Dragon Ball Blackthorned

Arc 2: The Tournament Arc

(A/N: The twentieth chapter! This month is just full of celebrations. I hit my twenty-fifth chapter in Steven Universe Blackthorned and Sekirei Blackthorned. And now this! The big three all have 20 chapters now! Funny, this is the last chapter for the Arc)

Chapter 22 – What do you mean I don't get a final fight?!

The next day was intense. Watching Goku fight Giran was breathtaking. Goku had grown back his tail and broke Giran's Merry Go Round Gum. I was watching to learn how to perform Giran's gum attack. I had a feeling if I learned that technique, mine would be a hell of a lot stronger. So, after Goku, next up was Krillin and Roshi/Chun. I prevent Yamcha was accusing Chun as Roshi by joining in the song and dance number with Chun and Goku. Soon after, the interview about the Turtle School went fine and canon went on its way. The match was soon to begin.

I was smirk because I already knew the outcome, so I took to the lounge to eat a meal and do some warm ups.

Krillin was struggling against Chun, and the bald monk knew he was too strong to fight head on. Ace came out to play commentary alongside Ray. And so, Krillin pulled out the secret weapon. Opal was hoping it worked as Krillin threw it on the ground. Chun wanted the panties and thus dashed for them. Only to get kicked by Krillin out of the ring. Opal was ready to claim victory, only to get Chun use a Kamehameha to blast himself back into the ring. Opal's smile fell and Ace took the mic from Ray.

"And it's all over folks!" Ace said.

"Ace, you dic-!" Krillin said before Jackie Chun gets behind Krillin using an Afterimage.

His karate chops hit both sides of Krillin's neck, sending him crashing to the ground face-first. Ray made the count and Krillin was outed. Jackie Chun was declared the winner. Goku helped Krillin up.

"You did well, Krillin." Goku said. "I'll beat him for you, buddy."

"I agree that he did well." Jackie Chun remarked.

Yamcha came out to accuse Chun of being Roshi only to get a brick tossed at his head from out of nowhere. Yamcha went down and Ace played innocent. The medics had to drag the unconscious Yamcha away. The next fight was set to be Goku vs Nam.

Nam seemed more relaxed in this fight. I guess feeding his village and Ranfan cheering for him broke some of the serious in it. He still lost, but he took it in stride. I had congratulated him and Goku for a good fight.

"Good luck in the finals, Goku." Nam said as Ranfan came up to congratulate them as well.

The finals were soon to come and Chun and Goku were to fight, but I pulled Jackie Chun aside.

"Considering yourself lucky, it was me to knock out Yamcha to prevent him from blowing your secret." Ace remarked.

Roshi's eyes widened that Ace fully knew he was and Ace admitted he knew the entire time.

"I can sense it's you, and I do why you're doing it. You don't want Goku, Krillin, and myself to grow egos the size of planets. You want us to keep getting stronger, and trust me I will. I might know and have a chance at beating you. However, I won't be at the top after I beat you. This world, beyond this planet, have people stronger than you." I said with the upmost seriousness.

Roshi was stunned and could only nod. He went up for the arena to fight Goku. This was the fight I was waiting for painstakingly to see. Being able to see this match was awesome itself, and I was recording with my BlackTab. Why? Because I have no intention of letting that stain Hercule get far in the future. I couldn't help but squee watching their clash. Their Kamehamehas came together as well. However, it did seem that Goku had the advantage for the entire fight. Then, came the afterimage fight and then Drunken Boxing vs Crazy Monkey. When night fell, I whipped on my sunglasses. I already had the contact lenses on to block out the blutz waves from the moon, but the shades were my cover. I watched on being all casual about it. I promptly said I could transform like Goku, but I had my shades on to prevent. Trolling those people, when I took off my shades to wipe them. Speaking of the Great Ape, unlike Goku, I could control the transformation. Warping willpower makes that easy to do. In the end, canon caught up and after all that happened, Goku had lost the fight. Of course, the arena was wrecked and Roshi looked like hell.

"Oi jiji, don't forget you have to fight me in the final round. And I'm stronger than Goku." I said with a foxy grin.

Something strange occurred though. I expected a fight, but instead he forfeited! I was pissed because I wanted to fight him, but he had to puss out.

"How anti-climactic!" I huffed.

"Well it doesn't matter, the World Champion is Ace Maebure Blackthorn!" Ray said as everyone cheered for me.

"Chun, you dick! I'd kick your ass, but I rather save my frustration for the next unlucky bastard who'll piss me off." I said calming down.

"That was a close one, Goku, and I must admit my victory was only due to our sizes. My legs are longer, so I could hit much deeper on that last flying kick. Sort of a cheap trick, but it was my only chance, and it was for your own good; maybe you'll thank me someday, when you're older." Master Roshi thought.

Ace had gotten the prize money which didn't really excite Ace. Considering he could spawn Zeni like toilet paper, this was a hollow victory.

"I'd fight Ace, but I'm too pooped to fight him now. Considering he gets the lesson I wanted to instill in Goku and Krillin, there's no need. Plus, I'd rather not exert myself any further. I had a feeling he's already surpassed me." Roshi thought as Ace put back on his weights.

Ace now stood as the youngest champion of WMAT, and he asked for the fighters for a group photo. Nam, Ranfan, Giran, Yamcha, Krillin, Goku, Jackie Chun, and Ray all gathered around as Ace spawned a tripod out of his BlackTab. Ace refused to have Bacterian in his photo or near him.

"To a good fight!" Ace setting the timer on his BlackTab, now on the tripod.

Rushing into the center, he set himself in a pose before the BlackTab's camera went off. Overall, Ace had a great time despite being "blue-balled". Ace did know that next up was the Reb Ribbon Army, and he was glad his BlackTab was building something in cyberspace. A bit of insurance for Dr. Gero in the future. Of course, at the moment, Ace cared to treat all his friends to a meal at a local restaurant. Too bad, Giran, Nam, and Ranfan left soon after the photo was taken.

(A/N: That's the end of the Tournament Arc and yes, it was anti-climactic on purpose. Why? Well, let's just say, it sucks be anyone in the Red Ribbon Army. It's going to be a slaughter fest! Either way, Ace will finally get a girlfriend in the next arc. Who will it be? Try and guess. And yes, she was planned from the beginning.)

(Mass Final Edit: 10/20/2017, Yes, I am working on the RRA, but I had to stop to re-edit all ten of these chapters. There were real glaring errors and I'm obsessive over that. So I edited them and added a bonus lime with Ace and Launch. I was originally was supposed to have it in there anyway. I apologize to my readers for this mess and hope this re-edit is much more easier to read.)