Dragon Ball: Uprising (Original)

Chapter 1: Out with the Weaklings!

It wasn't long after the Kaido's arrival at Arena B when more contestants began to show up. Most were complete strangers to him, but he did know a few. Arra, who had previously shown herself to be impatient and temperamental to the Captain of Royal Guard himself, was a bit of child legend. Kaido didn't really know her really, but he knew of her constant tantrums and bursts of rage from various rumors that were spread by children their age. Once she noticed his staring, his eyes were quick to focus on the next arrival before she could get visibly mad.

The next one he knew was one he wished he didn't- Lero. Lero was bit of a brat, mostly due to his father being some sort of great war hero before he passed conquering a planet. Kaido was unfortunate enough to have to deal with the kid more than anyone else, because their close birthdates and similar status. Lero was already looking at him, so once their eyes met, he couldn't help but open his mouth.

"You ready to lose in front of your daddy, Kaido?" Lero said it confidently, as he knew Kaido wouldn't try to hurt him. Not because of strength or even because of patience, but rather their company. If Kaido started a fight in front of the crowds before the announcer even called him to the center of the arena, it wouldn't look good.

So all he could was make a retort.

"You ready to die like yours?"

That brought out a giggle out of one of the contestants near them, as well as frown from Lero. If Kaido had to face him, he'd definitely be remembering that comment. He didn't get to respond to it though, as the next thing they'd all hear was the sound of the Alien announcer. He was clearly one of Frieza's people, which was the usual for announcers in these kind of events.

"Contestants, be silent until called upon. My name is Papai, and I shall be both the announcer and judge of your performances today. Are the Saiyans 'Nipu' and 'Lero' present? If so, come forward."

Turning his attention away from Kaido, Lero faced Papai, and did as he asked. The boy who laugh, this Nipu, followed the instruction as well. He didn't seem like much, but it wasn't like Kaido had a Scouter on him to really know.

Once the two were at the center of the arena, Papai turned to the crowds, bringing forth an electronic tablet to read from.

"Saiyans of Planet Vegeta, these two young men you've seen come forth are both of the age of eight, but while they compete for the same position, they are not equals. Lero is mid-class Saiyan with a power level of 500, while his opponent Nipu is low-class and is a mere 375. However, with such a small difference in power level, who can really be sure which one will win? If you've come from off-world to watch or even bet, you'll have a few moments to do so. Lero, Nipu, you have a few moments to prepare."

The insult to Nipu's class wasn't really necessary, as for a Saiyan with less supposed potential, he'd apparently done well enough to get himself to a 375. Still, most of Kaido's support for the boy came from his disliking the idea of Lero actually progressing any further than the first round. He likely wouldn't be able to stand to Lero, which just heightened the chances of Kaido having to fight him himself.

Then the match began with an irritating and loud whistle that pretty much everyone, with the exclusion of a few off-worlders, annoyed.

Almost immediately, the previously cheery Nipu tried to strike at Lero with a series of punches. Lero had expected this, however, as the first thing he did once the match began was lean back, placing him out of the way for most of the strikes. Nipu didn't relent. In Kaido's eyes, Nipu was either planning something, or just agitated from the announcer putting him down because of his battle power at birth- because after a several moments of Nipu's attacks not connecting, Lero was able to shift the situation more towards his advantage.