Two faces of power

by Ulrich362

When Son Gohan, Videl Satan, and Erasa are selected to test a new cultural learning program, everything seems to be simple enough. That is until midnight when the dark hour hits. Shadows abound, the only option for Gohan and Videl is to temporarily join SEES. Meanwhile a new face is preparing to make itself known, and it has the potential along with an appetite for destruction.

8. Preliminary rounds

"Mom, we need to go." Trunks said. "The tournament starts soon."

"I know, we'll get there in time." Bulma said. "We're just waiting for your father and Goten to be ready."

"We've been ready, let's get going." Goten said excitedly.

"Goten, wait for your mother." Chichi said driving up to the building. "Thanks again for waiting Bulma, I just needed to grab a few things."

"No problem, alright guys we're heading to the tournament." Bulma said with a smile.

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"Hey guys, it's great to see you again." Goku said with a grin.

"Kakarot, you'd best prepare for our match." Vegeta said with a smirk.

"Hold on you two, there might be a surprise winner this time." Bulma said. "Strange things can happen at these tournaments."

"Attention all competitors, registration closes in twenty minutes so any late arrivals should enter now." said one of the officials for the tournament.

"Come on, we need to sign up." Goten said eagerly.

"Alright, let's head over." Bulma said calmly.

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"What kind of joke is this, you're entering the tournament?" Vegeta asked.

"What, I have entered before and I know you two better than most people." Chichi said calmly. "Besides if I'm going to keep up with Goten I'll need to get some exercise every now and then."

"We'll see how it goes, she might surprise you Vegeta." Bulma said with a smile.

"Alright, if I may have everyone's attention." said the tournament announcer. "The preliminaries will begin shortly, everyone was assigned a number when you registered, please follow me to the preliminary arena."

"Right, well good luck you guys." Bulma said with a smile.

"I suppose this is going to be good for a laugh." Vegeta said. "You're no fighter."

"I don't know Vegeta, she was a finalist in the tournament before." Goku said. "She might surprise you."

"Number 82 and number 95 to the ring." said an official for the tournament.

"This won't take long, I'll take care of this in no time." said a muscular man in a tank top. "So which one of you is unlucky enough to have to fight the future winner of this tournament?"

"That would be me." Chichi said calmly.

"You must be joking this won't even be a warm-up." the man said confidently.

"Let the match begin." said the official.

The moment he heard that, the man ran towards Chichi and threw a kick towards her head only to have it miss and a fist send him flying out of the arena.

"He was right, it wasn't a warm-up." Chichi said calmly.

"Impressive, I was not expecting that." Vegeta said.

"Like I said, you might be surprised." Goku said with a grin.

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"If I may have your attention, the preliminary matches are almost over we just have one more match and then we can move on to the finals." the tournament announcer said calmly.

"This won't take any time at all." Vegeta said stepping up to the arena.

"Someone thinks they're hot stuff because they beat a few amateurs, but this is where your luck runs out." said a draconic man with red wings.

"Let the match begin." the announcer said calmly.

"Let's see how you handle fighting someone with an aerial advantage." the man said flying into the air.

Suddenly a fist slammed into his gut knocking the man out cold instantly.

"That's Vegeta for you." Goku said calmly.

"That's it, now will all of the finalists come with me one more time." the announcer said. "We'll have you all draw lots for to determine the quarterfinal matches."

"Right in that case let's begin with Goku." the announcer said calmly.

"Right, here we go." Goku said with a grin before walking up to the officials.

"It's good to see you again Goku." the announcer said.

"Thanks I'm really looking forward to this." Goku said before drawing a number. "Six."

"Alright, Goku is number six." the announcer said. "Next is Shin."

"Of course." said a purple man while walking up to the officials. "Number three."

"Alright Shin is number three." the announcer said calmly. "Krillin is up next."

"Right, give me a good number." Krillin said hopefully. "Number one."

"Ok Krillin is number one." the announcer said. "Next is Majunior."

"Number four." Piccolo said calmly.

"Majunior is number four." the announcer said calmly. "Next is Chichi, it's been a while since your last tournament appearance."

"True, but this time I plan on doing a little better." Chichi said calmly. "Number seven."

"Alright, next we have Vegeta." the announcer said calmly.

"This should be simple." Vegeta said smirking. "Number five."

"Right, Vegeta is number five." the announcer said calmly.

"No way, the first round?" Krillin asked. "Well there goes any chance we have of winning."

"Not true, if they fight they'll both use up most of their energy." Piccolo said. "If we're lucky they'll exhaust each other to the point that they can be beaten."

"Ok, next is Yamu." the announcer said.

"Number two." Yamu said quickly.

"Number two, alright that means that Kibito is number eight." the announcer said calmly. "We just have one more match in the junior division and then the adult division can begin."

"Looks like Goten is taking on Trunks, talk about a surprise." Krillin said sarcastically.

"Maybe, but I have a feeling this match is going to be different." Goku said. "They're different but they're both strong."

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"Let's have a good match Trunks." Goten said with a grin.

"This should be better than all of the other matches so far." Trunks said. "Of course I'm going to win Goten."

"We'll see Trunks." Goten said calmly.

"Let the match begin." the announcer said just before a gong sounded.

The moment they heard that, Goten and Trunks jumped towards each other and disappeared, leaving only shockwaves in the air from when they collided with each other. Suddenly Goten flew towards the arena and crashed.

"Buster Cannon." Trunks yelled as he launched a powerful blast towards Goten only for him to disappear and a blast to hit him in the head.

(The world martial arts tournament junior division is nearly over with Goten going head to head with Trunks. Next chapter Goku will visit Gohan and the adult division will begin. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.