Z0: We are hyped...don't you judge us!
SZ: We be excited for this!
Z0: We're gonna keep this crazy train rolling!
GT: Indeed. Disclaimer: We do not own Sonic the Hedgehog nor Dragon Ball. They are owned by their respective creators. We do own our OCs for this, so there's that. Now then…*puts up a sign reading 'Vegeta can't beat Goku even if Goku had only one arm and no other limbs.' Taps the floor before it opens and GT goes through it*
Z0: SZ...run… *Instant Transmissions out of this dimensions*
SZ: 0-0*runs at high speed*
Vegeta: AAAAAAAAHHHHH! *Final explosion levels an entire continent*
=It's currently been three months as of what people have been calling the 'Genesis Fusion Event' occurred= a human reporter noted, sitting beside a Mobian Calico =Voting on whether to call the planet 'Earth,' 'Mobius,' or another name will be taking place next week=
=In other news, the council for the Republic of Acorn is inducting the six new members to its council, bringing the total to thirteen including the current king, Elias Acorn= the Calico spoke.
=They tried to ask the World Martial Arts champion, Mr. Satan, to join, but he humbly declined in order to continue spending time with his daughter and his charity work, shame that, isn't it, Tom?=
=Indeed, Jane= the Mobian agreed =We now take you to John Lightning for the Weather=
"Mom did what?" Bulma asked.
"She ran for one of the seats and is being inducted today," Mr. Briefs replied, "I thought I told you that last week when the voting was counted."
"Well, sorry if I was more than a little busy helping program the machine to build a new body from scratch…" Bulma sighed.
=You are rather overworked, Bulma...maybe a break?= Nicole offered.
"No...I'm not taking a break until I make this work and you get your life back," Bulma affirmed.
=I guess it's a good thing Vegeta drags you off to bed each night= Nicole smiled.
"Is she at it again?" Vegeta asked, walking in dressed in a blue tank top, blue pants and his gloves and boots, a towel draped around his neck indicating he just finished a workout, "I get this is important, but if I need to drag you to sleep and force feed you another Senzu bean, I am blowing this lab to kingdom come...again!"
=While I don't agree with his methods...I do agree with his point= Nicole chuckled sheepishly.
"I do not need to take a br…" Bulma began.
"You've made several calculation errors in the last three minutes," Skye pointed out, looking at another monitor.
"That's my signal to take her," Vegeta spoke as he lifted his wife and tossed her over his shoulder, "Skye, correct her work for her, please. Otherwise, she's going to bitch all day."
"Can do," Skye replied.
"Come on. Let's go see your mother end up a member of hoity toity bigwigs," Vegeta snorted as he walked out.
"Vegeta, drop me this instant! I do not need a break!"
"Well, if you don't want to leave the house I have something more fun in mind." Vegeta smirked, making her blush.
"Hmm...Ah, that reminds me. I need to check on the pets," Mr. Briefs noted, "Skye, care to come with once you finish that up?"
"Of course," Skye replied with a small smile.
=Please get some rest, Bulma-san. You are overworking yourself= Nicole spoke.
"Oh fine, but I'm getting back to work tomorrow!" Bulma huffed.
=I swear she reminds me of Sally if she was ever a human= Nicole noted.
"Sure you don't want to go over there to support her brother at the ceremony?" Skye asked.
=I feel that as the world is now, I might feel more at home here= Nicole admitted, =Besides with things as they are, I'm sure Sally is helping him to the best of her abilities=
"You mean slapping him 'till he calms down?" Mr. Briefs joked as he began walking out to the garden.
=How did he know that's the normal method to calming him down that Sally has to employ at times?= Nicole asked.
"I must admit that this fusion of worlds is...quite nice," Dende noted, walking across a stone bridge connected to Angel Island, "I never knew there were worlds where there were actual floating islands."
"Indeed. It does feel nice to have an extra bit of variety to the Lookout as well thanks to it," Mr. Popo agreed.
"It also gives Piccolo a place to train besides the Room of Spirit and Time," Dende smiled as he looked at Piccolo and Knuckles sparing together.
"Good...you've already gotten the hang of flight!" Piccolo smirked, blocking a punch before kicking at Knuckles.
"Already knew how to before with Chaos Energy, but wanted to learn this way for variety," Knuckles replied, catching the foot and threw him away.
"Heh...Maybe I should begin learning from you next," Piccolo mused as he removed his turban and cape, "Let's kick it up a notch. The other side of the island should be safe for us to go all out."
"Yeah," Knuckles smirked as the two flew off.
"I can't wait to meet these Chaotix friends he speaks of," Dende noted as he looked to the Master Emerald, "...Huh?"
"What is it?" Mr. Popo asked.
"There's something in the water in the shrine," Dende replied.
The two leaned over and looked at the water...before a pair of solid green eyes opened and blinked at them, making them panic and stagger back. The eyes rose up, bringing with them a good bit of water and a floating glowing brain. The water shifted into a humanoid shape with three dreadlocks and clawed hands and feet. It stepped out of the shrine's water and looked at the two. The water let out small pops, sending ripples through the water, as the water-made figure tilted their head.
"I think Knuckles hasn't fully explained the intricacies of his job…" Dende chuckled as the being made more pop and ripple sounds as if agreeing with the Guardian of Earth.
"Gohan-kun, are you okay?" Videl asked as she and Gohan sat on the roof of their school for lunch. Said school now allows Mobians to attend with them as well. It filled the classes up a little but the mixture was fun.
"Ah...sorry, Videl-san, it's just been a little hectic since Roll's clan set up their new home right next door," Gohan yawned, "Tousan and I have been helping...what with the super strength and flying. I guess the one good thing is now Kaasan has a lot of friends and seems to have mellowed out a lot…"
"I never expected to hear that sentence...Chi-chi-san mellowed…" Videl joked.
"It's just as much of a shock to me…" Gohan admitted, "What's interesting to note? Her brother and dad are the only males in her clan."
"Eh...they are all girls. I shouldn't be jealous, should I?" Videl teased.
"Wha!? No! Never I mean...they don't seem interested! I mean respectfully! I mean!" Gohan panicked as Videl laughed before leaning her head against his shoulder, calming him down.
"Just a joke, silly."
"Blarg…." Sonic groaned, "How did I get roped into this?" he asked, leaning on the roof's railing a distance away.
"Your Mom found out how close the school was...and used that stare to make you comply." Gohan recounted.
"But I've saved the world! I shouldn't have to go here!" Sonic countered.
"Maybe...but you're also the same age as us…" Videl argued, "And this school is meant to help people who never went to normal school before like Gohan."
"But it's so boring…" Sonic groaned, "I just want to get out of here…"
"You sound like my dad…" Gohan muttered.
"We still have a few more classes today," Roll noted, wearing a white button blouse with a red tie under a blue jacket and blue skirt reaching past her knees with blue leggings and brown slide-on shoes.
"No…" Sonic groaned as he began falling forward over the railing, "AH!"
"AH!" Gohan panicked as he rushed to catch him.
"Ah mou…" Roll sighed, "Shonen-tachi…"
"You said it," Videl agreed.
"Gohan, pull me up!" Sonic panicked.
"Stop flailing...Ah! You kicked me!"
"I hope your brother and Goten-kun are okay..." Videl sighed to Roll.
"It wasn't our fault…" Goten laughed to a teacher as a truck was now flipped upside down with a man trapped inside. Goten's gi swapped for a blue sleeveless changshan with a green trim and a lavender long sleeve shirt underneath with white folded sleeves and a long red sash tied around his waist which it was concealed beneath his changshan, lavender Chinese pants with white folded sleeves and black Kung-Fu shoes.
"Gomen nassai," Haseo whimpered, wearing a white button shirt over a blue jacket and red tie, while his ears drooped.
"Ah…" the teacher sighed as if this was a usual thing while she pulled out a phone, "I'll call your siblings...at least they won't panic…" she dialed, "...Hello, Ms. Sakurai? ...Is Goten's brother with you? ...He's what?" she looked up at the roof, "Ah. ...Well, I'm calling due to an issue that's developed involving Goten and your brother Haseo. ...No, they're both okay. Well...there was an incident with a truck though...It seems that Haseo was in danger...and Goten did the um...Blond thing to protect him and...now a truck is flipped upside down."
=Oh dear…=
=We'll be there in a bit= Gohan spoke.
=Woohoo! Thank you, Goten!= Sonic cheered in the background.
"You're welcome!" Goten smiled happily.
"Honestly, Haseo, what drove you to running out in the middle of the road?" the teacher asked.
"...N-neko," Haseo replied, a small kitten poking out of one of his tails, "She was in the middle of the road…"
"And if he didn't do it, I would have," Goten replied simply, "But the Truck was too tall to see Haseo-kun...so…" he shrugged simply, probably a habit from his father who did the same when asked how Goten could change his hair like that.
"Can someone get the jaws of life?!" the driver panicked.
"Oh, this is gonna be such a headache…"
"Okay, I'll bite. Tails, why aren't you in school?" Bulma asked.
"I tested out so I could be here today," Tails replied, holding up a highschool degree.
"Huh…" Bulma blinked.
"You yourself said he was a genius, why are you shocked?" Vegeta asked, "Besides, he's probably better off learning with Piccolo then letting any talent he has get rusty in school all day."
"True. Training has been helping," Tails nodded, "Plus honestly? School isn't as challenging as training or working on new machines."
"...How...smart are you exactly, Tails?"
"Last time I took an IQ test? 300...and before you ask, I am certainly 8 years old."
"Hmm...perhaps he's too amazing," Vegeta spoke with a surprised expression.
"I should probably give IQ tests to everyone to see just how smart everyone is," Bulma noted.
"It would be useful," Tails nodded.
"At least not all of our world's protectors will be idiots like Kakarot…" Vegeta sighed.
"Oh, it's starting," Aphrodite noted, wearing a purple business woman uniform with white blouse underneath.
"Hmm? Oh! The Induction ceremony, right?" Tails asked as they looked to the raised podiums set up in a half circle with the middle of it raised higher than the others.
The door to the right side of the room opened and Elias emerged from it. He wore a blue uniform with gold buttons, a red belt, and black slacks with formal dress shoes. His hair was neatly combed with a gold and red crown resting on the top of it and a red cape on his shoulders with white fluff lining. Following him from it was Chuck, wearing the same minus the pants, a purple platypus, a pudgy pig, a shy looking brown porcupine, a yellow mongoose with long purple hair, and a fox with rich orange/brown fur and long red hair. Aphrodite's eyes widened on seeing the last one.
"Who are they?" Bulma asked.
"You already know Uncle Chuck," Tails noted, "The pig is Hamlin, the porcupine is Dylan, the platypus is Penelope, the mongoose is Isabella Mongoose, and that's my mom, Rosemary."
"I see where you get your cute looks," Bulma teased.
"Mm…" Tails pouted with a blush as all but Elias took seats on the right side of the half circle.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you all for coming today," Elias politely thanked, "Today is a momentous occasion for all who live here. Late last year, our Kingdom of Acorn-in part thanks to Commander Amadeus Prower and my sister Princess Sally Acorn-changed into the Republic of Acorn. As such, a Council of Acorn was established to aid the people. As of three months ago, our kingdom was fused with a city known as West City during a time of trouble due to the false King Naugus whom was handled by the noble warrior Mr. Satan. With his aide, we have been able to handle this development safely and efficiently. For now, a round of applause to him for his noble deeds."
"It still amazes me that doing that worked," Tails admitted as the crowd applauded Mr. Satan, standing nearby and waving to them all mixed in with some macho posing.
"It's easier this way," Vegeta spoke, "With Satan absorbing the fame and attention, we can work more efficiently and without notice. However, the smarter of your people already know the truth, but care more for the public peace."
"Hmm...good point," Tails nodded, "Plus if it lets us do the important work faster...I'm all for it."
"..."
"Everything okay, Aphrodite?" Bulma asked.
"Hm? Um, yes. Everything's alright, dear," Aphrodite assured, snapping out of her thoughts.
"We hope to work towards a truly peaceful world with all that we have available." Elias continued his speech once the applause died down, "In the months of stability and adaptation, we have made great strides. Powerful friendships have already formed among us..."
"Making a lot of assumptions…" Vegeta muttered as Bulma elbowed his ribs, earning a smirk from him.
"...our military and police force have united to protect the people," Elias continued as he looked over at Krillin and several humans in police uniform standing with Mobians in military garb, "And despite all the sudden upsets caused by this sudden fusion, we have managed to maintain peace. As such, it honors Us to have you all here for today, as the Council of Acorn expands as we welcome the new members of it."
The door on the right opened once more, allowing six new figures to enter. While most were humans, two were a humanoid reptile and the other a humanoid wolf. Each one wore the blue and red uniform. Among them was a woman with her long blond hair pulled up over her head and her eyes constantly closed.
"I swear your mother is able to sense everything around her without having to open her eyes," Vegeta noted, "I've never once seen her open them."
"I don't know how Mama does it…" Bulma admitted as she smiled, "But I'm still amazed she was able to do this."
"Panchy-chan did say she wanted to go out more," Aphrodite noted.
"Officer Krillin, may We ask you to bring us the Sword of Light?" Elias asked.
"Oh! Uh, yes, your highness," Krillin replied as a brown mobian fox in the blue and red military uniform and an eyepatch offered him a purple and gold pillow where a sword laid upon it, the guard made of gold and the blade itself seemingly glowing as if it was made from light itself.
"Who's the fox?" Vegeta asked.
"That's my dad, Commander Amadeus Prower," Tails smiled, "He was a General until recently. It's a long story…"
"I have tuned out a lot these past few months…" Vegeta muttered in admittance.
"All you do is train with Shadow in the Gravity Room," Bulma pointed out.
"How you bought GUN from the United Federation, I will never figure out," Tails admitted.
"I didn't buy GUN, more contracted it. Let me tell you, the heads of that are all just as stubborn as me. ...Vegeta, don't you dare say…"
"What? I wouldn't be stupid enough to say that no one's as stubborn as you."
"You just did," Tails noted.
"This is the routine of a married life, boy...Best study it and prepare for your future," Vegeta explained.
"...Huh...You make a darn good point Mr Vegeta…" Tails muttered as Krillin approached and knelt down to Elias.
"Anyway, it was easy," Bulma chimed in, "Besides, Capsule Corp more or less runs the economy...so...it was work for me...or be run into the ground via debt."
"We thank you for this, Officer Krillin," Elias thanked as he picked up the sword before looking to the six newly appointed members, "When Lady Rosemary speaks your name, approach and kneel to be sworn in."
"I thought after Knothole was wrecked by Eggman bombing it, I'd be done with school," Amy muttered, wearing a large white shirt, before tugging at the red bloomers she was in as everyone stood outside, "And these ride up so easily."
"I think you've been misled, Amy-san…" Videl spoke, wearing shorts and a large white shirt.
"Huh? Seriously?" Amy asked in surprise.
"Ah mou…" Roll sighed, wearing the same thing as Amy.
"Come with me. I've got some spare shorts in my bag," Videl smiled.
"Oh thank you/arigatou," the two sighed in relief.
"This I can get behind," Sonic smirked, wearing just a t-shirt, as Gohan walked out in sweatpants and a t-shirt.
"Gym is a lot of fun; it can get stuffy being inside all day," Gohan agreed.
"So what's first, Gohan?"
"Hmm...Well, I think we're playing Basketball today…" Gohan muttered.
"Well that's not fair. You can fly." Sonic joked.
"I try not to use my powers in gym…" Gohan laughed, "I want to fit in at least a little."
"Oh yeah. That's why you do the whole…" Sonic crouched down as he put his hands to his head, "Saiyaman~! Bit…"
"It helps keep people from bothering my family when I help out," Gohan chuckled.
"Hey. To each their own," Sonic shrugged, "And not that bothered by it. Kinda reminds me of this one version of myself and my friends from a different Zone. Called themselves Sonicaman: Chaos Ninja Team or something..."
"Hmm...catchy," Gohan mused.
"I think so," Sonic smiled.
"Ye-" Gohan began before a ball smacked into his face...only for the ball to explode on impact from his strength, making it like it slammed into a mass of iron, "Oops...ah...I mean oh no...ow...that hurt…"
"Exploding balls...I'm already liking this," Sonic chuckled.
"Zzz…" Vegeta snored, resting his head on Bulma's shoulder as the event continued on.
"It's okay. He does this when he's not allowed to be violent or eat for too long." Bulma explained, patting his head gently.
"Mmm...I'll eat your race, takoyaki...mmmm…" Vegeta mumbled, nuzzling against his wife.
"We thank you for your assistance, Officer Krillin," Elias thanked as he returned the Sword of Light to the pillow, allowing Krillin to move away, "Now, before this public event ends so we may begin our proceedings, We give the floor to Mr. Satan for an announcement."
"Thank you kindly, Elias," Mr Satan smiled, "I'll be quick, folks, since we've had a big day today. I'm sure we'd all like to head on home, but I want to say that I suddenly got a great idea. To help us all get along. As you know, here on our Earth, we have a martial arts tournament known as the Tenkaichi Budokai, but oh boy is that a while away...and I just can't wait to see what you Mobian folks can do." he explained, "So I'll be having my own tournament!"
"Snrk!" Vegeta woke up at that, "I'm in!"
"It won't be anything big now. And, sadly, I can't compete as the one organizing the event." Mr Satan sighed, "But it'll be a chance for the best of the best of our new world to show their stuff! And you'll want to win that prize money!" he smiled as many began to cheer, "So come on down to the Mr. Satan Tournament! It'll be in the same arena as the Budokai, so let's see who's got what it takes to enter the big leagues!"
"A tournament, huh...neat," Tails noted, "Knowing Sonic, he'll want to give that a shot."
"Achoo!" Sonic sneezed, "..Huh. Guess someone mentioned me."
"Might be Tails-kun," Videl spoke.
"Wonder what's going on?" Sonic muttered.
"Blarg…" Goten groaned, lying by them with Haseo...who was playing with the rescued kitten, "Why do we gotta come to this dumb place all day for five days in a row?"
"Six." Gohan corrected.
"Oh no...Niichan...I'm dying...get Shenron-sama…" Goten acted overdramatically as he convulsed around before impersonating a dead person with his arms across his chest.
"...Stop teaching Goten how to act," Gohan deadpanned at Sonic.
"I'm not that bad."
"You made me mistake you for a girl," Roll noted, "And we're Bonded. That should not be possible."
"My talents are just too great!" Sonic laughed.
"But Amy-san didn't fall for it." Videl smirked, making Sonic flinch.
"...Shoot you're right…"
"Hope Kaa-san will let me keep Tango-chan," Haseo spoke, using one of his tails as a toy as the kitten tried to paw at it.
"Your cute puppy dog eyes and that cat's eyes...no way she could say no." Sonic chuckled.
"It is kind of fun to have more friends at school, though!" Gohan laughed as he picked up Goten, making him laugh, "Right Goten?"
"Hai! Haseo-kun is the only friend who lives nearby, so that already makes him my best friend in school!" Goten laughed.
"Eh? A-Arigatou," Haseo thanked.
"What about Trunks?" Sonic asked.
"Trunks-kun is my rival!" Goten cheered, "He's both my friend and my rival! But he kinda bosses me around a lot…" he pouted, "Haseo-kun is my best friend, like Krillin-Ojisan is to Tousan!"
"Krillin-san is a nice person," Roll noted before Goku appeared via Instant Transmission, "Oh, Goku-san! Konnichiwa!"
"Guys! Mr. Satan is having a tournament!" Goku smiled happily, "We have to enter Gohan!"
"Papa is?" Videl blinked before face palming, "Wait...This is Papa I'm talking about...Of course he is."
"A Tournament?" Sonic smirked, "Sounds fun…"
"Hai!" Roll agreed.
"We gotta get you guys up to snuff for it, too," Goku noted, looking at the two hedgehog and one hedgefox, "Lucky for you guys, I know just the guy who can help!"
"You do?" Sonic asked.
"Yep! Mine and Krillin's first master together," Goku beamed.
"?! Dad...You're taking two girls...to Master Roshi?" Gohan asked.
"Huh...ah…" Goku realized.
"Master Roshi?" Sonic asked.
"The Turtle Hermit who trained my dad…" Gohan spoke, "He's a great warrior who is a master of martial arts. Truly an amazing teacher...however...he has a very...VERY bad habit."
"He's a pervert." Videl blurted out.
"...how big of a pervert?" Amy asked with a frown.
"As big as they come." Videl sighed, "Chi-Chi and Bulma often have to smack him to get him to stop for even a moment…"
"I swear he's a good martial arts teacher...but…" Goku muttered, "But...he's the only one I can take all of you to at the moment...none of you are prepared to go to King Kai's planet."
"King Kai?"
"He's the God in charge of the North Galaxy," Goku went on, "His planet in Other World has increased gravity to make training more difficult, but more rewarding. But I don't think you kids could handle the gravity as you are now…"
"Soka…" Roll noted, "...How much increased gravity?"
"Ten times Earth's gravity," Goku explained.
"Even I wouldn't risk the increased gravity…" Videl admitted to Amy, who nodded in understanding.
"...Ohh…" Roll cringed, "Yeah, even with my weights, I'd probably only handle five times at the moment."
"Weights?" Sonic repeated before Roll took off her bow and offered it to Sonic...who dropped down the moment he was given it and she let go, "Gah!"
"Soka...you use weighted clothing like me and Piccolo," Goku nodded.
"My whole family does it," Roll replied, "Haseo-chan can handle three times the normal gravity right now in terms of weights."
"Goten can probably handle 50…" Goku mused, "Gohan can handle 200. I think only me and Vegeta can take 300…"
"Betcha Vegeta did that to Shad once," Sonic noted as Roll picked up her ribbon and put it back in her hair.
"I know...What if we leave someone who can control Roshi?" Goku spoke, "They can snap him back to normal before he can get full on perverted!"
"Who would that be?"
"I didn't agree to any of this," Piccolo spoke as he and Knuckles met with the others on a small island with a pink two-story house, "I wanted to get in more intense training before the tournament."
"Ah…" Knuckles sighed.
"Please, Piccolo...you're the best person to counter Master Roshi…" Goku put his hands together and bowed his head.
"Tsk...That's hardly a compliment. But Gohan asked me to...so I can't say no." he tossed his turban and cloak aside, letting them dent in the ground, "Where is the old man anyway?"
"I'm not sure…" Goku noted.
"Tousan look...Gamera," Goten pointed.
"Gamera?" Goku repeated as he turned to where Goten pointed to see a spinning object heading for the island.
It eventually landed to reveal itself to be a black turtle shell with jets of fire coming from the leg holes. Sitting atop it was an old man with a bald head and a long white beard and mustache. His eyes were hidden behind large red-rimmed sunglasses while he wore a green vacation shirt with purple shorts. In his hand was a wooden staff which formed a club like lump towards the top. He calmly hopped off the shell...before throwing up in the bush by the palm tree. Sonic, Amy, and Roll shared looks and slowly look at Goku with raised brows.
"Baby Gamera!" Goten cheered as, sure enough, a turtle head with two tusks poked out along with arms and legs and a tail, "You grew a little bigger, huh?"
"Oh yeah. Master Roshi has a pet Baby Gamera!" Goku laughed.
"Laugh now, but in a few hundred years it'll grow into a powerful kaiju…" Piccolo frowned.
"Aw...Kawaii," Roll cooed as she pulled out a bag of lettuce from her tail and offered it to the turtle, "Lettuce?"
The pet Kaiju turtle sniffed before chomping on it. It smiled in response to liking the offered treat.
"That's the first time he hasn't bitten anyone...he must like you, young lady," Roshi spoke, composing himself as he stood back up.
"Oh, why thank you, sir, Gamera-chan," Roll thanked.
"So you are the kids Goku wants me to train? Not everyday the greatest warrior on Earth suggests some disciples to me," Roshi spoke, stroking his beard as he looked them all over through his shades.
"You seem...cooler than normal, Master Roshi." Goku noted.
"Hmm?" Roshi blinked.
"He means you're not perving on the girls," Piccolo responded.
"Ohohoho...that!" Roshi laughed, "I know you'll find this interesting, in the time since our worlds fused...my luck with the ladies has increased!" he cheered.
"Huh?" Goku and Piccolo blinked, even Gohan leaned forward in shock.
"Say wha?" Gohan asked finally.
"At first I was concerned, so many new and beautiful ladies! The lady population doubled...no tripled! I could sense it…" Roshi declared.
Sonic looked at Roll who shrugged.
"And boys...let me tell you...there were plenty who wanted a little bit of Roshi," Roshi raised his clenched fist as he wagged his eyebrows.
"AH! Okay!" Gohan panicked, covering Goten's ears.
"Hai, hai, hai," Roll agreed, her hands over Haseo's ears.
"So suffice to say...I am all good in the neighborhood," Roshi smirked, "Anywho~ Where shall we begin!?"
"Why not the training you gave me and Krillin?" Goku suggested.
"Perhaps...Perhaps…" Roshi nodded, "Though, I'd also like to see how they fight beforehand as well. See where they are prior to training under me."
"Hai." Goku smiled, "Okay...Roll and Amy will spar, and Sonic can spar with Gohan."
"Perfect!" Roshi laughed, "Resisting the urge to shout 'cat fight'..." he whispered.
"This should be good," Knuckles smirked.
"This way we can gauge their skills before hand. Interesting idea," Piccolo agreed, "I'm interested to see how they fight as well. From what I gleaned from Knuckles, Amy and Sonic themselves are good fighters with amazing speed."
"Why doesn't Knuckles have to spar?" Sonic asked.
"I've been training with Piccolo non stop these past few months," Knuckles smirked, "Benefit of living by myself, I can spend the day doing important stuff."
"He's right, Sonic. As it stands...Knuckles is far stronger." Roshi agreed.
"?! Oh, so that's how it is, eh?" Sonic pondered, narrowing his eyes with a smirk, "Alrighty. Seems I'm playing 'Catch Up.'"
"Here ya go," Roshi replied, giving the blue hedgehog a bottle of ketchup, "Don't know why you want it when you don't have anything for it, though."
"Pfftt…" many of them stifled a laugh.
"..." Sonic adopted a deadpan look.
Minutes later, everyone stood out on the shore of the small island. Amy stood a few feet away from Roll, the pink hedgehog holding her Piko-Piko Hammer at the ready while Roll was doing small stretches.
"Both of you ready?" Roshi asked.
"One moment, sir," Roll replied.
She flicked her tail at her feet, letting out a small pellet from the tip of her tail. Upon hitting the ground, the pellet exploded into a puff of smoke that covered her. It dissipated, revealing her clothes folded up neatly beside her while she was now wearing a navy blue set of ninja garb, her hair pulled into a bun with navy blue chopsticks holding the bun in place. On her hip was a sheathed katana with a heart-shaped gold guard and a navy blue scabbard.
"Ready!" Roll beamed.
"Soka...a practitioner of the shinobi way," Roshi spoke, "Her body did look trained, strong yet flexible muscles...I should have figured that out."
"..." Piccolo and Knuckles raised their hands and bonked his head.
"Too much...my bad…" Roshi grunted as two lumps formed on his head, "But I can tell Amy is no slouch. Despite looking so small I can sense some amazing strength in the little lady."
"Well, she did age herself up with a magic ring," Sonic noted.
"...Huh?" Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Roshi all looked at Sonic with raised brows.
"It's...a bit of a story," Sonic grumbled, "But it's all magic's fault is all that matters."
"That is kinda complicated…" Gohan muttered.
"Any chance you got one that works in reverse…?" Roshi asked.
"Nope. The source of the magic ring was lost when Eggman's rogue AI nuked the place it came from," Sonic replied.
"Gonna have to bonk him on the noggin," Roshi spoke as he slammed his staff on a boulder...splitting it clean in two almost as if it was sliced by something.
"Begin!" Piccolo shouted, changing the subject as he gave the two girls the go to begin their spar.
Amy swung her Piko-Piko Hammer at Roll, making her jump over it. Another popped into Amy's hands and she threw that at Roll in the air. Roll curled up into a ball and dropped down, dodging the hammer and boosted at Amy, managing to tackle her.
"How's she making those hammers?" Gohan asked.
"Leftover magic from the ring she used to age herself up," Sonic replied, "It basically lets her make an infinite number of those things."
"Soka…" Goku spoke, "Roll-san for sure has better reflexes and her strength is greater than you'd think, but I think Amy-san has the strength and stamina department."
"But speed wise both move at the same amazing pace. But the fact I can follow them means they aren't using Ki control to enhance their speeds…" Roshi spoke, "Compared to Goku as a Super Saiyan, they are moving at a brisk pace for my eyes."
"Ki control can do that, too?" Sonic asked.
"It makes everything about you greater," Knuckles smirked, "Thanks to it, I can do all sorts of amazing tricks now."
Everyone turned as Amy swung her hammer, unleashing a gust of wind which whipped up the sand, forcing Roll to back away. Roll flipped back before avoiding another gust and blast of sand. She continued to avoid them as Amy's swings just got stronger and stronger making the wind and resulting blast of sand harder and harder to avoid. Roll flinched as one gust finally hit her, forcing her to close her eyes lest they be hit with sand particles. Roll just opened them in time to gasp as Amy's hammer struck her, knocking her down. The ninja garbed girl looked up as Amy swung down intent for a finishing strike, however Roll lifted her legs and, with amazing flexibility, lifted her body out of the way in time for the hammer to miss. Roll grunted before swinging her legs forward and flip forward to land on Amy's Piko-Piko hammer. Amy blinked in shock before flinching as Roll flipped forward and landed an ax kick to her shoulder, sending her tumbling down. She got back up as the two circled each other.
"Wow. Not too bad," Amy noted.
"Likewise, Amy-san," Roll nodded.
"Heh…" Goku smirked watching them, 'I was sure they didn't like each other at first, but they held back from any big blows when the chance presented itself. Maybe deep down they really like each other as friends...'
The two rushed as Roll used her sword to block a swing from Amy before the two bounced back. They rushed again as Amy swung low, only for Roll to jump over and swing a kick which Amy just barely avoided by leaning to the side, using her hammer to support herself. Amy swung her hammer up, catching Roll slightly off guard as it knocked her out of the air and back down to the ground. Roll spun to her side and flipped back to her feet as the two squared off again, thinking of their next move.
The two rushed again as Amy swung only for Roll to flip over it once more. Amy smirked as she stopped mid step and began twirling her hammer around before twisting her waist and swinging in a large arc at where she predicted Roll would land. Roll flinched as she only had the time to raise her arms to block the impact, but was still sent skidding back across the sand. This didn't cost her the match as she was still able to flip back to her feet, but it was hard to deny such a hit did slightly daze her.
Roll rushed forward this time, taking Amy slightly by surprise given thus far Roll was always the one to react, not act. Amy swung only to blink as Roll sidestepped around the hammer. The ninja-garbed girl spun around on her feet before stopping right next to Amy. Roll thrust her palm into Amy's side as the impact knocked her off her feet and rolling across the sand. Amy grunted, feeling that one as it seemed to be some kind of pressure point-like strike. It did its job though as it made it hard for her to regain her footing for a moment.
The two girls narrowed their eyes as they prepared to rush for a final attack only to stop as both of their attacks were intercepted by Goku, who used only one finger of each hand to stop them.
"Hai...that's enough!" Goku smiled, "This is just to gauge your abilities; you two don't need to get so fired up. You can let your rivalry spark fully at the tournament."
"Huh?" the two blinked as their normal senses returned to them.
"Hehehe...I figured you guys didn't get along, but I was wrong. You two are rivals, ain'tcha?" he smiled, making them blink some more, "That's great! A rival can help fire you up and push your limits!"
"Pretty sure it's born of the goal to see who claims Sonic first…" Knuckles chuckled silently to himself.
"Like you're one to talk, Knuckles…" Sonic muttered.
"No idea what you mean…" Knuckles huffed, looking away.
"Sonic, it's your turn now," Goku smiled as Sonic and Gohan walked forward, "Just to be fair... Gohan, no flight."
"Hai," Gohan smiled.
"Heh. Duly noted," Sonic smirked, hoping a bit in place for a moment before he began to stretch a little.
"Let's have a good fight, Sonic-san," Gohan bowed.
"Same here."
With that, the two took stances to prepare themselves as they waited for the order to start.
"Begin!" Roshi shouted this time.
With that, the two dashed as they raised their legs and kicked at one another. Sonic swung his leg around and kicked at Gohan again, who blocked by raising his knee up. The two clashed as they both began to move their legs around with amazing dexterity as they kicked and blocked one another. Sonic smirked as his next swing he hooked his leg around Gohan's before swinging his body around and sending the Saiyan halfling flying away and skidding across the sand.
Gohan grunted and pushed himself up as he got back to his feet. The two rushed again as Gohan swung a kick which Sonic flipped over. Gohan flinched as Sonic tucked his body in and rolled into his Spin Dash attack before slamming straight down into him.
"Hmm...Impressive," Roshi noted, "That Sonic has amazing skill with his legs. A fighting style revolving around it truly suits him. But the ability to launch his entire body like that is also devastating, I'm sure this must be a martial arts potential that only Mobians can employ."
"It looks like he mixes break dancing into it," Roll noted.
"Not surprising, mixing dance and martial arts unlocks a potential that few realize," Roshi spoke, "Unlocking the full power of the swivel of the hips and joints."
"Heh," Gohan smirked as he flipped back to his feet again.
"I guess you really are amazing as you say, Sonic," Goku smirked to himself.
Gohan and Sonic clashed as their knees slammed into one another's. Gohan roared and punched at Sonic, who ducked to the side and let it miss. Sonic quickly raised his arm and blocked the same arm as it was poised to strike him with a backhanded strike. Sonic swung with his free arm as Gohan raised his hand in time to catch his punch. The two smirked as they pushed each other back.
"I guess just skill alone won't give me the edge here," Gohan spoke as his aura flashed to life before focusing into his hands as he held a yellow orb in each hand now, "Ara!" he shouted as he began shooting small ki blasts.
"Hehe…" Sonic smirked as he began blurring from side to side avoiding each shot, he began moving forward as he used an erratic zig-zag pattern to avoid all of Gohan's shots, "Don't think I haven't fought long range types before!" he smirked as he cleared the distance and swung at Gohan.
"Gotcha!" Gohan smirked as he swung his hand, deflecting Sonic's fist to the side, Gohan twisted his body and spun around before slapping his hand and a Ki blast into his back, the explosion sending Sonic flying forward and across the sand.
"Grr!" Sonic growled with a smile as he got back up, "Not bad Gohan, you really are a brain even in fighting!"
"Even with how often Gohan slacks in his training, his skills are still sharp," Roshi spoke, "But Sonic's not making it easy, he's clearly taken and faced worse, and his better experience is pushing Gohan."
"Hmm…" Gohan charged his ki again as he and Sonic got into battle ready stances waiting for the other to make a move.
"Hehe…" Sonic smirked as he changed his stance and took up a pose similar to a runner about to take off in a sprint.
Gohan blinked in confusion as he began to think of what this plan was. In the moment, though, Sonic dashed at full speed and tackled Gohan's stomach, winding the poor Half Saiyan and sending him flying back and sliding across the sand before hitting the water. Sonic flipped back a few times as the water exploded and Gohan jumped out. Sonic held his hands out taunting Gohan to go next as he took a few deep breaths.
Gohan relaxed his stance before he twisted his body to the side and cupped his hands together.
"Kaa...Mee…" Gohan began as a blue aura exploded around him, "Haa...Mee…"
"Gohan is looking to end the spar with this one." Roshi spoke.
"Gonna have to hit me at all Gohan." Sonic got into his sprinting stance again.
"HA!" Gohan roared as he shot his hands and fired the blue beam.
Sonic dashed at his top speed letting loose a sonic boom. Sonic grinned as he just barely dodged to the side as the beam passed him, he then blinked as Gohan moved his arms to the left. As Sonic closed the distance he blinked seeing a blue light behind Gohan, in that moment the blue Hedgehog turned back and saw the Kamehameha had curved and circled around the island and was now coming right at him and Gohan. Everyone flinched as the attack hit with a large explosion, obscuring them for a moment. The smoke and sand began to clear as the two were laying on the sand. Both pushed themselves up and laughed.
"Not bad...but how'd you know I'd dodge to the right like that so I'd get trapped like that?" Sonic asked.
"I didn't...I took a gamble, honestly...you could have dodged to the left and my plan would have been ruined!" Gohan laughed.
"Heh...well it's not the first giant laser I've dodged before," Sonic grinned, "Seriously, you guys have no idea how many lasers I've dodged from ol' Baldy Mcnosehair's robots…" he blinked for a moment before snickering, "Oh I'm so totally calling him that next time I see him."
"That was quite good. Very good. Though, one question," Roshi noted before pointing to Sonic and Roll, "Why are your Ki's mixed with bits of the other?"
"You can sense that too, huh?" Sonic asked.
"Well I don't mean to pry," he sniffed, "But...yes. Yes I can. I've never felt something quite like that before...except in moments of mind reading, but that's for a moment. Yours are linked as if you have a literal tether constatly linking your Ki together. Like a...like a...Goku, what's the word?"
"A bond?" Goku asked.
"Yes that." Roshi nodded.
"That's what my clan calls it: The Bond," Roll informed, "Sonic-san saved me from a near-death experience and now we're connected to one another."
"Only drawback is that she's stuck staying close to me or else this thing attacks her body," Sonic noted, "From what her parents told us, we're stuck staying at least three of your house apart before things get painful for her for the first year."
"Hmm…" Roshi muttered, rubbing his beard while nodding, "Interesting...I'd say that's accurate," he spoke, earning their attention, "But I think you could technically extend this range...via igniting your Ki into an aura."
"Igniting our Ki into an aura?" Sonic asked as Roll began to blush as her ears and tail went up.
"Ki is the embodiment of yourselves...know how when Goku and Gohan power up it looks like they are covered in white fire?" he asked, getting nods, "That is your ki and inner energy leaking out from igniting it. Imagine it like this, your projecting your souls and therefore the bond outward. Like giving the tether more slack. Sorry if its not worded well, Roll. I'm just giving conjecture based on what I know," he spoke, "I bring it up because in combat high speed movement can clear distance unintentionally, you're just lucky my island is small...and Sonic hates water, otherwise all those high speed movements could carry him miles out into the ocean."
"True," Roll nodded, "Just, well...That 'igniting' bit sounds like what happens, when two with a Bond...well…" she covered her face with her tail as steam seemed to come off the top of her head.
"Oh!" Roshi understood, "I apologize for that, young lady. Forgive this old man for bringing up something personal…"
"What?" Goku asked as Gohan panicked.
"It's not important, dad!" Gohan panicked, trying to calm the mood down for everyone's sake.
"Roll-neesan is overheating again," Goten spoke as he pulled out a tiny electric fan and turned it on before he aimed it at her.
"Daijoubu, Onee-chan?" Haseo asked, poking his sister's leg with Tango.
"I-I'm fine…" Roll stammered.
"I don't really get what they're implying either," Amy admitted.
"Might not be important," Goku shrugged, earning a nod from Amy, "So Master Roshi, what do you think?"
"Hmm...I say that training these kids will be fun. I'll have to adjust the methods to accommodate Sonic's fear of water, though," he spoke, "But I can see the potential and power of each of them. I'll train them in martial arts and make them strong."
"I'll help them learn Ki control and mental focus," Piccolo spoke, "Gohan...you're joining this training."
"EH!?" Gohan gawked.
"You've been slacking...You should have been able to see Sonic's attacks coming better. Maybe I've been too lax with you since school began again," Piccolo smirked.
"Mind if I assist?" Knuckles offered.
"Sure," Piccolo smiled, "They'll have to learn a lot to be able to catch up."
"Heh...I wonder just how strong you've gotten, Knuckles…" Sonic smiled.
"If you think that it'll end like other times, don't count on it, Sonic." Knuckles smiled, "I'm not the only one who's been training their tail off to surpass you. Shadow hasn't left that Vegeta guy's side...Who knows how much stronger he's gotten training with a full blooded Saiyan."
"He hasn't? Bulma must be jealous," Sonic noted.
"I get the feeling Sonic is insulting me behind my back once more," Shadow muttered, slowly doing push ups by Vegeta who was doing them normally, a nearby display showing '300' in big red letters.
"Use that annoyance as motivation," Vegeta replied, "It'll push you harder!"
"No wonder you are so strong...this gravity room...is truly challenging..." Shadow grunted.
"It's what Kakarot used to surpass me once before," Vegeta admitted, "But even still, that idiot is a combat prodigy. But I refuse to ever lose to him again...next we meet, I shall have surpassed him!"
"Heh...so you admit he's that great?" Shadow asked.
"Isn't it the same for you and the blue brat?" Vegeta asked.
"Yes. Sonic truly did surpass me in our first true battle...and seeing his back angers me...and drives me to surpass him," Shadow smirked.
"I could care less for the prize in this tournament...I just want to face Kakarot," Vegeta smirked, "I hope he's been keeping up...I have a few surprises in store for that oaf."
"Same for me with Sonic," Shadow admitted, "Though it's best we'd be careful. Knowing Eggman, he'll attack us right in the middle of the tournament."
"Ha! As if that tub of lard has the balls to interrupt s-he's done so before, hasn't he?"
"A wedding involving two of Sonic's friends, resulting in capturing practically everyone for those damn Egg Grapes but Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Knuckles...and ended up destroying their old home of Knothole."
"I don't understand the obsession with this wedding thing Earthlings have…" Vegeta spoke stopping in his workout, "But...I know the feeling of losing one's home." he stood up as he flashed into his Super Saiyan form, "Next time...I'll stop Eggman."
"Mmm," Shadow nodded as he shot up, "Just don't underestimate him. As crazy as he is...he's still dangerous."
"I'd argue, but…" Vegeta paused as he shuddered slightly, "That damn Tails Doll thing...Seriously what drove him to create that walking nightmare fuel?"
"Most likely? To spy on Sonic and the others while disrupting the Nanites to blame Nicole while Naugus was still in charge," Shadow replied before frowning, "Though given that the New Mobotropolis parts of the city are not made of them anymore, it seems that things were altered more than just a fusion."
"Where are you heading?" Vegeta questioned, seeing the hedgehog move to the door.
"Tommy Turtle Memorial Hospital," Shadow replied, "To see if something else has changed that no one realized."
"Soka…" Vegeta spoke, "Do what you must. I told Bulma we needed to check more things…" he sighed as he began swinging his arms as if punching at an invisible enemy.
"Also, heads up. If you hear anything about jewels being stolen by a Mobian Bat named Rogue, you may need to get someone on that."
"Hmph...Bulma should lock her jewelry away then. She owns the best from our Earth…" Vegeta huffed.
"...Could have her have Rouge attempt it just to find flaws in her security system," Shadow noted.
"Hmm?" Vegeta smirked at the prospect of something to tease his wife with.
"Ha!" Piccolo roared as he and Knuckles faced Gohan, who struggled to stop both of their blows.
"Gah!" Gohan grunted as Knuckles hit him, leaving him open for a punch from Piccolo sending him flying.
"Isn't this too harsh, Piccolo?" Knuckles asked.
"No...Gohan only snaps back into shape if he's pushed," Piccolo spoke as Gohan got back up.
"Alright," Knuckles nodded.
"Ah…" Gohan grunted.
"Gohan, remember; no Super Saiyan," Goku spoke up as he watched.
"H-hai…" Gohan grunted.
"Goku, how do you plan to train for the tournament?" Piccolo asked.
"Hehehe...Don't worry, I can get in all I need. I just want the kids to have a chance, make it fun this way," Goku smiled.
"Selfish as always...Always wanting the other person to make it fun for you..." Piccolo sighed.
"How are the others doing?"
"Yipe!" Sonic yelped as he dodged a barrage of rocks, "This...has...gotta be payback for something I said!"
"Goten, don't hold back," Roshi spoke to a Super Saiyan Goten.
"Okay!" Goten smiled, holding a rock up before he charged it with ki and tossed it like a bullet.
"AHH!" Sonic screamed as he dodged it barely, "Boy, talk about being between a rock and a hard place."
"Goten is charging the rocks with his Ki. If you can learn to avoid based on sensing the oncoming attacks, you'll have unlocked Ki sensory," Roshi explained.
"Why is mine learn or die?!" Sonic asked in panic.
"I can tell you learn best when pressured," Roshi spoke while motioning to nearby, where Roll was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, "Unlike Roll and Amy, who know when to calm down and meditate. Since you refuse to sit still just like Goku...this is how you learn."
"Can't help it! I-yeow!" Sonic exclaimed as he ducked under a rock, "I have the need to run! Standing and sitting still is almost like torture for me!"
"Then Run boy! Run!" Roshi cheered, "Goten, stop holding back."
"Okay!" Goten spoke as he held a rock in each hand as they became blurs as he tossed rocks like a machine gun.
"OH GEEZ!"
"Oh my…" Haseo whispered, watching nearby as he held Tango in his arms.
"Trust me, kid...this will be the only way to teach Sonic," Roshi sighed while sitting down, "That boy has too much energy and too little brains. But he's got a good heart. You'll have to learn how to crack that whip with him, Roll-san."
"...How do you know I'm proficient in whips, sensei?" Roll asked, opening an eye.
"RED FLAG!" Sonic exclaimed.
"DODGE!" Goten called.
"I should never have taught you that!" Sonic yelped.
"Oh? Anything else you're good with?"
"Several types of blade, staffs, hammers, sword and shields, chains, bows, and even firearms," Roll listed, "Give me a weapon, I can learn how to use it in a few minutes."
"Onee-chan's the heiress of the Clan, so she has to learn a lot of weapons as a sign of being the next leader," Haseo explained.
"Soka...an all Lady clan," Roshi nodded, "Been a while since I met one of them...Last one swore to kill me…"
What?!" Sonic asked.
"You think Master Roshi is my real name?" Roshi laughed, "I mean...It has for the last hundred years…"
"...Sensei...are you secretly part turtle?" Roll asked, her open eye wide in surprise before his cane bopped her on the head.
"Back to meditating, you," Roshi scolded.
"Hai~"
"Hahaha..Roll-neesan got bopped!" Goten laughed, "Ah I'm out of rocks…"
"Phew…" Sonic sighed as the boulder behind him was carved into the shape of his outline.
"That's alright...switch to Ki beams," Roshi explained.
"What?!"
"Boy be lucky I'm not switching to wrenches. I mean if you dodge a wrench, you could dodge a ball...and if you could dodge a ball, you can certainly dodge a ki beam," Roshi spoke.
"That has to be a reference to something!" Sonic exclaimed, only for a wrench to beam him in the head knocking him down.
"You...did not dodge," Roshi replied.
"Ow..."
"Good thing Amy figured this out the first time, otherwise I would have three students to waste attention on," Roshi spoke, "Alright Sonic, take a break. Eat a Senzu and get back on your feet."
"Phew…"
"A tournament, huh?" Eggman noted, some bandages over his head and a small ice-pack on his nose, "Interesting…"
"Let me guess, you're gonna try and disrupt it so you can beat Sonic?" Lien-Da asked with a sigh.
"What?! Heavens no!"
"Eh?"
"Monkey boy and his friends are probably gonna be there, and I'm not risking that!" Eggman snapped, "Besides...I got something better in mind. To further study our new enemies, I'm having you and a few Egg Bosses..."
"Grand M-"
"Egg Bosses….participate and get a lay of the land so to speak."
'I'm really hating these names changes to the Dark Legion…' Lien-Da thought in annoyance, "Alright fine...I don't think it'll be too bad if we fight within the tournament rules. At least then we could get lucky and ring them out…"
"Yes, but even still what we need is more information on Monkey boy's alien race. These...Saiyans, was it?" Eggman asked, getting a nod, "Two full bloods and their three halfling children. Speaking of...how can they be close to my age...and still look like teenagers or twenty-somethings?! That's not fair! Look at 'em! They look like freakin college students, but no! They are dads in their Forties!"
"They are aliens…" Lien-Da muttered, "Maybe for them, they stop aging at a point."
"But that's not fair!" Eggman snapped, "You mean these guys will stay like this 'till what?"
"From what I can gather...they won't start aging again 'till they hit 80…" Lien-Da spoke.
"...Nevermind…" Eggman muttered as he turned in his seat, "Ugh...Where are Orbot and Cubot?! They should've arrived by now."
Goten's room at the Son residence was modest in size. Two robots rolled out from under Goten's bed as they looked around.
=Seems the kid's not coming back= the Spherical one, Orbot, spoke.
=Aw...it's boring without him. All we do is hear women yap-yap-yap about boring stuff all day without the little guy…=
=I have noticed the number of women skyrocketed three months back…=
=Yeah...but the kids' mom has chilled out alot. I guess having friends to talk to helps=
=That was...rather insightful=
=Also she's stopped being a B-word…=
=Thank god I turned on that self censoring program. We wouldn't want young Goten picking up those words=
=I will not be silenced!= Cubot shouted.
"...Ahh nevermind," Eggman waved off, "Still...it pays to have robo-lackies now and again..I'd even take Scratch and Grounder back if I wanted!"
"Didn't you give those two and Coconuts away to the previous owner of Casinopolis?" Lien-Da asked.
"Wonder what happened to that place…?" Eggman muttered.
"I think it got bought out by a 'Breezie the Hedgehog' after Mogul gathered up enough cash to build something else."
"Breezie? Wow...That's a name I haven't heard in ages," Eggman blinked before shaking it off, "N-nevermind. Lien-Da, I'll leave it to you to choose which Egg Bosses to take with you for this tournament."
'I'm thinking that blow to the face knocked a bit of sense into him…' Lien-Da thought as she walked off, pulling up a list of the different Mobians under Eggman's control, "Let's see...Axel would be a good choice, but I doubt they'd let you use weapons in the tournament unless it's part of your biology. Thunderbolt...she'd be disqualified instantly since she's piloting something rather than fight herself...At least Conquering Storm remained the same after the two worlds fused...I suppose that's one down. Maybe those two muscle heads Tundra and Akhlut could join as well. Their powers shouldn't count as weapons since they are part of them. That's four in total including myself, but may need someone to keep an eye out in the crowds...hmm?" she raised a brow when she noticed two names, "Clove and Cassia...I think Eggman recruited them because of certain reasons...still…" a grin grew on her face, "I think I have my team ready."
"Ha!" Goku shouted.
"Rah!" Piccolo roared.
The two clashed as their arms and legs shot at amazing speeds as they circled one another in the air. Piccolo swung a kick that knocked Goku back, only for the Saiyan to spin with the force and land his own kick to the Namekians back. The two roared and punched as they deflected and swung back and forth. The two pushed one another back before fiery orange and blue ki blasts collided creating a blinding flash. The two smirked as they floated in front of one another.
Piccolo roared as a green tinted aura exploded around him. Goku met his friend and old rival as he flashed into his Super Saiyan form. The two rushed as they clashed and blocked and punched. Their fists and palms meeting with countless shockwaves.
"This is amazing, Piccolo...you've been training like crazy, huh?" Goku smiled, blocking Piccolo's next punch.
"Heh...If you think I'm happy leaving you to protect my world...you got another thing coming to you, Goku," Piccolo smirked as he retracted his arm as he swung his leg as Goku blocked before swinging him around.
Goku blinked as Piccolo's hand shot out and grabbed his Gi, pulling him forward. Goku gawked as he was pulled in close, and felt Piccolo's hand slam into his face...before a burst of ki exploded and sent him flying back.
"So this is what you can do when you master this Ki stuff..." Sonic spoke as they watched the two full alien warriors spar.
"So all you Saiyans can do this Super Saiyan thing?" Amy asked Gohan.
"Yeah, it's a bit complicated...and…" he looked at Goten, who was happily taking a nap next to Haseo, "Inconsistent…" he chuckled, "Tousan unlocked it first...when he was fighting the most evil person in the galaxy, Frieza. Krillin-san was killed in front of us…" he admitted, looking down, "Tousan became so mad...His energy exploded out as suddenly the ground began to shake and lightning rained from the sky...then suddenly his hair turned gold and his eyes green...and it was like he was a different person. My normally kind and happy Tousan became angry and scary."
"I can't blame him…" Sonic frowned, "This Frieza guy sounds like the worst…"
"Ah...He was one of the scariest people I've ever met," Gohan nodded.
"I can relate...one of the worst people I've faced was Enerjak," Sonic stated, "Seriously...he even beat Shadow with his limiters off."
"So your Super Saiyan form...it gets stronger when you're...angry?" Amy asked.
"Hai," Gohan nodded, "I unlocked Super Saiyan by training with my father. But it wasn't 'till I fought Cell where I let my rage unlock a power in me. A power that Transcends Beyond Super Saiyan…"
"Wow! That must have been a hard thing for you to do," Sonic noted.
"It was...I mean...I was only 9 years old," Gohan smiled, making them all stare with wide eyes.
"Soka…" Roll noted in amazement, "Your father must have a lot of faith in your power if he let you fight this 'Cell' at such a young age."
"I didn't understand it at first, but then I realized...Tousan just had that much faith in me. That when he's gone…" Gohan looked at Goku and Piccolo as they traded blows, "It'll be up to me to protect our home and loved ones."
"But that's also why Gohan falls behind in training...with Goku back and stronger after seven years of training in the Other World...he's even stronger than Gohan was during his battle with Cell. But Gohan has his own power he got from Kaioshin-sama," Roshi spoke, making Gohan chuckle sheepishly.
"Kaioshin-sama?" Roll repeated, tilting her head.
"Kaioshin-sama, or the Lord of Lords, is like...the Boss of all the Gods," Gohan explained, "I trained with him to defeat Majin Buu, and his mentor Elder Kai did some ritual that unlocked my full potential: all the power my body can attain."
"Potential Unleashed. Goten and Trunks call it 'Ultimate Gohan,'" Roshi explained, "It makes him a perfect warrior...but in the three months of peace...you forgot how to do it on command, haven't you?" he asked, making Gohan flinch and fall over.
"Oh dear," Amy gasped, "That's as forgetful as Sonic with those Gems he bought in Soleanna."
"Oh yeah…" Sonic recalled, bopping his hand in his palm in remembrance, "Those things are so cool to use!"
"So do you think you could use it again if you are pushed into a corner?" Amy asked Gohan.
"Maybe," he nodded, "But I can still turn Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2 on command."
"I still find it so weird. The only thing that changes between them is that your hair gets spikier and you get more ruthless," Roshi noted, "And since the hair always rises up, just imagine how your face will look when you grow a beard as long as mine."
"..." Sonic and Roll tilted their heads as a shared through bubble meantally appeared above them, both thinking the same exact image of Gohan with Roshi's beard going Super Saiyan...and getting his face covered by his beard sticking straight up, blinding and poking him in the face with the spikes, "Pfffft…"
"So you have 1 and 2...then this Ultimate form...What does your dad have?" Amy asked, giving the two snickering Mobians an annoyed look for a moment.
"Tousan has a new Super Saiyan form, Super Saiyan 3," Gohan smiled, "It's his ultimate form, just turning into it causes the whole planet to tremble. But it does have a drawback: it eats up his stamina and energy at a scary rate…"
"Also his hair grows super long and his face becomes scary," Roshi added, "And the first time he did it, the entire planet shook nonstop for what felt like several minutes."
"Goku has that much power?" Sonic asked, shocked, "Wow…Strongest form I've ever had was Hyper Sonic, but I needed the Super Emeralds for that."
"I think what makes it scary is how Saiyans have this power naturally…" Roshi mused as he looked at Goten, "And Human-Saiyan hybrids show an amazing potential unlike any I've seen."
"Given my earlier spar with Gohan, I can see that," Sonic nodded
"Ha….haaa…" Goku huffed as he and Piccolo smirked at one another.
"You've gotten a little soft in time of peace, Goku."
"Chi-Chi wants me to work," Goku smiled, "But don't think it'll be easy. I have some amazing training I plan to do in the Room of Spirit and Time."
"Heh…" Piccolo smiled as the ears of the Mobians twitched.
"Hey, Master Roshi, what's this Room of Spirit and Time Goku's talking about training in?" Sonic asked.
"A very dangerous room," Roshi replied, "A single day out here is a year in there. While you'll get an entire year of training in just one room, you'll also end up a whole year older in just one day out here."
"Wow! Really?" Sonic blinked.
"Only Saiyans and Namekians can go in there casually," Roshi explained, "They have a sort of...stunted aging. Believe it or not...Piccolo is only maybe 4 years older than Gohan."
"Seriously? Wow. The more you know," Sonic chuckled.
"It's weird, I know. But when you learn aliens have been on here for a long time...you learn to accept the weird," Roshi spoke, "Even more now that you Mobian folks are living with us, but at least you guys are also technically Earthlings."
"Yeah. Mobius has a very weird history," Amy admitted.
"Snrk...I'm hungry…" Goten muttered, waking up shortly followed by Haseo.
"I could eat!" Goku laughed, floating down as he powered down.
"My pantry is not full enough for three Saiyan stomachs…" Roshi spoke quickly.
"Honestly, with the amount they eat, I'm not surprised someone hasn't used Shenron to make a device that makes infinite kinds of foods," Sonic noted.
"AAAHHH!" Goku and Goten gasped.
"How much longer will it take for them to go back to normal, Tou-san?" Goten asked, looking up at Goku.
"Not soon enough," Goku replied.
"Oh dear…" Gohan, Amy, and Roll spoke in unison.
"Now you did it," Roshi spoke, bonking Sonic on the head.
"At least when that wish is made, you won't have to worry about being eaten out of house and home?" Sonic noted, rubbing the bump on his head.
"Well, you'll be in for a surprise when you go to the Lookout next time, Goku," Piccolo noted.
"Surprise?" Goku blinked.
"Lots of things have changed."
"So long as he doesn't go near the Master Emerald, I'm fine," Knuckles snorted, "I don't wanna find out what happens if a Saiyan uses it for a Chaos Energy-fueled Super Transformation."
"I oddly picture his hair turning green…" Piccolo muttered.
"I thought we agreed to never bring up those months of my life," Knuckles muttered in annoyance, "No offense, but I prefer my normal red over the green."
"Honestly, I worry he'd mistake it for rock candy...He is that much of an idiot," Piccolo spoke.
"Hey...I'm right here…" Goku complained.
"Yes...yes you are." Piccolo smirked, "Careful; he's learning."
"Well I think that's enough for today, kids," Roshi spoke, "Starting tomorrow, we work on how to shoot your ki as an attack. Then Piccolo and Gohan will show you flight."
"Sweet! No more fear of falling into water for me!" Sonic whooped.
"Which you need…'cause, boy do you hate the stuff," Roshi spoke, "One splash from a wave and you jumped into Gohan's arms like a baby."
"Hey, hey, hey…" Sonic grumbled.
"It was kinda cute," Roll noted.
"Really?" Sonic deadpanned.
"Maybe he felt safe in Gohan's muscular arms!" Roshi laughed before devolving into full on mad cackling at his own joke.
"Hungry…" Haseo mumbled, rubbing his stomach.
"I think Kaa-chan and Bernadette-san are making Chili-Dogs tonight with a fruit salad side dish," Roll noted, patting Haseo's head.
"Well let's head on home," Goku smiled as he put his fingers to his forehead.
"We'll see you tomorrow. Master Roshi, you don't mind if me and Knuckles crash here, do you?" Piccolo asked.
"You two? Sure I got more than enough food for Knuckles, and you just need water, Piccolo," Roshi laughed.
"Hope those two are doing a good job up there," Knuckles noted.
"And you never showed up in the entire three months we've been here...because…?" Dende asked, sitting cross legged on the Master Emerald shrine before a female Echidna in a white top, a green skirt with a diamond pattern to it, sandals, and various gold bands on her arms with a lime-green hairband in her hair...while she was slightly transparent if you looked close enough at her.
"Well, there was never really a need for it," she replied before looking over at the water being and Mr. Popo constantly attaching and dodging one another in a spar, "That and I was taking a nap since Chaos went off to check on how the water on the planet has changed since the fusion of our planets." several pops of water went off, "He says that he's finding all the new life interesting, but also annoyed by the extra pollution he has to clean up." several more pops of water went off and she looked at the water creature with a stern look, "Chaos the Water God! You are not dumping it on the buildings the pollution comes from! You could hit some poor innocent creatures." Silence followed for a moment before a few more pops went off, "You are forgiven."
"You understand him?" Dende asked.
"It must be some complex language system they invented," Popo spoke.
"No. He's always spoken through the water," Tikal replied, "It just took me some time to learn to understand him. I could help teach you if you wish."
"Given we're neighbors, it might be helpful..." Dende sighed.
"Well, when Chaos is calm, the popping is slow like 'pop...pop...pop…'" Tikal slowly made a popping sound, "And then when he's mad, he'll pop a whole lot like 'Pop-pop-po-po-pop-pop!'" Dende began to grow a large drop of sweat behind his head, "And when he's absolutely livid, he won't make any pops except for one barely audible one and then things blow up or entire civilizations get destroyed by tidal waves the size of cities, and thunder, rain, and lightning and a very scary roar. But that only happens when he has the seven Chaos Emeralds. ...Where was I?"
'I think I'm going to be in for a long teaching session…' Dende thought.
'It's nice having company up here.' Mr .Popo smiled happily as Dende continued paying attention.
Goku smiled as he let Goten sit in his lap, the two watching their Mobians friends learn the art of Ki control. Today, the skill of projecting ki energy attacks would be taught. It would make the next step easier for sure, plus could be helpful. Now that they could sense Ki, they had to draw their own out. Goku added it could be similar to this Chaos Power they have; but unlike that, this would be their own natural energy.
"Good...you're getting the hang of it," Piccolo spoke as they all formed spheres of light between their hands.
"This...takes a lot of focus, huh?" Sonic asked.
"If you can't do it, just say so," Knuckles smirked, forming one in each hand.
"No no. Just...it's much simpler while I'm Super Sonic," Sonic admitted, "In that form, I can control Chaos Energy much more easily."
"And there lies the problem for you," Piccolo pointed out, "You rely too much on that form. Furthermore...it's not a natural transformation. You need the Seven Chaos Emeralds to attain it, already making it a liability. It's benefits are for sure helpful, but your over reliance on it means facing enemies with similar powers leaves you at a disadvantage."
"...Huh. You do have a point there," Sonic admitted.
"Plus who knows...maybe if your base form is even more powerful, your Super forms power will skyrocket," Piccolo crossed his arms with a smirk.
"Ooh-hoo-hoo~! That sounds awesome!" Sonic chuckled in excitement.
"Now keep focus," Piccolo spoke, "The more you use this skill, the easier it becomes."
"Gotcha," Sonic nodded.
"Come on...come on…" Amy mumbled before the orb in her hand flickered out, "Ah! Aw…"
"Just keep trying," Roshi assured, "You're actually doing a better job of summoning it than other students before you have."
"I'm surprised those two managed to make Ki balls that big on their first try," Gohan noted, looking at Sonic and Roll with their orbs of Ki.
"Could be a side effect of sharing bits of their Ki with one another, making it easier to call upon the closer they are to one another," Roshi noted, "Hmm...Roll, keep that sphere going, but move away from Sonic to the exact spot he's on on the other side."
"Eh? Hai, sensei," Roll replied.
"It's worth testing to see if their ease is due to the bond," Piccolo spoke.
"It'd be a first for me...but then again Roll's is different for sure," Knuckles nodded as Roll moved across.
Roshi kept watch on Sonic's sphere. Once Roll was on the other side of the island, the sphere shrunk down to half of its original size. They heard Roll give a yelp and Gohan went over to see her sphere had shrunk down to a half as well.
"Whoa! What just happened?" Sonic asked.
"Hmm...The island is at the right size for half the distance limit, so this actually makes sense," Roshi nodded, "The closer you two are, the stronger your Ki gets."
"Huh?" Sonic blinked.
"Goku explained that your Ki's are linked, and you constantly have some of the other's ki blended with your own," Roshi explained, "I'm not sure how her clan works now, but I think you two have a much stronger bond than you think."
"It's like a form of symbiosis…" Gohan spoke, "Your energies are connected and linked together. Meaning the closer you are, the more you can both draw upon one another's energy. But the further apart you are, the more you rely upon your own ki."
"Hah?" Sonic blinked while everyone else nodded in basic understanding.
"Closer you are to one another, the stronger your energy gets." Piccolo explained, "Think of it like this...you're running out of juice...she comes to your side and your bond lets you take some of her ki to replenish yourself."
"Oh…" Sonic noted.
"Roll, anything you can add about this?" Roshi asked, motioning her to come back.
"Just what my family's written," Roll replied as she walked back over, "Everytime the Bonded have a close moment with one another, the Bond grows stronger faster. At times, when both Bonded are fighters, the stronger the bond results in them being far stronger when they're fighting alongside one another than when they're alone. Though, it also works in reverse, too. Feuding Bonded can lead to a Strained Bond and, if they go too far, could cause a Broken Bond."
"You can leave it at that, dear," Roshi spoke, noting how awkward she was getting, "We get the basics. Your clan are more or less reliant on the health of your relationship. While crude, it's as simple as this old man can put it for your blockhead." he jutted a thumb at Sonic.
"Oi…" Sonic complained.
"But I get what needs to be done," Roshi added, "The distance of the island is just perfect for both of you to train on your own. So as to not cheat." he chuckled, "If Sonic relies on your bond to breeze through training...well I don't think he'd like it. Likewise since this bond exists, I think you two should train in teamwork skills."
"Hai!" Roll agreed.
"Mm...but why do I keep screwing up on mine?" Amy pouted, "I can summon my hammers a-"
"And that's something you rely too much on," Piccolo spoke.
"Huh?"
"Your constant summoning of that one weapon has caused you to subconsciously focus on that shape and that shape alone," Roshi noted, "So you making these spheres is like trying to make a square shape from a round opening."
"Having a weapon you can summon at any time is indeed useful..." Piccolo began, "But your mind has grown accustomed to this method. The point of this training is to expand your skills. You mastered Ki Sense easily, implying you are very strong mentally, with incredible focus. But drawing out Ki is something different; it relies on the body."
"Plus, and no offense Amy...you get angry rather too quickly, and...obsess over me in a rather unhealthy manner," Sonic pointed out.
"What?! No, I don't!" Amy argued, earning silence from both Sonic and Knuckles, "...Do I?"
"J-just a little…" Sonic admitted, "But...when you're not angry, you're one of the nicest people I know." he chuckled.
"Sadly, I don't think you Mobians gain power from anger like Saiyans," Piccolo sighed.
"If we did, she'd easily have become a Super Saiyan equivalent by now," Sonic muttered before shuddering.
"Oh this boy just oozes lady trouble…" Roshi spoke, "You sure know how to pick 'em, Roll."
"...I'm...really that bad?" Amy whispered.
"You aged up using a magic ring, hai?" Roll asked.
"Yeah, the Ring of Acorns," Amy replied.
"Soka...It could be that by aging so fast, you didn't become fully ready for the puberty that comes with your current age," Roll noted.
"Pu-what now?" Goku asked, tilting his head.
"...I knew there was something I forgot to tell him in his training," Roshi groaned, facepalming.
"I'll be right back with her," Roll noted, grabbing Amy before zipping over away from them all and began to whisper with Amy.
"Huh? What are they talking about?" Goten asked.
"A very touchy awkward subject," Roshi replied, "One you'll get when you're old enough."
"Aw…I hate having to wait to grow up for doing things," Goten pouted.
"I think you're better like this; like a little me!" Goku laughed, picking up Goten and putting him on his shoulder, "We're two peas in a pod!"
"Roshi...let me take that one under my wing when this is done," Piccolo spoke.
"Amy, you mean?" Roshi asked as Roll pulled out a folding screen from her tail and opened it to hide the two.
"Mm," he nodded.
"Hm...I guess if anyone can help a kid who's grown up too fast...it'd be you, Piccolo," Roshi chuckled.
"I could see that working," Knuckles nodded before a blushing Roll folded the screen up to reveal a blushing Amy now with a small handbag.
"Okay, we're good," Roll called as they shook off their blushes.
"Good." Piccolo nodded, "Let's continue then, Sonic move to the other side of the island."
"Wait, why…"
"Move!" Piccolo roared.
"AHH!" Sonic yelped as he rushed off in a blur.
"I think we could have used you as some kind of commander for us…" Amy noted.
"Piccolo is good at giving orders." Goku noted.
"Roll...don't feed Goku." Piccolo said simply.
"What!? No...that's not fair!" Goku complained.
"Heh."
As the Earth like world now home to humans and Mobians trained and prepared for the Tournament of Mr. Satan. It was still a time of peace, even if the evil Dr Eggman existed with them. But...our heroes failed to account for another change that could have undergone in the universe. Changes out in the stars.
*BOOM!*
"AH!" a group of aliens in purple and white uniforms panicked as alarms went off.
"Wh-what's going on!?" one asked in panic.
"It's Bojack!" another shouted from down the hall, "He's escaped! The rest of the Galaxy Soldiers too!"
Another explosion went off as they all ran down the hall. The aliens all stopped as Five figures stood before a massive hall in the wall leading to the blackness of space. Two shorter figures stood in front with two taller more muscular figures flanking them. Standing in the center was the tallest. His blue coat blowing back with the decompressing atmosphere of the space station. Lights shone on him revealing his teal skin and orange hair hidden behind a bandanna. He smirked.
"Quick! Call Merus!" one alien officer shouted.
"Goodbye gentlemen...it's been...a pleasure." the leader spoke, holding a green sphere of energy in his hand, "But I'm not letting that blue prick lock me back in a cell...the Race of Hera...don't do cells." he aimed and unleashed a blinding light.
"Ah...AAHHH!" they shouted as another explosion went off.
"Where too now, boss?" a woman's voice asked.
"I've heard rumors...of a planet worth a good time...they call it...Earth." their leader smirked, "And a warrior who beat Frieza...named...Goku."
SZ: Yup...we bringing movie content into this!
Z0: But with a twist! The movie villains shall be used, but not to the same capacity in some cases. Since they are happening now after the Buu arc. But we need some filler before we move on to more...recent arcs of both series. Well not really filler but more something original.
SZ: Mm hmm. Oh and before you all go and ask 'But when Broly?!'...*points to the poster for DBS Broly*
Z0: We legit have...a BETTER Broly...cause this one isn't a LITERAL CRYING BABY! Oh we love it but come on you know it's true.
SZ: Yup! And DBZ Broly...the only reason he hated Goku because he cried when he was a baby...a LOT...as TFS Vegeta pointed out, he was literally giant fuckign baby!
Z0: Does that mean we no longer enjoy the movie...no...it's still a classic. It was fun….but...oh...so god damn stupid. The Second movie was a little better...Never speak of the Third. Ever… *shudders*
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