21 Tournament Part 2!!

The gang soon arrived at their destination, taking a taxi to the tournament, which dropped them off by the entrance. Many people were outside; some were here to watch, while others came to participate. Master Roshi called them over, and he opened his suitcase, which contained many porn magazines but, most importantly, Goku and Krillin's uniforms for the tournament.

They were very excited to see their new Gis, so much so that they ran to the bathroom and hurriedly changed. Goku did his starfish pose and stretched his body.

"Wow, these are really flexible. By the way, Krillin, make sure to hold back in the preliminaries. I fear we might be too strong for them," Goku said.

"Alright, Goku. Good luck, even though you won't need it," Krillin said with a smirk. Goku nodded, and they did a fist bump before going to sign up. Master Roshi mysteriously disappeared, but they didn't care.

Also, Goku noticed that Krillin had changed. He was now more confident compared to his past self. He only needed to keep up this act for the rest of his life, which would make many things easier when they fought bigger and stronger threats in the future. This might even prevent him from getting killed by Frieza, even though that seemed impossible.

After they signed up, Goku and Krillin went inside the building where they would face many opponents in the preliminary matches to qualify for the actual tournament. There weren't many spectators for this round, except for those who had come to try their luck or test their skills. Goku was number 70, while Krillin was 93, ensuring they wouldn't face each other in this stage.

As they waited for their names to be called, a man came forward.

"Okay, now! We'll begin the preliminary matches for the third block. Numbers 69 and 70, please step onto the stage."

This was Goku's number, so he got on the stage. A big guy came on the stage and laughed out loud.

"Wow, I really got lucky, didn't I?" he said with a cocky laugh.

"Start."

In the next second, the big guy was out of the ring. Goku stood where he originally was and smiled. Everyone hadn't even noticed, except for Krillin. They all heard the sound of groaning on the floor, and when they looked down, they saw the guy Goku was about to fight lying on the ground.

"What just happened?" This was the question that went through many people's minds. Goku was declared the winner, so he got off the stage. Krillin and he fist-bumped each other. Krillin was the only person who had seen Goku move, and he was excited to hear his number called, which it did.

The person Krillin was going to fight came up to him with his two other companions, all dressed in clothes similar to what Krillin had worn when he first came to train with Master Roshi. The guy in front was about to speak, but Krillin walked away and got up on the stage, leaving the guy with unfinished words. This was rude in its own way, but not even letting them speak was even worse.

"Start."

Just like that, the other guy ran at Krillin, who stood in the same spot. When he got closer, the guy suddenly felt nothing underneath him. This was due to Krillin tripping him. As he was falling, Krillin didn't do much; he just tapped him on the head, sending him flying into the crowd and crashing to the ground. He probably got brain damage, but Krillin did not care.

He went back to Goku, who gave him a thumbs up.

Just like that, Goku and Krillin went on to beat all their opponents in the preliminaries. They held back, of course, or there would have been many dead bodies today. The commotion of the two kids winning all their matches spread throughout the whole tournament, reaching the ears of those who knew a kid that was extremely strong.

When Goku was walking out with Krillin, he saw a shadow right in front of him. Looking forward, he saw Bulma, who had a very cheerful smile on her face. She ran up to him and stopped just as she got close to him.

"Goku, it's nice to see you again. You look well. Have you been eating enough or sleeping enough? Oh wait, here, if you're hungry, let's go outside. I'll buy you some food," Bulma bombarded Goku with many questions, and he wasn't going to answer all of them, of course.

"Hey, Bulma, wow, you've gotten even prettier. I'm such a lucky guy," Goku said. He looked at Krillin, who was beside him, and winked.

Bulma blushed as her smile grew even wider. "You think so? I've been trying something new with my hair. Do you like it?"

"Yeah, it really suits you. I might just marry you now, but don't worry about the food; they have some for people who advanced past the preliminaries."

"Oh, you also advanced. By the way, who's this boy you're walking with?"

"Oh, well, this is my new best friend Krillin. He's also my current rival," Goku replied.

"Hey, what do you mean 'current'? I'm going to be your eternal rival!" Krillin said with a determined face.

"Yeah, yeah, keep saying that. Now, where are the others? I'm sure you didn't come here all alone," Goku asked.

"They're probably already in the tournament stands. Oh yeah, Yamcha is here; he also advanced past the preliminaries."

"Oh, for real? Well, if you see him, make sure not to tell him I'm here. I don't want to break his spirits," Goku said.

"Don't worry, I won't tell him. After the tournament, why don't we go somewhere for a while? I've really missed you, okay? So let's catch up," Bulma said. Goku nodded, and they both got separated. When he arrived at the qualified participants' building, Goku went straight to the food table and ate. Krillin was staring at the beautiful lady who had also managed to get through all her fights.

Suddenly, a blonde-haired man came and called everyone over. He had sunglasses on his eyes, which he thought looked cool. This guy was the person who normally acted as the host of the Tenkaichi Budokai.

"The tournament is about to begin. Who will prevail and win the 500,000 Zenny? Find out next time on Dragon Ball."