Seven of the eight finalists stood in the main hall waiting for further instructions. Natsu stood between Krillin and Goku who were both staring at the contestants with awe. Each of the participants had a different appearance to them; that none would have thought of them as fighters. Other than him, Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha, the others present were unique.

There was a fairly tall, hazelnut-skin-toned man. He had his eyes closed with his hands clasped together. The man wore a strange white hat, a turban, and an orange and red robe, and he had a red dot on his forehead. Natsu saw that Krillin also surveyed this man; they both silently concluded that the man was odd.

Next was an elderly, grey-haired man. He stood an inch under average height, had small eyes, and wore a black uniform similar to Master Roshi's. He stood beside another contestant. He was a medium-sized blue dragon with a green belly; he had wings on his back, a horn on his nose, and appeared very muscular or chubby.

There was then some stomping and as the first stomp was heard, Goku and Natsu started coughing and gripped their throats in pain. The odor coming from the newest arrival caused their sensitive noses to wrinkle in disgust. In a panic, Goku tried holding his breath willing himself not to vomit. Natsu crouched low on the ground, facing the wall, contemplating if he should break one of the windows to get some fresh air.

The eighth and final fighter was a giant, overweight man, with messy hair, a bushy beard, and a very hairy man. He had drool falling down his face, a few yellow teeth most were missing, and mucus sliding down his nose. This fighter wore a pair of green armbands, greenish-yellow short tights, and black boots.

"J-just who is that guy?!" Krillin asks what everyone in the room was thinking.

Yamcha in a struggling voice told them, "That's Bacterian, he's got herculean strength but that comes second to his offensive odor!" Natsu brought his scarf up to his nose and mouth to try and block the stench. "They say he's never taken a bath since the day he was born! His opponents can only fight with one hand because the other one has to hold their nose. He takes advantage of this to win!"

"So his uncleanliness is his weapon," Krillin mutters.

"My nose feels like it's being destroyed," Natsu says.

"I think I'm going to pass out!" Goku felt dizzy and started wobbling around.

"Hello!" Another man entered, this one at least wasn't stinky. "Participants, please gather yourselves up!" He was the announcer for the tournament; he wore a nice blue suit, and sunglasses, and had blond hair. "To the front everyone!"

They all raced to the front eagerly waiting for his next words; that is until the smelly fighter came up laughing in the center of the group. "On second thought why don't you stay in the back mister?" Not even the announcement of something as revolting as a fighter.

Goku, still covering his nose, listened to the announcer giving them the protocol for the finals. It seems another lottery is necessary.

"Natsu Dragneel" Announcer Ken called out.

Natsu went over to the box reaching in and pulling out a paper with the number five on it. "Okay, so you're in match three."

Goku watched and listened to the contestants' numbers, the big stinky fellow would be fighting in the first match, Yamcha in the second, and Krillin would be fighting with Bacterin. That means Natsu still didn't have someone to fight with, maybe he'll pick a number next to his.

"Gakeya?" The announcer said confused. "Come on now."

Yamcha came up to the man peering at the clipboard before saying, "Sorry to butt in, but that spells Son Goku."

The blond man turned a dark red color and gave a grin to the group of fighters, "Eh? Oh yeah, how silly of me. Alright people, is there anyone in the house named Son Goku? He felt embarrassed at reading a name as simple as "Goku" wrong.

Goku feeling excitement, jumps up, "ME!" He pumps his fists into the air, before rushing over to the box and pulling out the first paper he felt. Rushing over to the still-blushing man, he quickly shows the number "seven" to him. He felt a little disappointed that he drew a Sven instead of a six, but he knew he'd fight him eventually. For now, he'll battle the dragon named Giran.

"This will be a single elimination in a full-regulation arena, "Ken called out, capturing everyone's attention. "You'll lose if you fall outside of the ring, stay down for ten counts, or give up," They paid close attention to the new rules, "but poking in the eyes or hitting in the private parts are not allowed!"

Goku went over and asked, "What parts are private?"

"Come on kid, it's the parts that make us guys." The said.

"What about lunch?" Goku questioned.

"Shouldn't you wait after you finish fighting before you eat?" Ken asked.

Goku and even Natsu however were determined to fill up their stomachs. Eventually, they did get something to eat but only them as everyone else was either too nervous or knew they'd get cramps from a meal before the match.


"NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ARE YOU READY!" Ken calls out to the excited crowd. "That's right people it's time for the twenty-first Tenkaichi Budokai!

Screams of excitement could be heard all over the arena, and most likely the whole city. They've waited five years for this tournament and they were eagerly waiting for the battles to behold.

Ken grinned at the audience, "Okay, and here are the matchups. For the tournament's first round," He waited for the signal keeping the audience in suspense. "Bacterian vs. Krillin!" The gong's rhythm rang out signaling the next match-up. "Second match: Jackie Chun vs. Yamcha!" another beat, "Third match: Nam vs. Natsu!" and finally, "and Goku vs. Giran!"

All of the competitors were in the back of the arena, waiting for their turn to come up and battle for the win. The three youngest spoke in encouragement to one another, five of the adults stood alone listening silently to the announcer in the arena, and the last adult peeked from behind a wall, wanting to see rather than just listen.

"Krillin it looks like you're up." He turned to see Goku giving final words of encouragement before their friend went up to face the stinky fiend.

"We're positive you'll win!" Goku said with Natsu nodding in agreement.

"Just remember to have fun out there!" He told him as he robotically went to face his opponent.

Goku placed his upper body on the brick wall, leaning with his elbows while Natsu sat above wrapping one of his arms around a horn of a demon statue imprinted on the barrier.

"Psst," Goku whispered then, "We're up here!" He and Natsu waved at Krillin and grinned when he seemed to relax a bit.

The duo watched silently, unlike the crowd, waiting for their fellow turtle trainee and the huge odor-infested man to start their battle. They covered their noses, like everyone else, and hoped for the best.

Krillin crouched into his stance with one hand covering his "nose" and the other positioned in a fist, "Uuu!"

"Gen, heh, heh, heh!" His opponent Bacterian laughed. "Hello boy, you come closer, yes!" It was sickening for Krillin and everyone else in the arena to smell such a disgusting odor. He took a step towards the giant and it was almost as if the stench heightened, making the little monk dizzy.

The thirteen-year-old boy moved his hand from a fist to a stop signal as the man came closer to him. He watched the movements of the giant, waiting for any signs that he saw the giant swing his right fist down, intending to hit. Krillin though, seeing this quickly jumped out of the way, making backflips into the air and having enough momentum to control his speed as he landed swiftly on the other side of the stage.

"Mumu...I missed you, tricky," Bacterian laughs. "Now I've got some tricks too!" Krillin didn't want to know what types of tricks the slob had, but he couldn't react in time as the giant took a quick breath and released what could only be described as the foulest stench on the planet from his mouth.

Krillin's breath couldn't hold and the stench started stinging his eyes, "Ohh...ohhhhh."

"And here try this." Krillin barely had time to react as he shakily witnessed the other fighter stick his hand in his small tights and bring out his hand, covered in more grime than usual "Smelly finger!" While the finger itself didn't touch him the odor was enough to knock him off his feet.

"And Krillin goes down after he was hit with the smelly finger attack!" Ken shouted, wearing a gas mask.

One of the staff members started the count, also wearing a gas mask, preventing the odor of Bacterian from coming through. "It seems the offensive smell is too much for the little warrior!" Krillin still twitched on the ground unable to get up. "It's an assault to the senses!"

He didn't want to fight the smelly person, but when the crowd started screaming for him the get up, he knew he just had to. He had to try his best, but the stench from his opponent was enough to paralyze anyone.

Slowly, Krillin wobbled up facing Bacterian. With shaky legs, he tried to balance himself while getting back to his stance. He succeeded but only for a few seconds, as the oversized male held the monk's neck in a death grip preventing any air from escaping. "You say goodbye." He was lifted into the air to be face-to-face with him.

"Bacterian has caught his opponent in a terrible choking hold! Krillin's smoothly shaved head is looking like a cherry! No wait a blueberry!" The lack of oxygen had his head turning different shades.

"Krillin," He could hear Natsu cry out, and although she was only some yards away it felt as if she was miles away.

"Krillin," He also heard Goku's voice cry out with him. They both seem to be trying to say something but a ringing in his ears was preventing him from fully hearing them. However, he could only predict that they were calling out for him to get out of the grip.

Mustering all the strength he could get, a struggle with his position, the boy made quick work of hitting the stinky guy's arms away from him. Once the arms were away, the monk aimed for his feet for a double kick to the chest and another to the giant's chin before jumping away.

Krillin kept his eyes on Bacterian as he fell from his kicks.

Seconds after being hit, the large man sat up, "You make me hurt," he told him, getting up and stalking over to the boy.

Krillin took a step back and each time the other took a step away from being out. "Krillin made a strong counter-assault but now he's dangerously close to a ring out!"

He stared nervously, knowing he was trapped. It was either being out of the ring or he was facing another one of Bacterian's stinky attacks. There was no room for him to dodge that is until he saw an opening and unfortunately it was between Bacterian's legs. Making a split decision he raced ahead going under, but not to the other side. Bacterian sat right on him! He screamed out in pain while his opponent laughed at his misery.

"Up and down!" Krillin screamed each time the oaf hopped on his back, repeating the attack and words to him, never giving him time to counter or catch his breath. He really wanted to give up but he caught his friends above. Goku had a worried face while Natsu gave a terrified stare at him, but when they caught Krillin staring back at them, their eyes shifted to slight encouragement. They still believed he could take the giant and if they were willing to believe this then so should he!

Turning around, he caught the giant's buttocks holding him in place preventing Bacterian from continuing with his assault.

"What's this!? Krillin seems to have Bacterian by the pant's seat!"

Bacterian not liking this at all decided to give his finishing move, "Here's a surprise!" He held his breath, pushing his body to release his finisher, and then...

"Oh, what cruelty! T-this man is truly the champion of stink!"

The young teen released his grip, coughing in disgust, but he made a mistake providing Bacterian to rub his rear on the poor boy. "Oh my goodness, how could one person do so many disgusting things?!"

Krillin felt his body finally succumb to the stench paralyzing his entire body, save for his left foot which seems to twitch. Well, he thought his body was going to become numb, but Bacterian proved him wrong by taking his heavy boot and pluming him to the stage.

"Bacterian just keeps on stomping," Announcer Ken told the crowd. "Wow, folks I've never seen a beating so ruthless, and Krillin is stunned by the body odor to defend himself!"

Goku and Natsu who watched from their place above one of the walls stared with disgust and anger.

"Stand up Krillin! How can you lose to a guy like that?!" He refuses to believe a giant stinkbug was going to win this match, not when Krillin trained so hard for this.

"Come on it's not over yet!" Goku screams alongside his friend and the audience as they cheered for Krillin to get up.

"This doesn't make any sense he doesn't even have a nose!" Natsu said angrily feeling the fire build up in his stomach.

Goku felt realization hit him, "Natsu you're right!" He said then called out, "Krillin think for a second!" He had to get it through to his friend's head before they got to ten, "You're just imagining the stench! There's no way you can actually smell it, right?!"

"Goku that's it!" Natsu told his friend. It made sense to imagine such odor when being surrounded by people who could actually smell it.

Nodding he continued, "You don't even have a nose, remember?!"

Krillin in shock suddenly felt as if the world made sense to him, "Th...that's right!" A second away from losing he stood right back up unaffected by the stench his peers had been having trouble withstanding.

"Thank you, Goku!" Krillin told his friend before turning to his opponent, "Now it's my turn!"

"No nose? What a crazy guy...but my weapon isn't stench alone!" He prepared his special move, "Kaaaaap!"

The announcer seemed to know exactly what move he was going to throw at the poor boy, even taking a step back, "Oh my! Could it be? Bacterian is now preparing for his most notorious attack move! It's the deep-throated, mucus-filled, loogie of death! No opponent has ever withstood it!"

"PEH!" Bacterian spat out his assault intending to end the match, but luck wasn't on his side. It was on Krillin's who happened to dodge the attack and race toward his opponent, carrying out a soccer kick to the face.

Krillin watched Bacterian's form fall to the ground with a 'thud' and sped over to the revolting man intending to give him a taste of his own medicine.

From above Goku and Natsu flinched and released a small giggle behind their covered faces as they saw Krillin finish Bacterian off his own odor.

"I...I give..."

"Would you look at that?! What a miraculous comeback! Krillin has scored himself an amazing win!" Mr. Ken told the audience.

Natsu and Goku hopped off the wall to their companion congratulating him on the win. Both took one of Krillin's hands and held it up showing the winner of this match to the crowd.

"Well if we learned anything in this match it's no matter how long you are used to your own stench, you'll always be stunned by someone else's! Now I just hope they can clean up the arena!" Each staff member had their own mask as they sprayed the arena, mopping the stage clean, and disinfecting the area.


Once the excitement had died down, the boys went back behind the arena. Krillin was disappointed that their master didn't see the fight but he was somewhere around. Goku and Natsu could smell him. He was near the area but they couldn't spot him, even with their enhanced sight.

They stood behind the center wall listening to the announcer tell the audience tell the audience of the next match involving their friend Yamcha and an old man named Jackie Chun.

"Well, here I go!" Yamcha told his friends waving at them before leaving.

"You've got this Yamcha!" Natsu shouted out.

"And here are the fighters: in the orange and green uniform the young and fearless Yamcha!"

"Bring it home wolf boy!" Oolong called out.

"It's what you always wanted Yamcha! Enjoy it!" Pear screams out.

"I wonder what this mysterious Jackie Chun looks like," Burma asks dreamily.

"What's it to you Bulma? I thought Yamcha was your boyfriend?" Oolong asks.

"He is but I can't still keep my eyes open for an upgrade!"

"Someone's got their priorities mixed up," Cana muttered.

"And in the black and white outfit Jackie Chun!"

"Peace!" Jackie Chun told the crowd giving the sign.

"Well so much for an entry! That guy's just a crusty old geezer!" Bulma screams in disgust. "Go Yamcha!"

"Well, that didn't last long," Gray said.

"Are you gentlemen ready? Let the combat begin!"

Yamcha took his position, facing Jackie Chun with a curious expression. The fighter didn't take up any stance and calmly watched him with hands behind his back. He didn't know if the man was foolish or very skilled and that he didn't need to worry much.

Then he remembered, he saw him fight in one of the elimination rounds. The old man of course won, but he couldn't remember the technique. 'I'll attack him quickly and watch him move,' with that in mind he zipped over to Jackie Chun.

Yamcha jumped over, intending to land a kick to the face, but somehow he knew he was going to miss and he was right.

"Missed." His opponent said moving his head back.

"Wha...?" He went for a strike towards his knees but missed again.

"Missed." Jackie Chun dodged the punch jumping away from Yamcha and humoring the younger boy, the old fighter said, "That time you almost touched me."

Yamcha stared at the fighter with an implausible face. "It seems...that you can't hit me." Jackie stated, "...but you move around too much. You seem to have experience with this..."

"What did you say? Grr." He growled at the elderly man, racing forward to deliver multiple double punches, but none connected to his opponent.

"Krillin you've got to see this! Goku called to his friend. "The old man is dodging every punch as if it's nothing!"

"Unbelievable! Yamcha has launched such an aggressive attack, but he can't even lay a finger on Jackie Chun! Who knew that the elderly could move so fast? Ken said.

"You're asking for it! I'm going to show you the power of my secret attack!" Yamcha snarled at the man.

"Goku? Natsu? You guys know Yamcha right? Would you say he's a pretty decent fighter?" Krillin asks them.

"He's a good fighter," Natsu remembers his fight with Yamcha he was definitely no pushover, and he could tell he's trained since they went their different ways.

"Yeah, he's really good! I fought him too and he used some crazy attack move on me!" Goku told Krillin while still watching the fight.

"Then if he can't touch this Jackie Chun guy, I think we're in trouble!" Krillin told his friends.

Yamcha, readying himself, got into his battle stance, concentrating his strength in his powerful punch. He raced off to the old man ready to end this. "WOLF FANG FIST!" He swiped down his fist, much like a wolf would with its prey.

However, his fist never connected with Jackie Chun because he dodged it with an incredible speed surprising the boy. "Huh?!" His opponent didn't stay in one place though; he backflipped from one place to another, landing right behind Yamcha. "What?"

"Allow me to present you with this refreshing winter breeze." Jackie Chun focused his energy with no trouble, causing his hands to turn an icy blue color. He strikes the air with only one move, creating a strong wind, blowing Yamcha off the stage and into the brick wall.

Everyone stared with surprise as Yamcha was knocked out of the arena by some move no one was able to predict. They didn't expect an elderly man like that to win nor did they expect him to know such a move like that.

"WAH!" The three turtle students and the Fairy kids stared flabbergasted unable to believe what they just saw.

"How did you like it? Wasn't it cool?" Jackie Chun chuckled at his joke.

Ken shook off his shock, " Why that's a ring out! Jackie Chun is our winner!" The audience calls him in excitement, " What an amazing fighter! Jackie Chun seems to have that victory under his belt from the first hit of the gong. Am I right?"

"I-I don't get it...but he never even touched me!" Yamcha stuttered in surprise.

"Yamcha lost..." Natsu and Goku muttered together.

Krillin trembling along with them said, "Yeah but who's going to be fighting him in the second round? It's me isn't it?" He turned his head to them.

The two spiky-haired boys nodded to him feeling a little bad.

The trio hopped off from their place on the wall and raced over to the entrance to meet their friend.


Sorry, this chapter took a bit to publish, but I'm here and I did it!

Also, can we agree that Krillin vs Bacterian is one of the grossest fights in the series?

Anyway the poll is going to close soon and here are the results so far:

Mirajane - 3

Erza - 3

Chi-Chi - 2

Other - 2

Make sure to vote for who you want Goku to end up with and I'll see you in the next chapter.

Next time on Dragon Ball Fairy.