Why Can't I
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Chapter 32: WMAT: Rikku VS. Junior
The final battle for the World Martial Arts Tournament had begun. Both combatants using fiery wills and impressive strength to their disposal. Rikku had spent the first few minutes of the fight trying to find a way to remove the bottle from inside Piccolo. She tried slamming her fists and elbows into his stomach for him to cough it up but to no avail. It was clear Piccolo knew exactly what she was trying to do and made her pay for it. She had received blinding torture from his barrage of beam, a move that nearly relieved her of her clothes. She fought him now in nothing but her gi pants and her sports bra.
She stared up at him as he floated above her now. Her leg stretched up from her attempted roundhouse kick. The flurry of blows she had exchanged with him had boiled Piccolo's blood. She could se on his face that he was no longer toying around with her. "I've tolerated you insolent behavior up until now. No longer will I stand for it!" He growled at her. "Now you must pay!"
He thrust his hands forward his fingers spread as he prepared his next attack. Rikku watched him closely realizing what he was about to do. "Ah! He'll attack the audience! STOP IT! THIS IS BETWEEN YOU AND ME JUNIOR!"
Like that would stop him. Junior's hands glowed like a couple of light bulbs electricity like energy zooming through his fingers and up his arms. "Everyone! Get down now!" She called to the audience and her friends. In a fit of screams everyone ducked for cover.
"Watch as I crush every one of your precious people underneath the weight of my blast!"
Rikku wouldn't stand for it. She had to protect everyone. Jumping to the air she met him in height. "you want me well here I am!"
Changing tactics Piccolo raised his blast toe fire at her. He released the major blast and Rikku stood her place. She could feel the power begin the blast and stammered in the air. The mere force pushing her back and she slid to the side before it could overwhelm her. The empty mountain terrain went up in smoke and dust. The aftershocks sent the audience into a wide range panic
Rikku had been sent spiraling towards the audience but with a quick blast maneuver she righted her descent back into the ring and onto her feet. "Whoa, this is getting way out of hand. He doesn't care that there are all sorts of people around."
"that was but a mere glimpse of my power." Piccolo boasted. "I can destroy you at any time of my wishing."
"Fine, Here's a surprise for you then! A super Kamehameha!" Rikku had been planning to save this particular attack for later on but with so many lives at stake she had to level the playing field.
Master Roshi blinked in confusion. "What? Super Kamehameha?"
"Ka. Me, Ha, Me-"
"Rikku wait! Don't do it!" Roshi cried out. Rikku stopped and turned to her old teacher.
"why?"
"Think about it. If you use that wave no only will you destroy Piccolo but Kami too." Rikku's eyes widen and the beam dissipates in her hands and she grunts in frustration.
"You're right."
"Hahaha! Not a smart move but I'm sure Kami thanks you from the bottom of my heart!" Junior laughed in triumph. Rikku's body shook with immense anger and frustration. How could she pull this off? She needed to knock him unconscious and out of the ring and on top of that be able to get Kami out of his stomach.
"I will stop you!" She claimed staring up at Junior.
"Fool there's nothing you can do girl! Not without hurting your precious Kami that is! Face it I've already won this battle!"
Launch wrinkled her nose in disgust. "What a loser."
"Big time," Bulma agreed.
Launch suddenly smirked and laughed a little. "He's scared of Rikku," she claimed in a sing song voice. Bulma and Oolong looked at her a little stunned. Rikku listened on as Piccolo persisted in calling himself the winner of this match. Many of the audience began to question their safety and backed away from the ring ready to flee.
Piccolo's body glowed with the same intense energy as it had before. Audience members who recognize it took their turn to flee away from the arena. Rikku stood below backed into a corner on what to do with the situation.
Krillen too thought and then his eyes widen. "Ah Rikku go ahead kill Kami!:
"What?"
"You can wish Kami back with the dragon balls! Restore his life like you did for me."
"Hey you're right why didn't I think of that?"
"Go ahead and Super Kameha away!"
Rikku laughed and grinned twisting her hands into place and chanting. The ball of light grew to an exponential rate.
"Aren't you forgetting something you foolish girl! You need the eternal dragon to bring back Kami and he was destroyed three years ago!" Piccolo released his energy in a fail swoop but Rikku met it with her massive blue blast.
"You're right but he was resurrected! Take this!"
With devastating fury Rikku's Super Kamehameha swallowed up Junior's attack and Junior right along with it. The arena began o break and crumble all around them from the sheer force of Rikku's powerful attack. People screamed blinded by the blast's light. When the light cleared Rikku stood on the platform panting a little from the exertion of energy. All around her the tournament began to crumble and dust had been kicked up preventing the audience to get a clear view right away. Her hands were still cupped in the formation she made for the wave and her eyes looked to the skies where her blast had covered it's target.
Junior had survived the blast, with his clothes tattered and his skin bruised he was not at all thrilled from the experience of being overpowered by Rikku's attack.
"You have failed! You thought you had gotten the best of me but as you can see I'm still here."
"Yeah yeah," Rikku sighed relaxing her muscles. "Are you going to float up there all day or can we continue this fight?"
Junior too vexed to comeback Rikku's tone floated down landing across from her. The turban that had once covered his head and hid his antenna was gone and his cover blown.
"You know," Launch said being the first to notice. "That guy looks like King Piccolo."
The audience around Junior began to whisper about doom and despair making him laugh under his breath.
"Fools. I am King Piccolo reincarnated!" He said proud and satisfied by the frightened faces around him. "Let it be known that once I've disposed of Rikku I shall be your King once again!"
Screams were followed by sounds of panicked steps as people made a run for their lives away from the ring. "Hahahahaha! Yes! Run! Hahahahahaha!" It didn't take long for word to spread that Piccolo had returned and was battling in the finals of the Tournament. Wide spread panic filled the air and Rikku knew the people wouldn't rest until she defeated Piccolo once and for all.
The crowd had emptied leaving only Rikku's friends, the announcer, and the two fighters in the ring.
"no more distractions. Let's get on with it"
"You c an forget about destroying this world Piccolo. I'm not going to let it happen!"
"Make that judgment for yourself after you've witnessed my latest technique. Ha-ha, it's a real show stopper." Piccolo channeled his energy allowing it to expand and stretch across his body and flex like a rubber band. As his energy stretched so did his body Until Piccolo towered over Rikku and the entire Arena His feet taking up a good part of the ring and giving Rikku barely any room to move within.
"Whoa, incredible. He even made his clothes grow. What a technique."
The fight resumed Piccolo slamming his large fist down to squish Rikku but she quickly dodged up. Piccolo retaliated by swiping his hand across the air making large rush of wind nearly blowing her away. Piccolo laughed as he began to stomp around the rink making Rikku bounce and dance around for her life. The stage began to crumble underneath his fierce attacks leaving rocks and debris under Rikku's bare feet.
With no where to hide it wasn't too long before Piccolo finally got the upper hand and smacked Rikku down to the stage floor. She grunted in pain scrunching her body in the small crater her body had created on impact. "That one hurt."
She could feel the vibrations of Piccolo's feet as they stomped to her. Her friends beckoning her to move out of the way but her body was still numb from the fall. She opened her eyes to see Piccolo's foot coming down on her and she lifted her hands as he attempted to squish her underneath like a bug.
"Rikku let me help you!" Piccolo's foot stopped at Tien's words and Rikku shook her head and managed to stand up.
"No Tien, I can't do that. Not without forfeiting the match."
"You'll forfeit more that this match puny girl."
"Your over sized form doesn't scare me! I don't need anyone's help to beat you."
"Is that a fact?" Piccolo laughed.
"Yep I'll prove it!" Rikku shot forward dodging Piccolo's breath attack by moving underneath his legs. She whirled around and launched her body up kicking his knee him a nd sending him to his rear end. She took the opportunity to grab him by the finger. With some intense strength Rikku lifted the stunned Piccolo up and tossed him head first to the opposing side of the ring. ( A/N: This scene in Dragon ball is way kooky! If it had been real the big person would have fallen out of the ring or beaten the crap out of their opponent already :P )
"Only Rikku could do something like that." Yamcha commented.
"Indeed, Rikku's training must have included a course in "How to Defy the Laws of Physics." Even after using her Super Kamehameha wave she managed to topple a giant."
"That's our Rikku for you."
Rikku stood confident before the goliath known as Piccolo. The green giant ready and wanting to turn Rikku inside out. The dodging punching match continued with Rikku remaining untouched as she worked her way up Piccolo's body to kick him between the eyes. The blow blinded Piccolo in one eye and made him wail in fury. Rikku flipped down and made another launch.
Piccolo using his good eye centered Rikku in his sight and shot a bolt from his eye straight into her knee crippling her to the ground.
"Rikku!" Chichi cried out imagining how painful the blast must have been. She then began to wail seeing as Piccolo to the opportunity to try and squish Rikku under his foot once again. Rikku put up her hands holding the foot above her the tile underneath her giving way to Piccolo's weight but her body remaining intact. She pushed up harder grunting and grinding her teeth from the force she had to emit to push him off and back onto his rear.
Rikku panted her arms and legs shaking from the closeness of her death. She patted her arms stretching them out and then slid back into stance ready to make her next move. "See I told you your size doesn't matter to me. It won't win you the match!" She said with a smirk sliding across her lips. "All it really does is make you a bigger target."
Piccolo not satisfied with the results grew again his body now taking up half the ring. Rikku smiled at this. "Perfect. I've been waiting for just this moment!" She jumped up high chanting her Kamehameha. As the blast released she shot forward and straight into Piccolo's mouth.
Piccolo choked feeling Rikku's vicious movements inside of him. She kicked and punched all around the insides of his throat making him cough her right back up. With a smile and her hands locked around the object she had been looking for Rikku quickly turned and tossed the object to Tien. "Quick! Open it up!"
Tien caught it and looked down at the bottle that held Kami inside. "This is…"
"Do it now!"
"Right." Obeying Rikku's command Tien opened the body. Green smoke spewing from inside and releasing the Guardian of the Earth. Piccolo shouted in defiance of Rikku's trick.
"You meddlesome twerp!"
Kami stood flabbergasted by the events in which he was released. "Rikku." He turned to see the young teenager throwing a peace sign before she turned to Piccolo ready to continue her match.
Yay! Kami has been freed and round two of Rikku Vs. Piccolo is about to begin. Will Rikku be able to defeat Piccolo without Killing Kami? Find out next chapter…
"WMAT: And the World Champion is…"