OPENING THEME

EPISODE 04:

EVENLY MATCHED? - BATTLE OF EGOS

A small blast was released by the warrior as he made his landing before the group. Dashing in front of the quivering girl as she clung unto her grandmother's leg, the blast was reflected by Gohan's sturdy hand but it was dodged easily.

"Oh no, my house!" cried Master Roshi at the damage caused by the minor explosion behind the young warrior.

"Why not mess with someone your own size," Gohan demanded angrily as he powered up causing the concrete floor to break away and rise along with his aura.

"Kakarot, what are you waiting for!" yelled Vegeta.

"But I can't move," Goku struggled to speak. His body was frozen in the fighting stance he possessed throughout the transformation.

"Ah, you don't look it," the warrior said proudly, "But you're a level 6. You were 7 but you pathetically gave away your power to that fool," he motioned towards Goku.

"7!" Intense stares were on the faces of everyone in the room except Vegeta who was smiling contentedly.

"Since we're evenly matched, for now, why don't we take this outside. Shall we? This should be something," he said, grinning from ear to ear.

"Have it your way," Gohan agreed.

With lightning speed, the young warrior kicked Gohan through the opening where the front door once was.

"Kakarot," yelled Vegeta, "Do something or your son will be killed."

"It seems like he's a pretty good match, there's not much of a difference between their power levels," Goku informed through clenched teeth. It was obvious that it hurt to speak as his words jumbled together and slurred under his stress.

Vegeta rolled over on his side and pushed his body along the floor using the free hand as a guide and as support. In a great effort, he pushed against the wall of the house and tried to stand, "He wants me, this has no concern with the rest of you."

"Vegeta, no!" Bulma cried out, seeing what he was trying to do.

He was standing now, putting all the pressure on the good leg, "He's my son and he's after me! I appreciate the help but perhaps this is how it finally ends for me."

"That's not true, Dad," Trunks warned, "He wants to kill all the saiyans. Why do you think he attacked Pan or us?" He pointed at himself and Goten.

"What?" He could not have been more surprised by this revelation, "A - Are you sure?"

Trunks nodded.

Vegeta bared his teeth in rage, "Damn him."

"Boy, I wish I could see what was going on out there," complained Master Roshi. At that exact moment, Gohan came crashing through the roof towards him and he scrambled to get out of the way.

"Oh, boy," the old man said hopelessly, now accepting that he was out of danger, "Be careful what you ask for."

Gohan stopped himself just before impact and dashed his way back out. Rocketing at an impressive speed, his aura surged and he aimed it towards Fahren who noticed the incoming attack but did not seem bothered to block or counter. Gohan waited to see what damage had been done as the smoke cleared and he smiled to see the young warrior still standing, untouched.

"What do you say we up our power another, let's say, 20%?"

"You seem confident that we're on the same plane, don't you?" he smirked which unnerved Gohan's ego and he lost his beaming smile.

"What?"

"You may be using about 41% of your power, I'm only using 2. I know you're a smart alec, so how 'bout you crunch those numbers, eh," he laughed.

Gohan grimaced at the thought that his opponent could be as powerful as he but was only using 2% of his true strength and he did not like being mocked.

"You're my most intriguing fight, thus far," the warrior complimented, "My father on his own, came close but I had one-upped him at level 5 and then the boys ah, tried. I'm going to have a lot of fun with you."

"Is this just some kind of game to you?" Gohan asked, losing his grip on his anger.

"Quite the contrary," he remarked, "This is something very meaningful to me. I've waited so long for this moment."

"Humph," Gohan's golden aura surged, lightning searing off the edges, enticing loud cackling pops.

"Now we're on par," the man smiled as though satisfied.

Not amused by his opponent's lack of respect, Gohan dashed forward and with incredible speed connected several blows and he followed it up with a mighty blast to the head. However, with no intention of slowing down, he dashed through that very blast and repeated his onslaught without cease. He measured his success by the volume of his opponent's shrieks of agony and he revelled in his glory.

"Good work." The voice came from behind.

Gohan froze, he was just plummeting him with blows, 'How did he-?' His thoughts were interrupted by his piercing scream as he felt the heavy knee of his opponent sunk into his lower back. His arms were held captive as the cruel blow was repeated a few more times until Gohan regained the edge and forced his arms away and grabbed the man by the head. He tightened his hold until the moment he realised that his opponent had backed off of his efforts. Using one hand to support the head, he used the other to land a perfectly timed and effective uppercut that sent the man flying even further upward. Smirking, Gohan followed suit.

"I don't see either of them," Chi-Chi called out, inspecting through the space of the roof.

"We're in the middle of a war zone," cried Bulma, "We need to get out of here."

"But how?" piped up Goku, "I can't instant transmission you guys out of here. This hurts like crap." His hand throbbed from his effort to move.

"This has never happened," growled Vegeta, "We were both successful at accomplishing that form. I don't understand this!" He slammed his fist into the wall and it crumbled under the force of the impact.

Master Roshi was not too pleased by the added damage to his house.

Vegeta flew up to the opening in the roof.

"Where are you going?" asked Goku.

"To survey the fight. Gohan is the best hope we've got right now and I don't intend to miss out on an opportunity to help out." And with that Vegeta was gone.

Goku struggled to nod his head in response.

END THEME:

PREVIEW OF NEXT EPISODE

Gohan and the young warrior are exchanging blows but neither is being fazed in the slightest.

"Son Goku here! Alright son, you've got this. With you on the job this battle should be over in no time."

Gohan and the young warrior lock hands, their massive auras growing in size. Their intense stares narrow as they rock back and forth with neither letting up.

"It's the tug-of-war of the century, so don't miss out. See you NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL SUPER: ULTIMATE TEST OF STRENGTH: MAY THE STRONGEST WIN"

END CREDITS : Author/Creator of the DBZ series and characters: Akira Toriyama

Author/Creator of this Story/Series; Creator of a level 7 Gohan?!; and a "Only 2%!" reaction to the young warrior's power against Gohan's: Chrissi B (c) September 2015

A/N: I know this chapter may seem pretty short but when you think about it, the action scene within this episode should really just about do it for time. Please understand that writing an action scene will always be much shorter than the actual fight itself (at least for me anyway). So bear this in mind in continuing. Thanks for understanding.