Before continuing with this chapter, please read the precious one, as I have done some major additions to it.
"Hmmm... Where to start ? So, I am a member of a warrior race called Saiyans. We Saiyans are extremely proud people, usually, and we relish war. In our universe, we became the most dominant and powerful race, surpassing even the Kais; the Gods of our universe !"
"That's scary !", David exclaimed with huge eyes.
"Yeah, even to me. And I am a Saiyan ! But I was not always the guy you see me right now. We Saiyans used to work for the Planet Trade Organization, which sought to conquer and sell planets to the highest bidder, by rendering them lifeless."
"How cruel of them !", Supergirl said making a disgusted face.
"I know ! I know ! I was sent to earth as a little kid to devoid it of its lifeform. That's what the Organization does, sends in grown Saiyans to conquer a planet which can show some resistance, and kids for weak planets like Earth. I was a very violent kid, immediately wreaking havoc upon my arrival. Fortunately, I fell on my head and lost memory. I grew up to be a nice guy, all thanks to Grandpa Gohan, who was my adoptive father, and Master Roshi, my first mentor.
Fast forwarding many years, I and Chichi had a four year old son, we named him Gohan, after my Grandpa. Then one day, a Saiyan called Raditz arrived. He was my brother and he revealed everything to me; my lineage, my bloodline, my purpose of existence, my mission. I was so disgusted that I told him to leave, he insulted my wife and kidnapped Gohan, threatening to kill him if I didn't slaughter a 100 humans within a day."
"Don't tell me you did !" Diana said, looking at him with a white face. It was easier said than done, how would have she reacted if it was her own son in Gohan's place ?
"No, I didn't. Me and Piccolo, a namekian friend, tracked my son down and confronted Raditz. However, he proved to be too strong even for both of us, as he handled us with ease."
"My god ! How strong does that make him ?!" Diana spoke through numb lips, finding it hard to imagine any physical threat strong enough to hurt the Saiyan.
Goku laughed softly to himself upon hearing this. Apparently, he had missed a 'ki' (key) point !
"You see in my universe the most prevalent force is ki, the life form present in every living organism. There is a limit to what the physical body can withstand, however to a spiritual force like ki there is no such limit. The beings in my universe have learned how to harness ki to an advantage. They have developed their ki to make themselves stronger, faster, more durable, it is a power from within. One can even use ki to fly and to shoot energy projections. Basically, the more you train your ki, the more powerful you become."
"So your life force can be manipulated to give you these insane powers ?!", Flash asked raising his eyebrows.
"Yes ! So, at one point Raditz pinned me to the ground and started kicking me, breaking all types of bones. This angered Gohan to the point that he injured him with one head butt. His power had increased dramatically, surpassed the evil Saiyan, all to save his loved ones !"
"Much like my David !", Diana interjected in between, looking proudly at her son, silently appreciating his latent powers, and how they had saved her from certain death.
"Yeah ! David is a hero !," Goku declared, raising a fist in the air, "He punched that monster in the gut and then kicked him in the face ! You should have seen how far Darkseid landed !"
"Yeah ! David curb stomped Darkseid !", Flash said.
"He made him bend over ! ," Billy Batson cried in excitement.
"All hail David !", They all cried out in unison, causing the boy to hide his face in his friend's broad chest.
"Continuing with what happened. Gohan's flurry provided me and Piccolo with a window of opportunity. I grabbed my disgusting brother in a nelson, and Piccolo fired his signature attack, killing us both."
"You died ?!", Bruce Wayne asked, perplexed as to how an undead could roam freely like this in the physical realm. Like him, the rest of the League members had the same question on their faces.
"Before dying, Raditz had activated signal to two more powerful Saiyans, relaying every conversation. They got to know of the Dragonballs.
Dragonballs, seven mystical orbs, when gathered together in one place, unleashes a powerful dragon, Shenron, capable of granting one perfect wish. They were created by Kami, another namekian, over 500 years ago. Kami and Piccolo were two halves of a nameless namekian defused into two beings very long ago. It was estimated that the Saiyans would arrive in a year's time, so I, in my undead form travelled to King Kai's planet to train. I reached there in some month's time and instantly began training. It was to power me up, so that i could face my adversaries.
The Saiyan's arrived in due time, destroying a planet on their way, and I was wished back to life. There were two of them; Vegeta, the prince, and Nappa, an army officer, and both of them wanted to acquire the Dragonballs to wish for immortality. The latter killed four of my friends without much effort, and was about to do the same to my son when I arrived. He wasn't much trouble as I disposed him off with ease, breaking his back. Vegeta killed him as he failed to do what he was supposed to.
The battle between us began, and Vegeta quickly gained the upper hand. After a very brutal struggle of beams, I was finally able to overpower him. But then he turned himself to an Oozaru."
"What's an Oozaru ?", David asked curiously from his friend.
"Oozaru is a transformation a Saiyan with a tail goes through once staring at a full moon. It turns him into giant ape, thus increasing his powers ten-folds. Yajirobe, a friend, managed to sneak from behind and cut his tail off. With that done, Vegeta was soon defeated, and he left, vowing to exact vengeance upon all of us.
With Piccolo dead, Kami was gone too, and the Dragonballs were rendered inert, by turning into stones. So, with me in hospital, Bulma, Krillin and Gohan decided to travel to planet Namek, the home of the namekians, where another set of Dragonballs were present, so we could wish them to bring our dead ones back to life."
"And did you ?," Powergirl asked wanting to hear more of this gripping tale.
Goku smirked before continuing. "This is where it gets interesting ! On planet Namek, there was another being present, Freiza, the functional leader of Planet Trade Organization. He was there looking for the Dragonballs too. The mightiest foe we ever met till then ! He and his army mercilessly slaughtered several innocent namekians in search for the Dragonballs, enjoying while doing so. Vegeta decided to rebel against him, and started his own expedition. When I arrived, the situation was bleak; Gohan, Krillin and Vegeta were almost defeated by Freiza's elite forces. I however, managed to turn the tides in our favour but got seriously injured while doing so. I was kept for recovery in a special chamber.
Nail, the strongest namekian battled Freiza. In the meantime, my friends collected the namekian Dragonballs and summoned Porunga, the namekian dragon. They wished for Piccolo, which would in turn revive Kami and thus restore the Earth's Dragonballs, which could be used later.
Freiza easily disposed off Nail, mortally wounding him and left him for the dead. Piccolo soon found him and they both fused. The revived namekian gained such a huge power boost that he was able to hold his own against Freiza. However, much to everyone's horror, the Icegin revealed that the current form was only his fourth form; he had three more forms, each stronger than the previous one, before reaching his full potential. He transformed eventually and kicked everyone's ass around; Gohan, Krillin, even Vegeta. Then he finally exposed the truth; what happened all those years ago.
Freiza's Organization had forcefully captured the Saiyan planet, Vegeta. The Saiyans were not that strong back then, so they were subdued, agreeing to work for him. They helped him capture several planets, getting stronger after every fight, a natural Saiyan trait. However, with the increase in their power, came the increase in Freiza's fear. Fear that one day the Saiyans would grow powerful enough to overthrow him. So as paranoid as he was, he decided the fate of my race in one single moment.
He was in his weakest form. Planet Vegeta had ten times the gravity of Earth, meaning it was either physically ten times the size or was ten times denser. In his weakest form. Using just one percent of that form's power. With one small attack. From one forefinger... He turned the planet to ashes, thus causing the genocide of the Saiyan race, everyone perished save a few."
"Gods have mercy ! That makes him even stronger than Zeus ! I don't think that even Clark had this much power, before his training that is !", Diana gasped putting a hand over her mouth. That was the single greatest feat she had ever known.
David just stared at him, unable to decide how powerful the Icegin was.
"That is truly cruel ! And insanely powerful ! Killing an entire race just based on your fears ! Tell me you handed this Freiza his rear-end ! Tell me ! We want to know !", Supergirl said, demanding to hear more.
"I was sent to Earth to conquer it, moments before my planet's destruction. Raditz, Vegeta and Nappa were not there, so were saved, having been recruited in Freiza's army. Moreover, to hide the truth from these Saiyans, a rumour was spread; that planet Vegeta was struck by a meteor, causing its destruction.
Vegeta was soon killed by Freiza after this revelation. It was now me and the tyrant. The Saiyan and the icejin. Even after I reached my maximum, he was still too powerful, having come to use fifty percent of his final form's full power. He mercilessly killed my best friend, Krillin, blowing him up like a balloon.
That was the breaking point. The incident angered me, boiled me so much that I once again gained a huge boost in power. He was thrashed around. So, he decided to blow up Namek, but not before he was sliced in half ! The planet exploded and I escaped in a spaceship. We later wished everything and everyone killed by Freiza back to life, including Namek. Freiza however, despite being cut in half and beaten to an inch of his life, survived the explosion. He and his father, King Cold, arrived on Earth shortly after, only to be decimated by a young guy called Trunks.
As it happened, Trunks was a half-Saiyan, much like Gohan, who had travelled back in time to warn us of an impeding threat; the androids. He said that the androids would kill everyone and nobody would be able to stop them because I would be dead from a heart virus by that time. He had come to give me the antidote, which was not yet made in my timeline. He left soon afterwards, after revealing that he was the future son of Bulma and Vegeta. Kid Trunks was born a year later."
"So what happened next ?," Even Bruce Wayne had to admit it; true or not, the story was getting interesting !
"The androids arrived on the time specified by Trunks- 18 and 17. 17 looked like a guy with black hair and 18 was a cute blonde chick, like Kara !"
"Like me ? , " Kara Zor-El asked, placing a hand on her chest, obviously flattered by that 'cute blonde chick' remark.
"More like the other one, Powergirl.", Goku answered pointing at the other Kara, much to Supergirl's disappointment. " 18 had a bob cut like her, although she was not as sweet as Powergirl !"
Powergirl smiled at the compliment. "I have everyone reason to be sweet to you !, " She said.
Goku nodded before continuing , " So, I got the heart virus and was confined to bed. 17 and 18 wreaked havoc, defeating everyone, even Vegeta. They left, and sometime later a new threat emerged; Cell. It was created by a mad scientist with a personal vendetta against me. He had collected cells of all my friends and foes until then and biomechanically engineered them to form the deadly being. Cell attained his semi-perfect form after absorbing 17, and began looking for 18, with which he could be perfect.
But Vegeta and Trunks returned after a year's training in Hyperbolic Time Chamber, which meant only one day passing in Earth. Initially, Vegeta outmatched Cell, but he soon let his pride get the better of him, and let the engineered monstrosity to absorb 18, thus gaining it's perfect form.
Perfect Cell simply outclassed both the father and the son. After humiliating them, it announced the Cell games, which would take place after ten days. If at the end of the games, nobody was able to beat it, it would destroy Earth. I got well by that time, thanks to the antidote given by Trunks. So, it was time for me and Gohan to train in the Chamber for one Earth day. We mastered our powers during our training and stepped out much more powerful.
I was an equal match for Perfect Cell at the beginning, trading blows with it. I somehow managed to blow its torso up in pieces. But it had a special trait, it could regenerate to come back stronger ! It did exactly just that and revealed that it was using only half of his power, and then powered up to its maximum. I decided to send in my son Gohan next."
"But why ?!," Diana asked, her face showing confusion and worry. What kind of father threw his own son in danger ? Would Clark have done the same to David ? She certainly wouldn't have.
"My son was always protected, pampered. I knew that one day, I would be not so strong, that one day, someone would certainly eclipse my powers. Gohan had to learn how to defend himself and his family and friends, feel the heat of the battle, learn its finest details. Afterall, he was to be the next defender of the Earth. I wanted him to not need his father, to be independent and strong, like a Saiyan should be !
Gohan was outmatched at first, but circumstances led him to explode in rage. He toyed with Cell, killing it's Cell jrs., its small copies, with ease. Frustrated, it began to swell threatening to destroy Earth with a suicide blast. I took Cell away to a distant planet, where it detonated, killing me and destroying itself. However, a single cell of it remained and from that cell it regenerated again, and since it was made up of Saiyan cells too, receiving zenkai. Shortly after, it returned to Earth; Perfect Cell was now Super Perfect Cell ! It had enough power to destroy the solar system. A beam struggled ensued between Gohan and Super Perfect Cell, and my son seemed to be losing. I had to encourage my son from the spirit world to continue, not to lose hope. My friends provided a distraction for him, and he transferred all his energy, power and wrath into that one final attack. The beam overpowered Cell and engulfed it, annihilating it completely, leaving not even a single cell of it to regenerate from. Victory was ours. For seven years, it was peaceful. Chichi had given birth to another of my son, Goten. Then..."
"Then what ?," Bruce demanded. The story was getting closer to what he wanted to hear.
"A magical being called Majin Buu came along. 5 million years ago, there were five Supreme Kaioshins, or Supreme Kais, the Gods of our universe, four powerful Supreme Kais led by one uber Grand Supreme Kai. Each of the four Supreme Kais had the control over each quadrant of the universe, and the Grand Supreme Kai over the entire universe. Each Supreme Kai had enough power to kill Freiza with one finger... Four of them were killed by Majin Buu. He went on to destroy several galaxies.", Goku intentionally left a pause to make them understand the threat he and his friends had faced, the power of this being.
And they did. Every single one of them understood how powerful was this Majin Buu, how dangerous. But none of them seemed to understand was that how did Goku survive the onslaught that had arrived ?
"Buu was childish, hopping around and cracking bizarre jokes. He did not appear to be dangerous at first, but when he broke loose, not even God could help us ! He killed Krillin and seemingly killed Gohan. Vegeta sacrificed himself by blowing himself up in the face of Buu, but he simply regenerated back.
Earlier, I had been sent to Earth for one day to participate in a martial-arts tournament, and seeing the Buu threat, I unleashed all my powers, shaking the whole world madly while doing so, which were sufficient to beat him at that point. But I wanted Goten and kid Trunks to be the new defenders of Earth, so I did not kill Majin Buu. Unfortunately, my powers had consumed my time on Earth and I was recalled back to the world of the dead. Buu continued his assault before arriving at and having a change of heart. He decided to live peacefully.
But fate had different plans for Majin Buu. A second Buu, known as Evil Buu arrived and thrashed and merged with the now good Majin Buu, transforming into a still more powerful Super Buu.
Super Buu was a force of nature ! He was truly unstoppable. However, after some persuasion, he waits for an hour, for a promised powerful warrior by Piccoolo. The warrior appeared, Gotenks, a fusion of Goten and Trunks, which nearly killed Buu, when the fusion wore off, causing him to once again separate into Goten and Trunk. All hope was lost, but the three decided to make a final stand against Super Buu.
Just then Gohan arrived. Apparently, he was not dead, but was training with the last Supreme Kai. His full hidden potential had been unleashed and he was now more than a match for Super Buu. The monster was manhandled by my first son and was about to be finished when Gotenks appeared again with Piccolo, both of them were absorbed by Buu. With that, Super Buu was now superior to Gohan, and beat him within an inch of his life. He was healed by Dende, and Tien Shinhan joined the fight too.
I was granted another pass by Old Kai, so that I could be of some help to my son. Before I went in, he gave me a special set of earrings, Potara Earrings. It allowed the two wearers to permanently fuse together granting the new being immense power. As a test, Supreme Kai fused with his bodyguard to form Kibito Kai. I originally intended to fuse with Gohan, but he too was absorbed by Super Buu, turning into Buuhan. I barely escaped with my life against him when I sensed a very familiar ki signature."
"Was it Vegeta ?," David asked, looking up. His eyes were shining with curiosity, wanting to hear the exciting conclusion. The joy he would have retelling it to his classmates !
"Smart Boy !," Goku said ruffling his hair ," Indeed it was. We both fused with the help of the earrings, resulting in a being called Vegito. He completely toyed around with Buuhan, making him look like a complete idiot ! Even when he was turned to a chocolate by Buuhan, he still managed to beat his adversary black and blue. He had to be transformed back. Vegito gave him ten seconds to live. At the end of the time period, Buuhan absorbed Vegito. But Vegito was as smart as he was powerful; prior to absorption, he had created an energy barrier around himself to prevent being completely absorbed by Buu.
However, once inside Buuhan, Vegito separated into me and Vegeta. It was a ruse, to help release our sons from inside of Buuhan. With some difficulty, both of us managed to rescue Gohan, Goten, Trunks and Piccolo. Vegeta cut loose the good Majin Buu as well, with which Buu's body began a chaotic breakdown. It resulted in the formation of the highly insane and irrational, Kid Buu...
Kid Buu's first action was to destroy the Earth. Me, Vegeta, Mr. Satan and Dende were saved by Kibito Kai, who teleported us to his world. Buu began searching for us throughout the galaxy, destroying planets in which we were not found. He finally arrived where we were and I had to confront him. We went all out; Buu and me. The battle was fierce but balanced, with none of us gaining the edge over the other. But my powers quickly drained my energy and I was now too weak to fight now. Vegeta stepped in, but was quickly outmatched in every aspect. As he was about to be finished by Buu, Mr. Satan stepped in. Kid Buu spat out the good Majin Buu, because of Satan's kindness. They both fought each other, giving us some time to prepare our final attack. Together with Old and Supreme Kai, we used the Namekian Dragonballs to wish the destroyed Earth back along with its inhabitants. Old Kai was sceptical at first, but after being promised a woman to kiss, he agreed. The Spirit Bomb was finally made.
Spirit Bomb is a powerful attack, a last desperate measure to end an evil for good. The attack is in the form of a huge glowing sphere, collected from the spirits of all the living beings. Though it takes some time to form, it is a full-proof method against an evil enemy. Only a being of pure heart can use the Spirit Bomb.
The bomb was thrown at Kid Buu, but he was powerful enough to stop it, surprising all of us. However, with my strength restored by the Dragonballs, I managed to unleash my full power against Kid Buu. Buu finally gave in, and was totally incinerated by the Spirit Bomb. We had won ! Oh, how relieved we felt afterwards !"
"Yippee !", David cried clapping his hands softly. He was glad that Goku had finally managed to end the threat once and for all. He knew that his friend was almighty and nobody could defeat him. How good was it to have him on his side ! To have a person of this power as his friend !
The rest of the League members seemed to share David's joy as they were now beaming at the Saiyan, some giving him a thumbs up, happy that Goku was a man with a true fighting spirit and formidable powers. They felt somewhat relieved that this man, this Saiyan had come to their aid when they needed him the most. They had been missing Superman very badly. Soon, they began talking among themselves, forming small groups. Goku could hear snippets from their chit-chats. "Freiza", "Saiyan", "Buu"...
"Ahem !", coughed Bruce Wayne, immediately gaining everybody's attention around there. The talks stopped, and they were all looking at him now. , "How happy are we to know of your victory, Goku ! You certainly threw a lot of light on your past, judging by how much you told us today. I am very sure that we will come to be very good allies. However, you still did not explain as to how you ended up in our dimension !"
Now the attention shifted towards Goku, like sunflowers to sunlight. They saw that his face was now a potpourri of emotions; grief, anger, disappointment, guilt, penance, all in varying degrees, as he began breathing heavily. At one point, they might have seen a droplet of tear form in the corner of his eye. Suddenly, his look had changed, from a victorious person to a grief-stricken one; he seemed like a man who had lost everything that was dear to him. Both Bruce and Diana knew that look too well.
"Goku ?!," Diana called out to Goku, seeing that he was lost in some memory; his jaws clenched hard, his muscles tight.
"Goku !," Supergirl cried out, shaking him by the shoulder.
"It was peaceful for quite some years. ," Goku began, though he was looking down, avoiding any eye contact " Five years of peace, I guess. One fateful day, I was travelling back from Kibito Kai's place to Earth. Flying about in space, I came across a being. He was unconscious, so I took him to the nearest hospitable planet. Upon coming under the light of its star, I saw that he was wearing a black armour with gold stripes running across in a zig-zag manner."
"No !, " Diana whispered softly, fully knowing what it meant.
"Upon seeing him twitch, I gave him the senzu bean. He immediately hopped back up and thanked me several times. Flattered, I decided to take him to Earth, my planet. On the way there, I asked him several questions regarding his origin, race, powers... family. He didn't seem to recollect anything. But he did tell me his name."
"And what was it ?, " Bruce Wayne asked, the blood drawn from his face. It was a mere formality to confirm his fears.
"Imperiex."
The mere mention of the name was enough as Goku heard a collective gasp coming from the League, each member taken aback by this shocking revelation. They knew what the threat meant; complete annihilation. It was a cosmic being hell bent on restarting the entire universe. They knew that Goku's universe would have suffered too, marred by this adversary. But how did Imperiex reach there ? This question only meant one thing; Superman had failed, died in vain.
"How big was it ?," Hal Jordan asked after a very long time. He had witnessed the gigantic villain first hand, the powers it wielded, and wanted to make sure that it was the same Imperiex Goku had encountered.
"About 6'3", weighed a little over a hundred kilos and wore a red cape. ," Goku answered grimly.
"Then it must be an Imperiex probe !, " The Green Lantern deduced ,"Because the real Imperiex was colossal in size, as huge as a skyscraper. Although the red cape must be an addition to the design."
"When we arrived on Earth, I was so glad to see my family back after such a long time ! Chichi, Gohan, Goten, everyone ! We had a party that night, everyone was so happy to see me. Even Imperiex was invited !, " Goku laughed cruelly to himself at the last line; this time, nobody joined in.
"Continuing from where I left- Vegeta came to offer me some cookies, saying that he had baked those himself for my arrival. I got an upset stomach ! He badmouthed me when I ran away from the place clutching my mouth. It was the last time I saw him alive, because when I was vomiting far away in the field, I saw a bright explosion. I rushed back to save the ones left alive; Gohan, Chichi, Goten and Trunks.
I was later told by Gohan that when Vegeta was cursing me he had apparently shouted "Why you Kakarot ? Being away from Earth has made you soft ! ". Imperiex curiously asked him that what planet was he on. Vegeta was blasted in the face when he replied him. Bulma too was killed as she stood close by. Gohan also said that Piccolo took the beam meant for the young boys. Videl, who was pregnant with Gohan's child by that time, was killed instantly by a hard shot to the gut. It was Majin Buu who had stalled Imperiex for some time to allow us to escape. We reached the Sacred World of Kais before taking any action. Kibito Kai later informed us that the entire Earth's solar system was destroyed by Imperiex, Majin Buu was later vapourized after putting up a very good fight.
We had no time to train as Imperiex declared to hollow and reshape the entire universe. Goten and Trunks fused into Gotenks and went Super Saiyan 3. The boys' revenge was insatiable, he jumped in the fight a little too soon, and a little too rashly, Imperiex was however uber powerful. Gotenks defused soon after and the two boys were about to be finished off, when Gohan grabbed the cosmic being from behind, locking his arms around him and ordered everyone to leave. His final worlds were "It was an honour to fight alongside you, Dad !" before self-destructing in an explosion ! Imperiex was gone. Goten and Trunks both began wailing inconsolably, tears flowing down their cheeks, snot dripping from their noses. I felt pity for the two boys, witnessing such massacre at such a young age ! Their friends and families killed in front of their eyes, their planet destroyed. I hugged them both, confused myself how to react. "Please calm down !" I said through quivering lips, but they kept crying, demanding irrationally to bring everyone back. "Please stop crying !" I said again, wishing that they could get out from this suffering. My wish was granted in a twisted manner by Imperiex as he shot out two beams and quickly ended the boys' cryings, and their lives; apparently he had survived Gohan's blast. My whole family was decimated in front of my eyes by the anomaly. "
A deafening silence filled the room. Everyone was looking at Goku with pity. Tears were rolling down David's cheeks feeling sorry for his friend's plight. Sure they had lost some of their loved ones during the Imperiex Wars but, none of had to witness the entire massacre of their family. Diana had, but even she did not have any children to lose at that time. She wished that she would never have face the same crisis that Goku had. She wished that Superman could have too survived the boom tube's displacement, so that he would be of some help, providing some assistance and a way to end the threat. She wished that Brainiac would have survived; at least he would have spared the universe by ruling it. But she knew that neither Superman nor Brainiac was powerful enough to survive the Big Bang. Imperiex was crueler to Goku's universe, having learnt a lesson in hers.
"How did you survive then ?"
Goku heard a question, but didn't care who asked it.
"Too broken to resist further, I fell down to my knees, submitting myself to fate. Imperiex didn't kill me, but took me to outer space. I watched as he destroyed a dozen of stars and their systems. He later told me that it was his way of thanking me for putting him out of statis. Apparently, he'd 'gift' me a new perfect universe. Disgusted, I went out of there to planet Namek for the Dragonballs, since the ones on Earth were destroyed. There, I learned that Dende, the namekian Dragonball maker, was on Earth too when it was destroyed. All hope was lost. But they said that they could appoint a new guru to make the Dragonballs, though it would take some time for them to do so.
I went to the Kais to console my wife, Chichi. But her age had caught up with her, and her heart was too weak to bear the news of her family's death, she died in my arms. But I had no time to mourn, I was now the sole guardian of the universe. I trained with Kibito Kai to increase my powers, max them out and since Imperiex was not aware of the way to reach Kai's planet so I trained unhindered. By the time I was finished, my enemy had destroyed the northern quadrant of universe. He accomplished one-fourth of his mission.
I confronted Imperiex one-on-one this time, determined to end him forever. It was a one sided battle though, as he was far more powerful, even than my full potential. So in an act of desperation, I had to use a once forgotten technique. A technique which I had began using during Kibito Kai's training. Kaioken. It allows the user to enhance his speed, strength, durability, powers by a multiple he calls out, like Kaioken x 2, enhances the factors by 2, Kaioken x3 by 4 and so on, but it causes a considerable amount of ki strain. When fighting Freiza, I maxed out at Kaioken x 20, with Imperiex, I had to go a hundred. My muscles slowly began tearing apart from the strain, I knew I had little time. I did destroy him eventually, but he regenerated back. So, I had only one option left; Spirit Bomb. But not just any Spirit Bomb, I had to gather the spirits from every single being from the universe, even the dead ones. So, I began charging up the Universal Spirit Bomb but, Imperiex found me. My dead family and friends were briefly sent into the living world, to stall him in order to give me more time to charge the bomb. We finally succeeded, the bomb impacted on his face and incinerated him.
But, I knew that the job was not done; now as you see, the impact was so severe that it ripped open an inter-dimensional rift, a rupture in the space-time fabric. Seeing that, I, just like Superman, pushed the Spirit Bomb into the rift, making sure that the threat would never appear again. After that, I ended up here."
Everyone nodded their heads silently, though none of them spoke a single word. It was best to leave this warrior to his wounds, poking him might be too dangerous.
"My friends and family, dead because of me !", He cried through gritted teeth, the nerves in his neck bulging out.
The League was looking at him worriedly now, was he going to explode like David ?
"Dead because I helped a monster !"
His hair was now slowly rising upwards, till only four short bangs lined his forehead. A golden coloured aura was now surrounding him.
"It's all my fault !"
The League was pretty sure that for a brief, very brief moment, they saw his hair flash a bright golden colour. But when Goku realized what he was doing, he immediately calmed down. Then, he placed his hands on the table and closed his eyes, lost in some form of meditation.
It was a long time before someone dared to speak.
"Can I ask you something Goku ?," Hal Jordan asked, a little wary.
"Yeah sure !," He said opening his eyes, a little more relaxed when he did.
"Why didn't you save us from the kryptonians earlier, when you could have pawned them so easily !"
"Oh that ! You see I was a little down on confidence after losing everything. So I wasn't sure what to do, I am not afraid to confess that I was scared too. But, after I saw what they were about to do to Kara, I decided that enough was enough."
Goku knew that he had lied to everyone present in the hall. Because the moment he sensed the kryptonians, he knew he could beat them all. But there was something else that had halted him, made him wonder. The kryptonians were emitting similar ki signatures to that of Imperiex ! Even Supergirl and Powergirl ! But how was it possible ?! Did it mean that Imperiex too was kryptonian ? But none of the League members had mentioned it. Goku had wondered who these armoured beings were but, decided to abandon the queries when he saw that Supergirl was about to be violated by Zod. He certainly had a lot of questions in mind.
"So once again I thank you on behalf of the League, Goku !,"Bruce Wayne came up to him and shook his hand.
"Don't embarrass me please !" Goku said.
It was twilight by the time they had reached her home. It was on David's continuing childish insistence that Goku had decided to stay in Diana's home.
"Please Goku ! Come and live with us ! Mommy makes good food. Moreover, she is very badly beaten. She needs a friend like you to take care of her. Please !" He had begged.
Diana had tried to take him away, but he had simply shook her off and ran to cling to his feet.
"You promised to never leave us again, Goku ! Pinkie swear ! Remember ?!" Goku had to comply.
He wasn't fond of living alone in another woman's home, especially a pretty and single mother like Diana, even though he had saved her and her son's lives. Living like this just did not seem right. He would have to think something of it soon.
Diana noticed that Goku was very gloomy throughout the whole journey, not even caring to smile. She realized that the painful memories had taken their toll, she knew what to do.
Immediately upon entering the house, she switched on the lights and turned to him.
"I know what it feels like !, " She said to him ," To lose everyone you love, to feel guilt, and resentment. I know Goku, I know."
He was staring at her, completely taken by surprise by this show of affection. A few days ago, she had left him dying in the cold and now this.
"It was not your fault, Goku.," Diana continued ,"The Imperiex, it wasn't your fault. You did what a pure-hearted man like yourself does; helping anyone in need. Don't blame yourself for it. When I lost my family and Superman, I blamed myself, for not being there on time, for not being able to help them out during their battle. You begin hating yourself, your very pathetic existence, any lesser man would perish by ending his life. But then you realize that you have some other responsibilities as well, that's part of being an idol. I am very sure you were an idol back home too, to your sons, to your friends, to the people you so diligently protected. Then you take that responsibility and turn it into your sole reason for existence. I found mine in David, I am pretty much sure that you will find yours too, eventually, we all do. We too can give up like anyone and run away Goku, but remember this; we're not like anyone."
The last line was quoted from a private conversation Diana had with Clark a long time ago.
Goku's lips began quivering as he heard and understood her words. His eyes began brimming with tears as he tried to hold them back, he bit his lower lip.
"Goku don't !," She said ," Sometimes it's better to let it all away ! To cry your heart out !"
With that put her strong arms around his broad back, hugging him once again, this time to share his grief, his sorrow. She could hear her sobs as he finally decided to let it all lose, crying like a small child.
"But I helped a monster !," Goku croaked, his voice a little slurry because of the tears , "And that monster destroyed my world. That makes me a monster too."
"Shhh... Goku !," She said placing a hand on his face ," Never talk things like that, you are not a monster ! You are an angel, Goku ! A saviour !"
Then, she kissed him on the cheek, his wild spikes softly tickling her face. She giggled internally.
GRRRRUUUULLLPPP... !
"What was that ?!", Diana cried out in shock.
"It seems I am a 'little' hungry.", Goku replied wiping his tears with the back of his hands, going a little red in his cheeks.
A huge amount of food had to be ordered, amounting to the quantity required to fill twenty people's stomach.
"Wow !", Goku cried as the humongous amount of food was laid on the table with a suckling pig at the centre.
"Maybe food lifts his mood up !", Diana thought.
She watched in amazement as Goku reached for a pair of chopsticks and slashed it many times across the whole body of the roasted pig.
SLISH ! SLASH ! SNIP ! SNAP ! ZAAP !
Both mother and son watched with huge eyes as the pig's carcass fell to numerous tiny pieces !
"Whoa ! Can you teach me how to do that ?!", David asked, a knife ready in his hands.
"David ! What about the prayer ?!" Diana had made sure to raise her son with manners.
"Oh yeah ! Almost forgot mommy !"
They joined their hands and closed their eyes and muttered a prayer, a daily routine-
God our Father, Lord and Saviour
Thank you for your love and favour
Bless this food and drink we pray
And all who shares with us today.
And then they opened their eyes, only to find that the food was... Gone !
They turned their heads in time to see Goku ravishingly putting the last bit of the food in his mouth, apparently enjoying the taste of it. The entire table was left spotlessly clean, not a single crumb of food remained on it !
Diana opened her mouth to yell at him but decided against it. Today was his day. He had saved her and her son. Later on, both of them had to do with milk and cornflakes.
As the night began growing darker, it was time to go to sleep. Diana was helped up to her room upstairs by Goku; one arm around his neck, with David following closely behind.
"Here ! That would be fine.", Diana said as she was placed on the bed. She had to take some rest before being fully well.
"Please sleep with mommy ! She might need your help during the night.", David insisted, not fully knowing what he had just said.
"Ummm... that's very tempting, but no thanks ! I think I'll do good in the chair.", Goku said, flopping on the chair placed nearby. "Moreover, I think I'll help mommy by keeping an eye over her !"
"Goodnight Goku !", David said, lying next to his mother.
"Goodnight friend !", Diana wished him too, her hands around her son, pulling him closer to herself and kissing the crown of his head.
"Sweet dreams to both of you !"
Unlike last night, Diana and David slept peacefully.
They were both standing in the Research and Development facility of PhoenixTech labs; Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor. They seemed to be looking at something, examining it.
"Are you sure you want to do this ?", Lex asked his partner, eyeing the torn grey armour suspiciously. It was Zod's armour suit, that had been collected from the site.
"We have accomplished so much together. Then why this sudden hesitation ?," Bruce asked frowning.
"I mean, I am not sure we could do this. The kryptonian technology is far more advanced than ours, plus I am not sure how much funds will it require or even how much time will it take."
Bruce Wayne looked at him. "We will do it. We will accomplish it, like we always have. I'll keep a close watch on David, the boy might come in handy someday. As for funds, when did we care about funds when we rebuilt this entire planet ? Time though, is something we might be short of. Seeing the powers of our uninvited guest."
"I always thought you were a little nuts, but this paranoid ?!," Lex asked, rubbing his bald head. Bruce had narrated to him the entire day's events. Zod, Goku, Darkseid, David, then the flashbacks. ,"Of what I've heard, he saved the League, he saved our WORLD !"
"True, but Goku wasn't completely honest with us. He did keep some secrets.", The billionaire gruffed.
"How can you be so sure ?"
"I have spent my life interrogating people, Lex. I know every little frown and twitch the face makes, what they are revealing and what they are hiding. Certainly, it has some merits, I believe.", Bruce said staring at him ,"Moreover, do you really believe his story ? Vegeta ? Nappa ? Raditz ? Freiza ? I think even David can come up with better names ! His story-reciting certainly gave me cancer."
"If you say so.," The bald businessman sighed, raising his brows ,"But if you ask me, I'll say that you are oversimplifying things, Bruce."
Bruce now hardened his stare, the one which terrified subjects and citizens alike; the batglare ! He stepped closer to his business partner, close enough for the latter to see in his eyes that he was dead serious. "I have a feeling. A hunch, that the Imperiex war was just the beginning."
"T-That's why we need Goku. ," Lex countered with his own logic.
"We need Goku's powers. I'm afraid that the trauma might have upset his psychological balance. He might act in an aggressive manner, given a tense situation. Might unintentionally harm some members."
"Are you sure that you are not doing this for... 'her' ?", Lex asked trying to coax out the truth from him, expecting him to lash out. To his surprise, Bruce went on to confess honestly.
"You have been a good friend in these past few years, Lex. So I won't lie to you. Yes, I still have some feelings for her. When you spend time with a person in great need, help him out, share some memorable moments, you do tend to develop some feelings for him."
"Especially one as pretty as her !", Lex joked, trying to lighten his mood.
"She's just a friend.", Bruce said, avoiding any eye contact.
"I think it's you who's not being completely honest."
"We have to be careful with Goku .", Bruce Wayne changed the topic.
"You have changed a lot, Bruce ! You have changed a lot !" Lex Luthor said, shaking his head.
The computer screens came alive. They began their work.
Some of the fans might be furious as to why I included the Our Worlds at War arc in the New 52, here's my answer; because it was the perfect DC storyline to fit in this fanfic, it was a very significant arc in the DC Universe, leaving an impact on almost every comic title. New 52 is quite new and is open for a lot of additons and manipulations, so the OWW arc doesn't hurt it very much.
Still, I apologize to DC comic fans, if some of them are unhappy.
I believe Superman/Wonder woman #6 is out by this time, so in this fic the relevance of the title's story only goes up till #5, from then on, it is my own imagination and ideas.
So, Goku is here in the DC dimension because of Imperiex war, but why was a mere probe so powerful ?
Why did Goku hide secrets ? Super Saiyan forms ? The ki signatures of the kryptonians ? And how does he intend to find his answers ?
Diana has lend a crying shoulder to Goku. What is the future holding for them ?
Bruce and Lex have got hold of the kryptonian grey armour. What exactly are they planning to do with it ?
Find out in the next chapter !
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