worry in his mind.
There's no doubt that Jackie is stronger than him, he's certain that he'll lose this match right away.
"Hey Krillin, get up."
The monk snapped out of his thoughts and stared up to Goku, who had a look on him.
"Look, he's fast." he said.
Krillin raised a brow at this. What is Goku getting at? As if he didn't know that obvious fact. "Yeah...?"
His best friend frowned at him, "So what? You are too, besides I saw it."
"You did?"
Goku made a fist with a look in his eyes that seem to show irritation, "Yeah, you can too. You have the same training as me!" he said like it was obvious.
Krillin blinked for a moment. He wiped off the blood from his nose, walking away with a determined expression on his face.
Goku was right. If he can see Jackie's punch that means he can see it too. Krillin stood front of his opponent with a frown.
"Well, look who's back?" he commented, seeing Krillin coming back. Jackie got into his stance. "That was a slow punch, allow me to show you one of my fast ones." he grinned with a small glint in his eyes.
Krillin slowly went back to his stance. His eyes stared at the old man. Either Jackie was bluffing, he's a goner...
Everyone stared silently at the two before the two charged each other with their fists in the air. Leanne and Micheal stared wide eyed. Once four seconds passed, the two landed on the ground with one knee.
The two slowly stood up and faced each other seriously. Leanne slowly smiled and raised her hands in the air.
"Yeah, that's it, man. You're finally getting it!" she yelled and started cheering wildly.
"Way to go, Krillin! I knew you can do it," the Saiyan child raised a fist with a proud smile.
Krillin smiled and nodded, "Yeah!"
Raising a brow along with a smirk "Very impressive," Jackie said.
Master Roshi couldn't help but feel proud for Krillin. It seems like his student is improving than he thought since the child was able to follow his movements.
Leanne quietly watched the two got into their stances again. They charged at each other with their yells, her eyes widened once the two landed. Everyone stared numbly at the sight. Sadly, they weren't able to follow the fighters' movements.
Goku stared with an open mouth. His hand went up, covered his eye and watched Krillin fell to the ground.
"Krillin's down. I'm not sure what just transpired, but whatever it was. It didn't agree with them," the announcer said to the crowd.
Leanne facepalmed and groaned. She can't believe that Master Roshi just spat at Krillin. Who even spits at their opponent just to get the upperhand? It's disgusting.
"Guess I have to get use to this," she sweatdrop at the thought.
Leanne stared at the two fighters, but she gasped in her throat and looked down.
"That aura... It felt so inhuman," she gulped and stared at her uncle, who had a shocked look.
"T-Tito," Leanne stuttered which made her uncle stared at her back. "You felt that, didn't you?"
Micheal nodded with a sweat sliding down on his cheek.
"Let's go, Lea." he said.
Leanne let her uncle pulled her away from their seat, leaving her friends behind. Once they finally got out of the huge crowd. The two ran as they tracked down the aura.
While Micheal ran, his eyes diverted to his niece who ran beside him. He growled silently and focused running ahead. Why did they have to appear now? And in Papaya Island of all places. Micheal gulped and couldn't help but felt worried for Leanne. Is she really ready to face them? What was he thinking bring her along with him?
Staring at his niece beside him, he saw the small determined look in her eyes.
"Lea," Micheal spoke up, drawing his niece attention to him
"What is it?" she asked with a frown.
Micheal swallowed, "What we are searching right now is something that non-mages can't see. You'll have to be careful with this one, Lea. Remember your training. I'll explain what it is later, alright."
Leanne nodded with a serious look. Micheal took out a rainbow-colored gem and gave it to her. She took it before consuming it while Micheal did the same with his own gem.
Still trying to track down the aura they felt earlier, they stopped running once their heads jerked up. Leanne turned herself to the west side and Micheal turned to the north side.
The adult clenched his fists, "Leanne, let's split up." he muttered with his eyes narrowed.
Leanne gave him a concerned look. She slowly nodded and the two split up, heading to the direction where they felt the aura.
Author's Note!
Hope all of you enjoyed this chapter, guys! Please leave a follow, favorite, and a review. Flames are not allowed, only constructive criticism.
Just so you know, I want to answer a review that says that I should do a Goku/Chichi/Leanne pairing. I'm sorry, I have to say I can't do that. I seriously can't. I'm not comfortable writing harem in fanfics most of the times, it's very uncomfortable and kind of gross for me. (No offense to harem fans out there)
Also, I want to say thanks guys for taking your time to read this fic. It really makes me very happy.
I'm sorry if I really sound a jerk at the last author's note. I was so stressed back then and the reviews I'm getting to update faster is starting to make my stress levels go up. I know it shows that you like this fic, but telling me to update faster is sometimes like you're saying to an old woman to hurry up paying the cashier.
To be honest, I felt bad for not updating recently. But I was having writer's block and got too focused in proofreading. I really want to give my best in my stories despite I'm doing this for fun and my satisfaction. (I've been writing ever since I was twelve, so it's understandable.) Also, I wasn't able to write a lot since I've been going to resorts and beaches with my family and churchmates.
Oh yeah, I forgot! I also want to answer DarkDustt27's review. I know that human fighters in DBZ are just bystanders. But, Leanne is still going to fight. She will be mostly involved in the fight if it gets out of hand or etc.. To be truthful, it's up to her if she reaply wants to join the fight. I can also say that she most likely get beaten a lot in order to gain more experience in combat. Her strength is; however is something you have to find out in this fic.
Fyi, I'll be updating the next chapter somewhere in May, so wait patiently for me please. ^w^
I'll be more happy if you give me some advice in my writing so I can improve. Until then, see you in the next chap, guys. And here are the VOTES!
Votes For Guys To Be With Leanne (Again, this is just for fun. XD)
Goku - 21
Vegeta - 5
Krillin - 2
Tien - 1
Piccolo - 1
Android 17 - 1
Daniel - 1
Other guys for Leanne - 0
