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>>614102
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO_Lpb2f6d4

You watch as Goku, Peppa, and Gohan down several bowls of meat, rice, and veggies after the kids finish telling everyone about their matches. The Tournament staff seem to have started placing bets on how much food they can down, with one of them clearly favoring Vegeta and Nappa. You ruffle Peppa's hair softly. "Remember to chew, sweetie, makes it last longer."

"Yushmuhmuh!" she mumbles through a whole steak. You have her put it down and eat it properly.

"Shame Raditz isn't here. They even have that radish meal he likes." your brother comments.

"I'm getting suspicious." Tien adds. "Whatever this thing they're following, it's strange that they haven't asked for any help."

"Ah, they'll be fine." Goku stares, finishing another bowl of fried rice. "Krillin, Lapis, Lazuli, Chiaotzu, they've been through plenty of tough fights before. And Raditz, I just know my big bro's gonna be able to take on whatever challenger shows up!" he finishes with a confident thrust of his fist into the air.

"It's not just fighting they're caught up in." Acer comments. "Brench is going through a leadership crisis. Can't say I really blame them for it, with the wish, the Cold clan gone, PTO's probably become a mess..."

You lean back in your chair slightly, spotting Vegeta keeping up with Goku's appetite, Piccolo standing around with his eyes scanning the room, Mighty Mask eating a modest meal himself, and... you notice Gohan seems a little distracted as he eats. Some distance away, you sense a couple presences approaching. One of them a little familiar, while the other... not really sure who that is.

>A. Gohan, sweetie, something wrong?
>B. Piccolo, something up?
>C. Congratulate Mighty Mask on getting to the finals, nice to see more new fighters around
>D. Try to focus on who the new folks are. You swear you've sensed one of them before...
>E. Goku's right, Raditz and everyone will be perfectly capable on their own
>F. Hrmn. Maybe Tien has a point...
>G. Something else

>>614104
>>A. Gohan, sweetie, something wrong?
>>B. Piccolo, something up?
>D. Try to focus on who the new folks are. You swear you've sensed one of them before...

>>614104
>A
>B
>D

>>614119
>>614123
Sounds good, seconding

>>614119
This.

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>>614104
You first turn to your son while people continue talking about Raditz's group. "Gohan, sweetie, something wrong?"

He slows on finishing his bowl of rice, looking to his sister. "Mm... I'm okay..."

Yeah, no he isn't. "Something about your match?"

He starts to shake his head no, then stops, looking away from you. He mumbles his next sentence, but you can catch what he was trying to say with telepathy. "...made a mistake."

"What kind of mistake, son?"

He tries to hide his face, this time awkwardly stuffing his face with rice. But... even without saying it, you can figure what's wrong. He's trying his best not to show it, but the boy's upset over his loss.

You sigh a little, patting him on his shoulder. "Son, it happens to the best of us. Mama's lost before, papa's lost before, it'll happen, even if you think you're prepared for anything."

"Sometimes it happens a lot." you hear from your brother, a look in his eyes directed at Gohan of... well, COMPLETE understanding. Chi-chi raises an eyebrow at him as she hands Izzy a juice box.

"The point is, the best thing you can do after taking a loss is learn from it. Defeat's an opportunity to grow."

He turns back to you with a curious look on his face. "How'd you do it, mama?"

"Train harder. Train smarter. You can do it too, son, I believe in you." you tell him with a warm smile.

"Me too Gohan! I want you to get super strong! Super duper strong!" Peppa almost shouts, this time mouth not full of steak.

He seems to appreciate that, smiling and nodding. You catch Piccolo crack a smile, but then return to his observations. You telepathically contact him as you continue eating, 'Is there something up?'

'I sensed a presence earlier that was too familiar for comfort. I'm sure Tien sensed him too.'

'Who?'

'One of Towa's goons. The Heran keeping Korin hostage. He was here when we all arrived, but suddenly vanished.' He locks eyes with you, grimacing. 'He shouldn't even be alive.'

'Towa's pulled some nasty tricks before. Wouldn't surprise me if she managed to clone or save him somehow.' you speculate.

'That he hasn't done anything yet is what worries me. I don't like this.'

'We'll pull through, just like usual. Speaking of presences, getting the reading of a couple new ones. Not really strong, but above average...' You try to focus on them as they approach. You swear you've...

...

Wait a minute.

Vegeta's voice gives a shout of surprise as he finally notices too, Nappa nearly choking on a dinosaur drumstick. "T-Tarble?!"

Most of your group turns to spot the Saiyan, accompanied by a small grey alien lady. She... looks like a Tech-tech. "Brother, finally! So this is where you've been!"

>A. Sit and wait, watch how this plays out
>B. Respectfully greet Prince Tarble, ask if he's come to see his nephew
>C. Something else?

>>614252
>B. Respectfully greet Prince Tarble, ask if he's come to see his nephew

>C:Respectfully greet Prince Tarble, then wait and see how this plays out.

>>614252
>A. Sit and wait, watch how this plays out
But be ready to jump in with hellos if the situation allows for a distraction... Or ends up really needing one.

>>614252
>B
"You're an unclear now!"

>>614283
Uncle, bah

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>>614252
You take a moment, waiting for Tarble and Vegeta to finish talking before you greet the Saiyan Prince. The alien accompanying him notices your table, looking at Goku, Peppa, and Gohan curiously as Tarble speaks. "Brother, congratulations on taking down Freeza, Cold, and Cooler. I am sorry I didn't come sooner, I was occupied with some things back on my planet."

Vegeta grunts angrily at the smaller Saiyan, Nappa sighing. "Vegeta did indeed defeat Freeza, on his own. But Cooler and Cold were slain by other hands." You spot Vegeta's eye twitch at that. "What are you doing here, Tarble?"

"Well, you see, we need some... wait, who defeated them?" Tarble questions, surprised.

Nappa points in the direction of your table, chugging a glass of beer. You take the opportunity to stand and greet him properly. "Hello again, Prince Tarble, it is good to see you are well. Have you come to meet your nephew as well?"

The Saiyan's eyes shoot open, jaw dropping, the alien with him starring at you in disbelief. "My... my what...?"

"Your nephew! You just became an uncle recently. The boy is with his mother down the hall." You then point in the direction of Shao and her son. Surely he'd make for a good first impression.

Tarble turns to his brother. "You... ah, I see... I hadn't realized you-"

"I'm not 'settling down,' Tarble. Unlike you, my goals are far grander." Vegeta declares, glaring at his brother. "Why are you here?"

The smaller Saiyan gulps. "W-well... the PTO is in chaos. Worlds are revolting left and right, some with powerful warlords springing up to try and carve out their own empires. My world is in trouble, brother. We need your help!"

Vegeta slowly turns his head, frowning. "And why should I help you? Are you really so incapable of defending that planet that you come crawling to me?"

Tarble seems distraught. "B-but brother, the ones attacking-"

Vegeta's voice grows louder, indignant. "Are you really that weak? Where is your Saiyan pride?!"

>A. Vegeta, that's your brother! He's asking for your help!
>B. Prince Tarble, if you're in need of assistance, I'm sure some of us could help you
>C. Who are the ones attacking?
>D. Don't butt in, let them handle things their way for now
>E. Something else?

>>614349
>C. Who are the ones attacking?
"Some threats are worthy of a super saiyan, Vegeta. Some even surpass that. "

>>614367
This

>>614349
>B
>C

>>614349
C

C. Who are the ones attacking?

>E."Did they follow you?

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>>614349
"You know, Vegeta, some threats out there are worthy of the power of a Super Saiyan. Maybe even more." you comment. "What exactly has been going on, Prince Tarble? Who are the ones attacking?"

Tarble looks down solemnly. "I'm not entirely sure. They have PTO armor and ships, but they refuse to answer to hails, and they seem to almost comparable to the Ginyu Force. I'm... I'm suspicious that it's Prince Kuriza, trying to bring the PTO back together, based on reports of his strength..."

"Kuriza?" Vegeta repeats. "That boy isn't even worth my time now, I've surpassed his father, and dare I say, Cold and Cooler."

"But brother, what if he's surpassed his father too? The more reports we get, the more it sounds like a being comparable in strength to Freeza, if not greater. Brother, please!" the smaller Saiyan prince gets to his knees, almost begging.

"Tch. You really don't have any pride. Father was right to send you off you embarrassment of a Saiyan!" he roars, standing and looking down on Tarble. "I will take down Kuriza. But I will not come to your aid, Tarble. Hope that you can dispose of him before I do, or your planet will be mine."

Your daughter growls at Vegeta, but Goku calms her, a disapproving frown across his face. "Vegeta, you aren't thinking of leaving before your match, are you?" Goku questions.

"M-match? What match?" Tarble asks, standing again.

>A. Vegeta's part of this Tournament, he made a deal with me
>B. Tarble, we can help you with Prince Kuriza, don't worry
>C. Something else?


Ugh. I'm sorry for the posting delays, we've been getting family-related calls since this morning. Things seem to be settling down now, at least...

>>614631
>A
>B

Everything okay, Kato?

>>614631
>A. Vegeta's part of this Tournament, he made a deal with me
"But if he wants to drop it that's fine, I'll be looking into the information he wants anyway. Besides, win or loose, I think getting out there would do him better in the long run. "

>>614658
Mostly. Just dealing with a bit of big, dumb family drama.

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>>614631
"Vegeta's part of the Tournament. He made a few deals with me." you explain, approaching Tarble. "If he wants to drop it, I'd be fine. We could have out match another time, I can find out the information he wants. Besides, if Vegeta really wants to get out there, we're not stopping him."

"Don't you dare back down from this, Tuffle." Vegeta growls out at you. "You have blemished my pride. I'm going to make sure you pay for that, and make an example of you. Those who dare oppose me will be LUCKY if they end up like you, you sow."

You remain unphased by his threats and keep your focus on Tarble. "Besides, we can help you resolve this situation with Kuriza, Prince Tarble. Don't worry." The kid's potentially being manipulated, you figure, so you could talk him down from this. Maybe. Hopefully.

Tarble and the alien with him seem... mostly confused, and struggling to take in all this. You see in the smaller Saiyan prince's eyes this look of... almost betrayal as he glances at Vegeta, but an equal mixture of fear and anxiety. "...I-I don't..."

"Don't bother. If you rely on them, you'll never become a Saiyan worthy of your own planet, much less the title you were born with." Vegeta grunts. "In fact, stay and watch, brother. See how wrong she is first hand." he adds with a twisted grin.

Tarble looks to him silently, humbly, then bows his head and moves to walk off with the alien, giving you one last worried look as he does. An uneasy silence fills the area until the meal is finally over with, the fighters who made it past the preliminaries gathering at the building before the ring. Chuu Lee hurries along, finally done talking with Shao and rejoining you and the other finalists.

The Announcer Guy clears his throat as he greets you all again. "Well well, some familiar faces here, but also some new ones! To start things off, I'm aware that there's been a bit of change as of late. Down from our previous sixteen, you eight finalists will go head-to-head in one-on-one matches, with only short breaks in between. Now, to start things off, let's have our current Champion begin the draw! Maple Son-Mahogany, come on up!"

You smile and nod as you approach the box, taking...

>A. A top one
>B. A middle one
>C. A bottom one
>D. Grab at random, but change the number on yours to 1, and make sure you're paired with Vegeta
>E. Something else?

>>614920
>B. A middle one

>>614920
>B

>>614920
Also, why would we cheat the number, just to have someone else's number be the same as ours and expose the cheating? Weak.

(We should rather use our premonitions to cheat)

>>614920
>B. A middle one

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>>614920
You reach down and go for a middle one... aha! "All right, Maple is number 3! Next up, Son Goku..."

After a few minutes, all the numbers are up. And last to go is... "Vegeta, number 4!"

The Saiyan prince smirks at the number, and then at you. "Looks like fate has conspired against you, Tuffle. How unfortunate."

You give a nonchalant shrug, walking with everyone to the ring for the announcements. "You're a lot of talk, Vegeta, but talk's nothing compared to results."

"The result was determined from the start." he chuckles out lowly.

With everyone lined up, the Announcer guy addresses the crowds. "Laaaadies and gentlemen, welcome once again to the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament! We've got a selection of fighters, old and new, lined up and ready to compete to see who will come up on top!" He tosses his microphone in the air and catches it, the screens above showing the profiles of the first two fighters. "And for the first match, we have...

Acer Mahogany vs. Tien Shinhan!"

Your brother and Tien look to each other, a confident nod shared between them.

"Second will be: once-again champion Maple Son-Mahogany vs. newcomer Vegeta!"

Vegeta laughs confidently. "This will all be over soon, Tuffle."

"Third round will feature: Majunior vs. Mighty Mask!"

Piccolo gives a solemn look to his opponent, the masked fighter flexing, showing off his muscles to the crowds. You can swear you hear some people among the crowds, mostly kids, shouting "Good luck, Big Green!"

"And the final match: former Champion Son Goku vs. current Mifan Champion Chuu Lee!"

Your husband and former student both have big, cheeky grins across their faces. Chuu Lee raises her fist. "See you there, Goku."

He taps his fist with hers. "Best of luck."

"Don't have too much fun, you two." you warn, sticking your tongue out as you walk back.

Acer stops you. "Sis. I better see you next round." he asks, eyes focused on Vegeta.

"Heh. Confident you'll win against Tien?" you ask.

"I've got some tricks up my sleeves. Best of luck."

"Same, brobro."

>A. Stay and watch his match
>B. Try and find Tarble, see if you can get some more info on this
>C. Teleport to the stands, be with Peppa and Gohan for a bit
>D. Something else?

WAit a sec, we never even fought Frieza in the Pendulum Room, we have no idea if we're even around the same level as the guy Vegeta killed?

>>615188
>B. Try and find Tarble
We should maybe talk with him about Vegeta, and see what he knows about Kuriza.
Bet the kid just really wants some ice cream.

>>615207
Well, we have a PL of 5 million, and the kaioken and raioten, we're good.

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>>615253

>>615259
Monkey jobber gonna job.

>>615188
>A. Stay and watch his match
>cheat a little by seeing if they have any strategies to utilize

>>615188
>B

Ah shit. I MADE IT!

We gotta piss Vegeta off by claiming to be the legendary super momma!

>>615461
go to the corner with your unfunny jokes

>>615472
Woah man, no need to be hostile.

>>615491
don't assume my gender

>>615498
My apologies, ningen.

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>>615188
You let your friends know you're off to find Tarble, taking a moment to sense for him and the alien with him, and then teleporting to them with your Instant Transmission.

"After... our father, hu-UWAH!" Tarble panics as you suddenly appear next to him and the alien, the two of them stumbling over, causing Shao to giggle slightly. "H-how did-?"

"Aheh, sorry about that!" you say with a cheeky grin. "Instant Transmission, handy skill. So hey, Tarble, seeing your nephew?"

He nods slowly, standing. "I... yes. Miss Shao was telling me about how... er, he was born a short while ago."

The baby seems curious as it looks to you, then quickly hides his face in his mother's chest. "Still... haven't really decided on a name yet. My dad really didn't like the idea of giving him his father's name 'unless that alien learns to behave himself.'" she quotes in a gruff, tough voice.

"How about Baozi?" you suggest with a smile. "You know, something to keep with his mother's name."

"That's a nice one." she giggles.

"Bao...zi?" Tarble repeats, then repeats a couple of times, starting to like the sound of that name. "Ah, yes, that does have a nice ring to it..."

"We're not naming any of ours that." the alien, voice giving her away as a female, says bluntly.

...wait. "'Ours?'" you repeat.

"Ah, I am sorry for not properly introducing us. I know you are aware of myself, but this is my wife, Gure." Tarble explains, the little alien placing her hand forward to shake.

You and Shao take a moment to look at her, then shrug. Saiyans. You guess I can't really judge, given yourself and Goku, and shake her hand. "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Gure." That's... can they even have...? Nevermind, focus. "A-anyway! Tarble, I'm curious, just what kinds of things are you facing?"

His smile turns back to a frown. "Like I said, they seemed to be PTO ships, and soldiers, but they were unusually strong. I... don't have anywhere near the strength to fight them on my own. And if it really is Prince Kuriza behind them..."


Taking a moment to read his mind for more info, you see that... well, that really is the best way to describe them. PTO soldiers, but... there's this strange thing on their bodies. It almost looks like a crystal of some sort. What... what the hell is that?

You're getting just a little suspicious now.

>A. Tarble, shot in the dark here, but do you know of any unusual aliens, specifically a blue lady in a skimpy outfit, or something like that?
>B. Has your planet had any disputes with any neighboring ones? Maybe they're trying to intimidate you into submission
>C. Something else?

>>615634
>A. Tarble, shot in the dark here, but do you know of any unusual aliens, specifically a blue lady in a skimpy outfit, or something like that?
Always be paranoid

>>615634


>A. Tarble, shot in the dark here, but do you know of any unusual aliens, specifically a blue lady in a skimpy outfit, or something like that?
>B. Has your planet had any disputes with any neighboring ones? Maybe they're trying to intimidate you into submission
>C. Something else?
Tarble. Do you know what happened to the Ginyu Force?

Also inform him about Ghost Dad, gero and the skunk. That alliance is no doubt behind this neo pro. Kuriza could just be a figurehead

>>615634
Ah shit. Fucking Towas!
Voting A.

>>615634
>A. Tarble, shot in the dark here, but do you know of any unusual aliens, specifically a blue lady in a skimpy outfit, or something like that?

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>>615634
Well. Doesn't hurt to be a little paranoid when you know they're out to get you... "Tarble, shot in the dark here, but do you know of any strange aliens that've visited your planet recently? Like, say, a strange blue lady in a skimpy outfit? White hair?"

He gives you a clear, bewildered look and breathes out, "A what?"

"Damn, guess not. Well, that's someone to look out for! If you see someone like that, or hear the name 'Towa,' stay clear away. By all accounts, she's kind of responsible for... well, all of this." you explain, crossing your arms and thinking. Well... it might be her, might not. "Might there be any planets nearby that have some conflicts or disputes with your own? This might be an intimidation tactic."

He shakes his head no. "None of the nearby planets have forces comparable to this in the first place, even if they banded together. It's a relatively quiet part of the galaxy, up until recently."

You scratch your head, thinking harder. Well... damn. There IS another option... and you're not sure you like it. "...Tarble, how much do you know about the Tuffles?"

"Well, for starters, even less than I thought, given your presence."

Hoo boy... "Then... well, this might be a long story, so I'll keep it short. My brother and I are technically the only full-blooded, living Tuffles left. But there's a phantom out there responsible for our... birth. Dr. Raichi. And by all accounts, he might be in league with that blue lady I just mentioned, and an Earthling scientist called Dr. Gero. The man who saved King Cold from certain death."

"...this sounds bad." he gulps out.

"Adding to this... well, he has dark, powerful technology that can bring back the deceased. I don't know how much he's improved it in the years since brobro and I last saw him, but... good chance, he might be capable of pulling something like this off."

Tarble sits down, head in his hands, Gure comforting him. "That... that's a lot to take in..."

"N-not to try and scare you over this! Just... you should be aware of this." you tell the Saiyan prince. "Lastly... well, Tarble, do you have any idea on the Ginyu Force, where they might be?"

"I haven't heard of them as of late, figured they were destroyed along with Freeza's forces." he states with a sigh.

Well, damn. Might be good news, though. "They weren't, last I'd assumed they were keeping watch over Kuriza or something."

Cheering fills the crowds as you sense Acer and Tien's Power Levels surge, Tarble's Scouter going crazy... aaaaand it explodes. He looks in the direction of the Ki signatures. "What... what is..."

>A. Looks like my brother and Tien are going all out. Acer was one of the people responsible for stopping Cooler, you know
>B. Clothes Beam him up a new Scouter. Really should do something about those PTO knockoffs...
>C. Thank Tarble for the talk, then head back to catch the end of Acer and Tien's match
>D. Still don't know how to sense Ki?
>E. Something else?

>>615901
>>A. Looks like my brother and Tien are going all out. Acer was one of the people responsible for stopping Cooler, you know
>>B. Clothes Beam him up a new Scouter. Really should do something about those PTO knockoffs...
>>C. Thank Tarble for the talk, then head back to catch the end of Acer and Tien's match
>>D. Still don't know how to sense Ki?
>>E. Something else?

Upgrade his armor too. Make it better then Vegeta's at least. Enchanted and all that.

Equivalent exchange.
Also would it be too much to ask his mom's ?name? We could do a male version of that for the kid. If it's not already....Vegeta....

>>615901
>A. Looks like my brother and Tien are going all out. Acer was one of the people responsible for stopping Cooler, you know
>B. Clothes Beam him up a new Scouter. Really should do something about those PTO knockoffs...
>C. Thank Tarble for the talk, then head back to catch the end of Acer and Tien's match

>>615958
Supporting

>>615901
>A. Looks like my brother and Tien are going all out. Acer was one of the people responsible for stopping Cooler, you know
>B. Clothes Beam him up a new Scouter. Really should do something about those PTO knockoffs...
>C. Thank Tarble for the talk, then head back to catch the end of Acer and Tien's match

>>616037
Support

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>>615901
"Looks like my brother and Tien have started giving it their all. Heh. You know, Acer there was one of the people who helped take down Cooler." you tell the Saiyan with a prideful grin across your face. "Ah, right, you still can't sense people's Ki, their Power Levels, on your own, can you?" You quickly CLOTHES BEAM him a new, improved, Tuffle-made Scouter. No more risk of explosion, and can give much higher Ki readings! "There you go, that should be better than those PTO knockoffs."

Tarble looks it over curiously, checking back on the readings given off by your brother and Tien. "This... four million... five... six million... they're past nine!"

You chuckle. "Yep! My Goku's even stronger, too."

"Wait... how is this possible?"

"Like I said, the Tuffle-made originals are waaaay better than those PTO knockoffs."

He takes it off, studying it. "Astounding..."

You tap your fingers to your forehead. "Keep it until you learn how to sense Ki, Prince Tarble. Your brother managed it, and most of us learned it pretty quickly. It makes for quite a handy skill. Now, thanks for your time, I'm gonna see how much I can catch before my own match starts." You wave goodbye to him as you teleport back, appearing next to Goku.

"Hey Maple, talk with Tarble go well?" he questions, tail giving a curious wave.

"Yep! What're they up to now?" you question, looking out the window.

From the sparking, purple auras around them, seems like Acer and Tien have started using the Raio-Ten, and are locked in combat with the Four Witches technique. From what you can sense... Acer's a little behind Tien, and it seems like Tien's even a bit stronger than you. Oooh this is gonna be a close one.

As they continue to trade blows, you see Tien use the Afterimage technique... but there's a twist to it. As Acer strikes the image, it seems to explode into a blinding flash of light, like a weakened Solar Flare. Your brother holds his eyes in pain as Tien appears behind him. "Sorry Acer, but this is the end!" he shouts, using Four Witches based barrage of crane strikes to pummel him, ending it with a strong crane kick to the gut.

Acer goes down, seemingly out, the Raio-Ten fading. Tien stays on guard, taking his breath. The Announcer guy approaches, starting the count... but when he gets to eight, Tien relaxes just enough that Acer takes this as an opportunity to bolt back up, and try to counter. Tien at the last moment gives a call of "Samma Sankappa!" to guard against it, but your brother doesn't give up.

As the two of them continue their fight, Acer goes for one last blow, dashing back to the edge of the ring as flames erupt from his hand, a circle of fire appearing around his back. "BURNING... CRUUUUSHEEER!" he hollers, dashing at Tien at full speed. Tien fires a beam from his third eye as he tries to counter, hitting Acer in the shoulder... but ensuring that Acer crashes palm-first into his gut.

Both of them go down.

(cont.)

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>>616385
"W-what a spectacular display! We'll start the countdown, folks, but I'm not sure either of these fighters are getting back up! One! ...Two! ...Three!"

You sense both of them fade in strength, yourself and Goku cheering for your brother with the voices of a large number of the audience... but he just won't get up. Launch, the Crane Students, and many more call for Tien... but he's down too.

"Eight! ...Nine!"

You look at them in disbelief. They... really are unconscious.

Both of them.

"TEN!"

The crowds go silent, medical staff hurrying to the two fighters. Nam and a dog man confirm they're still breathing, then look to the Announcer guy.

"What an amazing match, folks! But it looks like it ended in a double knockout! Both Acer and Tien are down!"

Goku looks to you with this expression of mixed nostalgia, joy, but... slight disappointment. "Just like our first real match, huh Maple?"

"But this time, it's not the final." you say with a sigh. "Damn."

"It's only for the best." Vegeta's voice mocks. "They'd just suffer further humiliation from facing me."

>A. Ignore him, go to your brother
>B. You assume you'd face either of them, Vegeta. Funny joke
>C. Acer's fine, but your match is up next. Head to the ring
>D. Something else?

Write-ins encouraged.

>>616385
>"This... four million... five... six million... they're past nine!"
https://youtu.be/VSanmddj3Zw

>>616396
>B. ">would."
>A. Go to your brother

>>616396
>"Too bad you can't cower your opponents with pride alone, Vegeta. Even if you learn no humility from me, you might do well to consider it when faced with someone hundreds of times more powerful than yourself at your strongest. I've regularly crossed such people, and there are far worse nightmares to be had out there. "
I'm working with vague recall of towas power levels, and some of those demonic threats. Adjust the wording, if necessary.

>>616477
Why waste breath on an opponent when you can tear out their argument's footing with but a word?

>>616491
Why? Because a mere
quip isn't going to get through his ego.

Also to add to that, we might want to add that one of those threats is a dark force growing within the dragonballs with every wish, so he may want to reconsider the means of getting that information he wants if he wins.

Alternatively, we can save that for our possible defeat.

>>616525
A quip is more than enough to get through his ego, it says to him that we don't think he's worth any more than a quip.

>A. Ignore him, go to your brother

>>616396
Can't we just say what we need to in our poses?

Actions speak louder than words

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>>616548

>>616538
Knowing that there are things out there that can brush him aside like a mosquito is far more likely to unsettle him.

>>616477
Backing

>>616556
Your write-in has no grace to it. The strongest blow need be done in the quickest fashion, which your write-in fails to deliver on.

>>616593
I like it.

>>616593
Oh come on, it's elegant as fuck.

>>616614
It introduces a lot of shit that isn't relevant to our fight that we would have to sit down and explain to him for it to have any impact at all. Do you mean "elegant" as in you wish to have a tea party with Vegeta later on so as to sort this vague threat to the point that he attains such understanding?

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>>616396
>>616446
make this face while we say it

>>616396
>"Making a loooot of assumptions."

>>616593
Well ok consider it this way:
>we're equating his pride with arrogance
>we're proving his arrogance by point out that no, he definitely isn't the biggest fish in the pond
>we're pointing out that we have the balls to deal with these things despite being outclassed strength-wise
>saying casually that we could lose and it doesn't matter keeps from from being blinded by the dick waving contest

>>616667
You're trying to make a brick to throw when a rock will serve the same purpose.

>>616593
Also if we DO make it a dick waving contest, and we loose, he's liable to become an even more insufferable cunt.

>>616674
Not like it'll matter when we offer to help Kuriza out with his space corporation, I mean, at least that's what I thought the plan was? Could be wrong.

>>616396
This would just piss him off.

You sound just like your father.

>>616722
https://youtu.be/hyngZtXumEI

Huh. How about the quick response, then when he starts spouting the usual bullshit we give him the longer spiel to put him in his place?

>>616818
We could just start using foresight to dominate conversations. Or maybe https://youtu.be/2730Ftg5fF0

>>616838
Psychic bantering might be fun, but seems like a lot of practice is needed to do it well

>>616865
Planet Kuhn can help with that.

Clairvoyant dog people.... even got their own look out

>>616691
He hasn't exactly agreed to our assistance yet, which is another reason to not just continue pissing him off further for shits and giggles.

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>>616396
You sigh softly, but can't help but give him a dumb, condescending smile. "Would."

"Your confidence is going to break soon enough, Tuffle." he says with a smirk.

"You think so, Vegeta? You're making a looooot of assumptions here." you retort, walking to your brother being carried off by stretchers.

He groans slightly as Nam heals him, starting to wake up. "Urgh... hey sis. See... see you next match?"

You shake your head. "Double knockout, brobro. You and Tien are down."

He groans louder. "Agh... damn it. Sorry."

You pat his shoulder. "Don't worry. I'll make it to the finals, that's a promise."

"You shouldn't make promises you can't keep, Tuffle." the Saiyan prince grunts dismissively, starting to walk towards the ring.

Giving a roll of your eyes, you address him. "Vegeta, if you could cower all your opponents with your pride, you'd truly be unstoppable." you give dryly.

"Those who don't know their place will find it quickly. I'm going to guarantee that." he replies, cracking his knuckles.

"Humility would help a bit. You really think you're the biggest fish in this pond? Even at your best, I know there are people stronger than you. Stronger than me. I've crossed paths with them before, and they're still out there." you say, walking towards him.

He looks back and smirks. "A challenge worth taking down. Tell me, you know of their names? Because I will find them. And I will bring them to their knees."

Well... there's Towa. And Ledgic. And the Demon King, the Demon Prince. And... a lot of things out there, really. But one comes to your mind. One that will get under his skin. One he himself knows damn well outclasses him, even with all the training he's done. "Bra Briefs."

Vegeta stops, fists clenched. He... doesn't reply. He can't. He knows he can't. He just gives a dismissive, angry snort, and then heads into the ring.

(cont.)

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>>617047
"Well well, ladies and gentlemen, the second match is about to begin! Returning Champion Maple Son-Mahogany will be defending her title against newcomer, Vegeta! And from that look in his eyes, that tail around his waist, it seems he's a competitor just like our former Champ, Son Goku! Does he have the tricks he needs to come out on top?"

You sense Vegeta start to slowly raise his Power Level. "Oh I assure you, I will win. Listen up, people of Earth! See before you your so-called Champion! This fighter humiliated me, she tarnished my honor! I come here for two reasons; to remove this blemish from my pride, and to make an example of her." You stand your ground as Vegeta's aura flares around him. "An example of all those who DARE defy me!"

You take your stance, staying focused. The Announcer guy clears his throat. "W-well, bold words from our bold new challenger! Fighters ready? BEGIN!"

Vegeta keeps powering up... and finally ascends, cocky smirk across his face as he's transformed into a Super Saiyan. "I hope you're ready to beg for mercy, Tuffle scum!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqudRLb4r4M

>DRAGON BALL TUFFLE QUEST Z #50... PAUSED
>Twitter account is @KatoQm, will have status updates there
>Got some questions for the QM? Characters? Suggestions? Throw them at ask.fm/QMKato and I'll try to answer them as best I can

And that's all for tonight, folks. I'll be around for questions and such for a while like usual. We'll be doing something different this time around, and continuing this on Sunday, starting ~5:30 pm PST. I'm sorry about the length between updates, still been trying to deal with some family stuff that's been going on.

This all said, did y'all have fun with this one?

>>617051
blueballed/7

>>617051
Yeah had a good time. I like what you did with the write-in.

>>617051
Had fun, hope that family stuff gets sorted out. Thanks for running.

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>>617063
Sorry about that, anon. Honestly I'd have liked to get to it today, but things happened.

>>617066
Thanks, anon. Tried to make it all flow as best I could.

>>617083
Thanks, anon. And thanks for playing.

>>617051
Thanks, Kato! Hope you enjoyed. Fuckin' busy all day, didn't get to participate to the degree I would have preferred.

>>617095
Still, we're going to have to beat the actual scale of reality into his head sooner or later. Or someone else will, certainly. Not getting his head beat in by freeza this time around isn't doing his personal development any favors

>>617051
>continuing this on Sunday, starting ~5:30 pm PST
See you next Friday at 11, Kato

>>617472
Oh sthaaap

Auaaaagh!! This is killing me you cocktease!!

Sooo
How ARE we going to beat Vegeta?

>>626049
Thought we were going to out last him between abilities and stamina training. That is if we cannot match him or surpass him-I think we can hit 250 million with Raio Ten and Kaio Ken x5, right? But Samma Dhitti, shields, and smart fighting may get us through on this.

>>626049
Roll high.

>>626137
Checking pastebin, we're at 5.04 million in base, so that number is right, we hit 252 million at full power. But I don't know how long we'll last at that, so shields and dodging and I think stun-spamming is the way to go.

>>626179
Tuffle luck is a given, isn't it?

>>626309
It has failed us before.

I think Kato said that we can go 15 minutes of Kaio Ken and Raio Ken? Not sure, though, but raio ken is a full day.

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>>617051
With his golden aura flaring around him, Vegeta takes his stance. You recognize it as the one he took when you first fought him. He's... waiting? No... he's letting you get a gauge on just how strong he is. If you were to put it to a number... 280 million, maybe. At your best, you'd be just below that, but stamina might not be your advantage at that point, even with all the training you've done.

Fighting defensively might be the best option, but if you aren't careful with healing yourself, Vegeta could overwhelm your defenses with brute force. You'll need to balance healing, defending, and countering as best you can. You focus your strength and breathe out, "Raio-Ten" to make sure he doesn't get a cheap shot in.

This is it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lyqqLM3tZM

>A. Pure guard and dodging, use what speed advantages you have to stay a couple steps ahead of him!
>B. Balance out your defenses with counter-attacks! Lightning-backed stunning can help you outlast him!
>C. MP Buster! Take a chunk out of his Ki!
>D. Kaio-ken! Don't go full blast, but close the gap a bit!
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

>>626731
>B.

>>626731
>B
>C
Woot Tuffle time

>>626731
>B. Balance out your defenses with counter-attacks! Lightning-backed stunning can help you outlast him!
>C. MP Buster! Take a chunk out of his Ki!
Specifically, let's set him up for an early MP busting counter before he feels threatened too much by our efforts. Then we can try to get him into stun lock. Spiking with kaio-ken will be necessary, but let's not shoot that wad too early.

>>626731
B. Balance out your defenses with counter-attacks! Lightning-backed stunning can help you outlast him!

Hi Kato. Which combat rules are we using for this fight?

>>626731
Hit him with will o wisp!

>>626769
Zelda/Peppa system.

With that said, roll me 4d10, best of three. DC is 7 for all.

Rolled 8, 7, 4, 2 = 21 (4d10)

>>626813

Rolled 1, 7, 3, 2 = 13 (4d10)

>>626813

Rolled 2, 4, 2, 7 = 15 (4d10)

>>626813

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>>626817
>>626821
>>626826
Interesting!

Writing...

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>>626731
Vegeta bolts at you, trying to feint you out with an afterimage. Your foresight allows you a flash of warning, and you quickly move around to block his attack, a hard kick directed to your gut. But even with a successful block, it sends you back. There's a clear difference in strength here, and Vegeta's smugly aware of it.

Time to keep that advantage of his away. You dodge his next attack and, with a Phantom Shotgun at point blank to counter, with a bit of Lightning to boost it! It connects, and while that didn't hurt as much as it could have, he's halted. You flip back, Vegeta growling at you as you fire an "MP BUSTER!"

He should be a sitting duck... but even while stunned, it looks like he's anticipating your attacks. He launches a quick Explosive Wave, your MP Buster weakening it before it hits you, but failing to make contact with Vegeta.

"Nice try, Tuffle. But I've prepared for your tricks." he states smugly, the stun wearing off. "You'll need better skills than that to take me down."

"Then have a gift from my brother!" you shout, giving a snap of your fingers. The Will 'O Wisp catches Vegeta by surprise, exploding in his face. He shouts some obscenities as his vision is filled with flames, then lets out a roar again, pushing the fire and smoke away.

"I'll make sure to pay him back for it after I'm done with you." he grunts, bolting at you again. "Don't think you've won yet!"

>A. Same strategy as before, keep up the dodging and countering!
>B. MP Buster again!
>C. Kaio-ken! Let's go on the offensive!
>D. Full defense, try and stall him for as long as you can!
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

>>626927
https://youtu.be/BAZcwMILgJA
>F. Spirit Ball!
>F. Ki Janken!
>F. Dodon Ray!
>F. Destructo Disk!
>F. Power Sllicer!
>F. KIKOHO!

>>626927
Lightning barrier + explosive wave lightning enhanced combo

Then change the future counter

Trap him.

>>626927
>A
And >>626947

>>626927

I'll support this: >>626952

Though would using Samma Sankappa here to tank the blow be better than using the Lightning Shield? Or do we want him to be stunned more than us being able to tank his attack?

>>626927
>>626947
Actually, change Spirit Ball to Wolf Fang Fist, yeah?

>>626957
I was thinking he'd get trapped between both barriers. Setting him up to be hit hard

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Okay, 5d10, best of three! DC is 7 for all.

Rolled 4, 2, 10, 10, 4 = 30 (5d10)

>>626985

Rolled 5, 6, 6, 3, 3 = 23 (5d10)

>>626985

So much dice.

Rolled 7, 1, 1, 10, 7 = 26 (5d10)

>>626985
Rollan

>>626985

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>>626997
>>626999
>>627000
Interesting, interesting...

Writing...

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>>626927
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SS8k4GSVNI

You narrowly avoid Vegeta's next attack, and in response try to combo a barrier with the Explosive Wave, trying to trap Vegata between them. But seems like he's a couple steps ahead again, as he blitzes away from it and counters, hitting you in the back of your next with his elbow. You stumble, then hurry away from his next attack. Vegeta laughs. "Weak. I'm not even breaking a sweat yet." He begins to charge a Ki blast in his hand, pulling it back... almost like he's about to fire a one-handed Kamehameha. "Your skills are leaving a lot to be desired, Tuffle!"

You narrowly dodge the beam, dashing at him to counter, only for him to kick you aside. He starts a slow walk, chuckling to himself. "These skills... didn't come from me alone. Each of my friends, my loved ones, have helped me grow into the fighter I am today!" With sparks surrounding your fists, you charge Vegeta with all your might. He manages to get a hit in again, but right as he does, your palm slams into his gut. "WOLF! FANG! FIST!"

You proceed to pummel Vegeta with Yamcha's technique, doing minimal damage, but keeping him stunned. You can swear you hear Yamcha himself cheering ecstatically for you. And he's not alone. You switch it up again, this time calling out, "KI! JAN! KEN!" connecting the Rock, Scissors, Paper combo. You dash back, charging Ki at your fingertips. "DODONPA!"

The beam strikes Vegeta right in his big, dumb forehead, causing the Saiyan prince to grumble in annoyance. He tries to fire a barrage of Ki blasts at you, and right before they hit, you tap your fingers to your forehead and teleport directly above Vegeta. He keeps spamming the blasts for a moment, letting you get in the chance for a "TRIBEAM! HAAAA!"

Vegeta's blasted to the ground hard, and you feel a slight twitch all across your body as you manage the attack. He stands once more, roaring at you as he tries that one-handed Kamehameha again. You dodge it and appear in front of Vegeta. "And with their help... we will all CHANGE THE FUTURE!"

Your attack pushes Vegeta to the edge of the ring. You take a moment to catch your breath, the Saiyan giving a grumpy snort. "You surround yourself with weaklings and claim they give you strength. But to me, it looks like all they've done is fill your head with delusions against the natural order." His aura flares around him again. "Allow me to remind you of your place, Tuffle."

You wipe some sweat from your brow. Have to keep stalling him, he can't last forever. You can do this!

>A. Switch to pure defense, make him waste energy on you!
>B. Keep up the defend and counter strategy!
>C. Stun him, and take a moment to recover your Ki and Stamina!
>D. MP Buster!
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

>>627156
Let me educate you on the natural order of things.

>KI SWORD
>Instant transmission
>KABLAM SLICER

>>627156
>F. Charge up a kamehameha, leave a super convincing after-image, then IT past his guard.

>>627176
Backing this

>>627176
Always fun, don't think he's seen that one

>>627176

We're going to need to commit some more power to an attack. We're dodging and getting some hits in, but the difference in power means that he's not going to take much damage. It might be worth considering momentarily flaring up the Raio-ten a few levels if we're about to commit to a huge offensive move.

>>627203
Okay, how about the Denjin Kamehameha to stun him, and then IT twice more to make him touch the ground?

>>627176
Afterimage/Instant Transmission Kamehameha is always fun, I'll back this. Our ki attacks should hit like a truck anyway.

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All right, roll me 2d10, best of three. DC is 7 for both.

>>627208
Solar flare after image like Tien did too. Throw in light magic with it too.

>>627156
>>627176
Changing to Denjin Kamehameha, that alright with everyone?

Rolled 5, 6 = 11 (2d10)

>>627220
rolling!

Rolled 6, 7 = 13 (2d10)

>>627220

Rolled 8, 6 = 14 (2d10)

>>627220
HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Rolled 6, 1 = 7 (2d10)

>>627220
>DC didn't go down
Worry

Rolled 6, 10 = 16 (2d10)

>>627220

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>>627229
>>627231
>>627232
Ooooh! Nice!

>>627233
He would see this coming. But still, nice.

>>627235
So close!

Writing...

When is the next Secret Princess Zelda Quest?

Is a shame you never read the Dragon Quest manga or the anime. Unlike DBZ almost everyone ends with a useful power up and Fly is quite likeable. Why spain got both the anime and the manga but not the US or Latin America?

>>627265
Kato didn't read the Dragon Quest manga? Huh, wouldn't know it.

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>>627156
Okay, time to kick this up a notch! "Kaio-ken!" As the tranquil surge of strength fills your body, your strength doubling, you pull your hands back, sparks surrounding you. "DENJIN! Kaaaa... meee... haaaa..."

Vegeta chuckles, starting a slow walk. "Really? Come now, you've got to try better than that, Tuffle. Such a simple-"

You focus hard on Vegeta's Ki and quickly teleport behind him. "MEEEE... HAAAAA!"

You throw your hands forward, blasting Vegeta in the back, sending him flying. The crowds go wild as the Super Saiyan is launched in the air. You take a moment to catch your breath again, Vegeta falling to the ground like a meteor, leaving a crater in the ring as he crashes. You feel his Ki surge again as he forces himself up. A cold glare stares you down. "Are you done, Tuffle?! Because I'm starting to tire of these games." His body is still slightly stunned from your attack, but in spite of that he's still trying to force himself to move. You notice that while the attack did manage to hurt him... it's less than you would have liked. He's still not out of steam yet, either. "You think you can keep this up forever? My strength still outclasses yours by a wide, wide margin. The longer you drag this out, the more humiliating it will be when you're beneath my heel, BEGGING for mercy!"

You're still in this fight, but you might need to recharge soon. And Vegeta might not give you that opportunity...

>A. Pure defense! He'll tire out eventually!
>B. Close the gap! KAIO-KEN TIMES FIVE!
>C. MP Buster!
>D. Stun him, build up your Ki and Stamina again!
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

>>627277
Basically for some reason the anime got released in Spain and the manga too. Although they needed fan scanlations to read the end cause the anime doesn't reach the true end and they didn't publish the full manga.

In Spain Fly is almost as much loved as Goku is, there is even a short flash animation of Goku vs Fly that looks impressive by the time it was made.

Also the designs are indirectly made by Akira Toriyama. He did the art for the game but wasn't involved in the manga and anime.

>>627327
Tell Vegeta that this is honestly one of the funnest fights you've had in a while. I'm sure he can appreciate the sentiment, and might even agree.

Stun him, regain stamina and ki.

>>627327
>E to distract him so we can D

>>627349
This! Counter his attitude with sincere appreciation.

>>627327
>D

If there's no limit to the sky, we can try IT-ing high above to get some distance on Veggie while we try to regen. That might also give us some time to release some spirit bits to wait in reserve for a Gate or to harass Vegeta at a critical moment.

But if veggie recovers, we may want to have a Samma Sankappa ready to tank his blows.

>>627353
Hmm, you're right, just because we gather the ki outside of our body in a ball don't mean we can't recover it.

>>627327
Supporting with the appreciation of how fun a time we're having with us throwing out everything we have.

>>627369
You need Ki signatures for Instant Transmission. There's nobody high up for you to teleport to.

if we get in another beam struggle, we should put out one of those gates to push with our beam and then throw a slicing attack under Vegeta to make him lose his footing

>>627327
>B. Close the gap! KAIO-KEN TIMES FIVE!
>C. MP Buster!
>F. Something else?
Let's call it the mp buster rush: go in for a melee assault he probably would receive head on, but lead in with a quick mp buster (even if it's less powerful due to speed it'll do its purpose) and just go all out in melee.

>>627379
What was that ever a thing? You need signatures to know where you're going, but there no reason we can't aim around them.

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>>627390
Yep. It's how Instant Transmission works. You can teleport near someone and appear where you wish, you just did for the Tribeam combo, but you can't just teleport 400 meters in the air.

Okay, 4d10, best of three. DC is again 7.

Rolled 6, 8, 7, 8 = 29 (4d10)

>>627400

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>>627327
>Vegeta falling to the ground like a meteor, leaving a crater in the ring as he crashes.
wat

Rolled 10, 6, 1, 3 = 20 (4d10)

>>627400

Rolled 10, 3, 4, 10 = 27 (4d10)

>>627400

Rolled 5, 2, 10, 1 = 18 (4d10)

>>627400

Rolled 1, 3, 10, 9 = 23 (4d10)

>>627400

Rolled 5, 8, 2, 3 = 18 (4d10)

>>627400

10, 6, 10, 10

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>>627405
He fell back to the Earth because of the stun, but didn't fall outside the ring. He hit hard enough to leave a small crater on the floor of the ring.

>>627404
>>627406
>>627408
...Primus, Maple. Calm down.

Writing...

>>627423
10, 8, 7, 10

>>627430
>He hit hard enough to leave a small crater on the floor of the ring.
What are these tiles made of, Gypsum?

>>627438
Salt.

>>627438
At this point in the tournament they're probably made of loose gravel

>>627448
Vegeta is a poor building material.

>>627438
>The Turtle School disciples when making this arena: "Ha! Look how strong we are! These big-ass rocks break apart so easily thanks to our strength!"
>The Construction Workers: "Uhhh... (should we teach these muscle-heads basic geology?)"

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>>627327
"Honestly, Vegeta? This match has been a blast!" you say with a sincere giggle. "I'm really having to test my limits here, been a while since I could go all out like this. You know, without it being a life-or-death situation. You're a great fighter, Vegeta." You turn your head to the waiting area, spotting Goku watching your match with that big, goofy grin of his on his face. You give a cheeky wink and smile to him. Monkey boy's definitely looking forward to seeing you in the finals.

Your focus turns back to Vegeta. He tries to keep a stoic visage... but for just a brief moment, he cracks a smile. He quickly changes it to a scowl and flies towards you. You meet his charge, sparks building up in your fists. He dodges a charged up blast of Lightning magic and the two of you meet... and as your fist rams into Vegeta's jaw, his manages the same. A cross-counter... but while his sends you to the floor, yours makes its mark. You quickly use the time you're allowed to charge up your Ki, then use the Samma Kammanta to get your Stamina back up.

You rub your cheek, grinning once more. Vegeta's still stunned, and that gives you ample time for a... "MP BUSTER!"

Vegeta seems surprised at first by the initial lack of damage, but quickly realizes that a chunk of his Ki is gone. He glares at you wordlessly... and seems to start charging his Ki. Wait... no, recharging it! Gah, Vegeta's learned that skill on his own? But he's wide open...

>A. Attack! Kaio-ken times FIVE!
>B. It's a trick, stay on the defensive!
>C. MP Buster again, if he keeps doing that he'll run out of stamina!
>D. Spirit Bits out! Let's try and get Vegeta on the defensive!
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

>>627517
>D. BITS OUT FOR VEGETA!

>>627517
>A. Attack! Kaio-ken times FIVE!
Whittling away his power isn't satisfying for anyone. Let's give him a finish he might respect.

>>627517
>A
>D
>E
Will o wisp!

>>627517
Clothes beam armored straight jacket!

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>>627517
>E. HALLOWED RUSH!

>>627517
>>627543
Hey Kato, could we set up some Gates for us to Hallowed Rush through? Would that speed us up/Make our kick more powerful?

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All right, 5d10, best of three! DC is 8!

Rolled 2, 5, 8, 2, 8 = 25 (5d10)

>>627563
PREPARE YOURSELF

Rolled 1, 1, 5, 2, 3 = 12 (5d10)

>>627563

Rolled 9, 5, 7, 1, 3 = 25 (5d10)

>>627563
Shiiiiit

Rolled 5, 5, 6, 1, 7 = 24 (5d10)

>>627563

Ouch, two critfails, I think this might be it.

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>>627568
>>627569
>>627572
Ooooh, that might hurt a bit, but better than I expected!

Writing...

9, 5, 8, 2, 8

Back and forth.

>>627581
With us being ahead.
Good

>>627585
We kinda failed twice critically though, if you count a critfail as failing twice than the score is our 3 to his 4.

>>627589
>Critfails
>On d10s
Don't make me laugh, anon
That would be exceptionally retarded

>>627589
It means more damage, but not massive failure. Just as a 10 means double damage/knocking off-guard, but not massive success.

https://youtu.be/tibx2MfBjKA

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>>627517
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaeeKsy3NJo

You let your power explode with a yell of "KAIO-KEN! TIMES FIIIIIIVE!"

Vegeta keeps charging as you dash to him, Spirit Bits out and ready to assist. Suddenly, he brings his hand forward, halting his charge. "This is enough of a warm-up. BIG BANG ATTACK!"

You think quickly and use some of the Spirit Bits to form a barrier around you to tank the attack. She sheer force of it blasts the shield apart, but you fly on forward, yelling "MAPLE SMASH!" as you clock Vegeta in the face, sending him back hard enough that he bounces. And he definitely felt that one. You try to have some of your remaining Spirit Bits fire at him, Vegeta dodging and countering by blasting them away, but you get the opportunity to trap him with a CLOTHES BEAM, putting him in a pink BAD MAN jacket.

He breaks it away with a short burst of Ki, narrowly dodging another Will 'O Wisp you send his way and stopping you dead in your tracks with a strong elbow strike to your ribs. You clutch your gut in pain; if you didn't have the Kaio-Ken up, that could have broken a couple ribs. Vegeta then spin kicks you down to the ground and tries for a brutal stomp, you rolling out of the way just in time. Bringing your final two Spirit Bits to you, you form a Stinger and uppercut Vegeta, sending him into the air.

He stops himself about ten meters up, panting. That did some real damage, and you know he's starting to tire out... but at this rate, you might barely last longer than he does. Gotta think of-

"Damn it... I wanted to save this for Kakarot..." Vegeta grumbles. "But if it means ensuring you know your place you Tuffle sow, it's time to show you just how powerless you really are!"

You wipe away some sweat. "Y-you've been holding back? Come on Vegeta, I thought you were in this to win!"

He grins sadistically. "Oh, I am. Consider yourself lucky, Tuffle. I've only recently managed to control this power. You will be the first to witness the refined strength of a Super Saiyan! PROOF that there is a level beyond!"

(cont.)

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>>627769
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lGuDTRilKQ

Your eyes widen as he starts to power up further. And... more than that, Vegeta's muscles seem to increase in size, his hair gets slightly spikier. It... this is like dad's skill! But not exactly... there's something different about it, his Ki fluctuates. While it's clearly increasing his power, he might not actually have total control of this. It's a true gamble. Vegeta lets out a defiant roar. "BEHOLD! THE POWER OF SUPER VEGETA!"

The gap's widened again. Vegeta... at this kind of strength, he probably clocks in at 300 million, but it seems to go up and down slightly by a few degrees. If... if you can outlast him, you still have a chance!

>A. Full defense! Tank everything he'll throw at you as best you can!
>B. Don't let up! Full offense! If you lose, you lose fighting!
>C. If he's pulling a risk like that, then you'll give it a try too! KAIO-KEN TIMES SIX!
>D. ...Power down. Smile up at Vegeta and tell him he's won, you can't match him unless you do something risky and stupid. Congratulations, Saiyan prince.
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

>>627777
>F. IT him to Annin's place, then IT back before 10 seconds pass.

>>627777
>F. It's like dad's.. maybe it has the same drawbacks?

>>627788
If we do this right, he'll waste energy getting back to the ring, and we'll have time to recharge.

>>627777
...Ah shit.
Well fuck it, let's not disappoint him.
>A
>B
Balance the two.

>>627777
>A.

>>627809
Well, to change this: Tank, but don't take any hits we could avoid instead.

>>627788
>>627802
He'd hate is even more for that. And it might be cheating.

>>627777
>>A. Full defense! Tank everything he'll throw at you as best you can!
He's slower now, if we focus on dodging, he won't hit us easily. We can wear him down then hit hard.

>>627777
>A. Full defense! Tank everything he'll throw at you as best you can!

>>627777
>but it seems to go up and down slightly by a few degrees

>F. Attack when his power weakens, Defend when his power strengthens.

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All right folks, roll me 5d10, best of three. DC is 8 for all.

Rolled 2, 10, 7, 7, 6 = 32 (5d10)

>>627836
Pls Liam

Rolled 8, 2, 2, 4, 1 = 17 (5d10)

>>627836
RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Rolled 2, 10, 8, 5, 2 = 27 (5d10)

>>627836

I think we lost. It always seems like the last DCs are the most important ones.

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>>627838
>>627840
>>627843
Ooooh.

Writing...

>>627836
Fucking hell
So many rolls, it gets higher each round

>>627862
And yet we STILL pass most of them. Tuffle luck, motherfuckers!

>>627851
I don't think they're any different? More wins then loses should not be a failure, but I doubt it's a win just yet?

At this rate we'll double KO from overexertion.

good name for any of vegeta's children: Pickle

>>627937
pffffffttt hahahahahhahahahaha, "pickle"

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>>627777
You're not giving up! Not yet! You brace yourself, standing your ground. Vegeta chuckles. "You're really intent on defying me? Tenacious, Tuffle. I'll admit, you are a credit to your race. But you are, and always will be, just that." He brings his hand forward. "A weak little Tuffle."

You dodge the Ki blast he fires, then narrowly avoid his next strike. You smirk slightly. Yeah, it is like dad's skill. It makes him stronger... but slower. Not as much as you'd like, but you're able to make up for the difference in strength with a newfound difference in speed. Vegeta keeps trying to attack, his strength fluctuating more, and every time it seems to dip, you use it as an opportunity to counterattack. You even manage a Lightning-boosted Machinegun Punch, stunning him and forcing him to waste more time in this imperfect transformation.

Once he breaks free, he is absolutely livid, flinging his arms out and charging up an enormous amount of Ki. In fact... oh gods, what the hell is he doing?! That could blow up half the planet by glancing it! "YOU WILL LEARN YOUR PLACE!" You fly up to keep him from hitting the stands. Need to time this right. Vegeta brings his hands together. "FINAL... FLAAAAASH!"

You steel yourself. With a deep breath, you say, "Samma Sankappa."

Powerful light seems to engulf you, energy surrounding you... but not reach you completely. It's blocked, tanked for just this moment. You let Vegeta expend that energy, then Instant Transmission back to him, ready for one more counter attack!

...and get an elbow to the face. "NOT THIS TIME!" Vegeta hollers, quickly delivering a powerful series of blows that get harder and harder to counter. He finishes it by smashing you over the head, pushing you into the Tournament floor. The Kaio-ken fades, and everything, EVERYTHING feels like it aches. You pant heavily, Vegeta grabbing your shirt and pulling you to your knees. His body seems to twitch, exhaustion setting in, but he's still got some fight left in him. "Hah... hah... hahaha! Oh that was a nice last ditch effort, but it looks like you're out of steam, Tuffle! I could end this easily now... but should I? There is still the debt you owe me... for... hah... blemishing my pride..."

You see his legs tremble. His strength flickers again. He's trying his best not to show it, but... he could lose this from overexertion. At the same time... well, maybe...

>A. Friendly smile. "You win, Vegeta. You're the better fighter."
>B. Explosive Wave! You are NOT down yet! Keep fighting!
>C. Teleport you both to someone out of the ring
>D. Something else?

>>627976
>B. Explosive Wave! You are NOT down yet! Keep fighting!
"Come on. You're enjoying this for the fight."

>>627989
Seconding

>>627976
You know what? Let's give him the victory. We drag this out any longer, he'll just be saltier about it if he loses.
>A

>>627976
>B. Explosive Wave! You are NOT down yet! Keep fighting!

>>628001
Fuck vegeta's salt, I'd burn in hell, or better yet, send him there before surrendering what we've wagered on this fight to him.

>>627976
>C. Tournament Announcer, dunk him on the ground

>>627976
>B. Explosive Wave! You are NOT down yet! Keep fighting!

>>627976
>B. Explosive Wave! You are NOT down yet! Keep fighting!

>>628009
Wait, we're shorter than Vegeta, right? And he's holding us up. Just by that much, he could automatically touch the ground when we teleport near somebody.

>>628020
>>628018
>>628007
>>628001
>>627993
>>627989
https://youtu.be/zN1Qc6M-z2w

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2d10. Best of three. DC is 8 for both.

Rolled 10, 5 = 15 (2d10)

>>628038

Rolled 2, 5 = 7 (2d10)

>>628038

Rolled 6, 4 = 10 (2d10)

>>628038

Rolled 1, 7 = 8 (2d10)

>>628038
Welp

Rolled 3, 2 = 5 (2d10)

>>628038

>>628042
... A critical is like two successes right?

>>628054
It means double damage or knocking off guard.

>>628054
No, the damage from one bout is doubled.

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>>628042
>>628045
>>628046
You really are Goku's wife. A+ effort.

>>628054
Double damage/knocking off-guard. Nothing more.

Writing...

Kato, may I ask just where Vegeta's standing on the ring right now?

>>628059
>>628062
>>628066
I guess was confused as to what a success represented.

>>628103
Hell, is there even a ring anymore what with the Final Flash and all?

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>>627976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtevIlwMPEk

You chuckle a little. "Come on. You're enjoying this for the fight, Vegeta." Building up your last remaining ounces of Ki, you throw Vegeta off you with an Explosive Wave. He lands close to the edge of the ring. "But that doesn't mean I'll back down! I am NOT out yet! Not while I can still stand!" Your legs are trembling more than Vegeta's are. Everything... everything hurts like hell. "I am Maple, Turtle School Master, Champion of Earth! This fight isn't over until it's over, Vegeta!" You try your best to build up your remaining reserves of strength. If you don't manage this... you're going to pass out.

But you don't care.

You've been brought to your limits. You've used just about everything you can. This has been an amazing fight, and you've still got one last chance to win this! You let the Kaio-ken blaze around your body one last time, then dash forward with all your speed. This is it! Final blow! You roar out with all your might, "HALLOWED RUSH!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRfmFdaBdyk

(cont.)

charlie brown and the football

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>>628195
Vegeta catches your fist.

And he laughs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNt4DxcpCvs

"Looks like it's over." he says with a smug, condescending grin. He gives a quick but powerful, painful jab to your gut. Vegeta tosses you back. You... no... your strength is fading... "People of Earth, listen up and listen well! Here lays your so-called 'Champion.' Broken, bruised, beaten, and put in her place." You feel his heel press into your chest and cry out in agony. Your vision starts to fade as you see him tremble above you. "Bested by... b-by... by ME! Prince Vegeta! ANY who think themselves brave enough to challenge me, know this: I am showing far, far more restraint!" he twists his heel again. Agh! "And MERCY!" And... again. Damn it all... it's... getting hard to breathe... "-than she deserves, after blemishing my honor! I might not be so humble next time this happens."

You close your eyes as Vegeta calls for the Announcer to start counting, taking his heel off your chest. And as he does, you hear Vegeta fall to his knees, panting in exhaustion.

"O-one! ...Two! ...Three!"

Vegeta laughs again. "Ha... haha... Tuffle... you... lose..."

"Six! ...Seven! ...Eight!"

You try to open your eyes one last time. You've got no strength left to push yourself back up... but out of the corner of your eye, you spot something. There's a smile across Vegeta's face. Not a malicious smile. Not one filled with schadenfreude. For a brief moment... you see him happy, actually happy, to have tested his limits like that.

"NINE!"

Maybe... maybe there's hope for him yet. A smile comes across your own face as you drift off.

"TEN!"

https://youtu.be/1F7MwxJ43Vk

>DRAGON BALL TUFFLE QUEST Z #50 END
>Twitter account is @KatoQm, will have status updates there
>Got some questions for the QM? Characters? Suggestions? Throw them at ask.fm/QMKato and I'll try to answer them as best I can

And that's all for tonight, folks. I'll be around for questions and such for a while like usual. Did y'all have fun?

>>628209
Took a fuckload of rolls, a lot of them good, just to lose
Double knockout seemed more fitting for a 10/5

>>628209
Nah, I'd much prefer sailing over Vegeta completely, hitting the wall, and falling to the ground.

>>628209
>Did y'all have fun?

Yeah. But uh...Not sure how Explosive Wave translated to blind Hallowed Rush.

>>628220
This too.

>>628209
Good game yeah? Poetic, even. Still, we could have just monkey'd him, but that wouldn't have taught him anything.

>>628209
This new combat system is also garbage, cuz what do we care about doubled damage when you won't even let us see the damage calculations? Go back to the old system.

>>628209
Instead of a hallowed rush, why not push Vegeta and his part of the ring back with a Tribeam Cannon? Your tactics are as shaky as Maple is. Why would you make a person who can barely stand do a melee move?

>>628209
And where was our chance to do another explosive wave when he was grinding his boots on us? We rolled a 10 wi=hich doubled the effect of the explosive wave. Since you only gave us a regular explosive wave, give us another regular explosive wave.

>>628209
Had fun, would have liked to win, but we put up a good fight.

>>628218
>>628225
>>628233
The salt is real.

>>628209
>>628220
>>628223
Why couldn't we have cut our losses and had another roll to stand segment like we do in the other tournament battles? You made our character do a completely suicidal thing.

>>628240
>The salt is real.
Because Kato follows the General Leo school of tactics which includes "Throw your person at a castle wall until the enemy gives up."

>>628243
I know it was never in question, but it's good to see it's really just one guy bitching over and over.

>>628254
I wished to win, Kato MADE us lose, ergo, I bitch.

>>628209
Thanks for running.

Didn't really like that ending, slightly due to the exact way it ended, but mainly due to what we wagered on the tournament, and also because Vegeta is just an unlikable prick.

>>628209
So, next session you'll let us have a vision of what'll happen if we make your tactical blunder, and we'll pick up where we left off at the explosive wave, ya?

>>628256
The rolls made us loose, he interpreted how, combined with the options we took.

>>628265
No point arguing with this dude.

He'll just keep going to ends of the earth.

>>628265
We took the option to do an explosive wave, and to keep fighting. She interpreted that to mean that we would want to do the Hallowed Rush move when we're on our last leg. Kato took too much leeway with what we gave her.

>>628254
There is one person in particular doig multiple bitchposts, yeah
Just don't mistake that for one person having an issue with this

>>628265
Honestly, the interpretation of the rolls is kinda shit. Doesn't feel like 10s/1s have any impact even though they're supposed to. Double damage is too abstract to matter since we don't see any solid indication of HP/damage output and knocking off guard doesn't prevent us from getting completely stomped on, so what's the point.

>>628209
>have fun?
tl;dr: no, not when you sabotage us?

>>628278
We should do german hollow quest's dice roll system at some point.
It's maximum fun, since critfails only cause salt and bitching.