Chapter One: The Rematch Plan
One month has passed since the Tournament of Power closed out, our heroes have settled back into their daily routines. Except for Son Goku, who despite happily sparring with Vegeta after the event, wants to return to his peak tournament form, specifically his Mastery of Ultra Instinct. To do that though, well there is only one way to do that.
King Kai's Planet...
"Goku? What are you doing here?" the Kaioh of the North asked looking toward the orange donning Saiyan in shock.
The palm haired defender of Earth smiled scratching the back of his head." Hey, King Kai, I just wanted to run something by you. I can't really talk it over with Whis yet, but I'm sure you'd be okay with it," Son Goku chuckled looking toward the rotund deity.
"What do you mean you can't talk to Whis about this? What are you planning Goku?" the blue skinned God asked. There was a feeling of nervousness in his stomach that he could not quite explain, almost as if he knew something about what Son Goku was going to say.
"Well, I've been thinkin' since the Tournament of Power ended. I fought Jiren for a while," the Saiyan raised on Earth said cupping his chin.
Those words did not really give much to the North Kai, making his raise a brow." Yeah, what about it? I know he was freakishly strong, but you didn't tell me much so I'm in the dark," King Kai replied placing his hands behind his back folded into one another. The look he was getting from the Saiyan after the question though worried him for some reason.
"He wasn't only crazy strong, everyone in the stands kept saying that he was stronger than a God of Destruction," Goku explained with glee. King Kai swallowed seeing the ecstatic look in the Saiyan's eyes, he could not possibly think.
"And I could hold my own against him, which means I can probably fight a God of Destruction pretty well too," the palm haired warrior said, knocking King Kai back with words alone.
"Absolutely not, I know what you're planning. No, Goku, Jiren may be strong but Gods of Destruction are too much even for you. Look at when you fought Beerus even as a Super Saiyan God you were trounced, you can't fight a God of Destruction," the deity said from behind his glasses in a mumble.' That's Goku for you, planning to fight Gods of Destruction for no good reason. He's strong now, but he can't fight Beerus, there's no way, is there?'
Goku placed his hands on his hips, head dropping." Yeah, I figured that too which is why I came to talk with you. I really thought I could fight Beerus, but maybe you're right," a sense of melancholy came over the hero." But I don't have to beat Beerus if I can just have a spar or something within him to see where I stand. That'd make me pretty happy," the son of Bardock remarked looking at the grass beneath his feet.
'Er, I can't stop him from doing it, but he knows that he could be destroyed, right? Beerus isn't our friend by any means,' the North Kai complained to himself shaking his head." Huh, if you do go through with getting a spar, somehow or another, I hope you realize the potential there is for you to get seriously hurt. You can't just run up to a God of Destruction and say, "fight me" without being put in serious danger," King Kai explained looking at his former pupil.
Goku nodded, branching hair waving as he did so." Yeah, I know, but that'll make it exciting. I'm not trying to beat Beerus yet, I just wanna see if what I heard about Jiren was true. If I throw the same stuff at Lord Beerus that I did at Jiren and get the same result, that's all I wanna see," Goku answered with a nod his black hair bobbing as he folded his arms.
King Kai sighed." All right Goku, maybe take Vegeta for some sort of back-up. I know how upset you got when he started training with Whis and Beerus, I can only guess how that guy will react to you going off to fight Beerus."
"I was thinking the same thing King Kai, I wouldn't mind bringing him along, but I think he was training," the orange donning warrior answered cupping his chip. His senses reached out and found his rival's ki.' Is he wrapping up? Awesome, that way I could get his opinion on this too,' Goku smiled moving his right hand to his brow for an Instant Transmission leap." Thanks King Kai, I'll see if Vegeta's up for it, and then I'll go check things out with Whis," he smiled before zipping away.
'At least there is a little bit of caution there,' the deity huffed lowering his head and shaking it.
Capsule Corps...
"Hah! Dadadada!" the Saiyan Prince shouted within the Gravity Room, the dim glow of red lights flashing over his sweat drenched skin. His flaming black hair waved wildly as he turned and adjusted, sharpening his training in the only way he knew how.
'An entire month and I still cannot wrap my head around all that happened back there. Kakarot and Frieza of all people fighting to take out Jiren while I held too close to my pride and nearly cost our Universe everything,' Vegeta said to himself, remembering his outright refusals before and during the Tournament of Power to act in any kinship with his fellow Saiyan, Kakarot.
'And yet, that pride was the whole reason I obtained this new form of power. One that for all intents and purposes puts me beyond Kakarot, ever-slightly, until he re-obtains Ultra Instinct,' the Saiyan Elite growled, his further evolution of Super Saiyan Blue indeed was a spectacle to behold.
"HAAA!" he shouted the red in the room shaking violently as his aura accelerated around his body. he flashed around the room rapidly, right and left hands moving in blurs and his body wheeled through the air in quick succession. His left boot landed, and he kicked out heavily with his right foot shaking the chamber and redirecting the force from the wall.
He flipped backward and avoided the redirect before pivoting on his foot and sweeping away to continue. That was until...
"Aahahaha!" a baby's crying filled the air, the Saiyan Elite's ears catching it right away.
'Bra!' the door flashed open and he hurried away, the gravity shutting down as he did so.
He rushed through the Capsule Corps compound and found the crying child, who was currently being cradled in her mother's arms." What's wrong Bulma? Is Bra okay?" Vegeta asked looking around for an attacker or panic on his wife's face.
The blue haired heiress scratched the back of her head." She's fine, Goku wanted to talk to you, but you were training, Bra started crying because he popped in with Instant Transmission so suddenly," Bulma replied with a smile, this side of Vegeta was one that only she got to see.
The Saiyan Prince looked to his wife's right side, his rival standing there." Eeh, sorry Vegeta, I really thought you were wrapping up," the naive hero replied scratching the back of his head with a smile.
"That's good," the flame haired Elite said with a relieved sigh, his daughter's safety being assured." What is it Kakarot? Why did you come here in such a hurry?" Vegeta asked placing his hands on his hips.
Goku crossed his arms and smiled." Well, I wanted to ask you if you would come and have a rematch with Lord Beerus with me," the Saiyan raised on Earth remarked looking at his blue donning rival, the Saiyan Elite's features shaking.
"Eh, eh, what do you mean by that?" the Saiyan Prince grunted through grinding teeth.' A rematch with Beerus? Is Kakarot stupid? I thought he'd learn his lesson after Zeno threatened to destroy all of existence,' Vegeta mumbled to himself.
"Wait, Goku, you're seriously planning on fighting Beerus again? You almost got the Earth destroyed last time," Bulma remarked placing her hands on the arms of the chair.
Son Goku's left hand reached up to his cheek scratching it." Well, y'know I think we're both strong enough now for a rematch. Think about Vegeta, we've fought Frieza, Hit and the other Universe Six guys, Zamasu, and then there was Toppo and Jiren at the Tournament of Power. We have to have gotten stronger, I'm sure we're closer to Beerus now than we ever were before," Goku answered.
"I am not so sure that you've got this through your skull after these past few years Kakarot, he's a God of Destruction," Vegeta rumbled lowly looking at the palm haired fighter.
"Yeah so? You were the one that was preaching about how Saiyans don't have any limits and that even the Gods should know that, let's prove it and spar off against Lord Beerus," the son of Bardock smiled placing his hands on his hips.
'He's not wrong, I am certain that we've broken through our share of walls, but I don't know if it will be enough to face off against Beerus. I have to be the cautious one here,' Vegeta's shoulders dropped and he let out a growling sigh." Fine, if you promise that it is only a spar and we are not going to risk the Earth's safety I will got with you to face Beerus."
Goku nodded strongly, a salute leaving his head." Yeah, don't worry. I've thought a lot about the Tournament of Power and that even though everything got wished back to normal there was a lot of people involved that shouldn't have been," the hero remarked clenching his hands.
"Are you two being serious? You have a daughter Vegeta, you can't just up and leave to spar with Beerus," Bulma replied keeping Bra cradled once more.
Vegeta looked at Goku before turning his attention to Bulma." That's why I'm going, to make sure that this clown doesn't do anything that could hurt you or Bra," the Saiyan Elite gestured to Goku.
"Vegeta, just be careful," the genius sighed shaking her head.
"Of course," Vegeta chuckled lowly before giving his attention to Son Goku." Kakarot, we are not going today, understand? It is getting too late in the day for us to pursue a whim that you so happened to think up."
"That's fine Vegeta, I get it. I haven't even had dinner yet, there's no sense fightin' Beerus on an empty stomach," Goku nodded with a laugh hand resting on his stomach." Now, though I'm getting really excited, this is going to be great."
"Okay, then, I'll see you soon Vegeta," Son Goku smiled placing his index and middle fingers to his brow. In a flash he vanished within Instant Transmission, a rather handy technique for the Saiyan raised on Earth.
"There's nothing I can say that will talk you out of it is there Vegeta?" Bulma asked staring toward the stalwart Elite that folded his arms over his chest, pressing the loose top to his skin.
Vegeta sighed shaking his head." No, like I said Kakarot could endanger the Earth just by being Kakarot, it's not like he means it. I'll have to go to keep him in check and maybe show Beerus how far I have come."
"Just be careful then Vegeta," Bulma replied with a smile on her face.' Saiyans will be Saiyans I guess. There's no doubt he wants to fight Beerus as much as Goku does,' she thought as the Saiyan Elite turned out of the room.
After pushing themselves to a limit at the Tournament of Power, Son Goku and Vegeta prepare to face off with Lord Beerus the Destroyer in an effort to see how much they have grown. What awaits in this rematch with Beerus? Find out next time...
Howdy folks this is Herodan3, and I want to give my belief of how Super should have ended or at least an alternate way it could have ended. I am quite certain that the movie will retcon or completely disregard the entire tale that I am trying to yarn. Until then why don't you guys sit and take a look at the story? Maybe you will stay and enjoy as this four to five part tale continues
~Herodan
