Happiness Times a Million! The Junior Champion is Decided!!

Son Goten and Trunks glide over the platform and collide in the middle, smashing forearm into forearm, neither able to gain control. They struggle for several seconds, then go into a very brief punch/kick thing before flipping away from each other and landing at opposite ends of the platform. They both fly forward again, once again meeting in the center, but rather than forearm against forearm, both punch each other hard in the face, sending out a shockwave around them. They each fall back, but quickly recover. Mr. Satan watches with bulging eyes. "W-what is the story with them?" The crowd cheers them on. "Hang in there!" and such.

Goten and Trunks once again meet in the sky. Goten and Trunks trade punches and kicks before once more separating and landing again. The crowd screams; the contestants smile at each other. Both take a single step counter clockwise, so that their relative positions to each other don't actually change. Announcer, "I-incredible! I knew since they were together with Son Goku-kun, they'd be incredible! This is it! I've been waiting so long for them. This is how the Tenkaichi Budokai ought to be!" Videl watches, her mouth hanging open. Gohan watches with a smile; Vegeta's expression is somewhat more serious, and Juuhachigou is downright disinterested. Goku, "They're pretty good!" Kuririn, "Yeah, better than I expected. They're both hanging in there." Chichi, "Goten-chan! Stay tough!" Bulma's a little more calm now, having set Oolong free (refer to previous episode). "Trunks! Don't drop your guard!"

"Not bad, Goten! You've managed to get a lot better in just that short time." Goten laughs. "Big brother taught me a lot." Once again, they both take a single step counter clockwise. "Well, can you do this?" Goten quirks his eyebrows. "Hm?" Trunks holds out both his hands, then pulls them back and charges up two yellow ki blasts. Gohan is shocked. "D-don't tell me he's going to launch a Kikoha blast from there!?" Kuririn, "I-it'll blow into the spectator seats!" Gohan, "Don't do anything stupid!" Goku watches with his arms crossed and a smile on his face. "Nah, it'll be okay." Kuririn looks up at him. "Huh?" Goku, "He realizes that much. You've got to give him more credit."

Trunks throws both his arms out and the two ki blasts sort of "merge" into one larger blast. Goten jumps out of the way and the blast continues on toward the spectators, who scream as they see it coming. Kuririn, "O-oh no!" However, before the blast hits the audience, Trunks directs it up and it completely clears them and heads for the sky, where it disappears.

Man, "W-what was that just now?" Another guy, "It looked like some kind of amazing rocket came from his hands." No longer cheering, the only thing that can be heard from the stadium is a low murmur. The announcer wipes his forehead. "Whew, that was close!" Goku looks to Kuririn. "See?" Kuririn smiles. Mr. Satan stares out from behind his partition with fear and shock. "I-I-I've seen that before. I-it couldn't be." Trunks grins. "How's that? Pretty cool, huh?" Goten, "I can do that too. I just barely had it taught to me though. Watch this!" He puts his hands together and pulls them back as he yells out, "Ka-me-ka-me!..." Trunks laughs and slaps his forehead. "You dummy," he points at Goten, "it's KameHAmeha." A blue ball of ki forms in Goten's hands. "HA!!" He throws his "Kamekameha" at Trunks, who simply leans out of its path without even moving. The announcer jumps over the blast and it hits a building. Trunks watches and just makes some nonsensical sounds. Kuririn does the same, but his are of a slightly more frightened/nervous nature. Goku, "That was close! Goten ain't got control over his Kamehameha." Videl's eyes just seem to be getting wider and wider as this fight progresses. "C-can't be!" Chichi watches, disappointed, while Bulma wears almost a "told-ya-so" expression (for lack of a better description, I guess). Man, "Hey, he did the same thing as that other kid." Other man, "What the hell was that?" Satan's mouth hangs open. "I-it-it looks like him. He looks just like him! That guy that was there during the fight with Cell." Goten rubs the back of his head, laughing. "I hit the house!" Smoke still rises from the hole as Trunks says, "Looks like we better stop doing Kikoha-like blasts. You're dangerous with them, Goten. Let's go on without them." Goten nods. "Okay." Both adopt fighting poses, ready to begin again. The crowd cheers.

"I want to see the final round!" Another voice, "Me too." Drops of sweat fall to the floor. Idasa and Ikose are hard at work exercising in a dark room. Their mother bites what appears to be a handkerchief or something. "Ikose-chan, Idasa-chan! Mama is upset that you two got beat up by those vulgar kids!" Part of the handkerchief tears off in her mouth. A man who looks completely stressed out stands near the door. "But dear, those two were special. They had incredible victories in their later matches too." Idasa sits on the ground and Ikose stands next to him. Mother, "No, we cannot lose. At the next Tenkaichi Budokai, you have to beat those two brats! In order to do that, starting now, it's training, training, and more training! Keep going, Idasa, Ikose." And they begin training once more.

"Alright, I think it's about time I bring this to a close, Goten." He lifts into the air and Goten gets ready to fight, then Trunks drops back down and begins charging forward. "I am going to be victorious!" Goten runs straight at him. "I'm going to win!" They meet and grab each other by their clothes. Trunks slips his foot underneath Goten's leg and throws him off balance, then tosses him into the air. Goten cries out in surprise. He catches himself in the sky and looks around. "Hm? Trunks-kun is gone!" Trunks suddenly appears behind him and grabs him, locking up his arms. Goten, "Oh no!" He begins kicking his legs, but that does basically nothing. Trunks laughs. Kuririn, "Huh?" Goku, "Uh oh, Goten!" Goten's face goes red as he struggles against Trunks' grip. "How's this, Goten? Now say you give up!" He tightens his grip and Goten lets out a yelp. Man, "Hey, no matter how you look at it, they're floating in mid-air, right?" Another guy agrees.

"Hurry and say you give up! If I grab you any tighter, you'll die!" Goten, "N-no way!" Vegeta grins. "It looks as though Trunks wins this one." Goku looks back at him. "Hm?" Gohan, "Goten, stick it out! Stand up to him!" Goten struggle "I said say it, and I mean it!" He further tightens his grip, and Goten's hand goes limp. Then, suddenly, he turns into a Super Saiya-jin and easily breaks free. Trunks is surprised, and Goten flies away. He lands down below while the audience gasps and goes through the whole "What the hell is going on?" routine. Goku, "He can become a Super Saiya-jin!?" Gohan, "Oh, Goten, you fool!" Vegeta, "That was dirty, Kakkarotto!" Goku turns to him. "It's no use telling me..." Videl's eyes are about to pop out of her head.

Goten stands there for a moment as a Super Saiya-jin, then fades out, smiling. "That one kid, didn't he seem somehow different just now?" Woman, "I had the same feeling." One man pinches his cheek. "What is this, a dream? A vision?" Mr. Satan retreats away from the doorway. "I-it's them alright. N-no mistaking it. It's his child, he's a dead ringer!" He trembles.

--COMMERCIAL--

Videl watches with bulging eyes. Trunks lands across from Goten. "That's cheating, Goten! We aren't supposed to become Super Saiya-jin, you know!" Goten rubs the back of his head, smiling. "Sorry, couldn't help it. I won't do it again, for sure!" Trunks, "Well, okay then." He pauses, then, "Goten..." Goten smiles. "What?" Trunks holds up his left arm. "If I really wanted to, I could win without even using my left arm." Goten, "Eh!? You're kidding! You couldn't win!" Trunks, "Yes I could!" Goten, "No you couldn't! Just try! You can't use your left arm, no matter what!" As he speaks, he waves his own left arm wildly. "Right, I know! Here goes!" He jumps into the air with his left arm out in front. He punches Goten with his right. Goten throws his knee up to take the hit. Trunks pulls back to throw another and Goten fields it with his left arm.

Goten launches his right arm forward, not in a fist but with the fingers straight out. Trunks dodges it. He throws his knee up and Goten blocks it with both hands. He throws another punch with his right and Goten dodges it, disappearing. Trunks disappears too, and when we next see them, they're already in another fast paced punch/kick thing. Bulma jumps up. "Trunks!" Chichi, "Goten-chan, go! Go on!" The crowd cheers as we're treated to an aerial view of the stadium.

A man swings his ZTV camera around, but as we see when we get behind him, all he's got on his monitor is static. "How about it? Can you fix it?" Two men are working on an open camera. "It's no use. I don't even know what the cause of the malfunction is." TV guy, "Hey, aren't there any other TV cameras?" Man, "Even the spare camera is broken." Bald man, "The other station's cameras, as well as spectator's home videos and cameras, they all seem to be ruined." He holds up a disposable camera. "Isn't that strange?" The TV guy watches the fight angrily. "Unbelievable, how can this be? How is it that we can't record such an incredible fight!? Damn it!"

Goten and Trunks appear in the air, doing their punch/kick thing. They disappear, then reappear somewhere else. Disappear, reappear somewhere else. Trunks hits Goten hard in the face. Goten retaliates with a hit of his own, then tries to follow up with a second punch from his left arm, but Trunks disappears. Trunks appears behind him and tries to come down hard in his back with an elbow, but Goten disappears. The flurry of hits and kicks resumes when Goten reappears. Finally after several seconds of that, Goten spins around and kicks Trunks hard in the face. He follows up with a punch and Trunks loses his balance, hopping on one foot to remain upright. He gets back on his feet and quickly throws a small ki blast. "You cheater!" Goten leaps into the air. He stops high above the stadium and he and Trunks stare at each other.

"H-he's flying entirely in mid-air, that's all there is to it." Goku, "You'e completely mastered the Bukujutsu technique, huh Goten?" Kuririn, "What do you suppose he's up to now?" And the obligatory "Videl's eyes are about to fall out" shot, then she gasps and turns angrily toward Gohan. "Gohan-kun, you've been giving him some kind of special training behind my back, haven't you?" Gohan replies nervously, "N-no, it's been about the same as always." Videl, "Really?" She turns back to the battle and says to herself, "Well then, how did he get so...?"

Goten just sits there in the air for a while and Trunks waits on the ground. Finally, Goten yells, "Charge!" He's enveloped by a white aura as he dives straight toward the ground. Trunks takes a step forward and prepares for him. "He's building up his speed as he drops and plans on dashing at me as he watches which way I go. Okay, I'll just dodge him in the nick of time. He's just barely started to fly. He won't be able to follow my moves." Goten draws close and all eyes are on him. "Now! Crash!" Trunks jumps out of the way and Goten's expression seems to say that he was caught off guard by Trunks' move, but when he reaches the ground, he uses a ki blast to rocket himself toward Trunks. Trunks, "What!?" Trunks turns Super Saiya-jin and disappears, then reappears behind Goten and fires a ki blast with his left arm. It hits Goten in the back and he cries out in surprise. He goes flying into the seats, and does his best to recover control. He slowly grinds to a stop, but his feet tap the seats. His eyes are squeezed shut, and everyone around him shrinks away. Goten opens his eyes, sees where he is, and screams. Goku, "Goten..." Gohan scratches his head. "You dummy!" Kuririn appears to be speechless, as all he can do is utter inarticulate noises. Vegeta laughs.

Goten remains frozen in place. The announcer peers around the edge of the stage, then says, "Ringout! Contestant Trunks wins! He is the victor!" Meanwhile, Super Saiya-jin Trunks is still sitting in the sky above the stage. "The Junior Division has a victor!" Trunks begins basically jumping up and down, except he doesn't move because he's in the air already. "I did it! I did it!" He fades out of Super Saiya-jin. Bulma jumps up. "Trunks won!" She throws her arms up in the air in celebration. Chichi sits next to her, completely disappointed. "G-Goten-chan..." Gyuu Maou, "Hm." Roshi, "Hm. Goten and Trunks both fought well. I'm going to do well too!" He starts to reach forward, but Bulma punches him in the head.

Videl is still stunned by the fight, so she's kind of immobilized. Goku, "You mean, even Lil' Trunks can become a Super Saiya-jin?" Vegeta laughs and puts his hand on Goku's shoulder. "Hey, too bad. Looks as though my son comes from the better stock." Goku smiles. "Y-yeah..."

"Not sure what all happened, but that was an incredible match!" Another guy, "I've never seen anything like it!" Trunks and Goten both land. Goten walks up to the stage. "What was that, Trunks-kun!? You cheated, didn't you!? You turned Super Saiya-jin and you used your left hand! Cheater! Cheater!" Trunks holds his hand up. "Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help myself. But what about you?" He crosses his arms. "You turned Super Saiya-jin earlier too, so we're even." He holds up his left hand. "And I didn't actually use my left hand to hit you. A real man wouldn't complain about it." But Goten is still not satisfied. "What's the matter?" He leans in and whispers, "Look, don't get all sore at me, and I'll give you any three of my toys that you like." Goten's expression does a complete 180. "Really? You have to now! You promised me! Okay?" Trunks does the "Okay" sign with his hand.

The announcer steps up. "And now, following such a tense match, it's time for this delightful attraction! We will now have Trunks-kun, the winner of the Junior Division, fight against the World Champion, Mr. Satan!" Satan cries out in fear and cowers back, but the crowd chants, "SA-TA-N! SA-TA-N!" Goku, Kuririn, and Gohan watch with smiles. Videl is still... well, you understand. Goku, "So, what do you suppose that guy will do now?" Kuririn, "What if he decides to cry 'trick' again?" He laughs, and Vegeta laughs too. "There's no way he can match up against Trunks." Videl, "Hm?" Gohan jumps between her and the others, waving his arms. "Pay no mind, pay no mind!"

The chanting continues. Trunks waits on the stage with his arms crossed. Goten, "Lucky you, Trunks-kun!" Satan hides inside. He stares outside fearfully. "W-what am I going to do!?"