Chapter 34 - The Way the World Spins

(Flashback)

"Hey Bulma what are you doing?" A teenage Bulma was interrupted from her work when a short, spiky hair Saiyan walked into the room with a towel. It looked like he just freshly showered as he wiped the water dripping down his hair.

Bulma however even after hearing his voice only stopped for a couple of seconds before continuing what she was doing.

"If you are looking for an update on the gravity belt, I am almost finished with it. Just give me 3 more days before it is ready to be used."

"I, uh, actually came here for something else." This time Bulma stopped her work, turned around, and gave Goku her undivided attention.

"Do you remember the Saiyan book from a couple of weeks ago?" Bulma gave Goku's answer with an obvious yes. Something that outrageous could not leave someone's mind even if they wanted to.

"Well, I want you to do me a favor if you want. Inside the book, it talks about these things called Blutz waves. I want you to study them more and see what it is about."

"Those things huh? I remember when I read the book to get more than the summarized version you read out to us, I keep seeing that word pop up too and fro, Curious to look into something like that." The book was pretty robust, detailing everything one needs to know about the Saiyan race. When Goku asked if the others would ever want to borrow it to read, they all declined and said that his summary sufficed. Now it sits in his bedroom in Capsule Corp when it isn't used by Bulma, her dad, or occasionally Chichi.

Goku raised his eyebrow when Bulma started to get lost in her own world about what Blutz waves could possibly be used for.

"Sure I will work on finding more about it when I have time." Bulma waved Goku off to finish her project at hand. The deadline was in 3 days so she is in a time crunch.

"Thanks, Bulma."

(End of Flashback)

"Thanks, Bulma." Goku said a few words in a slightly deeper voice that was appropriate for his size. The bottom half of his gi stayed with him thanks to some modification with Kami's clothes beam.

His eyes were filled with unbridled rage but deep down inside he was getting calmer and calmer by the second. This was the first step in mastering the ape transformation and that was what he was doing in Kami's lookout for the majority of the time.

The Ki exercises were easy since he already had the basics and they taught him more basic martial arts. Inbetween those lessons, he would take out Bulma's notes that he snatched before he left for Kami's and study them. Luckily Bulma simplified it a little for him to understand and with his knowledge of their properties already, he was about to replicate the Power Ball that Vegeta used to turn into a Great Ape.

He was barely able to 'create' the technique for the 3-year mark and with all the Great Ape training that he has been doing monthly, this technique was actually viable. Now he only needed a test dummy and what better test dummy than the one in front of him.

Besides Yamcha that is...

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Who knew that you are also a monster just like me! You are an actual monkey who thought that growing as big as me will change the outcome. I will show you how much stronger I am than you in this form."

Piccolo started to hysterically laugh at the prospect of fighting a giant monkey but he decided to humor the lad.

The audience this time was oddly calm about the situation. No one was screaming bloody murder or nothing. They just backed away to give the two more space to fight. The people that came here were either here when Goku first turned into a Great Ape or saw it on the internet. They just thought it was Goku's trump card like last time and they wouldn't be hurt from the after-effects.

Amidst the crowd, there was Bulma looking away from the fight to look at the still sleeping Krillin on the floor and weird thrust that was originating from his butt area. At this point, Bulma felt bad for the small man and decided to help him so she could get back to watching the fight.

He was in this uncomfortable position for long enough and he needs the rest after what he has been through. So, she reached into her pocket and grabbed a capsule. She pressed the button on it and what came out was perfect for this exact scenario.

"Here you go, this should help."

Lifting Krillin's head up, she slid in a small pillow under so he could stop resting on the hard floor. After that, she went to his side and reached for the second item.

With one smooth whip, she neatly placed a blanket on top of the monk covering him from the neck under in a soft wrapping. This blanket was specially designed to keep the heat in and was super soft. With the wind blowing heavily on Krillin's head, his head will be cool while everything in the blanket will be nice and cozy.

Looking back up at the match, they have already started and there was even more turbulence with all the wind blowing from their giant punches. Being as big as they are, you can't move too much or they will get out of bounds so all they can do it attack and block.

"WHY WON'T YOU GO DOWN!" Piccolo thought he had it in the bag. Revenge, conquest, all the girls on the planet... if it wasn't for this one wild monkey.

Goku thought it was time to finish the match. He was just standing still and the barrage of attacks didn't phase him one bit. Grabbing one of the hands that were attacking him, he lifts Piccolo's entire body and slammed him on the ground like he did his father.

He crashed were the audience was a few moments earlier before they stepped back spooking the ones in the front. Then he was lifted up and slammed but on the other side of the arena. This happened back in forth with just the right amount of strength so he wouldn't faint.

Bringing up the mangled Piccolo to his eye level he said one more thing before he was going to send him off.

"Puny Devil. You are not your Dad that was the incarnation of evil. You are who you are, not the Demon King nor the Seed of Evil." With those words, he started to swing him like he was a lasso high in the air so people wouldn't get hurt.

"Yeeha!" He threw Piccolo as far away as he could. His form disappeared in that direction after a couple of seconds. Piccolo needed a seed of doubt in his identity so that he could eventually grow as a person. If all hits the fan, he would be prepared anyways to permanently put him down.

Goku turned to the power ball that was still shining brightly in the sky. It will naturally dissipate in a couple of more minutes as he is still a novice in the technique but he decided to show off a little bit. Opening his mouth, he fired a small red laser right into the center of the ball.

After a few more seconds, the power ball exploded with light just like a firework would. It sparkled all around the venue and dazzled the already dazed audience. Goku slowly shrank down to his original size in the middle of the cracked arena. When he got out of it, he started to pant incredibly hard.

Shooting out a Power Ball was already draining enough, but transforming into a Giant Ape when he hasn't fully gained control over it makes you mentally exhausted. Everything was quiet with the only noise being Goku's ragged breathes, Krillin's snores, and some weird noise from under his blanket that faintly sounded like a dying banshee.

To quiet the noise, Bulma slowly pressed on the spot where it was coming from, avoiding the obstacle, and stopped when it was fully muffled.

The awkward silence was unnerving for everyone. It was broken when Chichi started to clap. It was a chain of events that sporadically started when the first person did it. Cheers and screaming started to erupted with the clapping as everyone was blowing their casket at what they just witnessed. They all came from the video that was viral online with Goku and Piccolo's battle. Turns out the strongest man alive was not just a hoax but the real deal.

It was so loud, that no one heard or reacted when the announcer announced the winner of the tournament.

"AND THE WINNER OF THE 23RD WORLD MARTIAL TOURNMANET IS SON GOKU!"

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Everyone was crowded in a circle in the spectator area. In the middle of their circle was Krillin sleeping and they all were discussing the various things that happen like Yamcha losing his belt, Bulma and Goku dating, and Roshi's 'incident' with Oolong when he transformed into Launch's panties to 'get in'.

Let's just say, they were both traumatized after it wasn't Launch who was the victim.

"Wow, you guys are dating huh? I thought it would be you and Chichi who would get together. I guess it isn't too late for that though."

"Wait what?" Puar just said something peculiar and seemingly no one thought it was strange. Before he could press on the subject or if he was hearing things, they all heard a sound coming from under them.

Killin stirred from his knockout after missing out on everything that happened. He looked up and saw everyone standing around him. He asked what happened and got the gist of it when Oolong explained it to him.

"Man I miss out on everything. I must be the unluckiest one here to miss that battle." Everyone hummed their agreement that he indeed missed out a lot.

"I wouldn't say unluckiest..." Bulma had to disagree on the subject. It was getting late and they all needed to get home and sleep. Krillin was about to stand up from his soft spot on the floor before his stomach rumbled intensely. He groaned when his lunch started to go lower and lower to the exit.

"Must be the beans I ate earlier. Hold on guys I need to go the restroom." He clenched his cheeks to hold it in as long as possible as he stood up and ran straight towards the bathroom. Goku looked at Krillin for a little bit and saw something on his backside sticking out.

A familiar chubby arm was sticking out of Krillin's rear flailing for dear life. When Goku realize the destination that he was heading to, Goku gave out a prayer for his soul.

"May you rest in peace."