It's My Turn! Goten's Anxious First Fight

The crowd cheers. On the stage, a child sits on the ground, crying. His opponent walks up to him and tries to calm him down, but gets punched in the face instead. The first kid continues crying, while the second is knocked unconscious. "The battle amongst the youngsters showing off their skills continues." The audience laughs at the crying kid and the one who's been knocked unconscious (rather tasteless audience, wouldn't you say?). The announcer steps up onto the stage. He raises his microphone, and the sun glints off it. "So then, let's continue! We have come to the Sixteenth round. Ikose-kun, age 14, versus Son Goten-kun, age 7."

Son Goten, terrified, and his opponent step out of the building and into the sunlight. The crowd roars. Ikose looks a lot like Idasa from the previous episode, except with brown hair instead of blonde. Idasa punches his fists together. Goten stares out at the crowd and swallows, then he walks out after Ikose. They both step onto the stage, and Ikose sneers. "This little kid?" Goten just smiles and rubs the back of his head.

Kuririn, "Ah, Goten's making his entrance." Goku leans forward, excited. "Can't wait to see what kind of match he has." The fat woman sitting next to Oolong, who you might remember from the previous episode as Idasa's mother, raises her hands to her mouth. "Ikose-chan, don't drop your guard like your brother did!" In response, Chichi puts her hands over her own mouth and yells, "Goten-chan! Be sure you go rough on him!" The fat woman glares angrily at them and adjusts her glasses. "Another brat from the vulgar brigade? To think another one of you against my genteel, other son." She crosses her arms and screams indignantly, "Intolerable! Intolerable, I say!" Bulma, "Oh, my! Here I was thinking, there's another idiot-faced hillbilly making an appearance, and it turns out to be his brother?" The fat woman angrily jumps right up in Bulma's face, crushing Oolong in the process. "Indeed! There isn't going to be a second miracle here today! I hope your little brat meets a horrible fate!"

Goten steps out onto the stage, staring at the ground. He suddenly looks up and turns around, taking in the whole crowd. "Wow! So many people here to watch!" Ikose laughs. "He's overcome by how many spectators are watching him." Goten just looks at him for a moment, then looks away, smiling and scratching his head.

Announcer, "Hmm? That face..." He looks down at the clipboard. "'Son Goten'..." Jackie Chun powers up a Kamehameha. He fires. A small, tailed Son Goku does the same. Their blasts collide in the center, where they fight to overcome each other for a few seconds. Finally, a bright flash of light illuminates the area, and all that can be seen is Jackie Chun flying through the air at Son Goku, and Son Goku flying right back. They collide. Son Goku struggles to stand up. "I-I won, man!" And then, standing right where Goten is now, Goku collapses back and disappears. "I see! He's Son Goku's son. Unmistakable! He's identical to him when he was little." He holds his microphone up. "Now then, begin the match!"

Ikose punches his fists together and Goten bows. As the crowd cheers, Ikose adopts a fighting pose. Chichi, "Hang in there, Goten! Just take it easy!" The mother begins jumping around, throwing punches at the air in front of her and such. "Ikose-chan, boom boom, knock him down! Boom boom!"

A fist hits the punch machine. 775. 776. -14. Then, finally, it comes to a stop on "ERROR." Three attendants examine the machine while the remaining contestants wait to finish their preliminaries. Gohan stands in line with his arms crossed, and Videl, right behind him, stares back at the stadium, where the roar of the crowd can easily be heard. She turns to Gohan. "Sounds like Goten-kun's match has started!" Gohan looks back at her. "Yeah, so it seems." Then he turns back to the front of the line. "If we don't finish up our preliminary soon, we won't be able to see him." He leans out of the line and looks up to the front. "Ready yet?" Attendant, "Sorry, the new punch machine still needs tuning..."

Trunks leans back against the wall, bored, while other children throw punches at each other. Trunks' head is resting on his right fist while is other hand is sitting on top of his left ankle. One of the sparring kids stops for a minute and leans over Trunks. "Hey, kid! Your friend's match is beginning!" Trunks ingores him. "Aren't you going to watch?" Trunks, "I don't have to watch to know what will happen." The kid raises his eyebrows. "Oh?" Then he stands up, smiling. "Hey, let's go watch!" He runs off with some others.

Ikose jumps back and forth from foot to foot, throwing punches at the air. Goten stares at him. Ikose stops, tired. "A little kid like you shouldn't have come out here!" Goten is silent. "Take this! Assassin Punch!" He pulls back and throws a strong punch at Goten's head, but Goten blocks it with his index finger. Ikose gasps and then smiles. He throws a kick, but Goten easily blocks it with his forearm. "Hey, do it for real. As hard as you can." Ikose is a little bit angry now and dances back and forth from foot to foot. "So, seems you are somewhat capable." The mother laughs. "Ikose-chan is really into it at last!" Bulma, "But how many seconds will that hillbilly kid last?" Mother, "Ikose-chan! Win! Puh-leeze! Smash that little brat for your Mama's sake!"

Ikose unleashes a volley of punches, and kicks but Goten easily fields each one without even moving anything more than his arms. Goten sounds disappointed when he says, "That's all, huh? Fair enough." He throws a single punch. Ikose leans back, his hand shaking, his eyes staring in two different directions. He finally loses his balance and collapses. Goten bows to him. The crowd cheers. "Incredible! He knocked him out in one punch!" Goku, "He did it! He did it!" Kuririn says to himself, "Of course he did."

The announcer shakes Ikose. "H-hey! Ikose-kun! Ikose-kun! He's unconscious... Son Goten-kun wins!" Goten, smiling, bows once more. Bulma makes faces at the mother, who's going into shock (and probably cardiac arrest). The woman finally regains her senses enough to scream, "I won't allow this any longer!" As soon as she turns to Bulma, though, she's felled by a single punch from an annoyed Chichi. She stands up and smiles, going through that "dusting of the hands" motion. "There, things've quieted down now." Those around her, including Roshi and Yamucha, stare ahead in surprise.

A kid runs up to Trunks. "Awesome! Your friend beat him with one punch!" Trunks, "Didn't I say? I knew what would happen without watching." Kid, "Y-yeah..." In line for the preliminaries, Videl overhears someone saying, "Hey, looks like the seven-year-old kid won!" Smiling, she turns to Gohan. "Sounds like Goten-kun won! That's amazing, right, against a 14-year-old?" Gohan simply nods. "Yeah." He thinks, "It's only natural." Videl's happiness changes to confusion. "What, aren't you happy?" Gohan turns to her. "Eh? Sure I'm happy. Yeah, he won!" He laughs nervously.

"The matches continued." A fat blonde kid beats his chest. He charges at Goten, but Goten simply sticks his arm out and stops him right there. He then reaches up with his other arm and flicks the kid in the face, sending him flying off the platform. He bows. "Goten-kun wins!" Bulma and Chichi, hugging each other, jump up and down. "He did it! He did it!" Goten rubs the back of his head, blushing slightly.

Both Goten and Trunks move up in the standings. As it shows Goten's progress up the board that shows the standings, it shows some of his matches in the background. Goten vs. some kid, from too far away to note anything of interest. Goten jumps up and pushes some other kid over. Trunks vs. a really tall, really lanky black kid with a small afro. He screams and runs forward. Trunks stands there with his eyes closed and arms crossed. The kid stops and stares down at him. Trunks doesn't move. "Now!" He walks forward and actually steps over Trunks, who doesn't move. The kid prepares to punch Trunks from behind, but Trunks opens his eyes and flips over so he's on his hands, pushing his feet straight into the kid's gut. His mouth hangs open and he collapses, right on top of Trunks. Trunks crawls out from underneath his now unconscious opponent. "Trunks-kun wins!" Goku, "He did it!"

"Goten and Trunks quickly advance, until as expected..." Now we see some of Trunks' progress, such as him swinging a kid around, or kicking another kid into the air. "...they face each other in the final round." Trunks lets go of the kid he was swinging around, and the kid goes flying into the stands. On the standings board, Trunks and Goten have finally reached the top.

The announcer holds up his microphone. "And so, it's nearly time for the final round! Our contestants for the final are... Trunks-kun, age 8, and Goten-kun, age 7!" The crowd screams as they both step out and advance toward the platform side by side. Trunks smiles. "This fight is mine!" Goten smiles back. "You expect me to lose?" They both stop on either side of the announcer.

--COMMERCIAL--

"And so, it's nearly time for the Junior Division final round! Will the victor be Trunks-kun? Or will it be Son Goten-kun?" And of course, the crowd cheers. Bulma, "Good luck, Trunks!" Chichi, "Goten-chan! Win and get us a big wad of prize money!" Gyuu Maou, "Don't either one of ya lose, now!" Kuririn, "Finally, we'll get to see an entertaining match!" Goku, "Yeah." Vegeta glares at Goku from behind him.

"Both contestants have fought their way here with overpowering strength! And what's more, both of them are good friends!" Videl, "The final round is about to begin!" Gohan looks back at the stadium, then ahead at the punch machine. "Um, is it ready? We're in a hurry here!" Attendant, "Oh, we've just now got it working!" Gohan, "Really? Well then, if I may..." He jumps out of line and runs toward the machine. "No taking cuts!" He stops. "Huh?" Contestants, "Wait your turn!" He holds his hands up, waving them as he tries to explain. "Uh, but I..." An attendant pushes him. "No way! Return to your place in line!" Gohan, "Uh, now, hold on..." Videl runs up to them, glaring at the attendant. "We're in a hurry!" The attendant closes his eyes. "No, ma'am. It's the rules." Gohan's glasses are now hanging over his face, knocked out of place when he was being yelled at. "The match is going to be over!"

Trunks and Goten walk out to the middle of the platform. Man, "Hang tough, little one!" Crowd, "Give us a good fight! Fight! Fight!" Goten and Trunks stand in the center, facing each other.

Mr. Satan is asleep inside. An attendant approaches him. "Mr. Satan! Mr. Satan!" He awakens. "Oh, were you resting?" Satan wipes some drool away from his chin. "N-no, no. I was unifying myself mentally before the match. One of the harder things to do, once you become champion, is to keep yourself in tip-top condition at all times, as is expected of you during the match!" He laughs. The attendant stares at him, then after a moment, says, "The Junior Division final is about to get underway, and there are two very strong children competing." Satan, "Hm?" Attendant, "Would the champion care to watch the match? I think it will be a very entertaining bout." Satan closes his eyes. "Very well, what else can I do? I'll watch their match for a bit. After all, I have to take on whichever one of these youngsters wins."

The announcer jumps off the platform and holds his hand in the air. "We apologize for the delay. We would now like to present the Tenkaichi Budokai Junior Division Final!" Trunks and Goten bow to each other as the crowd goes on cheering. Both children adopt fighting poses. "I'm telling you now, I won't be pulling any punches, Goten." Goten smiles. "Yeah, me neither!" Satan stands in the doorway. "Those two?" Attendant, "Yes, that's correct. They say they're seven and eight." Satan, "Those kids did well to get this far." He notices Goten. "Hm?" He stares at him for a while, rubbing his chin. "That kid -- I have this feeling like we've met, but that we haven't met..." After some more staring and pondering, he suddenly screams, then, "Hmm, I can't quite place it."

Chichi, "Goten!" Bulma, "Trunks!" The fighters grin at each other. Goku, "Keep your composure, Trunks! Goten!" And Vegeta continues glaring at Goku. The crowd cheers and yells, and finally, the fight begins. Trunks and Goten both charge forward, gliding over the platform and meeting in the center. Their forearms collide and they reach a stalemate right away. Trunks drops his arm away and begins throwing punches at Goten, driving him backward. Finally, Goten gets free and they both backflip away from each other before jumping forward again. The fighting continues in the sky, and now both are throwing punches (as opposed to Goten still being mostly on the defensive). The crowd watches, stunned. Mouths are agape everywhere you look. Kuririn, "Oh, incredible!"

Gohan emerges from one of the entrances to the stadium. "They've started!" He turns and runs up the stairs as Videl appears behind him. "Huh? Wait, Gohan-kun!" The two of them run down the terrace and meet up with the other Z Senshi as Goten and Trunks continue fighting in the background. Gohan, "Whew, sorry to keep you waiting! We finally finished our preliminary!" Kuririn, "You're awful late." He pauses, then grins at Gohan. "We thought that maybe you two were off on a date!" Gohan's face goes red. "That's not true! It wasn't like that!" Kuririn laughs and waves him off. "It's okay, it's okay!" Goku, "Thank goodness you made it in time. This is the good part."

Videl turns to the fight to see Goten get punched hard in the face. He falls back a bit, but then jumps back up and punches Trunks just as hard. Videl gasps. Goku, "Nice going, both of you!" Goten throws a punch, Trunks disappears. Trunks reappears behind Goten and comes down with his elbow in Goten's back, but Goten disappears. He reappears and throws a kick, but Trunks ducks out of the way and comes up with a punch. Goten disappears once more, dodging the punch. Trunks gasps and Goten comes at him from behind. Trunks manages to recover before Goten gets any good hits in and they go into a flurry of punches.

The crowd is so enthralled that one man is still frozen in what's probably the same position he was in when they first went airborn, with a handful of popcorn hovering between his bucket and his mouth. His hand loosens a bit and the popcorn falls. One older man's eyes are bulging out of his head. Trunks and Goten continue their punching. A scoop falls off one woman's ice cream coan and lands on another man's bald head. He cries out in surprise, but his eyes never leave the fight and he never even tries to wipe it off.

Trunks gets a good punch on Goten, then when Goten tries to retaliate, he disappears. Videl clutches at the railing, watching in disbelief. Gohan, "That's the way! Goten! Trunks!" A small shockwave travels out from one spot where they collide in the air, but neither can even be seen at the center as they've both landed by the time the shockwave starts moving. They both leap forward again, gliding just over the platform. Suddenly, Trunks disappears and Goten throws his punch at an after image, having not had enough time to react. He stumbles forward and tries to regain his balance as Trunks comes in from above. Trunks swipes at him, but Goten jumps out of the way and flies backward. He flips over, but just as he regains his balance, Trunks appears behind him and kicks him hard in the back. "Goten-chan!" Goten goes flying off the side of the platform and regains control a few feet out over the grass.

He lands back on the platform, then flies forward and rams straight into Trunks. Caught off guard, Trunks slides back across the platform and Goten goes on the offensive. They end up in another punch/kick frenzy thing. "Goten! Go!" Bulma has her left arm wrapped around Oolong's neck, holding him to her, while her right fist punches him repeatedly in the face. "Trunks! What are you doing!? Hang in there!"

Goten punches, Trunks jumps away. Goten gets right behind Trunks and locks his arms up. Trunks gasps and Goten laughs. Chichi, "Alright! Alright! Goten-chan!" Chichi now has her right arm holding Oolong by the ears, and she pounds on him with her left fist as she yells, "Trunks!" Trunks manages to break Goten's grip and elbow him hard in the side of the head. Goten goes flying out of control and Trunks appears above him, driving his foot into Goten's back. Goten plummets, screaming. Trunks dives in after him, but Goten regains control and when he hits the stage, he jumps away. Trunks follows, but when Goten reaches the other end, he turns around and flies right back at Trunks. They collide in the center, both punching each other hard in the face simultaneously, sending a shockwave out. They both fall back, but the fighting continues almost immediately with punches and kicks flying. A cloud of dust is thrown up around them as they slowly ascend. The crowd watches in awe. "Go! Go! Trunks!" Bulma's still pounding on Oolong with her left fist. "Goten!"

The fighting soon takes them between the 'camera' and the sun, so that most of them is actually out of view in the bright light. We can, however, see their feet and part of the lower half of their bodies as they continue fighting. Both glow in the sun's light. They pause momentarily and pull back strong punches, then both go at the same time and a bright burst of energy explodes between them, knocking both back. They land once more for a pause. Trunks' serious expression softens into a smile. Goten's face undergoes similar transformation. The crowd is completely silent. Mr. Satan's eyes bulge. "W-what is the story with them?" Videl, "This is a fight between an eight-year-old and a seven-year-old?" Goku smiles. "Lil' Trunks and Goten are both pretty good at this, ain't they?" Gohan, "Aren't they, though?" Kuririn, "Way to go, way to go, Trunks, Goten!" Man, "A-awesome!" And the crowd once again erupts into cheers and applause.