A Simple Change
Chapter 5: Tournament Ends
AN: This is your captain speaking. Firstly I want to apologize for the LONG wait between chapters. I won't make excuses because I honestly forgot about this fic for a while with all the others I have. Anyway here is the new chapter.
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The excited roar of the crowd echoed over the arena as they awaited the next round of the tournament. Nearly two hours had passed since Krillin's last match and the end of the quarter finals. After Krillin's match the announcer had stated they'd be having a two hour break before the semifinals. Following this the gathered Z Fighters had done what was deemed as most important, eat.
As the crowd roared in excitement Gohan sat strapped into some type of cart that reminded him of a rollercoaster. Along with him Krillin, Trunks, and Yamcha were also seated in carts. The carts according to the official who explained things to them would take them to the area were the semi-finals would be. There they would race to the finish as whoever won would face Hercule for the finals. Along the way they also had to face some martial artists who were pretending to be aliens. In the end they didn't even have to fight each other just beat each other to the finish line.
Once everything was ready they were launched the carts taking off down different tracks. As soon as they were gone four large screens appeared in the center of the room which showed a fighter on each screen.
Krillin had been quick to leap from his pod, having landed in a river of lava once he reached his battle area. Luckily he hadn't caught on fire along with the pod that was now sinking to the bottom of the river. Taking a look around he scowled as the place reminded him of how Namek had looked like after Frieza hit it with that energy ball, at least according to Goku.
Before he could think on that any further a figure began to become visible in the smoke in front of him. When the figure became fully visible his jaw dropped as standing in front of him was an extremely attractive woman with pale green skin, long orange hair and blue eyes.
'Man space chicks are hott.' thought the former monk in a slight daze.
Before a single word could escape him the woman further surprised him by taking flight. Taking advantage of his shock the woman attacked connecting a kick to his neck followed by a punch to the jaw and a knee to the stomach that raised him into the air. Moving quickly she punched him to the ground so hard he bounced up only for a kick to connect to his side sending him flying into and through boulder. As he moved to pick himself up a pained cry left him as the woman landed feet first on his back before knocking him out with another kick to the neck.
After emerging from his pod Yamcha found himself walking across the sands of a manmade desert. Sweat dripped from his body in bucket loads from the heat of his area. As he moved towards the tower in the distance the sands behind him began to part as a hand raised itself out. Hearing the sounds Yamcha turned just in time to be grabbed by the neck and lifted into the air.
"Oh hell no not this again.' Thought Yamcha as soon as he realized what was happening.
Quickly gathering his ki the former baseball player moved to blast his opponent point black just before he was slammed unmercifully into the sandy grounds creating a crater. Grinning the blue skinned man give a quick twist with his wrist before a sickening crack was heard and Yamcha saw darkness.
The lavender haired demi-saiyan sighed as he looked over his surroundings. He currently found himself on a large grassy plane with a river just next to him with more grass on the other side. An assortment of plants and flowers littered the area with trees were scattered all around.
"Kami is this supposed to be a battleground or a picnic area." muttered the demi-saiyan in distaste.
Before he could think or speak anymore on the matter he jumped to the side just as a red ki blast hit the place he was standing and detonated. Looking around he spotted a blue skinned man sitting in a tree with his arm still outstretched. The man had short orange hair and wore a black jacket and a pair of white pants along with a pair of yellow boots. Finally at his side rested a sword sealed within its sheath.
Scowling up at the man in a manner very much like his father's Trunks had to fight the urge to blast the man's head off. Before he could speak a word the man leapt at him drawing his sword as he flew towards the lavender haired youth. As the man brought the blade down Trunks merely reached up and grabbed the man's wrist holding it tightly. Looking his attacker in the eye the teen spoke up not once breaking eye contact.
"This is supposed to be a friendly tournament not a death match. So why are you trying to kill me." Demanded the teen glaring at the man and trying hard to hold back his anger.
The man merely grinned, a green aura surrounding him as he launched another ki blast this time point black. When the smoke cleared the sight that greeted him however was not what he expected. For instead of seeing a crater he found himself staring straight into the enraged eyes of a pissed off demi-saiyan.
The man could only watch in shock and fear as his blue eyes bled green. As they did a yellow aura flickered into existence to surround Trunks as his lavender hair stood on end just before becoming blonde in color. Finally the boy's muscles became more toned and defined. Before the man could even blink he found himself sailing upwards thanks to an uppercut to his chin.
Trunks merely watched him fly for a few moments before grabbing the sword the man had dropped out of the air and taking off after him. Just as the man regained control of himself Trunks appeared in front of him. Before he could do anything however Trunks appeared in front of him giving him a diagonal slash with the sword. Five more slashes followed before the demi-saiyan spun and gave him a ki blast at point blank range utterly destroying him. Before he could even power down a shadow descended on him and he barely turned around before he found a boot slammed into his face.
Tien made his way quickly through the panicking crowd as he tried to make it to his downed friend. After witnessing the actions of the blue haired man the crowd had immediately erupted into a panic crying about murder. Still he knew Yamcha was still alive as he could still feel his friend's ki even if it is extremely weak.
As he reached the pods launching platform he was surprised to find Piccolo already standing there. Before he could say a word a senzu bean was tossed at him which he quickly caught before hopping into a pod on route to Yamcha. The Namek who had been monitoring the tournament quickly hopped into a pod of his own.
Gohan couldn't help but smile as he sat on the ground of the battle area he landed in. It actually seemed like more of a giant's toy box than anything else with all the dolls, and blocks lying around. Several balloons also floated around him almost lazily. Suddenly one above him popped causing him to look up just in time to see two large blocks falling towards him.
Jumping to his feet he narrowly avoided the blocks only to be forced to dodge five more that seemingly fell from the sky. Dodging the fifth one he found himself landing on what looked like a giant toy train just as someone came floating down to levitate in front of him.
The person was male and wore a red jacket which exposed his chest having only a single clasp closed. He wore a pair of white and blue pants along with a pair of yellow boots. Finally he wore a purple turban atop his head hiding his hair. Oddly enough however the man was floating upside down.
Stretching his arms out a thin red aura appeared around the man. As this happened the hands that had been circling the clock behind Gohan shot off before circling and taking flight towards him point first. Having jumped away as soon as they shot of the clock face Gohan summoned up his own golden aura just as the hands came towards him incinerating both.
"What are you doing damn it, that could've killed me." Demanded Gohan only for his opponent to chuckle at him.
"You have no idea." Stated the man.
Just as he finished saying this he stuck his hands out and glowed yellow for a second. As he did their surroundings melted away to be replaced with that of a decaying forest.
"Ok you've got my attention."
King Kai froze in the middle of his steak dinner as a sudden spike of power hit his senses. Turning away from his plate and attracting the attention of the four other Kai's in the room the resurrected Kai focused his senses in the direction the power spike had come from only to find himself reeling back moments later a cold sweat breaking out on his face.
"Oh no, Bojack." Muttered the Kai his whispered words causing the other three lesser Kai's to break out into a sweat much like his own.
{Gohan, Earth is in danger.}Called King Kai's telepathically immediately catching the young demi-saiyans attention.
{I had the feeling. Care to tell me who I'm dealing with.}
{Bojack. He's a dark demon of the worse kind, psychotic, unstable, and filled with malice and rage. He once tried to destroy every galaxy within the Dormidious sector.}
{Sounds a bit like King Piccolo from what I'm hearing.} Returned Gohan.
{Yes, but far more powerful and he has an insatiable appetite for genocide. In fact it had grown so serious that we the Kai's took it upon ourselves to stop him. All four of us fought together and managed to seal him within a star at the edge of this galaxy.}
{So what happened?}
{Your father happened. Unfortunately Bojack was set free when Goku destroyed my planet in an effort to stop Cell. As you can recall I was brought back to life with the Dragonballs but there were not enough wishes to restore my planet which is why I'm waiting until the year is up. Whatever the case with my planet destroyed the seal was destroyed leaving Bojack unbound and free to continue where he left off, and it appears his first target is earth.}
Gohan touched down softly as his conversation with King Kai was ended. As he did he found both Krillin and Trunks lying on the ground in front of him unconscious. Suddenly a massive power hit his senses causing him to look up just in time to see a blue skinned man come out of what appeared to be a darkened building. Like the others he wore white pants, yellow boots, and a black sash. He also wore an opened long sleeved blue trench coat and had a purple bandana tied around his head holding down the top part of his long orange hair.
Before a word could be said however both Yamcha and Tien came falling from the sky to land beside Gohan glaring at the man and the two followers on the side of him.
"You may as well give up this planet has been claimed by Lord Bojack." Said the girl who had taken out Krillin earlier earning a snort from Gohan.
"I know your kind. You think you can just waltz in and take over our planet. But you forgot to factor in one thing, I'm here." Said Gohan.
"Your presence matters not. You humans are mere ants in the presence of Lord Bojack." Said the short one as he descended down behind Gohan.
"Let's just see about that then." Said Gohan, a smirk that would make Vegita proud crossing his features.
Seeing this both Bido or Mohawk as Gohan dubbed him and Zangya or the girl as Gohan dubbed her charged at him only for the boy to glide backwards nailing Bujin, the short one in the jaw with an elbow as he tried to sneak up on him. Jumping back and up he dodged around a punch from Bido before grabbing his arm, spinning, and throwing him towards the ground. At the same time Zangya flew up towards him only for a blast of blue energy to be sent at her which she easily smacked aside. By this time Bido had recovered and sent out several small energy blast of his own only for Gohan to dodge to the side the blast blowing a hole in the wall that had been behind him showing the desert area it had blocked off.
Seeing this all three charged him in a pincer maneuver only for Bido to be sent flying through a wall by the revived Trunks. Soon enough both Zangya and Bujin were intercepted by speeding blurs and sent through separate walls themselves with Tien heading after the girl and Krillin and Yamcha going after the short one.
"Well since everyone seems to be partnered up, let's dance." Said Gohan a golden aura bursting up around him as he effortlessly transformed into his super saiyan form.
Almost as soon as Gohan transformed the crowd roared in excitement each and every person in attendance recognizing him as the boy who beat Cell more commonly known as 'The Gold Fighter'. Chichi herself looked around in surprise having never suspected such a response being given by her son's transformation. Bulma however had suspected something like this and had covered her infant son's ears before the roars could even be released and could only roll her eyes at her friend's ignorance.
"Chi this is exactly why you need to get out of the woods more. People had reacted the same way to Goku after the King Piccolo incident, the only difference this time is the whole world saw it happen not just one city. In the last six months the kids become an immortal god to these people." Explained Bulma quietly.
As Bojack swung down on him Gohan easily ducked under it and into his guard before giving a blow to his stomach followed quickly by an uppercut that sent him flying. Regaining his composure quickly Bojack launched a ki blast at the boy who'd chased after him only for him to smack it aside. This however had given the alien invader more than enough time to transform, his skin turning light green and his muscles bulging.
With his transformation complete he disappeared only to reappear with his knee buried into the boy's stomach before he delivered a backhand that sent him from the sky to the ground with enough force to create a crater upon impact. Not slowing in the slightest Bojack arched his back his hands glowing before he swung down a barrage of blood red ki blast flying from him down on the boy.
Stopping his blast Bojack smirked as he waited for the smoke to clear. When it did however the site that greeted him was not one he expected. Floating above the crater was Gohan his hair now a golden shade of blonde which now stood on end. Electrical sparks could be seen surging within the flame like golden aura that now surrounded the boy. His now green eyes were narrow with only a single golden bang hanging between them.
"Last chance, leave the planet now or die." Said Gohan his voice holding an even deadlier edge than before.
Bojack snorted and arched his hands to fire another barrage of blast only for Gohan to appear in front of him and slam his fist into his stomach with enough power to plow through him. Ripping his arm out Gohan powered up a blast of his own not once looking away from the wide eyed gaze of the tyrant in front of him.
"I warned you now die."
With that said the blast was let loose point blank into the tyrants face the blast vaporizing the mans body instantly. Disappearing he reappeared in the desert arena just in time to see Trunks finish off his opponent with a blast of his own after slicing through him with his own sword. Turning at the sounds of explosions both raced over only to find Tien floating above the corpse of the girl having just used a Tri-beam blast. Not long after Krillin and Yamcha arrived though both of them looked to be out of steam.
"Ya know Yamcha for the first time in a while you and I actually got through an alien fight without being either killed or getting our ass's kicked." said Krillin with a chuckle.
"So which one of you guys is going to fight me for the advancement?" asked Gohan with a smirk.
"Goku that kid of yours is something else." Said Pikon with a smirk.
"I know he's not even eleven and he's stronger than me." Said Goku with a smile.
"He's also smarter than you Goku. It seems unlike you he learns from his mistakes whereas you seem to keep making the same one. Still it appears he has yet to fully master level 2 so I could be wrong and he could be just as stubborn as you are." Finished King Kai.
"Yo Goku, Pikon, I need you two dudes to escort Bojack and his gang to HFIL. Also make sure you separate that dude from everyone else, the last thing we need is him, Cell and Frieza teaming up." Said the Grand Kai getting nods from the two fighters who flew off to do as told.
High above the Earth Piccolo looked down with a smile having watched the entire thing with Dende. Turning away he wiped the smile from his face before addressing the Earth's new Guardian.
"Dende you should get back to work on that new dragon model now that everything is taken care of. Also make sure Gohan's name and address can't be found by anyone before those fools start looking. I'll be in the meditation chamber if you need me." Finished Piccolo as he walked off.
For a moment Dende stood there his eyes glowing a soft white before the glow died down and he walked off content with the knowledge Gohan's identity was still safe.
AN: That's it for this chapter. Thanks for reading and please review. Till next time LATER.