Dragonball Timestream (Group Writing Project)

[ShadowBardock89]

Just had a bit of a brainstorm.

I think we should have Doctor Gero vs. Uekuma take place after Mecha Goku vs. 13. This would mean Gero faces Mecha Goku in Round two. Mecha Goku could win in that fight, leading to a battle with 16 in the finals, one with more stakes.

I also had an idea for a character moment after Gero and Uekuma's fight. Uekuma winds up crippled after the fight, and his allies react by killing and consuming them. This makes the other fighters think of them as monsters, but later one of the fighters speaks with them, and learns that it's actually a part of their culture. Saibamen detest leaving corpses, so their version of a funeral is being eaten by living Saibaman, under the belief that part of their spirits will live on inside their comrades

Here's a problem with that: there are no Saibamen corpses. Their remains dissolve and disappear.

[jcogginsa]

Just had a bit of a brainstorm.

I think we should have Doctor Gero vs. Uekuma take place after Mecha Goku vs. 13. This would mean Gero faces Mecha Goku in Round two. Mecha Goku could win in that fight, leading to a battle with 16 in the finals, one with more stakes.

I also had an idea for a character moment after Gero and Uekuma's fight. Uekuma winds up crippled after the fight, and his allies react by killing and consuming them. This makes the other fighters think of them as monsters, but later one of the fighters speaks with them, and learns that it's actually a part of their culture. Saibamen detest leaving corpses, so their version of a funeral is being eaten by living Saibaman, under the belief that part of their spirits will live on inside their comrades

Here's a problem with that: there are no Saibamen corpses. Their remains dissolve and disappear.

Why?

[ShadowBardock89]

Just had a bit of a brainstorm.

I think we should have Doctor Gero vs. Uekuma take place after Mecha Goku vs. 13. This would mean Gero faces Mecha Goku in Round two. Mecha Goku could win in that fight, leading to a battle with 16 in the finals, one with more stakes.

I also had an idea for a character moment after Gero and Uekuma's fight. Uekuma winds up crippled after the fight, and his allies react by killing and consuming them. This makes the other fighters think of them as monsters, but later one of the fighters speaks with them, and learns that it's actually a part of their culture. Saibamen detest leaving corpses, so their version of a funeral is being eaten by living Saibaman, under the belief that part of their spirits will live on inside their comrades

Here's a problem with that: there are no Saibamen corpses. Their remains dissolve and disappear.

Why?

Don't know. It's what happened to the Saibaman that Vegeta killed after it was defeated by Tenshinhan. Rewatch the episode and pay attention to what happens to the remains. It turns green and disappears.

[jcogginsa]

Don't know. It's what happened to the Saibaman that Vegeta killed after it was defeated by Tenshinhan. Rewatch the episode and pay attention to what happens to the remains. It turns green and disappears.

Okay, tracked the episode right.

That did happen, however it seems to be an anime only thing. The corresponding manga chapters don't show that.

Since this is Manga only, I think it'd be okay to change that detail. Or maybe say that the new batch of Saibamen don't do that, since they're not normal breeds.

Or we can say they still do that, and not do the cannabalism thing. Up to you really.

Also, any thoughts on Moving Gero's fight up?

[ShadowBardock89]

I'd rather not have the cannibalism thing.
As for Gero's fight, I have no problem with it being moved up.

[jcogginsa]

I'd rather not have the cannibalism thing.
As for Gero's fight, I have no problem with it being moved up.

Okay. Would a version of the scene where they vaporize him instead of eating him work?

And, assuming FoolsGil has no complaint, I'll change the fight order

[ShadowBardock89]

I'd rather not have the cannibalism thing.
As for Gero's fight, I have no problem with it being moved up.

Okay. Would a version of the scene where they vaporize him instead of eating him work?

Nope. Uekuma does the ultimate ambush technique as his last ditch effort: tries to get Dr. Gero Yamcha'd.

[jcogginsa]

I'd rather not have the cannibalism thing.
As for Gero's fight, I have no problem with it being moved up.

Okay. Would a version of the scene where they vaporize him instead of eating him work?

Nope. Uekuma does the ultimate ambush technique as his last ditch effort: tries to get Dr. Gero Yamcha'd.

Gero likely would not let him get to the exploding part

[ShadowBardock89]

Gero likely would not let him get to the exploding part

Exactly.

[jcogginsa]

Spoiler:

-In the Flashback, Piccolo tells Gohan after a training session that he hasn't actually lost any of his power. He is merely lost the ability to access it in his base form because his body tenses up in combat. Piccolo advises Gohan to find a way to fight confortably

- In the present, Piccolo catches his breath and thinks to himself that he understands now.

- Gohan lands in from of Piccolo, and asks if he's okay, Piccolo responds with a surprise attack, eyebeams that split apart Gohan's helmet. As his face is revealed, one of the audience memebers says "I expected him to be bald."

- Piccolo begins landing hit after hit on Gohan. As he attacks, he says "You have to fight as yourself. right now, it might be preferable to be 'Saiyaman' but at the end of the day, you will always be Son Gohan! and don't give me any hogwash about not being good enough. Son Gohan is brave, he's kind. And above all else, Son Gohan is strong. Strong in body, and strong in mind!"

-Gohan roars, and power up, blowing Piccolo back. Piccolo grins as he sees Gohan come into his own. He says to Gohan "Gohan, I've always said your potential is astounding, but I've neglected half of it. Yes, you're power is great, but so to is your mind, and if you can find a way to combine your strength with your mind, You'll soar higher than any of us dared to dream."

- Gohan nods in determination. Piccolo powers up, his muscles bulking up in a fashion similar to an Ascended super saiyan. They clash, and after several minutes of intense back and forth combat, Piccolo is defeated.

-As they exit, Whis announces the next match: Roshi of Timeline 10 and Uranai Baba of Timeline 2

Scene 7

Spoiler:

Piccolo and Gohan sat in a clearing, catching their breath after a good spar.

"Mr. Piccolo, you've sure grown a lot stronger over the past few months." Gohan complimented, then added "Though I still haven't been able to get back up to the power I had when I fought Majin Buu."

"Gohan," Piccolo stated, "I've come to realize something. You haven't lost any of your power."

"What do you mean?"

"Your power hasn't gone down at all. What's happened is that your instincts are dulled. You still have the power, but you're body is too tense to draw it out. That's why you turned back to using Super Saiyan. It's a placebo."

"What do I do to fix that?"

"You need to get your body to be less tense in battle. That'll let you bring out your full power again."


***

'I get it now' Piccolo thought.

"You okay?" Gohan asked, using his normal voice and not his exaggerated Saiyaman voice.

In response, Piccolo fired an instantaneous pair of Eye beams at Gohan. They struck his helmet, splitting in in half.

The helmet fell to the ground, and somewhere in the audience, a Spectator said "huh, I thought he'd be bald, for some reason."

"What the-" Gohan questioned, but Piccolo charged him, hitting him square in the gut. Then he stretched his fist back, and smashed it into Gohan's face. Gohan flew back, but Piccolo grabbed him by his shirt, and hit him again.

"This isn't you Gohan," Piccolo said, "You can't grow by pretending to be someone else. At the end of the day, you'll always be Son Gohan. You can't change that!"

"But-"

"Don't give me any hogwash about not being good enough, Gohan! You're brave. You're kind. And above all, you're strong. Not just strong in body, but strong in mind. I've always neglected that. I focused on half of you, not the whole of you. I know who you can soar higher that I, or anyone, has ever dared to dream. Embrace it Gohan!"

Gohan shook, and let out a roar. Piccolo was blown back, but stayed on his feat. Gohan's aura flared, and his power was at it's peak. Piccolo smiled.

Piccolo let loose a matching roar, and powered up himself. His muscles bulged, and swelled.

"This form won't last long, but I think I can give you a good fight for a few minutes like this."

Piccolo and Gohan charged each other once more. They clashed in an intense melee. Punches, Kicks, elbow and knee strikes. they were dead even. They rose high into the air, and on some imperceptible signal, both flew back.

Gohan dipped into the trademark stance of the Kamehameha, and Piccolo cupped his hands in front of his chest.

"KAMEHAMEHA!"

"LIGHT GRENADE!"

The attacks met with a collossal explosion

Then, all was still for a brief moment. A second later, Gohan floated down to the arena, supporting an exhausted Piccolo on his shoulder. Both had smiles on their faces.

Piccolo looked to Trunks, and said, "Call it."

Trunks smiled, and announced "The winner is Son Gohan of Timeline One!"

As Gohan and Piccolo walked off, Whis announced the next match "The next match will be Uranai Baba of Timeline Two vs Muten Roshi of Timeline Ten!"

[jcogginsa]

Gero likely would not let him get to the exploding part

Exactly.

Okay.

[FoolsGil]

Scene 6

Spoiler:

After Piccolo landed on to the ring, he looked backwards, expecting Gohan to be right behind. However, he disappeared from the T1 boxes.
"Looking for me, evil-doer?!" A voice called out. Piccolo turned back to forward, seeing Gohan nimbly flip into the air and land on the ring twenty feet away from his mentor. His helmet gleamed from the light that shone in the coliseum.
"It is I!" He held his hands out away from his body: "The Master of Justice! The Sentry of Freedom! The Guardian of Truth!" He started to tap-march his feet on the ground in place for 10 beats then froze, opened his legs outward, and placed his hands like an "M" on his helmet.
"I AM...THE GREAT SAIYAMAN!" he roared, in front of mortals, gods, and himself.

The reactions that followed were positive...from some. Of course there were the more cordial members of the audience, who clapped politely. There were the young children who found the display funny, and laughed and giggled and clapped. Pan and Uub of T16, Goten and Trunks of T1, and Minotia of T2 had stars in their eyes and was jovially taking it all in great fun. Even the Ginyu Force in the T14 boxes were really enjoying it, shouting encore, pumping their fists in the air aggressively, and bemoaning that Gohan was a goody goody because he would be a worthy fifth edition and credit to the team. The other reactions however were not as positive.. Practically everyone else was in dumbfounded silence. Spectators that were parents hid their confusion with false smiles to placate their laughing younglings. Spectators in T1 placed their heads in their palms, embarassed. T16 Gohan chuckled a bit, but the sound quickly went away when his family and friends in the stands stopped and looked at him. and T5 Gohan? T5 Gohan could only stare.

"Um." It took a moment for Trunks to compose himself. After which: "BEGIN!" Piccolo only needed three seconds to charge and fire a full powered Special Beam Cannon, a testament to his skills, however with the grace of a swan, Go-I mean, the Great Saiyaman shot up into the air, throwing victory signs as he did so, garnering some applause. Piccolo shot his arm out and the midair henshin hero, who took this is as more of an assurance to continue the spectacle: He jumped on to the arm, and dashed toward Piccolo, running on the arm. Piccolos of T5 and T9, as well as T3 Cell cursed under their breath, at their counterparts (and Cell's brother in a way) choice to use such an amaterish and foolish technique.
"SAIYA KIIIIIIIIIIICK!" the Great Saiyaman shouted, throwing a highly telegraphed ariel kick, that Piccolo begrudgingly dodged.
"Villain! You are fast, but I am far faster!" The Great Saiyaman called out, perfoming a spin manauever and another pose with his hands placed like an "M" on his helmet again. "the Great Saiyaman will bring you to justice!"
"Gohan, stop this foolishness!" Piccolo roared, this time, throwing both of his fists out at Gohan this time. They moved faster than the speed of light, to the point there seemed to be a thousand angry green fists, coming at Gohan in a flurry of mystic attacks. However-

"SAIYA DODGE! SAIYA PARRY! SAIYA DUCK!" The Great Saiyaman shouted, dodging each potential blow with relative ease.

"The green man has far surpassed Kakarot's level when he fought Buu..." Vegeta in the T1 fighter boxes said to himself. "A shame that Gohan is even beyond that level now-this farce is excruciating to watch." He looked away as the henshin hero mooned Piccolo as he dodged, yet again.

"To hell with this!" Piccolo roared, sending a fist into the tournament ring, causing a large amount of dust and smoke to envelope the area. Though the Great Saiyaman wore a helmet with a visor, he still found the move unexpected. This left an opening that Piccolo latched on to, launching himself through the dust cloud to headbutt the Great Saiyaman into the face. With a grunt, the henshin hero jumped backwards out of the cloud, followed by Piccolo, who jumped after him again.

"Stop patronizing me and treat me like the warrior I am!" Piccolo shouted, throwing a punch, to which, the Great...er, Gohan, phased through, an after image. Piccolo turned around ready, expecting, knowing what was coming and what he must do, but his student was too quick for him to stop: Gohan embedded a corkscrew punch, an inch into where Piccolo's gut was. He stepped back and waited, as Piccolo fell to his knees, holding his sides. He tried not to show weakness, but the lack of air entering his lungs made that a hard sell to pull off. As he gasped hungrily for the citrus toned oxygen, his mind wandered to that time before the tournament...

I'll take scene 5 for the last of my contribution.

[jcogginsa]

As before, a bit of clean up

Spoiler:

After Piccolo landed on to the ring, he looked backwards, expecting Gohan to be right behind. However, he disappeared from the T1 boxes.

"Looking for me, evil-doer?!" A voice called out. Piccolo turned back to forward, seeing Gohan nimbly flip into the air and land on the ring twenty feet away from his mentor. His helmet gleamed from the light that shone in the coliseum.

"It is I!" He held his hands out away from his body: "The Master of Justice! The Sentry of Freedom! The Guardian of Truth!" He started to tap-march his feet on the ground in place for 10 beats then froze, opened his legs outward, and placed his hands like an "M" on his helmet.

"I AM...THE GREAT SAIYAMAN!" he roared, in front of mortals, gods, and himself.

The reactions that followed were positive...from some. Of course there were the more cordial members of the audience, who clapped politely. There were the young children who found the display funny, and laughed and giggled and clapped. Pan and Uub of T16, Goten and Trunks of T1, and Minotia of T2 had stars in their eyes and was jovially taking it all in great fun. Even the Ginyu Force in the T14 boxes were really enjoying it, shouting encore, pumping their fists in the air aggressively, and bemoaning that Gohan was a goody goody because he would be a worthy fifth edition and credit to the team. The other reactions however were not as positive.. Practically everyone else was in dumbfounded silence. Spectators that were parents hid their confusion with false smiles to placate their laughing younglings. Spectators in T1 placed their heads in their palms, embarassed. T16 Gohan chuckled a bit, but the sound quickly went away when his family and friends in the stands stopped and looked at him. and T5 Gohan? T5 Gohan could only stare.

"Um," It took a moment for Trunks to compose himself. After which: "BEGIN!"

Piccolo only needed three seconds to charge and fire a full powered Special Beam Cannon, a testament to his skills, however with the grace of a swan, Go-I mean, the Great Saiyaman shot up into the air, throwing victory signs as he did so, garnering some applause. Piccolo shot his arm out and the midair henshin hero. The Piccolos of Timelines 5 and , as well as Cell of Timeline 3, cursed at seeing one of their surprises exposed. Gohan continued the spectacle: He jumped on to the arm, and dashed towards Piccolo.


"SAIYA KIIIIIIIIIIICK!" the Great Saiyaman shouted, throwing a highly telegraphed aeriel kick, that Piccolo begrudgingly dodged.

"Villain! You are fast, but I am far faster!" The Great Saiyaman called out, performing a spin manauever and another pose with his hands placed like an "M" on his helmet again. "The Great Saiyaman will bring you to justice!
"
"Gohan, stop this foolishness!" Piccolo roared, this time, throwing both of his fists out at Gohan this time. They moved faster than ever before, to the point there seemed to be a thousand angry green fists, coming at Gohan in a flurry of mystic attacks. However-

"SAIYA DODGE! SAIYA PARRY! SAIYA DUCK!" The Great Saiyaman shouted, dodging each potential blow with relative ease.

"The green man has far surpassed Kakarot's level when he fought Buu..." Timeline 1's Vegeta said to himself. "A shame that Gohan is even beyond that level now-this farce is excruciating to watch." He looked away as the henshin hero mooned Piccolo as he dodged, yet again.

"To hell with this!" Piccolo roared, sending a fist into the tournament ring, causing a large amount of dust and smoke to envelope the area. Though the Great Saiyaman wore a helmet with a visor, he still found the move unexpected. This left an opening that Piccolo latched on to, launching himself through the dust cloud to headbutt the Great Saiyaman into the face. With a grunt, the henshin hero jumped backwards out of the cloud, followed by Piccolo, who jumped after him again.

"Stop patronizing me! Take this seriously!" Piccolo shouted, throwing a punch, to which, the Great...er, Gohan, phased through, an after image. Piccolo turned around ready, expecting, knowing what was coming and what he must do, but his student was too quick for him to stop: Gohan embedded a corkscrew punch, an inch into Piccolo's gut was. He stepped back and waited, as Piccolo fell to his knees, holding his sides. He tried not to show weakness, but the lack of air entering his lungs made that a hard sell to pull off. As he gasped hungrily for the citrus toned oxygen, his mind wandered to that time before the tournament...

Assuming that's Okay, I'll take scene 2 then

[FoolsGil]

Fine by me.

[jcogginsa]

Nearly done with the chapter XD

[FoolsGil]

Nearly done with the chapter XD

Fight Scenes no extra exposition or plot, we could have these done every one to two weeks.

[jcogginsa]

Nearly done with the chapter XD

Fight Scenes no extra exposition or plot, we could have these done every one to two weeks.

perhaps. Some fights will have more plot than others
(Though I've done preliminary outlining for Chapter three, and it looks even lighter than this chapter)

[jcogginsa]

Spoiler:

-Gohan studies Yamcha's appearence. Yamcha is also wearing a loose fitting Kame Gi with no undershirt, however his is in the Traditional color. He also has a sword sheathed on his back. Yamcha still has his wild man haircut from early in Z as well as his cheek scar, but he also has a short mustache like he did in early Dragonball Filler.

-The Match begins, and Yamcha opens with a Sokidan, which T16 Pan recognizes from the boxes.

-Gohan dodges the Sokidan every time it comes near him, made easy by the fact that he can sense the Blast's Ki. He keeps an eye on Yamcha so he's ready for Yamcha's next move, but he's hypnotized by the hand movements Yamcha makes to direct the Sokidan, resulting in him getting Struck. Yamcha immediately charges in, landing a Wolf Fang Fist on Gohan's dazed form. Gohan tries to retaliate, but Yamcha evades with Instant Transmission.

-Yamcha doesn't immediately reappear. Gohan keeps his guard up, but Yamcha surprises him by reappearing in the same location, then immediately using Solar flare.

-When Gohan's eyes recover, Yamcha has again disappeared. Gohan tries sensing his ki, but Yamcha has supressed it. Gohan is then stuck in the back by an invisible force. He retaliates, but his strike his empty air. He is struck once more, and again fails to retaliate. In the boxes, T2 Baba catches on to what Yamcha is doing and chuckles. He used the blinding light of the Solar Flare to hide himself Shapeshifting into an invisible man.

- Gohan is struck a third time. By now he has deduced that Yamcha teleports away after every strike, so Gohan calculates where he's most likely to strike next and tries his own pre-emptive strike. However, this fails as Yamcha himself predicted his prediction, and stayed in the same place. Yamcha tries to kick Gohan's leg out from under him, but Gohan reacts quickly enough to jump over it, and then kicks Yamcha in the face. Yamcha is knocked away and his Shapeshifting disipates.

Scene 2

Spoiler:

***

Gohan studied his opponent's appearance. He was still recognizably Yamcha, that was for sure. He even had the same scar on his cheek. His hair was longer, a lot like it had been back during Vegeta's invasion, and he had the wispy beginnings of a mustache. He was wearing a loose fitting Kame Gi, and had a sword strapped to his back.

"Hey!" Yamcha shouted, "You wouldn't happen to be related to Son Gohan, would ya?"

"He's my father!" Gohan replied. Yamcha looked briefly surprised, then had an odd smile on his face.

Before it could get any further, Trunks shouted

"Begin!"

Yamcha grabbed his wrist, and prepared an old favorite. Gohan could tell immediately that this Yamcha was far stronger than the one in his universe

***

"That's the Sokidan!" Pan said from the Timeline 16 box

***

Gohan evaded the move with ease, then jumped into the air to evade it's rebound. He declined to return to the ground, and continued dodging the attack every time Yamcha sent it back to him. He was watching Yamcha closely, waiting for his next move. He could sense the Sokidan without much difficulty, so he could afford to track it non-visually.Yamcha's hands moved up, then down, then left, then right, then left and right again. Each time, Gohan dodged the Sokidan's renewed assault

Suddenly, Gohan sensed the Sokidan coming at him from every direction at once! Shocked, he turned, but did not see any new attacks. Too late, he realized what had happened. After dodging it countless times, Gohan was struck by the explosive ball of energy! Not wasting a moment, Yamcha charged in, and struck him with his Wolf Fang Fist!

***

"He used hypnosis to obfuscate his opponents senses. A clever strategy," Dabura stated from the third timeline's box

"Clever," Cell commented, "He must have picked up that trick from Master Roshi."

***

Gohan hit the ground hard, and Yamcha closed in for another assault. Gohan tried to ward him off with a ki blast, but Yamcha evaded it with Instant Transmission. Gohan scanned the arena, searching for where Yamcha would reappear.

After a moment, he still had not reappeared. Gohan raised his guard, waiting for the inevitable. Then, Yamcha reappeared in the last place Gohan expected: the exact same place he'd been before!

"What?!" Gohan shouted. Yamcha's words were far more concerning.

"Solar Flare!"

The entire arena was blinded. Gohan flared his aura, hoping to push back any followup strike whilst his eyes were blinded. His aura flickered away as he recovered, and Yamcha was no where to be seen.

'Can't sense him...he must be hiding his ki.' Gohan thought.

Out of nowhere, something unseen hit him in the back. Gohan spun around, lashing out with an elbow strike that hit empty air. Another blow struck Gohan in the jaw, and he snapped off a kick in retaliation. Empty air again.

***

"Oh ho ho," Baba laughed, "How interesting. Seems this Yamcha is a shapeshifter."

"But, what did he shapeshift into?" Minotia asked curiously.

"An invisible man, of course!"

***


'He's invisible, some how.'

A heel kick hit him in the shoulder, but this time Gohan did not retaliate.

'He teleports away every time I try and hit him where he is, so I have to hit him where he's going to be! Logic dictates that the most effective follow up attack will come from...here!' Gohan thought, turning and throwing a strong right hook right where Yamcha should reappear!

But he didn't. For Yamcha knew one thing that changed where the most opportune angle of attack would be. Yamcha knew that his opponent would be smart enough to determine where the best angle of attack would normally be, and would quickly recognize his attack pattern. So Yamcha stayed exactly where he was, evading Gohan's strike by not evading it at all. Yamcha sent a kick at Gohan's leg, aiming to sweep him off his feet.

And Gohan promptly jumped over it, and roundhouse kicked Yamcha in the face. Yamcha went tumbling away, and his shapeshifting dissipated in a cloud of pink smoke.

"That was a masterful strategy Yamcha. Unfortunately, you already pulled that trick once, so when my attack didn't work, I had a pretty good idea of where you'd be,"

"Your skill is impeccable, Son-kun," Yamcha replied

[FoolsGil]

Spoiler:

1. You didn’t add the conversation that Yamcha and Gohan would have: Yamcha would call Gohan “Son-kun.” Gohan mentions it’s Goku’s old nickname. Yamcha tells him that his Goku died when he was still a boy.

2.You didn’t add anything about Yamcha powering up, and Gohan deciding to equal his power level to not end the fight too soon.

3.You add that Yamcha is using Master Roshi’s hypnosis ability, more time should be put in to explaining what Yamcha is doing with his hands, and his words, as well as mention that Gohan’s senses are becoming sluggis and dull. I would even add that before Gohan is hit with the attack, Yamcha’s hands glow purple, suggesting it is even more evolved than Master Roshi’s

[jcogginsa]

1 doesn't really fit into this part. I'll add them to the conversation at the end of their fight, when the whole chapter is done.

I don't really think 2 is necessary.

As for 3, The hypnosis didn't make him sluggish, it made him lose track of where the Sokidan was