Jazz tossed away his weights once more, twisting and stretching his limbs, he turned to face Goku.
"Oi… Goku." He announced.
"Yeah?" Goku asked.
"Don't hold back even a little bit, fight like you want to kill me."
Jazz was blown back as a punch strong enough to break his jaw smashed him into the rock wall.
"AFTER AN ASTOUNDING DECLARATION! IT LOOKS LIKE JASPER WAS KNOCKED INTO THE WALL! IS THIS THE END?!"
"Don't… go… throwing me out just yet…!" White smoke burst from his body as he took on a transformation.
"COULD JAZZ BE LOOKING TO START THE FIGHT WITH HIS MOST POTENT TECHNIQUE?!"
Streaming from the cloud of dust, a spiraling winged dragon covered head to toe with long porcupine spines charged towards Goku. The monkey boy dodged the head-long charge and pulled back his fist. He pointed his finger and shouted, launching a short burst of ki into Jazz's side, puncturing him in the side.
"He utilized the Don Don ray simply by watching it?!" Jackie Chun shouted in amazement.
Jazz spiraled into the air, droplets of blood spilling out. A burst of flame was unleashed from the wound, and before everyone's eyes, the wound regenerated. At the same time, the dragon disappeared into the white smoke, revealing Jazz's normal body. Goku waited for him to land.
"Oh? Didn't prepare an attack?" Jazz asked.
"Well…" Goku began, "I knew you'd dodge it with your power, and…" he frowned, "this is kind of boring."
Jazz frowned, "boring?"
"You're too slow Jazz, I mean, I noticed it with the other fights, but you're slow."
Jazz knew the Pump Up technique only increased power, not speed, and the 2x actually slowed him down, so it didn't surprise him. "Well… you might be right." He exploded out into a cloud of white smoke and zipped towards Goku.
Goku widened his eyes as Jazz, in the form of a lime green-colored common swift, a bird with the fastest horizontal movement, zoomed towards him.
"Max Power! Pecking punch!" Ki gathered around the bird, which disappeared and turned into Jazz's body, Jazz, now in full power mode, smashed his fist into Goku, causing the boy to spin from the force. Before the boy could retaliate, Jazz used a Max Power Donkey kick, smashing Goku towards the edge of the arena, then he disappeared into smoke, transforming into the bird once more. Goku realigned himself and struck his fist out to hit Jazz, there was a sickening crunch as the tiny bird's hollow bones shattered from the impact, but then it was Goku's turn to scream as what felt like thousands of tiny barbs pierced his fist followed by a viscous ki-empowered electric shock.
"OWCH!" Goku pulled back his hand as Jazz transformed, body wreathed in flames and smoke as he healed.
"Jeez… that one nearly killed me." He turned to Goku and flinched as he watched the boy smile widely.
"You're amazing Jazz! Those birds are way too fast for me to see!"
Jazz nodded, "uhh, thanks."
Goku grinned, "I guess I can really go all out!"
"Wait w-" Jazz instinctively transformed into a fly as a hurricane-like gale of wind rushed past him.
"Huh?!" Goku asked, staring at the green-colored fly he zoomed past.
'Holy shit!' Jazz transformed back into his human form then transformed just as Goku zoomed back at him. The ground cracked from the force of impact and the white dust scattered as if it were a dream.
Goku grinned as he faced Jazz, "oh wow! You could block that?!"
Jazz, who looked the same save his arms being nearly matte-black in color, grinned. "I guess I should talk about the last trick in my transformation arsenal." He activated full power mode and disappeared into a cloud of white smoke.
Distracted by the billowing smoke, Goku wasn't able to block the steel and tungsten fist into his rib cage. Jazz swung an equally black leg into Goku, but instead of the feeling of connecting with flesh, he widened his eyes as Goku wrapped his tail around the taller boy's leg, using it as leverage to angle himself for a powerful uppercut. Jazz held his arms together to block and a dull metallic ring burst through the air.
Jazz tumbled back and stared at his arms. "Holy crap you dented like… 3 inches of solid steel and calcified bones!"
Goku tapped his red knuckles. "Sheesh, your skin is tough! But it doesn't heal fast when it's like that!"
Jazz nodded, then grinned, in an explosion of dust his body returned to normal, then in another, his unblemished steel arms returned.
"Hey! No fair!"
Goku charged forward.
Jazz relaxed his body as best he could, blocking and deflecting Goku's attacks, he felt little dents here and there, and sharp pain all over, but the density of his body kept him from being struck hard enough to get knocked out.
"You're tough! But slow!" Goku began to hop about quickly, moving so quickly that it looked like there were multiple of him all over.
"ASTOUNDING! GOKU IS MOVING SO FAST HE'S SPLIT HIMSELF IN 5?!"
Jazz looked left and right, "I'm not even going to try and catch you all." He exploded into a cloud of dust, reappearing as a giant spider, the size of a coup. "ggggggnnnnnnN!" A burst of webbing blasted from his spinnerets, covering the entire arena.
"EWW!" Goku tripped up on the webbing. And just as soon as it appeared, it disappeared in a burst of smoke.
Jazz reappeared fired a Kamehameha directly on Goku. The arena exploded in light and Goku fell to the floor.
Jazz stood gasping for air. "The materials spawned from my transformation, namely, venom, bioelectricity, natural chemicals produced by the animal, and fuel for inanimate objects, take real energy, namely my calories, to create and maintain. They disappear when I de transform, but for things like venom and bio-electricity, the after-effects of their passing don't just disappear." He closed his eyes as the countdown began.
"10...9...8...7...6...5!" Jazz almost grinned as Goku got up, smirking.
"GOKU JUST GOT UP! ASTOUNDING!"
"This is really fun Jazz!" Goku windmilled his left arm. "Because of your powers, I can really go all out! And you can take it!"
"Yeah, different from last time, right?" Jazz asked.
"Yeah!" He charged forward.
Jazz felt a massive blow to his back, 'when did?!' Then several bone-breaking strikes assailed his body, Jazz transformed his entire body into that of fibrous steel skin, diamond cartilage, and tungsten bone, yet each of Goku's blows shattered or deformed him more and more.
"DESPITE TAKING ON A NEW FORM! IT LOOKS LIKE JAZZ JUST CAN'T HANDLE THE BRUTALITY!"
Jazz's transformations began to become more and more exotic in their form and function. A giant made out of titanium that arced electricity through its skin. A bird whose feathers were razor-sharp spines, capable of launching them out once it puffed itself up like a pufferfish. A massive toad whose open mouth was full of pellets of explosive chemicals. Yet Goku seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, faster and faster. Eventually, Jazz took on a final transformation. His skin turned beet red, his hair became glossy, and an odd sheen covered his entire body. He raised his arms weekly, lacking the strength to block a blow to his sternum, which hit with enough force to deform his rib cage then sent him flying into the air.
Goku frowned at the impact. Every time he struck Jasper, his hands felt the weight and hardness of the older boy's body, Jasper's forms were tough or had a defensive trick that would hit him back, a sting, a shock, a burn, but this time, his fists felt weightless when he punched the boy, and he moved to high up in the air. "What the?!" Just as soon as he thought that, did Jazz land on a corner of the arena.
"Well now, how are you feeling?" Jazz grinned cheekily.
"What did you do?" Goku asked curiously.
Jazz's movements were wobbly and slow, and his legs trembled as if he barely had the strength to keep standing, despite that, his smile was confident.
"JAZZ HAS TAKEN A NEW FORM YET AGAIN?! BUT THIS TIME, HE'S RED HEAD TO TOE! WHAT COULD THIS MEAN?!"
Jazz opened his mouth, "why don't you find out Goku."
The tailed boy grinned and charged forward. Jazz got into a weak defensive stance and moved forward. Goku's fist came at him from behind, face-planting him to the floor. As Jazz hit the ground, his body made a sound reminiscent of a red school ball pounding the pavement. He bounced up almost as rapidly as he had fallen and struck Goku with a Max Power punch.
Goku bounced across the tiles from the force of the swing, barely catching himself before he was knocked out. He looked up, bottom lip bleeding. "I see! Now you're bouncy! Like rubber!"
"Dang, you already figured it out." Jazz sighed, "well, let's s-" Goku tripped him, causing him to spin rapidly in the air, his head impacted the ground and he began to flip towards a ring out. Jazz transformed just in time to catch a flipping axe-kick to the chest. This time, his normal body deformed from the force of the blow. Extending his hands he blasted out a burst of flame, saving him from a ring out but only slowing his fall enough to keep it from being lethal. 'Owwwwwwww!' Were Jazz's last thoughts before Goku landed on his face and backflipped off.
"OOH! WHAT A DEVASTATING BLOW WILL JAZZ GET UP FROM THIS?! 10! 9! 8!…"
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"Why hasn't he used the moon yet?!" Dealla muttered, "even if he'll look ridiculous because of the witchcraft, the power should be enough!"
Warrick sighed, "jeez sis, I didn't think you were that dumb."
Ebizu chuckled as Dealla smashed her fist onto Warrick's head. "Then enlighten me, jerk."
"That technique of Jazz's, the 'pump up'?"
"What about it?"
"Well, in his own words, it makes him stronger, but not faster, making it ultimately more defensive than offensive against more powerful opponents."
"Yeah… and?"
"That Son Goku kid ran circles around him, withstood electric shocks, chemical burns, and more than a few venom bites right then, didn't he?"
"Well…" Dealla paused, then nodded, "yeah, he did."
"The noble werewolf will definitely make Jazz faster and stronger, but even if we overestimate its capabilities, Jazz will take time to get used to it, and that Goku fellow is still skilled and fast in his own right. He's stronger than either of us, even if we transform, Dealla."
The werewolf grit her teeth, "yeah… I know…" despite herself, she couldn't help but watch the two fight with some awe. Jazz had really improved his speed, accuracy, and creativity, but Goku blew through his tricks with brute force.
"So between Jazz, who's only able to keep on par with us with the Pump up technique, and even then, only in strength, and Goku, who's greater than us in speed even when he transforms, who would win?"
"Then why is he even fighting still?! Wouldn't it be better to go all out at the beginning?! His abilities could stack!"
Warrick shook his head, "Jazz was aiming for something even before the fight started."
Ebizu nodded, "Goku's attacks seem even more viscous and swift, but he's slower."
They listened tensely as the announcer began his countdown.
"Well… he didn't implement his plan on time…" Dealla shrugged.
"I wouldn't say that…" Warrick smiled brightly as he saw a faint silver aura rise from Jazz's body.
…
Warrick's words about the werewolf buzzed around Jazz's eyes as he stared up at the moon. As opposed to the Oozaru blutz waves, the transformation for a werewolf was more psychological than chemical. Within his body, several magic organs resembling the pituitary gland began to activate upon the trigger, releasing several chemicals into his body and brain. He felt his pain receding as his wounds began to heal and new energy filled his body.
"3! WAIT! LIKE A ZOMBIE, JASPER RISES AGAIN FOR BATTLE!"
The crowd cheered, "nice! Keep at it kids!"
"This is like an anime!"
"You think everything's like an anime dummy!"
The crowd's cheers and jabbering fell on deaf ears as Goku's tense face twisted into an excited grin once again.
Jazz shivered but hid behind a lackadaisical smile. "Jeez Goku, you're still excited?"
"Yeah!" He got into a pose.
Jazz observed the tailed fighter, sweat dripped from Goku's face and drenched his gi, his breathing was steady but ragged, and his left arm trembled, the beginnings of a nasty bruise already coloring his fist. On the other hand, Jazz's body had no wounds on it, but he felt like shit. "Sorry Goku, I lied." Jazz began.
"What?"
"I've got one more thing up my sleeve." The silver aura became visible, twisting and whirling around Jazz like a miniature cyclone, hiding him from everyone's eyes.
"A NEW TRANSFORMATION?! WHAT COULD IT BE?!" The young announcer gripped his mike tightly, they'd been lucky this year with fight after fight, whoever won this and fought against Jackie Chun didn't matter anymore, at the moment he was simply enraptured as a fellow fan of martial arts. "I AM PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS WITH MY VERY EYES! AND YOU SHOULD BE TOO, FOLKS! NO MATTER WHO WINS THE RIGHT TO BECOME CHAMPION, THESE TWO TRULY THREW EVERYTHING THEY HAD INTO THE FIGHT!"
The cyclone intensified and burst out wind, causing Goku to slide back slightly, tensing, he got ready for the fight of his life.
"Now! Get re…" Jazz paused, he felt a great deal of power, but had Goku grown bigger? No… it looked like Jazz got smaller. 'They did say a juvenile state…' Jazz then fell to his feet due to a lack of balance. "Weird…" Jazz's body felt odd, he propped himself up again but found his movements awkward. "Alright, Goku! Lets!" Jazz paused, Goku's face was twisted into a dumbfounded stare. "Yo… earth to Goku?!" He looked at the crowd, who looked at him with the same dumbfounded look. "Uhh… what's going on?" Jazz felt his power and speed.
"Jazz... you're…" Bulma began, hopping the fence.
"Bulma?" Jazz asked, curious. Bulma also looked very large.
His eyes twisted in disbelief as he stared at his reflection. Big, doe-like black eyes like orbs of glass that stared back, white, luxurious, curly fur that covered him from the tips of his pointy ears to his long brush-like tail, 4 tiny paws that poked out from under the curtain of fuzzy fluff that covered his body. A bright pink tiny tongue and equally tiny white and sharp teeth in a canine mouth. And a tiny black nose, vaguely triangular in shape and as black as his eyes.
Jazz raised his arm, the puppy in his reflection raised a tiny paw, revealing pink feet pads. He opened his mouth, and the puppy again opened its mouth.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Jazz screamed in shock, then winced, noticing both his sensitive ears and high pitched, raspy voice.
"Oh my god, that was the cutest scream I've ever heard!" Bulma giggled and blushed.
"I... I look…"
"Adorable!" Bulma shouted.
"NOOO!" Jazz turned to Goku and activated his transformation. He rose up to his full height as he took his normal humanoid form… for 5 seconds. In a poof of smoke, Jazz returned back to his puppy form. No matter what transformation he took, 2-5 seconds seemed to be the limit for how long it lasted, worse yet, there was a noticeable delay of 10 seconds each time between the start of one transformation and the start of another. "D-dammit…" the pup muttered, causing Bulma to aww.
A referee ran up to Bulma, "umm… excuse me miss… you can't leave the fencing."
"Psshhh… fine…" Bulma returned back to her spot.
Jazz was still shocked as he glanced left and right. Goku looked concerned.
"Can… can you still fight?"
Jazz ignored his words, looking at the crowd, his eyes met Dealla's, who gave him a sardonic grin. Jazz felt his blood run cold as an ice-like fury filled his veins. He turned to Goku, "let's continue."
"Okay then!" Goku ducked as the puppy barrelled past him. "Wow!"
As humiliating as his appearance felt, Jazz could admit one thing, this form was powerful. The transformation healed him and restored his energy to full, which, mixed with his increased power and speed, allowed him to keep up with Goku, there was one problem though…
"Hoh!" Goku swung his fist down, turning left as Jazz dodged to the side, the pup had begun a high-speed technique.
4 blurry puppies began to zip left and right by Goku, who grinned and began his own after-image attack.
"MY GOODNESS! NOW THEY'RE USING THEIR SPEEDY TECHNIQUES ONCE MORE!"
Goku had 6 after images vs Jazz's 4, and the crowd watched as the after images got closer and closer together, and instead of each making various mocking gestures and expressions, it was the image of the two beginning to fight again.
Dull thuds filled the air as fists encountered paws, blocks countered headbutts, and tail swipes were short-hopped over.
The two continued their deadly dance, going faster and faster as Goku ignored his exhaustion and Jazz got used to his form's movements. Slowly but surely, Jazz was acclimating. This wasn't the first time he's fought on four limbs, he'd taken the form of a dog, wolf, lion, jaguar, gazelle, and a whole host of other 4-legged animals many times before. 'It's so awkward though... I lack reach, so even if I can keep up, I can't…' He activated max-power mode, causing Goku's eyes to widen as their next clash sent the Saiyan child further back.
Jazz began to rise in the air, his fur puffed up to the point of resembling a giant marshmallow with dog features. Flames and ki began to burst out from his body as he chased down Goku.
Goku did his best to dodge, but the attacks seemed to follow him. He looked up at the sky, seeing the moon, and began to feel the energy causing him to rise, but stopped as Jazz summoned gallons of water, only to turn them into thick steam as he blasted flames at them.
"JAZZ HAS COVERED THE SKY WITH A THICK MIST! WHERE WELL HE ATTACK FROM THIS TIME?!"
Goku glared at the grey clouds, so thick that they blocked the moon, the sound of ki charging filled the air, and a blast of ki shot down where he just was.
"You dodged that huh?" A high-pitched voice shouted, "well dodge these!" More ki blasts, accurately pointing out Goku's location rained down from the sky. Goku stayed on the ground.
"How is he tracking me?!" Goku stared at the grey sky, he couldn't see Jazz, but the boy could see him, or sense… his ki! Jazz always said he could sense people. Goku charged up a beam and released it, watching with interest as two beams struck down at both him and his blast. Raising his hands, he fired to small Kamehamehas. Looking at the angle from which they were fired from, he fired a full-powered Kamehameha.
Jazz's scream filled the air, but Goku tensed up, his sixth sense putting him on edge. A massive blast of ki fired down from behind him, as the 5 seconds ran out and Jazz transformed from a fly back into the dog pup he was stuck as. "Magic Fire Kamehameha!" The dog fired the beam from his mouth.
Goku didn't have enough time to dodge, instead he just gathered his ki to deflect the blast upwards. As the beam rose into the air, it exploded like fireworks into a volley of tiny bullets of ki which rained down on Goku. At the same time Jazz charged forward, transforming again into his humanoid form but with metal arms, he prepared to throw everything he had into this punch. Goku grinned and curled his fist back. Jazz barely saw the eyes flicker gold and the skyrocket of ki before blacking out.
...
He woke up in the infirmary, human again.
"My head hurts…" Jazz got up slowly.
"IN AN ASTOUNDING DISPLAY OF POWER! JACKIE CHUN IS THE LAST TO STAND!"
"Oh?" Jazz turned to the window, "it looks like I've been out for a bit."
His folded jacket lay on his bedside. Groaning, he gingerly got out of his cot and put on his jacket. He brushed his hands inside his pocket, feeling the crystal.
"Oh jeez, you look in bad shape." Z tsked empathetically.
"What happened?" Jazz asked.
"Blind, deaf, and senseless to the world, remember?" Z remarked "I have as much information as you do."
Jazz shook his head as he staggered out of the infirmary.
"Oh? You're awake!"
Jazz turned to a happy Yamcha. "Hey Yamcha… what happened?"
He grinned, "You nearly got Goku there with your last trick, but he seemed to just tank everything and punched you squarely in the jaw, you got knocked out of the ring."
Jazz nodded, "I see, and then he fought Roshi?"
"You knew Jackie Chun was Roshi too?" Yamcha asked.
Jazz nodded wryly.
"Haha! Well, Goku was no slouch, he ran circles around Jackie Chun, but the old guy knew all his tricks and moves and had so many wiley techniques, eventually, he hit Goku with this electric thingy, and Goku looked up at the moon, but before he could transform, Roshi blew it up!"
"The moon?" Jazz asked.
"No the moon.. Wait, yeah! How'd you guess?"
"Would Roshi really blow up Goku?"
"Could Goku even get hurt?" Yamcha retorted.
"Touche." Jazz laughed.
After that though, Goku was pretty tired, but he still put up a good fight! If not for a lucky backflip kick from Roshi, Goku would have probably won."
Jazz nodded.
Master Roshi also wanted to talk to both of us when you recovered, he's treating us to dinner.
"Dinner? For Goku?" Jazz grinned.
"I know right?!" Yamcha wrapped an arm around Jazz and lent the younger man his shoulder.
"I didn't see your fight, but I heard you did amazing against the old Turtle Hermit."
"He was going easy on me, really easy, honestly, if not for Goku I'd say he was the strongest person I've ever seen." Yamcha grinned, "and now I'll be training under him."
Jazz sighed, "Jeez, it feels like I've been ground up into meat paste." His stomach rumbled angrily.
"Both you and Goku have such monstrous appetites!"
"Don't compare me to that vacuum machine!" Jazz stuck his tongue out, causing Yamcha to burst out laughing.
…
"You all did quite well, I'm proud of all of your progress." Roshi smiled as the group walked into the diner.
"Yeah, but wow! So many strong people exist in the world, I thought after Jazz, anything else would be a piece of cake, but that old guy!"
"That's right! There'll always be someone better than you out there, so don't ever stop training!" Roshi grinned, happy to impart his lessons to his student.
That grin turned to a shocked gasp as he spent 490,000 Zeni of his 500,000 Zeni prize from winning the tournament, the vast majority of it going into feeding the always ravenous Goku.
"So? Goku, Jazz, Krillin?" Bulma asked, "what do you guys plan to do?"
Goku smiled, "I'm going to look for my Grandpa's ball!"
"I see, the 4-star." Bulma opened a bag, handing him the dragon radar.
"Then you'll definitely need this."
"Thanks!" Goku called upon his nimbus cloud. He turned to the group. "Yamcha! I really wanna try fighting you again, you too Krillin, and you as well Jazz!"
"Wait…" Hercule began, "what about me?"
Goku didn't respond, instead, he smiled and rocketed off.
"You're gonna have to train a good bit before you earn the chance to go toe to toe with the runner-up of this tournament, hit top 8 next time." Jazz stretched, his aching limbs already healing after he had some food in him. At the same time, he felt himself grow a bit stronger. Before he could begin the thought, Z interrupted him.
"Don't even think about it!" She sounded indignant as her voice echoed in his mind. "I'm not going to disobey a direct order like that!"
Jazz looked over at Miguel. "Sorry, we didn't hang out much today."
"No! It was alright! You guys both did amazing! Top 16 and Top 4!"
"Knew you were special, kid!" Bulma ruffled Jazz's hair.
"Hey! Lay off the do!" Jazz chuckled.
"Nope! I'm gonna keep messing with it until you meet my demands!"
"Demands?"
She, Miguel, and Chi-Chi turned to each other then back at him, "turn back into the puppy!"
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Jasper(Jazz) Duncan
Age: 15 (and 11 months), physical appearance: 15-16
Hair color: Red
Skin color: white
Race: Quarter Caucasian(White American of English-Irish descent), Quarter Asian (Korean), Quarter Black(African-American), Quarter Hispanic (Cuban)
Height: 5ft 9inches | 175 centimeters (69 inches, nice)
Weight: 159 lbs | 72 kilograms (the namekians granted him a pair of 10, 15, and 20 kilogram wrist and ankle weights. (3 sets of weighted clothing in total, 4 parts each, 22 pounds, 33 pounds, and 44 pounds respectively, currently using 15 kg (33 lbs) weights.
Skills: Decent Sports Talent for Age, Semi-Above Average Intellect for age, intermediate martial arts skills, average ki control, good pain tolerance, trap building, intermediate weapons mastery, basic boxing, basic MMA, street fighting skills
Powers: Magic Materialization (Fire) (Proficient Understanding), Magic Materialization (Water) (Basic Understanding)
General magic: Basic Understanding
Max Power/ Pump Up (1.5x (mastered), 2x (capable),
Shapeshifting, Mastered Skill level (indefinite)
Noble Werewolf. Juvenile Awakening, 1.5x, currently possible only under a full moon
Powerlevel: 82, will raise to 123 temporarily when using Pump Up/Max Power 1.5, or 164 when using Pump Up/Max Power 2x, if using Juvenile awakening, power will be 184 or 246 respectively
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And with this, the second arc of Dragon Ball has been completed! Jeez, it's been a while. While I know the red Ribbon Arc is pretty short, I might spend some more time on it, as well as on the three years. As for Jazz? He's not leaving any time soon lol, but I'll explain that in the story.