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Chapter 10: The Long Awaited Wedding! An Uninvited Interruption!?
15 months have passed...
"Super Elite Jaco! I need some assistance over here!" Goten called out from across the bizarre red and brown field as he was overwhelmed with a horde of villainous alien mobsters.
"I'll be right there, Saiyakid!" Jaco took down his opponents quickly to get to Goten.
"Super Saiya Justice Punch!" Goten slugged one of the mobsters into a nearby building while Jaco blasted another that was trying to sneak up on his ally from behind.
"Thanks Jaco. Glad you got my back." Goten grinned as he plowed through a dozen more mobsters. "Where is your boss at?"
"Boss is in da cellar!" One of the frightened mobsters cried out, motioning to a cellar door.
"Right, we should wait for the others to catch back up though." Jaco told Goten.
"Screw that man, we gotta stop this villainy!" Goten proclaimed as he rocketed through the cellar door.
"Why the hell did Saiyaman pair me up with him.." Jaco sulked as he followed Goten into the cellar.
"It's so dark in here, I can't-ow!" Goten flew back as he was attacked from a being hidden in the darkness.
"Youse guys aint gettin to da boss!" A voice called out.
"Hmm…" Jaco turned his nightvision on to see about fifty mobsters blocking their way. "This calls for a special Super Elite Blast!" Jaco sent a monstrous ki wave akin to the Super Kamehameha out of his left hand, taking out all fifty at once. "Alright, let's keep going Saiyakid."
"No fair, I can't see anything!" The 11 year old Saiyan protested.
"Just sense my ki and follow that!" Jaco replied tersely.
"Hard to do with a throbbin' headache! Y'know what screw it!" Goten transformed into a Super Saiyan, illuminating the room with his golden grandeur.
"Alright, but be careful in that form Saiyakid, we don't want to kill any of these guys."
"Right, only bring them to justice!" Goten winked. "Let's move Jac-" Goten was cut short as he and Jaco both were electrocuted, knocking them both out on the spot.
"Where… Where the hell am I?" Jaco's vision began to return as he looked around him. He and Goten were both chained up in some sort of ki restraining cuffs. He was unable to break free.
"What the heck is this stuff?" Goten complained, desperately trying to free himself.
"Well, well, well… Two of the members of the famous Saiya Force." A stout green alien with three eyes entered the room. "My name is Curimu, and I am the boss of the Northern Galactic Syndicate."
"You?" Jaco half laughed. "Don't really look like a mob lord pal… No offense of course."
"None taken." Curimu smirked as he had one of his guards beat down the defenseless Jaco.
"Stop it!" Goten cried out. "What are you bastards even doing on this planet anyways?"
"Milk smuggling." Curimu replied, strolling leisurely up to Goten. "The milk here is far better than the shit most planets produce you see. The galactic market would pay a high price for it... A very high price."
"Milk?" Jaco coughed up some blood. "You shit-heads are here for MILK!?"
"They have cows on this planet?" Goten chimed in.
"But, to be honest." Curimu continued, not paying the two any attention. "I'm also here for something else. An ulterior motive, one might say."
"And what would that be?" Jaco asked.
"Well-"
Curimu stopped talking as three figures burst through the ceiling. "Unhand them, you vile gangsters! Or else I, the Great Saiyaman, will have to step in!" Gohan ordered.
"And I, the Crimson Custodian, will have to take out the trash!" Trunks danced.
"And I, the Great Saiyawoman, will have to show you a whole new meaning for pain!" Videl boomed.
"For we are the Saiya Force!" The three did their poses in unison.
"Ah man! I wanted to say my lines!" Goten complained.
"Men! Capture the remaining members of the Saiya Force!" Curimu demanded as he ran out of the room.
"Double Kick of Freedom!" Gohan and Videl cried out as they attacked in perfect unison, easily dispatching all the guards one by one.
"Are you guys okay?" Trunks asked as he freed Jaco and Goten.
"Yeah, we're fine Crimson." Jaco nodded. "Quick, after Curimu!"
"Right." Goten and Trunks nodded as they went with Jaco into the next room, followed quickly by Gohan and Videl.
"Nowhere to run villain!" Gohan called out as they cornered Curimu.
"Son Gohan." Curimu began, turning to the Saiyan. "You will pay. You will pay soon, for the murder of my brother!"
"Hey," Gohan began, getting a better look at Curimu. "You kinda look like-" But before Gohan could finish, Curimu had vanished. "... Guldo…"
And so, the Saiya Force had finally stopped the Great Milk Smuggling Heist. However, many questions began to swirl surrounding Curimu, and his possible connection to Guldo, the time stopping warrior from the Ginyu Force.
"I will continue to look out diligently for Curimu!" Jaco told the rest of the Saiya Force once they had returned to Earth. "And I will make sure I return this Saturday for the wedding." Jaco nodded to Gohan and Videl. After many delays, Gohan and Videl were finally getting married.
"Alright, see you in a few days then Jaco!" Gohan waved goodbye as the galactic patrolman flew off.
"Oh shoot, it's past my curfew! I'll see you guys later!" Trunks panicked as he soared off back to Capsule Corp. to confront a very pissed of Bulma.
"Can I just sleep at your house tonight Gohan? Mom's got her friends from bookclub over." Goten asked.
"Sure, let's go." Gohan agreed.
"Thanks again for watching Pan for us Piccolo." Videl thanked as they all returned home.
"It was no problem. Beats doing that ridiculous superhero nonsense." Piccolo joked.
"Mommy, look!" The one and a half year old Pan giggled, flying into the room and shooting a small ki blast from her hand.
"Piccolo! I told you no training the baby until she turns two!" Videl scolded.
"Hmph." Piccolo grunted. "She's practically two already. Oh, Gohan, we're throwing your bachelors party at Kame House. I think Friday at nine." The namekian awkwardly added. As Gohan's best man, Piccolo had to do a lot of things that were very much out of his comfort zone. Organizing the bachelors party was once such thing.
"Cool! I can't wait!" Gohan exclaimed.
Although of course Gohan could wait, and before he knew it Friday night was upon him. "Have fun Sweetie!" Videl smiled as Gohan flew off for Kame House.
"Gohan's going to be here any minute!" Piccolo stressed, running frantically around Kame House. "You're sure you got everything, right Krillin?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Take a load off Piccolo! There aint nothin' to worry about." Krillin replied as he flopped on the couch.
"The strippers are coming in a half hour!" Roshi called out from the bathroom.
"STRIPPERS!?" Piccolo choked on air as he broke down Roshi's bathroom door. "Gohan explicitly said not to get anything like that!"
"Can't you read between the lines Piccolo?" Roshi said as he gargled mouthwash. "Videl was right next to him when he said that, of course he's going to say no!"
"I really don't think that's a good idea." Krillin chimed in.
"Shut it Krillin, it's a great idea!" Yamcha interjected. "Where did ya get the strippers from Roshi?"
"Sandeep's Afterhours." Roshi replied.
"WHAT!?" It was Oolong now, who had practically crashed through the ceiling. "That place is a dump Roshi! Why would you get girls from there!?"
"What are you talking about Oolong? I've been there many times, the girls there are great!" Roshi replied, splashing on some cologne now.
"You mean Sandy's! Not Sandeep's!" Oolong looked as though he were about to have a heart attack.
"Oh crap you're right… Turtle! Call Sandeep's and tell 'em we're cancelling… Well there ya go Piccolo, no strippers. Are you happy?" Roshi began to tear up a little under his sunglasses.
"Not happy no. Relieved is a better word… He's almost here! Everyone hide!" Piccolo ordered, sensing Gohan's ki.
"Hide? What the hell is this, a birthday party Piccolo?" Oolong teased.
"Huh?" Gohan wondered as he landed at Kame House to find the lights were off. "Where is everyone?"
"SURPRISE!" Everyone shouted once Gohan walked in. "HAPPY BACHELOR PARTY!"
'Oh my God.' Gohan reeled back in shock. And shock would be the primary emotion Gohan would exhibit for most of the night. Especially when Oolong decided to transform into a stripper.
"Oh yeah girl! Shake that thang!" Roshi gawked as Oolong performed a strip tease.
"It's not really wrong if it's actually Oolong I guess." A wasted Krillin laughed as he threw his dollar bills at the transformed pig.
"Are you poor miss? You barely have any clothes!" A familiar voice asked as Gohan's head shot up.
"Dad!" Gohan ran over to Goku to give him the biggest hug in the history of hugs.
"You thought I was gonna miss your wedding?" Goku laughed. "Nah, Piccolo went to Baba and got her to let me come until tomorrow night!" Goku explained. "Hey, ya wanna fight?"
And so five minutes later Goku and Gohan stood opposite each other in front of Kame House, the guests of the bachelors party all watching on.
"How come when Goku showed up, the stripper had to go and we all have to watch him fight!" Yamcha protested.
"You do know I was the stripper right?" Oolong laughed.
"WHAT!" Yamcha reeled back in disgust, throwing up a bit in his mouth.
"Ready son?" Goku called out from across the island.
"HYA!" Gohan lunged at his father, winding up a powerful jab.
"Guess that's a yes then!" Goku laughed as he attempted to block Gohan's attacks, only to get pummeled in the face.
"This is a much better party." Piccolo grinned as he watched on.
"Wow! I already gotta go Super!" Goku created a little distance to allow himself to go Super Saiyan. "Kamehame-" Goku disappeared and reappeared behind Gohan. "HAAA!"
"Damn." Gohan cursed as he shook off the blow. "The Instant Transmission at it again."
"Heh." Goku snickered as he continuously used the Instant Transmission to move all around Gohan, trying to disorient him. "YAH!" Goku yelled out as he tried to strike Gohan from the side. However, it was only an afterimage and Goku was left bewildered. "Where are you…"
"Masenko!" Gohan blasted Goku's back, sending him plummeting head first into the island.
"Fair enough." Goku chuckled as he dusted the sand off him and powered up to Super Saiyan 2. "HA!" Goku shot off two simultaneous ki blasts at Gohan, each striking from different angles.
"You'll have to do better than that!" Gohan jested as he ate the attacks like nothing, following it up with a powerful elbow strike to Goku's stomach.
"Damn! My attacks aren't doing anything! I need more power!" Goku shouted as he powered up to Super Saiyan 3. "HYA!" Goku began a furious close-quarter offensive on Gohan, getting a few damaging blows in. "DRAGON FIST!"
Gohan was sent rocketing into the ocean, creating tsunami-like waves. "Still has a bit to learn." Goku sighed, relaxing his guard.
"You sure about that?" Goku spun around to meet Gohan's fist head on.
"You're unscratched!?" Goku marveled as he and his son continued to clash.
"I've been doing some special training these last few years Dad! I've reach heights that rival the gods!" Gohan replied, slowly overtaking Goku and beating him down until he was forced back to his base form.
"You win." Goku coughed, knowing he was completely and utterly outmatched. "Tell me though, Gohan. How much of your full power were you using just now?"
"Uhh…" Gohan thought as he flew down with his dad. "Like 4% maybe? I don't know it could have been a little more."
"I figured as much. Well I suppose you must be fairly confident for whenever that Beerus guy comes back." Goku smiled.
"Maybe." Gohan replied unconvincingly.
And so the party resumed for a few hours more until the boys all passed out on the floor. Except Piccolo, who sat over Gohan, smiling.
"Good morning, Lord Beerus." Whis greeted as the destroyer cat drowsily walked into the kitchen.
"How long did I nap for Whis?" Beerus mumbled.
"About two years, my Lord." Whis sung, whipping up some breakfast.
"Hmm… Whis, jog my memory please. Where was I going to go after I had my nap?" Beerus yawned.
"Earth, my Lord. Remember, you were going to challenge Son Gohan to a rematch."
"That right! And if he lost again I'd destroy his planet." Beerus perked up as his memory returned to him. "Well that settles it then! We're going to head off to Earth again later today."
"As you command, Lord Beerus."
"Gohan!" Piccolo violently shook his friend awake.
"What! God it's bright in here." Gohan complained, hung over from the night before.
"I left to go prepare stuff for the wedding, but you guys have all slept in! The wedding is in thirty minutes!"
"Huh!?" The Saiyan hopped up as he remembered he was supposed to get married today. "Damnit! Alright I don't have time to go get my outfit then. Piccolo, can you beam me up something?"
"Right." Piccolo nodded as he created Gohan a suit out of thin air.
"Cheers." Gohan thanked as he ran out the door. "Wake everyone else up, I gotta head to Mr. Satan's!"
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!" Chi Chi roared as Gohan landed at Mr. Satan's estate, the location of the wedding.
"Don't worry about it Mom." Gohan brushed Chi Chi aside. "I'm not late, am I?"
"Not yet you aren't… My Lord Gohan look at your hair! You're a mess! Here, come this way so I can fix you up." Chi Chi dragged Gohan into one of the bathrooms by the ear.
Once Piccolo and the others arrived a short time later, the wedding went underway. To make a long and boring story short, the whole event went smoothly, and Gohan and Videl were now Husband and Wife. Well, it went smoothly until the reception, at least.
"Will Gohan and Videl please make their way to the stage so they can share their first dance as a married couple!" MC Yamcha called out.
"Oh Goku, doesn't this remind you of our wedding?" Chi Chi swooned as Goku sat awkwardly, incredibly uncomfortable in his suit.
"Oh yeah. I had to put a fire out on a mountain didn't I?" Goku recollected.
"You did!? That sounds so awesome! Tell me what happened Dad!" Goten asked.
"Well it's a long story Goten…" And Goku began telling old stories, or at least poorly attempted to, while the married couple had their first dance.
"This has been so wonderful Gohan." Videl smiled.
"I know baby, this has-" Gohan dropped Videl on the ground as he sensed an ominous ki approaching Earth.
"Gohan! What the-" Videl stopped as she looked into Gohan's eyes. She knew something serious was going on.
"I have to go. Dad, make sure everyone here stays safe." Gohan turned to Goku before blasting off into the night sky.
"It's Beerus." Piccolo seethed. "Why today of all days…"
"Gohan won't be able to beat him alone Piccolo." Goku said.
"What!? How do you know?" Piccolo blubbered.
"Last night, when I asked Gohan if he could beat him… Gohan was afraid. Afraid because he doesn't think he has the power yet to win." Goku shook his head. "We have to go help him."
"What?" Piccolo stammered. "What the hell can we do Goku?"
"I don't know…" Goku began to power up. "But I'm not gonna just let my son get slaughtered!" He rocketed off into the night.
"Well I guess we're doing this now." Piccolo sighed as he followed Goku.
"He's gonna land here…" Gohan said to himself as he stopped in a corn field. "Am I ready for this? I… I am ready. I have to be ready. I will defeat him!"
"Is that so?" Gohan slowly turned around to meet Beerus and Whis once again. "I can already tell you've become much more powerful than our last meeting Son Gohan, but are you really so sure you will defeat me?" A sadistic smile slowly began to form on Beerus' face.
"I must defeat you. So I will." Gohan replied, getting into his fighting stance.
"Very well. Strike me when you wish to begin."
"Gohan wait!" The newlywed looked up to see Goku and Piccolo landing beside him.
"Guys, get out of here. This isn't safe." Gohan ordered the two.
"No. We're here to help you. In whatever way we can." Goku replied. "Right Piccolo?"
"Right." Piccolo nodded. "We won't let you carry this burden alone Gohan."
"How come whenever I come here, the dead seem to be strolling around like they just got off work!" Beerus growled at Goku, eyeing his halo. "But hey, if you want these two to help Gohan, I don't care. It will make little difference in deciding the outcome of this battle."
"Are you two sure about this? I can't guarantee your safety." Gohan warned.
"Well considering the stakes of this fight. I'm not too worried about my safety." Piccolo cracked his neck, beginning to strategize.
"I'm already dead, so I don't really care too much either." Goku laughed, getting a quick stretch in.
"Okay then." Gohan nodded, eyeing his dad and friend quickly.
'I have somewhat of a plan.' Piccolo spoke telepathically to his allies. 'I know compared to Beerus, I am a fly. However, Beerus has no knowledge of my Makankosappo. With each passing second I charge the attack, it grows exponentially stronger.'
'It does?' Goku cut in, wondering why this never came up before.
'Not always. In the past, there was always a peak at which the attack wouldn't grow anymore in power. However, recently I have been doing some training with Tien Shinhan, and he's taught me a few things about ki manipulation. Tien has always been able to create ki blasts far beyond his physical ability. This is because when he does this, he also sacrifices his life energy.' Piccolo explained.
'Right. That's why his kikoho was so effective against Cell, and why using it almost killed him.' Gohan began to catch on.
'Exactly. I've been mastering that concept with the Makankosappo and, well… I think if I can get enough time to charge it up, it could do some decent damage to Beerus. Granted, I seriously doubt it'll be a lot…' Piccolo conceded.
'It's better than nothing.' Gohan rebutted. 'Dad, you and I try and do whatever we can to distract Beerus while Piccolo charges up, alright?'
"YAA!" Goku agreed as he lunged as Beerus, instantly turning into a Super Saiyan 3, and pounding the unsuspecting kitty tumbling backwards.
"Right." Piccolo nodded as he began to charge up the Makankosappo.
"Hmph." Beerus grumbled as he dusted himself off. "This one seems to have gotten stronger too. I could actually feel that."
"I guess I'll take that as a compliment." Goku chuckled as Gohan flew next to him. "All I've been doing in Other World is train. I suppose my base power has risen a bit since last time."
"Awesome Dad!" Gohan praised. Even without Whis's help, his father was always exceeding expectations. "But you're going to need to take a few steps back."
Goku nodded as his son stepped forward and began to power up as much as possible. Every vein in his body bulged as his aura became redder. His eyes and hair flickered scarlet for a fleeting second, before soon returning to normal.
"This is your full power now?" Beerus cocked his head at the sight of the juiced up Saiyan. "Very impressive. But you still haven't fully mastered the God Ki have you? You have only partially transformed."
"Yes, you're right." Gohan conceded. "But it makes no difference. My power has increased dramatically and I will not let you destroy my world!" Gohan charged at the God of Destruction, slamming his head into a nearby boulder.
"That's only partially transformed?" Goku marveled as he watched his son trade blows with the most powerful God in the Universe.
'If Gohan is this strong and yet still feels insecure about this fight… I'ma have to charge my attack a lot longer than I would have liked.' Piccolo shifted his focus away from the fight and entirely on charging the beam.
"Your technique has improved dramatically as well!" Beerus complimented as he struck Gohan on the head. "You can't have made this progress all on your own."
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. None of that matters now!" Gohan skidded off the ground as he fired a few ki blasts as a distraction to attack from the rear.
"Oh? No nonsense eh? Very well then!" Beerus growled as he backhanded Gohan.
The two titans traded blows for a while, each slowly ramping up the intensity. While Gohan's stamina slowly drained though, Beerus remained seemingly unphased.
"Stop kidding yourself." Beerus scolded as he passively swatted Gohan's ki blast away. "You're expending way too much energy kid. With each passing second you grow easier and easier for me to finish off."
"Damn." Gohan exhaled as his opponent loomed over him. 'Piccolo's still charging his attack! This doesn't look good.'
"Say goodbye, Son Gohan." Beerus sneered as he shot off a ki beam directly at Gohan's heart. However, before it could impact the half-saiyan, he disappeared into thin air. "What! Where the hell did he go!?"
"Dad?" Gohan mouthed as he and Goku were now back at the wedding.
"Dende! Come here and heal Gohan please. I'm going to see how long I can distract Beerus." Goku instructed.
"But Dad!" Gohan protested. "You stand no chance against Beerus!"
"Oh, I'm not going to fight him." Goku winked as he teleported back to the battlefield.
"It's Beerus again, eh?" Dende asked as he healed his friend.
Gohan nodded as he stood upright again. He and Videl locked eyes for a long second, before he rocketed back up into the sky to return to the battle.
"Where the hell is Gohan?" Beerus impatiently snapped as Goku popped back into the Destroyer's line of sight.
"He'll be back soon. For now, why don't you try and fight me, if ya can!" Goku taunted, smacking his butt at the God.
"Oh I'll show you!" Beerus swung at Goku, only to have the Saiyan disappear out of thin air before the punch landed.
"Behind you!" Beerus spun around to find Goku sticking his tongue out.
"How the hell do you keep doing that?" Beerus barked.
"Land a punch on me and maybe I'll tell!" Goku jested.
"RAAH!" Beerus fumed as he repeatedly failed at hitting Goku.
"Impressive. This Saiyan seems to have found some way to instantaneously move from one place to another." Whis mused as he watched on. "Perhaps before Beerus destroys this planet I will ask him how he does that."
And so, this game continued for quite a while longer until Gohan returned to the battlefield.
"Good idea!" Gohan laughed as he saw Goku playing the role of the figurative whack-a-mole.
"ENOUGH!" Beerus exploded, knocking Gohan and Goku flat on their asses. "The Earth goes now!"
'Now's my chance!' Piccolo recognized as Beerus began to power up a huge Sphere of Destruction. "MAKANKOSAPPO!"
Beerus turned slowly to meet his fate head on. It was not pretty for Lord Beerus, to say it simply. The God was pummeled by the attack in a dramatic light show as he crashed into the ground, creating a huge crater. Piccolo, drained from the attack, fell to the ground as well.
"Interesting." Whis chuckled as he hovered over to Beerus.
"Hey it actually worked Piccolo!" Goku cheered.
"How much did it work, though." Gohan refused to celebrate yet.
"It seemed to do a lot, I mean-" Goku was cut short as Whis helped Beerus up out of the rubble. His clothes were torn up and he was panting heavily. However, he still was in decent shape.
"Never before… Never before have I been damaged this much by mere mortals." Beerus seethed, his purple aura spiking out. "This world… WILL SUFFER."
Gohan fell to his knees in despair as Beerus rose to the sky to charge up another Sphere of Destruction. This time however, he couldn't be stopped. "It's over, I've failed."
"It can't… End like this." Piccolo watched on in horror as the sky turned burgundy, matching the anger and contempt of the Destroyer God.
"YOU LOSE!" Beerus roared as he chucked the sphere at the Earth. However, before it could make an impact, Whis jumped in, completely dissolving it with a wave of his hand. "WHIS! HOW DARE YOU INTERVENE AGAIN!"
"I am not intervening, my Lord." Whis shook his head, before looking up. "We're about to have company…"
Who is coming to Earth? Do the Z Fighters stand any hope of saving the world? Find out next chapter!