Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Family ❯ THe Junior Compatition ( Chapter 2 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Morning came quickly for Melody. As the sun rose she had already eaten a Sayin size breakfast 20 waffles, 30 pancakes, 20 glasses of milk, and 20 pieces of cinnamon toast (yummy). She was wearing a different uniform that day, a white gi with purple. After waking up Shin she slid down the stair rail and went to the practice arena.

Their were a few adults their practicing and sparring. Vegeta and the other Z-fighters were some of them. Vegeta was practicing so hard Melody had to tap his arm to get his attention. Looking down at her he spat out "What do you want, Brat!" with an innocent look she asked "Will you spar with me, Sir? I need to practice for the Jr. Competition." "

"I do not spar with children who should still be in bed. Go spar with Kakkarot or someone else." "But I want to spar with you." "Go away before I throw you threw a wall!" "Fine! I'll leave! But you're a Meanie!" she stormed of while Goku said "Meanie, Meanie! Vegeta is a Meanie!"

She sat down while Vegeta and Goku "sparred". While that happened some Jr. fighters came into the ring. They were all boys that looked about 14. One of the boys was pointing at Melody and laughing. She heard him say "Look a pipsqueak. Let's go talk to her. Walking up to her he said "Hello little girl. Just so you know I will beat you in that tournament today easier than beating a drum. Why don't you go play with a Barbie or something."

"What is a Barrbeee? She asked then her face lit up "Do you want to be my friend?" "No! Why would I want to be friends with a short, ugly, stupid, wimpy girl? Especially one who's purple. What's the matter with you was your mommy on crack when she was pregnant with you?" With a fire in her voice she said "A true warrior does not earn a fight with her words but with her honor and her respect for the opponent, and you don't deserve a spar with a slug."

She turned to leave but the boy tackled her. They ended up in a tangle on the floor. "Save it for the ring." Said Melody picking herself up. "Why should I?" fuming she said "Because you cannot force me to do ANYTHING!" she started to walk away but his friends surrounded her. "Don't run away, pipsqueak. We're not threw with you." Said a kid who looked like a steroids addict. "Well I'm threw with you! Go away until I feel like kicking you're butt!" "Make us!"

"Hey! Leave her alone!" Melody looked to her left to see Goten leaning against a wall. "What are you gonna do about it?" asked the kid with a laugh, "You don't even look like a fighter YOU have anti-gravity hair." Goten just gave a small smile "For you're information I like my anti-gravity hair. But you shouldn't be bothering kids. It does not get you many admirers." The kid looked over to see that the Z-fighters and other people who were sparring were giving the kids looks of disapprovement. Vegeta was trying to ignore the whole thing. But the way Melody kept her cool made him admire her. . .well a little.

"Fine. But I'll see YOU in the ring small fry." "I'll be waiting." She said with a Shin smirk (I love that!). The boys left and Melody turned toward Goten "Thank you for the help Goten. But I wouldn't have fought that worm even if he had put me in the hospital. I wouldn't want to hurt the poor boy until the match." "Hey no problem Melody. So wanna get some breakfast? I'm starving!" "I already ate, but I'll come with you. I'm bored anyway." "Come on then."

~(Later - at the stadium)~

Shin was walking threw the stadium trying to find a place to sit. 'Ah. Perfect' he thought and sat on a bench packed with a bunch of people. But their was room. "Hello," The woman next to him said, "I'm Videl, and this is my daughter Pan, she's four. Her uncle is in the Jr. Competition and her Dad and Grandfather are in the Adult Championships." "Hello, my eight year old daughter is in the Jr. Competition. I must say for the past year she has become very advanced. She could probably surpass one of these fighters by the time she is 12. Yes, I am very proud of her. Of coarse any father would."

She was suspicious about the mysterious tone in his voice but didn't ask any questions about it. "That's nice. How long has your daughter been training?" "She's been training since she was about. . ." she waited as he thought for a moment, "three hours old. She took a nap for awhile after she was created. She broke my finger the first day. And she learns very quickly. I'd say she has lots of strength." He smiled slyly while Videl was getting more and more freaked out. 'This guy is nuts!' she thought, 'What kind of father teaches a newborn martial arts?'

At that moment the referee (the blond guy with sunglasses) came to the center of the ring. "Hello, and welcome to the World Martial Arts Tournament! Today we will fill this arena with the best martial artists in the WORLD! But first is the Junior Competition! Were all the young contestants 15 and younger are here to battle for 1,000 zeni! The runner up gets 500. Now lets get these kids out here to fight! The rules of the Junior Competition are the same as the adult competition. The first one to get knocked out of the ring, stays down for more than 10 seconds, or gets knocked out gets eliminated. Now let's get this tournament started!"

The kid raised his hand. "It seems we have a question from the competitors. What is it?" "Can we kill people? Because you didn't list that in the rules and if it's not bad then I want to use it all." He looked at Melody and expected her to be nervous. But she just yawned and started to wave to the audience. "I'm sorry kid you can't kill people either. Now let's get this started!" All the kids left the stadium and watched as the first few fights started up.

"And now here's a fight between 14 year old Joshua and 8 year old Melody! Now Joshua has been top in his Karate class for the past 3 years. But Melody is top in her Judo, Kick-boxing, Karate, and Ninjutzu classes. This match could be interesting. Let's get this started!" At those words Joshua ran towards Melody in a fury. "You're a pipsqueak, a lame, ugly little elf girl." "A true warrior doesn't fight with words but with-" and with that she slammed her fist into his stomach. He flew back, bounced a few times and landed hard. He didn't move. "This boy has lost consciousness! The match goes to Melody!"

The crowd cheered and Melody walked off the stage. "You were great Melody! You really showed that guy!" Goten walked up to Melody, picked her up and gave her a hug. "Goten! Stop! Kids will laugh at you if you hug me!" "So? I like it when I make people laugh. I just realized something YOU never laughed since I've met you. If I don't do something you're gonna end up like Vegeta. Hmm." He grinned slyly and started to tickle her "Goten! Stop!" she erupted into a fit of laughter. "There now do you feel better?" Goten asked as she sat on the ground trying to catch her breath.

"I think you're nuts! Crazy! Wacko! But I do feel better thanks." "Hey your cool. But don't get eliminated. I want a chance to fight you too." "You'll get it. . .and remember I don't quit for anyone." "Oh by the way, I wanted to introduce you to my best friend Trunks." "Hey, Goten has been talking a lot about you." "Really? What about? I didn't think I was very interesting. Oh well. Goten? I think they called your name." "Oops gotta run."

She watched as Goten quickly apprehended his opponent. 'He's good.' Soon it was the final match against you guessed it "Goten and Melody! Both of these young warriors have fought and battled their way to the top! Now let's see who pulls threw!" "Hi Goten. It's cool that I'll be fighting you today. But sorry to say I'll win." "Oh no need to be sorry. But just to tell you, I have much more experience than you."

The stance ended and they ran towards each other in a fury of kicks and punches. In the stands Shin was getting nervous, he knew Goten had power and 10% of Melody's would definitely be a show to see for this crowd. Melody punched Goten and he flew up into the sky. "Come and get me now." He said. With a smirk she said "Fine." "Wha?" with that she rose into the air and headed straight for him. He punched her and she got throne to the side. "Sorry Melody I didn't want to do this but. KamehameHA!"

Her eyes widened and she dodged the blast just in time. "I HATE dodgeball but I'm quite fond with baseball!" she got into what looked like pitchers position. 'Huh?' Goten thought. "HatchenaWALL!" a beam of energy about the size of a baseball erupted out of her palm. 'Please don't go Super Sayin, Goten.' thought Shin. But his wish didn't come true. With a flash Goten quickly transformed. 'Oh crap' thought Shin. "Elements Makeup!" "Not that Melody!" Shin jumped up and started waving franticly. "Hey shut up! I'm watching here." Said Videl.

With a flash of color Melody changed into what looked like a Super Sayin. With one minor difference though. Her hair turned electric blue and she had glowing blue eyes. But Goten wasted no time with a stance. He quickly flew right into her. With a sound like a bomb exploding Melody hit the ground. "And the winner is GOTEN!" the crowd went wild. "That was the greatest Jr. Competition I've ever seen." Someone said. "Hey! That was a good shot Melody. At least you got 2nd place." Goten smiled and helped her up. "That was fun. You're a good fighter Goten. Believe me that's a complement a rarely give anyone." Melody smiled.

"All right Goten!" their heads shot up to see Goku running towards them. He smiled at Melody and said to Goten "Hey! Who's you're friend, Goten? Shouldn't you introduce us?" "Sure, Dad this is my friend Melody, Melody this is my Dad." "This is your Daddy? You two look a lot alike. I look like my Daddy. At least that's what he says. I hope I don't get grounded from doing to much power." "Melody!" Shin ran up to Melody and hugged her. "Oh Melody! I'm so proud of you! You never went above 40%! I wonder how we can celebrate?"

"Shin!?" Goku said "Oh. . . darn I'll never get peace now." "What are you doing here? Is their evil on Earth again?" "How did I know you were going to ask that? No, I'm here to have a small vacation while my daughter Melody could make some friends." "Well it's good to see you. Come on you can watch the Adult Competition from the VIP stands. There's room for two more. I'm sure the guys would want you two to be our guests. This is going to be a good fight. I promise." "Yes, I know. Well, we might as well enjoy ourselves." Said Shin. "By the way. Where is you're . . uh. . um. . your wife?"

"I don't have a wife. Melody has no mother. She is how would I put it? A child from my heart. Or tears." Both he and Melody smiled at each other. "We'll talk about it later. But we have to get to the stand." "Cool," said Goten, "My friend is the daughter of the Supreme Kai." "Please. . .call me Shin. This isn't a formal trip." "Alright Shin."