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A few weeks have passed, and it's finally time for the tournament. People from all over the planet have been waiting for this for this special event, especially given it was taking place on an island separated from the mainland. Heck to make the tournament even more special, the current owner of the famous Casinopolis chipped in to make it more extravagant. The location was a lot larger than expected, with multiple different arenas with 'themes'. There was also an entire building just for the spectators to watch the many matches on different screens, with a VIP section for those who planned the event and friends.
"Wow Hercule…" Bulma blinked, referring to Mr Satan by his first name, "Even for your money...this...is a bit much." the Capsule Corp heiress dressed in a red dress to be presentable for the event.
"Well...I had a bit of help." Hercule laughed, dressed in a flashy over the top white and gold suit to suit his style.
"...The owner of Casinopolis, correct?" she asked before the doors leading to the VIP room opened.
"That's correct, Mrs. Briefs," a female Mobian Hedgehog in a red and white business suit answered as she walked in, her fur a teal color with the tips of her hair/quills being navy-blue in color, "I had heard what Mr. Satan was doing, so I decided to offer my services. Plus I was originally gonna place a tournament in Casinopolis for something special, but this works just as well too." 'Plus the amount of money I'll make on the bets for each of the top fighters will really accel business, and make back the money spent for this little tournament...it's win-win.'
"Well this is a lot more than I expected. I'll almost feel disappointed when Vegeta wins most of it." Bulma smirked.
"Uh you did tell the guys to...hold back right?" Hercule asked.
"I tried...but Vegeta and Goku just laughed…" Bulma sighed.
"Oh dear…" he blinked with pin like eyes.
"Oh don't worry. I've done a little studying up-and considering Sonic and friends are participating- and made the arenas sealed off," the hedgehog assured, "If someone does or attempts an attack that risk mortally wounding or killing someone, it counts as an automatic disqualification. Other than that? They are free to go all out and use whatever strategy they can use...provided they don't use weapons of course."
"Well at least I ain't out there…" Hercule whispered to Bulma.
"Speaking of...what happened to Buu?" Bulma whispered back.
"The Weirdest thing. He fell asleep like two weeks ago and hasn't budged."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I tried everything to wake him up...not even candy would wake him up." he answered.
"Weird...well there are still a lot of things we don't know about Buu...maybe best to let him sleep." Bulma spoke, "Least this way he won't cause a mess."
"I know but he also was my plan for either of the two you know who's got a little too...excited."
"Guess we'll have to hope for the best." Bulma sighed.
"Please please. Relax you two," the hedgehog spoke, "Why not enjoy the show for now? It does no good if the people watching aren't relaxed...in fact…" she paused as she clapped her hands a bit, "Scratch, Grounder, Coconuts."
"Coming Breezie m-AHH!" three voices screamed as three robots tripped into the room, one being a short green robot with treadmills and drills for hands, one being a tall robotic chicken, and one being a robotic monkey.
"Grounder you dumbot! She was calling me!" the robot chicken snapped within the small pile.
"No! She was calling for me, Scratch!" the drill robot argued.
"She was callin' fer me, ya boltb-" the monkey began.
"Shut it, Coconuts!"
"Ahem!" Breezie cleared her throat, earning the three's attention, "No shenanigans please, and make sure the people in the VIP section are relaxed and calm, otherwise...no promotion~"
"?! Yes ma'am!" the three yelped as they shot up and saluted.
"Good boys," she smiled as she sat down in a seat.
"Let's hope things go well." Bulma sighed, "I guess relaxing till the boys make a mess won't be to hard." she then blinked, "Wait a minute...I had a son with me minutes ago."
"It's not fair…" Trunks groaned as he, Goten and Haseo walked around the normal floor, "Why can't we compete…"
The boys had all chosen to come dressed in their Gi's expecting to be able to compete. However...
"The lady at the desk said you need to be over 13 to enter." Goten spoke.
"...wh-"
"I don't think the 'stack on top of eachother while wearing a trenchcoat' will work, Trunks-san," Haseo pointed out.
"Not with that attitude!" Trunks argued.
"Ah come on it'll still be fun." Goten spoke, "We can watch our dad's fight again."
"...True…" Trunks muttered, "...But my dad is gonna beat your dad, Goten!"
"Pl-please don't start," Haseo spoke, moving between the two, "Let's just watch minna-san and cheer them on."
"My dad still won last time…" Goten huffed.
"Hey look. It's Tails." Trunks spoke as he flew ahead.
"Hey wait up." Goten spoke, picking up Haseo and flying after him.
"Let's see...I'm in Arena 2…" Tails muttered, looking at a map showing the different spots on the island.
"Tails!" Trunks spoke, landing next to him, "What's up?"
"Hmm?" Tails blinked before turning his head to notice him, "Oh hey Trunks. I was looking for where I'm gonna participate in the tournament."
"Oh th...what?! But...you're eight!" Trunks exclaimed.
"How'd you get in, Tails?" Goten asked nicely, "I thought the lady said you had to be 13?"
"Not sure myself," Tails shrugged, "I think someone put in a good word for me or something."
"Lucky." Goten awed as Trunks fell over, "He'll be okay."
"Right," Tails nodded, "Still, this should be an interesting experience. Plus it'll give me time to practice my training with Mr. Piccolo…you'll be surprised what he accomplished with Amy."
"How so?" Goten blinked.
"You mean the scary girl?" Trunks blinked.
"Yup...well, she's gotten less angry actually," Tails admitted.
"Eh?" the trio of kids blinked at that.
"You'll see."
"Whoo...man a lot of people came to this thing," Sonic slowly whistled, looking out at the crowd of Mobians and humans he and the others stood within.
"Yeah Mr. Satan went all out!" Goku cheered as he adjusted his iconic orange and blue gi.
"I can't believe he went so far. All these stages are practical biome environments." Gohan awed as he wore the same kind of Gi as his father for this event.
"Probably to make sure the island doesn't get damaged from our fights," Shadow surmised.
"Perfect. Kakarot and I can go all out in our match." Vegeta smirked.
Both Vegeta and Shadow had changed their attire. Vegeta's Saiyan suit was now dull grey with his chest armor decorated with the letters GUN in black letters. Both also wore the same gloves, white with black backs over the forearms and back of their hands. Matching boots, with Shadows being his air shoes and his limiter rings over his gloves. Flanking them were soldiers both human and Mobian with the same Saiyan like chest armor only with grey military garb instead of the saiyan like bodysuit.
"Wow...n-nice entourage…" Sonic chuckled.
"Captain, orders?" one soldier asked Vegeta.
"Comb the area for Eggman's losers...they look like they are plotting anything...tell me...or shoot them. Whichever is easier for you." Vegeta stated simply.
"Yes sir!"
"Eggman?" Sonic asked.
"His stooges signed up for the tournament." Shadow spoke.
"Best bet: he's studying us, probably for his adaptoid...Metal Loser." Vegeta added.
"It's Metal Sonic…" Sonic corrected.
"Exactly...Metal Loser." Shadow smirked.
"...hey~" Sonic frowned after realizing that, "Well for that, I…"
"Hey Sonic!"
"Ahh Amy!" Sonic panicked, about to run the moment he noticed the pink hedgehog..only to pause when he noticed something different about her.
Gone was her red and white dress as she now wore a red one-piece top with a white collar, yellow buttons on the left side while she had a lavender sarashi around her waist. She still had her white gloves, but they were accompanied by purple sports tape and golden ring bracelets around her wrists. Lastely, she wore a pair of purple stockings, and a pair of red-violet shoes with pink soles and toes, grey straps and pink plate with two yellow buttons on top.
"So I take it the blue runt finally learned flight?" Piccolo asked walking in behind Amy, his coat and turban on.
"Piccolo! Amy!" Goku smiled, "How did training go?"
"Hmm, I'd say it went rather well." Piccolo smirked.
"It did," Amy nodded before noticing Roll nearby, "Roll, you're looking great."
"Arigatou, Amy," Roll smiled, wearing a pink vest over a white tee, blue jeans with a heart on the right pocket, and an orange and blue ascot with the kanji for 'kame' on it in a white circle.
"And Sonic, great to see you too," Amy smiled, making Sonic blink further, "You don't have to worry. That part of me. The...ahem. 'Crazy fangirl' part that is...I've grown past that thanks to my training with Piccolo."
"But its only been a few weeks." Sonic noted.
"Actually I spent a while in the Room of Spirit and time with Piccolo." Amy smiled, earning another few blinks from Sonic, "It was calm and empty...kinda helpful to clear your mind."
"What can I say? I cheated." Piccolo smirked.
"Plus the tea and meditation helped," Amy added, "Though there were times I could tell Piccolo was sleeping."
"No I wasn't."
"Yes you were...I could tell the difference."
"Heh…" Piccolo smiled, "Only my students can it seems. Knuckles still can't figure it out."
"Wait where is Knuckles?" Sonic blinked.
"They needed to double check his hands and gloves." Amy sighed.
"His refusal to just show them made them call security." Piccolo sighed.
"Heh. Knew those spikes of his were gonna get him in trouble one of these days," Sonic smirked.
"I told you they were natural!" Knuckles huffed, shaking his fist at a guard. His gloves were removed for a moment as he was given them back.
"Sorry sir...just making sure."
"Hmph!" Knuckles snorted, slipping his gloves back on as he walked off.
"Well glad Knuckles is still the same," Tails spoke, walking over to the others as he watched.
"Hey, little buddy," Sonic greeted, ruffling his hair a little, "Great to see ya. So how was training for you?"
"Heh...been a while, Sonic." Tails laughed as he looked over at Goku and Vegeta as they continued to stare at one another with smirks on their faces, "Wow...it is like with you and Shadow."
"Heh heh," Sonic chuckled, "Still...surprised to see Breezie helping to host this tournament."
"Same...heh. Wonder if Scratch and Grounder are nearby?" Tails asked with his own smirk.
"Probably earning a few laughs in that VIP box." Sonic smirked.
"Most likely...or giving people some hard time with their antics," Tails joked.
"Heh heh. Or…" Sonic began before noticing Amy looking out at something with wide eyes, "...uh..Ames?"
"Oh….my...gosh!" Amy gasped, seeing a female Mobian cat with yellow fur standing in the crowd, dressed in a red and black dress, white gloves, a pair of red boots with black soles, and a red har-band in her black hair, "She's here!"
"She?" Gohan repeated before Amy rushed off in a pink blur, "Woah!"
"It's really you!" Amy squeed as she ran up to the cat, surprising her slightly, "Honey the Cat! Founder, CEO, and Designer for Honey Brand Clothes and Accessories~!"
"Hmm...oh! And I know you!" Honey gasped, "Amy Rose! Member of the Freedom Fighters, World Traveler, and Hero!"
"Eee~! She knows about me!" Amy beamed to herself, "I gotta tell you! I love your stuff! Because…"
"If you don't look sweet…" Honey began.
"You're not wearing Honey!" the two declared as they posed in a cute manner.
"That was so sweet, it even gave me a toothache." Goku laughed as they all walked over.
"And what's terrifying about it is...I know they didn't rehearse that," Sonic joked.
"This is why I'm not looking forward to a second kid if it turns out to be a girl...this'll be normal…" Vegeta sighed as Honey eyed his and Shadow's gear.
"Hmm...Not bad…" Honey muttered as she examined it, "Breathable elastic so the sweat doesn't end up ruining the outfit, elastic but retains shape incredibly well...ooh tear proof...to rip this, you'd need something scary strong."
"It's also bullet proof, fireproof and...everything proof." Shadow smirked.
"Interesting," Honey noted, "You know...if you let me meet the person who made those for you after the tournament, I could bargain a deal with them on a new sports line-up just for men."
"You'll have to talk to my wife."
"Your wife?"
"Bulma Briefs." Vegeta stated simply.
"Ahh...I think I have an order from her," Honey recalled before looking at Amy, "Hmm...and that looks like it's from my Summer-Fall collection."
"I also have something from your 'Dream-Cast' collection!" Amy exclaimed excitedly.
"Hmm...tell you what's happening; I'll relaunch it as the 'Rose Collection'...if you be my model and spokeswoman for it of course," Honey offered, earning a squee from the pink hedgehog, "In fact...don't you know a princess?"
"I know two...no! Three!" Amy beamed before Sonic patted her head, making her blink a bit.
"Okay Ames. Enough already…Don't wanna end up dragging Sally and Roll into this," Sonic sheepishly chuckled before looking over at Honey, "So...what brings a fashion diva like you to a fighting tournament?"
"Isn't it obvious? I'm competing," Honey answered
"Competing?" Gohan asked.
"You'd better believe it!" Honey nodded, "I'm all about self-promotion, and the events don't get any bigger than this. What about you all? Aren't most of you high-profile enough already?"
"We're just here to participate for fun and stuff," Tails answered, "Plus the money isn't that bad either."
"Hmm...is that a fact?" Honey noted, pondering for a moment before an idea popped into her head, "Like I said, I'm just here to advertise...so here's a deal for you. If I win, I'll share a portion of my prize money with whoever I go against."
"Oh that's n-"
"What's the catch, feline?" Vegeta spoke.
"I was getting to that," Honey stated, "As I was saying..If I win, I'll share a portion of my prize money with whoever I go against, including you guys...but…" she leaned in towards Tails with a mischievous smirk, "In return, the Freedom Fighters and the Z-Warriors -if I heard that name correctly- will help promote my next line, right~?"
"Uh…"
"I'll even throw in the first set for you and your families for free…"
"THEY'LL DO IT!" Bulma's voice exclaimed.
"Woman!" Vegeta snapped.
"Vegeta, I've seen those dresses of hers and they are fantastic! You ruin this for me, you are sleeping on the couch for a year!" Bulma argued.
"Can I have my nose back, Mrs. Briefs?" Grounder's voice asked.
"Hmm? Oh sure."
"...Don't even think about it, rodent," Vegeta growled, noticing Sonic about to make a whipping motion.
"Party pooper…" Sonic complained.
"Well as my wife said, we'll do it." Vegeta sighed.
"We?" Goku asked.
"If I have to deal with this so do you, Kakarot."
"Oh...okay!"
"It does sound nice t-" Roll began before she noticed a female Mobian lemur nearby, "...Tangle?"
"Hmm?" the lemur blinked as she looked over, "...Roll?"
The two stared for a moment before they screamed out happily, rushing over and hugged.
"Oh my kami it's been so long!" Roll squeed.
"I know! Spiral Hill's been rather boring since you and your family left during your vacation!" Tangle exclaimed.
"Hai...vacation…" Roll sheepishly giggle.
"...uh...Roll?" Amy spoke.
"Hmm? Oh hai!" Roll nodded as she released the hug and motioned to the lemur, "This is Tangle. She's an old friend of mine from Spiral Hill."
"Spiral Hill...isn't that the place with that new mineral Museum?" Tails asked.
"Yup! Owned by my best buddy Jewel," Tangle answered.
"Oh? Jewel-chan finally opened? Sugoi!" Roll beamed.
"Yup! Though she can use some funds for her next expedition," Tangle explained, "She heard of this place with a lot of undiscovered gem stones, and has been thinking of going to check it out. So…" she beamed as she leaned back, using her tail as a post, "I decided to try out for this tournament!"
"Neat." Sonic spoke as the others walked over.
"Yup! Been training like heck for it too," Tangle grinned.
"...No offense, but you won't last long," Shadow bluntly stated.
"...Oh yeah?" Tangle asked with a frown.
"Just a fair warning." Shadow replied with a cocky smirk.
"..."
"What? I-" Shadow began before he was suddenly tripped over by something, "?!"
"Heh heh…" Tangle smirked, raising her tail up a bit before swinging it over to a nearby food stand, the tip of her tail acting as a hand as it grabbed a chili dog that was laid out before reeling it back, some coins flipping in the air for a moment before landing on the stall,'a counter, "You were saying?" she asked as she caught the chili dog once her tail returned and dropped it.
"That is so cool…" Goku awed, "My tail could never do that!" this...caused many Mobians to pause and look at him.
"Goku...you had a tail?" Sonic asked.
"Well yeah...all Saiyans are born with tails...except for Goten...and Trunks." Goku muttered.
"Even Vegeta?" Amy asked.
"Yes I had a tail." Vegeta answered.
"What happened to 'em?" Knuckles asked.
"Kami yanked mine off…" Goku explained.
"Kakarot's dumb fat friend cut mine off…" Vegeta grunted.
"Piccolo yanked mine off too." Gohan nodded.
"So...what kind of tail?" Sonic asked.
"Saiyans are born with prehensile simian tails." Vegeta sighed, "They allow us to absorb Blutz waves and rapidly grow in size into the mighty Oozaru. Which…"
"Is a giant Kaiju Monkey!" Goku declared.
"Giant Monkey Kaiju...why does that sound like it would be an epic movie?" Tangle asked, pausing from munching on her chilidog.
"Wait. How do you transform?" Amy asked.
"Look at the full moon." All three replied.
"...that sounds more like a werewolf kind of thing," Tails noted.
"It was how we…" Vegeta coughed, "Conquered planets…"
"Our people used to be pretty mean." Goku laughed, "It took us forever to make Vegeta good."
"Long story…"
"We got one of those…" Sonic motioned to Shadow.
"I can and will kill you." Shadow replied.
"Heh heh."
"...I really like your friends, Roll," Tangle whispered with a grin, "They're a blast."
"Eh heh heh…"
"Okay...everything seems normal enough," Lien-Da whispered, standing near a female Mobian lynx in purple ninja attire, "Good…No one suspects anything."
"Guards…" the lynx spoke, earning Lien-Da's attention as she lifted her head up, revealing her red and black eyes underneath her straw-hat, "Seems G.U.N is acting as security for this event."
"Most likely have Shadow to thank for that," Lien-Da muttered, "Least Tundra and Akhlut are behaving…" she put a finger up to one of her dreadlocks, "Clove, are you and Cassia set?"
=Of course. We're in the spectators stand right now=
"Good. Stay f-" Lien-Da began before she tensed up as a large figure walked past her, the echidna feeling as if a large predator was staring at her for a moment, "?!"
The moment she turned around to see who it was...the large figure just vanished. As if they were never there. It was strange, but not altogether new. It was a similar feeling to what she got from the Saiyans. An overwhelming power that no normal being should be able to house. But there it was this same feeling...pressure.
=...Is everything okay?= Clove asked.
"Huh? Oh...y-yeah…" Lien-Da nodded, shaking off the shock, "Just focus on your task…"
=...of course. Signing out=
"...Please tell me you felt that too, Conquering Storm?" Lien-Da asked the lynx.
"..." the lynx nodded before looking at a nearby hanging screen and tensed, "Masaka…"
"What?" Lien-Da asked.
"I killed the Sakurai," Storm hissed, pointing at the screen.
Lien-Da looked at it to see they were showing some of the stands. In them were Chichi and a group of shapely fox Mobians of various heights and colors in various colorful outfits, all holding up flags or signs with Goku, Sonic, Tails, or Roll's faces on them. In the center of them all was Chichi, Aphrodite, an excited Bernadette to Aphrodite's left, waving a flag with Sonic's face on it, an Amadeus Prower and Jules that seemed out of place with a bemused Skye between them, and a Rosemary Prower sitting right beside Aphrodite's left.
"Well, seems you failed."
"I did not," Conquering Storm hissed, "I made sure each and every body was destroyed in person."
=I believe I know= Clove noted =Look a few seats up from them= the two looked to see a pair of green-furred female Pronghorn Mobians with the younger having optics, metal ears, and a metallic muzzle and the older with just metal feet both wearing civilian clothing (the younger in a grey T-Shirt with a yellow mouse-like creature and jean shorts and the older in a white blouse under a buttoned grey vest and grey slacks) =I've managed to overhear the chatting between Aphrodite Sakurai, Chi-Chi, and Rosemary Prower nee Sakurai=
"I knew I focused more on that fox…" Conquering Storm growled.
"Keep talking."
=Apparently, there are seven items known as the Dragon Balls. When they are gathered, they can grant up to three wishes or two if a large amount of people are brought back to life. Half a year ago, the Dragon Balls were gathered and used to not only revive the Sakurai Clan, but also all those Dr. Eggman killed using those Egg Grapes…= Clove informed.
"?! Meaning that hundreds, if not thousands of lives that he used for fuel are now back to life," Lien-Da realized, 'Including all those Echidnas…'
"This is unacceptable," Conquering Storm hissed, trembling in rage.
=That would explain why the latest news in the eastern half of Northamer is that the Golden Hive Colony is making trade agreements with various cities in the area...when the entire Colony outside of Charmy Bee and the MIA Saffron were confirmed 'batteries' in the list I was able to find in the database= Clove noted.
"These Dragon balls did all that?" Lien-Da asked.
=And can do even more if need be, but I won't recommend collecting them...one of them is the family heirloom of the Son Family. Specifically of Son Goku, you know the scary super powerful man-child who you say can track us anywhere...according to you=
"Hmm...so ultimate wish power. But we need to get them from Son Goku. The acclaimed strongest being on the planet...and maybe galaxy," Lien-Da muttered, "...And knowing Eggman...he'd use them for his own means…Anything else you can share?"
=Not unless you want to hear mothers go on and on about their baby boys and girls…=
"Nevermind then...that's all for now. If you hear anything else, let me know," Lien-Da answered.
=Understood=
"Shimata…" Storm cursed silently, the two Egg Bosses...even the G.U.N soldiers spying on the two unaware of a figure carefully eying the two Mobian females from the shadows, their light-blue optic glowing slightly before the figure slinked into the shadows.
"Sorry I'm late," Sally spoke as she walked into the VIP room, "My brother and I had to check on our father in the hospital."
"Nonsense Sally, you made it just in time." Bulma laughed, "We still have a bit till the fights begin."
"Good. I…" Sally began before she noticed Breezie, "...oh…..it's you."
"Princess," Breezie greeted with a nonchalant smile as Coconuts was serving her some wine.
"Oh I'm picking up on some awkward history here." Bulma sighed.
"..." Hercule said nothing as he jumped behind a couch with the other two robots, the three slowly peeking out while staying behind their cover.
"How are things with you?" Breezie asked, not affected by the small frown Sally gave her.
"Fine...still an opportunistic witch?" Sally asked back.
"Oh that's just cold…" she laughed a bit, "Just because I fed the first Robotnik Sonic's whereabouts while he was making Silver Sonic, I was just looking out for my people."
"Yes….only replace the 'people' with you, especially when you put Tails in danger," Sally countered as she sat down next to Bulma.
"That's all in the past," Breezie waved off, "Besides...look at me now. Owner of Casinopolis, and the world's largest entertainment network; Breeze Media."
"While I'm a businesswoman myself...doesn't that still seem harsh?" Bulma asked.
"Trust me...considering where I grew up and the first Robotnik was in charge of Mobius at the time, you have to learn whether to rely on yourself or others," Breezie replied, "Fiona understood that much at least," she added before one of Sally's blades were aimed right at her face, "?!...oh I forgot. That's a hot button topic right there…"
"Sally…" Bulma spoke, putting a hand on her shoulder, "There's no point in doing this. All it could do is cause trouble for your brother and everyone. I don't like her tone...but...if you fall for her tricks, all you do will make it look like you are the one in the wrong. Trust me, my Husband has done it enough times."
"...you're right," Sally sighed as she dismissed her blade, "I'm sorry."
"Are we safe?" Hercule asked silently to the two scared robots next to him.
"I think we are…" Scratch whispered.
"That was scary...and I thought M-" Grounder began before Scratch covered his mouth.
"SHH! We don't say his name out loud, you boltbrain!"
"I wasn't gonna say it!"
"Yes you were!"
"I don't hear you two working~" Breezie spoke in a sing-songy tone.
"GH!" Scratch and Grounder tensed as they quickly got back to work.
"I'm sorry Sally...I didn't know Mr Satan's new business partner has some history with you." Bulma spoke.
"It's fine…" Sally sighed, "Just...she brought up someone I particularly don't want to hear about…"
"We can talk about it when you're ready." Bulma offered patting her shoulder, "For now...let's watch our friends punch each other." she laughed.
"Of course," Sally giggled a bit.
"Man look at all these folks…" Sonic spoke, "Goku, do you feel anyone strong?"
"I feel lots of strong people." Goku answered, "For a moment I thought I felt someone really strong...but they must have hidden their ki."
"Hmm...a secret Dark Horse. This should be fun." Sonic smiled.
"I can feel some amazing people here for sure." Goku added, "I can't wait to see what they can do."
"Just don't get too c….nevermind. I forget who I was talking too," Tails muttered.
"Well I'm pretty sure Goku can back his ego up." Knuckles joked.
"Hey!" Sonic complained.
"But then again both of you are way too nice…" Knuckles added.
"Aw...thanks Knuckles!" Goku smiled.
"And too stupid," Vegeta added as a G.U.N soldier ran up to him and Shadow.
"What're they up to?" Shadow asked
"They have two spying on the families of Son Goku and Roll Sakurai, possibly gathering information on the Dragon Balls." he spoke, "Meanwhile four have entered as contestants in B and C block. The combatants are Lien-Da, Conquering Storm, Tundra and Akhlut."
"Only Four?" Vegeta asked, "Probably the only ones who don't have noticeable weapon augmentations. But given they are cybernetic I can't sense them...keep a close eye on them. If they want a fight, well, we are more than happy to give them one."
"But Eggman learning of the Dragon Balls is...concerning." Shadow spoke, "Who knows what he'd wish for."
"Ah no worries, Dende says he made it so Shenron can't grant wishes like 'make me overlord of the world' or anything evil like that." Goku smiled.
"That and Shenron can't influence anyone who's too powerful." Gohan spoke, "So...even if Eggman could, all of us would be immune to the wish."
"So like say 'I wish for everyone on the planet to be Roboticized' or 'I wish for everyone to obey me' or even 'I wish Sonic never existed' won't work for him?" Sonic guessed.
"You're probably already too strong for Shenron to affect...you know...unless you die." Gohan laughed.
"Which I have no plans to do anytime soon!" Sonic cheered, "But that means...Eggman wouldn't be able to use the Dragon balls for what he wants."
"Rather what he wants most." Shadow spoke, "Knowing him...he could still try something. For all we know he could wish for immortality…"
"And risk dealing with me and my future kids for all eternity? Heh...doubt he'd risk that," Sonic countered.
"Well at the least I'll still be around." Shadow smirked.
"As will Kakarot and I." Vegeta crossed his arms as he nodded to the GUN agent to leave.
"Shh. I think the tournament's about to begin," Amy hushed as the lights began to dimmer.
=Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming for this special event!= the announcer called out =Now I hand the floor to the World Champion, Mr. Satan!=
=Hello everybody!= he cheered as all the screens flashed to show him =Man this looks like it's gonna be sweet. We actually are overbooked it seems. Now before we head on to the normal tournament rosters, we'll have to thin the heards just a bit, so all you fine fighters if you'd please exit out to the platforms overlooking the ocean= at that many doors opened to reveal the ocean view beyond, =We can begin the first round...a Battle Royal to thin contestants down to the necessary numbers! It'll only end once we reach 24 Fighters left!=
"Battle Royal?! Sweet!" Goku, Sonic, and Tangle beamed.
"I wish you two the best of luck," Honey said to Amy and Roll.
"Hmph...this should weed out the weak." Vegeta smirked.
"Good...more training dummies the better," Shadow added.
"Whoa careful Sonic...water below!" Goku spoke looking over the edge of one of the platforms.
"It's always water…" Sonic grumbled.
"Just focus and not think about it," Tails advised.
"Hmph...since this is how things are. Spread out." Piccolo spoke, "That way we have better chances of seeing each other in the real deal." he smirked floating up earning the attention and shock of many as he flew off for another platform.
"I expect to face you in the finals, Kakarot." Vegeta spoke flying off as well.
"Try not to fall, Sonic." Shadow spoke floating up and flying off.
"I'm gonna head towards where I feel strong folks." Goku put his fingers to his head...and vanished into thin air.
"Guess I'll have to catch up," Sonic grinned as he rushed off in a blur with Roll.
"Good luck Knucks," Tails said as he flew off.
"Hmph...can say the same to you, tails," Knuckles grinned as he followed.
"...oh I so wanna learn how to do that," Tangle whispered in awe before shaking her head, "Focus Tangle...you gotta win for Jewel," she whispered as she ran out.
"Well since everyone strong just left...that makes this...the easy platform." Amy smiled, "Lucky~"
"We'll see~" Honey teased as she walked off.
=And the fighters are off!= the announcer called out =Who will make the top 24?! Who will be the best of the best for this?! Who will...oh I am just too dan excited for this!=
"You and everyone else in the crowd," Tails whispered, quickly dodging someone's attempted lunge at him before kicking them back. He jumped back before spinning around and using his tails to strike someone off the arena, "Boy I hope the others don't go overboard."
"AHAHAHAHA!" Vegeta laughed as an explosion sent a huge number of people falling into the water below, "Ah...kick my ass...ah...I haven't laughed that much in months...ah...please continue to entertain me."
"...Okay maybe I'm wrong," Tails whispered, unaware of a large wrestler trying to grab him from behind...before his left foot slipped on a small sheet of ice and ended doing a leg split, "?"
"OOOHHHHH~~~!" the wrestler screamed in pain before a tail whacked him into the water.
"Gomen, but that's what happens when you don't pay attention, kyu," a female voice spoke, earning Tails attention before he caught a glimpse of cream-ish white fur and a fox tail as its owner passed by him.
"...Who was that?" Tails pondered.
"Kaioken!"
"KAIO-OH MY KAMI!"
"Right...focus. Focus," Tails shook his head as he resumed running.
"Ha!" Goku while covered in a crimson red aura shouted as he punched and kicked people while rushing across a platform. Everyone he hit was sent flying off till he came to a halt as he looked around, the aura vanishing as he seemed to disable it for a moment, "Not here either...I know they are here somewhere…I felt them," he raised his hand back into a man's face when he tried sneaking up on him, "But where are they?" He swung his elbow back and knocked a Mobian lion off the ring with his strength.
"RAAH!" Knuckles roared as he slammed his fist into the ground, causing a huge tremor that knocked a few of the participants into the water, "Heh...this is t-GH~!" he tensed when an electric shock hit him, "...grr…"
"Hello~" Lien-Da greeted with a grin, electricity crackling off her fingers for a moment as she ran past him.
"Oh no you don't!" Knuckles roared as he chased after her.
"Hm?" Piccolo blinked as he swung and kicked a fighter off, his ears heard Knuckles shouting and chasing after someone. He stopped and turned to see him chasing after another Echidna he didn't know, at least till he recalled what he learned from reading his mind, "Well...this is complicated." he raised his hand to a fighter's face before a blast sent him flying into several others knocking them all off.
"What do you mean?" Amy asked, hopping over a lunge from a fighter.
"Knuckles found that female Echidna working for Eggman." Piccolo spoke side stepping a fighter letting him fall over the edge into the water.
"Oh...her," Amy frowned as she grabbed the arm of a giant man before swinging him over her head and off the ring.
"I knew Eggman's goons were here...but I guess they also have personal grudges they want to settle with you guys." Piccolo sighed before swinging his arm as it stretched out to an insane length and effectively whipped a huge number of fighters off, "From what I gathered from Vegeta's soldiers…" he shuddered, "That scares me...but they are named: Lien-da, Conquering Storm, Tundra and Akhlut."
"...hoo boy," Amy gulped a bit at that, "Not good...especially if Akhlut's here."
"Hmm?"
"There's a reason he's known as the most dangerous Mobian in the sea," Amy explained before she jumped out of the way of a psionic shockwave, which ended up knocking quite a few fighters out and into the water, "And that's one major reason why."
"Psychic powers…" Piccolo groaned, "Only unlike the other guy I know who uses them...he has a body built for actual combat."
"That much is true," Amy nodded.
"What type of Mobian is he anyway?" Piccolo asked as he held his hand out and formed a barrier to block another blast aimed at him and Amy.
"An Orca."
"Hmph...here I was hoping he was a shark so I could just wait him out on land…" Piccolo sighed, "But if he can't wait till the real deal to fight." he moved his hand up and removed his turban before tossing it to a mobian dog who caught it...and fall over due to its weight, "I'm more than happy to entertain him." he removed his cloak and tossed it at three fighters pinning all of them to the floor.
"Oh? Someone other than Tundra challenging me?" a voice spoke as a group of fighters were knocked aside, revealing a large Mobian Orca standing above them, the gem on his cybernetic fin glowing a bit, "Fine...A quick warm up won't hurt…"
"What the?! How did Eggman get a giant like him to join?!" Bulma gawked.
"I'm not altogether sure myself…" Sally spoke as they watched Piccolo and Akhlut square off, "But this I do know...he and Rotor's father Tundra were at war with one another before Eggman got them to join so he can conquer the Frozen North and the oceans."
"Eggman might just be better at this world conquering stuff then I gave him credit for. But then again so was the Red Ribbon Army...and Goku took them down before he even learned the difference between boys and girls…" Bulma muttered.
"Seriously?"
"Yup."
"...Wow…" Sally whispered at that.
"He was a cute but...dumb kid." Bulma sighed, "He's been like my little brother all this time."
"...Well it's good he has someone like you supporting him then," Sally smiled.
"You wouldn't believe the scare I had when he first showed up with Gohan after only 4 years of marriage…" Bulma chuckled.
"Given the type of person he is, understandable."
"Achoo!" Goku sneezed as he involuntarily ducked under a kick. "That was weird." he shot back up so suddenly the back of his head smacked his would be attacker in the nose knocking them over.
"Maybe someone mentioned ya," Sonic shrugged, jumping up and doing a split jump kick on two people next to him, sending them into the water, "Doing okay Roll?...Roll?"
"Sakurai scum!"
"Raiju filth!"
"?!" the two tensed as they turned and saw a large crowd of people flying, Storm and Roll currently fighting amongst them as they used the fighters as stepping stones to propel each other towards one another each time while also knocking them into the water.
"Uh-Oh…" Chi-Chi and the Sakurai woman realized what was happening while watching the screen.
"What?" Amadeus pondered, looking at Skye with Bernadette.
"Nothing good," Skye replied as he took out a phone and hit speed dial, "...Bulma? Keep the cams away from the arena Roll and Sonic are in please. ...Why? Clothes will be shredded. ...Thank you."
"Wow...who knew Roll could get all scary." Goku spoke as he and Sonic dodged and avoided flying combatants.
"No kidding…" Sonic whispered.
"This is the first I'm seeing Roll like this," Tangle admitted, her tail quickly wrapping around a few fighters before she swung it around, loosening her tail up as the fighters were flung into the water, "Kinda scary too…"
"I'm starting to think maybe her family has bad blood with this 'Raiju' she's fighting," Gohan surmised as he landed.
"Must be another weird thing their clan has…" Goku surmised, "Like how she and Sonic are linked together."
"Maybe," Sonic muttered
Everyone flinched as the two traded blows back and forth.
"I'm going to finish what I started in the Dragon Kingdom, thief!" Storm snapped, throwing an electrified palm thrust at Roll.
"You did nothing. You let the Iron Dominion deal with us in turn for your clan's loyalty, Sushi-Hater!" Roll snarled, swiping and managing to cut a bit of Conquering Storm's clothes the same time she was knocked back by the palm thrust, burning a palm-shaped hole in her shirt and exposing the underside of her chest and hints of a blue frilly bra.
"Uh-oh...Roll's forgetting to put up a small layer of Ki to protect herself." Goku spoke, "I don't like getting involved in personal fights, but this is getting all kinds of bad. Hang on! Goku's coming!" he shouted flying off.
"Shouldn't you go help too?" Gohan turned to Sonic.
"I've never been good at stopping cat fights." Sonic laughed, only to yelp as Tangle kicked him off the platform and flying towards the other.
"He had that coming right?" Gohan asked.
"Yup," Tangle nodded, her tail catching a punch from a fighter before it tossed them into the water.
"That is one handy tail," Gohan noted turning around and chopping the neck of a fighter knocking them out.
"Thanks. Use it in case I'm surrounded in a fight, or to get around faster," Tangle smirked, "Normally I just kick box 'em."
"You are really good." Gohan spoke kicking another fighter in the stomach knocking them over.
"Like I said, I've been training for this."
Meanwhile on the other platform, Roll and Storm rushed for another attack only to stop as Goku landed between them. He stood up before turning to Storm. His eyes became sharper as his aura flared to life and raised his hair up. The ground began shaking as his power just kept rising.
"Oi...if you wanna fight seriously...make it to the finals." Goku spoke, "Otherwise...this is a free for all...and teaming up is allowed. Right now my friend is on my side...so you want her...you fight us both," he spoke as his eyes flashed green.
"...Fine…" Storm frowned, giving Roll one last glare before she backflipped onto a fighter's shoulders and leapt off them towards another.
"Goku-san?" Roll looked at him before yelping as he gently bonked her head.
"You forgot to use your ki to protect yourself…" Goku frowned, "You could have gotten really hurt, you know."
"Eh?" Roll looked down and blushed, "Oh! Gomen...Instinct overrode rational thought…"
"It's okay to lose yourself in an important fight. But the important thing is to protect yourself while fighting." Goku spoke, "She's a cyborg. Her powers could hurt really bad if you don't counter with your ki. Ah...Piccolo!"
"WHAT?!" he shouted as he traded blows with Akhlut.
"Can you come magic Roll's clothes?" Goku asked happily.
"Busy!" he shouted as they punched one another.
"Come on...you're just having fun up there ain'tcha?" Goku smiled.
"Ugh...fine...Gohan tag in for me!" he ordered.
"Hai!" Gohan shouted, flying over and tackling Akhlut away, "Leave it to me, Mr Piccolo!" Gohan raised his hand into a combat pose.
"What's this?" Akhlut asked.
"This is Gohan...my number 1 Student." Piccolo smiled, "He's more than enough for you."
"Hey I'm here too." Amy pouted.
"Yes...but you haven't faced an android with the power to wipe out this solar system." Piccolo countered, earning a wide-eyed stare from Akhlut.
"Touche…" Amy smiled in admittance.
"Ha!" Gohan roared as he charged and began trading heavy blows with the Mobian Orca.
Piccolo and Amy jumped and floated over to the same platform as Goku, Roll and Sonic.
"I taste floor…" Sonic groaned, face first on the ground.
"You know I'm not a tailor." Piccolo frowned as he moved his hand over to Roll and in a flash of light it restored her clothing to pristine condition, "There."
"You can fix clothing?" Amy asked.
"Fix...make…" Piccolo shrugged, "I also enhanced her clothing to be more durable." he spoke looking at Roll, "Please try not to make a habit of losing your shirt like this idiot." he jutted a thumb to Goku, "I'm fairly certain thats a big deal with girls."
"It is," Amy nodded, "Still...be careful if Honey sees you. She'd most likely try and hire you."
"Actually I can see that," Sonic spoke as he shot up, "In fact...imagine this. 'Big Green Threads'."
"Big Green Threads?" Piccolo repeated.
"Yeah...I mean you make clothing...by magic...is it?"
"Yes." Piccolo nodded.
"Think of it. You are your own supplier."
"Might need to workshop that name…" Piccolo crossed his arms.
"Wha? No it's perfect!" Sonic argued.
"I think it's clever." Goku agreed.
"See? He gets it," Sonic smirked.
"Just focus on the fight you idiots!" Vegeta and Shadow's voices snapped as their arena was covered in ice.
"Get back here you electrified Bi-" Knuckles began before he hit the platform, "Tch…" he coughed, "If I wasn't saving my new tricks for the real fight, I would have blasted that smug ass grin off her face…"
"Come on, Guardian! My sister put up a better fight!" Lien-Da's voice laughed.
"I'MMA KILL HER!" Knuckles snapped as he rushed off.
"Ah good Knuckles is still the same." Sonic sighed.
"Ah...Amy help Gohan, I'm gonna make sure Knuckles doesn't do something stupid." Piccolo flew off.
"Not sure he needs my help." Amy smiled, watching Gohan lift and toss Akhult to the edge of the ring.
"Grr...not bad, boy…" Akhlut muttered, wiping his lip a bit of some blood, "Be lucky you're not facing Tundra."
"Another strong enemy…"
"And Tundra is bad because...?" Bulma asked slowly.
"He's the strongest in his tribe…" Sally explained before frowning a bit, "And like I mentioned, he's also Rotor's father…before the worlds fused, he broke his spine."
"?!" Bulma flinched at that, "...Please...don't tell Vegeta that…"
"Huh?" Sally blinked.
"Vegeta acts like he doesn't care about anything...but there is one thing he's learned that matters a lot." Bulma spoke turning to the screen showing Vegeta.
"HA!" Vegeta roared, unleashing a shockwave that stopped ice from getting near him, "Alright Frosty...I get it...your thing is ice!"
"Hmph...you get annoyed too fast," a Mobian Walrus frowned, his tusk cybernetic as he glared a bit at Vegeta, "But you are a proud warrior I can tell…"
"Well unlike most of these idiots, I am born to a true warrior race." Vegeta spoke, crossing his arms, "Sadly I'm one of the last two of my kind...and the other is a Goddamn idiot!"
"Love you too, best buddy!" Goku cheered in the distance.
"I swear one day I will destroy him…" Vegeta growled.
"...If only my son had the spine like you," the walrus whispered to himself, "...nevermind. Hopefully you can give me a fight worth my time...much like with Akhlut."
"You mean Shamu overthere?" Vegeta looked to Gohan and Akhlut, "He can barely handle Kakarot's half breed son. Which is to be expected...Gohan is impressive...but he's not my son. At least Trunks is Half me. Course the other half is his mother...which for some reason gave him lilac hair...how...her hair is blue..." he raised his arm and blocked the Walrus's next punch, creating a large shockwave which shattered the ice around them, "Right...back to you."
With that, the two began punching as their fists clashed with one another causing more shockwaves.
"...and I had to be in the same group as Vegeta, Shadow, and Tundra," Tails whispered, using his tails to trip and block some fighters' blows, "Hopefully they don't start t-"
"Ahh!" Honey screamed as she landed near him.
"Ah! You okay?" Tails asked as he offered his hand to her.
"Yeah. I'm…" Honey began as she grabbed his hand, a flash in her eyes as she looked up, "Fine~"
"?!" Tails tensed before Honey swung him around quickly, tossing him into the water, "AHH!"
"Rule number one in a fight, dear...don't trust your opponent," Honey teased as Tails surfaced.
"Oh...come-ack! On!" Tails complained.
"God damn it...I'm gonna get blamed for that one by Bulma somehow…" Vegeta spoke as he pushed Tundra back as they gripped hands to overpower one another.
"CHEATER!" Goten, Haseo, and Trunks snapped, startling those around them.
"No fair! Tails was the only kid who could enter!" Trunks shouted.
"Hacks! I call hacks!" Goten added, earning a raised brow from Haseo, "...I heard Trunks say it once."
"Oh…"
"Oh the moms are not gonna like that…" Bulma spoke as she and Sally facepalmed hard at that.
"Uh Mr. Satan…" a person whispered to Hercule.
"What do you mean a small riot?" he asked with a panicked face.
"A riot? Who…" Sally began before it dawned on her, "...oh boy...Rosemary and the Sakurais…"
"I am not ready to die!" Hercule panicked before Bulma slapped him, "I needed that."
"I have an idea...but we need to get Tails back inside…" Bulma spoke, "Something no mother can resist…"
"What?"
"Smothering their child with attention." Bulma explained.
"I worry for Trunks…" Sally whispered.
"Boys? Please retrieve him post haste," Breezie order.
"Yes ma'am!" Scratch and Grounder saluted.
"Honestly felt bad for doing that…" Honey admitted, "...well, hopefully I…"
"Kyu…."
"?!" Honey tensed, suddenly feeling a massive blizzard blowing behind her as she felt a massive killer instinct right behind her. She slowly turned...and barely managed to dodge a massive wave of Ice aimed right at her, "Ahh!"
Before she could react, something blurred behind her. Just as she turned, a heel kicked her square in the face, making her grunt as she flew right into the water, bits of her attire in the air as they fell to the floor and water.
"Gomen, Honey-san...but you shouldn't have done that, kyu," a voice spoke as the figure landed, revealing a nine-tailed Mobian fox with cream-ish yellow fur with her muzzle, underbelly, and tips of her tails a white color. She wore a icy-blue tank-top underneath an orange jacket with purple around the collar and hems, a pair of icy-blue shorts, icy-blue boots with periwinkle soles, and a red hairband that kept a bit of her long hair into a ponytail with a bit over one of her ruby-red eyes. She took a calming breath as her tails folded into one, making it look like she had a singular tail.
"Miyuki?" Amadeus gasped while Rosemary held her hands over her mouth.
"Miyuki?" Chi-Chi repeated.
"But...th...that...how…" Rosemary whispered, small tears forming in her eyes, "My...my little snowflake…."
"...Daughter?" Chi Chi guessed.
"Adoptive yes," Amadaeus answered, "It was after we got married...and before we had Tails."
"The last time we saw her was the day Tails was born and Robotnik made his coup. We thought the bombs he was using for it…" Rosemary shivered.
"But we are relieved she's alive," Amadaeus sighed in relief.
"So we have another niece?" A Sakurai with red fur in a blue kimono asked, her blue shoulder-length hair put into a bun.
"Yes, Akai, you have a niece as well," Rosemary replied.
"A strawberry banquet?" Another Sakurai, her fur orange with silver tips in a tube top and jogging shorts asked, earning cheers from the others when Aphrodite nodded in agreement.
"...and what of the ice powers?" Chi Chi asked.
"Honestly...those are n-"
=Ah mou~! Again, kyu?!= Miyuki's voice exclaimed, causing them to look at a monitor...her tails unfolded and covering her exposed body =Mmm...I hate when this happens…=
"MIYUKI NANAYA PROWER!" Rosemary barked, her face bright pink.
=M-Mama?! G-gomen! It's something I-kyu!=
*SPLASH!*
"Wait...WHAT?!" Tails' voice exclaimed as Scratch and Grounder carried him over before running off, "Mom, Dad, why does she have the same last name as us?! And why did she call you mom?!"
"..."
"...Mom...dad?"
"...That's right. You were still a baby when..." Amadaeus whispered before sighing, "We...we'll tell you after the first round's over."
"Mmm…" Tails frowned at that.
"...Rosemary?" Amadaeus whispered to his wife...before noticing she was no longer there, "...hoo boy."
"Okay what is with women and losing clothing!?" Vegeta asked as he caught his Walrus opponent's next punch, "This is why I always prefer my battle armor...this shit doesn't tear apart at every little thing! Need to be able to blow up Earth to rip this…"
"Hmph! It's hard to find good battle attire these days, I will admit," Tundra admitted before jumping away from Vegeta, "Honestly the woman should've kept a close eye out rather than keep her modesty in check."
"Say the jerks who knocked me out of the arena, kyu," Miyuki muttered, a robe over her body as she sat on top of a transport vehicle for those who were knocked into the water.
"I have no clue what you mean." Both crossed their arms.
"You both knocked me over during your little fight!"
"You were distracted when someone in the crowd called your full name," Honey pointed out, "Also I thought you had that under control, Miyuki."
"I did...but it only flares up when I use my ice powers, kyu…" Miyuki sighed as the vehicle flew off.
"Well that happened." Shadow spoke, watching from another platform above them before vanishing, causing those who tried to jump him to crash into one another.
"Well dang...was hoping Tails would make it into the final 24," Sonic muttered.
"Next time?" Roll suggested.
"Oh well...better luck next time." Goku smiled.
"True. Still...would've liked to see how he improved," Sonic nodded before he and Goku blurred out of the way of a large fighter trying to strike at them, "So how many guys do you think we got left?"
Roll looked around, counting quick, "Seven."
"Oh well that's not much," Goku noted.
"We can just wait for them to narrow down." Sonic smirked.
"CAN'T WAIT! BIG BANG ATTACK!"
"Vegeta no!" everyone panicked as the ground shook from a huge explosion.
"VEGETA YES!"
"Maybe I lucked out…" Tails muttered, a towel on his shoulders from drying his fur, "Kinda forgot Vegeta is...well...Vegeta."
"Insanity, thy name is Vegetable," Amadeus chuckled, earning a laugh from Chi-Chi, having heard about Elias saying Vegeta's name wrong from Bulma.
"At least Goku isn't...that bad..." Tails muttered.
=Vegeta, why?! I wanted to fight them!= Goku cried.
"You were saying?" another Sakurai, silver fur in a simple red t-shirt and jeans, deadpanned as Chi-Chi facepalmed.
"Right, Aunt Mika...Really need to study on how to not tempt Murphy…" Tails sweatdropped.
"What? All I did was move things forward," Vegeta huffed as he floated in the air.
=We have our 24!= Mr. Satan called.
"Whoo! We made it!" Tangle beamed as she hugged Roll.
"Unfortunately...so did they," Amy added, noticing Lien-Da, Akhlut, Tundra, and Conquering Storm nearby.
"She kept slipping from me," Knuckles muttered.
"No matter. They aren't even well made cyborgs," Vegeta huffed, getting their attention, "Compared to Gero's creations...these are pathetic."
"'Aren't even well made?!' 'Pathetic?!' Who does that guy think he is?!" Eggman ranted, watching it on TV with a device laid out before him with various tools and pieces about, "You've gone up to just below the blue hedgehog now!"
"Well, so much for getting those male models for the line for a bit," Honey noted as the boat reached land, "Maybe we can still cut a deal with that Bulma lady?"
"Maybe," Miyuki agreed.
"Clothes," Honey deadpanned.
"Oh! Hai," Miyuki nodded, about to reach into her tail before she heard someone clear her throat, "..."
"Young lady…"
"...Mom…" Miyuki whispered, turning to see Rosemary staring at her with crossed arms, "...I always make sure to have a spare set of clothes whenever that happens, kyu."
"Which I provide," Honey added, "I mean, she is one of my top models after all."
"Just panic and run!" Vegeta shouted in the distance.
"?!" both tensed when Miyuki was wrapped up in a kusarigama, the sickle end held in Rosemary's hand.
"You are getting dressed immediately and then we will be catching up on where we both have been and introduce you to your baby brother and various aunts, uncles, and male cousin since you already saw your female cousin fighting a Raiju," Rosemary informed, pulling her away.
"...Wait, that was her mom?" Honey asked, blinking several times.
"Hey Haseo...your cousin's...kinda weird." Trunks spoke.
"I mean...our dads get their clothes all messed up when they fight bad guys…" Goten argued.
"Yeah, but your dad never takes his clothes off just 'cause…" Trunks argued back.
"Well...not outside of the house…" Goten blinked.
"M-maybe she had a…" Haseo began before he noticed a figure blur by into the shadows, "...eh?"
"What is it?" Goten asked, looking at Haseo and then at where he was staring.
"I...thought I saw a wolf go into the shadows," Haseo answered.
"Wolf?"
"Uhn," Haseo nodded.
"...You think if we catch it, we can eat it?" Goten asked, his stomach growling.
"?!" a sudden crash startled the three at that.
"...I think she heard you say that," Haseo muttered, "...and I think that's where Kaa-san and the others are."
"Should we help her?" Trunks asked.
"Which one?"
"...Ohhh…! You meant you saw a Mobian wolf," Goten realized, "...I'm still hungry."
"I think I saw them serving chilidogs near the stands."
"Chilidogs!" Goten cheered, picking up Haseo and flying off.
"Ah, Goten! Wait up!" Trunks called as he went after them.
=Okay. We're in the final 24= Lien-Da spoke from Clove's communicator =Did you or Cassia find anything else out?=
"Apparently, this Vegeta likes to go overkill every single time he fights," Clove noted.
=I couldn't tell when he dropped a miniature nuke on one of the fields…= she replied in sarcasm.
"Eh, I think they're aware of sis listening in on their chats. I mean, they're all ninjas except for a few with them," Cassia noted, munching on a chili-dog, "It's mostly about embarrassing stories 'bout their kids or Goku. Apparently, he had a tail and would turn into a giant berserk monkey whenever he saw a full moon. Same with Gohan, Goku's kid. The tiny one Goten wasn't born with a tail though...weird, huh?"
"...How did you…?"
"Well, duh. It's like spying missions in my games," Cassia replied, "You just let it come to ya. You're trying too hard to be subtle, Sis. And I saw four folks in the arena who didn't strike anyone once and didn't get hit once either."
"Huh?"
"Yeah, kept far away from the arenas the others were in," Cassia noted.
"I'm starting to worry...we hear that this Earth was prone to attack after attack from aliens. Even more so than Mobius ever was," Clove spoke, "Maybe we are just in time to see this happen again."
"And we're nowhere near any of the bunkers Eggman made on the chance the planet blows up back before he blew up Knothole," Cassia added.
"I hate to say this...but if we are attacked...I think we need to rely on this Goku and Sonic…" Clove sighed.
=Agreed….Keep me posted if anything else pops up=
"Understood. Clove out."
"I think they're starting to catch on," Skye whispered to his wife, "Well...the little one at least."
"True," Aphrodite agreed, a subtle nod as she laid a hand on the orange furred Sakurai and did a few gentle squeezes.
"Alrighty, I'm off for grub!" the orange Sakurai beamed once Aphrodite let go of her hand, "Anyone want me to pick up something?"
"Nachos with just melted cheese. No salsa and no jalapenos," Skye replied.
"Can do."
"Cool," Skye nodded, "...Oh and heads up. Possible assassin coming for the two for possible interrogation."
"?!" a masked Mobian female wolf tensed up within the crowd, about half a few feet away from the two pronghorns.
"Uhm...what happens when Goten has a lot of sugar?" Tails asked, getting the adults attention as he looked down, "I mean...like a lot?"
"...Who gave him sugar?" Chi-Chi asked, groaning as she felt a headache form.
"I didn't do it!" Trunks panicked.
"WOOHOO!" a Super Saiyan Goten flew around, leaving gold streaks in the air as he dashed around the area faster and faster.
"...That's what happens," Chi-Chi stated, her eye twitching.
"I'm unstoppable!" he shouted, slamming into the ceiling...and then through it. Everyone then looked at a screen as Goku panicked and flew out to catch his son before he slammed into Vegeta.
=It's good!= Sonic cheered as Goku held Goten under his arm.
"Heh heh...Reminds me of Haseo when he got into the blueberry room," Skye chuckled.
"...Distracted…" the wolf whispered, her voice soft and quiet as she slinked back into the crowd to resume what she was doing.
"It won't do any good…"
"?" the wolf stopped, her ears twitching a bit as she was near Aphrodite.
"You've already been reported by Jem," Aphrodite noted, quietly enough that the wolf's ears were able to pick it up, "Also...revenge is never a good path to go down on…"
"...How...?"
"Our secret," Aphrodite replied, glancing to Skye, 'Hubby, smart move on describing her using your 'order.''
'I aim to please,' Skye thought with a small shrug while making a small wave, his pointer finger moving a bit further than the others.
"..." the wolf glanced, following the finger, before tensing on seeing GUN soldiers...all with binoculars looking directly at her.
"You have two choices...one, you can try and leave with them following after you...or two; stay, watch, and possibly talk...and I have a feeling you may need someone to talk to," Aphrodite stated.
"..." the wolf pondered that over before a faint glow caught her attention, making her look into her cape for a moment, "...I'll stay…"
"Good," she nodded as Skye made another small wave, making the soldiers lower their binoculars, "You have a name?"
"..." the wolf stood silent for a moment, reaching for her mask hesitantly before doing a quick scan of the area, as if examining them for something before giving a sigh. She then took her mask off, revealing her biscotti and cloudy-white fur-her hair done up into a ponytail held by a black hairband- while her muzzle was a dark chocolate color, her eyes closed while two of her teeth juted lightly out the sides of her mouth, "...Whisper…"
"Fitting," Aphrodite noted as Jem returned, carrying the ordered nachos.
"Here ya go," Jem beamed as she handed it over to Skye while sitting back in her spot, "And I think I got a date with one of the hunks."
"Eh?!" the other single Sakurai women exclaimed, "Kōun'na…"
"...You seem rather happy," Sally noted.
"Hmm?" Breezie raised a brow, looking up from a phone for a moment, "What makes you say that?"
"You started smiling when you looked at something on your phone."
"Oh, just a little winning bet on who'd be in the 24," Breezie replied.
"Bet?" Bulma blinked, "Wait, we were allowed to bet on who'd win?"
"I made a few," Breezie replied, "Each one a success."
"Ah man...I wish I knew…"
"You would have bet?" Sally asked.
"Well yeah. If nothing goes wrong...then easy money is Goku." Bulma smiled.
"Oh funny. He was one of the top two bets I made," Breezie smiled, "My top bet was Vegeta blowing up an arena."
"Well yeah, but...he always does that," Bulma argued.
"Yet no one bet on him actually doing it," Breezie pointed out, showing her the slip with the odds on her bet on that one.
"...?! You bet that much on it?" Bulma asked.
"Daaaang…." Hercule said, reading over Bulma's shoulder.
"Wow…" Bulma awed before everyone yelped as Shadow and Vegeta teleported in, Trunks under Vegeta's arm.
"Babe...watch him," Vegeta said, tossing Trunks on the ground.
"Ow…" Trunks groaned as the two vanished the same way they appeared, "I didn't do it!" he panicked at the look his mother gave him, "I dared Goten to dunk his head in a cotton candy machine…"
"Trunks…" Bulma spoke, her eye twitching.
"Okay...I got a Goten and a Haseo," Goku spoke, teleporting in with both under his arms.
"Mmm…" Haseo whimpered a bit, "I tried to talk him out of it…"
"No candy for a month," Chi-Chi scolded.
"Aw…" Goten whined.
"Here you go," Goku smiled, handing both boys over to their mothers.
"Thank you," Aphrodite thanked before two yelps went off and they looked to see Amadeus and Tails were gone, just the towel left, "Seems Rose-chan took her son and husband for private talk. She always flubs at the silent escape part of swiping someone without notice."
"Oh right...The ice lady had Tail's last name," Goku blinked, "Well still better than my secret brother."
"Goku, I don't think anyone could have a worse reunion with a lost sibling," Chi-Chi spoke as she took Goten and sat him in her lap.
"Eh. I guess that's true…" Goku shrugged, "Alright, I'm off for the next part of the Tournament. Goten...listen to your mother."
"Aw...but that's what I always do…"
"Sugar still hasn't worked its way out…" Chi-Chi deadpanned.
"Mmm~"
"Heh heh…" Goku chuckled before putting two of his fingers on his forehead, "Well..wish me luck."
"Well not that I think he needs it." Chi-Chi smirked as he vanished, "Although...knowing Goku's luck…"
"?" Whisper raised a brow lightly at that.
=Well folks, it's been one hell of a first day for the tournament, but we have our 24 finalists ready and sorted out!= the announcer called as the remaining fighters that lasted stood within the stadium once more =Now every pay attention to the screen as these are your finalists for the tournament!=
"...Huh...She looks...familiar," Sonic muttered, looking at one of the finalists on the screen, depicting what looked like a Mobian Rabbit in a cloak.
"Maybe someone you met on one of your previous adventures?" Gohan guessed.
"Well, that's a long list..." Sonic snarked.
"Knowing you, probably someone you angered in the past," Shadow stated, "Or perhaps someone wanting to prove something."
"...You know something. Don't ya, Shad?"
"That's a trick question...I know many things you don't," Shadow smirked.
"...Piccolo, m-" Sonic began.
"No."
"Shoot…"
"I just hope this is a lot of fun!" Goku smiled as they waited for the match ups to be decided, "Ah, here it is!"
"Hmm…" Everyone looked up as the rosters were set.
"Hmph," Vegeta smirked, noticing his and Goku's names were on clear opposite ends of the matchups, "So the finals really will be me and Kakarot."
=Hoo boy, the first and last matches are gonna wreck the arenas they're in…= Mr. Satan muttered before Breezie's voice was heard whispering =Ah! I'm still on?! Err...Well of course I know we're still on. It's meant to be a joke due to the reputation those two have in wrecking stages from previous Boudekai tournaments, especially the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd for Goku=
"...Really?" Amy deadpanned as Goku laughed.
"Yeah, I had my tail in the 21st and ended up looking at the moon. The 22nd was my fight with Tien, and the 23rd was against Piccolo," Goku recalled.
"...wow," Sonic blinked at that.
"Mmm...who am I going against…?" Tangle muttered as she looked at the screen.
"There you are," Roll noted before cringing, "Ooh...You're against her."
"Her?" Tangle repeated.
"Me," Tangle looked to see Conquering Storm approach, "Hello, Sakurai."
"Raiju," Roll scowled.
"..." Tangle sweated a bit since she was between the two.
"You're lucky we're not fighting first…" Storm frowned, "Otherwise, I'd risk disqualification just to end your life, thief…"
"I'd rather be considered a thief than one without honor like yours," Roll replied.
"You dare…?" Storm hissed.
"I do since you needed to sell yourselves in order to slaughter our clan," Roll replied, "And yet, even that failed."
"What I do is for the best of my clan!" Storm growled, electricity crackling off her cybernetic eyes.
"Well, I await you. Though, your opponents between me are all far more honorable than you and yours," Roll noted, seeing that both she and Storm would have to beat two opponents to get at one another.
"This is...intense…" Sonic spoke, quickly grabbing Roll and pulling her away, "What is with you and her?"
"A feud between our clans for well over three thousand years," Roll replied, "They accused us of stealing our family's sacred treasure passed down from head to head from them. They murdered one of us and their Bonded on their wedding night in an attempt to get our family's sacred treasure. It's become so ingrained in our clans that it's more than likely at the genetic level now for the hatred between us. At least, that's what Tou-san thinks."
'...Why is that all the girls I know have issues in one way or another?' Sonic thought before looking at the chart, "Well, uh, oh your opponent's that walrus guy."
"Walrus guy?"
"It feels like I know the guy, but at the same time it's like I don't," Sonic replied, "I blame Eggman." 'Seriously, that guy seems so familiar. Like I knew him but didn't at the same time…'
"Hmph...Roll, you're in the same section as me." Vegeta spoke, "If you want me to obliterate the cyborg bitch...let me know."
"Iie. There's no honor for my clan if I ask another to deal with my clan's enemies," Roll replied, "Wouldn't you feel the same if someone other than you defeated Goku for good?"
"...Fair point," Vegeta nodded, "Kakarot is mine and mine alone."
"Hmph...If I can't take on the Sakurai now…" Storm began as she gazed at Tangle for a moment, "I'll have to deal with her weak friend...then I'll crush her once I present your heavily injured body."
"...Oh yeah?" Tangle asked with a frown, "Well Roll's not gonna lose to you...and I'm certainly not gonna lose. In fact..." she looked over at Roll, "I'll see you for our match, Roll! That I promise!"
"Ganbatte, Tangle-chan!" Roll cheered.
"Hmm," Goku smiled watching them, "Hehe...It reminds me of the first time I entered the Budokai with everyone."
"Careful, Goku...you're actually starting to sound your age," Piccolo smirked.
"Hehehehe!" Goku laughed, "So I wonder who we're fighting?"
"Hmph...It looks like my opponent is that Echidna woman," Piccolo spoke.
"Hmm...Look at that. Gohan's going against Akhlut," Amy noted.
"Hmph…" Akhlut snorted at that before looking at Gohan, "Give it your all, boy...because I won't be holding back like before."
"So will I," Gohan smiled, "I'll show you my true power."
"Who are you fighting, Sonikku?" Roll asked.
"Looks like…" Sonic began before cringing, "Ooh...I'm fighting Knux. Well, there goes the arena in the first rounds."
"I guess I'll have to wait and see if you've caught up or not. If not...I guess the Echidna will make a decent warm up before I get to fight a Saiyan," Shadow smiled.
"Looks like you're the first one of us fighting someone we don't know," Sonic noted, seeing a picture of an orange-haired human female with pointy ears.
"Hm...Interesting." Shadow smirked.
"Hoo...He looks like a big guy," Sonic noted, seeing a picture of a large human male with a blue-bandana over his head.
"Something funny about him." Goku muttered, "He...looks like a pirate." he said, making everyone double take and fall over.
"Idiot…" Vegeta muttered.
"Oh, so that's why his outfit looked familiar to me. Good eye, Goku-san," Roll noted, causing everyone to fall over once more.
"I know, right?" Goku smiled.
"You really know how to pick them, Faker…" Shadow groaned.
=Alright! Let's get this train a-going!= Mr. Satan declared as the screens showed Scratch and Grounder before a roulette wheel =With our various arenas, we'll be using this Arena Roulette Wheel to decide the arena our first two fighters will participate in! Spin it, boys!=
=You got it!= both replied before taking a side of the wheel and spun it...only for Grounder to have forgotten to let go and end up pulled along, catching Scratch in it =GYAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA~!= The two shot into the air after a few moments of being a yellow and green blur before crashing down, their bodies all jumbled up with one another as the wheel slowed down, stopping on a volcano =Ohhh~=
=And our first match will be in the Magma Stage!= Mr. Satan declared =Hope you're ready for a heat wave, folks! Our first match is Goku VS Scarlett O'Hare! Please make your way to the Travel Pods we've set up to take our combatants to the various arenas!=
"Awesome!" Goku cheered as the cloaked rabbit made their way over to a set of yellow capsule-shaped pods with the volcano picture hung above them, walking past Sonic and Roll as they did.
"?" Roll tilted her head, looking over at the rabbit once they passed them.
"Something up?" Sonic asked.
"I thought I heard something off about their footsteps," Roll noted, her ears twitching.
"Hm?" Sonic tilted his head.
"Wonder what that means…" Amy muttered.
"You didn't feel it too, right?" Vegeta asked Piccolo.
"No, I didn't sense a normal Ki from that one," he nodded.
"Yahoo!" Goku cheered as he hopped into the other pod, letting the two close before rockets on their back ends ignited, propelling the two down a pair of tracks.
"You think a Fifth?" Piccolo asked.
"No...I didn't pick up a trace of the same stink Eggman's losers had," Vegeta spoke, "But I'm sure...that was another cyborg."
"Cyborg?" the Mobians repeated.
GT: Hoo! And we're off on to the first fight! Gonna be a hot one! Really smokin'! Things are gonna erupt big time! *gets knocked out by SZ and Z0, bothing holding oversized paper folding fans*
Z0: No...No puns...before you summon the pun happy characters from our other fics and they make this worse!
SZ: Agreed.
Z0: We'll get into the fights and important things Next time!
SZ: Yup, so read and review!