Brolly's Domain

DRAGONBALL AS

The Keldar Saga

Episode 2: Tournament Time

After a hot shower Vegeta was able to clear his mind of the trauma. But as he stood in the bathroom drying himself off he couldn�t help but think about what Bulma had said to him; 3 times in one week. Vegeta was a warrior and these things were not supposed to get to him and, as he ran the events over and over in his mind, he came to two conclusions � either he was having serious personality problems or the dreams were trying to convey something to him. He felt certain that the latter was true and a particular sentence that �Goku� had said to him echoed prophetically through his head:

�� Personal achievement��

�Bah! Stupid dreams,� Vegeta snarled �why do such things bother me?�

And with this dismissal Vegeta went downstairs to join his family for breakfast.

Meanwhile, elsewhere�

�Oh, Pan!!!� came Gohan�s voice up the stairs �get out of bed!! It�s almost midday!�
Nothing.
�Darn kids,� muttered Gohan under his breath �I don�t ever remember being like that.�
�Relax, Gohan, I�ll go get her,� answered his wife Videl �she�ll probably respond better to her mother.�
Gohan sighed.
�Ok, but I�m gonna go check the news � I hear rumours there�s another World Martial Arts Tournament on the way, except that this one will be �different� � whatever that means.�
�Ok, Pan and I will be right down,� Videl replied. And with this, she ran upstairs to wake her daughter.

�Ah, finally you�re here Vegeta! You gotta listen to this, here!� cried Bulma, turning the volume up on the television set.
�Nothing interesting ever happens here,� muttered Vegeta, listening anyway.

�� And now we arrive to our most exciting item of the broadcast,� the news reporter was saying, �there�s another action-packed World Tournament coming up folks, but this one has a difference. Here to explain that difference is our guest, head of Capsule Corp, Dr. Briefs.�
�Huh?!� stammered Bulma, �that explains where he�s been since last night.�

�Ahem,� started the Dr., clearing his throat �as you are all aware Capsule Corp builds spaceships for exploration. Well this year�s Tournament will be held on another planet.�

Suddenly Vegeta and Trunks looked up.

�Yes, another planet not far from here called Namek. And furthermore, not only will the winner receive a million Zeni but also his very own pod from Capsule Corp!� continued the Dr., �If you want to sign up, or merely wish to spectate, you will have to contact Capsule Corp as soon as possible - we have only a limited number of pods available for transportation. Furthermore, the prelims will be held here on Earth in 3 days so that we can be sure will only be transporting those fighters who will be taking part. That is all, so good luck and may the best fighters win.�

�Now why did he go and do that, mom?� asked Trunks
�Probably an advertising stunt � business has been a little slow lately.�
�Well I for one wouldn�t mind another chance to prove my strength,� Vegeta said, grinning all the while �although it�s really not necessary. Everybody already knows that I�m the strongest there is.�

Bulma, Trunks and Bra all exchanged looks.
�Here we go again,� thought Bulma.
Vegeta suddenly got up from the table.
�Where are you going? You haven�t even eaten yet,� Bulma shouted to him.
�No time for that now � I must begin my training at once! Come along Trunks. And brace yourself. Don�t forget that Gohan and his daughter will most likely be competing and I expect you to be able to beat them.�
�Don�t forget about Piccolo, dad,� Bra cried out.
At this Vegeta let out a laugh and grinned.
�The Namek? Who cares if he enters, if he comes up against me he�ll be out of the ring before he has a chance to remove that ridiculous outfit.�
Vegeta and Trunks left for the gravity room for their training.

�Wow, did you hear that dad?� Pan said to her father �are you going to enter?�
�Of course I am,� came the immediate reply �it�ll give me a chance to get back in shape. How bout you Videl?�
�Sure, why not? I just hope Krillin and the others take part too � there�s no way I could take Vegeta or Trunks on!� Videl laughed.

And so the Z Warriors are ready to begin their training but all is not that it seems to be � find out what the nature of this new threat is in the next episode of DRAGONBALL AS!

ON THE NEXT EPISODE: Everyone is training hard � all that is except for Dende and Piccolo who seem a little preoccupied. It seems something is heading towards the Earth but who or what is it?

NEXT EPISODE: TRAINING BEGINS