Chapter 2
Beerus was growing uneasy. A lot was on his mind, and for once it wasn't about food. His mentor and guide, Whis, was gone. His brother Champa was erased, and worst of all, Goku's power was slowing growing, to the point where it can legitimately challenge his. Beerus watched all of the events of the tournament of power unfold right in front of him, and when Goku transformed into his Ultra Instinct state, a feeling of uneasiness was all over him. He grew to like Goku, but never in a million years viewed him as an equal. Goku was a mere mortal, and for him to be getting so strong so quickly was unnerving. Right now, however, he wanted to wish back universe six. Even if it meant not bringing back the powerful Pride Troopers, his love for his annoying fat lazy brother overruled that.
"There will be no debate in this matter on which universe we will choose to be our allies. We will be wishing back universe six. Unless of course, any of you mortals want to challenge a God", Beerus said. He said those words with such conviction, but Goku simply stared deep into his eyes in response. For the first time, Beerus felt truly challenged by Goku. He felt his authority being ripped away, and a pierce of fury entered his heart.
"Back off Saiyan", Beerus warned. The others felt an uneasy tension at the Lookout. Piccolo, who fused with Kami long ago, a being that truly cared about this sanctuary, was the most nervous in particular.
Goku did as he was told without saying a word. He still respected Beerus. He felt they have been through a lot together in such a short period of time. He didn't want Beerus to be threatened in anyway. Goku was a carefree naive, gullible guy and was completely oblivious to most things as per usual.
The wish was then made to bring back Universe Six, and all of the notable fighters who participated in the Tournament of Power were then brought back and teleported to the lookout. This included the assasin Hit, Cabba, Caulifla, Kale, Saonel & Pirina (the two Namekians), Dr Rota, Magetta, Frost, and Botamo.
Champa was memorized. He couldn't believe it. He didn't remember anything except for when the two Zenos raised their hands and a strange aura made him blackout into nothingness. It felt like a dreamless sleep. Just nothing. It was an awful feeling because there was no sense of time. He didn't know how long he was gone for. A feeling of horror escaped him. Being erased was worse than death.
"How did it feel like to be erased brother"? Beerus asked as he approached him.
"Do you remember what is was like before you were born"? Champa replied
"No".
"That's how it feels to be erased. You don't even feel your soul ripping out from your body. It's just darkness and nothingness. A dreamless sleep".
Beerus was taken aback. Typically Champa is a funny guy who gets angry very easily. He's never really seen him like this before. They had a rare embrace which they hadn't had in 2 million years. Vados was of course nowhere to be seen and it was explained to Champa.
Most of the Universe Six fighters were shocked, some such as Caulifla were excited at the prospect of such an amazing challenge. She vowed to get stronger than Goku by any means necessary. She asked if she could train with him and Goku being the carefree man he is, agreed happily, without taking into account the potential consequences.
Gohan knew though. Goten was eyeing Caulifla, studying her, and was curious about her. Gohan knew though that having Caulifla train with Goku would spell trouble due to Chichi's reaction. It wouldn't be pleasant, that was for sure.
Kale didn't know how to process all of this. She didn't like the idea of fighting again because she was worried sick for her comrade Caulifla getting hurt in any way shape or form. But every time she saw Goku she felt some anger slowly increasing. Caulifla was interacting with Goku and this made Kale incredibly jealous. She absolutely despised Goku, and wanted nothing to do with him. All of a sudden a young boy approached her who looked exactly like a younger version of Goku.
"Hi there, I'm Goten. Are you a Saiyan? That is sooo cool, what's your name"?!
Kale didn't know how to respond. She didn't like the boy because she reminded him of Goku, but she answered his questions nonetheless.
"Umm ya I'm a Saiyan. I'm Kale".
Goten's eyes twiched with excitement. How strong was she? He wondered. "If your friend is training with my dad, maybe you can join us too".
Kale reluctantly accepted his invitation and Goten threw his hands up in the air as a sign of victory.
Piccolo was standing outside the crowd of fighters, about 30 meters away. His white cape blowing like a rhythm to the wind, but he was deep in thought. He was thinking about Freeza and his potential strength. Freeza has never trained a day in his life. Then when he was killed and brought back and he attempted to invade Earth, he trained for a mere four months and attained an unimaginable increase in power. Piccolo has seen his gold form at the tournament, and he was quite perplexed because he was concerned that Freeza could grow too strong that nobody would be able to match him. If four months can get him that strong, imagine what a year of brutal training in the Room of Spirit and Time would do to his power. It would be absolutely insane.
"Goku, Gohan, we need to make sure Freeza's knowledge of the Earth's resources for training remains limited. We cannot let him find out about the room of Spirit and Time. If he does, there's no telling what he will do. We all know he has an agenda and its not for the good of the Earth", Piccolo told Goku and Gohan telepathically so it didn't attract attention. Both father and son simply nodded and understood exactly what Piccolo meant.
Out of nowhere, a sudden rise of Ki was felt among the crowd of fighters, and a figure leaped 100 feet into the air. The figure then threw a large Ki Blast directly at Freeza, the blast was strong enough to destroy the planet.
Freeza was surprised as everything happened so quickly, he was about to rise his ki and throw the blast back at his attacker, but Goku beat him to it. Goku used his instant transmission and deflected the blast all the way back to space. Then when the smoke cleared everyone saw that Freeza's attacker was Frost. No one who saw Freeza's betrayal of Frost during the tournament was surprised, but Freeza was pissed off.
Freeza teleported behind Frost and kicked him on the side of the neck viciously, sending him spiraling to the tiles of the Lookout below. Freeza then grabbed a knocked out Frost then in a threatening voice that only Freeza could muster, said the following: "If I ever see you retaliate in anyway against me again, I will kill you, wish you back then kill you again for my sadistic pleasure". He then let Frost go as Frost slumped to the ground.
Freeza was furious that Goku interfered. Goku also intervened during the tournament and refused to let him fight the two Saiyan girls not that long ago. Who did he think he was? That Saiyan monkey was going to be surpassed, no matter what it took. He didn't give a flying fuck about what happened to the Earth. He hated Saiyans. He hated their existence. He viewed them as lesser beings not worthy of his equal. The mere thought of being around so many at the moment disgusted him. It made his blood boil. But he had to endure this painful situation for the time being. Then when the invasion struck he would survive and betray these stupid Saiyan fools.
Baba then arrived and told Freeza that he overstayed his welcome, and that his day on Earth has passed yesterday, but due to the shocking events of the Tournament of Power, King Yemma briefly forgot. Goku protested and said he would be needed during the invasion, and Baba reassured Goku not to worry and that Freeza will have a place to train in hell and will return to Earth when the day before the invasion finally arrives. Freeza was ok with this because it got him a chance to be away from this ugly mudball and it's monkey inhabitants. Freeza then vanished into the sky along with Baba.
Piccolo, Goku, and Gohan who briefly spoke telepathically about Freeza's access to the Room of Spirit and Time were all relieved. However, they remembered Baba's words that Freeza would return the day before the invasion. They had to tell Mr Popo and Dende to try their best that he does not find out about the Room of Spirit and Time during that one day that he is there on Earth before the invasion. With his training in Hell any additional training could have a frightening boost to his power and he was not be trusted in the slightest.
A few meters away, Cabba approached Vegeta hesitantly. He respected his master very much so, and really wanted the opportunity to stay on Earth so he can train with him. He remembered Vegeta's promise that if his universe got erased that he would wish them back, then he realized his master lived up to his word.
"Master, I would love the opportunity to join you in preparation for this upcoming invasion", he said nervously, a sweat trickling down his forehead.
Vegeta liked the kid. He really did. Living on Earth all these years made him realize how much he sort of missed being treated like a superior. Sure, he wasn't a superior by any means in the eyes of Freeza, but many of Freeza's men used to crumble at his feet when none of Freeza's elite like Zarbon or Dodoria were around.
"Ok kid. But we will take one day's break during our training to visit Planet Salad. I need to meet the king, and my son Trunks will join us". Kid Trunks who was standing nearby overhearing the conversation looked at his dad proudly. Vegeta hoped that they would have time to visit the Saiyan homeworld in Cabba's universe, and hoped the invasion would be later rather than sooner for this reason only. He had a bad feeling that they wouldn't get the chance to do it after the invasion due to the severity of the opponents they were going to be eventually fighting to the death against.
One thing Vegeta was upset about his the fact that Kakarot jumped him yet again in terms of transformations. He was always one step behind and it infuriated him, he was tired of playing catch up. He was the one who trained with Whis a few months back the most, not Kakarot. He should have been the one to achieve that Ultra Instinct form. He just had to achieve it. If he didn't he would be shaming his royal blood. Even after all of these years he never forgot that he had to surpass Kakarot. That third class clown always had fate on his side.
Cabba beamed and was happy. He looked forward to this opportunity. Hopefully he would be able to attain the form that Vegeta had; the blue one. He would go as hard as possible to achieve this. They all had to get stronger to be able to win this fight.
Out of the blue, a voice shouted in Goku's head.
"GOKU ARE YOU THERE! IT'S ME KING KAI"!
"Yes King Kai, I'm here", Goku replied telepathically.
"The Earth will be invaded in one month. Zamasu and his counterpart from another timeline who is disguised as you want to harness the full power of the ring of the fourth dimension before they invade Earth. Goku, it's going to be awful. Nearly every major villain you fought in the past plus a plethora of Saibamen, and countless demons from the demon realm will be attacking! Goku this is very serious, the ring of the fourth dimension is the most powerful object in all of the multiverses"!
Goku nodded and relayed the critical information to everyone else at the Lookout. It was then decided that everyone would go train hard and meet here at this lookout the night before so they can flesh out the battle plan. In the meantime, all of the fighters from Goku's past were to be recruited for this effort immediately if they were still alive and living on Earth. Suddenly, a flash of light of someone teleporting out of the Lookout startled some people. It turned out to be the Assasin Hit, who wanted to train solo with no interruptions and would return the night before the invasion.
Hit was ashamed of his defeat at the hands of Jiren at the tournament. He never faced anyone like Jiren before, and he was over a thousand years old. He had to perfect the time skip technique even further. If Zamasu had the ability to rip through time and create many unseen damaged timelines in mere seconds, he had to raise his time skip ability to new heights if he was going to be a formidable fighter against the invasion. The sooner he left, the better, which is why he abruptly left to begin his training in solitude.
Botamo and Magetta were going to train together and asked if Champa could transport them to their planet. Champa complied begrudgingly but promised he would visit the Earth to see Beerus and they would spar together during this critical 4 weeks that they had before the big invasion. Champa then teleported out of there back to their Universe with Botamo, Magetta, Dr Rota, and an unconscious Frost.
Elsewhere on the Lookout Piccolo and Gohan simply nodded to each other, as they knew each other so well they could tell what each other was thinking. They were going to train together. However, just then Saonel approached Piccolo with a startling request.
"You're one of us,and I would like you to get stronger to increases our chances of victory against our common enemy. Before the invasion we will have you visit Universe 6's Namek. I can sense incredible potential in you, and I sense more than one being. The Grand Elder of Universe Six can harness your full power to make you much much stronger than you are right now. In the meantime how about all four of us train together, if you don't mind of course", Pirina walked behind his talking comrade Saonel as this was said.
Piccolo was shocked, he always wanted to become even stronger. It was so frustrating for him to constantly train and mediate only to see his Saiyan comrades surpass him like it was nothing only because they won the genetic lottery. It wasn't fair. He was the only non-Saiyan Z fighter to keep up with the Saiyans for as long as he did. His fight with Android 17 was his major last one outside of the tournament and the fight against Frost and he wanted more than ever to get back in the game. Then came the fight with Buu where he felt absolutely powerless and was reduced to mentor role. Then it frustrated him to no end when he remembered Beerus taking him out with simple chopsticks, then losing to Frost and Vegeta telling him to forfeit, etc. But no more. The son of the Demon King would not tolerate this anymore. Piccolo wanted to be a major player in this big battle, and knew he could outsmart people given his strategic ways, but he needed to get stronger. Normal training wouldn't cut it anymore. Another part of him wanted to visit Universe Six Namek to see how it is. He wasn't always concerned about finding out more about his heritage as his life was spent here on Earth, but Nail was apart of him and Nail would have loved to see Universe Six Namek.
A tingle of pride went across Piccolo, one he hadn't felt for a long time. He felt his old school cocky ways returning a bit. "Sure, I wholeheartedly accept your invitation".
"Count me in too", a voice said from behind them. They all turned around and it was none other than Android 17. Piccolo respected 17 as a fighter and as a man. The feeling was mutual on 17's part as well. 17 knew he would be useful in a big battle like this, and the only person outside of his sister, Goku to a lesser extent, his niece Marron, and his annoying brother in law Krillin that he actually respected was Piccolo. The Tall Namekian approached 17 and shook his hand and they both smiled at each other.
17 then flew towards his park to see how it was during his absence. The night before when they first arrived back from the tournament, he spent the night at 18's house to tend to her injured ankle, so he didn't get a chance to see how his park was going. The poachers did attack during his absence, and Goten and Trunks were able to quickly dispatch of them. When he heard they fused to Gotenks to get the job done he smiled and shook his head. That was totally unnecessary, but kids were kids. He would keep in contact with Piccolo so they could train together a few times before the invasion.
Tenshinhan, the stoic three eyed warrior still stood at the lookout with his lifelong friend, Chiaotzu. He approached Krillin. As he was walking towards his old friend, he pondered to himself. He knows he is and was one of the earliest Z fighters around, but he knew his power pales in comparison to Piccolo, his Saiyan comrades, Beerus, and many of the Universe Six fighters with the exception of that pig Dr Rota. But he was a man of honour. He didn't care how strong they got, he was going to fight no matter what. Tenshinhan's bravery was not forgotten by his allies. His intervention against Cell giving the Androids time to escape still laid an imprint in Goku's mind, and so did Gohan when Tenshinhan saved Dende, Gohan, and Mr Satan from Majin Buu.
"Krillin, I can go help you recruit old foes and alliances that we have fought in the past. I'm not sure I can be much help in this battle though" Tenshinhan said.
"Stop thinking like that", Krillin said. "Of course you can help me recruit, but don't diminish yourself. Stop selling yourself short. We're going to need you when the time comes. You can help me lead the human army along with Roshi".
"Yes Son, don't ever think like that. There's going to be many many foes when it happens, and we need your help more than ever" Roshi added.
Roshi felt that he hasn't completed his fighting resume yet. He exceeded expectations during the Tournament of Power, and knew that he hasn't reached his limits quite yet. Back in the day, using the Mafuba used to dangerously take him to the brink of death; it even killed against King Piccolo, but now it just greatly affects his stamina, although he can't use it too many times in a row. He knew the Mafuba would be useful fighting against Demons from the Demon Real when the time came. If there was any battle that he would be willing to die for, it was protecting the homeworld that he lived in for three plus centuries. His sister Baba would even miss him and vice versa, but if there was any battle where the end could be near and he wouldn't want to be wished back, it was this upcoming invasion.
Tenshinhan felt satisfied with Roshi's words as well as Krillin's. He felt he had a purpose now.
Just then, Bulma's flying vehicle was arriving at the Lookout, and out came Bulma, Dr Briefs, Yamcha, Puar, Turtle, Oolong, Videl & Pan, and of course Mr Satan.
After getting everyone caught up with everything that's occurred, Mr Satan told everybody that Majin Buu woke up from his slumber that caused him to miss the tournament. Everyone was sort of relieved because Buu's techniques would prove to be very useful. He was extremely versatile, had healing and regeneration abilities, and it would sure come in handy when the invasion occurred.
Krillin, Tenshinhan, Gohan, and Roshi all left the Lookout to recruit more fighters from the past that were still living on Earth. Vegeta left to the Gravity Room in Capsule Corporation so he could start his training. Cabba and Kid Trunks joined him.
Goku and Beerus stared at each other once again. Goku wanted to test out his Ultra Instinct form against Beerus, and they would have to have a few sparring sessions before the month was over. Beerus agreed, vowing to train for the first time in over a million years to ensure he wouldn't be beat by a mere mortal. Beerus would join Bulma in the meantime because of the good food she promised.
Goku then used his instant transmission and transported Goten, Caulifla and Kale to his house where they would be met with fire and fury from ChiChi. Ox King would have to play the mediator.
The Namekians Piccolo, Dende, Saonel, and Pirina could hear ChiChi's screams all the way from the Lookout with their magnified hearing abilities. Android 18 picked up Marron from Capsule Corp and flew back to Kame House.
The day was almost over, and a new era of training was about to begin for our heroes.
Thanks for reading Chapter 2! As you can tell there will be many characters in this fanfic. I'm going to try and utlize the Z cast a bit more as much as possible within reason. Piccolo is my favorite character so him getting a power up from the Grand Elder from Universe Six harnessing his potential even further makes sense.
Chapter 3 will mainly be about Zamasu and Goku Black and their plans to destroy all ningen. As most of you know, the Fourth Dimension in basically Time itself, and the ring of the Fourth Dimension is the most feared object in all the Multiverse! It gives one unlimited power, healing, the ability to never age, etc. It can rip through any timeline at any time. Every event ever recorded in the past is something the user has access to and can travel to within seconds. Sort of like Xenoverse with their antagonist.
The invasion will hopefully be epic and I hope to build and build before then. Everyone will get a chance to shine. I'm bringing back old school Dragonball characters to help with the fight such as Mercenary Tao, Nam, Master Shen, Android 8, etc.
Let me know what you guys think! Please review :).