Shift of Hearts, the first Dragon Ball Z / Tenchi Muyo! crossover posted here in about a year.
And the seventh in three years, I forgot to mention that.
By P. Dizzle tha Prime Legend Champion
Disclaimer Stuff: This story is an original concept, I own none of the characters except the Madri Scholar, no money is being made off of this, I'm tired of putting that on all my stories, etc.
Rating: T, as is everything else I've done, just for safety purposes.
NOTE: I'm not as worried about the summary as I once was. After all, I did edit it a little bit shortly after posting chapter 2. I feel more comfortable with it because the Ryoko-Raditz thing is made more clear. In the summary, of course.
Chapter 3: The Return of Raditz.
Over the course of the night, the Masaki clan spent its time bothering Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta, as well as learning more about them and this alternate realm theorem thing, until Chi-chi, Goten, Bulma, and Trunks came outside, so as for the Capsule Corp visitors to receive a positive sendoff. The sendoff didn't work as well as was hoped, because upon spotting the Masaki clan, Chi-chi and Bulma became enraged until Tenchi cleared up what was really going on. Vegeta was actually pretty darn glad to leave, before Trunks could notice Sasami and start getting attracted to her. Although he didn't know if his son was going to be taken in that easily, he decided he would rather not find out. The Son family decided to accept the stranded Masaki clan being with them for now, but did not have enough space to let all of them into their home. Ryoko ended up being the one lucky enough to take closet space, while all the others were left to sleep right outside, with sheets and pillows given to them so that they could feel the least bit comfortable.
Meanwhile, that same night, West City's grand supreme hero, the Martial Arts World Heavyweight Champion himself, was training with his daughter, a fact that actually strengthened Videl by testing her patience with having to hold back for this confusing fool of a champ that was her father. By learning to fly a while back, she'd managed to tap into her central energy, which enabled her to become automatically stronger than him. As far as un-enhanced physical strength, however, he was the best in the world. However, after seeing the Z Fighters in action, that regard mattered less and less to Videl. In the midst of this, her father stopped to ask her if something had been bothering her, as she was more irritated today with this training thing than she usually would have been. She then confessed about hearing this Madri Scholar guy tell her about some visitors from another realm who are somewhat just like the Z Fighters, but also different enough for confusion to have no chance in hell of happening between the two clans. If she used those exact same words, the "in hell" part did not come out of her mouth. Anyway, Hercule was sure that this Madri Scholar was just talking the talk but in no way would be able to walk the walk, so he reassured his daughter of this. They made plans to visit Mount Paoz tomorrow (a/n: just as the Madri Scholar had predicted) and then went off to sleep. Majin Buu was asleep the whole day, so the pink puffball was not a factor in today's happenings.
Unbeknownst to Hercule, Videl, Buu, or anybody else, the Madri Scholar had already made it within the mansion grounds, though not completely inside the mansion itself. He decided to sleep there, knowing that the guards and the dogs would not catch him here until it was late morning, and time to wake up. After that, that boastful champion Hercule Satan would reveal himself soon enough, and it would be time to introduce Hercule to the Masaki clan and prove once and for all that he was truly the all-seeing eye in the universe.
Once that morning came, the Madri Scholar was correct on the money as usual, knowing enough about the realms to know that the nighttime guards were useless. If robbers had known this, the mansion would be completely empty. Anyway, just as he guessed, he was awakened by the sound of growling dogs and security trying to tell him to wake up and get out.
"Oh, the guards. Mostly everyone here pretty much fears you, because they don't want to be arrested. Me? I welcome you as a wake-up call," the Madri Scholar said, surprising the guards. An angry dog growled in reply, chomping at the bit to get his fangs on a certain wizard priest looking guy that didn't even flinch. The Madri Scholar then stood up, before continuing to speak. "Don't worry about Hercule, or any of his things. I'm not going to hurt him or steal a thing. I'm simply going to speak to him about something… that he and his daughter might want to see. Something I bothered Videl about after school yesterday that might be worthwhile to the both of them. Just allow me to wait here after he's addressed the people."
"Uh, actually, I think he's addressing the people right now," one of the guards said, pointing towards the front of the mansion, where Hercule is standing outside, addressing his people.
"I am the World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion! And I am perfecting a new technique which shall take my skill to higher depths so that I become powerful beyond all others! Yeah!" Hercule boldly declared, finishing with his trademark motion of raising his arm up in a closed fist, followed by the cheering people doing so. What a hero. He gave the people something to cheer for, some excitement in their lives. Sure, he discovered people… no, friends with unnatural abilities which meant he was not the strongest man in the universe, but that didn't matter, not to him and not to anyone without an easily irritable mind, as long as he remained champion. The Madri Scholar, though, was one with an easily irritable mind… with having to wait for this showboat poser champion to stop posing so that he could finally speak to him. The front door to the mansion opened, and out came Videl and Majin Buu to stand beside Hercule. This pretty much meant the session was over for today, and they were going to return to their not very humble home in five minutes. But their exit also marked another statement. It meant free room for the Madri Scholar to super sprint into the mansion, completely undetected, in .197 seconds. The confused guards and dogs looked at each other and wondered if he was even there, for they had their backs turned to him when he sprinted into the place.
Finally, Hercule was finished showboating, and the noble beacon of hope retreated in his championship glory, his daughter and "student" trailing behind him.
But as soon they reached the top room, Hercule's room, the group found themselves face to face with this holy-looking druid freak of an all-seeing man known as the Madri Scholar. Hercule and Majin Buu looked at him and laughed at the top of their lungs right there, looking at the ridiculous outfit that this guy was actually showing up in before their very eyes. Videl, however, was unfazed by his appearance. The Madri Scholar was quickly getting angry at this embarrassing display of "respect" from the champion of the world and his magic borne disciple.
"Be quiet!" the Madri Scholar blasted. However, nothing would come of it except more laughing and the fact that he was being completely ignored. Videl, knowing that he had something "important" to say about his story of the visitors from the other realm, was in no mood to see him any longer than she had to, especially if that would be because of people laughing at him; it was simply not her style about this. Videl, equally irritated at the matter, kicked Majin Buu in the head, then Hercule, sending them into a dizzied state. But most of all, it stopped their laughing.
"Finally. Peace," the Madri Scholar said, following a sigh which had those same words attached on it.
"Yeah, now can you tell me why you're here, Madri Scholar? I'm in no mood to see a weirdo like you even if I'm in my best mood," Videl asked, quickly rushing to the point.
"Well, now that your knucklehead father is quiet, I guess I can finally get to the point. I know for a fact you're going to visit mount Paoz. Combine the fact that the people there are friends with all of you now, and your boyfriend is among them, there is no doubt in my mind you want to kick off your little vacation with them."
"And? What's that got to do with anything? Tell me, before I knock you out and have you arrested for breaking and entering," Videl said, adding a threat that she could certainly carry out.
"First of all, I'm not guilty of breaking and entering. You left the door wide open, and I didn't break anything. All I did was enter," the Madri Scholar stated in counter-explanation. Videl's face became one degree sterner, knowing that he was right. "And besides, I can exit before that happens the same way that I came. I may not be a fighter, but I have unrivaled speed from my universal travels. Therefore, there is no way you or anyone can possibly catch me. I'm like miniature version of the speed of light."
"Whoa!" Videl exclaimed. That fact took her for a loop right there. Nobody can travel faster than light, or even use that as a truly valid figure of speech.
"Anyway, once you make it to Mount Paoz, you'll get an immediate sign that I was right all along," so spoke the all-seeing eye of the universe. Videl then put a daring smirk on his face, expecting him to back out of this. However, he was unwavering in his conviction that he was correct. Still up for the challenge of seeing if the Madri Scholar's words were true instead of taking him at his word, Videl turned to her father and Buu, and instructed them to get up: they were going to Mount Paoz immediately.
Meanwhile, Piccolo was sitting on some other mountaintop, meditating, and preparing to meet with his friends once more if he ever felt like it or considered it necessary. After a short while, he activated two clones of his, each of which was dressed like Nail. Piccolo's clones attacked him with energy blasts, which he managed to dodge. Sooner than later, they were coming at him with an all-on burst mode attack, and he blocked each and every single bit of it, except for one kick which caught him straight hard in the side. However, he did come back from that, immediately dishing that clone a Destructive Wave, which brought that one to an end. That piece of Piccolo's power was brought back into the remaining bodies, meaning rather than three 33 powered Piccolos, there were two 50 powered Piccolos. But, before he could continue training his body, he was forced into training his patience, at the sound of a familiar voice.
"Not even worth bragging about."
He quickly reverted the rest of his energy inside him at the sight of what was before him. He was standing in the presence of that irritating Saiyan, Raditz.
"Raditz, I don't know what you want on this planet, but I'm not having any of it. Step off, or I'll finish you off in one blow. You can't stand a chance against any of us now," Piccolo warned. Raditz, however, clucked at the sound, for he knew full well that they'd gotten about a million times stronger since fighting him. And quite frankly, the confidence he exuded showed that not only did he know, but he didn't care, and felt justified in that for some reason.
"Relax, Piccolo. I didn't come here to kill you, kill anyone, or to take over the planet. I just want to challenge my little brother, just to see how strong I really am now," Raditz explained, a simple purpose indeed. Piccolo then smirked at the fact, knowing that this guy was nothing for Goku now. Goku was at Super Saiyan 3, and all this guy probably did at HFIL was become the punching bag in target practice for the rest of the damned ones. Speaking of which…
"How the heck did you get out?" Piccolo finally asked.
"A hole appeared suddenly, and I took advantage of its presence," Raditz answered. "A kind of… rift in dimensions. I don't know how it happened, but it was right in front of me, but there was no way I was going to take them trying to use me as a punching bag any longer. In fact, they ticked me off enough for me to become a Super Saiyan. Since Nappa and a few of his weaker friends instigated the whole thing, I simply blew them to bits."
"You're kidding, right?" Piccolo asked, in a tone which implied that Raditz was bluffing.
"Nope. Ever since then, the rest of those bums have been leaving me alone. As for why the halo's not on my head: When I escaped, I figured the rift would seal just as suddenly as it came, so I stayed next to it, so that my body was out, but the halo was still trapped inside, and thus no longer able to accompany me. As my luck would have it, that's exactly what happened. So technically, I'm alive again," Raditz continued, grinning his devilish grin at the awe-struck Namekian. However, that grin subsided to a more serious face, which was accompanied by his next words: "Think me a liar if you want, but I will show you and everyone else that doubts me… that my status as an elite… is true."
When he uttered those words, his voice suddenly changed. He did not sound like the usual, bragging, arrogant Raditz of days past. Now, the voice he projected was one that seemed confident, but at the same time more humble, more calm, more focused. Piccolo finally understood at this point, that…no, there were no maybes about it. Raditz really wasn't just boasting false sayings. Horror came upon the eyes of the good demon of the green race as he realized that he was standing there, underestimating this enemy, when all along in this little conversation, Raditz somehow had the power to kill him.
"Just take me to Kakarot already," a certain irritant Raditz began. "I'm getting bored here."
"What's the point? You already know where he lives by now," Piccolo stated matter-of-factly. "And why do you want to fight him? Sure, you've become a Super Saiyan, but he's at Super Saiyan 3. There's no way you could possibly beat him."
"Oh, you don't know about that. See, there's a secret to my lo… actually, I won't tell you. I'll tell Kakarot when I battle him. I'm allowing you to take me to him out of graciousness, you see. If you'd rather not come with me due to fear that I will actually try to kill you, then be my guest. But make your decision now. I'm getting impatient," Raditz instructed, decisive yet annoyed at the amount of time it was taking for Piccolo to follow the instruction of simply taking him to his little brother.
"Well, okay," Piccolo decided with an untrusting scowl. "But anything suspicious, and it'll be battle between you and me."
"Alright. Finally," Raditz said calmly with a sigh. Piccolo levitated off the ground a few feet, and Raditz followed suit. Soon, they were fully flying to Goku's home.
Speaking of the house at Mount Paoz, the area outside where the Masaki clan were allowed to sleep was now occupied by one more person: Ryoko Hakubi, who was tired of the closet. Especially since this one, unlike the one back in Okayama, was kind of discouraging, with all of Chi-chi's clothes hanging over her. So, she'd decided to sneak off through the wall to where the others were. As for who awoke first, that honor belonged to one Princess Ayeka Jurai. Once she cleared the sand out of her eyes and raised herself to a standing balance, she looked about her, seeing sleepyheads strewn about, heads rested on pillows, bodies in sheets. Among the rested faces, was… Lord Tenchi. The one she considered to be the completely perfect guy. In her eyes, anyone would be crazy not to admit he's handsome. And just about every day, he's constantly reminded of that opinion, by at least the certain three of the ladies in the Masaki clan. Yet at the same time, he was a caring individual, a noble soul who knew nothing about ego and conceit. Something that deep down, Ayeka wished that she could be like… or at least that she could be with. Yet who was it that was sleeping alongside him? Who was it that he was proud to call his girlfriend? It wasn't Ayeka. And it used to be that Ryoko had a slight chance, which Ayeka would have surely gotten over with time due to the fact that she lost Tenchi to a rival. But of all the contenders for Tenchi's heart, it just had to be that annoying kid Sakuya! Why did Yugi have to torture Ayeka by bringing her back when she was released from the chamber in the cave?
Ayeka's frustrated reflections were interrupted when she heard the sound of a helicopter approaching their area. Inside the jet copter were people that Ayeka didn't know: Videl, Hercule, Majin Buu, and the Madri Scholar. The Scholar smiled with his arms folded, seeing that the Masaki clan was all outside. This provided immediate proof that he was right. Videl looked on in shock, her gaze turning back and forth from the purple haired woman and the sleeping people around her to the all-stalking weirdo and her father.
"So these are the ones," Hercule finally spoke, breaking the silence that had come to them a few minutes ago, as they approached the home of Son Goku and family. Right at that point, Videl regained her composure quickly enough to stop her jet copter's forward motion, following which she landed it. It was very close to the sleeping Masakis outside and the Son family inside, so whether via the sound or the wind, it was actually pretty easy to know that it was there. Chi-chi and Gohan, who were in the kitchen, recognized the sound of that helicopter anywhere.
"Aren't you getting that? Videl's here!" Chi-chi announced, as if there were any appropriate reason to. Gohan complied with the request portion of it and opened the door to greet his girlfriend. (a/n: why does it seem for some reason like I'm just going through the motions with that statement?) When he saw that Videl hadn't gotten out of the helicopter yet, he stepped outside. Videl smiled and winked at him, then subtlety directed him to the right, where he saw an awake Ayeka.
"Oh, good morning Gohan," Ayeka greeted politely. The Madri Scholar forgot to mention that she was very much out of her snobbish character when just waking in the morning.
"Morning, Ayeka," he greeted back, following the aforementioned observation. By now, the jet copter was on the ground, and the trio of Videl, Hercule, and the Scholar were already on the ground as well. Videl ran over to join at Gohan's side, following which they shared an embrace. After the couple retracted themselves from one another's sense of touch, they turned to the girl with the purple hair.
"You mind telling me which one this is?" Videl asked immediately. She did not want to take long at all knowing which was which among the visitors the Madri Scholar basically personally set up to be here in the first place.
"Oh, that's Ayeka," Gohan answered plainly.
"The First Crown Princess of Planet Jurai," the Madri Scholar added, for three reasons: to flatter Ayeka over her royal title, to remind Gohan and Videl in case they forgot that important detail, and to give some information to the impressed Hercule.
"Why, thank you. I must inform you that my royal position is one that I take… hey, wait a minute! Are you not that rogue stalking priest Ryoko told us about?" Ayeka shot, realizing in the middle of the flattery that this was the Madri Scholar she was speaking to. At the sound of the words "rogue stalking priest", more specifically "stalking", the Madri Scholar smacked his forehead in incredulous panic.
"What is it with you people and your "stalker" business?" he asked, beginning to get somewhat desperate for it to stop.
"Well, you do seem to know everything about everyone," Hercule pointed out whilst thinking about it.
"That's because I'm the all-seeing eye in the universe!" the Scholar explained in exclamation. "And you're the World Heavyweight Charlatan of Martial Arts, so why are you helping her (Ayeka) deface me?"
Before Hercule could answer that question, they could see two figures flying in the distance. One was a green-skinned figure in a dark purple martial artist outfit with a heavy white cape and a heavy purple head turban covered mostly in white bandages. The other was a guy with extremely long black hair, some kind of green device attached to be in front of his left eye, a big brown tail around his waist, and a black and brown rit armor fit which covered all but his arms, fists, and legs.
"Might I ask who these ones are?" Ayeka asked, being the only one that knew nothing about the two. Gohan and Videl smiled in recognition of the ally among those two. The Madri Scholar was the only one that even heard Ayeka.
"The green guy is Piccolo. He comes from the planet Namek. He used to exist as an evil within the eventual guardian Kami until he was sent out, then got beat by Goku and eventually turned good. The same thing I hope to see happening to Gohan's uncle Raditz, the full-blooded Saiyan flying next to him," the Madri Scholar finally replied, his eyes closing at that instant. This was obviously an important moment to him. Gohan, though he never noticed the question from Ayeka, did recognize Raditz, and did hear a certain part of the Madri Scholar's answer. He wondered… if Raditz had anything to do with the Scholar setting up the Tenchi clan to come here. Whether or not that was the case, they had to be careful. Raditz was not one to be trusted.
Piccolo and Raditz flew down directly in front of the Scholar, Videl, Gohan, Hercule, Buu, and Ayeka. Neither looked very friendly, but knowing that Piccolo was a good guy, everyone just guessed that this was their disposition, especially towards each other. Raditz, after a few seconds, turned toward his nephew and asked one simple question: "Gohan, can you tell me where your dad is?"
Meanwhile, Tenchi Masaki just started waking up.
END OF CHAPTER, PREVIEW OF THE NEXT
-Raditz: "Finally, I make my insert. In the next chapter, we will see more clearly how yours truly fares in the midst of the Z Fighter family and the Masaki clan at the same time. But why exactly is this woman bothering me right now?"
-Madri Scholar: "Meanwhile, I happen to spot something… interesting, to say the least, about what could be a situation. Let's hope it doesn't get too rough on the planet. The next installment in Shift of Hearts, the first Dragon Ball Z / Tenchi Muyo! crossover posted here in about a year, will be Chapter 4: Darkness Emerges."
-Raditz: "I shall instantly prove myself to be superior to any and all things that have dared to ever oppose me. I'm back, better than ever: a Super Saiyan!"
