Written: 5/16/14
Thoughts
Special attacks/ Computer speech
"Telepathic Speech"/ Flashback
"Speech"'
Disclaimer: Disclaimer: I don't own anything having to do with the Dragon Ball franchise. I also do not own anything related to DC comics. This is just a fan fiction made for personal pleasure and writing experience.
Chapter Cover: Broly floats in a neonatal tank.
Chapter 1: Rebirth
A dimension in between the Dragonball Multiverse and the DC Multiverse
"Why would I accept such an offer?" An orotund voice asked, bemused by the request of her three guests.
"Because you are the Goddess of Karma." The Supreme Kai answered nervously. His fingers fidgeted as he attempted to maintain eye contact with Rama Kushna. Her mere presence was overpowering, so much so that it was causing Goku to shiver.
"Indeed I am." The Goddess in question responded, flicking locks of her brunette hair behind her blue ears. "But what does that have to do with the request you have brought before me?"
A hard lump formed in Kibito Kai's throat as he scrambled for words to respond with. The Mistress of Nanda Parbat's eyes were now faintly glowing, indicating she was growing impatient. "I-it's be..."
"I'll take it from here." Old Kai's gravelly voice cut in. The Elder Kai sighed as he stepped forward in front of Kibito. That boy had no experience when dealing with matters like this. "It's a pleasure to be in your presence."
The Goddess simply nodded. "As it is to be in yours."
A thin smile formed on the elderly Kai's face as he stared up at Rama Kushna. Her beautiful blue skin was shimmering in the luminous white light of the dimension they were in. Had it been a more formal occasion, the Old Kai would have definitely have hit on her.
"As my younger and quite foolish companion was saying." Kibito Kai shot his ancestor an icy glare. "We are here to offer you the prize of a lifetime."
Rama Kushna's left brow hovered lightly at the comment. "You mean the soul of this 'Broly' character? What is so special about him?" The Goddess of Karma had seen the Saiyan's life in it's entirety and she was far from impressed. In fact she felt slightly insulted that these Kaioshins had the nerve to bring such a tainted soul to her.
A muffled cough went into Old Kai's hands as he attempted to calm his nerves. He could viscerally feel the agitation emanating from her. "Broly was far from the most righteous person during his lifetime."
The Goddess snorted at the 15th generation Kai. Broly had been anything but righteous during his miserable existence. "Don't play semantic games with me Kaioshin. Broly was a monster! A monster fueled by rage and irrational hatred for that man standing behind you." With a wave her Celeste hand outstretched, tugging the man known as Goku forward before her throne.
"Broly was responsible for an unquantifiable number of deaths. He erased 99% of your Universe's southern galaxy! Saying he was far from righteous is an abhorrent lie!"
Goku's eyes expanded as the Goddess of Karma began to grow at an alarming rate. The once six foot woman now towered over Goku and his companions at a whopping ten feet.
"He is a genocidal monster unbefitting of even being spoken about in my mere presence! He should should be eradicated from all of existence! Yet you bring him here asking me to reincarnate him in my Multiverse?"
Goku's throat ran dry as his eyes danced around the now shaking dimension. Her mere enraged words threatened to collapse it.
Kibito Kai's body stood paralyzed by fear. He had been against Goku's proposition from the second his lips had uttered it. But the goofy, almost child-like Saiyan had swayed him. He knew he should have listened to his instincts. What a fool they had been to think they could negotiate with a Goddess who could blink them out of existence.
"B-but he deserves another chance." Goku stuttered out meekly, watching as the The Mistress of Nanda Parbat grew even larger.
"Deserves?" Rama Kushna muttered incredulously. "You have the nerve to tell the living embodiment of Karma what someone deserves?"
Profuse sweat gleamed from Goku's forehead as the Goddess's now giant hand bent down and picked him up. Elevating the Saiyan to eye level she glared daggers into his skull.
The Old Kai suppressed the urge to palm his forehead. Goku you idiot! Do you realize who you're talking to? It's a miracle she even agreed to speak with us and here you are getting her ticked off.
"Forgive him Goddess." Old Kai quickly said. "He knows not what he speaks. His head is as empty as this dimension."
The blue skinned Goddess grunted at the Kai's remark. "That much is evident." Regressing to her normal stature and height, Rama Kushna placed Goku back on the ground.
It looks like that was enough to subside her anger, at least momentarily.
Slumping as he sighed in relief, the 15th generation Kai treaded over to Rama Kushna's golden throne.
"We did not mean to insult you in any way Goddess. Forgive me and my companions for any ill guided words we may have uttered." Old Kai lowered his head as he proceeded to bow.
Rama Kushna's eyes tensed as she observed the aging Kai before dismissing him. "Stand, there is no need for one God to bow to another."
Old Kai smiled warmly as he postured himself back into an upright position. "But what of our offer?"
The temperature in the dimension seemingly dropped as Rama Kushna glared at the Kai. "Do you realize what you're asking me?" She asked. "Not only are you asking me to bring a soul from another Multiverse into mine, but you're also asking me to reincarnate that soul."
"W-we know it's a lot to ask for b-but please we beg of you to do it." Kibito Kai butted in, his hands jumping to cover his mouth he realized who he had just interrupted.
Completely ignoring the Supreme Kai, Rama Kushna continued. "I am in charge of balance and Karma over the entire Multiverse. Bringing someone as evil as Brolly into my reality could irreversibly tip the scales."
"But he's changed!" Goku protested, his mouth speaking on it's own accord. "The 10,000 years he's spent in the Hell have made him better."
"10,000 years is not enough. 10,000 years is but a blink of the eye to me. No amount of time served in Hell can change a soul as black and wicked as Broly's."
"But it has!" Goku contested adamantly. "I for one especially should know how evil Broly used to be. He tried to kill me, my friends and my family on several occasions."
The Goddess of Karma had to concede to the protector of Earth's statement. Goku did indeed have first hand experience with him.
"As protector of my Universe and it's realms I can attest to Broly's change of heart. I've witnessed him go from evil to good." Old Kai and Kibito Kai both nodded their heads in agreement to Goku's statement. Broly's change of heart over the course of several millenia had indeed been miraculous.
"Assuming I believe you, why should any of that matter to me?"
"Because you're the Goddess of Karma. Broly's never been given a fair shot at life, even from the conception of his birth." Goku said, the images of King Vegeta's chilling actions against a mere child flashing in his mind.
"I have seen Broly's past. As tragic as his life and death was; why should I care? There are innumerable people who's lives have been as horrific, but yet they have not committed the same heinous acts as Broly."
Goku's lips quivered as he opened his mouth to speak, but quickly closed them. Rama Kushna was indeed right about the Legendary Super Saiyan. "True as that may be, Broly is not entirely to blame for his actions."
"Who is to share the blame then?"
"I am."
Rama Kushna raised a quizzical brow as the two Kai's behind Goku gasped. "How do you share blame with a psychopath? I've seen your deeds as well, and you are practically spotless."
"It's because of my crying. My crying as a baby drove Broly mad."
The Goddess of Karma shifted in her throne, leaning forward, completely perplexed by the Saiyan's claim. "You played no part in any of Broly's actions yet you feel partially responsible for his actions? What kind of being are you?"
"A good one." Goku responded in his trademark grin. "If I hadn't ticked him off so much as a child he wouldn't have grown up to become the monster that he did."
"As honorable as your blame upon yourself for the deeds of another are; it is misplaced."
"W-what do you mean? I'm to..."
"No you're not." Rama Kushna sternly said, completely silencing any contention from Goku. "Broly's tragic life was due to his own actions and who he was."
"Who he was?" Goku mumbled to himself. Why was she being so cryptic now? And what exactly did she mean?
"You can ask the Kai's what I meant later." Rama Kushna said as she rose from her throne. "But as for our your offer...I too have had a change of heart; I'll do it."
"You will?!" The trio from the Dragonball Universe echoed in surprised unison.
"I will. But there will be several stipulations to what I'm about to do."
"Stipulations?" Kibito Kai did not like the sound of that.
"Yes, Stipulations." The Goddess of Karma repeated. "Following the cosmic laws of Karma there has to be."
"And what will these stipulations be?" Old Kai asked warily. He was unsure of how Rama's Multiverse worked.
"That is for me to know and for Broly to find out."
Goku sighed. She was the one with all the power in this situation, there was nothing he could do. He hoped these stipulations would at least be just. "Will they be fair?"
"Of course they will be, I'll be following the cosmic laws of Karma."
The two remained locked in a stare before Goku broke out into a smile. He had a good feeling about her, she seemed trustworthy. There was no apparent deceit in her words.
"Thank you...thank you so much!" Rama Kushna was taken back as she was suddenly enveloped into choking hug. "You won't regret this decision; I promise!"
Before the Goddess could even speak, the hug has over. Goku backed away sheepishly smiling at his actions.
"Sorry about that, I was just so happy I couldn't help it."
The normally impassive Goddess couldn't help but return the infectious smile. "It's fine. I can see why you're regarded as your Universes champion."
The two remained smiling at one another for a few seconds before the Goddess of Karma broke away. "So where is it? I can't start if I don't have his soul."
"Ah yes I almost forgot about that." Quickly walking forward, Kibito Kai handed the The Mistress of Nanda Parbat a white jar which contained a floating soul.
The Goddess of Karma eyed the jar carefully "Thank you." Turning around she walked back to her throne and sat down. "Now that I have this, we can officially declare this meeting over."
Taking a step forward to the throne Goku bowed. "Thank you for your time Rama and thanks for giving Broly another chance."
"Yes, thank you Rama Kushna. Your Multiverse will be most suitable to him." Old Kai added. It had been Goku's idea to send Broly to a completely different world and give him a fresh chance. Even after several millennia, the evils Broly had committed would not be easily forgotten by their Universe.
"I guess we'd better get going then. It looks like she'll have a lot of work to do." Kibito Kai said as he readied himself for teleportation.
Grabbing hold of the Old Kai's arm Goku dragged him over to the Supreme Kai. The trio waved goodbye before promptly vanishing.
"Now what to do with you?" Rama Kushna pondered to herself as she eyed the jar in her hand. What she planned to do could effectively change the course of history itself.
"You're playing a dangerous game."
The Goddess of Karma's head snapped around at the sound of an eery guttural voice. She glanced around the now empty dimension for several seconds before returning her gaze to the jar.
"Did you really think this meeting would go unnoticed?" Raising her head, Rama Kushna came face to with the Spectre, the vengeance of God.
The Mistress of Nanda Parbat jumped back in her seat, startled by the astral avenger. "How did you get here?" The dimension was a converging point between the two Multiverses. Even with the knowledge of it's location just finding it had been a challenge.
"The Presence sees all of it's creations. No matter which dimension you crossover too; he will be able to find you."
Rama Kushna's surprise doubled at the Spectre's words. The Presence is watching me? What for?
"The Presence is always watching." The Spirit of vengeance answered seemingly hearing the Goddess's thoughts. "Especially when it concerns beings from outside of our Multiverse."
The Mistress of Nanda Parbat nearly dropped the jar in her hand. "So what does he want from me?" Her fear outweighed her current shock. A visit from the Spectre was usually foreboding.
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"But he has sent me to warn you." Levitating into the air the Spectre hovered directly in front of Rama Kushna's face. "If something goes wrong with this idea of yours I will strike him down." The Spectre threatened, jabbing a finger at the souls container.
The Goddess of Karma breathed a sigh of relief. If anything did indeed go wrong the Spectre's punishment would be justified. "That's all?"
"No." Turning away from the throne the Spectre stared at the nearly vacant dimension. "You will face the greatest amount of punishment for creating this scenario if it all goes wrong."
The blue skinned Goddess turned pale as the Spectre vanished into nothingness.
-A Legend Reborn-
Seven hours ago New York City was struck by what appeared to be a small comet. Entire city blocks were vaporized instantly as the comet breached the big apple's air space. The object had appeared seemingly out of nowhere. None of the governments scientists had been able to see it coming. The Justice League hadn't even been able to warn people about it's immanent collision.
The Justice Society of America had been the first on the scene, their headquarters allowing them to respond almost immediately to the crisis. Working together with local law enforcement and military aid, the JSA cleared most of the wreckage left in the aftermath of the impact. Finally arriving at the center of the chaos, the golden age heroes discovered what true cause of the damage was; a man. A man in his late teens to early twenties lay sprawled at the epicenter of a five mile wide crater.
The young man in question was gravely injured. Deep scars zigzagged across his rugged body. Blood was leaking from nearly every inch of his body. His face was completely drenched by his life liquid. Using a combination of super hearing and X-Ray vision, Power Girl determined he was still alive, at least for the time being. There were a million unanswered questions but his life had been the number one priority. The JSA knew one place where the mysterious man could be taken; S.T.A.R. labs.
Head scientist Tina McGee had been thoroughly surprised when the buxom blonde known as Kara Zor-L had lugged in a towering seven foot five male. After placing the man down in a secure bed, Power Girl had dashed off to help with the continuing relief efforts. Without the blonde it had taken the help of three of her lab assistance to lift the three hundred and three pound man into the neonatal chamber he was currently floating in. After three hours his vitals had finally stabilized, in due part to S.T.A.R. labs advanced technology.
"His physiology is like nothing we've ever seen before. Physically he looks human but on a genetic level he is far beyond any of us!" The head scientist at S.T.A.R. labs finished scribbling down her notes, astounded by her research teams findings. It hadn't been their original intent to analyze his physiology but after gaining several blood samples, natural scientific curiosity took over.
It had been clear from the moment Power Girl brought him to the lab that the man wasn't human. No human being could possibly have survived what he had gone through. Tina McGee had several inclinations which led her to believe this man was not of this Earth. He possessed no meta-gene, nor did his readings indicate that he had superpowers of any sort. Android and Cyborg had been eliminated from her list of possibilities, seeing as how he had lacked any technological parts of any kind.
Stepping forward to the Amniotic filled tube she placed her hand against the thick glass. "There are so many questions we have. So many tests to run. Hopefully when you wake up we'll both find answers." With a long sigh the red headed scientist exited the room, locking it with her finger print and simultaneously turning off the lights in the room.
Kill them...Kill them all! They cannot restrain you...nothing can! Wake up...wake up!
With a guttural growl Broly's eyes jolted open. He was floating around in some ooze green liquid. What were all these tubes and instruments doing attached to his body. Where was he? Why was he trapped in behind a wall of glass? The room surrounding the tube was so...dark. Boundless darkness enveloped every corner of wherever he was. A jagged pain tore through his chest as he shifted in the tank. He felt trapped...caged...contained. This was not a joyous feeling. Whatever this thing was he had to break out!
Ripping the oxygen mask from his face Broly slammed his head against the glass. A spiderweb of cracks appeared and spread as as Broly repeated the action several times. This was clearly not regular glass, whatever material formed it was incredibly durable. But regardless of that he couldn't help but feel like a weakling. Where is my strength? Growing frustrated the Saiyan outstretched his fist, pounding against the glass until it eventually shattered into a million pieces. Finally.
Walking along broken shards of glass and spilled Amniotic fluid Broly glanced around. This place was as dark as ever, even more so than when he had been in the damnable glass. Continuing his tread a sharp chill went down his spine. He didn't know why but something about the darkness disturbed him. Raising his hands to eye level he saw that it was trembling. He had to get out of her now!
After several minutes of stumbling and tripping in the dark, The Legendary Super Saiyan manged to find the door. With two quick hits the door flew open, surprising Broly along with the guard that was walking down the corridor. I'm getting stronger! He could literally feel the power flowing through every vein of his body. Mere seconds ago he had struggled to break through that strange glass, but in two quick hits he had broken a through a steel door. Smirking to himself as he stepped into the light, Broly continued down the corridor bypassing the still gaping guard.
That door had weighed at least twenty tons and he broken through it like nothing! Quickly regaining his senses the guard realized he had to act fast. The man responsible for the still on-going chaos in New York was attempting to escape. Digging into his left pocket the guard grabbed his walkie talkie "Alert S.T.A.R. labs, subject New York is attempting to escape!"
Turning to his left Broly entered into an entirely new corridor. The Saiyan was still unsure of his location but judging from all the signs he was at some place called S.T.A.R. labs. His mind was still hazy but he was almost certain he had never heard of this place. The fog clouding his mind wasn't just about where he was, it was about everything that was going on. How had he ended up here? In that glass? What was this power he felt coursing through every atom of his body?
"Back up against the wall and put your hands up!"
As Broly turned the corner he came face to face with a squadron of heavily armed U shaped robots. Acquiescing their demands Broly lifted his hands, doing as told. He did not appreciate their tone or the threatening manner they were approaching him with.
Kill them! Kill them all! Disrespect will not be tolerated! They do not know who you are!
Stumbling against the wall the colossal Saiyan clutched his head. He'd heard this voice before in the tank. It was the voice that had commanded him to wake up. Who was it? Where was it calling out from? Why was it calling out to him? Why was it commanding him to kill? And why did he have an inclination to follow through with it?
Opening his eyes the son of Paragus found himself surrounded by the battalion of robots. Glancing around he noticed their guns were aimed at various parts of his body. There were twelve of them in total and each one of them looked more than anxious to shoot.
"We will not say it again. Stand down!" The apparent leader of the machines yelled as his finger hovered over the trigger.
The Legendary Super Saiyan snarled at he gazed down at the impudent machine. Who did this automaton think he was to speak to him in such as manner? In a move too expeditious for any one of the machines to pick up, Broly lifted their apparent leader by it's head, crushing it in his palm. Oil and sparks of electricity flailed wildly in Broly's hands as he applied more force, watching the robot's legs thrash into a beautiful silence.
In a nanosecond the rest of the machines fired, reacting to the death of their apparent leader. Their bullets bounced harmlessly against Broly's muscular frame. More than a hundred rounds from each machine had been fired but the juggernaut was still standing tall. An amused smile spread across the Saiyan's face as he watched the automatons back away, frightened, and finally out of ammo.
"Is that the best you can do?
The question went unanswered as Broly grabbed the nearest machine tearing him apart with sheer brute strength. On his left two robots attempted to catch him off guard but were incinerated by a green ball of energy Broly hadn't even realized he could fire. As Broly gained distance from the wall, the remaining eight automatons began encircling him. Though seriously outnumbered the Legendary Super Saiyan couldn't help but feel excited.
Licking his top lip the Saiyan charged into battle with reckless abandon. A quick right hook shattered the machine to his right. Three robots from behind took this as an invitation to attack. Broly growled in rage as one of the machine's claws sunk into his neck. Reaching behind he tore the automaton from his shoulders, using the wall as a bat as he savagely slammed the robot against it.
"You'll pay dearly for angering me!"
Broly proceeded to stomp it's head until the redness of the machine's eyes faded. Even then he continued, trampling the robot until it's body parts were mere oil smears on his feet. In his fit of rage Broly hadn't even noticed the remaining robots that were attacking him.
"Enough!"
The entire corridor glowed iridescent green as a volley of energy washed through the hall. Broly's eyes shut instantly as he subconsciously expelled his bubbling power in a concentrated wave of energy. Slowly opening his eyes Broly was greeted by the sight of flames. The smell of burning embers invaded his nose as he tried to piece together what had just happened.
The machines had attacked once again, raising his already growing anger. All he wanted to do was make them pay for attacking and insulting him. He had been so angry after that last machine stabbed his neck. Every fiber in his body had screamed for their destruction. He had closed his eyes for just a mere second...and now...and now the corridor had been vaporized. Examining further, the damage hadn't been regulated solely to this hallway, the entire floor had been destroyed.
W-what am I?
Broly's hands shook in horror as he glanced back to the destruction he had caused. He needed to get out here now before he did anything else. Leaping into the air Broly flew through the remaining S.T.A.R. labs floors, finally smashing his way through the roof. On the seventh floor head scientist Tina McGee stood with her mouth gaping. Not only had he had destroyed the first floor, but he had managed to escape as well.
Quickly pulling out her cell phone the red head dialed several numbers. "Someone get me the JSA immediately!"
A/N: Rama Kushna is a pretty obscure character in the DC Universe but she is high tier character. Most DBZ X Marvel/DC Comics crossover stories tend to have the protagonist show up through convoluted means, some of them being rather cliché as well. Heck I've even done it. I.E. a Ki blast rips open a hole to another Universe. I decided to go against the grain for this particular story.
The DBZ Multiverse as per BOG has 12 Universes and the DC Universe has 52. In a lot of stories I see it talked about like these two series are alternate realities of another; but they're not. They are two completely different Multiverses that are part of a grander Omniverse. For a DBZ character to be brought into another Multiverse I figure it would take a lot of power, hence Rama Kushna being used.
This is 10,000 years after the end of DBZ in the dimension that Movie 8 and Movie 10 took place in. IIRC Akira Toriyama has stated that each movie took place in a different dimension. DBZ Movie 11(Bio-Broly) is non-canon to this story. Broly never reincarnated because he was too evil and too great a threat, up until this point where he's had a change of heart.
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