Season 1: Chapter 10- The Winner is!

Disclaimer: I don't own Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z except my own characters

Chemistry-Deaf: There's a small surprise at the beginning and in the middle.

Ma Sax: When do you go back to college?

C-D: January 25, why?

Ma Sax: No reason. Wondering if college would set you back from the story.

C-D: It's not like I make deadlines.

Ma Sax: True, but you are updating rather fast.

C-D: I just wanted to get the Prologue and Season 1 out of the way first!

Farther off from the tournament, a young woman was walking to her usual lunch. She usually passed the quiet arena to get to her cafe. Unknown to her, today was the day of the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament. She had seen workers going around cleaning things and preparing, but paid it no mind. She liked her job and hoped she doesn't get fired like three years ago.

Everyone including her old job was very attentive to King Piccolo's grand announcement. While everyone was shaking in fear of the evil man, she couldn't squash her interest. Her main interest were rare plants and animals, but they don't pay well. She took double major of biology and technical. That job was very technical and she got bored along the way. Regardless, she with her colleague watched the news. When the news that the King Piccolo was dead, everyone but her cheered. She managed to put up a fake smile. After a few days, she was fired from a lack of attention to her work.

In the next year, she hunted for jobs and was successful in finding one, but she had to move. It didn't bother her and she liked new places. Perhaps, it would help her forget about Diamao. For the remaining of the time, she worked hard in her new job and enjoyed it compared to her last one. And so, here she was, strolling down past the supposed empty arena when a voice broadcast over the arena reached her ears, "What an unexpected event this is! The mysterious Ma Jr had revealed himself to be the son of the infamous King Piccolo!" This jolted her from whatever daydream she was thinking of.

A flood of people rushed out of the entrance. She was so surprised that she was shoved against the wall. After the crowd thinned out, she used the quiet to sort out her mental disarray. Slowly, she peeked over the entrance and made out a few figures. Taking out a small binoculars she had with her, she managed to see everyone clearly. Her breath caught when she saw the two green men with one looking very similar to King Piccolo. Her dream may not as far off as she thought.

Now we're back to round two of Goku vs Ma Jr! With his cover blown, Ma Jr had scared off the crowd leaving only Goku's friends and announcer. With the crowd missing, the remaining fighters joined Goku's friends. Both Goku and Ma Jr took off their damaged shirts and faced each other to continue the match! If anyone was wondering, Ma Jr's simple tattoo design are slowly becoming more obvious.

Ma Jr was actually happy that most of the crowd took off. He doesn't have to listen Goku complain about crowd damage if he fired ki shots. He figured he may start this off with an explosion!

Ma Jr grasped his right wrist with his left hand and start charging a ki ball. Goku was quick in recognizing it and shouted for everyone to get down! Ma Jr shouted, "Explosive Demon Wave!" and fired it at Goku.

Tien recognized this before when he saved Goku from it three years ago. Unlike before where everywhere was wiped, Ma Jr really was aiming at Goku. They all ran to a safe zone behind Ma Jr.

The dust cleared up and both were missing! At least to normal viewers. Goku had jumped over the blast and punched Ma Jr in the face! Ma Jr retaliated by grabbing the limb and kicked Goku's side. This caused them to separate and a punching brawl started! I can't tell who's winning!

Goku was surprised by how compressed the blast was compared to the free fire King Piccolo did. If that hit him, he may wind up losing something vital! He could jump over it since it was aimed at him. Ignoring the blast hitting the ground, he put as much force into that punch. Ma Jr was surprised to see Goku coming at him. Split second that fist contacted his face, he blindly reached out to grab it. Using the momentum and judging the position of Goku based on the arm and vision, he lashed out he leg. He hoped that he would connect to something of Goku since he was no longer facing him.

Luck was on his side as his leg slammed on Goku's side. He let got of the airborne opponent and took a moment to steady himself. Goku barely landed on his feet when he launched himself at Ma Jr thus a round of punches, kicks, dodging, and blocks commenced.

No one except me were paying attention to the hole that Ma Jr's Explosive Demon Wave had created. None of them realized that there was no smoke explosion. They were all caught up in trying to see Ma Jr and Goku's brawl. I was curious and went there to examine it. Judging by the angle, Ma Jr was aiming for Goku's middle that was turned down slightly to avoid going through the wall around the Tournament area. I have no idea how deep this goes.

I turned back to the arena where they engaged to another power struggle. I walked around the wall to get a better view, ignoring Goku's friends. Ma Jr headbutted Goku and following it up with eye beam. Goku winced as the beams hit him. Ma Jr wasn't letting it up and ran forward to punch him. This Goku was an afterimage.

Goku learned not to give Ma Jr time to find him again and slipped under Ma Jr's eyes.

It was barely 15 seconds later when Goku appeared! He delivered a powerful punch to Ma Jr's abdomen! Goku looked worn out from that attack and Ma Jr stumbled back in surprise and pain. I think he may throw up!

Ma Jr had never felt a powerful punch except from Ma Sax's and his tend to have the Dark Ki effect afterwards. It was rare that he felt it without the Dark Ki. As he tried to ignore the pain, something felt wrong. It was a cylinder shaped lodged itself in a bad position. He had to get rid of it! Using his gag reflexes, he pushed the annoying object up his throat and spat it out. He managed to catch it in his hand. He completely forgot about the bottle!

The bottle was stored not in the stomach like the others had thought, but a pouch off to the side. This is where the demon created offspring and where the egg rest before fully developing. Ma Jr did not want the bottle to disrupt his meal, so he stored it there. The powerful punch Goku did to his stomach jolted the bottle out making it stuck in the wrong place.

Even sealed, Kami was certainly disrupting the match. Goku quickly recognized the bottle and was hesitant to see what Ma Jr planned to do with it. Ma Jr glared at the bottle and shouted, "Ma Sax! Here!" He tossed the bottle to Ma Sax who caught it in mild surprise. "Try to keep those friends of his away!"

"A game?" Ma Sax responded as he thought about this.

"Whatever, I don't care. Now that he's out of the way, shall we continue?" Sounds of fighting resumed.

Ma Sax looked at the bottle thoughtfully and glanced at the remaining fighters. "Alright, let's play." There were shocked and confused faces adorned the small audience. "The rule is simple. All of you try to get the bottle from me. Considering the crowd left, we'll use the area here. I don't care what attack you use or if you team up. If those that were in the audience wish to help out, feel free."

"What happened if you win?"

"There's no time limit, exactly. And, technically, I win if all of you give up."

Ma Sax: Can I give your mike to you? It'll get in the way.

C-D: Yes. Yes, you can. I wasn't planning on you comment on your battles and the end of Goku vs Ma Jr.

Ma Sax: Good, it'll distract me. How bad should I beat them up?

C-D: Hey! I need them alive!

Ma Sax, or Saxophone as he now called himself, stood in the middle of the vacant crowd area facing the 4 fighters in front of the arena. The announcer was having trouble deciding which match to do his commentary on and decided on both as well as he can. Those not fighting were off to the side where they could see both. The blond woman had her gun up and had it ready in case Saxophone came too close. The old man got himself ready as well.

"We seen you fight Tien, and you lost," Krillin told him.

"That's because I wasn't trying to win. I had no interest in fighting Goku unlike Tien here," Saxophone replied. "Warning, I'm not going to hold back this time."

"Looks like you're actually right, Tien," Yamcha said.

"This is getting too serious!" Tien hissed.

"Consider this, Tien. The last time we fought before the tournament, I didn't have my control over my Dark Ki. With practice, I have them back. And, the game already begun," Saxophone told them as he casually juggled the bottle. Krillin and Yamcha made the mistake of attacking first and found an afterimage.

Krillin shouted in surprise as Saxophone reappeared behind Yamcha and send him flying. Tien attacked before Saxophone could kick Krillin. He was firing multiple dodon rays. Saxophone managed to dodge them with relative ease. Chi-Chi attacked next by a round the house kick. She was blocked and she tried to use her rapid punches. Both of her hands were caught and Saxophone quickly tossed her.

His ears caught a "me" off to the side. He glanced and saw Krillin was preparing a kame hame wave! Another "me" sounded and he found Yamcha was also starting one. He was about to step out of the way when he caught glimpse of two Tiens. One was on the ground preparing a kame hame and another above him readying a tri-beam. They all fired around the same time and Saxophone was forced to make a shield.

The fighters panted at making such a powerful attack and forgot their purpose. "Oh, sh**! We forgot about the bottle!" Krillin shouted.

"I'm sure it's alright as well as Saxophone," Tien replied, panting. He merged back with the clone. "If what he told me earlier about the Dark Ki is true, he would find a way to defend against us."

They watched the smoke clear up. Saxophone didn't have enough time to create a dome, but he managed to wrap the ground into a spiral arc. He pulled the ground up in front of him and managed to stop it above him. The bottle was well protected with the stone and his body as the blast hit. The ground didn't stand up as well against it. He dropped the shattered ground down and stood up. He didn't look worse to wear and the bottle remain intact.

Saxophone stepped out of the little crater and prepared to continue when Tien noticed something. A low blast had torn off a part of Saxophone's pant leg. It showed what looked like weights strapped on his lower leg where the pants were hiding! "Wait, what's on your leg?"

Saxophone looked down and noticed the hidden weights. "Ah, part of the reason I lost. If I was going for the win, I would have taken them off before our match, and you won't be wiser. Should I take them off?" He grinned when dread filled their faces. A loud ripping sound reached their ears as Saxophone took them off both legs (they're held together by Velcro and string). He dropped them in front of them and stretched his sore legs. Tien was the first to approached it.

"H-how much is this?"

"Oh, 75 lbs per section of the legs making the total 150 per leg. I usually wear 225 lbs vest and 25 per arm."

"That makes ... 550 lbs!"

"Yeah, Piccolo Junior managed to reach half of that weight before coming here."

"That makes you the strongest!"

"If we're going by how much weight, sure, but I don't care about the championship." He stood up and saw how much they knew how screwed they were. Chi-Chi collapsed while Krillin and Yamcha barely stand. Tien, however, was thinking about what Saxophone had told them.

"So, what you're saying is if you're serious, it would have been you vs Piccolo Jr?"

"Quite right, but my main interest isn't fighting. I prefer to give Piccolo a chance. Judging from your faces, do you give up?" He didn't receive an answer but Tien was suddenly at his side. Saxophone was slightly shocked and before he could do anything, Tien had pulled the cork. "I suppose that's one way to win."

The smoke came out of the bottle before forming Kami's shape. He landed on his own feet staring in surprise at Saxophone and Tien. "Wh-what's going on?"

"A lot actually," Saxophone replied grinning.

"You know you lost, right?" Tien told Saxophone.

"Don't care," Saxophone replied as he crushed the bottle and tossed it. "Welcome back, Kami."

"Kami?!" the old man shouted as he came over. "You sure picked an interesting place for a nap!" Kami looked around in confusion. He even noticed Piccolo Jr and Goku on the arena who paused in their fighting.

"You were inside Piccolo since you got sealed," Saxophone explained. "Goku managed to dislodge it and Ma Jr spat it out. a mini competition between me and everyone else for the bottle and here we are."

"Ah, now I remember. The mafuba was reversed on me. So, Goku managed to free me," Kami said.

"In a way."

"Finally got a taste of what King Piccolo went through for centuries, uncle?" Ma Jr's voice called out. Those that didn't hear Ma Jr's explanation were confused including Kami.

"He meant you, Kami," Saxophone clarified.

"Good to see you alright, Kami!" Goku said as he waved.

"Ok, enough talk!" Ma Jr snapped catching Goku's attention. "Time to finish this!"

"You read my mind!"

Ma Jr ran up to Goku and both vanished. Everyone gasped and looked around for them except Saxophone who saw where they were. "I-incredible! I couldn't even see them!" Kami stated in surprise.

"Maybe because they're not on the arena," Saxophone said. Everyone looked at Saxophone noticed that he was looking up. They looked up and slowly, but surely, they could see Goku and Ma Jr not even trying to dodge or block as they tried to get as many punches or kick to each other. A good hit from Goku pushed Ma Jr back more than before and Ma Jr used this opportunity to land a powerful air blast he could muster. The force threw Goku back to the arena, but he wasn't done yet! He created a kame hame wave that was used to propel him towards Ma Jr. Ma Jr barely react as he was decked with two fists. He managed to flip himself upright and aimed eye beams at Goku. Goku couldn't dodge it and it stung his chest. That stunned Goku as he fell down to the arena.

He hit the arena and took a few seconds to collect himself before getting up. Kami saw Ma Jr coming at a very fast pace. "Watch out, Goku!" Goku couldn't get up nor does he have the energy to dodge the incoming Ma Jr.

Ma Jr landed on the arena and launched himself at Goku shouting, "I'll have your head!" His eyes widened after what happened.

Kami made a split decision and jumped right on the arena. He successfully blocked Ma Jr's punch. The pain wasn't bad, but a strange stinging feeling spread all over his hands. He hissed in surprise. Ma Jr was too surprised by Kami's bold move to react properly. Soon, he withdrew his fist and felt some of the side-effect from overusing the Dark Ki. If Kami decided to join in, he can call on Saxophone to restrain him.

"That's enough, Piccolo! Goku, join me! Together we can overpower him!" Kami said as he readied himself. Ma Jr stared at him like he's crazy.

"No Kami, don't interfere! you can't do that!" Goku yelled at Kami.

"What are you saying, Goku?! I'm here to help you!"

"The match isn't over yet! He's still my opponent! I can't win if I don't defeat him myself!" Goku walked passed a surprised Kami to Ma Jr. "Hit me! I owe you a free punch!"

"A free punch?" Ma Jr asked.

"Yeah, hit me to make up the one Kami just blocked." Ma Jr stared at him. "What are you waiting for?! Hit me, so we can continue the match!"

"Well, isn't that generous of you? Since you insisted," Ma Jr gave Goku a good punch, "I'll make sure you didn't fall out of the arena." True to his words, Goku remained on the arena rubbing his sore head.

Saxophone and Tien noticed Ma Jr's tattoo were getting some reds. Saxophone knows that if the match drag out any longer, Ma Jr could collapse. Kami have to front row seat in noticing Ma Jr's tattoos as well as Goku. There was some small changes he noticed compared to Ma Jr when fighting against him. His skin had turn a darker shade of green while the pink patches gained a more purplish look. His breathing sounded off and some of the movements were sluggish.

"Listen Goku, I understand that you two are in a match, but you need to use your head! We can defeat him together while we have the chance!" Kami said to Goku.

"I can't accept your help, Kami! I am in a match, and I will regret it if I did," Goku told him.

"If you don't get off the arena willingly, I can have Saxophone force you off," Ma Jr added. "Unlike my father, I plan to fight against Goku alone. Saxophone knows how much this match means to me, and I can't have it with you in the way!" He growled at Kami.

"Kami!" Tien shouted to get their attention. "I know you mean well, but Goku is an accomplished fighter. He already saved the world more than once; let him do what he wishes. Plus, Saxophone hadn't rushed in to make this a double team match."

"Don't worry too much! Even if Goku did lose, we can take on Junior together!" Krillin added.

"Th-there's no need to gang up on me," Ma Jr rasped. "I could easily order Saxophone to take care of you all." They saw Ma Jr placing a hand on his aching head.

"Are you ok?" Goku asked.

"I'M FINE! I just-! needed some time ... to get myself back in the game."

"Go ahead. I have the rest of the day to beat you." Ma Jr only scowled in response.

"Kami, you're actually helping me instead of Goku," Ma Jr said with a grin.

Kami blinked. "How so?"

"The longer you stay on the arena, the more time I could recover because we won't continue until you get off! I don't know how well Goku could recover with all those punches. I'm sure you felt how my attack was? Goku had sustained much more all over!" Kami jumped and glanced at Goku. There were faint bruises where Goku's skin was visible and probably more on his legs. Very few skin patches were avoided. If the stinging pain he still feel on his hands were any indication, Goku had to be super human to withstand it! Kami sighed in defeat.

He walked off the arena while reminding Goku that the Dragon Balls can retrieve him if he somehow killed Junior. Ma Jr sent a glare in his direction before facing Goku. He was slowly running out of options and Goku probably knew it! But, he does know how to prolong the effect. Goku stared in surprise when Ma Jr created one double. "Doesn't that cut your power level in half?"

"This isn't like your friend's multiform technique. Just think of it as materializing your ki." All three took a stance and waited. Ma Jr wasn't the one to wait when things get dire and attacked first. Goku defended well against the onslaught of Ma Jr and the double. He couldn't form a good kame hame wave, but it made the double careful of various ki blasts. Ma Jr managed to cancel some of the ki blast with his air blast when the double had trouble avoiding them or the ki came to him. In the mist of confusion, Goku jumped up high in the air.

Ma Jr and the double were about to attack and found Goku's afterimage and nearly hit each other. They looked up when a "Kame Hame" reached their ears. Goku had a super kame hame ready! Ma Jr knew he couldn't dodge it and instead changed the double into a barrier just before Goku fired. Everyone else scrambled away and got down for safety. Saxophone created a decent barrier that some hid behind with him.

The blinding light lasted around 20 seconds and the wind with dust settled. Goku landed on the arena just outside of a huge crater he made. The crater took out a corner of the arena and beyond. In the center was the apparently unconscious Ma Jr. Everyone else stared at Goku for creating such an attack.

"Hey! Now might be a good time to start counting!" Goku shouted to the announcer.

"Huh-? Oh, yes, right away!" the announcer cried out as he ran up to the crater. "Oh, my! H-he's not moving! Are you sure he's not dead?"

"No way, he's not that vulnerable. Besides,"

"I am still alive and that means so is Junior," Kami told them. Saxophone already knew that, but he exhaled a breath he didn't know he was holding. If they could get the countdown out of the way, he could seal up the Dark Ki before any more damage could occur in his body. "I suggest you start the count down!"

"Uh, right! I'll start... One! Two! Three! Four!..." The others started to join at "Seven!" whereas Saxophone and Kami remained silent. Goku turned around to give them a thumbs up at "Nine!" A collected gasps when a dark figure appeared right behind Goku. Goku felt something amiss and turned around and saw a black covered foot. The force was strong enough to push him to the edge of the arena. The only expression they could see was the glowing eyes change shape to show it was smiling. Only Saxophone knew what Ma Jr did.

"He's using Dark Elf!"

"Dark Elf?" Krillin asked.

"What's that?" Kami added.

"It's a combination of Ma Jr and his double. The double is like a berserk armor covering Ma Jr. I myself can use it but at a cost. Wearing it too long or not enough control over it can cost our life! He doesn't have enough control over it!" They could see Saxophone was shaking and worry appeared on his expression as he told them. The others didn't share his worry for Ma Jr's life but they did worry on how badly Goku would be.

Sure enough, the seemingly solid Dark Ki surrounding Ma Jr was becoming vapor flames. Ma Jr's Dark Elf had the same skin color as the double and the eyes were constantly glowing a reddish color. The outfit was Ma Jr's turban and gi with the double's red wraps and shoes. He vanished. If they thought Goku and Ma Jr was fast, this was insane. They could see Goku getting beat up like a rag doll.

Goku never imagine such pain was possible! These punches were no ordinary punches. He seemed to purposely hitting anywhere in any way that would give him the most pain! He could barely stand. He opened one eye and saw some of the Dark Elf were evaporated, revealing barely healed skin of Ma Jr. He fell to his knees.

Ma Jr pulled out the Dark Elf and made a sphere between his hands. His eyes blurred badly as he slammed the sphere down Goku's back. His ears warped everything he did and didn't hear. He felt that he may fall.

Goku saw the sphere. He saw Ma Jr eyes were unfocused and seemed damaged. He took off with his ki alone.

Ma Jr had no idea that his sphere went through an afterimage. In fact, he had no idea about anything at the moment. All he could think of was memories that wasn't his. He looked up and thought he saw a figure coming at him. What it was, he had no idea.

That blurred figure was Goku flying towards him as fast as he could. He headbutted Ma Jr which send him flying out of the arena and landed painfully on the arena. Ma Jr didn't feel the pain that would have accompanied it. Instead he felt a force that threw him backwards. The rest were vague and unregistered to his memories.

Saxophone wasted no time to catch the flying body of Ma Jr and laid him carefully on the ground. He set to work on getting rid of excess Dark Ki and sealing the rest.

Everyone else except Tien and Kami ignored Saxophone and cheered when the announcer declared Goku the winner. They ran over to congratulate him. The old man stayed behind and glanced at the defeated Ma Jr. A short fat wild man came up to Goku and fed Goku a bean. The bean works wonders for his poor body, but it did nothing for the Dark Ki. It mattered little to Goku and over time they will leave his body. He had won!

While his friends share his excitement, there was a small number that did not. Kami felt like his body was on fire. Saxophone was done with sealing the Dark Ki, but he can't do anything about Ma Jr's damaged body. Tien and the old man looked over them in silence.

"Is that all you could do for him?" Tien asked.

"Yeah. I'm not a healer by nature, so I can't do anything." Saxophone's voice was close to breaking and no one could see tears welling up.

Goku finished his happy air dance and landed. His friends crowded around him, but he looked over to Ma Jr and met a controlled but heartbreaking face of Saxophone. If he didn't know any better, he may have thought Saxophone was pleading. His good nature took over and asked for a senzu bean. The man with it was confused as to why Goku needed another one and figured it wasn't important and tossed it over.

Goku thanked him and threw it to Saxophone. He quickly caught it with a surprised but hopeful expression. Everyone else as they watch Saxophone carefully pick up Ma Jr and fed him the bean. In a few seconds, the webbed light green skin changed to a more healthy green and his shallow breathing changed a more lively one. Some moments later, his eyes started to open.

He squinted and waited for his eyes to adjust. He could see Saxophone clearly but anyone beyond that was still difficult to see. "Father, what's going on?"

"Some amazing things, Piccolo," Saxophone replied as he helped Piccolo to his feet.

"Piccolo," Goku said. Piccolo looked at the direction of the voice but couldn't make him out. "I enjoyed our match. It'll be sad if you died because Kami will die too. And, I wish to become rivals with you!"

Piccolo smirked. "Was that you Goku? My vision is slightly impaired, but it will heal in due time. So, you wish to become rivals with me? Sounds like fun. Be ready because I plan to win!"

A loud gasp spooked Piccolo slightly due to how close and unexpected it was. He faced a partially blurred Kami gasping for air. "OH! I thought I was going to get a heart attack."

"I wouldn't be too surprised if you did. I wasn't sure before, but I believe the Dark Ki is slowly destroying whatever King Piccolo added to Piccolo Junior," Saxophone replied. They all remain silent and some were very confused. "I'd love to chat more about this, but we're done with the tournament. Without further ado..." Both Saxophone and Piccolo jumped to the sky and flew off before any of them could protest.

And that's the end of Season 1!

A/N: This was fun and difficult to type up!