| abstract | - The Z Fighters passed on many years ago, but their legacy was remembered. Thanks to the works of Gohan and Trunks, ki is also much more well known throughout the world now. However, Earth lacks one thing, which is a group of fighters to protect it once again. It may possibly get an answer when a particular person comes to see the Jr. Division Tenkaichi Budokai. The tournament registry starts early morning, and many young fighters form a long line outside the arena. One by one, they test their skills on various equipment such as punching machines. The Crane School is a top competitor, as their students have been winning for the past 4 years. Many other big names show up in the lists of competitors, hoping to become the new champion. Later on, the rounds are finally starting, and there is plenty of skill being shown. The legendary martial artist Master Roshi is attending and watching for a certain reason, which is unknown. After a few battles, somebody catches Roshi's eye. It is a fighter named Goshen, and he is about to come up for the first time. His hair is similar to Goku's, only missing the bangs that stick out on the side. He also wears a light teal gi, with an orange undershirt. There is one odd aspect about him. "Does that kid... have a tail?", Roshi questions himself. He is correct, as Goshen does have a tail. After winning the first round by a landslide, Goshen faces a well known fighter. This arrogant fighter is cheered on by the crowd, as he tells Goshen that he has no chance. The person strikes with a hard punch while Goshen easily blocks it with his palm. He then dodges a leg sweep from the kid and jumps into the air. Goshen bounces off his head next, then jabs him in the chest when he turns around. The attack is strong enough to make him fall down, knocked out. The whole crowd is now silent, beginning to shift attention to this powerful individual. Goshen sweeps through the rest of his opponents and makes it to the final round. He faces a student named Tenza, who is from the Crane School. Tenza has spiky, wild brown hair and wears a red gi. When the fight begins, Goshen is surprised to see that Tenza lands a hit on him. He recovers quickly, and hits Tenza in the stomach with a punch. He does this multiple times, then shoots a blast at him. Tenza extends his arm, blocking it, with smoke coming off of his hand. "You're a strong fighter. Where'd you come from anyways? I'm the champion of the Crane School, and I'll stay that way." Goshen grins, "I don't come from anywhere special, only a village. I was raised there for the first years of my life, but here I am. I'm ready to beat you!" Their fists clash back and forth, trading blows equally. Tenza begins to charge a very thin beam from his finger while at a distance. It is the Dodon Ray, a very deadly technique known for piercing. He swings his hand, aiming it at Goshen, then fires. He gets hit right in the chest, which makes him skid across the arena. Tenza walks up to the clearly injured Goshen, while the announcer is ready to call KO. Right before this happens, Goshen somehow flies up and kicks Tenza. Since he was off guard, it was an instant defeat. All the people in the crowd were in absolute awe. Goshen was handed the trophy, but then told Tenza that it was a good fight. He agreed, and they walked out, along with other fighters. Many people are outside, departing back to their respective locations. Goshen and Tenza are still chatting, as Roshi approaches them. They are surprised to see such a popular figure of Martial Arts encountering them. His offer comes as even more of a surprise, because he wants them to be his student. Master Roshi hasn't had one since Goku and Krillin, so his reasons for new ones must be interesting. Both of them, being only 9, would have plenty of time to improve. And thus, Goshen and Tenza are given permission to go with Roshi. They set off for the infamous Kame House to begin their training, still a little foggy about what is going on, since the offer came up so quickly. Whatever this is for, it must be a good reason. The Crane School has trust, and so does Goshen's village. The two young fighters begin their teachings under Roshi, and they are currently sparring with weights. He is impressed, as they are swiftly able to learn how to control their form while under the added stress. Their punches connect, as they are then called to the ground. Roshi is now ready to tell Goshen and Tenza why he has searched for and found them. "I may be known as a great fighter, but I'm not good enough to protect our planet from the many massive threats out there anymore. I saw your potential, and knew you guys would be able to replace the old Z-Fighters.", Roshi explains. Goshen then questions, "Why did you pick us, though?" "I knew Tenza from watching him in previous tournaments, but you were the new one. Despite this, both of you will gain great strength. I am merely your first steps, but I will do a favor by letting those first steps guide a new generation of warriors." "I've got one thing to ask. Why does Goshen have a tail?", Tenza wonders. "Ah, he's just like my old student. Part of a race very similar to the humans, known as Saiyans. Nowadays, you'll see different species around Earth, but I thought that the last of the full blooded ones were gone after Goku and Vegeta died." "Woah, I'm the same race as him? I always thought it was maybe just a rare condition. Hey, maybe I could find out about my family!", Goshen exclaims. Roshi grins, then telling him of the Dragonballs. He says how to gather them, and summon Shenron. The only problem is that even if Roshi does have his own Dragon Radar, it would take a long time to gather them all. Tenza is intrigued by the idea of such an adventure, though, and wants to do it as well. Taking a minute to think about it, Roshi actually believes it would be a good idea. They'd find the truth of Goshen's bloodline, and the many treacherous locations would prepare them for future battles. Now, the quest for the 7 magical orbs begins. They begin their travel, which leads them very close to the snow lands, however many mountains and grass can be seen in the certain area they are in. Whilst Master Roshi takes a break, he hands the Dragon Radar to Goshen and Tenza. They both scurry off, when they discover something amongst the rocky terrain. The arrow on the radar points straight to it. What they find turns out to be a cave. It is seemingly dark, but going deeper into the rocky halls, they notice something that looks like a machine. "Woah, this place is cool.", says Goshen. "Yeah, it looks like an abandoned lab or something.", Tenza replies. Then, they decide to explore the room a little more, and the radar buzzes. Goshen sees an orange shine in the dirt, and kneels down. He dusts it off and picks it up. What is in his hands is an object that both of them can confirm is a Dragonball. Goshen stands up, but hits his head on something. "That hurt, owww!" "What did you hit anyways?" They stare at a row of different buttons and switches and notice that he hit one of the levers upwards. The dim lighting of the chamber soon brightens up, as all of the tech turns on as well. They can now get a clear look of the place which has rubble covering up at least half of the area. Tenza thinks for a moment, then does a kiai. The strong wind from this makes all of the stuff in the way fly off. Goshen acknowledges his idea, and they examine everything further. A large supercomputer stands in the middle, seeming to start up. The systems finally turn on in a bright flash, but then something else happens. A scanner looks at the faces of Goshen and Tenza, then a red light radiates through the room. Five robots storm into the room with a blink. They are now finally getting the feeling that they probably aren't allowed here. One swings its arm at Tenza and picks him up. It throws him to the entrance of the cave near them. Goshen kicks it in the back, and it is then destroyed. While he blasts another into bits, Tenza recovers and joins in as well. They clash with the robots using a barrage of moves, and the remaining three are smashed in on multiple places. This damages causes a rain of sparks to fly up, while the robots shut down. Goshen and Tenza make it to the other end of the lab, where a much bigger robot is guarding. They charge at it, but it blocks with its arm and pushes them away. It then steps towards them and shoots a blast out of its head. They both roll away from the blast, but it leaves a burnt path. They follow up with a side by side kick that makes the robot explode. Revealed behind it are multiple chambers with a glass window at the top of each one. They have numbers on them, from 1 to 12. Numbers 8, 11, and 12 are empty, while the others are merely metal endoskeletons. To Goshen and Tenza's shock, one of them opens. It is Chamber 10, and it begins to let the door down. A person that looks like a human comes out, who has black hair which sticks upward, with a bang coming down to his eyebrow. His clothing consists of a completely blue gi. "I have finally been set free. I am Android 10, the reviver of the Red Ribbon Army!", he shouts. He looks at the two fighters, then gains a smirk. The Android throws a punch, making a shockwave that forces Goshen and Tenza out of the cave. He quickly catches up to them, hitting them into the ground outside, where Roshi is staying. Both of them slowly stand up again, as Roshi joins them. Android 10 laughs at the thought of the old hermit fighting him. What he gets comes as a surprise, though. He charges up, gaining a great amount of muscle mass. He punches Android 10 and this shoots him across the grassland, where he stumbles and returns back. "I'll make sure to finish this quick.", Roshi remarks. He charges a Kamehameha wave and fires it, while Goshen and Tenza stare at the amazing beam of ki. Instead of hitting Android 10, the Kamehameha wave is turned towards the cave, completely destroying it along with the lab. He now explains that he did that to ensure that nothing else can be improved in that place, thinking back to the main supercomputer of Gero. After that, he shrinks back to his normal size. "What a display, but it's too bad you wasted it on that.", Android 10 spurts. "Well, hehe, my experience told me that was what I should do. I'll go ahead and see how my students do!" "Big mistake, old man." Android 10 engages Goshen and Tenza again, and notices Goshen's tail. His programming has images of Goku as a kid, since Gero's intentions back then were obviously to eliminate him. Though they aren't exactly alike in appearance, it is enough of a similarity for him to be enraged. He begins to thrash and throw Goshen around, exclaiming the revenge he must get. While blinded by the rage, 10's guard is dropped, and Tenza takes the chance to fire a Dodon Ray. It leaves a burn mark on his shoulder, as well as making him stumble back. Goshen recovers also, kicking him in the face upward. Frustrated even more, 10 begins fighting sluggishly. This allows them to predict his movements easily, and they dodge his incoming attacks. Clearly taking damage, 10 calms down. He runs at Goshen, who barely steps to the side. It is odd for him to purposely attack so slowly, since he suppressed himself at that one moment. Tenza looks at Goshen's bag, which was originally puffed up due to the Dragon Radar and Dragonball. It is now flat, dangling from his belt. They look back at Android 10, who has the items. "Give me that orange ball back ,it can't be in the hands of somebody like you!", Goshen roars. "These items? Ah, don't think that I don't know what this is. Thank you, I will find this helpful." 10 begins flying off, but Goshen and Tenza think of the powerful attack that Roshi created earlier. They begin forming their own, collecting ki into their hands. Roshi knew they could use ki, but it is quite the impressive feat for them to form a Kamehameha wave either way. "Kame... hame...", they mutter. "HAAAA!" While Android 10 flies away, he turns around to notice the incoming attacks. They hit him instantly, as he is barely able to react. They combine into a ball and emit a bright flash before dissipating. Great damage is done to 10, but he is still intact. He smiles and flies off. Roshi tells them it is okay that they failed to stop him, since there is always room for improvement. 10's actions after seeing Goshen's similarities to Goku were a little expected, considering Gero was a former Red Ribbon scientist, and is his creator. It felt like something more, though. It felt as if he had another purpose, rather than the cliché "I'm getting revenge". The group returns to Kame House, while Goshen and Tenza heal up after the fight. Everybody enjoys some ramen, and they sit in the living room of the house. The TV is turned on, and the channel is on a woman's yoga program. Roshi grabs the controller and turns it to the news hurriedly to get off of the channel. The news speaks of soldiers wearing old Red Ribbon uniforms attacking small cities. This is an odd occurence, since they were wiped out over 100 years ago. The 3 have their eyes glued to the action. The soldiers have tons of crazy equipment, such as laser rifles, missile launchers, and heavily armored tanks rushing into roads. Not getting much time to rest, Roshi calls for the Flying Nimbus. A yellow cloud swoops in, calling for anybody with a pure heart to sit on it. Roshi tries hopping on, but the cloud falls apart when he touches it. He sighs, but his students are able to go on without difficulty. Tenza grabs onto Roshi's cane so that he can hold on for the ride. The Nimbus takes off for the city, where they will have to avoid the massive crowds of new enemies.
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