The Tournament of Minds
by Chipolata
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Chip: Hooray! Chapter 2! I'm finally getting this whole idea down on paper!
Impmon: Chip don't own Dragonball Z or Jafar.
Chip: I give up. I guess he's Jafar. I don't know why tho.
Impmon: Who's going to win?
Chip: I haven't figured that out yet!! Sheesh. It'll come. For now, on with the story!!
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The Z-fighters stood once again in the endless room. The two teams stood staring at each other, Jafar in between them. Jafar raised his staff in the air to get their attention.
"Round One." He announced.
All eyes fixed on him. Piccolo stopped wiggling in his new blue robes, Yumcha stopped laughing at him and Vegeta and Goku broke up their staring contest. Well, almost.
"The game mode is Capture the Flag."
A red flag appeared and spun slowly over the red team, and a blue one above the blue team. Each flag had a symbol on it, the shape of the team leader's hair.
"To capture the flag, you must steal the opponent's flag and return it to your base. A capture can only be made if your flag is still at your base. A capture is worth 15 points. You will also have a 'frag' counter, that is, how many kills you make."
The endless room immedietly changed. The cold hard floor was replaced by lush, blue grass and the mysteriously lit ceiling by a green sky. There were rocky plateaus, blue truffula-like trees and a large, green lake.
"The battleground is Planet Namek, at 401 rotations and 82. The time limit is two hours. Good luck."
Jafar disappeared. Vegeta and Goku resumed their stare-off.
GET READY. The voice boomed.
Suddenly, the area around each team warped, and they suddenly found themselves at their new bases. Their opponents were no-where in sight.
3...
2...
1...
FIGHT!
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Goku, Gohan, Yumcha and Tien stood in a square formation around their flag.
"We seem to be in some sort of crater," Tien commented. "Look, there's a raised platform up there, we could put some sort of scout or sniper up there."
Gohan ran up to the platform and looked around.
"Hey, I've been here! Or at least, over there." He pointed. "I know this area."
He ran back down to the others.
"Well, if we're going to get the Blue flag, we're gonna need to know where it is." Yumcha said.
"Okay then. Gohan, you know where we are, perhaps you could go looking for the Blue base." Goku ordered. "And Yumcha, maybe you'd better go in the other direction. Just in case. Tien and I will stay here and guard the flag. Okay?"
"Okay, Dad!"
"Sure thing, Goku!"
Gohan and Yumcha flew off.
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Vegeta, Trunks (Future), Krillan and Piccolo stood around their flag.
"Where are we?" Trunks asked, awed.
"This is Planet Namek, Piccolo's home planet. It was destroyed six years ago." Krillan told him.
"Earth's more of a home to me, Krillan. And it hasn't been destroyed yet, not by the time Jafar gave us." Piccolo said.
"What do you mean?" Vegeta demanded.
"401 rotations and 82? That puts us at about a day before the fight between Freeza and Goku." Piccolo said.
"Wait a minute. Gohan, Bulma and I landed here six days before that fight. Are you saying that even though we're playing this game of Jafar's, we're also flying around trying to stop Freeza?" Krillan asked, confused.
Piccolo nodded. "And I suggest we take Jafar's advice and not interfere. We could upset our timeline."
"You have no way of knowing if this really is our timeline or just a cheap simulation." Vegeta snapped.
"Do you want to take that chance?" Piccolo demanded.
"No. But not because of time or whatever, I just want to emerge with the most points." Vegeta smirked.
"So where do we start?" Trunks asked.
"We need to find the enemy base." Piccolo said.
"That's going to be hard. Even flying around could cause a disruption." Krillan pointed out.
"Trunks." Vegeta said. "He can be a scout or something. The rest of us could be recognised by our energy signature. If we give Trunks a disguise and he keeps his power low enough, then even if he's spotted it's still not going to do much damage."
"That's okay time-line wise, but what if I'm spotted by the other team? They'll recognise me." Trunks said.
"Let them get you. I'm not sure how the scoring system works, but I'd rather us losing points for a death than losing points for interfering." Piccolo said. "Here, hold still."
Piccolo held out his hand towards Trunks. Trunks was surrounded by brilliant white light momentarily, and when it cleared he was wearing a Freezan uniform. Blue, full body spandex, body armour with shoulder-pads, white boots with the yellow tips, white gloves, and a helmet.
"The helmet should hide your face in case you're spotted. You don't want to be recognised when you stop by later to warn us of the androids." Piccolo told him.
Vegeta began sensing the area around them.
"Go that way, but be very careful. That's the direction of Freeza's ship. Around this time was when the Ginyu force was burying the dragonballs to hide them." Vegeta pointed North. "Kakarot and Ginyu haven't switched bodies yet. Luckily, some of Freeza's men are still alive, so you should fit in. At this point, I'm still going around killing the last of Freeza's followers, so if you encounter me, let me get you and play dead."
"The only Nameks still alive are Nail, Guru and Dende. I'm not alive yet, they haven't wished me back. And Namek has three suns, so don't expect nightfall." Piccolo told Trunks.
"Okay, that's a lot to remember." Trunks said.
"Hey, why don't I go with him?" Krillan asked. "If you give me a costume like his, I won't be recognised, and I know the area. I also know how Freeza's minions tend to act, I've encountered them a few times. Plus, I don't need to raise my energy to do a lot of my ki attacks."
"Good idea, cueball." Vegeta agreed.
Piccolo gave Krillan a costume like Trunks', but with black spandex. It also had a fake tail sticking out the back.
"What's that for?" Vegeta demanded.
"Makes him more alien looking." Piccolo said.
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Chip: Woo yea! The battle ground is set, play mode entered, and the teams are setting their strategy into action! Who's going to win this round? Not even I know! So stay tuned in and find out!
Impmon: This isn't a TV show or something.
by Chipolata
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Chip: Hooray! Chapter 2! I'm finally getting this whole idea down on paper!
Impmon: Chip don't own Dragonball Z or Jafar.
Chip: I give up. I guess he's Jafar. I don't know why tho.
Impmon: Who's going to win?
Chip: I haven't figured that out yet!! Sheesh. It'll come. For now, on with the story!!
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
The Z-fighters stood once again in the endless room. The two teams stood staring at each other, Jafar in between them. Jafar raised his staff in the air to get their attention.
"Round One." He announced.
All eyes fixed on him. Piccolo stopped wiggling in his new blue robes, Yumcha stopped laughing at him and Vegeta and Goku broke up their staring contest. Well, almost.
"The game mode is Capture the Flag."
A red flag appeared and spun slowly over the red team, and a blue one above the blue team. Each flag had a symbol on it, the shape of the team leader's hair.
"To capture the flag, you must steal the opponent's flag and return it to your base. A capture can only be made if your flag is still at your base. A capture is worth 15 points. You will also have a 'frag' counter, that is, how many kills you make."
The endless room immedietly changed. The cold hard floor was replaced by lush, blue grass and the mysteriously lit ceiling by a green sky. There were rocky plateaus, blue truffula-like trees and a large, green lake.
"The battleground is Planet Namek, at 401 rotations and 82. The time limit is two hours. Good luck."
Jafar disappeared. Vegeta and Goku resumed their stare-off.
GET READY. The voice boomed.
Suddenly, the area around each team warped, and they suddenly found themselves at their new bases. Their opponents were no-where in sight.
3...
2...
1...
FIGHT!
_________________________________________________________________________
Goku, Gohan, Yumcha and Tien stood in a square formation around their flag.
"We seem to be in some sort of crater," Tien commented. "Look, there's a raised platform up there, we could put some sort of scout or sniper up there."
Gohan ran up to the platform and looked around.
"Hey, I've been here! Or at least, over there." He pointed. "I know this area."
He ran back down to the others.
"Well, if we're going to get the Blue flag, we're gonna need to know where it is." Yumcha said.
"Okay then. Gohan, you know where we are, perhaps you could go looking for the Blue base." Goku ordered. "And Yumcha, maybe you'd better go in the other direction. Just in case. Tien and I will stay here and guard the flag. Okay?"
"Okay, Dad!"
"Sure thing, Goku!"
Gohan and Yumcha flew off.
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Vegeta, Trunks (Future), Krillan and Piccolo stood around their flag.
"Where are we?" Trunks asked, awed.
"This is Planet Namek, Piccolo's home planet. It was destroyed six years ago." Krillan told him.
"Earth's more of a home to me, Krillan. And it hasn't been destroyed yet, not by the time Jafar gave us." Piccolo said.
"What do you mean?" Vegeta demanded.
"401 rotations and 82? That puts us at about a day before the fight between Freeza and Goku." Piccolo said.
"Wait a minute. Gohan, Bulma and I landed here six days before that fight. Are you saying that even though we're playing this game of Jafar's, we're also flying around trying to stop Freeza?" Krillan asked, confused.
Piccolo nodded. "And I suggest we take Jafar's advice and not interfere. We could upset our timeline."
"You have no way of knowing if this really is our timeline or just a cheap simulation." Vegeta snapped.
"Do you want to take that chance?" Piccolo demanded.
"No. But not because of time or whatever, I just want to emerge with the most points." Vegeta smirked.
"So where do we start?" Trunks asked.
"We need to find the enemy base." Piccolo said.
"That's going to be hard. Even flying around could cause a disruption." Krillan pointed out.
"Trunks." Vegeta said. "He can be a scout or something. The rest of us could be recognised by our energy signature. If we give Trunks a disguise and he keeps his power low enough, then even if he's spotted it's still not going to do much damage."
"That's okay time-line wise, but what if I'm spotted by the other team? They'll recognise me." Trunks said.
"Let them get you. I'm not sure how the scoring system works, but I'd rather us losing points for a death than losing points for interfering." Piccolo said. "Here, hold still."
Piccolo held out his hand towards Trunks. Trunks was surrounded by brilliant white light momentarily, and when it cleared he was wearing a Freezan uniform. Blue, full body spandex, body armour with shoulder-pads, white boots with the yellow tips, white gloves, and a helmet.
"The helmet should hide your face in case you're spotted. You don't want to be recognised when you stop by later to warn us of the androids." Piccolo told him.
Vegeta began sensing the area around them.
"Go that way, but be very careful. That's the direction of Freeza's ship. Around this time was when the Ginyu force was burying the dragonballs to hide them." Vegeta pointed North. "Kakarot and Ginyu haven't switched bodies yet. Luckily, some of Freeza's men are still alive, so you should fit in. At this point, I'm still going around killing the last of Freeza's followers, so if you encounter me, let me get you and play dead."
"The only Nameks still alive are Nail, Guru and Dende. I'm not alive yet, they haven't wished me back. And Namek has three suns, so don't expect nightfall." Piccolo told Trunks.
"Okay, that's a lot to remember." Trunks said.
"Hey, why don't I go with him?" Krillan asked. "If you give me a costume like his, I won't be recognised, and I know the area. I also know how Freeza's minions tend to act, I've encountered them a few times. Plus, I don't need to raise my energy to do a lot of my ki attacks."
"Good idea, cueball." Vegeta agreed.
Piccolo gave Krillan a costume like Trunks', but with black spandex. It also had a fake tail sticking out the back.
"What's that for?" Vegeta demanded.
"Makes him more alien looking." Piccolo said.
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Chip: Woo yea! The battle ground is set, play mode entered, and the teams are setting their strategy into action! Who's going to win this round? Not even I know! So stay tuned in and find out!
Impmon: This isn't a TV show or something.