A/N: I AM SO SORRY FOR THE LATENESS OF THIS! :-( It sucks so much because every time I think I have free time to do what I love best, something always pops up and classes demand busy work or I get called in to cover someone's shift. I hate, hate, hate taking so long to write this story when all of my ideas are sprawled out on paper just waiting for me to bring it to life. :/
I hope my readers are still out there, somewhere! I need to start replying and reviewing the stories I love that have been updated but school just destroyed me :-( Break will be here soon, so I know faster updates will arrive. Thanks for being so patient guys :-(
Fighting is going on here, but it's more dialogue/point of views going on for the purpose of not repeating something that we've been use to for so long. BoG and Dragonball Super have completely drained me of this arc, so please forgive me for the lackluster action. It will improve in the next chapter, since that's all we really have going for us then.
Enjoy!
This was the exact reason Beerus the Destroyer needed the Super Saiyan God.
Everyone and everything else was just...boring.
The Namekian went down with a single flick, the blonde woman was slapped away as if she were some useless gnat, and the triclops definitely failed the worthy adversary category. All of these...Earthlings did.
The fat pink one named Majin Buu that Whis had mentioned earlier caused him to yawn as he twirled him around by the antenna using chopsticks. For crying out-loud, the blob that damn near killed everyone on this planet only tried to attack when Beerus caused his food to drop on the ground! The God of Destruction sweatdropped as he threw Buu into Bulma's large pool.
He couldn't blame the Majin. How many times had he blown up a planet for screwing up his food?
Beerus stared down at his bare feet, suddenly irked as he realized he had completely forgotten to wear shoes. He could very well kill that damn pig hiding in the bushes, but he wanted to save him for last. He remembered that planet full of shape-shifters, and there's a reason why it doesn't exist anymore. Annoying little things, they were. The purple-skinned cat-like God cracked his neck and focused in on the one group that had yet to try their hand against him before this planet would disappear forever.
Saiyans. As far as he knew, two of them were never suppose to be here. That woman and that mouthy one. He revealed his fangs briefly, wondering how in the hell he knew about the Super Saiyan God when the others didn't. Had he... had he witnessed the fight before, being a former time traveler? Or...
His yellow orbs widened, observing the tail once more wrapped tightly around his waist. The hand of the monkey man went up and smacked the children upside their heads.
Beerus' eyes returned to normal, clicking his tongue in disappoint. The monkey man couldn't be the one. His ki was that of a common Saiyan.
Still, this child-and-cat abusing Saiyan had the information he needed, and had no choice but to keep him alive until he got what he wanted. His impatience was growing while Whis stuffed his greedy little mouth with Earthly goods - perhaps the only good part of this horrible place - and the Saiyans were too far into their argument to notice that the little guardian Namek was healing their fallen friends.
He growled lowly under his breath, knowing very well how stubborn these Saiyans can get. He needed his Super Saiyan God badly to shake off the disappointment he so constantly lived with. He needed a challenger.
Landing gently and quietly on the grass, Beerus took one step at a time until the Saiyans got into protective stances. The trembling children of the group, outgrowing their fear after receiving another smack from the monkey man and Prince Vegeta, began performing that one heinous dance from the Metamorans. The dainty female disappeared behind the monkey man, occasionally peeking over his shoulder. The monkey man himself had a fire in his eyes, resembling his son more than ever. The grandson and the prince were practically linked to his sides, seemingly forgetting about their earlier quarrel.
Before the monkey man could open his mouth, Beerus appeared behind him and snatched the woman by her shoulder. The messy-haired one choked on his words, looking at the arm of his terrified wife being clutched tightly by the god.
"HEY!" the newly fused boy screamed, pointing an angry finger directly at the male of the pair as some ki began to glow on the tip. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING WITH MY GRANDMA!? HURT HER AND YOU DIE!"
"Gotenks!" the prince snapped, yet tried to remain neutral. "Calm down before you do something you'll regret!"
Beerus frowned when the fused child grudgingly accepted their half-father's request. The destroyer himself had no clue as to how a Super Saiyan God is born, but there's a strong possibility that the divine power of a god laid dormant inside one of them. Begging wasn't particularly his cup of tea when it came to getting his way, and he didn't quite feel like killing anyone yet. Without completely releasing the squirming woman, Beerus loosened his grip on her arm.
The mate of this woman was silent compared to the others with the exception of Goku's son, who was looking around frantically to make sure his own wife hadn't been snatched. The monkey man's fire continued to grow, intensifying Beerus' interest in bringing the flames completely out.
The god in his dreams was on fire.
"I'm going to pretend to flick you on the neck," he whispered into the woman's ear, causing her to jump and the monkey man to growl. "And you throw your head back like I hurt you."
"Why would I do that!?" she hissed, but her lips quivered as Beerus' eyes darkened. Her two seconds of courage disappeared as soon as she remembered she was talking to the God of Destruction.
"If you don't, I'll really flick you on the neck."
She gulped. "So... that means you'll really hurt me?"
"I'll kill you."
"Oh... that's much worse."
"Indeed."
XX
Goten could only remember being frightened this much one time in his life, when he believed his mother had been murdered by Majin Buu. The way he was feeling now was much, much worse - as if he was witnessing the world end and could do absolutely nothing about it. His boots felt like they weight a thousand tons each!
The darkened clouds were forming, and the scary white hot rage that was Beerus was the leader of Judgment Day. Trunks' plan had drastically failed; the lavender-haired boy beside him had seemingly sealed their fate.
The messy-haired child twisted his body towards him and donned the worst kind of pout. "Thanks a lot, Trunks! You're the reason we're gonna die!"
Trunks looked exactly like his mother when someone called her haircut tacky. "What!? Are you freakin' serious, Goten!? If Oolong wasn't such a coward, we- OUCH!"
Goten was hunched over and crying as well, rubbing the sore spot on his head that was just whacked. The pre-teen glared up at his grandfather and sniffed twice. "What the heck was that for, Grandpa!? You should have knocked Trunks' head off, not mine!"
Bardock looked up and cringed as he saw Piccolo drop unconscious to the ground. Since the Senzu beans were still being harvested, they were lucky to have the Guardian of Earth there. The short Namek ran from person to person, healing all those brave enough to attack first while Beerus seemed to be growing impatient. Ignoring the tears of his grandson and prodigal grandson, Bardock instead turned his attention to the bickering prince and Gine.
"Our guys are practically getting killed out there, and you two are still going on about this bullshit!?" Bardock pinched the bridge of his nose after hearing his wife whine about Gohan being a god instead of the prince, who answered with a snarl and glared up at the monkey-tailed warrior.
"It's not my fault those idiots think they have a shot. I don't know how many times I have to warn them Beerus isn't the one to tangle with," Vegeta brushed some invisible dirt off his shoulder. "At least, until they're a Super Saiyan God. Which is highly unlikely for those people."
"Uncle Tarble is one of those people," Trunks interjected, raising a finger in the air. "He could be the god."
Vegeta hooded his eyes. "I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer."
Gohan sighed in frustration while hearing Bulma's scream in the background as Majin Buu fell into the pool and nearly covered the backyard with chlorine water. His daughter, wife, and mother were nearby, and here he was standing with the strongest group of fighters who didn't seem to want to do anything but prove a point. "I'm going against all my lectures of learning not to pick a fight when I know I'm going to lose, but if you guys want to keep arguing, I'm going to fight him the way I am now."
"No, Gohan!" Bardock ordered sharply, the very sound of his strict voice causing Trunks and Goten to straighten up. How many times had they heard that voice in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber? "...It's unanimous. I guess we'll have to make Vegeta our god."
The prince smirked against Gine's huff. "I think I like the sound of that. Now, hurry up!"
Bardock tried not to look at the betrayed expression on his wife's face as they began holding hands again. He opened his mouth to whisper something to her, but was interrupted quicker than one could blink.
"OH NO! HE'S COMING THIS WAY!"
"Dammit!" Bardock released Gine's hand immediately and whipped around. He felt her slither behind him, using him as some sort of shield while Vegeta and Gohan stood beside him. The scarred-warrior looked down in disgust as Trunks and Goten appeared to be trembling. "HEY! This isn't the time to be acting like a bunch of pansy asses! Piccolo bought us some time and we wasted it. Just do the damn fusion!"
"But Grandpa-"
Goten winced feeling the familiar hand of his grandfather against his skull, while Trunks was slapped by his father. The boys sniffed away their fears, knowing full well it was their fault they were even in this situation. At least with their powers combined, they had a chance at stopping this party crashing cat.
Bardock nodded in approval as the boys began their fusion, and noticed that Beerus had stopped about five feet away to tilt his head curiously at the act. He didn't seem to very impressed by the black and lavender haired Gotenks, much less the power emerging from him. The scarred warrior tensed up. Their Gotenks had been picked and prodded at for years, developing into one of their most dangerous weapons.
And Beerus was yawning.
He seemed to be waiting for the warrior to speak, and Bardock tried searching his mind for the right words to say. At this point, it didn't really matter if he said something offensive. The warrior had the advantage of knowing the recipe for a Super Saiyan God. He opened his mouth.
"Alright, you little piece of-"
And closed it.
In one blink, Beerus had Gine tightly against his side. No words could escape Bardock's mouth; only incoherent noises that sounded like pain mixed with confusion. It had been so long since he'd seen his mate looking this way, looking so terrified and helpless. How did he manage to take her away from him? How in the hell could someone be that fast for Bardock not to catch him moving? His words were still lost on his tongue when Gotenks tried the first Saiyan attack on the god, but thankfully was stopped by Vegeta. His oldest grandson placed a firm hand on his shoulder.
"Gramps. You know he won't do anything to her. He knows you won't tell him about the Super Saiyan God..." Gohan gulped when Bardock snarled as Beerus whispered something into his grandmother's ear. "... Gramps, Graaaaamps. Look at me. Good, I can see your pupils. Anyway, he probably just told her-"
The young man froze, eyes locked with his grandfather as the sound of something hitting the ground hard filled their ears. Simultaneously, they turned around slowly to see what it was.
Bardock could hear his heart beat in his ears. His breathing had intensified, and that damn Beerus had the nerve to smirk as his mate was face down on the ground. He motioned with two flicks of his index finger for the Saiyan to come forth, but instead saw three pairs of very angry eyes closing in on him.
How Pan managed to escape her fretful grandmother and unusually aware mother was beyond her. All the little girl knew was that she had to get a better view of the fight going on without being seen. She crawled through the grass of Capsule Corporation's acres until she came across a good-looking tree, one tall enough and roomy enough for her viewing pleasure.
Deciding to be a normal kid for once, the girl opted to climb the tree instead of fly. She smiled at each bug she came across and didn't even feel bothered by the splinters in her hand. Her gramps Bardock always taught her that crying was for pansy asses, although she was never allowed to say the last part of that word.
The daughter of Gohan and Videl hummed a tune as she began approaching the highest branch, but paused when she noticed someone had already occupied her spot. Scowling, she scrunched her brows together. "HEY, YOU!"
"EEK!" Goku nearly fell off his branch, but wrapped his hands around it like a pull-up bar. He blinked in surprise at the sight of the angry little girl. "...Pan? What the heck are you doing here?"
"Same thing I should ask you!" the child scolded, and Goku pictured Chi-Chi's face for a minute. "Everyone's been looking for you and you're up here playing monkey!"
The hero laughed at the innocence of his granddaughter, and used one of his hands to place a finger against his lips. "Shh. I'm trying to watch how Lord Beerus fights so I can beat him. I promise I won't let anyone die."
Pan smiled fully. "Good! I wanna join you!"
Goku flung himself around until his butt was placed on the strangely strong branch, and swooped up Pan with one arm. He placed the girl on his lap and both cringed when Gotenks began getting spanked on his behind before he was tossed to the ground.
"Gosh Grandpa, that's a whole lot worse than any punishment I've ever gotten!"
"Waaaay worse!"
"I thought I heard some noise up here!"
Goku and Pan screamed in unison, with the messy-haired Saiyan holding his granddaughter tightly to his chest as they observed their intruder. They laughed nervously seeing the angry face of Videl Satan looking back at them.
"H-Hey, Videl! How goes it?"
The mama narrowed her eyes. "I think little missy there forgot a mother can always sense her daughter's ki. At least this mother, anyway!" she shook her head when Pan began pouting, and then pointed an angry finger at Goku. The grandfather was trying to figure out how she could do all that pointing and blaming without falling to the ground, but saw she was levitating. Darn that Gohan. "Your sons and father are out there getting killed and you're up here laughing!?"
Goku defensively held Pan in front of him for protection and chuckled nervously. "Aw, Videl... Come on! It's not like that-"
"GOKUUUUU!"
Recognizing the voice instantaneously, Goku buried his nose into the back of Pan's neck. "Make sure you tell your Uncle Goten he has to be the man of the house now because your grandma is going to kill me."
The child sympathetically patted her grandfather on the shoulder. "It was nice knowing you, Grandpa."
Even Videl had to move out of the way for the woman scurrying up the tree trunk. She was surprisingly fast for her age, although Videl knew she'd be in the same situation as Goku if she said that. The housewife brushed all the bugs off her arms furiously once she placed herself right next to Goku and her granddaughter on the branch.
"If you think I'm going to feed a man who puts his entire family in danger, then you're dead wrong mister! You go down there right now and beat that party ruiner up!" With each word, she jabbed him on the arm. Goku frowned.
"But Cheech... I already tried that and he slaughtered me. I have to be a Super Saiyan God first!"
"I have to be a Super Saiyan God first!" Chi-Chi mocked. "Well, find out then!"
"Uhm... Grandma? Grandpa? I'm sorry but," Pan gulped, and her grandparents and mother followed the direction of her finger. "While you two were talking, that mean guy hit Aunt Bulma.."
And Uncle Vegeta didn't look happy.
"Worthless," Vegeta mumbled under his breath as he watched Bardock, Gohan, and Gotenks get beaten senselessly by Beerus. They were giving it their all, and looked like they weren't even trying to fight. "All that training was worthless. Attack all at once if you think it'll make a difference, but it won't."
Bardock, already pissed off from realizing his wife had faked the injury when he saw her crawling away sneakily, was spitting dirt and grass out of his mouth after making a crater from his fall. "Why don't you try doing something then, asshole?!"
The prince glanced up to see Gohan and Gotenks having their foreheads pounded against each other like symbols, and then set down towards him like they were paper planes and not dangerous fighters that could slaughter millions if they ever snapped.
"Tch. Fine. It's not like I have a choice after you embarrassments," Vegeta lied but turned into a Super Saiyan anyway. He was too unfocused to ascend further, hoping in some far off fantasy that the Son family scum had somehow weakened Beerus and he'd have a shot.
Of course, that was just a far off fantasy.
His fight against Lord Beerus lasted for a minute, only consisting of the god dodging each throw and ending up having him get ax-hammered to the ground just like the rest of his fallen comrades.
Vegeta tried standing straight but dropped to his knees, chuckling softly against the pain in his body while doing so. The day in, day out training he had done with his son and Kakarot's kin all these years proved to be meaningless. At least he could still have his pride knowing that the one person who could kill him now was Beerus the Destroyer, someone that not even his father had the backbone to stand up against.
He winced as he felt the cold, sharp nail of Beerus' index finger touch his forehead. The prince closed his eyes tightly, trying to ignore the images of his son and wife that he couldn't protect and anticipated death.
It never came.
"HOW DARE YOU!"
Vegeta's eyes shot open to see his pregnant wife come waddling through the yard to confront the being who had destroyed her party. The prince couldn't do a damn thing except blurt out "Bulma" over and over again, his eyes focused only on her growing stomach as she approached Beerus with clenched fists.
"I've had it up to here with you! Take your little friend and scram!" The dreaded sound of her hand slapping the flesh of the destroyer's cheek filled a deadly quiet outdoors scene. It all grown quiet except for the gasps escaping various breaths, and Vegeta's heart pounding like a jackhammer. Beerus hadn't even looked her in the eyes when he returned the favor.
The expecting mother was sent skidding across the ground briefly before coming to a rest by the feet of Gohan. Vegeta stared at the red marks on his wife's face until his eyes began to fill with a bone-chilling hatred. He was shaking with rage, watching as Gohan lifted her unconscious body into her arms like she was a dying animal. He rose to his feet at last, no longer feeling the want or need to show the god any respect. His body was hunched over as electricity
"You...bastard..."
Beerus raised an eyebrow, at last showing some interest.
"THAT'S MY BULMAAAAAAAAAAA!" his scream erupted the same time his power did, sending the lawn chairs and tables flying while the guests dodged. Gohan held on tightly to the aforementioned woman in his arms, feeling his knees get weak when Vegeta's power up shook the ground immensely. As much as he wanted to watch what happened next, he had to find Dende before it was too late.
Goku had managed to catch all the women in the tree before Vegeta's power blew them all away. Once the explosiveness was over, Goku ignored the pulling and poking he was receiving from them and watched with widened orbs as the prince's fist connected with Beerus' jaw.
"WOW!" he exclaimed, and had to catch the women again as this time he almost knock them down. "I'm amazed! Even I couldn't hit Beerus, and Vegeta just walloped him good!"
"I'll wallop you good if you don't go out there and save our sons!"
"And Bulma!"
The hero shrugged, and smiled whole-heartedly knowing there was still nothing to worry about. Vegeta was able to get a punch in; that meant they were in good standing. He gestured to a section of the large yard down below, where a young Namek was bringing the blue-haired mama back to full health. "See? He's even searching her stomach right now, look! See!? They're all smiling! It's going to be alright!"
Suspicious, Chi-Chi placed her chin on top of Goku's forehead to make sure he was telling the truth. She sighed in relief when Bardock told the scientist something, and she actually laughed at it instead of slapping him, too. "Well, that's great! Heaven forbid if-" her words were cut short when their only hope of defeating Lord Beerus had fallen despite his powerful punch.
"I've fought this planet's strongest warriors and you all bored me," she heard Beerus say and had risen in the sky. The aching prince had his wife and son rushing to his side. The god raised his arm straight up while he levitated. His purple clawed hands began forming a dark purple orb, once similar to the Spirit Bomb that defeated Kid Buu. "Now I'll give you a clean slate."
The hair rising on the back of her neck signaled Chi-Chi to take charge. She balanced herself on the branch quietly while removing herself from her husband, and resting her foot against his lower back. She made a silent prayer in her mind to give her foot the strength to kick her husband's butt out of the tree and save the world as usual.
A tumbling orange ball caught Beerus' attention, ceasing his attack. The Saiyan from Supreme Kai's planet had literally fallen from the sky, and was dusting himself off.
"Darn it, Chi-Chi!" he grumbled, raising a fist at someone in the tree. "I wanted to make a better entrance than that!"
"It's about fucking time, Kakarot!" Vegeta groaned, hurriedly getting healed by Dende before the Namek ran away from the Saiyans. It was best to stay away from the group of interest at the moment. The prince rolled his eyes when his rival flashed him the peace sign. "You're suppose to be the Super Saiyan God, aren't you!?"
Goku tilted his head. "I am?"
Bardock raised an eyebrow. "He is?"
Gine blinked. "You're not?"
"OH PLEASE JUST SHUT UP AND GIVE ME MY SUPER SAIYAN GOD!" Beerus snapped, surprising even Whis who took a sip of lemonade. To be fair, this was the most patient the attendant had ever seen his pupil. He really wanted that Super Saiyan God.
Flustered, Vegeta struck out both of his hands and glared down at his white boots. "Just hurry up before I change my mind. Gohan, Trunks! Come on!"
Confused, Goku looked at his group of friends and family as they started holding hands. He had seen them trying to do this earlier before Oolong pissed off Lord Beerus, but it didn't make any sense to him. "Wait... Dad? What exactly.. How do you know this is going to work?"
Bardock smirked and held onto Gine's hand tightly. His other hand was barely tapping the prince's. "Sorry for keeping it a secret for so long, kid. It was in my final vision before Goten wished the curse away. Five pure-hearted Saiyans join hands and lend their energy to another Saiyan. In my vision and now with Vegeta's blessing, you're the chosen one."
Goku's eyes lit up while looking at the faces within the circle. Everyone but Vegeta were smiling right back at him, encouraging their hero to take on the most destructive and powerful foe they'd ever come across. "Wow," he spoke with pure gratefulness. "Thank you, guys... really." He took the hand of his father, and was trying to grab Trunks' with his other but the boy wasn't having it or Gohan's hand, either.
Vegeta's eyes narrowed as Beerus could be heard groaning in the background. "I know it's disgraceful, but hold the clown's hand, son."
The boy looked over his shoulder to see Goten giving him a thumbs up, and then back at his father. "Well, Dad... I know this might not make sense, but do you think since Mom is carrying a Saiyan baby that she could take my place? It only feels right."
Bardock arched a brow. Never in his life had he expected Trunks to give up being part of something huge. The idea sounded a little far-fetched, but hopeful eyes rested on him. He closed his mind for moment, ignoring Beerus' threats to hurry up. "Yes. Videl was pregnant with Pan in my vision, and it worked with her. It should work the same with Bulma."
Trunks grinned, and yanked his mother away from the Namekian observers to take his place. Gohan moved so Bulma would be able to hold hands with Vegeta, and the power giving-and-receiving began. Vegeta had his eyes closed as he felt the energy dance through the circle, but opened them when he felt something strange. Coming from his wife's belly was a yellow aura much like his.
His daughter.
Bardock listened to the sound of Goten and Trunks cheering them on to calm his busy mind. How many years had he lived with the knowledge that his son was going to be a god? How long had he lived in anticipation for Lord Beerus, and how much time had he spent training only to realize he had a long, long way to go? Besides a few minor technicalities, everything in his vision was coming to fruition. His son rose up into the sky thanks to all the light from within their hearts, a bright blue light surrounding him.
The light had faded and the observers were no longer blind. The Kakarot Bardock knew wasn't there.
In his place was a Saiyan with red hair and eyes, generating a power that only one person could see.
And he was actually smiling.
"Now that's a Super Saiyan God!"
A/N:
Before anyone gets upset, I have to tell you my reasoning as to why I kept it cannon and had Goku be the first Super Saiyan God. (FIRST, there will be others later I promise). Some of my reviewers told me that having him fight Beerus is a huge part of his character development. He loses his very first fight, and it gives him room to grow. I think it's crucial at this point to have him start realizing that, you know? I just hope nobody is upset :/
There will definitely be more Super Saiyan Gods, don't worry. I just want to get through the Battle of Gods arc because I'm honestly exhausted of it lol. I'm sorry for this super long author's note but I haven't talked to you guys in a while so just muddle through it and you won't have one next time :-) Once I get through the BoG arc, this is how chapter 13 is going to be set up.
No spoilers here since you know I follow original stories, so BoG will end in the same way with Beerus letting everyone live. Everyone goes their separate ways training-wise, and this will carry us onto the Resurrection F arc instead of just jumping to it since that's the end of this story. All of the training will look like this:
(SPOILER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT CAUGHT UP WITH DB SUPER) Just like in DB Super, Vegeta goes with Whis to Beerus' temple for training. This goes on for six months without Goku knowing.
Gohan gets his sword and trains with his father on the Sacred World of the Kais until they learn about Vegeta's training with Whis.
Bardock and Piccolo go to the lookout and they stumble upon the time room that Mr. Popo used to train Goku as a kid. They are sent somewhere crucial in the past, and meet familiar (but younger) faces.
Goten and Trunks are visited by a stranger who looks awfully a lot like someone they know, and who has some devastating news to deliver about their future.
Already sounds like a crazy mess, doesn't it? I just needed to let you guys know because I hope it keeps you coming back. I promise it's all going to come together, but each chapter will be devoted to one of the training sessions until they start combining with one another. Ah, you guys most likely ignore my jabber but I just had to get it down because I'm so excited xD We just have to get through this arc without making it sloppy.