The Outer Universe BY: Travis Arieon
Prologe
"This is the end!!" shouted Ice, the second in command of the remaining Freezans. His tail whipped around, forcing Skylar, the commander of the Saiyan armies and Keeper of the Gate, to back-flip out of harms way, narrowally dodging the attack. Ice raised both hands above his head and called out, "Raining Death!" By far his deadliest attack. At once, a huge ball of chi rose above his head, flew high into the air, and exploaded, raining down in a shower of death.
Skylar's eyse widened in surprise, and began to flip, but ot no avail. The many beams showered down upon him. Ice watched in cold ecstacy as his attack served its purpose. When the smoke cleared, there was nothing in site but rubble and ash.
A smile twisted across the Freeza's battle scared face. He knew that he had finnaly won. He had finnaly defeated the the strongest warrior that the Saiyans had to offer. It was over, the Freezans now had free rein over the peoples of the Outer Universe.
But, just as he turned to fly away and celebrate his victory, a blurred image appeared before him. Before he could react, a powerful fist of energy connected with his stomach, blasting through him and taking away what little life he had left.
As he lay there, coughing and dying, he looked up at the figure towering over him. He moved his lips and managed to feebely whisper his dying words, "But...h-h-how?" Skylar looked down on him and, with a smirk on his face, said, "Did you forget? I can use Instant Transmission!"
The Freezan coughed out a terrible curse. He then spased and died. Skylar looked down at him once more and said, "Good-bye...old friend. It was truly a battle I will remember."
The Saiyan Worrior then turned and flew off into the the battered horizan. His energy was so depleated that he could barely manage to fly. And yet, he'd been through worse. As he flew, he looked down at the damage that had been done to the landscape. It was torn and blown into unrecognizable pieces. He shook his head. "I can't believe it was that terrible. We're lucky we didn't destroy the planet."
"Report soldier!" Shouted Raiyit, Second Lt. and commander in charge of Traffic. The Shaking man below stammered, "It's Skylar sir! He has returned from his battle with the Freezan, sir!"
"Well, see to it that he is properly recieved!" Shouted the Lt. "I don't want him breathing down my neck with questions of why he wasn't tended to upon his arrival."
"Yes Sir!" Chimed the staff in unison. They all feared Lt. Raiyit, because he was known to loose his temper and relieve a soldier of his duty. That was why he was placed in Traffic in the first place. He used to be in charge of the second Special Forces Squad, but he got out of control, so they demoted him.
"Raise the sheilds!" Roared the Lt. At once, a small portion of the chi generated sheild lifted, and a person flew strait through. As soon as he cleard the area, the sheild was replaced, and the defenses turned back on.
Skylar flew strait to the Receptions Bay and landed just inside the designated area. At once he was greeted by many servents and saluting soldiers. He sighed to himsel as he thought. I keep telling that kiss-ass Raiyit not to do this! I don't need a welcoming commitee every damn time I come back from a mission. If he wants he old job back he'll have to earn another way. Like kissing the King's ass.
He saluted in retuned and shouted, "At ease, idiots!" The soldiers instantly returned to their relaxed positions. Skylar looked around as he fought off the many nurses and servants hounding him about his injuries. His eyes finally came upon his beautiful wife, who was standing there, directly in front of him, holding his newborn baby. A smile came across his face as he saw the releif that washed across her face when she saw that his injuries were minor. He shooed away the knats, and quickly walked towards her, with his arms held open. As soon as he was in arm's reach, however, she slaped him with her delicate, yet deadly hand.
"OUCH!! What was that for?!" He asked as he held his face. She was glaring at him in that, "You bastard!!" sort of look. And sure enough, she said, "You bastard! Do you enjoy putting me through this? What the hell is the matter with you!? Running off like that and emmitting so much chi that we can sense it even through the sheild! Who the hell were you fighting anyway? What if you'd have been killed, huh? What then! What would become of your family? How would your sons fare without a father to teach them? Who would protect your daughter if you weren't there? She just turned sixteen you know, and pretty soon men from all over the place will be asking her to marry and-" But Skylar cut her off quickly.
"Honey, do we have to go through this everytime I go out for a battle?" He said quickly as his wife attempted to catch her breath. "I know you are worried, and I appreciate the concern, but you don't have to overreact. I always come back don't I? And usually in one piece." He smiled at his own joke, but his wife wasn't amused. She began to say something again, but was cut off by Seth, Skylar's brother and the second in command of the Saiyan armies.
"Sorry to intterupt you, Kira," He said as he gave a slight bow towars the smoldering woman. "But could I borrow my brother for a sec? It's really urgent."
Kira nodded, and glanced at Skylar, who looked back inoccently. Her eyes bore into him, like a hot iron in the back. But, seeing no fault, she jerked her head and Skylar began to follow his brother. Just as he began to move out of site, he glanced back at her. She shot him a, "this isn't over!" look, and turned away. He smiled again.
When they were out of earshot Skylar said, "Thanks bro! I owe you one. You saved my ass back there. By the time I get home, she'll have blown off her steam on the kids and have nothing left to shoot at me."
"What about the frying pan?" Said Seth through a smirk. Skylar laughed and said, "I don't think so. Not heavy enough! She'd probably throw a couch or something!"
"Or kick down the door as you walked through!" Chimed up Rei, his eldest son, from behind him. Skylar turned and faced his child.
"You mocking me boy?" He said in a mock dangerous tone. Rei wore a broad grin as he nodded. Then he quickly jumped back to avoid the dummy blow that Skylar threw. They both laghed and embraced.
"It's good to have you back in one piece, Dad!" Said Rei. He and his father were very close, and maintained a good father-son relationship.They were always fighting and joking. Seth's son was too young to play around with his Father, Uncle, and Cousin, but that never stopped him. It was he who was the next to arrive. But Seth quickly shooed the boy away.
"Aww..." Said Jai. "I never get to hang with you guys!"
"That's because you're too short!" Teased Rei. "You must be this tall to play with the big boys!"
"Stop taunting the boy!" Skylar said scoldingly. "It's not his fault he's height challenged!"
Soon, Jai went away, and Seth turned to Skylar. "I wasn't just trying to get you out of that fight." He said. "There really is a matter that needs your attention." Skylar looked at him in surprise.
"Oh, really?" He said. "Then I don't owe you after all!"
"Yeah, well..." Whispered Seth. "Anyway, one more person is comming through the Gate."
Both Skylar and Rei looked at him in shock.
"What?" exclaimed Skylar. "There's no one scheduled to come through for another year! Who could be so important that they can come through so abruptly like this?"
"I don't know." Said Seth. "But we just got word from the Supreme Kai a few momemts ago. All we know is he is not a criminal, and that he was sent here with the Kai's blessing. We are to recieve him with open arms."
"Psshh!" Retorted Skylar. " As if! I'll greet him as I see fit!" They then rounded the corner and began decend down the stairs in the direction of the portal that would transport them to the Gate. As they decended, Skylar began to, at last, feel the effects of his battle. The fatigue that he had eluded for as long as possible finnally kicked in. He wobbled a bit, and narrowly avoided falling by leaning on his son.
"You alright, Dad?" Said a concerned Rei as he supported his father's massive weight. Skylar nodded and motioned for them to continue.
"Yeah, I'm fine!" He said. "I'm just gettin old, and hard battles like this last one take a deeper toll on me now than when i was still in my fifty's."
"Yeah, I remember them days!" said Seth. "Back when a battle today was a feast tomorrow! Now, it's more like, "a battle today, and pain tomorrow!"
Neither Skylar nor Rei laughed.
"That was weak!" Said Rei. "Even dad didn't get it, and he's as old as you!"
The three warriors continued to descend the stairs, until they came to a small room; whose surface was taken up by a large circle. Inside the circle, were three smaller ones. Each of them walked ove and stood inside of a circle.
A cool female voice came over an intercome located above them. "State your name and business." Came the voice.
"Skylar, and compony." Said Skylar in a deep, commanding voice. "Transport us to the Gate."
There was a moment's pause, followed by a blinding green light. Instantly the room shifted, and became blurred. The warriors felt themselves being twirled around, and then hurled through the air. Their visions became impared momentarily. Until finally, they felt themselves touch down slightly onto the ground.
They had arrived into a vast canyon. One end of the canyon was rock wall, the other was taken up by a large metalic gate. They had arrived at The Gate; the sole method of transportation between the barrier thet seperated the Main and Outter Universes.
"Whoa..." Said Rei. "It's been a while since i did that. I forgot how woosy it makes you.
"Yeah," Said Seth. "Imagine how your father feels. He has to do this virtually twice a week." Skylar was already headed towards The Gate, which had begon to glow bright white. Energy was poring out, singnaling that a powerful person was about to come through.
"Well," Said Skylar. "The Gate hasn't glowed that bright in a long time. I wonder who the hell is comming through."
Skylar positoned himself sirectly infront of The Gate, twenty feet away. His face had a look of deep seriousness upon it. He was ready for whatever force was comming through. He knew instinctively that if it was a threat, he was in no conditon to deal with it. And, judging from how bright The Gate was glowing, he doubted that Seth and Rei could handle it either.
Suddenly, the light flashed, and a figure came through. He was of moderate height, and had the long spikey hair of a third generation Saiyan. His face was shrouded in shadow from the light behind him. His chi pored out of him like a geiser. He took no threatining stance, however, he was gaurding himself on all sides. He wore a blue GI, with the symbol of the turtle on the front, and the symbol of the North Kai on the back.
The light suddenly vanished, and his faced was reveiled. There was no sign of malace or hate upon it. Instead, there was a goofy, friendly look. That of a child. He looked directly ahead of him at Skylar, and spoke these symple words, "Got anthing to eat? I'm starving!!"
