"Ladies and Gentlemen," shouted the announcer into the microphone. "You have seen what could possibly go down as the greatest tournament in history! We have seen tournament veterans and mere children overcome unspeakable odds. Now witness as the champion is decided between the past champion, Tien Shinhan and his opponent, the one armed bandit, Gohan Son!" The crowd erupted into a thunderous applause as they cheered for their favourite. They didn't care that Hercule wasn't going to be the champion again, they only cared that they had seen the battles of the century.

"Due to the ring being in the state it is in," continued the announcer behind his black sunglasses, "It has been decided that ring-outs will not be included in the ways a champion will be decided. In other words, this tournament will be decided by submission or knock out! Not like ring-outs would matter with these fighters, am I right? Any final words for your opponent?" asked the announcer.

The microphone was shoved into Tien's hand and he looked at it for a moment as the eliminated contestants lined up against a nearby wall. Videl couldn't help but be a little nervous when she stopped next to a crater. "Gohan, are you sure you want to go through with this?" asked Tien as he tossed the microphone to Gohan.

Gohan skilfully caught the device in his hand and brought it to his mouth. "Positive Tien, let's make the most of it," he replied which caused the two warriors to smile. Gohan tossed the microphone to the side and clasped hands with Tien, shaking as a sign of mutual respect.

"With that, ladies and gentlemen, BEGIN!" Videl watched as Tien and Gohan broke away and formed their respective stances. Before she could even realise they had moved she felt a gust of wind from the force of their fists connecting with one another. Videl watched, or tried to watch, as Tien and Gohan exchanged blow after blow, their defence impenetrable. The rate at which they were throwing attacks at one another was astounding, only a blur to Videl's eyes. But that was when she realised that none of their feet were touching the ground. At first she thought it was just due to the speed they were fighting at but the more she looked at it the more she realised that her eyes weren't playing tricks on her.

She felt a rough hand wrap itself around the back of her neck and push her to the ground just as a body was impaled into the wall forming a sizable crater. "What did you do that for?" she asked before seeing the body lying above her.

"You can thank me later for saving your life," Yamcha said with a smile as Tien leapt from the hole and landed on the ring. Videl slowly got to her feet and looked at the two warriors who were staring at each other. That was when Videl saw it, the tattoo on Tien's back in all its glory. A circle, the tattoo imprinted on Tien's back was a circle with four stars etched around it. Videl quickly memorised it as Tien and Gohan charged at each other faster than she could comprehend. They exchanged blows for several minutes, neither giving the other any time to rest as the crowd cheered at the top of their lungs. Gohan's hand reached forth and Tien grabbed it with his two hands and Videl thought she saw Gohan's lips move as if signalling something. Tien's head nodded slightly as he launched Gohan into the sky. Videl gasped as she lost sight of Gohan as he rocketed upwards using his own ki to propel himself forward. Videl turned her attention to Tien who simply looked upwards but before she realised what was happening he vanished. A few moments passed and Videl couldn't figure out for the life of her where he had gone. She looked at the other competitors around her and saw them all looking upwards. Confused, Videl followed their line of sight to see a body plummet down into the centre of the ring causing chunks of concrete to disperse in all directions.

Videl squealed and looked away as chunks of mortar flew through the air towards her. However there was no impact and she looked forward to see Marron hovering there. It took Videl a few seconds to realise that Marron was at least three feet off the ground. "Mummy, why didn't you tell me how much energy ki shields took?" she asked as she turned towards Eighteen and slowly descended to the ground.

"Normally sweetie when protecting yourself they don't take up much energy but the fact that you protected the girl behind you as well meant it would take more out of you," explained Eighteen as Marron leapt into her arms. Videl heard everything but didn't understand a single thing as if they had been speaking a different language. Deciding she would figure it all out at a later date she turned towards the ring and gasped at the sight of it. Rubble was all that remained of the ring with Gohan's body lying in the centre with large chunks of concrete lying on top of him. The announcer began his ten count as Tien slowly descended through the air and landed next to Gohan. Videl swore that Gohan should have been dead after such an impact but after seeing him in his training room a week ago she knew it would take a lot more than that to kill him.

"Hey Goten why isn't your brother getting up?" asked Trunks barely loud enough for Videl to overhear.

"I think he made some bargain with Tien beforehand if they were to meet each other in the final," explained Goten a little too loudly, Videl hearing every word. Gohan's throwing the match? She thought as the announcer neared the final numbers.

"Eight...Nine...Ten! There it is ladies and gentlemen, the winner by knockout and the new champion of the world is TIEN SHINHAN!" The announcer shouted as the audience broke out into a thunderous applause. Videl looked at Tien who didn't seem all that happy about winning the tournament which only made her think even more that the fight had been set up. A hand burst up from out of the rubble and Tien took it in his hand before pulling Gohan to his feet. They looked at each other for a moment before embracing one another in a hug which only made the audience cheer even louder. As they broke their embrace the announcer made his way through the destruction with the championship belt in his hand and offered it to Tien. Tien grabbed it with one hand and looked at it for a while before lifting it high above his head for the world to see. Gohan took a few steps backwards and clapped (beating his hand on his chest) for his friend as did all the warriors on the outside of the ring. That was when Videl saw Gohan's tattoo clearly. His shirt had been torn off underneath all the rubble and now his back was clearly visible showing the circular tattoo with two stars in it. Videl noted how it was almost identical to Tien's tattoo and most likely Yamcha's as well. A sudden realisation hit her and she looked at the people surrounding her. Are they all in on this?

"Due to the technology leant to us by Capsule Corps; the video of the tournament will be available for purchase in two days time. I hope you enjoyed today's tournament, I know I have! Until next time see you later," said the announcer signing off. Videl watched from the sidelines as all the competitors around her walked forward and congratulated Tien for his win. As one they walked out of the arena as the audience started to file out. Videl stood there still for a moment trying to figure out what she had missed out while she was out cold but knew she wouldn't be able to figure anything out until she got her hands on a copy of the tournament. A few seconds after the others walked through the walkway, Videl charged after them but upon rounding around the final corner to the backstage arena she found that they had all vanished; not a soul remained.

...

That night was a tough one for Videl and her father. Immediately after regaining consciousness and making up a believable story, Hercule told his fans that he went easy on Chichi due to the fact that she was a woman. People asked him about the claims she had made about him being a fake to which he replied that he may have lost some strength after beating Cell and as such he wasn't as strong as he was when he defeated the monster. The masses seemed to believe him and that was that although a few people still questioned his actions. They had witnessed the ex-"World's Strongest Man" and his daughter defeated by a woman and a small girl respectively. Videl could always say that she had thrown the match as she didn't want to attack the small girl but she knew if people asked her she would say the truth, that she had gotten beaten fair and square. Videl wished though, that she could understand what had happened just a little bit more. All the people she asked where in a semi-state of shock as they let all of the information on what had occurred sink in and thus she could get very little details out of them.

Now Videl had to face the fact that school was restarting the next day. The doctors had cleared her of having any long lasting damage on her arm and as such she could take it out of its sling the next day. She knew not to do anything too stressful with it otherwise risking damaging it once again. It had been a shock to discover that she had been defeated by a four year old girl but her knowledge on the topic was something extraordinary. Then there was the unbelievable fact that she had been floating in the air in front of her and had been talking about a ki shield or something like that. Videl knew she was going to be asked a million and one questions at school, most of them due to the fact that she had been defeated but she swore that she would tell the truth in this situation. Then there was the police situation, how would they react? Would they still call her for assistance after witnessing her performance? Only time would reveal the answers.

Videl decided that she would question Gohan directly about the tattoo on his back and what it meant. If it was the symbol for some criminal organization she didn't know how she would react. The fact that at least three people had similar tattoos meant that they had some form of connection to one another and the fact that they were all incredibly strong meant that this was something to be careful of. The other question she needed to ask was if Gohan threw the match. She knew that being in Gohan's bad books was the worst situation which could occur, especially since he lived just next door and could fight on after being on the brink of death. All of her answers would need to be found at a later date as she got herself ready for bed.

...

Videl hated the situation she was facing. Nearly everyone in class had asked her what had happened and she had answered truthfully but they didn't believe her. Of course, thought Videl as she answered another question, who would possibly think that Videl Satan would be beaten by a little girl? I should've faked a doctor's certificate or something.

"Alright class, settle down now," said the teacher as he stood at the front of the class. "We are graced with a new student today who aced all of his entrance exams." A lot of snickering and the occasional nerd comment left the students' lips but all of it stopped as the student walked in. Videl hadn't cared about how smart the student was but when she saw who it was her jaw dropped a few inches. He stood there in casual khaki pants a tight fitting white shirt and a black jacket. In one hand he held all of his books while with his other arm he gave the class a small wave. "Class, I would like you to meet Son Gohan." The class gasped as they looked at Gohan, the man who had come second in the tournament the previous day with one more arm than he had the previous day.

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The champion has been decided and Videl is as confused as ever. Now that Gohan has miraculously appeared with both arms intact what does this mean? What is the significance of the tattoos? I know and you don't. So stay tuned and find out when I next update. Please review and if you haven't voted in my poll please do so. Until next time.