Welcome dear readers, I just noticed that it has been a while that I updated Shenron. For a long time, I was writing different things or enjoying life. But I never stopped writing, just something different. Many drafts with Naruto Uzumaki or Harry Potter in the main role, but for Shenron I thought, I want something different than the normal Tower of Fate episode, and I think that this prologue for that episode would be nice. I hope you enjoy this short chapter, sorry for that and leave a review behind.

Standing in an open field in the middle of a park are Kid Flash the apprentice of Flash. Resting with his back against a nearby tree with a hot dog in hand. The most surprising thing is that the boy is not garbed in his hero outfit but in his normal civil clothes. Kid Flash or now just Wally. "Is this the right spot Kaldur? Because if you not have noticed yet ...there is nothing here than a normal plain green field!" Exclaimed the speedster, spreading his arms in the gesture of see ...nothing here. "Really Magical," here Wally wiggled with his fingers.

"Wally..." sighed Artemis. "You like any of us has heard that Doctor Fate or whatever he is called, is a sorcerer. Do you really think that the old man hasn't used one of his magic to hide his house." Spoke the Archer in a tiring voice when she heard Wally for the umpteenth time whining.

"Can't Superboy uses his x-ray vision or something?" Wally continued which earned a round of groans from his teammates. Glancing at each of his teammates and shrugging his shoulders. "What?!"

Kaldur who just like Kid Flash was in his civilian clothes let out a sigh. "Wally according to Batman our own Superboy is not yet that far developed just like Superman when he was still a teenager. His abilities will be unlocked through time. Connor has the super strength and durability but not yet the super speed and flight powers. He also shares the same weakness, not seeing through lead and everything that is magical."

Kaldur heard in the not so far distance the person they talk about grunt. Superboy who certainly heard them with his enhanced hearings huffed. Crossing his arms in front of his chest and a frown on his face. "Humph… I will soon learn to fly when Shenron explains how to."

"Speaking about Shenron..." Kaldur said. The Atlantean turn towards the Saiyan who was doing some katas, fighting an invisible imaginary enemy. "All I see him do is fighting and training nonstop and even now he is training while the others are searching for the base of Doctor Fate. Artemis would you like to bring Shenron back to what is important?"

Artemis eyes narrowed at the implication of what the dark Atlantean implied. "Why do you ask me to stop his training? I'm not his girlfriend or anything!"

Kaldur grinned when Megan floated towards them. Feeling that the Martian will bring in some humor and especially bring some embarrassment to the serious archer. "Ooowh… are you and Shenron finally a couple. I will bake some cake to celebrate the happy occasion!"

Artemis clenched her teeth tightly together and stormed to Shenron to avoid the sniggers from her team. She closed quickly the distance between them and called out to him. "Shenron! Can you perhaps stop for a moment your training and help us find the Tower of Fate!"

Shenron who floated off the ground a few centimeters and punched the air in front of him so quickly that they blurred out of sight. His fists froze in the air before they relaxed and slowly hung along his body. Turning around the Saiyan smiled at the girl. "Hi, Artemis, sorry that I did not help you guys out. I thought that you had found the Tower already with the help of the key."

"I do not understand how this key can help us. Do you think that this key has some magical abilities that reveal to us the tower?" Artemis voiced out.

Floating down and the grass bend down beneath his feet when he landed. Standing now in front of the archer, Shenron explained. "Exactly! There is a reason why Mr. Tornado gave us this key to us when sending us to check on Mr. Nelson. I had heard your conversation and you are right that the tower is hidden under a magical barrier, hence this key. It is like your own house which you lock and unlock with your key, same can be said for this one which is hiding under a magical barrier and can only be unveiled through the key."

Understanding dawned on Artemis and the other young heroes when they heard Shenron explanation. "Can you find the Tower's location?"

"I can do something like that, Artemis. On my home world we learned to track energy sources which were mostly living beings, but through a long time of hard training we could also track down certain objects. One of these objects was the Dragon Balls, mythical orbs that grant the founder any wish that he or she asks for." Shenron told them about the mythical Dragon Balls which gained a lot of attention, even from the Lord of Chaos who is hidden in a separated dimension. "Aqualad if you can hand over the Key, then I could use this item as a medium to find the Tower."

Handing over the Key to Shenron, Aqualad and the others started to watch how the Saiyan would track down the Tower. Slowly but steadily a blue aura burst out of Shenron's body which also covered the key. "I can feel where the Tower is … Artemis, Aqualad will you two please step aside." The two mentioned who were, in fact, standing in front of him stepped aside. The group of heroes and villains were watching how Shenron stuck the key in what appears air, only for them to be surprised when a Tower shimmered in existence which made the villain grin in a chaotic way

"This is ridiculous!" Exclaimed an irate Kid Flash. "All he did was closing his eyes and Alakazam the Tower appears! Is that key some kind of remote control or something because there is no logical explanation that Magic is real."

Artemis crossed her arms under her chest. "Look at this Wally, how do you explain a tower appearing out of nowhere?"

Glaring at the Archer, Kid Flash turned his nose in the air and bite back arrogantly. "I'll gladly tell you how and what they used to hide this Tower. You see this building, made out of rock and stone! This was hidden under a highly advanced technology device that projects a shield that would hide the whole building. And guess what? Science calls this an Electronic phase shifting device that hides this from us through the electronic parts that float around the Tower."

"You, Wally, are unbelievable," Artemis exclaimed angrily. "Thinking that you have an answer for everything that is out of your comfort zone through sciences. Newsflash! We have a world of Supernatural beings, Superman whose strength and durability is impossible to know everything on for 100%! The Sorcerer Zatara who uses Magic to fight crime and then we have many other heroes whose powers cannot be explained through sciences." She retorted before the huntress whirled on her feet and marched to Shenron and without a word Artemis grasped the Saiyan's wrist and pulled him through the doorway of the Tower.

Kid Flash scowled at the retreating form of the girl. "That wench..." murmured the speedster quietly while following his friends. One by one the young heroes disappeared through the entrance of the Tower until they were all gone. It was at this moment that the air nearby started to distort and a young looking boy appeared. You would wonder what makes this young boy special, well, first thing is that he looks different than any normal boy.

The first thing that you would notice strange about this boy beside the very pale blue colored skin would be his very dark midnight slicked hair which bangs are curled up in the resemblance of the unofficial telltale sign of the Biblical Devil's horns. His eyes were small and narrow with the iris a dark color that resembles the darkness of his heart. This is the Witchboy, Klarion and this embodiment of Darkness has watched the young heroes enter the tower. "Look Teekl. These Heroes has never learned to lock their door." The Witchboy's lips stretched out into an evil grin. "Shall we punish them for not locking the door..." Laughed Klarion, stroking the fur of his pet while moving towards the Tower to pick up the item that he was searching for. Klarion the Witchboy and his companions stepped through the entrance of the Tower of Fate and in a bright light they disappeared from the earth.

Shenron together with Artemis and the other Young Justice members eyes widened when they entered an empty room. In front of them are just an empty space and strong brick walls with no entrance or windows in sight. "Hey! The door we just came through has vanished." Shenron heard his fellow alien call out.

"I had expected something like that Megan," said Shenron. "In my own world, Baba obaa-san has done something similar to this. A kind of test to see if we're worthy to venture future into the Tower, isn't that right?" The question was not especially aimed at someone, but more on something and a specter shimmered into existence in front of them.

"Ho ho ho," laughed the specter that has taken the form of one Kent Nelson, current Doctor Fate. "You are a smart one, aren't you? But yes, Baba san gave a very nice example and she wants to hold a Tournament for old time sake."

Shenron eyes widened at the news. "If you know and speaks with Baba Obaa-san, I believe that you have some connections with that afterlife?"

"Who knows, Magic has so its own way to connect with those of which you speak, however, Prepare yourself, young heroes!" The specter of Kent Nelson exclaimed while a bright light engulfed them and they were transported away from the Tower.

Artemis blinked her eyes once the bright light dimmed and then vanished which brought her sight back to her. Her eyes widened when the view in front of her had changed drastically and she used her hand to slap herself a few times against her cheek. "Is this what I think it is?" said the Archer.

"If you think about our new location being a Martial Art Arena then I guess that we share the same thoughts." Said Kaldur, and the Atlantean studies the fighting platform. In front of him is a large fighting platform which was surrounded by a ten-meter width ring. A huge gong was on one side, while across is an opening in which the young hero suspect the fighters come out to enter fighting area.

"Do you think that the specter of Kent Nelson brought us here?" Questioned the Archer, and she looks around. Her eyes quickly found her teammates, however, she noticed that they were not alone. "I see our comrades, yet I wonder who they might be? Our opponents perhaps," and she pointed her bow at them.

Kaldur followed the direction her bow pointed at, and he noticed a few fighters which clearly showed that they are a Master of Martial arts practice. "You might be right, and I fear that we have not much chosen in the matters. "

"Welcome to 27th Afterlife Martial Arts Tournament!" An elderly man announced which quickly gained the attention of the heroes. "You might call me The Announcer, and I've hosted all the Tournaments in my life, and in the afterlife.

I will now explain the rules, and they are as follows: In this tournament, anyone who comes into contact outside of the ring, or is knocked out and does not stand up until commentator counters to 10, or gives up, automatically loses. If both fighters are knocked out and neither can reach their feet by the count of ten, the match has normally declared a draw. However, the tournament as a whole must have a champion, so if this happens in the final round, a special 'Sudden death' rule is employed: the first one to stand up and both feet and state the entire sentence 'I'm the Champion' is declared the winner.

The tournament forbids any use of weapons, protective body gear or teams up, poking someone in the eyes or hitting them in the groin is also not allowed, although the latter can be overlooked if it was accidental. The most important rule is that killing the opponent is not allowed. Disobeying any of these rules results in disqualification from the tournament."

Artemis glanced at her bow and frowned. "I'm at a disadvantage if the use of weapons is not allowed."

"You will come out on top, Artemis, I'm sure that you will surprise a lot of people today," Shenron said, and he placed a hand on her shoulder. "So long you believe in yourself and your own skills, you will win."

Artemis turned her head slightly to her friend and smiled. "I will,"

"Now will the first competitor step forward and pull out a loot, Aqualad..." Aqualad heard his name being called and stepped away from his group. Walking towards the commentator who stands next to a drawing box. "Place your hand in the box and draw a number. The number you pick will appear on the competitor board." Kaldur put his hand in the box and drawled the Nr…. "Nr. 4, I repeat, Aqualad has drawn, Nr. 4! You can step back towards the group."

"Ah, we get a familiar fighter who has fought many times in the Budokai, welcome back Krillin," A small man with a bald head, and wearing a blue t-shirt with an orange martial uniform. Krillin laughed joyfully and pulled out a loot. "Nr. 5, I repeat, Krillin has drawn Nr. 5!"

Krillin wraps his hands behind his head and laughed. "We'll make a show out of it, Mr. commentator." The small martial art fighter joined his friends again.

Kid Flash glanced at the smaller man, who has the height of his chest. "I bet," here the fastest kid bend a bit towards Artemis. "I can run a hundred circles around him easily without him hitting me." Suddenly the Announcer called out his name. "Ha ha ha ha… It's my turn, I'll show them who's the best." In a literal flash, the speedster appeared next beside the loot box and pulled out a number. Kid Flash jumped and turned in mid-air and then extended the loot towards his oppositions. "I've drawn Nr. 7,"

"Aaand Nr. 7 goes to Kid Flash! That fight will surely be something promising." The man announced through the speakers. After that, the names quickly were announced and the line of fighters stepped one by one forward. Piccolo! "Whoa… there is a Martian also in the tournament!" An amazed Megan whispered towards her friends. She watched the Martial Art fighter drawing a loot before joining the group of other fighters, and her eyes widened when she noticed that the Namekian glanced for a moment at her comrade, Shenron with a smile that quickly vanished.

Superboy! The tall, young man with the black t-shirt with Superman's symbol stepped forward. He snarled at the other fighters which showed their muscles threateningly at the younger clone of Superman. "What are you looking at," growled the clone at which the other fighters snarled at him. Connor roughly pulled out a number and showed towards the board members who noted the number. "If you want a fight, I happily kick your ass."

"Klarion the Witch-boy, please step forward..." A flash of light and a group of people appeared before the group of fighters. A handsome middle-aged man with tight black leather jeans which were wrapped in chains, a white blouse which showed a bit of his flat chest. He was accompanied by an old man, which the Young Justice members immediately recognized like the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Fate. And the last member of the group, a small, thin boy with blue light skin, black beady eyes which showed hate and chaos for his new situation.

Klarion glared at the people around him. The Witch boy could not fathom how he had arrived here, but one thing was sure, he needs to win the Tournament for getting his target. "Teekl, it seems we are unwillingly tangled in a game for our target.